Chapter 105: Ancient Elves' Treasure

The Falling Star Sea, also called the Inner Sea, is a massive body of water that connects the eastern and western parts of the Feren Continent. Via the Lis River, the Inner Sea also links to the Moon Sea in the northwest. The Falling Star Sea is likewise the main migration route for the Qiu Das people leaving Weihong Bay to colonize the central and northern regions of Feren.

The Yinbu Tu Kingdom lies along the eastern bay coast of the Falling Star Sea.

This Inner Sea, which bisects the central Feren Continent and separates east from west, has existed since the ancient ages; it is said that in a distant antiquity, elves ruled the entire continent, but a failed magical ritual destroyed the elves' advanced ancient civilization.

That ritual has now faded like a faint whisper in the wind of time; people only hear vague rumors passed down by grandparents—an enormous explosion, or perhaps a massive meteor from the heavens. In short, the failed magical ritual caused continent‑scale devastation, and the Falling Star Sea was born at that moment.

This is the version of the story that people pass down; the truth is unknown, for the age when elves ruled the world was over thirty thousand years ago, after dragons and giants divided the world, and the later elves and dwarves each used their own strength to defeat the dragons and giants and seized the throne of world domination.

Alas, after many twists, even elves and dwarves eventually began to decline in history, and only humans became the masters of the new era, the pearl of Frelen.

Naimi Xisi expressed deep sorrow over the planet's history, lamenting that had he arrived thirty thousand years earlier, he could have become a dragon lord among his kind, with myriad races serving him, a leisurely aristocratic dragon—so why was he born in the age of human ascendancy?

After Ao Duo Li finished describing the treasure of the Falling Star Sea, Naimi Xisi's nerves sparked instantly, for that place had once been the core region of the elves' most advanced high‑magic civilization tens of thousands of years ago.

If there is any treasure underground, wouldn't it belong to the elves of old?

"The treasure of the Falling Star Sea? Where is it?" Naimi Xisi asked.

"Adova Omani." Ao Duo Li said word for word.

"What is that?" Juan Ce Long frowned; that tongue‑twisting name didn't sound like something elves would devise.

Smiling, Ao Duo Li extended a hand and said, "If you wish to know, how about swearing a divine oath with me? We'll split any treasure we obtain fairly, and share the knowledge with everyone, what do you think?"

Naimi Xisi curled a lip, as if thinking she really had no other options. Though Naimi Xisi is not a malicious faction that controls anyone on sight, extracting others' memories is something she does without any psychological guilt.

The next moment, the other's memories were instantly probed and clarified by her.

As an 11th‑level ocean sorcerer, Ao Duo Li had lived within the Falling Star Sea; she once accidentally entered an ancient ruin beneath the sea's central region.

The ruin recorded a submerged city called 【Adova Omani】, which was developed millennia ago by the Conch Fish People, who discovered a bronze gate leading to a mysterious unknown.

Unfortunately, the city of Adova Omani was struck by a mysterious plague that swept the Falling Star Sea 900 years ago; no resident escaped, and the bronze gate fell into silence thereafter.

What Ao Duo Li wishes to explore is precisely that bronze gate hidden beneath the ruins.

Having extracted the memory, Naimi Xisi was at a loss, for she realized she still needed Ao Duo Li's participation.

Opening the bronze gate requires a key from the Elven Royal Court and the fresh blood of a Sun Elf.

To explore the bronze gate, Ao Duo Li spent decades ashore searching; she finally gathered the key and found a Sun Elf willing to explore together, which Naimi Xisi lacked. After a moment's consideration, Naimi Xisi agreed, and Ao Duo Li shouted excitedly, water streaming from the two horns on her head.

"So, where is that Sun Elf?" Naimi Xisi asked curiously. Even Juan Ce Long was very curious about such an extremely rare elven noble; in the True Dragon's memory lineage, Sun Elves possess exceptionally strong magical talent and a lifespan as long as that of a dragon.

"Um, I'm not clear on Jia Fu Na Si's whereabouts; she's a very, very aloof Sun Elf, and she harbors extreme hostility toward humans, so we always arrange a meeting point for the next encounter."

"In three days we'll meet at Ghost Shark City in the Yinbu Tu Kingdom, and then you'll be able to see her."

After speaking, Ao Duo Li warned Naimi Xisi cautiously, "Please don't bring any humans along; Jia Fu Na Si becomes extremely foul‑tempered when she sees human temperament."

Before Naimi Xisi could speak, Peng Peng boisterously shouted, "Stinky Fish People, how dare you command my great master over a mere Sun Elf? My master could kill him with a single dragon's breath!"

"It's her," Ao Duo Li's eye twitched; she took a deep breath, deciding not to get angry at this newly recruited powerful ally, saying she could ignore the squirming little thing, though she wanted to crush it on the spot, "Jia Fu Na Si is a female Sun Elf."

Naimi Xisi nodded; gender made no difference to her, and as a noble True Dragon, no one could exploit gender advantage to ride atop Juan Ce Long when allocating treasure! Ao Duo Li also felt a flutter of anxiety, unsure whether inviting a greedy giant dragon to the expedition was too reckless, yet recalling the hordes of monsters she'd seen in the underwater ruins gave her a few lingering doubts.

After parting with Ao Duo Li, Naimi Xisi continued browsing the Magic District, regrettably finding the shop owners' skill levels far inferior to those of the royal court, and her plan to purchase new spells fell completely flat.

"Hmm, perhaps I can visit Deepwater City later," Naimi Xisi thought.

Once Ke Li Te firmly assumes the dukedom, he can prepare to set out for Sword Bay on the western coast; before the expedition to the new continent begins, he can also stroll through Deepwater City—the super‑large metropolis hailed as the 'Pearl of Sword Bay.'

There, magic is no longer a rarity; it is said that the streets are filled with otherworldly beings, various intelligent monsters roaming about. As an independent power in the western coast region, this super city can, by itself, stand against the surrounding kingdoms.

The advanced magic, refined civil institutions, and even Naimi Xisi had heard rumors of a 'steam engine'—an artifact imported from the Anmu Empire—appearing there.

Compared with the still‑medieval sword‑and‑magic northern‑central Feren, the western coast's level of civilization has already entered the next stage.

This is why Naimi Xisi wishes to see Deepwater City for herself.

After finishing her shopping, Naimi Xisi arrived at the Temple District and saw an open area already enclosed by wooden fences, which made her smile.

This is land purchased by Prince Rain for the Knowledge Church; in the future, the first Knowledge Temple within the Yinbu Tu Kingdom will be built here! Naimi Xisi walked to the wooden fence, her pupils suddenly contracting and her brows knitting.

She saw a squad of people in city guard uniforms nearby pulling the wooden fence out by the roots!

"Stop, what are you doing?"

The cold voice reached the guards' ears; they looked up to see a silver‑haired youth staring at them with an icy expression.

Sorry, sorry, I really can't finish, it's already twelve o'clock, I'm posting now; today's word count is five thousand, tomorrow will be six thousand (end of chapter).