Chapter three hundred and forty-ninth court discussion
Elf world.
The endless dense forest is blown by the endless wind. From a distance and from a height, the strong wind blows and the trees sway.
The thinner branches are bent and changed in shape by the wind. Only branches that are large and strong enough can withstand this force.
On a small branch spreading from the World Tree, an elf in armor was running along the branches at his feet.
"Tuk, Tuk, Tuk..."
Every step made a sound.
He kept approaching the end of the branch. In the darkness at the end, a shadow was there, like a silhouette in the moonlight.
"Sir, the royal court meeting is about to be held. The king asks you to go and attend the meeting immediately!"
The panting elf shouted nervously, and his voice was carried in the wind and reached the pointed ears of the figure.
After two seconds of silence, the wind brought back the figure's reply:
"I know, you go ahead."
The voice was very soft, beautiful, cold, and kept a certain distance, but it did not make people feel uncomfortable, but... just like the ubiquitous wind, it could be judged that the speaker was not old,
Among the elves who are famous for their longevity, they can even be called young.
"However, such a young elf has already occupied such a high position."
The soldier looked up at the figure and thought.
He naturally knew the identity of that figure, as well as its series of titles: High Priest of the Sacrifice Hall, the youngest High Priest in the history of the Royal Court, God's Favorite...
Legend has it that one hundred and fifty years ago, in the catastrophe that almost destroyed the entire royal court, no, to be precise, the entire elven race, it was the great priest Elu who used his intelligence, wisdom, perseverance and other character and
With a little bit of luck, he successfully summoned the gods, saved the World Tree, and saved the entire ethnic group.
What a praise that would be, the soldier thought.
Although...as a new generation of elves born and raised after the reconstruction of the royal court, he does not have that horrific memory.
But the topic of that catastrophe, reversal and salvation is often recalled and discussed by the elves who have experienced that event. It is precisely through this recollection and processing over and over again that the aura around Ellu shines brighter and brighter.
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His status as the chief priest of the sacrificial hall has also become more and more noble.
However, what is surprising is that even though she has such a high status and reputation, Lady Elu rarely appears in front of others. She even leaves many of the daily affairs of the sacrificial hall to the people below.
Responsible, she herself always lives in the trunk of the World Tree, like a hermit.
It only appears during major decisions.
For example... now.
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The night sky is dark, deep, and full of romance and mystery.
According to seasonal calculations, the night at this time should be the time when the twin moons are bright and round, and the magic power is surging. If there are no dark clouds and rain in the sky and it is clear enough, then you can stand in any corner and look up, and you will see the bright moon.
The stars and the stunning twin moons.
That is the source of power for the elves.
However, in today's night sky, the twin moons were missing.
It's not that it's blocked. In fact, the sky is particularly good tonight, so you can more clearly notice the difference in the starry sky.
Ellu stood in the wind. The moon-white robe she wore, which symbolized high status and mystery, was softly draped over her body, fitting and decent, without any disharmony in size.
She hid her hands in her robe, raised her head, and stared intently and seriously at the unfamiliar starry sky above her head.
"Silver Wolf Galaxy... Moon Star Cluster... Sagittarius..."
She murmured about the constellations of the elven world. As a sacrificial priest, she knew the galaxies well. However, now those familiar stars that looked like palm prints had all disappeared.
Even the double moon has become a lonely and unfamiliar moon.
"This is definitely not our starry sky."
Ellu said to herself again.
Countless strange star clusters hang in the deep night sky, which is unsettling. If you retract your sight from high places and look towards the horizon, if your eyesight is good enough, you can even glimpse the "disappearing boundary".
The originally familiar Elf Forest seems to have been wiped out by some kind of force. Starting from the World Tree, if you go in any direction, if you go far enough, you will find that the world is broken, and "in the distance" is like
It was cut off, and the boundless land became a cliff.
There is nothing to rely on, like the end of the world in mythology.
If you observe for a long time, you will occasionally see some weird things at the "end".
And all this happened in an instant.
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Ellu retracted her gaze from looking up at the stars, her body floated up, and with the help of the wind, she quickly disappeared from the satellite lens and entered the dense woods.
The crown of the World Tree is so big that it is like an umbrella, covering the entire royal capital and the cities of the elves under the umbrella, ensuring that it is not detected by the sight from the universe.
The tree canopy also blocked the lights. When Ellu stepped into the bright and magical city, she found that the entire capital was filled with panic.
She ignored these and just entered the palace all the way.
Under the respectful eyes of the guards, he walked into the tall and magnificent hall.
At this moment, the lights in the main hall were brightly lit.
Almost without exception, all the royal court ministers were present.
Everyone seemed to be discussing something. When they saw Elu coming, the ministers greeted each other. Elu nodded in return, then walked to the position of the high priest and sat down.
She looked towards the throne.
There, a serious elf in colorful clothes was holding the armrest and looking at the ministers.
"Quiet," the already somewhat old Elf King Luojia said, and the hall fell silent. "Everyone has arrived. I believe many of you have already heard the news. However, there is still some latest information here."
He waved his hand, and a waiter brought over a shelf with a picture scroll on it, and there was faint magic fluctuation on the picture scroll.
"This is the latest picture sent back by the Legion's scouts, and it is also the scene they witnessed at the 'end'."
Luojia said.
The “end” refers to the line that disappears on the horizon.
As his voice fell, the waiter slowly unfolded the scroll, and the officials looked over one after another, and saw that the background of the scroll was a sea of clouds, as if they were very high in the sky, with wisps of clouds, and the sun was shining slantly from a distance, and the sky was about to darken.
Into darkness.
And among the sea of clouds, there was a strange-looking big bird gliding.
It has an extremely huge body, comparable to high-level monsters. It is silver-white in color and has some strange patterns. It has no eyes and mouth, but has wings similar to those of a bird. However, it is clearly flying, but its wings are like stone sculptures.
Not moving.
"This strange bird was glimpsed through the 'end'. It didn't seem to be a living thing. It made a rumbling sound when flying. It came straight towards us, but suddenly disappeared after entering the limit of the 'end'.
Our scouts used magic to hide their bodies and recorded everything while ensuring that they were not discovered by the other party.
One of the archers said that he saw many window-like things on both sides of the strange bird, and there were vaguely many figures inside, but there is no record of these, so we can't be sure."
Luo Jiali's old and steady voice rolled through the hall, and the officials couldn't help but change their expressions.
"Dead things can fly...it's incredible."
"I still firmly believe that there is most likely another world on the other side of the 'end'!"
"Another world? I don't agree. In my opinion, it's more like a mirror, a mirror of death. Do you remember the previous experiment? The soldiers caught a bird and threw it over. What was the result?"
The ministers in the royal court were talking a lot.
Luojia waited for a while, waved his hand to suppress these voices, turned to look at Ellu, and asked: "High Priest Ellu, what do you think?"
After the words fell, the crowd turned their attention to this too young high priest.
However, unlike a hundred and fifty years ago, at this time, no one, even in the solemn royal hall, would ignore the words of this too young high priest.
Those who could attend the meeting were almost all old people who had experienced the fateful battle that year.
"I just observed the stars."
Ellu spoke calmly, attracting countless attention from her.
"The galaxies in the night sky above our heads are extremely unfamiliar. I can confirm that it is a completely different star field. According to the exploration and research of the introduction to the starry sky in the Elf Holy Book, I have a guess that the source of this change may be...
Our world is in contact and merging with a larger world."
"What?"
"Contact fusion?"
The officials were surprised.
Ailu nodded, without any panic in his tone: "Although the star field above my head has changed, I can still clearly feel the existence of Shuangyue.
The magic around us is still surging as usual, and there are no abnormal changes, so we can think so.
The double moon, or the starry sky we are familiar with, has not disappeared, it is still above our heads, but it is temporarily covered."
"Of course, all this is just my guess. More information is needed to judge, and...
Didn't some of the scouts look down along the hanging branches of the World Tree?
There seems to be a continent under our feet, and there are vaguely city-like buildings. I have a hunch that if we are really in contact with another world.
Soon, alien creatures will try to contact us, and then everything will be clear."
After saying this, the ministers pondered. After a while, a battle priest worriedly said: "No matter whether the speculation of the great priest Elu will come true, in short, we must be prepared if there are really alien creatures coming.
, are they enemies or friends?
It took us 150 years and countless hard work to rebuild the Royal Court, and we cannot afford any unexpected risks!"
"King, colleagues, I believe that we must not act rashly. We should continue to observe secretly, shrink our defenses, enter a state of war preparation, and do not expose our existence for the time being. We will make a conclusion after we collect enough information!"
"If it's a friend, that's fine. If it's an enemy who wants to destroy our home, we must not be merciful!"
"Second!"
"Second!"
"Agree!"
The ministers were shocked and spoke one after another.
The Elf King nodded, stood up, and ordered in a solemn voice: "Pass the order, the Royal Court will enter a state of emergency preparation, and conduct intensive patrols around the Royal Court. If there is any abnormality, report it immediately. At the same time, the scouts will continue to hide their bodies in order not to expose themselves.
Prerequisites for observation!
Although the elves love peace, they are not afraid of war!
The catastrophe of 150 years ago has just passed, but our clan still does not lack the courage to fight against the odds!
I am a friend and should be treated as a guest!
This is an enemy, I will definitely make him come back and never come back!"