After receiving a letter from a priest who had been granted the Holy Seal—a certificate of recognition given to the most outstanding local priests—the Pope went to the palace in the suburbs and obtained the crystal magic.

At that time, greetings from her "brothers and sisters" were conveyed to the disciple of the ancient elf, an elegant and gentle woman.

A few months later, another letter arrived.

It was already hot summer in the Holy City, which made Aite, who had only been to the north and south, feel a little uncomfortable and a little tired recently.

Especially after a moderate rain fell some time ago, the air became more oppressive and humid, which even the elves couldn't stand. They used some kind of cooling magic in the palace, and things got a little better.

In a summer like this, if there is no way to cool down, every day when I fall asleep and wake up, I can seem to hear the sound of my thoughts stewing and surging in a pot of hot water.

The impression of summer in the Central Kingdoms is of blinding white light penetrating the leaves.

The woman in her prime had just finished her nap holding Clara when an owl flew over and dropped the letter.

Celie doesn't like to be disturbed by ordinary people, and there are not many people she likes, so there are only three people from three generations living together in the huge palace, and most of the trivial matters are handled by Aite and the demons.

"It's Qing and Xiangzi's letter... You only remembered to send a letter to me, your 'sister', in the past few months. Your brother Qing and sister Xiangzi are really sad, right, Clara?"

Aite leaned against the back of the bed and combed his hair briefly.

The little guy lying on my lap perked up when he heard the familiar name. His little face was flushed after a nap, and he looked very cute.

The mother chuckled and pinched her daughter's face, then began to read the letter.

"'About a few years'? Why did they stay in the north for so long? Did they run into Solitaire again? That's unlikely...

"Huh? Mahat?"

……

Celie looked at the letter in her hand and laughed from the bottom of her heart.

"Hahaha! Those people can also bring me fun!"

This letter is sent to explain the situation and to reassure Aite. I don't know how long Mahat's journey to understand humanity will last, but it will definitely not take more than half a year.

In this situation, any normal person would feel that everything is over, but after experiencing those two years, Aite feels that Qing and Xiangzi can still create a miracle this time.

Although, there are still some concerns.

She looked towards the throne, where the ancient elf happily tossed the letter back.

"A magical human picked up by a demon clan, a sick demon clan that wants to understand humans. In the past thousand years, such rare things have unexpectedly increased. I am really looking forward to it.

"However, Fulilian was able to endure it? It seems that after so much time, she has changed a bit."

Celia was a little surprised by this.

Or, was it influenced by something and changed?

As an elf who survived the mythological era, she had no hatred towards the demons, but simply felt it was a pity, or rather - a waste.

The demons' physique allows them to use magic that even she cannot reach and exists only in her imagination, but due to various reasons, their magic can never be understood by humans, by her.

What a waste for Celie.

Now, there is a special human being who may bring changes to her.

"Aite, you're planning to use the 'privilege' I gave you in exchange for protecting them, right?"

Aite touched his chest and said, "Please forgive my willfulness."

"It's just human nature," Celie stretched her legs. "I officially refuse now. Those two will definitely survive. It's my own wish. Stupid disciple, go back and choose another one."

"Lord Celie——"

The elf waved her hand, signaling her to leave, "I'm going to read."

"No, that...Clara is biting your clothes."

"Kid!"

At an age where even dogs would dislike her, Clara's "privileges" in this palace surpass those of her mother.

After getting familiar with him, Celie would no longer be wary of a child, and the magic she possessed was enough to deal with accidents in various environments.

Recently, she considered adding a cleaning function.

Now let's pick up Clara and spank her. She is four years old. Some children are already helping to pick wheat in the fields.

"Crack! Crack!"

The novice protection period is over, baby.

"Eww! Selie!"

"Learn some manners from your mother, little brat!"

Aite quietly left, thinking out of sight, out of mind.

……

Before the letter was sent, it was still early spring in the northern plateau.

In the following month, the temperature will gradually rise to the normal summer level, which will last for more than half a month, directly entering autumn, and transition to winter within a month and a half.

The hot weather here doesn't last long.

Four people walked on the winding mountain path.

It is not common to have a team with three races at the same time: demons, humans, and elves.

After Mahat joined the team, he covered up the demon features as per Qing's request, so it looked like only elves and humans were there.

Some extreme demons would treat humans as food, so they would completely disdain to disguise themselves as humans, just like humans wouldn't - most people wouldn't pretend to be pigs or sheep.

As an alien, Mahat has a basic respect for humans, so he does not think this is a despicable act.

Now he was an ordinary tall and handsome young man. His eye-catching purple-red hair had changed color, and his horns were covered with illusion magic.

The coat draped over his shoulders took the shape of a golden trident, which was wrapped around his back with bandages, making it look like a staff.

In most cases, he doesn't have to take action. His job is to guide Qing's combat skills and magic.

"I never thought humans could learn killing magic. This structure was constructed a few years ago. The new structure is...

"Want to overturn everything and develop according to human physique? With all due respect, this is a difficult task."

Until Fulilian took out the ideas and structural analysis and threw them in his face. These were sorted out with Xiangzi along the way.

After reading it, Mahat realized what Solitaire called "an extraordinary analytical ability."

Not only Xiangzi, but also this seemingly weak elf made him look up to him.

The level is not low.

But in fact, I didn’t take it to heart, because elves are not human, and their thinking is very strange, so there is no value in learning them.

Miss Toyokawa did not have a good first impression of Mahat and they did not communicate much on the way.

So during this period of time, the only person I was truly familiar with was Qing.

"Sure enough, my choice was not wrong."

Mahat was not angry, he even felt happy because it was another new experience.

"Even with a relationship like ours, there will still be friction. I may never be able to achieve my expectations by communicating with ordinary people."

"It's hard to say," Qing reminded him. "Actually, I think demons are much easier to understand than humans. The differences in thinking among some humans are so great that I sometimes wonder if they're the same species."

Living in modern times, Qing has witnessed the performance of all kinds of talented people from all over the world after the Internet lowered the threshold for communication.

If it were those people he wanted to understand, he would rather fight with Mahat.

"You might find it unbelievable how many people are willing to cooperate with you. If they knew what you were asking for, Mahat, and put your knowledge and power on one end of the scale, it would be enough to save many lives."

"It seems to be true, but so far, there is no one like Qing."

The demon smiled politely.

……

PS: Chapter 71 has been revised. Two years ago, Aite was 22 years old, and now he is 23 years old.

Let’s start with three chapters.

Golden Journey: 166, The Elves are going on vacation

After the demons joined, they rarely had peace on the road.

At this stage of the current journey, Qing is teaching some common concepts to Mahat.

Basic family, social structure, faith...

Just like teaching a child.

Some can understand it, some cannot.

Although Mahat possesses a thinking ability far beyond that of a child and can quickly absorb this knowledge, the demon's body cannot produce human emotions - at least love, and the corresponding malice, and the resulting guilt... none of these.

Mahat also discussed this with Solitaire, who said that if demons felt guilty, they would have destroyed themselves long ago after doing so many bad things.

After the teaching over the past few days, Mahat had a vague understanding of some things, such as what emotions would arise under what circumstances, but he had no idea why, or what the emotion itself was.

It's still an empty shell.

But he himself was not in a hurry. He had been accustomed to emptiness and futility over a long period of time, and felt that his current harvest was unimaginably rich.

……

The journey continues.

The relationship between demons and humans has become stable at present. Inevitably, communication on the human side has been affected, and travel has been overshadowed.

The communication work is still carried out by Qinglai, Xiangzi and Fulilian, who picked up the development of the killing magic, as well as the method of removing the magic of turning everything into gold as agreed upon by Mahat.

They couldn't understand the demons' way of thinking, and it was difficult for humans to hand over the things that made them successful so honestly.

Qing can probably understand a little bit.

For Mahat, the magic of turning everything into gold was developed when he wanted to become stronger, and that goal has been achieved.

The demons are proud of their magic, but Mahat is not just proud of the magic that turns everything into gold.

Now, he wants to understand humanity. If he can restore those who have been turned into gold, and make Qinghe and Xiangzi, who taught him these things, change their views on him a little and pay more attention to him, then his goal of understanding humanity can be achieved faster.

As for what will happen next... the lifespan of the demons is too long, they have enough time to think about it. This is how most demons think, and so do the elves. This is a common problem among the immortal species.

Just like many students don’t think about homework right after the holiday.

Perhaps, Mahat has enough confidence to improve and elevate the golden magic to a higher level after it is cracked.

It's not just humans who can make progress.

……

"Flillian, are you feeling unwell?"

One day, Qing held the elf in his arms and asked this.

It seems that she has been depressed recently. Even when combing her hair and taking care of her ears, she doesn't seem to enjoy it as much as before.

"Of course I will. After all, we're with the demons. How annoying."

She rubbed Qing's face with her ear.

After crying twice, this level of contact became natural at some point, and even Xiangzi, who was watching from the sidelines, no longer felt anything other than disgust.

Qing looked at Mahat across from him.

He is reading, trying to understand the logic of human behavior.

The title of the book is "The First Book to Become a Mother - A Collection of Bedtime Stories for Babies".

Far away in the holy city, there is a similar book by Ate. The name is self-explanatory. It is a bedtime story for children.

This simple, short story with a clear distinction between good and evil is a starting point for babies to understand the world.

Mahat learned from this the simple and plain judgment of good and evil, at least he would not do such a thing as killing someone else's daughter and then sending another family's daughter to seek forgiveness.

They all learned how to be human beings from scratch, and the results were pretty good.

In response to the elf's dissatisfaction, Mahat expressed understanding and respect, but nothing else.

This arrogance is also what makes Fulilian sick.

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