The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 71, Section 68: The Grand Plan for the Magic Industry!
Heh, Alamir, you old-fashioned sun elf, you've finally met your match. Always looking down on us moon elves, you've finally gotten your comeuppance, and by one of the humans I taught. When he gets back, I'll give him a good dressing down… The moon elf mage chuckled inwardly.

"Seymour, be mindful of the consequences..."

The Elf Queen scolded her younger brother in a low voice.

This overly free-spirited and capricious younger brother has always been a headache for her, the queen!

“No, no, I’m watching this video very seriously.” Seymour tried to suppress the smirk on his face.

For some reason, Seymour felt an inexplicable joy at seeing the human race, whom he had personally taught arcane magic centuries ago, grow to this size.

Looking at Seymour, whose lips curled into a smile, El-Erian said:

"You must be His Highness Seymour Moon Whisper, Her Majesty the Queen's younger brother, the elven master who taught arcane magic to the human race."

"On behalf of the human race, I would like to express my gratitude for your generous act."

"It was your gift back then that made the magical kingdom of Eldoron so glorious today."

"Your Highness Seymour, you are a human, and a friend of Eldoron forever. May our friendship last forever!"

Seymour, already overjoyed at receiving praise from a legendary mage of another race, was now even happier, completely unaware of the trap Elian had set in his words.

The carefree moon elf mage also bowed to Elion:

"Thank you for your praise, King of Mankind."

"When I taught magic to humans back then, I never expected that you would achieve such great things today."

No, no, Seymour, what are you responding to?

The Elf Queen swallowed hard.

Seymour was so engrossed in magic that he was oblivious to the deeper meaning behind Elian's words.

But as queen, she considered something deeper:
If, before, there was a question of whether to be friends or enemies with humans...

Whether we can be friends now is another matter.

If you want to be an enemy, you'd better think twice.

They even said things like, "It was your gift back then that made the magical kingdom of Eldoron so glorious today."

If the Elven Royal Court really declares war on the human kingdom of Eldoron, wouldn't that mean:

A member of the Moon Elf royal family has made a grave mistake, creating a formidable enemy for the Elf race.

This is a huge scandal for the "Whispers of the Moon" family, the royal family of the moon elves!

Elian was quite satisfied as he observed the Elf Queen's complex expression.

Now, Seymour, and indeed the entire Moon Elf royal family, are in the same boat as Eldoron.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Elian uttered the prepared words:

“Your Majesty, as you wish, I sincerely hope that Mr. Alamir can return to his homeland as soon as possible.”

"However, my people are furious with this elven mage who has trampled on human land. They are now in a frenzy and are clamoring to put him to death."

"Your Majesty may know that over the past few centuries, humanity has lost too many compatriots to the plundering of foreign enemies such as orcs, goblins, and kobolds, and is extremely hostile to foreign invaders. This is the will of the people."

"That's why I came here."

"Unless a suitable negotiation outcome can quell public anger, I may find it difficult to explain to my people..."

El-Erian's meaning was clear: Prices were going to rise!
The release will happen sooner or later, but your Elven Kingdom must show sincerity.

"King of Humanity, what do you mean?"

The Queen asked coldly, waiting for Elion to name his price.

El-Erian smiled faintly and began to speak:

“My people have shed too much blood over the past centuries. They have too many misunderstandings about Her Majesty and the elegant and noble Elven people under your rule.”

"They thought that the elegant elven race was a cruel alien race, much like the orcs."

"I have come here to dispel this misunderstanding and to build a bridge of friendship between the elves and humans!"

Amidst the astonished expressions of the Elf Queen and the many distinguished guests, Elion revealed the core purpose of his visit to the Elf Royal Court:
"I hope that the human kingdom of Eldoron and the elven royal court can establish diplomatic relations."

"To establish trade and exchange goods!"

"Just like the dwarf clans of the southern mountains and the elven royal court."

“Once we become friendly nations, I will naturally release Alamir back.”

Humans and elves established diplomatic relations and traded.

Is this the price the human side is demanding for the return of Alamir?
Many of the high-ranking individuals present fell into thought upon hearing this proposal.

If the Elven court agrees to this proposal, it will mean that humanity will shed its status as a "savage race" like orcs, goblins, and kobolds, and officially join the civilized world dominated by elves!

Just like civilized races such as dwarves, gnomes, and halflings.

The elves were all talking amongst themselves:

"Judging from the level of infrastructure in human towns and the level of arcane magic we saw in the previous projection, humans should be considered a civilized race."

"Judging solely from the level of construction, it certainly surpasses most wild elf and halfling communities..."

"Let's not compare them to wild elves. Are wild elves even considered elves?"

"However, humans have only been on this continent for a short time, and their population is small. If they really want to join the civilized world, they should at least observe for another 100 years. Back then, when we agreed to establish diplomatic relations with the Dwarf Kingdom, we argued back and forth for 200 years!"

"What are you mumbling about this month, elf? Have you gone mad? Do you really intend to establish diplomatic relations with lowly humans who don't even have a racial god?"

"Yes, establishing diplomatic relations with a bunch of unbelievers is blasphemy against the gods and spirits!"

"No, let me ask you a question: In the eyes of you Sun Elves, is it acceptable to blaspheme the Elven gods for anything?"

"You Moon Elves are far too friendly to outsiders. In my opinion, regardless of what this human king is saying, we should just send a large army to raze their human kingdom and rescue Alamir Goldpetal!"

"..."

Seeing the many elves present whispering and expressing differing opinions, and knowing that while half of the elven ministers strongly opposed the proposal, some were genuinely considering it, Elian was already quite satisfied.

If we say that the previous 10 years of development, with education as its foundation, cultivated a large number of mages and warlocks, thus laying a solid talent base for Eldoron.

For the next 20 years, before the gates of the Abyss open, Elion's focus will be on developing the "magical industry":
This includes the promotion of elemental binding technology, the manufacture of golem constructs, and the large-scale production of magical items, among other things.

This will lay the foundation for military industry for subsequent expeditions into the abyss and control of one or two layers of the bottomless abyss.

A trading partner that occupies the best land on the continent, possesses abundant mineral resources such as mithril, adamantite, and magical gems, has a large population, is wealthy, and can exchange goods with the human nation of Eldoron is indispensable!
This was Elion's primary objective in visiting the Elven Court.

During the reign of the Moon Elf Queen, the powerful enemy that could have wiped out the human race will be gradually transformed into a partner that can actually bring benefits to humanity!

(End of this chapter)