Encyclopedia of Feanor Continent

The architectural style of the elves attaches great importance to natural lighting. The windows of their houses are always opened very large, and some even have hollowed-out walls, so that they can "feel the breath of the wind" at any time when they sleep at night. It's not a problem at all for them to come and go in and out of the house.This kind of living conditions is unimaginably bad for some races, but for the elves, the narrow, dark and airless small rooms of humans are even more unbearable.

Although they live in a house that is ventilated on all sides, the elves are also a race that pays attention to privacy. "Don't approach other people's houses casually, and don't look inside randomly" is the basic courtesy of the elves. -- "Encyclopedia of Fei Nuo Continental Customs"

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On the fourth day after they left Silverstream City, they had come to the edge of the forest. The journey was calm and everyone’s mood had not yet adjusted from the relaxed state. Alkai, who was leading the way, suddenly looked back: "Someone is following you!" us."

Evandel saw that he was not very alert, so he knew that there should be no danger. They waited in place for a while, and saw an elf chasing them alone.

It was actually Inelia who came. The elf princess was wearing a capable hunting outfit today, with her long black hair tied into a ponytail. She walked through the forest alone, but she didn't bring any weapons, only a small pair of weapons tied to her boots. Dagger and a simple bag.

"Princess Inelia, why are you here?" Evandel looked at her in surprise.

Inelia's expression was obviously not happy: "Evandel, why did you leave without saying goodbye?"

Evandel said with some headaches: "You were not in Silver Brook City at the time."

"You know that I will hold a blessing ceremony at the Holy Spring, which is less than two kilometers away from you. Even if you don't have time to come, you can let others tell me."

Evandel sighed: "I'm sorry, Your Royal Highness, but this is what Her Majesty Arlande meant."

"I knew it." Inelia said angrily, "He always interferes in my affairs in the name of caring, this is not allowed, and that is not allowed, I don't want to be under his control anymore, I want to be with you You go together."

Evandel couldn't laugh or cry: "Your Highness, are you serious? I can't bear the crime of abducting an elf princess."

"Of course I'm serious. I've wanted to come out and see the outside world for a long time." Inelia completely ignored the other people present, and expressed her heart to Evandel, "And, Everyone knows that I like you, don't you know? How long are you going to pretend to be stupid?"

Palos stared at Inelia dumbfounded. Since Inelia caught up with her alone, he had a premonition that things were not going well. He didn't expect that the princess of the elves didn't have the emotional shyness and reserve of human girls at all. In front of everyone, he confessed with confidence.

Evandel finally put away his joking casual attitude, and he said seriously: "I am very grateful for your favor, Your Royal Highness, but you don't seem to know your own mind, you like the time spent with me, That's right, I am also happy to get along with you, but do you really want me to be your partner because of your good impression?"

Inelia said without shyness: "Why do you ask such a question, of course I want you to be my partner."

"Let's put it this way, if I stay by your side from now on, I won't be able to go anywhere from now on. No matter how much you have learned about the journey, there will be a day when you will finish talking. When the mystery caused by the distance disappears, what you have to face is A human being whose living habits are very different from yours. Among other things, the marriage of the elves is for life, but I am still a human being in the final analysis. I have had many different lovers long before I met you. You can really accept it ?"

Inelia was silent for a while before saying in a low mood, "I never thought about this."

"That's it, His Majesty Arlande protects you too much. You yearn for a different life, adventure and travel. You project this desire on me, thinking that you like me, but in fact You only like the way of life I represent, and you don't really consider whether I am the person you expect to be your life-mate, after all my interesting travels and adventures aside."

Inelia had already understood what the mage meant, but she still asked unwillingly: "Are you saying these words because you don't like me, not even a little bit?"

"I admire you very much, Your Royal Highness, you are the most beautiful and outstanding woman I have ever seen, in all aspects." Evandel said, "But there are many kinds of good feelings between people, I Not the kind of liking you want to be a partner."

"...I understand." Inelia lowered her head in frustration, "I'm sorry that I chased after you without thinking about anything and caused you trouble. I'll go back now."

"Wait, Your Royal Highness!" Evandel stopped her, "You can't just go back like this, there are still many unknown dangers in this forest, even if you can come here safely, there is no guarantee that it will not happen on the way back. What an accident. His Majesty Arlande will definitely send someone over soon, please act with us temporarily before then."

"Even if an accident happens, I can handle it myself, don't stop me." The last thing Inelia wants to hear now is that others interfere with her in the name of "safety", but Evandel still finds a way Convinced her: "This is the first time you have come to a place so far away from Silver Stream City. Don't you think it's a pity to go back like this? It's just an excursion, and it's not a waste of time."

After a moment of hesitation, Inelia couldn't resist the temptation of "hiking" and agreed.

Although Evandel rejected the elf princess's favor without hesitation, apart from being relieved, Palos also inevitably had other thoughts-why did Evandel not simply reject Inelia? How about telling the elf princess directly about the relationship between the two of them?

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After talking, there seems to be no embarrassment between Evandel and Inelia. The two are still talking and laughing as before. Evandel is like a competent tour guide, introducing the curious elf princess along the way. Everything, Inelia quickly put the frustration behind her.

"This place was also a beautiful forest in the past. It used to have a better name, but now everyone calls it the ancient battlefield." Evandel said, "Actually, it is not very 'ancient' to the elves. In more than 500 years In the past, human beings and elves fought back and forth here many times, and I don’t know how many people died. Later, the human commander Xin Yiheng ordered to set fire to the forest, and the resulting toxic smoke made the human army Almost all the troops were wiped out, and many civilians in the vicinity got tuberculosis as a result."

"I have learned this history, it was really a tragic war." Inelia said with emotion.

"In the history books of mankind, this disaster was described as a curse from the forest, and the morale of the human army was somewhat affected. After the elves retreated, humans did not dare to go too deep into the forest, and the war finally ended. "

"But the burned forest always grows again soon, why is it like this here?" Inelia looked at the swamp with only some sick trees in front of her, and always felt that this scene was a bit sad .

"Too many people died here at that time. The undead who died in battle and poisoned have been lingering. The power of death has polluted this land. I'm afraid it will never be able to regain its former vitality."

"Ah..." Inelia covered her lips, her face turned pale, and Evandel comforted her, "Don't be afraid, the undead have no vitality during the day, as long as you don't disturb them, especially don't let them smell blood , they will not attack people."

"No, I seem to have heard something not very good..." Inelia looked in one direction worriedly, and soon, a young man rushed out of the crooked bushes, running wildly Shouting: "Help! No, run!"

Behind him, countless undead chased after him like a tidal wave, dragging their bodies that had long since decayed, to the extent that only bones remained.

"My good boy!" Firth pulled out his dagger in shock, and Arkai also put away his bow and pulled out his long knife. After all, even if there are dozens of arrows stuck in his body, the undead will not be affected much , Palos took down the shield hanging on his back and stood in front of them, and began to chant the holy words of exorcism.

The undead who were about to catch the young man fell to the ground under the influence of the holy words of exorcism, but the holy words of exorcism were not enough to destroy them directly. The undead wriggled on the ground in awkward postures and continued to crawl towards them.

Palos put down the hawk-beak-shaped mask, walked forward with a long sword in hand, and cut the decayed body of an undead into two pieces with one sword, and smashed a charging skeleton into pieces with a wave of the shield in his left hand , but the undead flowed like a tide, and even came from all directions. He rushed to the place where the undead were densest without fear. None remained.

But of course he alone couldn't stop so many undead, there were still many undead that were not rotten enough to stagger and pounce on Avandel and the others, Alkai cut them down one by one, and didn't let any undead get close Go to the mage and Aenelia.

Fiers grabbed the young man who seemed to have been scared out of his wits: "Don't run around, do you want to die!"

The young man shivered and said: "I, I, I, I told you, there is a super super super big monster over there, the whole thing is made of bones, it is terrifying! You can't beat it, run away, Before it's too late!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could there be such a thing." Phils didn't believe it.

"He might be talking about the 'Lord of Bones', I've heard legends about it." Aenelia said palely, "We have to get out of here immediately!"

"I'm afraid it's too late," said Evandel.