Huh? Are they all real?.

There's something I want to ask you: how old are you?

The woman paused slightly at the question.

Obviously, as long as one is a woman, this is a matter of great concern.

Although Moen still doesn't understand whether age really matters in a supernatural world where immortality exists.

"I have no obligation to tell you."

"I just want to know if you have lived for over a thousand years?"

The woman looked at Moen with disbelief and said:

"How could that be? I only have two hundred. No, it's nothing. I forgot what you heard."

Is he only a little over two hundred years old?

It is clearly not the lifespan that humans should have, but as a mid-sequence superhuman, even if he is a strange superhuman, it is just a normal age.

"Don't worry about it, madam. For elves, two hundred years old is still not considered adulthood."

For the first time, the woman showed a look of desolation in response to Moen's words:

"I am not an elf, and neither are we elves."

Moen asked meaningfully:

"Is it because it's not recognized, or is it really true?"

"All."

After that, the two of them never spoke again.

They walked silently through the sewers.

However, as time went on, Moen heard a loud splashing sound coming from ahead.

That was the sound of water falling from a great height.

Is that the water outlet in front?

But that's not important. What's important is that the water has become clear.

It's not the kind of gradual clarity, but rather a sudden transformation from filthy, foul-smelling water to crystal-clear spring water at a certain dividing line.

Moen had seen miracles like this before, but how could it happen here?

With disbelief, Moen quickly walked past the woman and rounded the corner first.

Then, in the huge sewer outlet, Moen saw a small tree, its entire body resembling gold, quietly growing on a high platform suspended in the center of the outlet.

The miracle of Ganquan undoubtedly comes from its radiance.

Moen had witnessed such a miracle when the blasphemous dragon cursed the rivers of the entire world with its pus and venom.

The sacred tree has been subjected to the desecration and pollution of this world.

But why are you here?

Even then, the sacred tree still stood tall in the Forest of Roslorian.

"Is that a sacred tree?"

"Yes, that is the sacred tree, the only deity that gives us mercy."

The woman standing next to Moen knelt respectfully before the small golden tree.

She had prayed to all the gods of the world, but the only one who answered her was the ever-silent sacred tree.

Next to the golden sacred tree are several simple but cozy thatched huts.

The abandoned people living here often huddle at the foot of the sacred tree to offer their prayers and reverence.

But now, they were all surprised to find that the sacred tree, which had always only had golden branches, was now miraculously covered with leaves.

The light was incredibly soft.

When the king truly returned to his side.

The golden sacred tree also displayed its miracles.

In the silence, Moen placed one hand on his chest, faced the sacred tree, and bowed slightly.

Without a doubt, their predicament stemmed from their own actions.

Back then, this was pure goodwill, but now it's an unimaginable and terrifying denial.

The sacred tree appeared to rectify this mistake in its place.

Chapter 174 Elene Angel Galad

Looking at the sacred tree that suddenly displayed a miracle.

The woman and all the other abandoned people here were greatly shocked.

In the past, the sacred tree had always protected them.

But such a scene has never existed before; the bare golden branches have always stood there.

They all gathered at the foot of the sacred tree, bewildered.

Although we don't know exactly what happened, such a scene is clearly not a bad thing.

So they quickly knelt at the foot of the sacred tree with joy, offering their prayers and praises.

The woman who brought Moen back, after a brief moment of astonishment, suddenly looked at Moen.

"is it you?"

If there's anything different, it's only the Moen she brought back.

Moen didn't answer the woman's question. He simply straightened up after lowering his hand and said:

“You say you are not elves, but the sacred tree protects you.”

"This shows that the elves themselves do not acknowledge you, and that is the root cause of all this."

Moen paused for a moment before speaking:

"Is it because of the Eternal King?"

The woman's expression revealed immense sorrow.

"That was not His Majesty's mistake; it was simply a matter of necessity."

Even before the Eternal King appeared, the elves revered the sacred tree.

The sacred tree also protected the elves, but in that era, the elves had a very strict class system.

The class differences between subspecies such as high elves, wood elves, earth elves, water elves, and mirror elves are vast.

After the appearance of the Eternal King, he eliminated the status gap between the different subspecies.

Even the lowest of the wood elves can be ranked among the twelve golden flower lords.

Therefore, the king earned the heartfelt respect and worship of all the elves.

Because he embodies everyone's fantasy of a king.

Noble and elegant, great and benevolent.

As a result, only one privileged class of elves was preserved—the High Elves.

Because the high elves are the king's personal guards, they undoubtedly contributed the most to the king's great achievements.

Therefore, the High Elves are still recognized and respected.

However, the high elves no longer exercise their former privileges.

They became gentle and humble.

As for their own class, their perception of it has changed from power and status to responsibility and honor.

This is also the prototype of the aristocratic spirit that human nobles have always talked about.

The difference is that the high elves have persisted to this day, while the human nobles only remember them occasionally.

However, the Eternal King did eliminate the class problem within the elves.

However, there is one thing that even the Eternal King could not change.

That is xenophobia.

Nearly extreme xenophobia!

As one of the long-lived species, the powerful elves clearly have reason to be proud.

Therefore, elves were unusually xenophobic from the very beginning.

This is far more serious than their internal conflicts.

The Eternal King once tried to change this phenomenon.

But clearly, the task is arduous and the road ahead is long.

Moreover, the Eternal King himself had considered that the elves, who were too friendly with other races, were clearly not suitable for this cruel world.

Therefore, the elves' xenophobic nature has almost never changed.

They've simply gone from being radical to being arrogant.

However, throughout history, there have always been elves who have been attracted by other races.

This is intolerable to the elves.

Although during the reign of the Eternal King, this intolerance became more of a self-examination.

Because he fell in love with an elf from another race, he always felt that he had betrayed his people and the forest.

They often believe that the concessions or even blessings from their clan and kings are merely because they have taken advantage of the incredibly cunning nature of being of the same kind.

At that time, such an idea was indeed not wrong.

The elves love their own kind, but what if their kind falls in love with someone of another kind?

This kind of affection can become a sharp knife that hurts both parties.

Unable to accept it, yet unable to deny it.

To resolve this, and to let them follow their hearts.

The Eternal King, Erenian Gilgalard, issued a decree based on the circumstances at the time:

He will bless all elves who marry into other races, just as He has always done. However, once an elf chooses to marry into another race, he is considered to have abandoned his identity as an elf.

It sounds incredibly inhumane, but it was the best solution at the time.

The greatest benefit of this decree is that it liberates the elves from intermarriage with other races.

At the same time, this is also a warning.

Elves are long-lived. Apart from elves who have lost hope in life, even wood elves, who were once considered a lowly species, have never died of natural causes.

Therefore, if you want to pursue the love of someone from another race, you must be prepared to face separation by death.

Long-lived species and short-lived species are ultimately two different concepts.

When Mohn was still Eleanor Gilgalard, this decree was undoubtedly well-intentioned.

But now, this has clearly become the biggest shackle for these girls.

Their ancestors voluntarily relinquished their identity as elves, so naturally, as their descendants, they would not be elves either.

This is the decree of the departed king.

But elves cannot disobey the king's decree!

And since the king has passed away, there is not even any room for discussion on this point.

Even if it is clearly wrong!

Even the sacred tree itself chose such a roundabout way to express its goodwill.

Of course, you could also say that she had been waiting here for Moen to arrive.

She believed that her king would come here to correct this historical error!