Chapter 2798: Elf King

The scene of tree houses stretching under the moon, fireflies and light orbs flying together, and unicorns walking in the forest was quite fantastical. Seeing such a scene suddenly in the dense forest far away from the city, anyone would think they had suddenly come to another world.

The three major academies seemed to have a lot of people here this time. The tree houses on the trees were all lit, and there were many ring warlocks in the ground camp taking care of bonfires, arranging plans for tomorrow's actions, or simply chatting with acquaintances.

The warning ritual on the periphery of the elf camp did not react to the three of them, so people just glanced at the three who walked out of the forest. Emilia, who was leading three chocobos, was not surprised by the clusters of tree houses. Her hometown was also such a landscape, and she seemed more interested in those unicorns.

"Are these all unicorns from St. Byron's?"

Xia De asked her in a low voice. Emilia squinted and continued to walk forward with Ms. Dannister, and the three chocobos, although very curious about this place, followed her honestly.

She looked for a while before shaking her head:

"No, I only recognize some of these unicorns, and the others don't live in the academy."

Ms. Dannister temporarily used illusions to turn herself back to her original appearance, but looking at her hurried steps, it was clear that she was not very willing to talk to more people. But the people passing by greeted her, and the librarian girl just responded simply.

Xia De also made a simple disguise. His current identity was Ms. Dannister's student. He just didn't want to link his ring warlock identity with the famous detective of St. Derand Square, so he didn't appear with his real face.

Grandma Qishala naturally lived in a tree house on the tree, so she sent someone to welcome the three.

After Ms. Dannister chatted with the lead professor of St. Byron's, she saw the elf who welcomed the three walking over. It was the middle-aged male elf who came to give Xia De the 【Time Flute】 in Moon Bay. Emilia seemed very afraid of him.

The three chocobos were left in the ground camp, and then they were immediately surrounded by those unicorns. This was a rule from the Fifth Era. When witches went out to fight, stronger mounts protected weaker mounts. After thousands of years, the bloodline of unicorns still inherited such instincts.

And the middle-aged elf led the three all the way up, and finally came to the building at the highest point in the center of this tree house camp.

This building was located in the core area of the entire camp, and the tree where it was located was also the tallest one in this area. The wooden bridges and rope bridges around the building connected all parts of the camp, and when Xia De walked across the rope bridge and looked up at it, he could easily see that this was definitely not a house where elves lived.

Compared to a house, this building with an exterior wall decorated with green and golden murals and the shape of a tent was more like a "council hall" or "conference hall". Because the Night Song Elves believed in the Moon God, most of the murals were stories of elves and the Ancient Moon God, and the windows of the building were also crescent-shaped, which was rare in human society.

Although Xia De didn't quite understand the meaning of this kind of architecture, Emilia obviously understood it, so she immediately became even more nervous.

"Professor, Grandma and the others are waiting for you inside."

The leading elf said, then looked at Xia De, and then at Emilia. After he walked away, Emilia whispered an explanation:

"This is my uncle, he is a very serious person."

"Outside the 'Council Hall', there was a large circular platform. At this moment, torches were inserted on the edge of the platform for lighting. Standing here to enjoy the moon or the scenery was actually quite good. But although other areas of the camp were very lively, it was empty here."

"Don't look at me, I don't know what this is for either."

The female warlock said to the two young people behind her, knocked on the door, pushed open the wooden door, and walked in. Xia De and Emilia followed closely behind.

The interior of the "Council Hall" was quite large, but the space was not divided. After entering the door, one could see the whole picture here. This place originally seemed to have the dual role of "temple" and "council hall". This could be seen from the murals on the ceiling, the religious prayers emitting silver light on the walls, and rows of seats.

It was just that the Night Song Elves probably took away the holy emblems and statues before leaving, so Xia De did not see religious objects for the time being.

And the lighting in the room was those crystal lamps on the walls... Xia De had seen similar lamps more than once in the Fifth Era, but this was the first time in the current era.

Such a large room had quite a few people besides Grandma Qishala, or to be precise, quite a few elves.

Seeing Ms. Dannister push the door in, the elves who were communicating in low voices turned to look at the three. Xia De noticed that all the elves here appeared in groups of three, among which the leader must be an old elf, and the other two were middle-aged elves or slightly younger old elves.

He could clearly feel Emilia beside him tensing her body, while Ms. Dannister, who was walking in front, raised her eyebrows, obviously surprised by this scene:

"Mr. Aivisel, Mr. Kerist, Grandma Xilias, Grandma Tiranus... Why are you all here too?" (Elvish)

She called out the names of many elves in succession. Grandma Qishala then walked over and introduced to Xia De and Emilia:

"You are still young people, so you probably don't know them. These are the elf representatives of the Long Leaf Clan, Night Song Clan, Twilight Clan, Star Flower Clan, Frost Mark Clan, Wind Chaser Clan, Golden Stamen Clan, and Flower Speaker Clan."

Plus the "Moon Creek Clan" where Grandma Qishala and Emilia belonged, there were a total of nine different elf clans here. These leading old elves were all high-ring. Although the highest level was still the Twelfth Ring, no one would doubt the combat power of these "old guys".

"Hello everyone."

Emilia greeted all the elders present quite cautiously. Elvish was still used here, while Xia De just nodded to them.

"Old friends, this is the child of our clan mentioned in the letter a few days ago, Emilia Sienod."

Grandma Qishala introduced to the elderly elves again, and then signaled Emilia:

"Take that out."

Emilia immediately went to touch her right arm and took out the crown hidden on her arm and held it in her hands. The silver micro-light of the crown was still obvious even under the night lights, and the thirteen gems dotted on the crown were shining brightly under the gaze of pairs of eyes.

The room became as quiet as if a silence spell had been cast in an instant. Ms. Dannister and Xia De both retreated behind Emilia. Without anyone reminding her, Emilia gathered her courage and said:

"This is the lost 【Elf Sovereignty】, and now the crown is kept by me."

Grandma Qishala showed a gratified smile, and then asked the other elves:

"How about it, do you all believe it now?"

The old elf wearing a green robe whom Xia De didn't know adjusted his monocle. His white beard almost reached his knees:

"Qishala, it's not that we didn't believe you before, it's just that everyone wouldn't be at ease without seeing it with their own eyes."

He looked at Emilia carefully again:

"Although young, she looks quite good. Child, you don't have to be nervous. Since the crown is in your hands, we all acknowledge that this treasure belongs to you."

He nodded slightly to the crown in Emilia's hand to show respect:

"But Qishala, it is no longer the distant Creation Era. We are willing to gather together to witness the reappearance of 【Elf Sovereignty】, but wanting us to acknowledge her as the Elf King just by relying on this crown is probably not enough."

This was also within Grandma Qishala's expectation, or rather, before Emilia arrived, these elderly elves should have already discussed the result, and this was just going through the motions:

"Emilia, the child of time born in Moon Creek, in the current era, we nine elf clans are the largest existing elf forces. If you can get the recognition of the nine clans, then you are the Elf King of this era."

Ms. Dannister looked at Xia De, but Xia De didn't understand what her look meant. Emilia, holding the crown, didn't know what to say, but she didn't hesitate at all in the face of Grandma Qishala's next question.

"Emilia, child of time born in Moon Creek, answer my question under the witness of the Tree and the Moon, and under the witness of many fellow clansmen: Are you willing to become the Elf King?"

"I am willing!"

She looked at the group of old elves looking at her, her emerald green eyes very firm:

"I want to unite everyone, and then... fight together against the end of the 【Whispering Poem】, which the Sixth Era is about to face."

Grandma Qishala asked the representatives of each clan again:

"Specifically asking Professor Dannister to come is also to let St. Byron's witness and know our decision. It has been many years since the last time we all gathered together. Now the epic of the Sixth Era has turned to the eighth chapter. Dragons, elves, blood species, we ancient races are also being forced or actively involved in it. So, it is time to make some changes—"

"According to what was said before, do you agree: if Emilia can become the successor of the Tree Father and obtain this noble identity, then she is the Elf King of the current generation!"

After a few seconds of silence—

"No problem."

"I admire the confidence of this young girl. Not many young people can hold the crown and confidently say they want to be king."

"With the crown in hand and the recognition of the Ancient God, she is the Elf King in any era."

"We came here to witness her trial. Elves keep their promises and will never go back on their word."

"It has never happened before that a young sapling becomes a king. She needs a trial to let herself grow."

"The world situation has changed too fast in the past two years. If your Moon Creek can reunite the elves, this is also a good thing."

"We respect tradition the most. As long as she survives the story of the Time Chosen One, even if she doesn't become the Chosen One, we will acknowledge her. After all, we still have to give young people room to grow."

"Just heard that she pulled out the 'Sword of Light' in Moon Bay? Young people today are really amazing."

The eight major clans expressed their views one after another. As for the Moon Creek Clan itself, of course, they would have no opinion. In this former elf gathering place, the elders of the long-divided elf clans took out tree leaves or crescent-shaped jade, and decorated these on the wreath brought out by Grandma Qishala.

So Emilia, who was not yet qualified to wear the proof of sovereignty in front of all elves, lowered her head and wore the crown:

"This is the witness that you are about to become king. Emilia of Moon Creek, the story of the previous Elf King has long dissipated in the dust of history. Fate chose you, and you chose fate..."

The old elf looked at her descendant, looking at the little elf who seemed to be wetting the bed yesterday, now she could also shelter others from the wind and rain:

"I look forward to the day you become a tree." ===== CHAPTER 2799 =====