The elves' houses are all made of trees, and their appearance is relatively small. Even the house of the clan leader is the same. When you first walk into an elf's house, the most immediate feeling is that it is fresh and elegant. When Ling Chen walked in, Qingmu was standing there
In front of the wooden table, it seemed that he had been waiting for him for a long time. When he saw Ling Chen walking in, Aoki said with a smile on his face: "Come, young human, please sit down."
After saying hello, Ling Chen sat down opposite Qingmu and asked straight to the point: "Chief Qingmu, you called me here, do you want to tell me how to get out?"
Aoki sighed and shook his head: "Ashamed, I have already asked my mother, but she doesn't know how to cross the barrier to the outside world outside the natural ring. In fact, frankly speaking, when I saw you appearing in my elf
When we were in the clan, I knew that you would be like us and never be able to leave."
Ling Chen's brows furrowed deeply: "Is there really no other way?"
Aoki nodded with a heavy face, then stood up, walked a few steps, raised his head and said: "There are some things that are the secrets of our Elf clan. Only the previous clan leaders know about these things, but you do not belong to our Elf clan. These things
, I must tell you first, otherwise, you may not be able to feel at ease."
"What's the matter?" Ling Chen also stood up and asked cautiously.
Aoki turned around, looked at him and said, "Do you know why there is such an invisible barrier surrounding our clan that is inaccessible and inextricable?"
Ling Chen thought for a moment and said, "Caier told me just now that the barrier was set up by the ancestors of the elves to prevent the elves from entering the outside world."
"That's right." Qingmu nodded: "This is indeed the original intention of the emergence of our clan's barrier. Our elves have a very high prestige in the Forgotten Continent, and their overall strength is also extremely strong. If you have heard of the legends of our elves,
You should know that what our race hates most is war. But this kind of thing has never stopped in the Forgotten Continent. In order to maintain the long-term peace of the Forgotten Continent, our ancestors even joined the war and used their strength and lives to
To destroy those ugly creatures, even if they bear the price of annihilation. However, in the final fierce battle, the vitality of our elves was seriously injured, but our ancestors never regretted it, because they successfully eliminated those
The terrible demons also eliminated the most terrifying haze in the Forgotten Continent. They originally thought that without those terrible demons, the Forgotten Continent would be peaceful and there would be no more wars that should not happen."
"However, they found that they were wrong. The humans they had been protecting no longer had demons to fear. However, there were frequent wars among the tribes due to disputes over interests. Every war was accompanied by countless
The disability and death of living creatures. Even the humans they had always protected and were close to wanted to take advantage of their kindness and their power to seek personal gain for themselves. Moreover, at that time, the elves were severely damaged and their overall strength was not as good as that of the elves in their prime.
One-tenth of the time, the humans who had always been gentle and close to them have become less wary and have begun to think about the treasures of our elves..."
Ling Chen: "..."
"Our ancestors were finally completely disappointed and gave up. They petitioned the great Moon God of the Moon God Clan, and then returned to the original land of the Elf Clan, and built a maze outside so that no one could find it. At the same time,
It also formed an invisible barrier, completely sealing the secret realm of the elves so that no elves could leave... because they believed that if the elves were always in the outside world, one day their temperament would be contaminated with greed, arrogance, and violence.
Sins such as sexual immorality. At that time, the elves will be completely 'annihilated'."
Aoki finished speaking briefly and looked directly at Ling Chen: "Young human, do you think that what our ancestors did was too extreme, and they blocked the future generations of the elves for hundreds of generations according to their own wishes."
Ling Chen was silent for a while, but nodded.
"Alas," Aoki sighed, "Actually, you don't need to think that this is an offense to our ancestors, because it is indeed the case."
"You don't want to be blocked either?" Ling Chen blurted out his words.
"Haha," Aoki laughed self-deprecatingly: "Our ancestors were faced with a severe injury to the vitality of the elves and a deep disappointment in human beings. What they endured was almost a feeling of despair, so
, they made that decision that was actually too impulsive and extreme. They sealed off the entire clan in the first place because they did not want the elves to be contaminated with sin, but sealing off the entire clan would make the elves one day truly perish."
"Why?" Ling Chen asked in surprise. There is no war or filth here, and the lifespan of elves is several times or even ten times that of ordinary humans. How could they perish in this place without any negative factors?
Aoki's eyes became dim and his voice became heavy. He sighed and said: "Because the reproductive ability of elves is too weak. Among every ten elves born in our clan, an average of six are male and only four are male."
They are female, and among the ten female elves, there are usually two that are infertile, and those that are fertile can only give birth once in their lifetime, and at most one at a time. There is no such thing as "multiple births" like you humans have.
In this way, in this closed world, you should be able to imagine the ending of our elves."
Ling Chen was secretly shocked. The male-to-female ratio of the elves was so imbalanced, and their reproductive ability was extremely poor. If this was really the case, then every generation, the number of elves in the elves would decrease significantly.
, If things go on like this, it won’t take long, just a few thousand years, and it will wither into disarray.
"Haha, there is no way around this. In the past, it was normal for elves to marry humans. There are always more male elves than female elves, so many male elves are combined with human women and can be cultivated through human women.
There are many descendants of elves. Therefore, at that time, the elves will not decline in numbers. But after being blocked, alas."
Aoki let out a long sigh, venting his worries and helplessness, and then continued: "In addition to what I just said, there is another terrible fact, that is... although this place will be much purer than the outside world
, but because of the surrounding barriers, it has become a gorgeous cage. No matter how gorgeous it is... it is still a cage."
Ling Chen remained silent, waiting for him to continue.
"No matter how beautiful a place is, if you stay for a long time, you will get bored and want to leave here to see what the vast world outside is like. But we have no way to leave here, so we can only warn from generation to generation.
The horror of the outside world and the filthiness of outside creatures in the younger generations are to obliterate their desire for the outside world. This is the only way to maintain the peace of our clan. It is also under this influence that young elves will reject and
They are afraid of the outside world, but despite this, it is impossible to completely obliterate their yearning for the outside world. However, with that barrier, all the elves can only stay in this beautiful cage helplessly. Even if they have the intention,
But you can never escape."
Taking a long breath again, Aoki said in a heavy voice: "Young humans, I am telling you this just to let you know that in fact, we have always been eager to get out of here. Just to prevent the elves from letting go.
Because of the complete demise of our clan, we must not stay in this closed world forever. But, as I said before, the barrier that blocks this place cannot be destroyed even if I use all the strength of my clan. It can be broken.
That layer of barrier should be the only one in the world that is the Moon God clan mentioned by the ancestors. But it was the ancestors who took the initiative to petition the Moon God to live in seclusion forever and no longer interfere with the affairs of the mainland. Now they are in a closed world and there is no need to do so.
There may be a chance to contact the Moon God. Therefore, we can only stay here for generations. Now, even you, like us, have to stay here forever."
What Qingmu said was mainly to tell Ling Chen the fact that after entering this place, it would be impossible for him to leave. Because even the leader of the Elf Clan wanted to leave here but could not.
"Don't you have the Ring of Nature? Why don't you use the power of the Ring of Nature to send you out?" Ling Chen thought of the space power that had sent him thousands of miles away, and asked in confusion.
"The reason is very simple. The natural ring can indeed achieve spatial transmission that ignores all obstacles, but it is ineffective for us elves. Because this kind of random teleportation that can reach thousands of miles is biased toward attack, it is very likely to be teleported to extremely dangerous places.
area, so when the natural ring was generated, it prevented the elves from being teleported. But it can completely take effect on you." Aoki explained.
Ling Chen was even more puzzled: "But, I was sent out with Cai'er before. Isn't Cai'er an elf? Or your daughter."
"No." Amid Ling Chen's surprise, Qingmu actually shook his head and said meaningfully: "This matter is a secret of our clan. I can only tell you that Cai'er is not a pure elf.
She is not my biological daughter... Just keep this matter in your heart and don't tell others, especially Cai'er."
Ling Chen was shocked, and when he thought about it, Cai'er's appearance was indeed very different from other elves. When he first met Cai'er, what he was most concerned about was her small body. At that time, he just thought she was from the elves.
The bodies of the elves are all so small, but after meeting Yingxue, I also met many other elves. The other elves in juvenile form were obviously about the same age as humans, and there was no one as small and exquisite as Cai'er.
If Cai'er is not a pure elf, then what is she?
At this moment, there was a "dong dong" knock on the door, followed by Yingxue's cold voice: "Father, ancestors and the ten elders have all arrived."
Aoki turned around and said calmly towards the door: "You all come in, the ceremony can begin."
Ritual? What ritual? Ling Chen was confused.
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