Alien world

Chapter 1097 19. Good Impression

"Praise the World Tree, which gives..."

Feeling watched, Ellie stopped blessing, opened her eyes, and found that many tribesmen were looking at her and Annan.

Fioria and Kailandra also stopped one after another, the holy cloaks draped around them gradually faded away, staring at Ellie's feet and Annan's tongue.

"It's not what you think..." Annan explained palely.

"What?" Fioria said expressionlessly.

After six days of visiting Liberty City, they already knew the rumors about Annan. For a warlock, this was actually nothing, and Annan was indeed very talented.

But how come even Elder Ellie, the invisible leader of the delegation...

"Did you touch anything or eat anything?" Ellie asked curiously.

Kailandra pursed her lips, and Fioria asked the elves to go out first.

"I just ate an acorn..."

"The companion acorn." Ellie replied.

"what is that?"

"If you plant it together with the Ancient Oak Tree, it will form a patch of grass and trees, which will increase the chances of Ancient Oak Tree people being born."

“This is what I should eat…”

"You're in luck. It's rare that someone can grow a plant by eating a companion acorn. Do you want to cancel it?"

"please!"

Although it is fun to have plants growing on your body, it is too easy to cause misunderstandings... For example, the expressions of the High Elf Elder and the Wind Elf Elder at this moment.

Is it really the companion acorn?

The light of natural magic fell on Annan, and the plants on his hands and tongue fell off naturally. Annan breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the other two elders with strange expressions: "What's wrong with you?"

"I..." Fioria could barely keep her icy composure.

"Tomorrow is the last day. It's time to talk about the alliance."

Kailanzhuo's words attracted Annan's attention: "Have you decided?"

“It’s just a preliminary discussion.”

……

On the seventh day of the elven delegation's visit, preliminary negotiations for an alliance began.

In the meeting room, Annan, Idiliya, and Olmedo sat on one side of the long table, while Ingrid stood beside them holding a stack of documents.

On the other side are the high elf elder Kailandra, the wind elf elder Fioria, and the wood elf elder Ellie.

Annan thought that there would be elders of higher status coming from the royal court, but the preliminary negotiations were really just preliminary negotiations: both sides simply elaborated on the various issues that would be faced in the alliance: such as trade, cultural exchanges, whether to fight together in the face of hostile forces, sharing intelligence, and each other's status and rights.

Kailandra said that the Free City should treat the elves better than citizens, and that when an elf violated the Free City Code, the city had no right to detain them and they had to be handed over to the royal court.

Fioria said that Liberty City should allow elves to settle in Liberty City and engage in politics.

Ellie says Liberty City should plant more trees.

Olmedo agreed to the request of the wind elf elders and the wood elf elders on the spot. Even if they didn't say it, Liberty City would do it. Kairandra's request was rejected. Whether the elves who committed crimes should be imprisoned can be discussed temporarily, but it is not allowed to exceed the treatment of citizens.

It was the turn of the Free City side. Olmedo said that after the alliance, the people of Free City would be allowed to go to the Elven King's Court.

Idilia said that in addition to trade, they should also carry out some deeper cooperation, such as opening a college.

Annan sat next to him like a mascot.

The elves agreed with Itilia and rejected Olmedo: The Elf King's Court is the pure land of the entire elven race, and no outsiders can set foot here unless they are guests and friends.

Each side had an objection, and both sides began to argue and refused to give in.

The Elven Elders believe that the Free City can gain a lot from the alliance. In addition to reputation, the Elven Court is also a powerful ally. In contrast, it is difficult for the Free City to help them.

Olmedo doesn't think so. Although Liberty City is weak at present, it has proved its strength by defeating Rekanel. Compared with strength, their most important thing is potential. They have more than 100 commercial streets across the North, Middle-earth, and the South. They are the future of Annan.

What about ten years from now, fifty years from now, or a hundred years from now? The Elven Court would probably remain the same, but who knows what kind of behemoth Liberty City would become.

Because of the size and status of the Elf King's Court, Olmedo can put the Free City in a lower position and give up some interests appropriately... but it does not mean that they will become vassals of the elves.

The Empire can't make Free City bow down, and the Elf King's Court can forget about it.

Finally, Olmedo asked a soul-searching question: "If Liberty City is really useless to the Royal Court, why did you ally with us?"

She accidentally guessed the Elf King's idea: in addition to seeing the potential of Free City, the deeper reason why the Elf King's Court ended its thousand years of isolation was that two voices emerged within the Elf King's Court.

The elves stayed in the Forest of Aldor for too long, so long that they lost the great war and the elven calendar. All this was because their long lifespan solidified their minds and made them unaware of changes in the outside world.

The newly born elves realized that if they continued to stay in this state, the Elf King's Court would likely continue to decline.

On one hand, there are those who want to maintain the rules that have been in place for tens of thousands of years, and on the other hand, those who want to break the old rules and make changes. These two voices are divided into the old and the young. The sudden disappearance of the gods in the past few years has made the young grow stronger.

The two voices were getting louder and louder, and the differences were becoming more and more obvious. Concerned that the Elf Royal Court would be divided, the Council of Elders decided to make a change first: to restore the covenant system.

The old faction had a good idea. They turned their allies into puppets, which appeased the young and strong faction without changing the rules.

However, the young and strong faction is also very smart. They have taken a fancy to Annan and believe that Free City will not be willing to be a puppet.

Two of the three elf elders are young and strong - Ellie, who is closest to Annan, is the old one.

But that doesn't mean that Kailanzhuo and Fioria will stand on Annan's side. They wear tinted glasses... Even so, they have to admit that it is difficult to find shortcomings in Liberty City.

For example, there is absolutely nothing here that is difficult for them to accept.

Although there are even filthy creatures like succubus, ratmen, and goblins in Liberty City, they just live up to their claim of "regardless of race, only temperament", which is in line with the concept of elves.

At the end of the negotiations, neither of them convinced the other, but they also did not damage their relationship.

They had forged a deep friendship... not quite. They had turned enemies into friends... not quite. The elf delegation had at most encountered some minor frictions, conflicts and difficulties that were not serious.

In comparison, what Liberty City does is much more pleasing to the eye than other places.

When it comes to choosing a human force to form an alliance with, their first choice is Free City - for some willful and arrogant elves, a good impression is enough.

Happy times are always short-lived. After completing their mission, the Elf Mission is about to return.

Annan felt that the time was too short and not enough for him to understand Liberty City, but the elves felt that it was enough.

"Every place has its shortcomings, and we are no exception, so it will be enough as long as we can see enough advantages." Ellie's sophistication and open-mindedness made Annan open his mouth slightly.

"The Elven Calendar Celebration will begin in two months, Annan, see you then."

(End of this chapter)