Chapter 680: A Feast Under the Moon
When the moon rises in the sky, the banquet held by the elf queen finally kicks off.
Unlike the cumbersome rituals of humans, the elves' banquets were more natural and concise, with no speeches by leaders and no words for drinking. When the first rays of music sound at nightfall, and when the flowers and plants planted in the forest are lit up one by one, it means that the banquet has begun. Most of the elves sit on the branches of trees and chant all sorts of songs, of course, which need to be on a specific theme.
Every banquet has a theme, and today's banquet is no exception. Accompanied by the night breeze in the forest, there is a song of sorrow and blessing. It is the elves' lament for their dead compatriots, and at the same time wishing their souls eternal peace and serene sleep.
This is the attitude of the elves towards death, they grieve the death of their friends, but they do not grieve over it. You will never see an elf crying and howling, because elves think that life is like nature itself as a cycle. Death is nothing but the winter of life. And when this cycle is over, it will wake up again in another way and start a new life. Therefore, the elves always seem to treat death very indifferently, and even seem a little ruthless in the eyes of humans.
Listening to the songs that echoed through the trees, Jenny strolled through them, her slender and thin figure looking like a shadow, connecting from one shadow to another, barely perceivable without looking closely. But Jenny didn't care about this, and it could even be said that it seemed to have become her instinct. She reached out. Pick up a biscuit that is placed on the leaves of a tree next to the forest path -- this biscuit is a specialty of the elves, and it is the cake of the human world. Let's be honest. At the elven dinner, you don't expect to drink and eat meat. A few pieces of this elf's special floral biscuit with cool and delicious fruits and spring water are already quite luxurious enjoyment.
Holding the biscuit in his hand and putting it in his mouth, a fresh floral fragrance came to his nose, which made people's spirits invigorate. Jenny was also slightly stunned for a moment, then she turned her head and smiled and nodded at the elf girl in the shade of the tree next to her. Then the next moment, I saw Jenny's figure quietly disappear into the mottled black shadows, and when she reappeared, it was already dozens of meters away.
This was Jenny's only special treatment as the guest of honour at the banquet. That is, she needs to be alone to get through this "Glorious Path" to the central plaza of the Heart of the Tree. Although the ritual itself may seem inconspicuous, the significance itself is huge. Those who are qualified to walk this glorious path, whether elves, humans, or other races, will henceforth become the most honored guests of the entire elven race. And the elves will also send their blessings to the guest, and this is not just a matter of words, they will also take out their favorite food and put it on the path of glory for the guests to claim. And if the guests are willing to enjoy the food they make. It is tantamount to accepting their friendship. This is also an honor for them.
Although Jenny is not the only one who has walked the road of glory for hundreds of years, this scene in front of her. It still surprised the elves. Although it was late at night, the path in front of me was still very bright under the moonlight and glow-in-the-dark plants. But even so. They couldn't see exactly how the figure, wrapped in a cloak, seemed to appear and how it had disappeared. She was like a shadow. Only the moment you stop will you realize that she is there. But when she moved. You can't tell which is the shadow and which is the person.
How exactly did she do it?
The elves who saw this scene couldn't help but be surprised, knowing that the elves are good at concealing their whereabouts, which is also a barrier for them to run rampant in the forest. And even they couldn't see how the elf in front of them left their field of vision and how it returned to their field of vision.
"How did she do it?"
Even the elven queen standing on the high platform was looking at the glorious path not far below in amazement at this moment. Even with her abilities, she couldn't see through what Jenny had done. When she entered the dark shadows, it was as if she had completely disappeared. I can't even feel her breath of life, as if this person doesn't exist in this world at all. But when she reappeared, the vivid leap of life force was incomparably clear. This is not an illusion at all, nor is it an illusion, as an archmage who specializes in prophecy, all illusions cannot blind the eyes of the elven queen.
But what's going on here?
"Is she demonstrating?"
"No, Your Majesty, I think it's probably just an instinctive reaction of this young lady."
Hearing the Elven Queen's words, the High Priest standing next to him shook his head.
"If she really has the heart to do it, then she can do better. But in fact, no, I think it is very likely that this is a habit brought about by living in a dark area all year round, after all, in the darkness there, there are countless dangerous ..............."
Hearing this, the elf queen didn't say anything, but nodded.
And at this time, Jenny's figure had also appeared in front of her.
With Jenny's appearance, the elves' singing voices became louder and louder, and those clear, unique-sounding singing voices turned into soft choruses at this moment, so that from a distance, Jenny seemed to be the protagonist with his own BGM. At the same time, countless petals fell from the sky and scattered to the ground, forming a bright and dazzling carpet of flowers.
"Your Majesty............"
Quietly walking in front of the elf queen, Jenny bowed down and solemnly saluted the other party. In the face of her salute, the elven queen smiled and stretched out her right hand and placed it on top of her head.
"May the four seasons breeze always watch over you, our friend. You have walked the path of glory, and from now on, you will be the most honored guest and friend of our elven nation. ”
"It's my pleasure."
Hearing the Elf Queen's words, Jenny also hurriedly gave an answer.
"I will always cherish my friends and will fight for them until the very end. Their enemies are my enemies, and their happiness will be the source of my smiles. Day or night, in the light of day or moonlight, in the frozen valleys or in the vast wilderness, I will be with them. ”
Saying this, the corners of Jenny's mouth curled slightly, revealing a faint smile.
"Forever."
"We will remember your promise, and that will be our credo with our friends."
The Elven Queen didn't seem to notice the special meaning of Jenny's last words, she just smiled and lowered her hand, and then replied. After hearing the Elven Queen's answer, Jenny lowered her hood and raised her head to look ahead, behind the Elven Queen, Orphin could be seen waving her arms excitedly. Jenny nodded in response, and then she retracted her gaze and looked to the other side -- and there stood three strangers dressed in strange clothes. Two men and one woman, all dressed as adventurers, the woman in which she wore a priest's robe. Beside her, stood a knight and a mage. And the three men are not quite the same race. The mage in one of them looked like a dwarf, wearing a robe that was dragged straight to the ground. In his hand he was holding a withered yellow stick, perhaps because of his age, and he could see that there were few hairs on his bare head. I don't know why, when I saw this dwarf mage, Jenny couldn't help but think of a fairly classic movie character in her mind.........
And the knight next to this dwarf mage is a barbarian. He is more than two meters tall, and blends in with the elves to give the illusion of Beauty and the Beast. But the barbarian didn't seem to care about the troubles, he just took a big sip of wine with an axe in one hand and a bottle in the other. In this way, Da Ma Jindao sat on the chair next to him, and the two people next to him were obviously a little dissatisfied with the appearance of this barbarian knight, but at this moment they also pretended not to see it, and intentionally or unintentionally distanced themselves from each other.
But the most striking thing is the woman dressed as a priest. Her upper body was no different from that of a human, but her lower body was like a snake, and if you looked closely, you could even see the webbing between the slender fingers of the other person—it was obvious that this was a Naga. And judging from the way she dressed, she should be the priest of the Naga clan, which is one of the noblest professions among the sea clan, and its degree is no less than that of the queen of a country. And right now, it is indeed quite strange that this Naga priest will come to the Elven Forest in person.
It's a strange combination.
If it was somewhere else, just seeing such a combination would be enough to surprise Jenny for a long time, after all, whether it is a dwarf, a barbarian, or a Naga, they all belong to the family of dead houses, and they will stay on their own acres and threes of land all their lives until they die. And now, it is indeed a little strange that these three races are actually gathered in the Elven Forest.
However, at this moment, Jenny was not puzzled by this, she had received news from Alice before, and learned that three of the Nine Holy Sons had come to the Elven Forest in advance to investigate.
If Jenny's guess is correct, then the identities of these three people have been revealed. (To be continued.) )