"I don't know."

The mage shook his head and said nothing more, as if he wanted to remain silent.

But under the condition of Priest's soft grinding and hard bubbles, coupled with the coercion and temptation of the captain's identity, he still reluctantly said his guess: "To be honest, captain, you must not have paid attention to the genealogy of these elves engraved on the mother tree of life - these elves have been inherited for more than thirty generations. ”

"More than 30 generations—even if it is a generation of 20 years for human beings, it is nearly 600 years...... Normal elves generally give birth to offspring at the age of one or two hundred, but the situation here is different, according to eighty years, thirty generations also have two thousand four hundred years. ”

The mage didn't go on at this point, apparently not understanding what was going on...... Moreover, the mage still has a sentence to finish.

These thirty generations of elves are just the genealogy of the 'lookout' tribe...... What if there was a part of the genealogical inheritance before them? Is that 3,000 years, or even 4,000 years? What's more, 1,300 years, no matter how frequent the geological movements, will never turn the Accra Junction into a strangely shaped rocky mountain, which will require at least thousands of years of work by nature.

The time is not right in any way, after all, it has not been two thousand years from the birth of the sage at the beginning to the end of the Glorious Era.

Wrong time. Closed world. Elves who have lost their legacy. Eerie Chaos Erosion. The corpse of a nine-headed beast in the sky.

There were more and more puzzling things, which caused a lot of headaches for everyone in the exploration team, and with the awakening of the alchemist, the clergy, and the knight, the cave, which was not very large, suddenly became noisy and crowded.

"We should get back to the Accra hub as soon as possible!"

This is the opinion of the priests, who believe that the Accra Hub is the culprit that led them to teleport to this world, and naturally the key to their return to the world of Microf, and whether there is a way to negotiate, they should go back and see the situation.

"At least inquire about the local situation - when we were in the sky before, we saw more than a dozen trees of life, and the Beholder tribe was just one of them."

Alchemists tend to figure out the local situation and collect as much information as possible, after all, the primitive tribe of the Lookout does not mean that other elves are primitive, maybe there is a group of elves who have preserved a certain civilization? If you can find a more detailed historical record of where you are, then everything will be much easier.

On the other side, the knight did not dare to express his opinion, but just sat in place, drinking water frantically in his own way.

Everyone has different opinions, and although Priest is the captain, he himself has no ideas for the time being, and it is difficult to decide the team's action strategy for a while.

"Still not strong enough......"

Priest sighed secretly in his heart: "If I have the strength of the Extreme Intention level, then the Akra Fat Hub may not be able to stop me, and I also have Level 5 clearance, so naturally I can also obtain its database...... If it is as strong as the teacher, then the closed barrier of this world may be easily shattered, and then return to the normal multiverse. ”

has legendary strength, and there is no need to be afraid of that group of eight-legged fungi, even if you can't beat a group of people on the other side, at least there is no problem in retreating strategically.

There is enough strength, where is there so much need to think about it? The simplest and most straightforward way to solve all problems can be solved.

"I'll go out and see how it goes."

For a moment, Priest felt that his heart was a little confused, and his thoughts, which had always been clear, were suddenly disrupted by his thirst for strength, he immediately stood up, exhaled and said, "I'll go to the elf tribe outside to see the situation, and by the way, ask when this group of immortals will be able to end the discussion." ”

"Do you need me to follow?"

The knight stood up, "lest the elves sneak up on you." ”

"No, even if they double the number of people, they won't be able to kill me instantly, and if these elves want to attack, they can attack two days ago."

Priest shook his head and rejected the other party's offer: "But you can also go to other places and gather information - we spent two days repairing the magic armor, and it's time to really understand the world." ”

After speaking, he didn't say anything more, and just walked out of the cave and came to the surface.

The cave where everyone is located, located on the edge of the Lookout Elf Tribe, in a blue-black hill, can be seen, not far away there is a huge, as huge as a mountain, a huge giant tree, seven-colored magic rainbow light swimming on the top of the tree, dreamy and gorgeous.

The Beholder tribe is divided into four large tribes and seven or eight scattered small tribes, with a total population of nearly two thousand three hundred, of which the deercrown elf is the leader of the largest tribe, and the one he consults with is the gold-level leader of the other three tribes.

According to the information of the lookout elves, the location of Priest and the others is in the northeast of the continent, very close to the coast, so in fishing and hunting, fishing is the main livelihood of these elves, and this information is the same as what the exploration team saw in the sky, proving that these elves are indeed not lying, and they are more sincere.

Standing at the top of the hill, Priest could see in the distance beneath the Mother Tree of Life, dotted with rocky buildings, sparse at the edges, and dense in the center.

It is a finely renovated underground cave gate, a facility used to prevent rainwater backflow, that is to say, this is the tribal town of the elves - the magic at the top of the Mother Tree of Life is too strong for people who are not strong to bear it, so unlike what most people think, most of the elves actually live around the roots of trees with relatively mild magic.

Priest didn't consider entering the elf tribe, because their tribe was different from the elves in the Microf world, basically located underground, these elves usually hunted wild beasts, caught sea fish, and planted mushrooms for a living, he knew that when he went, he would just see a large area of mushroom breeding sheds.

"Quirky Elven Tribe...... But who knows, this is not the way of life of the ancient elves. ”

Muttering softly, Priest descended the hills, and he walked slowly through the woods along the aisles frequented by the elves.

In the aisle, you can often see elves who are about to go out to work in groups of three or five, they don't seem to notice the stranger with round ears, but holding all kinds of tools and weapons, talking and laughing away, confirming that the other party is not pretending not to care, but really not noticing him, Priest can't help but sigh deeply.

To be honest, there are still many weird things about this world, for example, the wariness of this elven tribe is really unbelievable, and it seems that everyone lives very easily, not as primitive as they look like at all.

However, Priest is not incomprehensible about this...... The location of the Beholder Elven tribe is roughly the same as the tropical part of the Microf world, where the fruit is easy to ripen, and with only a little cultivation, a steady harvest of large quantities of food, and the elves are very skilled in hunting, and there are no wild beasts that can threaten their lives.

In addition, they can also fish, cultivate mushrooms and other fungi, in addition to dealing with the occasional otherworldly monsters, that is, beasts that have been corrupted by chaos, the elves live an extremely easy life, and it can even be said that they can live a rich life without any effort at all.

It's almost the same as the 'Datong Society' that the teacher and Master Nostradamus have been talking about—at least in terms of food and clothing. It's no wonder that these elves are so unguarded, after all, they don't need to compete at all, they don't have any external opponents, and they only need to hunt monsters occasionally to ensure long-term peace without pressure, so they don't really have much motivation for sacrifice.

I don't know how long this strange abundance and peace can last, and whether it is good or bad.

"That, that round ear over there!"

Suddenly, Priest heard an energetic voice behind him.

He turned his head to see that it was a young-looking elf girl with a heavy fishing net on her back.

This elf girl was wearing a long dress of grass leaves, with emerald green, long hair tied into a high ponytail, like all elves, her facial features were very delicate and elegant, she could be called a beauty, but when it came to temperament, Priest felt that the other party was really a little over-energy, and her voice was too loud, not elegant at all.

What's more, no matter how elegant an elf is, when carrying a fishing net, it will never make people feel 'noble'.

Although she looks like a girl, she may be old enough to be her grandmother - just when Priest was thinking of a very rude thought, the elf girl quickly approached with a fishing net on her back.

In this regard, Priest subconsciously took a step back and faintly made a vigilant posture, but the elf girl didn't seem to see the almost explicit resistance of the human man in front of her, she just stood in front of Priest, raised her hand very imposingly, and said loudly: "Hello! ”

“…… Hello. ”

Completely unsure of what the elf was trying to do, Priest was still wondering if the other party was a spy sent by the elf higher-ups to collect information, but this nonsense idea disappeared after a few seconds.

"That, round ears, my name is Thur!"

The elf girl with a fishing net showed a smile full of vitality, pointed to her chest with her right thumb with a big grin, introduced herself neatly, and asked: "I want to know your name!" ”

…… This kind of character, it is absolutely impossible to be a spy, if it is...... No.

Trained by a certain lord, Priest didn't need to sense the heartbeat of the elven girl named Sur in front of her, just by relying on the movement of the other party's facial muscles, she could directly determine that the other party was not lying, and there was no doubt that there were no superfluous thoughts - she simply came over to introduce herself, and then asked her name directly.

In this regard, he originally wanted to report a pseudonym, after all, it is a different world, for the sake of safety, and as long as he goes back and discusses it with his teammates, who can know that this is a pseudonym? But Priest hesitated for some reason, and then said seriously: "My name is Priest...... Excuse me, what's the matter with me? ”

"Preh...... Ster. ”

The elven girl nodded thoughtfully, and then said confidently, "That's a weird name—but I remember, your name is Priest!" ”

After speaking, Sur did not hesitate to stretch out his left hand and grab Priest's right hand, and the elf girl smiled and said, "Do you want to go to the beach?" Then let's stop by the way, let's go first, and if you want to talk about things, you can talk while walking! ”

To be honest, Priest subconsciously wanted to refuse - the attitude of the Beholders towards them is still ambiguous, although there is no hostility at the moment, but who knows what will happen after that? What if the elves felt that they had intentions against the elven girl? There were many thoughts brewing in his mind, but before he could say no, Priest's body strode forward with Thor humming a ditty.

Let's hear what is wrong with her.

Priest was a little annoyed why he didn't directly refuse the other party, and if he refused now, it would appear that his hostility was very obvious, and just as he was about to open his mouth and ask Sur what he wanted to do, the elf girl took the lead and said in a very mysterious tone: "That, Priest, I heard that you came from far away?" ”

"Indeed." Priest nodded, this was indeed the words of the elite team to the elven higher-ups: "From ...... Far away places you've never been to. ”

"Really!"

Hearing this, Suer seemed even more excited, her big emerald green eyes narrowed slightly, the corners of her mouth couldn't help curling, the elf girl suppressed her joy, and said softly: "In other words, you must have seen many different landscapes, right?" ”

"Sort of." Priest slightly understood the thoughts of the girl in front of him, and he smiled slightly: "A lot of scenery is not available here, and it is completely different. ”

"Really...... That's awesome! Hearing Priest's words, Sur's eyes almost lit up, she seemed to want to ask something, but she didn't know how to say it, the young warrior could even feel the hand holding her right hand clenching and letting go from time to time, and all the thoughts of this elven girl seemed to be expressed on her face.

After a long time, Sur, who had finally made up her mind, shook Priest's hand, she bit her lower lip, slowly opened her mouth, and asked in a tone with a hint of caution and anticipation, as well as a little excitement and eagerness, "So...... Priest, can you tell me what the world beyond the forest is like? ”

The world beyond the forest?

Priest was slightly stunned, he didn't expect this elf girl to approach him so boldly and actively...... Actually just to ask this question.

And it seems that the other party is really looking forward to the answer to this question, and Sur seems to really want to know what the 'outside' is like.

"The World Beyond the Forest...... Well. ”

Priest thought for a moment, and thought that it should be okay to say a little, anyway, he didn't lie, "Beyond the forest, there are hills and plains, where there are not many dense woods, but there are many ......"

Priest gave Sur a rough explanation of the topography of the world, which he saw from above, describing lakes, rivers and canyons to each other in detail, and explaining deserts, glaciers and moors to each other.

As he listened, Suer basically didn't interrupt silently, but his eyes lit up, and he wrote down every word very seriously and curiously.

The elf girl didn't ask any sensitive questions, such as what is Priest's hometown, how many people are from here, etc., Sur is really just curious about how the scenery in the distance is completely different from the forest, she is looking forward to Priest's every explanation with hunger, which seems to make this girl who has always lived in the depths of the forest imagine a different scenery from her hometown.

Soon, time passed, and the two of them had traveled a not very long way, to the shore where the elves were fishing and hunting.

"Thank you very much, thank you very much, excuse me, satisfy my curiosity."

With the fishing net against it, Sur showed a big smile to Priest, the energetic elf girl who was a little unusually energetic even if she said goodbye so neatly: "Next time I will treat you to 'Mingguang Bei' as a thank you gift, but now, I am going to work-"

"Go ahead."

For some reason, Priest was also in a good mood, and he stood on the shore and said goodbye to Sur Recycling as well.

Then, Priest looked around at the elven fishermen who were driving small boats back and forth around a simple long dock. This is a very classic inshore fishing dock, and it seems that even if these elves have lost almost all of their high-end technology, they really don't have any worries about survival.

After confirming that this was the fishing base of the Beholder Elven Clan, Priest couldn't help but shift his gaze to Sur, who was trotting all the way to the dock with a fishing net, and he sighed softly: "I didn't expect that there would be people who were curious about the outside world everywhere...... I thought that the elves could only stay in the forest for the rest of their lives, and they couldn't live or die......"

Halfway through talking to himself, he suddenly interrupted.

Priest's eyes narrowed solemnly, and he stared at the elven girl's back, which exposed a large area of fair skin.

It's not any erotic thoughts, or it's the desire of young men...... As someone who has gone through countless hellish trainings, Priest has long since learned to control all the desires in his body, and the reason behind his staring at Sur is simple.

There was a long, black wound that slanted the girl's back in two, or rather, a horrible scar.

It wriggled like a shadow, releasing the breath of destruction and the smell of death...... This is the existence of chaos erosion, that is, the existence of the local natives, the so-called 'otherworldly disease'.

Because the local residents are more or less contaminated with some chaotic aura, Priest was not sensitive to this at first, but he never expected that the chaotic erosion on Suer's body would be so serious!

"Even if it's an elf...... I'm afraid I won't be able to live too long. ”

Priest came to this conclusion in silence, and the smile on his face faded.

No wonder...... No wonder Sur is so eager and hungry for all the information relevant to the outside world...... Because with her body, I'm afraid she won't be able to get out of this forest at all.

Moreover, chaos erodes ...... In most cases, it is irreversible.

At least now he can't do anything.

Just as Priest was silently staring at the sea, the aura of a gold-level druid gradually emerged from behind him.

Priest turned his head, and sure enough, the figure of the deer-crowned elf was gradually emerging from the forest, he looked at the human in front of him, and said in a low voice: "Human, after deliberation, our Beholder clan has decided to agree to cooperate with you. ”

The deercrown elf's words were straightforward, without any fancy superfluous words, and he said in a somewhat hoarse voice: "Your companion, we have been informed, and we have agreed to assist you in meeting with the other elven tribes, and to show you the records of the tribe...... But on the other hand, teach us how to forge ...... The craftsmanship of metal. ”

"Deal."

Priest also nodded in agreement without hesitation, he knew that this agreement was not bound on paper, it was just a purely verbal transaction, but neither party had any reason and confidence to deceive the other, and the price to be paid was extremely small for both parties, but the gain was extremely huge, so the promise between them was more reliable than all contracts.

(Must go back as soon as possible.) ）

Priest thought: (Only the absolute top of the Church of the Seven and the Teacher have the power to truly purify chaos...... They are the only ones who can expel the chaos erosion of the entire elven tribe. ）

Both parties were very satisfied with the cooperation agreement, and soon, Priest decided to discuss the details with the deer crown elf for a while, and the other party naturally readily agreed.

However, just when the two of them were about to exchange the specific cooperation process between the two sides, a fairly flat sea rock pan.

Suddenly, above the sky, at the highest point of the firmament, there was a loud rumbling sound like thunder.

Priest and the deercrest elf looked up at the heavens in shock and inexplicability.

The sky trembled as if it had been struck by something, and behind the distant blue sky, there seemed to be an unimaginably large shadow constantly striking at the outer layers of the world, striking with all its might.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Just as a beaver strikes a seashell and a human wants to smash the carapace of a lobster, the outside world is bombarding the world walls with all its might.

Of course, the barrier of the world is intact, not even the slightest damage, even the trembling sky, is just a vision more similar to an illusion, that circle of shadows is even more blurred, only an outline can be seen, if it were not for the obvious and incomparable concussive sound from the sky, I am afraid that all the working elves would not have noticed at all.

But whether it was Priest or the deercrest elf, they all understood for the first time what kind of existence that huge shadow that struck the shell of the world.

That's what crab claws look like.