high castle elves

What the hell? ?Looking at the brooding flower and bird badge on the opposite side, and the sudden singing of the thorn bird, Alamir looked a little dazed.

By the time he reacted, he was already in darkness.

Although he himself is in a dark place, the darkness now is not that literal...

This is a kind of darkness that does not lack light. The space is filled with contrasts of black and white, monotonous; the color has been infected by the surrounding environment, as dim as the whole world, and the dome hanging high above the head is covered with a thick layer of light. Covered by mist, the deep black dome above can be faintly seen.

Soon, the fog began to disperse. Before Alamir could react, the thick fog had already surrounded him, covering all his senses.

Walking in the thick fog, Alamir felt a sense of loss, with no top, no bottom, no left or right, and he even knew that he was walking towards that place.

He wasn't even sure if he was walking. The mist around him surged, changed, dispersed in the black and white space, and kept flowing, giving him a feeling of being lost while standing in the middle of a rushing river.

Wrapped in this mist, he didn't know if he was moving or if the world was moving.

Or maybe everyone and everything is moving aimlessly and numbly.

There is no starting point and no exit.

"This is a chaotic realm without order." For some reason, Alamir read out softly.

"Young Master, your perception is surprisingly sharp. Are you worthy of being of noble blood from ancient times? I am so happy that I saw two emerald birds in a thousand years, or maybe in a day or two."

"1000 years, one or two days??" Looking at Lao Chuide who suddenly appeared from the mist, Alamir was a little confused.

"Sorry, in the realm of smoke, even the dimension of time is distorted. I can't remember the specific time when I last saw your father Liarden. I can only determine it from the throbbing coming from the badge of Meditation Flower and Bird. Your identity is always slightly different here from the main material plane."

"Main Material Plane??" Alamir's heart trembled.

"Yes, this is the place between the main material plane and the shadow realm. To be precise, it is a demi-plane fragment. The Meditation Flower and Bird Clan discovered it in ancient times and used it as a shelter for us ancient remnants. Your father is one of the major shareholders of the Smoke Chamber of Commerce."

The old man knows everything and talks about everything, just like a qualified old servant, but if combined with his extremely weird and ugly body, the scene will look weird no matter how you look at it.

After entering the realm of smoke, Lao Chuide's face became even more distorted, half of his body that had turned into smoke became larger, and various activated tentacles began to appear on the surface. All this made his body seem to have been forcibly installed. A small atrophic sarcoma on a cloud of smoke.

"How did you find me?? Also, why does Les know about the Smoke Chamber of Commerce?" Alamir looked at Lao Chude, his eyes flashing with light. ,

Soul-catching magic! ! !Alamir activated the magic of soul-stirring, which was actually a mental spell of telepathic mind control. He turned spiritual energy into eyes, trying to control the old man who appeared strangely.

However, in his mind's vision, his psychic energy seemed to have penetrated a burst of smoke so thick that he could not see the exit, and found nothing.

"Haha, maybe this appearance will make you more comfortable." Lao Chuide's body shrank and turned into the appearance of an old elf, holding a cane made of smoke in his hand.

Like an old servant looking at his naughty young master with doting eyes, Old Drood ignored Alamir's psychic probing, and then continued to talk to himself.

"Anyone looking for the Smoke Chamber of Commerce will be sensed by us in the shadow, and the Smoke Merchant will decide whether to trade with them. Three days ago, when your slaves were looking for the Smoke Chamber of Commerce in the city, we had We sensed the 'invitation', but what we didn't expect was that someone as great as you would come to this humble city."

"As for the holy executioner Les, he also has the blood of the Shadow Realm, but his blood comes from the shadow dragon. To be precise, it comes from a certain shadow dragon named Malice's Darkness. He knows your father. Together they created the Smoke Chamber of Commerce."

"...Over the years, Les has been working hard to seize the power of Schendarian and find a way to return to the position of heir to the Charleston Brotherhood. However, what he doesn't know is that the Smoke Chamber of Commerce is nothing more than It was just a small gift prepared by Riaden for your arrival, and he didn’t know that even the entire realm of smoke is just a green leaf under the feet of meditating flowers and birds.”

"Are you working with Les?"

"Of course, what better place to store treasure than the Realm of Smoke, what better source of information than the ubiquitous deacons of the Smoke Chamber of Commerce?" Old Chuide began to carefully popularize science for Alamil.

"After all, shadows are everywhere, and the realm of smoke is closer to the main material plane than the realm of shadows."

Listening to Lao Chuide's story, Alamir finally understood what this realm of smoke was: the entrance to the Shadow Realm was very difficult to find, and it was very difficult to connect the main material plane and the Shadow Realm. Without a powerful Strength, it is very dangerous to enter the Shadow Realm rashly - not only are there all kinds of terrifying shadow creatures, but the environment of the Shadow Realm is also harmful to creatures in other planes.

The Realm of Smoke is equivalent to a small transit place. Through the Realm of Smoke, it is more convenient to go to the main material plane or the shadow world. The environment here is much less harmful to other creatures.

And except for the "Mist Shadow Clan", there are no terrible shadow creatures here, so it can be regarded as an excellent place for hiding and trading treasures.

After all, for creatures in the Shadow Realm, gold coins from mortal objects may not be as attractive to them as an edible Shadow Realm plant.

At that time, Li Arden and Les "happened" to discover this demiplane fragment, and "happened" to discover their clan, so they "hired" the Mist Shadow clan, and together they established the Smoke Chamber of Commerce for smuggling, spying on intelligence and... Treasure storage.

"And Rice directed you here because he must be coveting your equity. After all, according to the explicit agreement between Riaton and Rice, one-third of the treasures obtained through the Smoke Chamber of Commerce transactions will be deposited as equity. One-tenth of it belongs to you. But if you want to use the services of the Chamber of Commerce, you have to pay. If you want to enter and exit another city through the Smog Realm, it will cost a lot and you will have to use up your capital... ......."

"But how did he know that the Smoke Chamber of Commerce established by Riaden and him was a scam from the beginning. The entire Smoke Realm is your private property, so except for the dividends from Riyaden and Les, the long years have made the Smoke Realm We have accumulated valuable treasures... This treasure is named after you, and there are things left to you by your ancestors and Liarton." Old Chuide led the way, While speaking in pure gray elf language.

No, does it mean that Riaden knew Les back then?Then Riyaden pretended to discover this place by chance, and then joined forces with the Mist Shadow clan to set up the Mist Chamber of Commerce? ?And in fact, before the Smoke Chamber of Commerce, the Wuying clan had accumulated a lot of wealth? ?

Now, I am back as the young master. It is time to unlock the family treasure, embark on the path of defying heaven, and lead the family to rise??

Hearing the word wealth, the singing of thorn birds kept lingering in his ears, and Alamir was a little dumbfounded.

Feeling the various strange images of the badge on his chest, Alamir's impression of his son-in-law's father was refreshed once again.

I really have you, old capitalist, Riaden.Alamir not only expressed admiration for Riyaton's skillful method of defrauding his partners.

That guy who was a bit unsmiling and had a arrogant tone, who always made Alamir feel that his emotional intelligence was not enough, now made him feel as if he was wrapped in the ubiquitous smoke in this smoke realm, hazy, Can't see clearly.

"The passage in the Realm of Smoke allows you and your companions to be teleported as far as fifty miles outside the city to the Shadow Stone Forest. The treasures left to you by your ancestors are also in the Realm of Smoke. Now, it's time for you to make a decision. Come on..." Old Chuide, who was leading the way, turned around, his cloudy eyes filled with the shape of flowing smoke.

"Now, are you sure you want to open this treasure?" The old elf's voice was hoarse and low, as if coming from a very far distance, but it seemed to ring in the heart of Alamire.

"No!" Alamir shook his head gently.

Thinking of the things Riyaden had left for him along the way, and combining what he saw and heard along the way, Alamir's vigilance level was raised to the highest level when it came to words like "Meditating on Flowers and Birds" and "Riyaden".

Even though he heard about a huge treasure, he refused without hesitation.

"Okay, Lao Chuide will always guard and manage this treasure, waiting for you to open it." The smoke in the air began to twist and condense, and finally turned into a badge with flowing smoke on it.

"Insert your lovely and fresh spiritual energy into this badge, and you can return to the realm of smoke and open this treasure at any time." The smoke on Old Chuide became thicker and thicker, and his figure slowly disappeared.

"Then how should I use the smoke passage here??" Alamir couldn't help shouting as he looked at the strange old Drude who was about to disappear.

"Call the Smoke Gate to the Smoke Badge, and the Smoke Gate will appear. You will naturally be able to reach the Smoke Passage. There, my tribe will naturally receive you. Please also remember that the entire Misty Shadow Clan belongs to you. A most faithful servant.”

oh? ?Alamir felt happy, thinking that this identity as a young master from another world was not without its benefits. At least he could safely evacuate Schendarian.

But then, a distant voice from the fog interrupted Alamir's thoughts again.

"The smoke channel can only be used by the bloodline of creatures from the shadow world and the bloodline of emerald birds. If you want to bring other creatures without the bloodline of the shadow world into the realm of smoke, you need the fog of trickery. The bottle containing the fog of trickery is hidden in Skenda Lane, that is a place that the shadow cannot reach, I sincerely look forward to your next meeting with me."

Wait... Just when Alamir was about to ask, the fog suddenly dissipated. When he "woke up", Alamir suddenly realized that he was still in his room, maintaining a certain posture from before. .

If it weren't for the ancient and exquisite map on the table, Alamir even thought he was having a dream.

No, this is asking me to die... Alamir looked carefully at the location marked on the map, and finally understood why Old Druid said there was a place that the shadow could not reach.

It's not because there is a lot of light all day long and shadows cannot exist, but because there is a powerful and vicious force shrouding it, and other forces are not allowed to get close.All other powers will be weakened there, and the already weak power of smoke will have almost no effect!

Because that location is in the center of the spider's belly, and it is the most noble and terrifying building in the city——

The Temple of Rose the Spider Queen! ! !

Great and ruthless master, I have captured a despicable dark elf, how about you eat the flesh and I eat the soul? ?In the spiritual link, the six-armed snake demon seemed a little happy.

"Bring her up!" Alamir felt a little chill in his heart after seeing her appearance.

"Distinguished guest, can you consider the deal with the master now?" The next second, as the light of the six-armed snake demon's flashing technique had just extinguished, the "female captive" looked arrogant, as if Alamir was the one in front of her. It's like being a prisoner.

Seeing the other party's increasingly "simple" attire, Alamir resisted the urge to let the six-armed snake demon chop her into balls.

"Tell me about your plan..." After a long time, Alamir let out a sigh of relief, looking slightly depressed.

I thought that when my young master returned, he would be so powerful that he could go against the will of heaven (nt) and show off his power (fw)...

No, he was eaten to death by "people".

"My dear little Viper, your thick heavy sword really makes me feel hot all over..." Edwin, the female owner of the poisonous mead, was full of charm, and then she began to speak slowly. The content of a certain transaction.