On the Seven Towers

After the teleportation light dissipated, Xiao Chen and Elena appeared in a magnificent hall. Above this hall is a stone dome structure. The windows on all sides are tall and long, with a pane made of curved rattan in the middle. The sunlight shines through the gaps on the floor, forming mottled marks.

Even indoors of the elven buildings were covered with various flowers, plants and vines. Almost half of Xiao Chen's field of vision was occupied by the green on the walls and ground.

Xiao Chen discovered that the magic circle under his feet was just one of the ten teleportation arrays around him. In the short time since he arrived here, two more teleportation arrays also emitted green light.

"Let's go, let's not hinder the transmission here." Elena led him outside. The exit of the teleportation hall is guarded by a team of elven swordsmen and mages. They checked Elena's badge and used magic to check Xiao Chen for a long time before letting them go.

"In recent years, except for envoys from human countries, few people have been able to come to the Elf Capital. If there are many elves looking at you curiously, please don't mind too much."

"I know, I know, it looks strange." Xiao Chen said with a smile, recalling the scene when he took his overseas students back to his grandfather's small town to play.

Walking in the stone corridor outside the door, Xiao Chen saw that although the material here was made of stone like large human buildings, it was much more refined than them. Almost every brick and stone had delicate patterns. These patterns are often very light in color, but when the pieces are gathered together, there is a beauty full of details. Xiao Chen couldn't help but take out his mobile phone and took several photos.

"Are you connected to the Internet?" Xiao Chen asked.

"Network? Tree Heart Network? Well, yes. Many friends found out that I was back and said hello to me." Elena was obviously a little absent-minded, like a modern person looking at her mobile phone on the road, "I am also here Ask them about recent changes to the World Tree."

Walking out of the arch of the teleportation hall, Xiao Chen found that they were standing on a small slope, with most of the Elf King in full view. The center of the entire royal capital is a huge tree. Xiao Chen visually estimated that the tree was at least a thousand meters high, about twice as high as the Shanghai Tower. The shape of this tree is very strange. The bottom two-thirds of the tree is a straight trunk, and the top third is a dense crown. The radius of the crown is nearly a kilometer. It is very flat and looks like a handful. The open umbrella almost covered the entire core area of ​​the royal capital. There are many flowers blooming among the green leaves of the tree crown, and there are also some fruits. The fruits are large and small, with different colors, but all of them exude a faint magical fluorescence, as if the crown of the tree is decorated with many decorative lights.

This wonder of nature is undoubtedly the World Tree.

There are also many tall trees in the royal capital under the World Tree, and countless tree houses and stone palaces are interspersed among these trees. However, compared with the huge body of World Tree, they are like grass and gravel under the tree.

"Are you shocked? No one can see the World Tree and not be shocked by its magnificence and grandeur." Elena said with a proud tone.

"Of course." Xiao Chen said after taking the photo, "I have never seen such a wonderful scene. It feels like I am in a dream."

Elena nodded and said, "This is the dreamland of all elves. Have you seen those big fruits? After each fruit matures, a new brother or sister will come out. And those small fruits will eventually become the 'Guardian'." Plant', 'Whispering Seed' such seeds."

"Under the World Tree is the core part of the Elf King's capital, right?" Xiao Chen asked.

Elena nodded and said: "Yes, have you seen the white stone hall under the tree roots? That is the Elf Temple dedicated to the God of Nature. The queen's throne is in that temple, but we have not had a queen for a long time. The one on the right is the Hall of Elders, where the five elders decide major events for the elves. The one on the right is the Hall of Priests, where I used to live. There are four priests of the high elves, namely Yang. Flame Priest, Qingye Priest who is good at control, Feiyu Priest who is good at summoning, and Yulu Priest who is good at healing. My strength originally ranked fifth among the Yulu Priests, but I stayed with Tiantian and Luo Ling to treat her injuries. There should be a breakthrough now.”

"What should we do now?" Xiao Chen asked.

"My teacher Dahni is the high priest of the Yulu family and one of the five elders. I want to see her first and ask her what is going on with the World Tree. I won't mention the sap of the World Tree for now. Let’s understand the situation first. As for you, I can only find a way to place you with a friend of mine. His name is Dining, and he is a very powerful magician.”

The two of them walked down the hillside towards the center of the royal capital. The life of elves is indeed very leisurely. Most of the elves Xiao Chen saw along the way were either strolling leisurely, singing and chanting together, or playing games together. There are also many elves reading or taking a nap in treehouses or branches.

Because the mage's robe was not suitable for riding horses, Xiao Chen changed his outfit when he entered the Elf Kingdom: a thick black shirt, a navy short windbreaker and black trousers. This novel appearance of a human being made the elves who had never seen such a costume become curious.

The idle elves gathered in front and back, circling around Xiao Chen and Elena to watch. But most of them just looked at it from a distance or talked in low voices. No elf came up to say hello. But even so, being visited by hundreds of people along the way made Xiao Chen a little embarrassed and didn't know where to put his hands and feet.

Elves love art and are naturally particular about dressing up. Most of the elves around are wearing long and short robes with various borders and embroidery. Unlike the latest popular exaggerated style of human nobles, the decoration of elves' clothing is fine texture and harmonious decoration. But they rarely see Xiao Chen's clothes with good shape but simple texture. Xiao Chen didn't know that his dress has become the hottest topic in the Tree Heart Network today, and has received countless likes.

"Is there really a problem with the World Tree?" Xiao Chen whispered, "Why is there no tense atmosphere except you. They all seem to be empty."

"This is close to the World Tree. Her power is still very strong in this range, and the change seems very weak. But I am the Rain and Dew Priest who is closest to the World Tree. I can feel her changes. She is indeed weak. Other elves are not so sensitive. They can't feel the difference in degree. But the priests must know what's going on."