13-War Prologue (1/2)

The Tree of Life is nearly 100 meters high and looks like a green cloud.

There is a clear lake below.

If you look down from the air, you will feel that the lake is nestled in front of the tree of life, like a small spring.

At this time, under the tree of life, there was a soft flower bed, and lying on it was a little girl, about ten years old, with long platinum hair spread out, soft and delicate, as if there was a layer of gem-like luster. The long and curly eyelashes trembled slightly, fluttering like butterfly wings.

Those eyes were supposed to be clear lake blue, but now they turned into pale gold, no different from Si Qingyan's.

Her eyes were confused, and she looked at the tree of life above her head, feeling that everything was unreal.

In the library, after opening the book, a monster came out of it. Then she was captured by the monster, taken to a strange room, and then tied up and bled...

The feeling of the blood being drained bit by bit was so uncomfortable. All the heat in the body was taken away, leaving only a shriveled body.

She heard the weird man keep shouting, damn it, it's too late, why did he find it so quickly, why couldn't he use the teleportation array to leave, and so on.

My brother must have come here.

I don’t know what happened after that. It seemed like a long time passed before I woke up under the tree.

She looked up and saw a familiar young man sleeping on a tree branch with his hands behind his head, his posture careless.

There is no other elf who dares to sleep on the tree of life like this.

His face was pale and he seemed extremely tired.

It's different from before.

That extreme sense of closeness made Clodia feel a strange warmth in her heart. They were connected by blood. Such a connection was strong and gentle.

She put her hand to her ear and could hear the faint sound of blood flowing.

A drop of blood fell from the fingertips, it was golden red.

The blood of elves is bright red, and the blood of elves royal family is silvery.

This breath... is my brother's blood.

What was lost was not only blood, but also vitality. Now the feeling of weakness has disappeared.

"Claudia, you wake up."

Si Qingyan just woke up, her voice slightly hoarse.

"Brother." Clodiya had a lot to say, but in the end she just raised her head and said:

"I will always give everything for you."

"Claudia, your front teeth have grown out." Si Qingyan said seriously, as if she had discovered something new.

"..." Clodiya clenched her fist.

Damn it! What else can I give without mentioning my front teeth!

I mentioned it...I mentioned it...it's still okay...

Si Qingyan jumped down from the tree. When Clodiya planned to rush over to hug those long legs like before, she found that she had grown taller! I can hold it up to my waist!

"Wow -" Clodiya sniffed and started crying.

I can hold back in front of others, but not in front of my brother.

Si Qingyan kept smoothing her hair.

What will happen to this little crybaby in the future? It’s really heartbreaking...

"I want to practice fighting spirit. I want to fight ten."

"Okay, okay."

"I want to live for many, many years and go to many places with my brother."

"When you grow up to me, I will take you out to play." Si Qingyan gestured to her chin level.

"Ah..." Clodiya stood there blankly. It feels so hard.

In the past, she was the least qualified elf and would not grow even a little bit taller for hundreds of years. Now she has grown a lot taller, also because of her accumulation. How long will it take to grow that tall?

Then she burst into tears.

This time she stopped crying without even a second cry, her stomach growling loudly.

Clodiya's face turned red and she looked at Si Qingyan with a look that yearned for food.

"I'll go get the food prepared."

"Pig bug." Si Qingyan touched Clodiya's head before sneaking away.

Small brain, top guagua.

Anyone who touches it wants to praise it.

"Brother, what is a pig bug?" Claudia looked curious.

"It's just a cute little animal, like you." Si Qingyan said seriously.

"Why haven't I seen it?" Clodiya scratched her head.

"The San Sero Continent is so big, it's normal if you haven't seen it before." Si Qingyan said with relief.

"Okay, then my brother is also a pig, we are the same family." Clodia smiled sweetly.

…

Si Qingyan also smiled and said:

"Brother has grown up and is not cute. Clodia is still young, so she is a pig bug."

"I always feel like you're lying to me..." Clodiya's clear eyes were full of doubts.

"Brother, how could I lie to you? I would never." Si Qingyan flicked her forehead.

You are a pig bug to begin with.

It used to be chubby and small, not as long as his legs. When he raised his head, his eyes were attached and trusting, and he made a milky and sweet sound.

But when I grow up, I don’t seem to be so easy to deceive. In the past, Clodia would believe whatever he said.

"By the way, do you like this?" Si Qingyan took out Saiyan's soul wail.

"A weapon?" Clodiya knelt down and tried to raise the gun.

Not moved.

"Yes. This is the artifact of Saiyan, the goddess of destruction."

"Do you want this or the Elf Crown?" Now Clodia should also be able to use the Elf Crown's second armor form.

"I want this, what's its name?" Clodia's eyes fell on the sharp gun blade.

"The soul wails."

"I like this." Clodia touched the gun body and couldn't put it down.

In fact, she is not as long as the gun.

Si Qingyan taught her how to use her blood to nourish her, and also taught her how to shoot. It was a bit funny to see her so excited that she even forgot to eat.

I'm really looking forward to seeing Clodiya dance like a tiger with her spear.

The main body of the war fortress is the ancient trees of the Silver Moon Forest. The elven magic saints give the ancient trees short-term mobility. They move the roots out of the ground and walk to a suitable place. The branches grow together to form a tree fort.

The elves continue to carve barriers into the tree to enhance the tree's defense and recovery capabilities. The ancient trees have high density and are harder than ordinary stone and steel. The outline has been initially built and further filling is needed.

Obviously, the elves are not the kind of race that is good at trade. I usually only take special products out to exchange for needed things.

After repairing and repairing, High Priest Sol said that there was not enough money and not enough materials.

Then he bowed humbly and pointed his head towards Si Qingyan.

Please give me money.

"Me neither." Si Qingyan's sleeves were empty.

Finally, he threw the corpse of the big snake he picked up underground last time to High Priest Thor. After all, High Priest Thor has paid his respects, so it’s hard to let him go back empty-handed.

High Priest Thor took the snake away with a dark face.

The elves were talking a lot. They had no money to build a war fortress. Even the Elf King gave the trophies to High Priest Thor to exchange for building materials. The Elf King was really a good Elf King!

High Priest Thor called on everyone to learn from the Elf King and donate money and materials to the war fortress. High Priest Thor donated many years of savings to set an example. His dedication was touching and he was shaped into a shining example among the elves. It happened that the elves had received ideological and moral education, and they all spent their money to support the construction of the war fortress.

The war fortress was built for a while, but was stopped again because of lack of money.

High Priest Sol followed Si Qingyan without saying a word and just kept staring.

Si Qingyan could bear it for the first few days, but when she woke up she could see the bloodshot eyes of High Priest Thor, which was too scary.

"How did the elves solve the problem in the past when they had no money?"

High Priest Thor thought for two seconds and said:

"We all had money before."

Si Qingyan was silent, rubbed her temples, and said:

"Go and talk to Roderick about trade cooperation. Don't keep staring at me. You can't make money out of thin air by following me."

"Sell the special products of the elves to the outside world, such as those things that are not available outside but are unique to the Silver Moon Forest. Then purchase some materials from the Principality of Seranta. It is best to form an industrial chain."

"Aren't there a lot of idle elves? Let them work outside, and keep half of the wages and hand over the other half."

High Priest Sol looked at Si Qingyan in shock.

You actually have such a good idea? Each one is great!

The Elf King is really a genius.

"Let's do this. The more wages you pay, the more rewards you will get, and you can't do anything that violates the law."

"Okay." High Priest Sol smiled and left.

These regulations will soon be implemented.

After all, this is the elf king's instruction.

Roderick decided to call a big meeting. Commerce was conducted by water and land, and all ethnic groups discussed together. Those attending this meeting will directly join the entire San Siro Continental Alliance, strengthen economic, military, and cultural ties, and establish a community of destiny.

As a high-ranking member of the Elf clan, Si Qingyan wanted to attend the meeting and had two lists of entourage. The rest of the guards, servants, etc. are not included.

Si Qingyan brought Clodiya, High Priest Sol, and some guards.

This meeting was called the First United Conference of Saint Serro All Races. The initiator of the meeting was Roderick, the Emperor of the Principality of Seranta. The meeting was attended by the Elf King, the Beast Emperor Ziyu, the Co-Master of the Sea Tribe and other powerful men from many races. .

Almost every race with a name has a seat, and more than a hundred chairs are filled. Looking at it, it looks like a zoo.

The whale king from the ocean shrank his body and held a meeting in an exclusive pool. That area was a water area created by a mage. In addition to the whale king, there were also leaders such as the fishman priest and the siren queen. This is a maritime force.

The other area is dominated by the Purple Emperor. Behind him are kobolds, tauren, dwarves, goblins, werewolves... all kinds of things, only unexpected, nothing unseen. This is the orc force.

Behind Si Qingyan are only High Priest Thor and Clodiya. The three of them are all representatives of the elves. This is the elven force. Although there are only a few elves here, everyone respects them. All races on the San Siro Continent know that the elves love peace and a quiet life, and are of good character, generally honest and trustworthy, and in line with public aesthetics. In short, the elves are a very welcoming and powerful race.

Next to Roderick sat the other senior officials of the principality that he had recruited. They were human forces and almost controlled the economic lifeline. Only they could unite all the races present.

"I am honored to issue a declaration as the president of the federation. I hope that we can reach a consensus at this meeting and unanimously communicate to the outside world..."

"Contradictions are divided into primary and secondary contradictions. We must grasp the main contradictions and focus on dealing with the main contradictions. At the same time, we must not relax on the secondary contradictions..."

"Our main contradiction is the invasion of foreign nations, and the secondary contradictions are some minor internal contradictions and discord..."

"We must seek truth from facts and bring forth the new from the old..."

"Practice is the only criterion for testing truth. We must..."

Roderick began to talk about Marxism, applying materialist dialectics to objective reality, carefully analyzing the current situation, and breaking it down bit by bit to everyone.

However, many members were on pins and needles, occasionally looking at each other with confusion in their eyes.

What is Roderick talking about?

Zi Huang respected this old partner very much and gave him face. He tried to open his eyes wide, but in fact his eyes were empty and his mind was wandering for tens of millions of miles. The orcs around him could not bear it the most. They sat in their chairs without moving and had to listen to the long spell like hypnosis. It was too painful.

The sea tribe was fine. They were relatively quiet and could stay still for a long time for hunting. Even if they didn't understand, they had enough concentration. An old turtle listened very seriously and even held a pen to write one or two sentences from time to time, all of which were golden sentences spoken by Roderick.

On the elf side, Clodia's eyes were clearly open, but her breathing was light and slow. Si Qingyan knew her too well. It seemed that Clodia had already mastered the skill of sleeping with her eyes open. With such a talent, she should strengthen her training. When she grows up, she will go to work to make money and contribute money and effort to the elves. High Priest Thor listened very seriously like the old sea turtle, and his eyes lit up from time to time.

Among the human seats, there were slightly more people taking small notebooks to write things down. Maybe it's because they are all political animals.

Clotia slept for a while, shuddered slightly, opened her eyes, and found that Roderick was still talking.

She couldn't help but show admiration.

Too strong... How did Roderick come up with such words, and there was no repetition. Listen carefully, it still makes sense.

Clotia listened carefully, took out a small notebook, and started writing.

Si Qingyan lowered her head to see what she wrote.

A dog-headed man scratching his butt was drawn on the white paper, and his expression was vivid. The dog-headed man seemed to be holding back something.

Si Qingyan had a sense of foreboding.

"Bu——"

A fart sounded.

The conference room was filled with a strange stench.

As if this fart was a switch, the fart sounded one after another.

The conference room was almost yellow-green.

Roderick looked at his thick plan and decided to pause and let people open the window for ventilation.

Roderick stopped speaking, and many people showed relieved expressions.

It was really terrible.

"Let me say a few more words..."

"We must adhere to the basic principles and work hard to establish a common defense line..."

Rodrick's voice sounded again.

The fart sound was intermittent.

Everyone's expression was very strange.

Rodrick showed an unsatisfied look, and finally said:

"My speech ends here. The theme is, when facing foreign invasion, fight!"

The purple emperor's loud voice sounded:

"Fight!"

"Fight!" Si Qingyan seconded.

"Fight!" Whale King seconded.

"Fight, fight, fight!" The orcs roared in unison. Other races also joined in.

Claudia put away her sketches, her face full of determination.

In fact, as long as this meeting can be successfully opened, there will be no big problems afterwards.

As long as they can get benefits, those non-human races are easier to talk to. Rodrick is not the kind of person who catches a fat sheep and rubs it hard. The members of the Federation all agree with the cooperation between each other. Almost every tribe can benefit, so why not unite?

The scene that Roderick had longed for was unfolding in full swing. He decided to spread the teleportation array throughout the entire Saint Sero continent, and he also had the correct ideology.

The real construction has begun. The war fortress of the elves has received funding from the Federation. Half of the members think that the space channel may be opened in the Silver Moon Forest. Although the other half of the members think that it may also fall in other places, they also agree to give funding to the elves.

In addition to funding, more and more elves have devoted themselves to the human kingdom and used their outstanding abilities to earn wealth. This behavior was called "working" by Roderick. This statement quickly spread, and the daily greetings of the elves became, "Have you worked?" "I worked, how about you?".

Finally, the funding and material problems were solved, but Si Qingyan did not rest.

The demons appeared in the Silver Moon Forest.

At the last meeting, Roderick explained the relationship between Purgatory, Heaven, and Hell, deepening the crisis awareness of many members of the Federation. Due to habit, the residents of Saint Sero still call the Purgatory species the demons.

The first person to discover the demons was an elf girl. It was an ordinary morning. Her mother was eating something in bed. The little girl was curious and wanted to ask what it was. Her face was splashed with juice.

When she got closer, she found that it was a broken heart.

The little girl ran away and called other elves nearby.

Her mother had been possessed by the Heart Eater and killed several elves overnight. If the Heart Eater had not been full at that time, the little girl would definitely not have escaped.

The Heart Eater had recovered some of its strength and was a bit tricky. Under the siege of the elves, it exploded and died, casting a shadow on the hearts of other elves.

The completion of the war fortress has reached two-thirds. Si Qingyan recalled the elves outside to speed up the construction of the war fortress, and asked many elves to be on guard against foreign species in the Silver Moon Forest or elves with abnormal behavior in the surrounding areas.

Klodia practiced her gun skills every day. With the help of Si Qingyan's blood and the wailing of the soul, she has become a top-level knight. She only needs an opportunity to break through and become a paladin.

In addition to the demons, many demonized plants appeared in the Silver Moon Forest.

This kind of plant spreads very quickly, but it is very difficult to purify. If it is allowed to erode, the Silver Moon Forest will soon become a dark demon forest.

Si Qingyan uses thunder to purify the surrounding plants every day, and is too busy to get away.

There is a kind of thunder that contains strong purifying and vitality, which is very helpful for the current situation.

The plants that were struck by him will not be infected again in a short time. But this is only a temporary solution.

The space channel must have been built nearby and part of it has been opened. Those who came from there were all small pawns, not high-level but disgusting enough.

Si Qingyan ordered the ordinary elves without combat power to evacuate and go to the Winter Fortress. Those elves did not want to leave the Silver Moon Forest. It was not until Si Qingyan made many mandatory requests that those elves were allowed to leave.

There are not many elves without combat power in the entire elf race. Originally, there were one-third. Now the elements are getting richer and richer, and more and more elves are getting stronger. Only one-fifth of the elves without combat power are left, and most of them are old and young.

The elves are a race where everyone is a soldier. They obey orders and are very strong both individually and as a whole.

There is no longer the quiet and peaceful atmosphere in the Silver Moon Forest.

More and more orc armies are stationed on the grasslands near the elves.

Everyone believes more and more in the authenticity of the prophecy and is worried. Will that really become a reality? If such a powerful elf race can't defend, can other races resist?

There are more and more monsters in the Silver Moon Forest. They seem to appear out of thin air and have strange origins.

The nearby space fluctuations are chaotic, and even the magic saints can't locate the location where the space channel appears.

Everyone's heart is shrouded in a shadow. Everyone knows that the war is about to begin.

Klodia patrols the Silver Moon Forest every day, holding her gun, heroic. She seems to be a natural warrior, with no mercy for the enemy and no aversion to harvesting lives. Her current strength can be ranked in the middle and upper, and she can be competent for the position of patrolman.

Si Qingyan is in the war fortress, studying elemental cannons with other magic saints.

Roderick generously lent most of the elemental cannons and arranged them on the war fortress. He also sent the magic saints in the artillery camp to the war fortress, hoping to be more powerful and blast all the invading monster cubs back to their hometown.

The elemental cannon needs to accumulate power before it can be fired, and magic crystals can also be used. But in war, both of them are prone to problems. The magic crystals of low-level monsters are useless, and the number of high-level monsters is scarce, so there are also few magic crystals. The elemental cannon consumes a lot of energy for the magic saint, and it is impossible to fire continuously. There must be a buffer time in between.

After Si Qingyan installed the elemental cannon on the war fortress, he changed the energy mode of the elemental cannon again, allowing it to absorb the surrounding elements freely. Whether it is a magic saint or a low-level mage, as long as the input elements are sufficient, it can be used. This greatly reduces the interval between the use of the elemental cannon and indirectly improves the combat effectiveness of the war fortress.

As time goes by, the situation near the Silver Moon Forest becomes worse. The sky seems to be shrouded in a layer of gray fog, and it is difficult for the sun to shine in. The air is filled with a scorching smell of volcanoes and magma, and many plants have died due to the rising temperature.

The last time the space channel of the demon clan was opened in the Winter Fortress, there was a snowfield there, which had a weakening effect on the demon clan. This time, there was no weakening at all. Instead, the environment of the Silver Moon Forest is rapidly deteriorating, and even the Fountain of Life is shrinking.

The only thing worth being happy about is that the elements in the space are becoming more and more active, and the concentration is also increasing rapidly. Every day, many warriors break through their cultivation, and there are more and more magic saints.

It is not bad for Klodia's cultivation to be stuck. She is working hard to polish her foundation, learn various techniques, and minimize her weaknesses.

It was another night, and the moon's brilliance was blocked by gray fog. The hot wind mixed with volcanic ash blew in the Silver Moon Forest, and large areas of dead plants fell to the ground.

A huge blood-red vortex appeared in the sky, stirring the gray fog and revealing the moon again.

The silver moon is round in shape, like a jade plate, but the blood-red vortex in front of it is like a big mouth. If it extends a little, it can swallow the moon completely.

Endless grim laughter came from the vortex. Si Qingyan looked solemn, opened the silver longbow, and the arrow in his hand ignited a blood-red flame, pointing to the direction of the vortex exit.

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