On the Seven Towers

When Xiao Chen woke up, it was already after dusk outside. There was only the light from a crystal stone in the carriage, illuminating a corner of the carriage.

He remembered that when he used the Traveler's Heart to travel through the world, it seemed to be early in the morning, but now it was completely dark.

"Get ready for camping." Roger's voice came from outside.

The carriage gradually stopped, Xiao Chen pushed open the door and walked down, just in time to meet Roger who came to check.

"My lord, you are finally awake." Roger's tone was relieved.

"Yes, I meditated for a whole day, right?" Xiao Chen stretched.

"How can it be a whole day? You have been meditating for three days." Elena's voice came from behind, and the elf put on the traditional rain and dew priest robe again and walked over from a car behind.

"Three days? Isn't it going to be the Elf Kingdom soon?" Xiao Chen was very surprised. He didn't expect that the original world would consume more time than the parallel world this time, contrary to the last time.

"Yes, I have never seen such meditation, whether in the human world or the elf world. You can sit for such a long time without eating or drinking. This must be the ability you got from that special inheritance, right?" Elena came over and said without waiting for Xiao Chen to answer, "Don't do such a thing in the Elf Kingdom. If the elders suspect that your inheritance comes from the Seven Holy Towers, even your life will be in danger."

"Are the elves still upset about the Seven Towers?" Xiao Chen asked.

A few clouds of worry appeared on Elaina's calm and graceful face. "As the followers of the God of Nature, the elves' natural mission is to fight against the enemies of the God of Nature. The Seven Towers are the enemies of the God of Nature, and naturally they are also the enemies of the elves. As the children and followers of the God of Nature, isn't it obvious what to do when encountering the descendants of the Seven Towers?"

"But you are not like that. I think your relationship with Luo Ling is closer than her relationship with many humans."

"I..., I am different. If it weren't for her this time, I wouldn't have gone back for a long time. You can't treat me as an ordinary elf." Elaina didn't explain much, and walked to the campfire that had already been lit and sat down.

Xiao Chen followed her and sat next to her: "I think these things involve cause and effect. If possible, please tell me. Seeking the sap of the world tree is a very difficult task. What I fear most is that I accidentally make a mistake because I am not aware of it. Then I lose the opportunity to obtain the sap of the world tree. That's not worth it."

"That was an almost impossible task." Elena smiled self-deprecatingly, "I just have the same idea as you, and I am unwilling to give up without even trying."

"In fact, as an elf among us, you are so special that people naturally become curious. I have never understood why you stayed and why you stick with Luo Ling every day." Xiao Chen said.

"Do you really want to know?"

"Yes. If it doesn't make it difficult for you."

"Please release a soundproof barrier." Elena said. Seeing that Xiao Chen didn't understand, she explained, "This is related to a big secret of the elves."

Xiao Chen could feel the caution in Elena's tone. He cast a soundproof magic and waited for the elves to continue.

"I won't tell this secret to any other human. But I can tell you. Because you and Luo Ling don't belong to this world, I've heard a lot about your world from her. I've also learned a lot from it. I know the world you came from is very different from here, more developed and more civilized. Your country is different from these rude human countries, so there are some secrets that you are qualified to know, but they don't." Elaina explained the reason seriously.

"I... feel flattered. Thank you for your trust." Xiao Chen said with a smile.

"Have you ever heard of a saying that elves can sense each other's thoughts?" Elaina asked.

"I have heard of it, but all the books are vague. Moreover, some magicians have done experiments, and elves do not have this ability outside the elven kingdom."

Elaina nodded and said, "That's right, because the 'Tree Heart Network' is an ability of the World Tree, which allows elves within a certain range around the World Tree to share thoughts and emotions with each other. But once you go out of the range of the World Tree, the elves no longer have this ability."

"Share thoughts and emotions?" Xiao Chen secretly marveled, isn't this something similar to the Internet? No wonder the elves look down on the humans of this era. The communication methods of ordinary humans are still stuck in the Middle Ages. Magicians are stronger and have only reached the level of the early industrial age, while the communication methods of the elves have reached the level of the information age.

"It's a feeling that's hard to describe, just like you're a small drop of water, melting into a pool of lake water. This makes the relationship between the elves very close, just like when you fall in love with someone and are moved by him or her. The person who accepts my memory sharing will strongly feel the longing and admiration. This is nothing at ordinary times, but you know that when I came out of the slave camp, I actually had feelings, and this feeling was for a human, a slave trader. This is very problematic, which will make many brothers and sisters experience that kind of wrong love, which will pollute the spiritual world of the elves." Elena said here, looking at the campfire, lost in memories, and after a while she continued, "I came out of the slave camp, I knew I couldn't go back for the time being, so I chose to rely on you to stay. "

"What about Luo Ling?" Xiao Chen said, "What does this have to do with her?"

"At that time, I was eager to get rid of the entanglement of the previous relationship, so I needed to replace these with another...feeling. When I saw Luo Ling, I had a feeling that the friendship gained by getting along well with her could make me forget that emotion. I originally just wanted to do that temporarily, but I didn't expect that the more I contacted her, the more I liked her. You humans judge people by their appearance, while we elves like to judge people by their hearts. The Luo Ling I saw has a very beautiful and pure heart. Such a person is someone I am eager to meet. "Elena's expression was very sincere, which made Xiao Chen believe that this was the real reason.

Elena stretched her hands over the fire, and the firelight reflected her palms red; "So it is not easy to enter the Elf Kingdom. Unless it is achieved through conquest like the Black Dragon Empire. Otherwise, you have to slowly gain our trust. When I arrive in the kingdom, I will explain the situation to the border guards, but that is only for you, and I am afraid that other people can't enter. "