While the Elven Queen had chosen a fighter for the Sword Dance ceremony, Rhodes was leading Lizzie, Anne, and the little mermaid around the Elven assembly house.

Surrounded by tall trees and green grass, clear streams flow along both sides, forming a circular clearing similar to a public meeting place, while the elves sit quietly on the branches or grass on both sides, listening to the chanting and playing of the elves in the center of the clearing. It brings a different kind of style.

If it were a human being, I am afraid that I could not help but applaud when I heard such a beautiful singing, but the elves did not like this, long before coming to the assembly hall, Rhodes had warned Anne and Lijie that no matter how good they sang they were, applause was not allowed, because the elves valued the beauty of fluency and nature, if they really respected and understood their singing, as long as they listened quietly on the side, this is the greatest respect for the master.

And the appearance of Rhodes and other humans naturally aroused the curious attention of the elves in the assembly hall, after all, it is rare to see humans appear here, generally speaking, for various reasons, few humans choose to go deep into the elven forest, most humans can't stand the seemingly strict and strange rules of the elves, so they would rather stay in the post run by the half-elves, rather than take the initiative to ask for trouble. And the appearance of Rhodes and his party immediately attracted the attention of many elves. Not to mention that Rhodes' own appearance is not much different from that of the elves, and the little mermaid suspended in the water balloon is also eye-catching.

What made the elves even more curious was that although he was in the elves' meeting hall, Rhodes did not show any restraint and uneasiness. On the contrary, the paths hidden in the bushes and grass did not seem to be a problem for the young human, who seemed to be extremely familiar with the place, as if he had lived in this elven forest for many years, but the elves were sure that they had never seen such a human.

And not only the elves felt strange. Even Lijie and Anne were very puzzled, logically speaking, it was absolutely impossible for Rhodes to come here, but he acted as if he was the owner or tour guide here, and was carrying out some kind of "free day trip to the Elven Forest" service with three individual guests. In Lizzie and Annie's opinion, if they can barely distinguish the difference between artificial buildings and plants in a half-elf place like Blackberry Town, then after coming to the elf's territory, they can look up. They couldn't even find a trace of artificiality, although the elves also lived in wooden houses, but the elves' wooden houses were not the same as human wooden houses, most of them just put the branches together, integrated into a space, looking from a distance, it seemed like a dense green canopy. But Rhodes could tell at a glance where the elves' houses were, and he even told the three of them from time to time. What kind of hobbies and achievements do the elves who live here, as well as the humanistic history and allusions of the elves. This even made Lijie a little suspicious that Rhodes was a native elf disguised human.

"What a beautiful place...............

Lijie turned her head away. Looking at the circular clearing not far away, where the faint sound of singing still surrounds her ears, for Lijie, this is simply the paradise of her dreams, quiet and comfortable. Tranquility, peace. Just standing in this forest, I feel that everything in the mortal world is far away from me, and those troubles that belong to human beings seem to be invisible to these elves. They live their lives peacefully and simply, without any fighting, no quarrels over money, fame and status, no intrigue with each other, and no secret stumbling. If she could, Lijie would even wish she could live here forever, away from worries and sorrows, and just live a quiet life here...............

"Well, what a great place!"

Hearing Lijie's words, Anne nodded vigorously, and then took a bite of a bright red apple in her hand, which was a gift from an elf to Anne before, and for Anne, there was nothing more important to her than food.

"Woo-ha............ It's delicious, Lijie, cutie, do you want it? ”

As she spoke, Anne took out two more apples from her bosom and shook them at the girls beside her. In the face of Anne's inquiry, Lijie smiled slightly, and then reached out and took an apple. The little mermaid lay on the edge of the balloon, looking curiously and cautiously at the apple in Anne's hand, and she hesitated to reach out, but when it touched the outer wall of the balloon, she quickly retracted, as if it were something hot.

"It's a shame."

Seeing the little mermaid's curious and daring look, Anne laughed deliciously, and then she opened her mouth and took a hard bite of the apple in her hand, and the crisp sound made it sound like a big index finger. This is also the method that Anne herself figured out after spending a long time with the little mermaid. She found that this little mermaid is particularly afraid of life, except for Rod, almost no one else, although she and Lijie have been by the side of the little mermaid along the way, but look at her appearance is still closer to Rod, although Anne has been "persistent" to tempt the little mermaid, but she has always kept a distance from Anne, which makes Anne very distressed, but she is unwilling to give up, I don't know what Lu Dao is for, Anne always feels that she likes this little guy very much, so cute and interesting, It was a rare playmate for Anne——— and even on several occasions, Anne felt that she couldn't help but start drooling whenever she saw a little mermaid......... But to Anne's dismay, the little mermaid was quite wary of her, and if Rhodes had anything to leave, she would rather be closer to Lijie than lean against Anne.

If he was told by Rhodes, he would definitely sigh that the food chain is indeed of its own significance.

"Mr. Rhodes."

At this moment, suddenly a voice sounded, and Rod raised his head, quickly. He saw Corinna leap down from a tree, quiet and calm as a graceful cat to the ground, and then he looked up and nodded at Rod.

"You're here, it's really easy for me to find."

"What's the matter? Miss Corinna? ”

Hear Corinna speak. Rod raised an eyebrow, and Corinna groaned for a moment before replying.

"That's right, Mr. Rod, Her Majesty the Queen has made a decision, if you have no problem, we will have a sword dance ceremony tonight, if those two ............... If you are able to pass the test, then we will agree to your request to enter the Holy White Valley. "Speaking of which. Corinna's face was a little complicated, she subconsciously glanced at Rod's side, but she didn't see the two girls, Corinna didn't know what kind of mood she was in, after she learned about the deeds of Caless Du Ying from Her Majesty the Queen, Corinna felt that her heart had been very complicated, she found that she seemed to have understood why Rhodes would want to enter the Holy White Valley, if those two girls were indeed Caless Du Fireflies. Then there must be something in the Holy White Valley that has something to do with them. However, it is also because of this. At this moment, Corinna felt an unexpected sense of guilt, although it was not her responsibility, but Corinna still felt that these heroes who sacrificed everything for the elves did not get the treatment they deserved.

"Oh?"

But Rod didn't notice Corinna's reaction, instead. When he heard the Moon Elf Maiden's answer, Rhodes couldn't help but be taken aback, he originally thought that this time the application would not be so easy to pass, because whether it was the Holy White Valley or the Sword Dance Ceremony, it was the tradition of the Elf Clan. As a human being, joining in without permission would definitely make those elves feel uneasy. According to Rod's experience in the game, it is estimated that these elves will have to discuss everything for several days before they can make a decision. This was nothing new to Rhodes, as he had encountered similar things in the late game since he had gained prestige in the Land of Law and had the power to join the Elven Dominions for assistance. Sometimes Rhodes hoped that the elves would send a scout to help his team find their way or something, and the elves would have to discuss it for days before they could come up with a result. So Rod is used to it, every time he needs elf help, he will send out an application several days in advance, and then turn around to do the task, and when Rod has completed all the tasks that should be done, and the rewards have been received, he will return to the elf forest, maybe this group of guys has not yet discussed a result. But he didn't expect that this time, the elves would approve the proposal for the sword dance ceremony so quickly, which was really quite unexpected by Rhodes.

However, although he didn't know why the Dao Elf had become so abnormal this time, it was naturally a good thing for Rhodes to be able to get this matter done quickly, so he didn't hesitate anything, but nodded quickly.

"No problem, Miss Corinna, we are ready to participate in the Sword Dance Ceremony at any time."

In the face of Rod's reaction, Corinna didn't say much, she just nodded at Rod with a smile.

"We have prepared a place for you to eat and rest, and after you have eaten, I will take you to the sword dance ceremony."

With that, Corinna turned and walked along another path in the shade of the trees.

Rhodes looked at Corinna's back, shrugged his shoulders, and didn't say anything, but followed. On the contrary, Lijie frowned slightly behind Rhodes and looked at Corinna with some confusion. Although Corinna was calm, Lijie still felt the complexity and hesitation of the girl hidden under the veil of calm. Lijie looked at Rod curiously, and then at Corinna, although these two people were very calm, but Lijie always felt that the relationship between the two of them was a little unusual, the moon elf girl seemed to have a special opinion of Rode——— this is not the conclusion of the observation, but the intuition of being a woman.

The elves don't prepare a very rich dinner, they don't like to eat meat, they don't like to eat cooked food, in fact, for most elves, they just need fruit to satisfy their appetite. But that doesn't mean that the elven food isn't delicious, as their wine and elven biscuits have long been well-known and popular in the Anthropocene.

But instead of focusing on these delicious foods, Rod did not, instead. He was gently stroking the hilt of the sword at his waist, feeling the agitation of his soul coming from the hilt, since meeting with Her Majesty the Elven Queen today, Rhodes found that the connection between him and Greysil and Madaras seemed to have deepened, and he could even detect their emotions at the moment through the soul fluctuations of these two magic weapons, and the constant soul fluctuations were very stable and long. This meant that Greyhill and Madaras were very calm, and they were not even nervous in the face of the upcoming battle.

The last glimmer of the setting sun sinks below the horizon, and in its place the soft, bright moonlight emerges from the darkness, illuminating the forest, which had been somewhat dim by the evening. The birdsong faded away.

Rhodes looked up at Corinna.

"We're ready, Miss Corinna."

Subsequently. He spoke.

Although the sword dance ceremony is a very grand ceremony for the elves, the place where the ceremony is held is not very sacred and inviolable, and in fact, the place where the sword dance ceremony is held is the circular square that Rod led Anne and Lijie to visit during the day, but unlike the daytime, the center of the circular square is empty at this moment, and the white moonlight shines down from the sky. Enveloping the entire circular square in it, soft. A bright and unblinding glow covers everything.

The elves, on the other hand, stood quietly around, watching everything in front of them. Rod raised his head and soon saw the elf queen standing on the high platform of the square, sensing Rod's gaze, the elf queen smiled slightly. Then, she looked up. Looking at the surrounding elves, he spoke.

"My compatriots, my people, today we will have a sacred ceremony here. In order to confirm two pure and great souls, they will prove their glory, bravery and pride with their blades. And now, we will be here, under the watchful eyes of the moonlight and the twin dragons, to promise and guarantee the sacredness and justice of this sword dance ceremony. ”

Hearing this, the elves couldn't help but have a slight commotion, and many "unknown truth" elves showed varying degrees of surprise and confusion at the elven queen's speech, which is no wonder, although among the elves family, there are not a few sword dance ceremonies, but they have never heard the elf queen say that "pure and great souls" such an evaluation, but now, the queen's majesty actually gave such an evaluation to two challengers they had never heard of?

Hearing the Elf Queen's words, Rhodes raised his eyebrows, he didn't care about the Elf Queen's name for Greysil and Madaras, on the contrary, Rod was keenly aware of one thing, that is, when the Elf Queen mentioned the creation dragon soul, she also said "holy" instead of "god".

Although the pronunciation is similar, the concepts and meanings of the two are completely different.

"Now, let's invite our responders."

With the words of Her Majesty the Elven Queen, soon, a figure that made Rhodes feel familiar and unfamiliar walked out of the crowd, he was wearing exquisite glass armor, a well-polished sword with magical brilliance hanging from his waist, and a luxurious and complicated helmet that covered his face, but even so, as long as he felt that somewhat interesting gaze, Rhodes could already confirm his identity——— it was the elven swordsman who had made this suggestion in front of Her Majesty the Queen, Dales.

What the hell is this guy up to?

Rod frowned, and couldn't help but look carefully at the elf knight who was already standing in the center of the circular square, but he didn't say anything, on the contrary, Rod stretched out his hands and gently stroked the double swords on his waist, and soon, another wave of dizziness hit, and then, Rod saw a flower in front of him, and soon, two petite, elf girls wrapped in monk's robes appeared in front of Rod like this.

"Over to you, Greyhill, Madaras."

Looking at the two girls in front of him, Rod nodded and spoke, and hearing Rode's words, the two girls couldn't help but let out a chuckle like a silver bell, and then, they held hands and walked to the center of the circular square, and then, the two girls invariably lowered the hood that covered their faces.

“………………！！”

There was no need to confirm it, Rhodes had already heard the exclamations and low sighs of the elves around him, and it was obvious that they, like the elves before them, were not aware of the presence of Greyhill and Madaras at all, until they themselves were actively exposed to each other. In the face of the elves' surprise and surprise, Gresil and Madaras's expressions did not change in the slightest, they still had soft smiles, and then stretched out their right hands left and right————— and then ............

"Brush."

With a soft sound, a short snow-white blade suddenly emerged from the cuffs of the two girls. (To be continued.) )