Chapter 309: Fatal Rhythm

"Why exactly is Fistreion called the Great Sinner? It's strange; there's no record of it at all."

"Star Burner" Alcast has been riding high these days.

He never expected that a disciple he casually took in, a idle chess piece in Radiant City, would be so useful.

Not only did he secure a new settlement for them, but with the help of the City Guard and the Radiant Guard, these half-elves simply became residents of the city. That batch of "refugees" was easily written off the books.

And for the half-elves and mages participating in the underground exploration, the daily gains were quite good.

Therefore, Alcast's prestige within the clan surged, and even some half-elves heard the news and rushed over here.

He felt Li En had helped him, while Li En felt the Archmage had helped him.

This is probably what happens when different perspectives lead to completely different concepts.

On Li En and Dai Niya's side, to survive the crisis, they were willing to borrow any power available, but in reality, most nations of the Beast-Touched are quite xenophobic; due to years of clan wars, their vigilance against other races is very high.

As for the half-elves, they are used to having no father to love them and no mother to care for them, and are famous as the "loose-knit race."

The main gathering place for half-elves is actually the Druidic Forest; only such a camp with a general nature faith can be considered the least picky about race and thus accept them.

Even so, the elf factions within the Druids remain very dissatisfied with them.

"The Demon Tide is imminent; we need refuge."

This is racial experience: once a real world war breaks out, the small nations and small clans are the first to be smashed.

The central continent and prosperous regions are the most dangerous; people may become slaves and have their wealth stripped away. Only those in the borderlands have a chance to survive. Best of all, they need the support of local officials to recognize their basic right to exist as "people."

Although it sounds terrible and tragic, the reality of development is often several times more cruel and tragic than anticipated.

It is not just the half-elves; many weak races have actually already begun preparing to migrate to the borderlands.

The Kingdom is a corner of the continent, far from the prosperous areas, yet it still maintains a certain order, so it has been eyed by some clans.

"Star Burner" Alcast is one of them. He is a strong one, and this does not conflict with the fact that ninety-nine percent of his clan are weaklings.

After receiving Li En's approval and Dai Niya's tacit consent, a large ship delivered a great number of half-elf refugees, who were directly brought into the "Hope Town" ahead.

On ordinary days, this would be quite taboo: suddenly migrating thousands of aliens into a certain area of a city—what do you plan to do?

Even if you don't cause trouble on ordinary days, the local administrators must come over to make trouble.

But Li En had the power to make the Kingdom treat it as if it never happened. In fact, except for Dai Niya and a few others, most nobles were unaware of this; perhaps the intelligence they could get in the future would only be that the half-elves in this city had suddenly increased.

But by that time, they wouldn't have time to worry about these things. The Lord's jurisdiction could render many watching eyes meaningless; Li En's own "trust" was the key to everything. He truly dared to let his small town be flooded with aliens.

To be honest, Alcast was quite grateful to Li En. Even though both sides knew it was a cooperation of interests, each taking what they needed, this tangible benefit was right there in front of them.

It was also for this reason that when Li En showed great interest in Fistreion, Alcast naturally took it seriously.

But after searching and searching, there was only one case: "stealing a divine artifact," which caused the civil war against the elven evil god not to break out.

"Is that enough to be a Great Sinner? Not really."

The concept of a Great Sinner within the clan is a unique one. If he merely prevented the outbreak of a civil war, it wouldn't be enough. This is similar to a Great Sage; it requires the public recognition of an era.

Through normal channels, Alcast could not obtain more intelligence.

This was very strange. Five thousand years, for other races, was already ancient history from which accurate records could not be obtained, but in elven society, it might only be a matter of a few generations. Most importantly, within the elven clan, there were true Ancients, those existences that had crossed time.

"Favors might be necessary now." Alcast instinctively felt that perhaps this answer was very important; Li En should not be someone who would make a huge fuss over "ancient secrets."

Thus, Alcast sent some express letters to certain people through special channels.

Soon, he received a reply. This time, it was impossible to get nothing. This ancient existence even knew many past events that even the Elven Kings could not know.

After all, that was a tree, an ancient tree of knowledge in the Elven Court.

Most ordinary elves are disgusted by and keep their distance from half-elves; the radicals even advocate removing those troublemakers. But where there are radicals, there are naturally moderates, and quite a few elves and tribes are quite friendly toward half-elves.

In the eyes of this ancient tree of knowledge that had witnessed the glory of the ancient Elven Court, whether High Elves or half-elves, they were all "young children," so naturally there was no difference.

Alcast had once received guidance and enlightenment from this senior; at this time, when seeking secret history, he naturally turned to him.

And the other party did not hide anything; for example, the "plague" had passed and should not return.

"Fistreion, he was a kind, good child. He could not stand to see blood and fighting. But he was indeed a Great Sinner; due to his reasons, he caused the weakening of the Elven Court to a certain extent."

The content in the document was too shocking; even the well-traveled Archmage, who had only glanced at it twice, could not hold it together.

What this fellow did was truly too horrifying to hear.

"... He was a Great Calamity, but absolutely not just a Great Calamity for the entire elven race. At that time, when the Elven King dealt with him, I agreed."

That was an existence that could accidentally destroy the world!

"No, we must find Li En as soon as possible." Thinking of Li En digging up hints of a Great Sinner's legacy, the Archmage immediately panicked.

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At the same time, Li En's mood was quite good.