Lords Trying to Survive: Strategizing from a Rundown Yard

When Elf Eyes was first founded, the organization's core goal was to explore the outside world.

Live in harmony with humans like dwarves and goblins in order to gain additional resources in a non-violent way.

The Silvermoon Forest is rich and peaceful, dominated by night elves and high elves, and compatible with Druyin and other branch races who are willing to return.

There are also giant eagles, hippogryphs and chimeras in the forest.

There are also different types of tree spirits, many of which are ancient trees that have lived for thousands of years.

The elves have no shortage of food. The rich mountains and forests can grow all kinds of food, but there are not many minerals.

Mithril is needed to make magic jewelry, and iron is needed to build a maw.

In addition, magic gems, magic crystals, fine gold, and orichalcum are also essential minerals.

In the world of swords and magic in the Endless Continent, there are many places where this kind of magic-guiding mineral is needed.

Even the elves are not exempt from this.

Of course, Silver Moon Forest is not completely devoid of mines.

Its area is large, approximately equivalent to one-eighth of the Kingdom of Avalon.

It’s just that the mines there cannot meet the current needs of the elves.

This is especially true when compared to other mineral-rich areas in the Endless Continent.

Those precious and exotic woods can replace magic-guiding materials to a certain extent.

But this is just a temporary measure. Metal minerals, as derivatives of the earth, have an irreplaceable status.

Therefore, the Eye of Elf came into being. For thousands of years before that, most of the elves huddled in the Silver Moon Forest to cultivate their health and recuperate.

The reproduction rate of pure-blood elves is very low, even lower than that of mixed elves and humans.

Therefore, later on, the elves began to try to interact with those kind-hearted humans.

After giving birth to a mixed-blood child, that is, a half-elf, he would then have offspring with a pure-blooded elf.

This is used to increase fertility.

As long as the blood of half-elf descendants is not less than one-quarter, their appearance and characteristics will be closer to that of the elves.

Then they would have children with pure-blood elves whose bloodline would be closer to the elves.

Relying on this method, the elves of Silver Moon Forest expanded their group thirty-seven times in nearly two thousand years. If we go back to the past, two thousand years would only be enough time for the elves to reproduce three to four generations of children.

Population is of great significance to ethnic revitalization.

The late king of the Three Castle dwarves once said a few jokes about humans:

"They don't care about time, place, or who the target is, they just mess around day and night..."

"As long as a woman sits on a man's lap, her belly will grow bigger."

"History tells us that in this world, the race that is best at breaking other people's heads and making big women's bellies can be king!"

These sentences are quite reasonable and can be said to be the supreme sayings for the development of ethnic groups.

Both violence and fertility represent ethnic competitiveness.

When the elves lost the capital of violence, they began to try to improve fertility.

Both Heya and Ella have thin human blood in their bodies.

But they are almost indistinguishable from pure-blood elves.

The elves at that time also screened when choosing human spouses, and mostly selected human women who were beautiful, gentle and well-educated.

The elves have beautiful men and women, and there is no one of the opposite sex they cannot win as long as they show off.

The reason for choosing a human woman instead of a man is simple.

The wise men at that time firmly believed that the uterus of an elven woman could not conceive multiple babies, but humans could, and the probability was not too low. They could conceive again as long as they rested for a few months after pregnancy.

However, the final result was different from the predictions of wise men.

The fertility of human women is indeed strong, but after giving birth to a child, there is a refractory period that lasts for three years.

During this period, no matter how hard the elves try, they cannot get pregnant again.

This plan was the secret recipe for the elves' rapid expansion.

But in essence it is a bit helpless and bad.

They are no longer as noble and lawful as the ancient elves.

The concept of "borrowing a child" is essentially not much different from that of goblins.

Although the men of the elves are all handsome, the offspring they give birth to are not bad at all, and the mothers receive preferential treatment during the whole process.

But this still cannot conceal the dirty nature of it.

Because those elven men don't have much affection for human beings.

Just treat them as reproductive tools.

The rapidly expanding population not only brings hope for the revival of the elves, but also brings various problems.

Including the shortage of resources, the difficulty in reappearing the blessings of the sun god and the moon god after the blood is mottled, etc.

After many times of pure-blood ethnic reproduction, the human blood in the mixed-blood offspring is so thin that it can be ignored. The offspring members are not much different from the pure-blood elves, with the same beauty and the same long lifespan.

Except for the significant reduction in the proportion of those who emerge with divine scrolls, there is not much difference in other aspects.

Therefore, over the past few hundred years, the elves have stopped expanding their population.

At the same time, baptismal ceremonies, prayers and sacrifices are used to continuously purify the blood of those tribesmen with outstanding qualifications.

Today's elves can maintain their population growth through normal reproductive methods.

It is against this background that Elf Eyes came into being.

About a thousand years ago, the kings of the human kingdom at that time invited the kings of all the races on the continent to gather in the Kingdom of Swadia located in the center of the continent.

That’s when “Alien Law” appeared.

The kings made an oath on the basis of their own blood, requiring their descendants to abide by this law.

In fact, most of the royal family and major noble forces also abide by their oaths.

But after it was implemented in giant cities everywhere, the results were varied.

Some cities have implemented this very well, allowing the major foreign races to freely integrate, trade, join forces for exploration, and even join the army.

Some cities are just the opposite, full of extreme "humanity"ism.

In fact, for humans, there is nothing wrong with preaching "above the human race".

But the word "extreme" reveals the danger of this doctrine.

In addition, profit-seeking slave traders and small and medium-sized nobles were also full of prejudice against ethnic minorities.

In the giant city of Lentax, the conflict between the Elf Eyes and some of the rulers is due to the slave traders and the complex local forces behind them.

But in fact, the ruler of the giant city, Lord Henry Lancaster, didn't care about this situation.

He neither explicitly expressed his dislike for ethnic minorities, nor expressed his support for the "Laws of Aliens". He just watched indifferently.

To him, the Eye of the Elf was not worth mentioning in the giant city of Lentax with a population of tens of millions.

There was nothing that required his attention.

He didn't bother to pay attention to the nobles under his command.

In addition to the real titles of authority within the kingdom, there are also many empty titles without territory.

For example, Lys Kazan is this type of jazz.

The influence of those families is deep-rooted and intertwined, and has long made the kingdom's title system a mess.

Sometimes, Marquis Henry himself didn't even know how many people in the city had the title of baron or viscount.

As for the earls, there are not many in number, but their origins are equally complicated.

Just writing down the family names and family crests of those guys was enough for him to use up his brain energy.

In other words, Marquis Henry was not concerned about the disputes between the two parties.

Moreover, the noise caused by both sides was indeed not big for Jucheng.

In this carriage with silent dragon language magic.

Two high elf rangers were talking.

At first it was just the more relaxed Ella who was talking, and then the calm-looking Heya joined in.

Everyone in the carriage listened with great interest.

The kitten girl even hugged her knees, with little stars in her eyes.

She is full of curiosity about the world.

Zong Shen looked serious, listening to this "modern history" of the elves.

Different from the information provided by the strategy module, the accounts of the two high elf rangers are obviously more specific.

The stories told are far more vivid than cold words.

England and Xiao Heizi stood shoulder to shoulder and listened very seriously, just like two obedient students.

Tasia's rare appearance revealed a focused look. She was usually a restless person.

The two women talked for a while, then suddenly stopped and pinched their throats.

Zong Shen smiled slightly, took out a water bag from the storage compartment and handed it to them.

"I'm so thirsty!"

"From morning to now, Sister Heya and I have drank nothing except the bath water in the pipe!"

Ella complained, uncorked the water bag and took several big sips of "Gudong Gudong".

Then he handed the water bag to Heya.

Heya, who looked calm, took small sips to replenish her body with water.

The real elves have long since broken away from the stereotypes left by the ancient elves.

No more pretentiousness, and no more unnecessary moaning.

It is said that ancient elves had severe mysophobia and had many times more rules than today's fastidious human nobles.

Not to mention drinking from strangers' water bags, they are not willing to drink even if the water quality at the entrance is slightly poor.

But everything changes, and stubborn elves are no exception.

After drinking the water, Ella let out a long breath of comfort.

Heya leaned next to her, and the two clung to each other.

The driving distance in the city is very long, and it takes more than half an hour to run between two o'clock.

So they still have plenty of time to communicate and chat.

After a moment of silence, Zong Shen was about to ask.

Ella, who was originally relaxed and seemingly optimistic, suddenly pouted.

Her eyebrows furrowed and tears fell down her eyes.

"Grandpa Matteo died..."

"He escaped to cover us!"

"It's all my fault that I was too anxious in the morning and didn't notice the spies from the security forces..."

Ella cried, looking very sad.

Affected by this, Heya also started crying.

But she just sobbed, which also showed the difference in their personalities.

Zong Shen frowned, thinking about the Elf Eyes and the contemporary elves.

The carriage suddenly became quiet. After the two women calmed down a little, Zong Shen slowly spoke.

"So, your true intention..."

"Or maybe Elf Eye's original intention is just to do business peacefully."

"Selling those special drinks, as well as the fruits and magic acorns produced in the Silver Moon Forest?"

"Then exchange for precious magic ores or finished products and transport them back to Silver Moon Forest?"

Zong Shen extracted the elements from it and asked straight to the point.

One thing he didn't lie about was that he really had a good impression of the elves.

Moreover, the territory built on the ruins of Azshara is almost equivalent to inheriting the inheritance of the ancient elves. In the future, he may be able to open Azshara's treasure house.

He has no interest in conflicts between ethnic groups, whether humans or elves.

Zong Shen's ambition is to unify the Endless Continent and become the leader of all races, not just the human race.

So he keenly grasped this opportunity.

There is an opportunity for cooperation or a stepping stone.

You must know that Silver Moon Forest is in a relatively closed situation.

It is not easy for outsiders to contact and make friends with them.

But now is a good opportunity.

Through the Elf Eyes in the giant city of Lentax, he can try to make contact with the elves in the Endless Continent.

Of course, all ends must begin with cooperation.

His words pulled Ella and Heya away from their sorrow.

"Yes, that is indeed the intention."

"You should know that although elves are proud, they are not murderous."

"There is no need to use a knife if things can be resolved peacefully."

Heya said in a calm tone.

Zong Shen nodded approvingly.

"Why don't you consider working with me?"

"There are mining areas in my territory."

"And the reserves are not small. They are the wealth left over from the ancient Azshara period."

"Although it's not comparable to visiting large-scale ore-producing areas, it's still better than you fooling around in the city."

He said it very rudely, but it was indeed the truth.

The Elf Eyes in the giant city of Lentax have long since changed.

The elves' taverns and shops have become secret hiding places, and what they have to do every day is to attack, kidnap, imprison and torture.

During this time, they killed many people in the city.

No wonder the security forces tried their best to arrest them. To be honest, they were not unfair at all.

"Working with you..."

The two women murmured to themselves, and it could be seen that they were both a little moved, but also hesitant.

"This needs to be discussed with my brothers and sisters!"

"But Ella and I trust you."

Heya was the first to take a stand.

Zong Shen smiled, took out two [Communication Crystals] and threw them to them.

"My number is 0001, you can use it to contact me if necessary."

Although magic energy communication technology has not been fully popularized in the Endless Continent, it is not a secret.

The two women naturally recognized each other.

They nodded after accepting it.

The carriage finally arrived at its destination, and they arrived at the first side of the second circle.

This place is half a city away from the God of Hot Springs.

The two sides parted here.

Before leaving, Aila and Heya gave Zong Shen a chest-stroking salute and kissed the side of his face.

This is a ritual for elves to express their gratitude to their benefactors.

Xiao Heizi also enjoyed the same treatment because he took action to teach the security forces a lesson.

No matter what, Zong Shen saved their lives.

Ella and Heya knew the humiliation and torture they would endure if they fell into the hands of the security forces.

By then, death has become the best destination.

After the separation, Zong Shen found a decent hotel and opened a few rooms.

Thinking about where to go for the afternoon.