Chapter 595

Having said this, Stephanie lowered her head.

"I heard from grandpa that a long time ago, there was such a legend. Although humans at that time were still very weak, they were granted the gift of God by the [Guardian of Humanity]. Although there were only less than a hundred people who received such a gift, But later on, the weakest among them could easily defeat the monsters ranked high in the sequence, and the strongest, King Rick, the first king of mankind, seemed to be able to fight the giants, but these are all legends."

Stephanie was crestfallen.

"I remember."

Bai nodded seriously. This is all valuable information. Even if it is a legend, there must be traces to follow and it is necessary to listen to it.

Igarashi smiled and patted Shiro's head.

"Well, as expected of Bai."

"Onii-chan, go on - praise me."

"Haha, Bai is smart and cute, so awesome."

Igarashi rubbed Shiro's head, and Shiro narrowed his eyes in enjoyment like a cat.

Stephanie stared blankly at the interaction between the two people in front of her, feeling a little envious.

…

Various buildings similar to Romanesque architecture, classical architecture, and Baroque architecture are intertwined.

The road was paved with stone bricks, carriages walked on it, and a three-masted sailboat was docked in the harbor in the distance.

Modern products, not even the modern steam engine, were invented.

The terraced fields on the mountains further away use farming methods that are older than those in the city.

——The repercussions of not having a war should be reflected here.

The war accelerated advances in 'chemistry', allowing for huge leaps forward in the technology on which fertilizers and fuels depended.

Almost all of the books in Stephanie's library are handwritten—codices.

In the human species, even movable type printing has not yet been invented or popularized.

It has obviously been 5,900 years.

Igarashi doesn’t know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing. No, it is a good thing for weak humans. If there is a war, 5900 years later, it will never be the medieval style it is now. It will never look like a modern steel city. Human beings will disappear directly or become slaves of other races. While the [Ten Covenants] serve the strong who are good at games, they also protect the weak.

"Stephanie, why do you want to be a king, or what do you want to do after becoming a king? I have heard rumors that you are working hard because you may no longer be a royal. "

Standing on the high platform of the castle that is called Stephanie's home, looking at everything in the distance, Igarashi asked casually, while Shiro was still immersed in the library. At this moment, let's just say Igarashi and Stephen Ni's time alone.

"It doesn't matter what happens to that kind of thing."

Stephanie stood next to Igarashi and also leaned out of the railing to look into the distance.

"In the past, there were several countries of human species in the world. Elkia was also the largest country among them."

She continued, somewhat proudly, yet somewhat self-deprecatingly.

"But now, this has become the 'last country' for the human species that has been losing."

"..."

"It looks lively, right? But...Elkia is heading toward destruction."

She looked at the noisy street again, but this time with sad eyes, clenched her fists, gritted her teeth and continued.

"It is true that my grandfather, the former king, failed in his huge gamble to fight for the country, and is now forced into a desperate situation with only one capital left. But humans have been losing in the first place, and the situation has been getting worse... Although he is scolded. A foolish king, but the grandfather who still wants to save the country has nothing wrong with him."

If we don't win back our land, humans won't be able to reproduce for a long time anyway, because humans are all gathered here, but there is less arable land.

Rather than sit back and wait to perish, it is better to find a way out of poverty.

Steph seemed to be holding back tears.

"I - want to save Elkia..."

"okay."

Igarashi's tone suddenly became gentle, leaving Stephanie stunned. Then she felt her head being touched. There were only her and Igarashi. Who was touching the answer? The answer was obvious. Stephanie was stunned. Xiang Igarashi, and then heard his next words.

"Elkia, we can't be destroyed like this, of course not. The gambling conference will continue until tonight, right?"

"Um……"

Chapter 816 Tossing a Coin

Igarashi was playing with his hair, messing up the neat hair that he had spent a lot of time combing in the morning, with the same careless smile on his face.

But Stephanie couldn't glare at him like she did before.

Her heart was beating violently, whether it was because her grandfather was not scolded as a foolish king by Igarashi, or because she had received a promise like "Elkia, you can't just destroy her", or because of something else, Stephanie was already divided. Not sure.

Evening - Elkia Royal Castle Hall.

Everyone gathered here believed that the final result of the gambling meeting to select the king had been produced in this place.

Everyone in the hall was looking in the same direction. Leaning on the table, with arms crossed expressionlessly, he was wearing a black veil and clothes that looked like mourning clothes. A girl with a lifeless expression and long black hair.

An old man who was dressed a little differently from ordinary people and was probably a high-ranking official said.

"So, this Kurami Jel has been winning until now. Is there anyone else who wants to challenge?"

Although the hall was very noisy, no one stood up to challenge until Igarashi and his group appeared.

"I, Igarashi, issue a challenge."

"who is this?"

Igarashi's voice made the hall resound with such questions, and then after seeing the speaker clearly, it became inexplicably quiet. As ordinary people, as ordinary people who cannot perceive magic and have no ability to communicate with the Elf Corridor, But they also had something like a sixth sense inexplicably: This is not the person they should question.

When Kurami saw Stephanie, his eyes were contemptuous and indifferent, but when he saw Igarashi, he trembled slightly.

Yesterday, it was him who snapped his fingers and interrupted the magic of the [Elven] who was the best at magic among the sixteen races.

"Kurami, if you agree to play a game with me, then you will decide the rules and conditions. If you don't agree, I will just talk about what happened yesterday and how you can win."

Why, if a human has the ability to detect magic or even interrupt magic, is he really a human?

Could it be that, like him, he is also a spy from another country?

The alarm bell in Kurami's heart kept ringing. She couldn't let Igarashi say that she mainly relied on the magic of the elf species to win yesterday. Otherwise, she would be kicked out of the gambling conference based on this alone. She could only agree and use You can set the rules and conditions proposed by the other party by yourself so that you can win with an advantage.