Article 1 Getting Involved Chapter 22 It's None of My Business
Asa didn't believe in a place like heaven or hell.
When he was seven or eight years old, he began to be obsessed with the magical world mentioned by the old adventurer. He thought that the heaven and hell he often heard from others were of the same nature, and they were all novel worlds that he could experience and explore. So the old priest in the village
During the sermon, he would inquire out of pure curiosity.
At first, the old pastor was naturally very happy to see a child so interested in theology. However, he asked a series of probing questions with the attitude of trying to find out the habits of animals, which left the old pastor unable to answer. When he asked why God has light
Why don't gods and goddesses give birth to more little ones after they have been in heaven for so long? Are they like the pigs at the entrance of the village who were castrated when they were beaten away by the adults next to them?
He had never seen any evidence of the existence of these two places. No one had been to heaven and hell like the old adventurer who had been to the vast world outside, and then came back to explain it to him in detail. So when he woke up
The first thing I realized was that I was not dead yet.
He pressed his belly and found that it was intact. The muscles were still holding up the skin tightly, and the internal organs were still where they should be. It couldn't be more normal. He even felt that his body had never been so energetic.
Pass.
Could it be that he was dreaming? But the feeling of being knocked away by the red-robed man, spurting out blood and falling into the spring water was not suspected of hallucination, and it was connected smoothly with all the previous memories, without any confusion or hazy feeling in sleep.
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Asa climbed up from the ground. This was a strange place, it seemed to be a tree hole, and it also seemed to be a house. Twisted branches and vines gathered together to form the surrounding walls, and the branches bypassed them at the right place.
It grows to form windows and doors. The vines extend out from the walls on both sides and are entangled and suspended in the air, like a bed. Several strange-growing trees seem to be used as tables and stools.
This should be the residence of the elves. Asa knew this kind of strange house. He often heard a lot about the elves from the dwarves in his hometown.
The elves all live in inaccessible forests. Although they look similar to humans, they cannot be classified as low-level concepts of subhumans like the orcs. Like the dwarves, they are a race with their own unique culture and lifestyle.
It seems that the two races of dwarves and elves have some kind of blood relationship. The dwarves despise this race of the same ancestry. They usually use elves as a metaphor when ridiculing and mocking others. From their words, elves are better.
They all seem to be idiots who stick to the rules and are self-righteous, and are emotionless and lifeless lumps of wood.
There was a sound of footsteps outside the wooden house, and two elves walked in.
These are two elves, a man and a woman. The man has black hair and the woman has silver hair. At least from the outside, they don't look like wood lumps at all. From a human perspective, their appearance is very handsome, smart and tall.
They are tall, with long ears protruding from their shoulder-length hair, giving them a more elegant look. It is hard to imagine that they are close relatives of those short, fat and stout dwarves.
The male elf said to Asa in a gentle and steady voice: "Hello, human. First of all, let me introduce myself. I am the elder of the most noble and pure elf family on this continent. My name is Kelan as you humans would call me."
It seems that like the dwarves, they cannot judge their age by their appearance. Asa has seen a dwarf who is younger than himself but has a big beard. Since this elf who looks like a young man is the elder of the clan,
Maybe hundreds of years old.
Elder Kelan pointed to the elf girl next to him: "Her name is Luya." Asa suddenly realized that she was the elf girl he saw naked in the spring. Now she was using a belt that elves should not have.
Look at yourself emotionally.
Sitting down on the wooden bench, Elder Kelan looked at Asa with unwavering calm eyes and said: "You are the first human to enter the interior of this forest in the past five hundred years. We have never welcomed humble humans.
But after all, we saw you risking your life to help us deal with that servant of darkness. And for some other reasons, we brought you to this place that you humans were not allowed to set foot in."
Asa listened calmly as he continued. This was a good misunderstanding.
"It's a pity that although it was the servant of darkness, it was you who ruined a very important ritual of ours and allowed the servant of darkness to take away a leaf of the World Tree."
Sure enough, it was the leaf of the World Tree. Fortunately, only one was taken away, which means there are at least two left, there is a chance. Asa still remained calm, he could now see that it did not seem to be his own words.
If you can just ask for something to take away, it's better not to reveal your purpose and find out the situation first. He tried: "How many leaves are left on the World Tree?"
The elf girl Luya turned her head away. Although there was no expression on her face, this action had already expressed sufficient contempt. Elder Kelan's demeanor and tone did not fluctuate at all, and he still said so gently and calmly: "It's nothing.
The World Tree. The leaves of the World Tree are not real leaves, they are artifacts left behind by Mafa, the god of all things."
That tree was planted by a man named Fama, and it was a very powerful leaf. Asa recalled Chris's expert translator, grinned, and waved at her face in imagination.
A punch.
"Can you tell me the cause and effect of this matter?" At this point, Asa also wanted to understand everything clearly.
Elder Kelan fell silent. Fubo Gujing's face was still so gentle. He silently looked at Asa with undisguised eyes. It was not scruples due to powerful relationships, but hesitation, just like the noble Lord was considering
No need to show your family tree to a monkey. Fortunately, he finally spoke.
"Our family of elves has been living in this forest since ancient times. We are the origin of all the elves on the mainland and the messengers who protect the light. For tens of thousands of years, we and the entire forest have been protecting the remains of Mafa, the god of all things.
Two divine objects, three leaves of the World Tree and the Sun Well. According to the divine metaphors passed down by us, on the far southwestern edge of the continent, there is an evil object that was left there when the gods created the world. When the world begins to be in chaos
It will be opened and sealed, and everything will perish. Only the divine power of the Sunwell and the life force of the leaves of the World Tree combined can destroy that evil thing."
"Although we never have contact with the outside world, other elves outside have been reporting to us. We know that the whole world has begun to be chaotic. The original situation where we elves, orcs and nature lived in harmony has been completely
Losing balance. This is all because of you humans. You have forgotten your faith in God and reverence for nature, and even came to build a city near this sacred forest. You have also destroyed the originally stable life of the orcs. Now the remaining beasts
It is about to go crazy with the whole world. The most important thing is that some humans have been completely attracted by the darkness, and a dark force of death has been generated around that evil thing."
"We took advantage of the golden annular eclipse that only appears once in a century over this forest to hold a ceremony. At that time, the originally constant power of the sunwell will readjust and fluctuate. We let the most talented people in the clan accept this power and prepare for the future.
Together with the leaves of the world tree, it was used to fight against darkness. But unfortunately, that was also the time when the sunwell lost its power to protect the forest. We don't know why the servant of darkness knew about this. He took this opportunity to destroy
Our ceremony.”
"You also know the final result. The servant of darkness took away a leaf of the World Tree. And just when our ritual was about to be completed, you, who was seriously injured, fell into the sun well, and the power in the well automatically flowed into you.
Put it into your dying body, because the water is filled with the breath of life of the leaves of the World Tree, so that power will transform and heal your injuries."
"That power should have flowed into my body." The young girl Luya said with a tone of pity and anger as if her pearls were fed to pigs.
If I didn't fall in, or the man in red robe pulled you out, he would probably deal with you just like he dealt with that fat pig magistrate. Asa stared at her. Thinking of the way she stood naked in the well,
Suddenly it was hard to imagine how something so beautiful could turn into an ugly mummy.
"Although the ritual has been destroyed, it is not completely irreversible. The power of the Sunwell should not be exhausted, but remains in your body. That kind of sacred power cannot be used by your dirty human bodies.
Yes, only our noble bloodline that inherits divine power can fuse with it. We must find a way to take out this power and then merge it with the remaining two leaves of the World Tree. This is our only hope against the darkness.
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Elder Kelan's attitude and tone were so calm and calm from beginning to end, but it seemed that it was just the self-proclaimed elegance that the dwarves said made him polite regardless of the target, and there was no concealment in his words.
Contempt for Asa's human identity. "Before that, you must stay here. Fighting darkness and death is also your responsibility as a person given life by the sun. And as a humble human being, you can participate in this sacred
You should feel honored to be part of the program."
Asa remained silent, and just made a gesture in his imagination to this elf who thought he was superior to him, a gesture commonly used by street gangsters. Do you think you are great?
This magnificent statement did not have any impact on the original thinking structure in his mind. It was as if he was just listening to a story from a bard.
He has never thought that he has anything to do with things like light, darkness and peace in the world. It is too far away from his actual life. Just like the miners in his hometown who are addicted to bad alcohol and prostitutes, they hear others talk about national affairs and morality.
Culture and the like don't even care about whether what you say is true or false. The only thing that can be felt is that the speaker thinks he is superior. It's none of my business to spit on you.
But it seems that it is really not easy to handle. Since it is a divine object, it will definitely not be given to a human being who is humble in their eyes. They can only slowly figure out the situation and make long-term plans. Asa asked: "Then what are you going to do?
How long will it take to get that power out of my body?" It would be a bit troublesome if it was just done in two or three times and then kicked out immediately.
"I don't know. We have to slowly find a method from ancient books. We have never encountered this kind of thing." Elder Kelan stood up and signaled the end of the conversation. "Although human life is very short, don't worry, we
I will find a way as soon as possible before you die of old age."
Asa shook his head and replied slowly: "I'm not worried at all."