Evetrona's old stories

"Do you feel that way too?" Erinde said, "I seem to have suddenly become another person just now, that is... very peaceful, as if I have forgotten a lot of unpleasant things at once."

"How should I explain it... In short, we were actually experiencing each other's emotions just now."

Erinde stared blankly at Eve—up to this moment, she seemed to have just understood what Eve was saying, and the girl's face suddenly turned red.

"I... I'm sorry." She stammered, "I didn't mean to."

"It's okay, I didn't warn you beforehand."

Erinde didn't explain anything, she felt a little depressed, recalling the moment of experience just now, she even felt ashamed.It is difficult for others to judge a person's state of mind, unless they can truly experience it personally, and Elinde felt it, she couldn't tell what kind of feeling it was, she just had a faint feeling—as if she Standing on a rock, it is thick, broad and reliable, so at that time, her heart became firm and rich.

If a person's mind is a kind of wealth that can be measured, will this kind of wealth also arouse the envy and jealousy of others?

Soon, the conversation was over, and everyone went to the elf land under the leadership of the elf girl.

Erinde returned the copper coin to Eve, this time they did not touch each other.

"Can we...can we try again?" Erinde asked her, "Aren't you curious about that feeling?"

"I think it's better to be more cautious." Eve put away the copper coins, and she whispered in Erinde's ear: "That feeling is indeed addictive—as if we don't know each other—I also have this feeling, because our emotions are connected, so I feel so excited, but I think this may not be a good thing, and it may become crazy in the long run."

Erinde's eyes widened, obviously frightened by her words, "Is it that serious? Well... I get it, then I'll listen to you..." Compared to herself, she seemed more willing to trust Eve now.

The high degree of infection of emotions and thoughts is the easiest to produce a fanatic state in a short period of time, just like a converted believer.Thinking back on what happened just now, Eve always felt a little scared-she knew very little about the state of spiritual integration caused by the preacher's copper coin.Whether it was the time with Tyrian or this time with Erinde, they all brought her a kind of experience that was close to pleasure afterwards. The feeling was very obvious, but the two were not the same—so she had an inference: when this happened, there might be a problem with emotional regulation.

When people experience different stimuli, they will produce different hormones or neurotransmitters, such as endorphins, oxytocin, and dopamine—endorphins can fight pain, oxytocin makes people happy, and dopamine creates happiness. They can all bring a person a sense of satisfaction and pleasure, but from another perspective, they are not unconditional—either for pain relief, or for rewards, or for relieving stress... In short, they exist to regulate balance and ensure physical and mental health.The Preacher’s Copper Coin enables two people’s spirits to communicate with each other to a certain extent, but different people have different personalities and ideas. No matter how similar two people are, they also have different emotions. Emotions are a very subtle thing, and some small changes can break the balance. After such abnormal external stimuli suddenly recede, their own regulatory mechanism cannot respond well, so they will still linger in the human brain, and people will continue to feel those massive and meaningless joys and happiness for a period of time-sounds beautiful, but it is actually terrible, because this kind of experience may be very addictive.

This is a dangerous treasure, and Harveyn gave it to me like this?Eve was a little puzzled by this, and she thought again—maybe Harvey doesn't know that this thing has another usage?

While she was thinking, a glowing goblin landed on the girl's shoulder. She stopped slowly and looked at it silently.

"It's okay, it's hitchhiking—it's late at night, these goblins are going to go back to sleep, let's just keep going." Stricky said to her after seeing it, "But I'm also very surprised, in my impression Goblins are very shy, and generally they only get close to the local elves."

The elf girl noticed the situation here, she looked back at Eve, and nodded slightly.

"I always feel that this elf seems a little arrogant." Erinde whispered behind them.

"That's not the case." Stricky said, "It's rare for outsiders to set foot in a place like Parnas, and maybe you won't see a stranger here for decades—so, there's no need to say anything. Hospitable, they probably don't have the habit of receiving guests at all."

"It sounds...it's really a shy family." Elinde sighed, "I thought our Qingshui Castle was already remote enough."

"Qingshui Castle? Qingshui Castle can't keep up with this place—this place is really interesting."

"What kind of fun?"

"That will have to wait for you to experience it for yourself." Stricky suddenly betrayed her.

［221］Rebirth under withering: the ordinaryness of the peerless · Part [-]

The surrounding trees became more and more lush and thick. They grew on both sides of the road and gathered at the top, covering the sky and the sun. Eve once thought that she had returned to the dream of the Holy God.However, even under such a dense shade, she can occasionally see the moon flashing across the night sky through the gaps between the trees. Obviously, there seems to be some kind of canopy shyness among these trees-they bow to each other and extend upward.

Along the way, there are several forks in the road, and these roads lead to different directions-lower places, higher places, or deeper into the forest.Plants are growing, climbing, and blooming on both sides of the road. Flowers and berries are dotted in shades of green. The fairies are attracted by this sweet scene, flying and stopping all the way, busy, as if they have forgotten the direction to go home.

Before they knew it, the road under their feet was far away from the ground.The territory of the elves is not primitive, even quite tasteful - rows of slender lampposts, like curved willow branches, are neatly arranged on both sides of the road, with warm-colored light bulbs hanging from the hanging ends, which slowly light up as pedestrians approach.

Parnas Elf Land - a settlement of elves, is also a vertical forest city.

"This large forest was planted by elves. The trees on the periphery are slightly different from the trees here. They each have their own purposes. As the skeleton of the city, a huge network of trees in the center, In fact, they all grow from two trees—one entangled with the other...that is to say, all the trees growing in the center of the forest are actually just branches of these two trees.” On the way, Lelie simply Explained the situation here, "These two plants, one is called Cangguan ficus and the other is called Night sky vine, the elves wove their branches and trimmed them, and then 'hanged' the building on the branches—— As these branches continue to grow, these buildings will be lifted into the air, and then they will build a second floor... In this way, as the trees grow bigger, the homes of the elves will also become larger and larger, and Parnas's In an elf land, the height of the tallest building from the ground... If calculated, it is about 800 meters. By the way, we are now almost 200 meters above the ground."

"Can a tree grow so tall?" Eve found it unbelievable.

"Why not? There are plants taller than this in Qingkong Realm. Maybe these two kinds of trees came from there." Shen Dela said.

"The type of tree is on the one hand," Yuqie said, "on the other hand, elves are really good at planting trees, and the environment here is much lighter than Yudi." He meant that the gravity here is lower, It is easier for the trunk to transfer nutrients upward, so it is possible for the tree to grow taller with human intervention.

Soon, they came to the category of "forest city" that Le Lier called. The intricate branches of the canopy banyan tree seemed to form an endless wall, which formed a harmonious relationship with the straight and towering forest land behind them. sharp contrast.

The people rode horses and deer and stopped here for a while—the two forests in front of and behind them were separated here, leaving a slightly wider space, like a rift leading to the distance.The brilliance of the double moons was projected from one side of the sky, leaving a dark shadow at the bottom of the rift valley. Standing on the road hanging high, although they couldn't see the situation on the ground clearly, they could still hear the sound of the river rushing under their feet. The two sides of the "Rift Valley" have different styles - one side is blue and the other side is emerald green. The outline of the far end of the forest slowly disappears in the light, shadow and mist, and people appear extremely small in it.

On the road before entering the forest city, Eve felt as if she had walked into a tunnel, but this tunnel was woven by winding trees, and it was filled with the sound of insects and the fragrance of flowers.Night sky vines cling to the thick branches of the ficus, covering those bare branches with green scale-like neat leaves, dark blue and purple flower clusters hang upside down, those delicate flowers are under the cover of the canopy The night sky shone with little lights, like the constellations seen in the eyes of the ether.

The elves are a relatively ancient race. In the impression of ordinary people, they have shamanistic nature worship—this is not a complete prejudice, because this statement is indeed applicable to some small tribes, but for the Parnas school, their experience and science have a background far beyond that of humans in the fourth era, such as those strange materials—the two boats they used when crossing the river, and the light and high road under their feet when walking along the way.Eve found that no matter whether it was horseshoes or shoes, there was almost no sound when they stepped on this white road. On the other hand, this road may also have a strong self-cleaning ability—perhaps to prevent falls, the sides of the road are higher than the middle, and there are a lot of vegetation growing on the roadside. Considering factors such as rain or withered plants, if this is just an ordinary road, I am afraid that just cleaning it will be a big project.

Everyone stopped and went, counting from the time they disembarked, it took them about an hour and a half to get here—this vertically growing city.The city of the elves is very complicated, with layers of buildings and platforms, and criss-crossing of stairs and vines. In terms of the number of buildings and population, it may be called the capital of a kingdom—and according to Lelie, there are indeed some smaller settlements of elves around the city.

"Follow me, don't get lost here." Stricky warned the juniors behind her.

The city was clean and tidy, and a few young Tionneks crossed the road in front of them into the forest, and these nocturnal creatures disappeared into the darkness almost instantly.After arriving in the urban area, everyone was finally able to see the true appearance of the elves' territory. It was not as overgrown as they imagined—there were large and small umbrella-shaped roofs covering the residences, and these roofs also served the purpose of lighting. , they reflect the main street as brightly as day, and at the same time block the fallen leaves and sundries from high places, keeping the living space clean and tidy.

It was late at night, but the city was still lively, and the aborigines hadn’t fallen asleep yet—they were sitting on the side of the road drinking tea and chatting, or walking along the street with their pets, or reading books, practicing magic, or even stewing food on the street, sleeping... For them, the street seems to be a shared living room, where different people do different things.

"There's a big problem——" Rediro suddenly noticed something unusual here, and she asked Streki, "Where are the men here? Where are all the men?"

Could it be that this place is the same as Qingshui Castle?

"Parnas is indeed a bit special." Stricky replied, "But in terms of appearance, there is no significant difference between the female and male elves. They are all beautiful, and sometimes... the males are even more slender."

"You mean, among the elves we saw, there are actually men and women?" Eve was a little surprised, but not so surprised.

"Yes, both men and women wear the same clothes. Even from the sound of their voices, it's hard for you to tell them apart, as if there are only women here—but I've heard that there are actually differences. If you stay here for a long time, you can actually tell them apart by intuition."

"Are all elves like this?" Eve asked again.

"As far as I know, only a small number of elf settlements are like this—our headmaster always said that the Parnas elves are a group of 'loving' elves, and they are very open, so you have to be careful when talking to them."

"What is 'love'?" Rui Diluo was puzzled by this.

"That is to say, they are all a bunch of slutty people, don't be fooled by them to lose your virginity." Stricky said bluntly.

The girls' faces were flushed by her words, but Erinde noticed that Eve seemed to be holding back her laughter. On the way here, Erinde hardly spoke, and she was always secretly observing Eve.

"But they don't seem to like us very much," Eve said.She found that the elves seemed to avoid making eye contact with them.After entering the city streets, the atmosphere here is a little strange, no one smiles at them, and no one greets them—although they are cold, but they are not completely ignored, and the aborigines are curious and concerned about this group of outsiders.

A girl was still singing among the flowers, but when she saw a stranger passing by, she hurried back to her residence—then, the melodious singing stopped abruptly.

"Don't think about that, the elf's character is just like this - bold in front of acquaintances, but timid when meeting strangers." Stricky said.

"You seem to be talking about me." Rui Diluo murmured.

In the city under the cover of the forest, it is actually difficult to distinguish between day and night, so when to sleep and when to wake up, it is all up to the individual to decide-maybe this can explain why the schedules of these elves are so chaotic.

The elf girl who is the guide seldom speaks, and everyone follows her through the city streets extending in all directions. Eve originally wanted to find the way back, but at this time she gave up early-she has no idea that she is in various places now. Where is the forest floor.

It is worth mentioning that there are several vertical patios in Forest City, these patios are in the shape of a regular cylinder, there are no branches, vines, or roads in them, just an empty space, from here See the night sky.

The patio in the center of the city is the largest, with a diameter of about 500 meters, leading directly to the zenith and the ground. Eve looked around from here, and the drowsiness in her heart completely disappeared—from top to bottom, countless chaotically arranged streets were neatly arranged here, and the mottled and complicated lights gave off a gentle halo in the mist.She was also in it at this time-and felt this, and the feeling of trembling came spontaneously.

The wind at the entrance of the patio is very strong, and the air from the street is also gathered here, and is blown to a higher place by the airflow from bottom to top—these patios may have the function of regulating the temperature.

"This city looks wild and rough on the surface, but it's actually not simple." After realizing that there are a lot of energy supply patterns buried under the ground, Yuqie expressed such emotion.

"The buildings here are all hanging from the branches of the trees, so what will happen if the trees collapse..." Eve asked Streiki.

"Look at these roads—buildings and trees. It's not necessarily who supports the other. Maybe they support each other, so they can grow to the scale they are today."

Eve has to admit that Streiki can occasionally say something clever.

"How far? Where are we going now?" Lopel asked.After walking for such a long time, the children are also a little impatient.

"Find a place that can take us in." Lelier said, "This time the headmaster didn't come, and we have so many people here, so we can't go to La Toli's house anymore... Oh, this girl is going to bring Let's go find her curator Navitz."

Rather than answering Lopel's question, Lelier seemed to be speaking to Streki, because in this team, only her partner knew who La Toli and Director Navitz were.

Along the patio, they spiraled down, getting closer and closer to the ground floor. Relatively speaking, it was much quieter here. You could hear the sound of the wind blowing the leaves, and sometimes you could hear the unsettling clicking sound from your feet—it was said that it was the sound of trees growing.

The branches of the ficus cannulae do not necessarily grow evenly, especially when they are vine-climbed. Sometimes, the roads and buildings in the city will be affected by pulling or shearing forces due to this change, so every once in a while—maybe a few months, maybe a dozen years—some areas will be re-planned. At that time, a road that originally led to the market may become a road to the baths, some buildings will be split or merged, and the downstairs or upstairs residents may also become new neighbors.In Parnas, the lives of the elves are leisurely and beautiful, and in some respects, being beautiful actually means that life is not completely static.

Navitz is one of the four directors of the "library", and Parnas's library is more like a place for study and exchange, and its scale is enough to be called a city within a city.

In a circular square full of fragrant flowers, the elf girl found a place for them to put horses and white stags.This is near an entrance to the library. When they arrived at the library, someone was standing here to meet them—this time they saw clearly that it was a man.

The elf girl completed her mission and left on the big cat. Eve still doesn't know the girl's name.

"How time flies, everyone." Surprisingly, the elf spoke fluent Old Franto. "I can still remember the appearance of these two sisters when they were studying here...Maybe it's fate, the more unfair the more people care, but fortunately we can understand each other—please forgive me."

The elf man's name is Fochite.Compared with the residents of Parnas, Fochte's image is somewhat different, because he is too much like a man - he wears a broad-shouldered robe and speaks in a low voice. As an elf, his appearance is also a bit mediocre. From the appearance alone, perhaps Yuqie is more elf-like than him.

But people should not be judged by appearances. Fochte does have his own advantages. I heard that he has a very special position in the "library".

"Naviz insists on letting me receive you, but I have so many things to do—sorry, I shouldn't have said that."

Fochte took them into the library, and he vacated several spacious rooms near the students' dormitory as temporary guest rooms, but perhaps because this elf was too busy, he didn't arrange dinner for them before he left.

[222] Rebirth under Withering: The Ordinaryness of the Unrivaled World Part Three

"Sindra, what do you think of this man?" Eve asked him.

"I can't see it either," said Sindra. "To me, they are all the same."

This person sat by the grass by the side of the road, and every time a pedestrian passed by, they would point and point.

"Your ability doesn't seem to be very effective." Eve was a little disappointed.

"The ability taught by Centurion is mainly for me to distinguish between different human beings. If it is to judge gender - maybe the appearance and voice are more reliable." Shen Dela said, "I heard that people here don't have the habit of wearing underwear, why don't I go up and have a look..."

"No, if you're not familiar with the place, don't make trouble here."

"Seeing you panic, it's just a joke."

The city of Parnas has high-standard living facilities, everyone rested here for a day, and finally got rid of fatigue.At this time, it was [-]:[-] in the afternoon, but in fact Eve had just had breakfast—in this city, people could not see the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, so the concept of time would gradually become weaker.

Compared to those living in the urban area, the people in the library seemed much more enthusiastic—especially after Fochte prepared their student attire for them.

The student clothes in the library are very convenient to wear. The top is a kind of tunic with a veil, and it is paired with a pair of loose trousers. The white and gray color scheme and the lavender pattern make the overall outfit present a simple and neat style.Since the clothes have straps that can be adjusted, there is no need to make them to measure, you only need to refer to your height and weight to start trying them on.

After the walk, Eve returned to the residence, and Erinde was making some preparations for Tailian's burial.

The cemetery of the elves is located at the edge of the city in a certain direction—because the sun cannot be seen here, and the direction cannot be distinguished, and Eve cannot judge whether it is westward or northward.

Fochte didn't seem very happy today, but it wasn't because of the burial.

"Naviz gave me a few days off... Specifically, until you leave here." This is what he said.

"Sorry, we don't plan to stay here for too long," Lelie said.

"There's nothing wrong with taking a few days off, I don't mean to drive you away." Fuchte frowned, "You know, I'm not good at socializing, others say I have low EQ, and I don't care about the occasion when I speak... ...Forget it, I won't talk about it."

"Understood, understood." Stridge smiled and said, "We appreciate your help."

While they were talking, another person came to the door, a female elf.This elf was already tall, but now he was wearing shoes with wedge heels, so he was a lot taller than the mediocre Fochite in front of him.

Fochte glanced back, "Oh, La Toli is here."

The tall elf named La Toli approached a little closer, exuding an intoxicating fragrance of flowers all over her body. In addition, her clothes looked a little "cool", with almost half of her skin exposed, which seemed a bit too bold to the outsiders in Qingshui Castle.

La Toli hugged Lelier and Streki respectively, which was regarded as a greeting.The elf looked sad, her eyes were a little wet, and she said to everyone: "I didn't expect it to be so soon..."

From the follow-up conversation, Eve learned that La Toli can be regarded as the benefactor of the two sisters, Sigourney and Tyrian. She advocated taking in the two homeless sisters—and in the hearts of the two sisters, La Toli is their mother.

"I can see that you are really sad." Fochte said, speaking to Latori in Elvish, "sader than when your friend died."

"I think it's better for you to say a few words less." Lelier suggested to him.

Elves usually don't grieve over the loss of a loved one—especially those who have lived a long time.This may contain too much helplessness, but helplessness is not the same as numbness. The years have made life and death a normal state, and made the long-lived people become sentimental and strong. Sometimes, their eyes even show a trace of envy for the dead. The color, and this is a complex emotion that is difficult for ordinary people to fathom.

Lelier and Streki are not very familiar with this La Toli, after all, they have only met once before, so there is nothing to reminisce about.While it was still early, they set off—following two locals, they crossed half of the city, and finally stopped on a platform.This place is close to the edge of the city, and the outside is criss-crossing branches. Above their heads, a gear set driven by some unknown reason is rattling, and at one end of the gear, there is a black steel cable on a wide pulley. From here, they need to take a cable car, and the end of the cable car is the cemetery of elves.

"I actually don't like the city environment very much. Perhaps Mr. Fuchte can understand this." On the way, Latorrie recounted the past, "Especially because I don't want those two sisters to spend their lives in a daze like the residents here."

"I completely agree with your decision at that time." Fochte nodded, "The two sisters are human beings after all. If they are allowed to hang out with a group of elves, I am afraid that they will collapse sooner or later... After all, life is like this. Fate favors one over the other."

"I don't want them to be like those elves, but sometimes I also think about how to make them really integrate into this place and understand who they are, but the 'city' is not a place where people can be trained." Latoli continued, "So, when they were teenagers, Valkyrie and I sent them to different tribes. looking at me... I'm really afraid that they will just hate me like this for the rest of their lives."

The cable car moved slowly, they were far away from the city, and the forest became silent.

"By the way, don't tell Sigourney about Valkyrie, just say, the two of us are still the same as before..." Latorie's tone was very calm, she looked towards the direction of the cemetery in the distance, and there was even a faint smile on her face, but her back showed a sense of loneliness.Latori and Valgli are considered a couple. They have spent nearly five centuries together in this forest. A few years ago, Valgli passed away first. On the surface, this incident seems to have little effect on Latorli—her life is still the same as before, but she spends more time alone, but... how far can she go without her life partner?Maybe she also felt that she would eventually follow Valkyrie... There is not much time left.

The cemetery is a vast and sparse woodland. It is almost dusk at this time, and the sun shines on the ground through the gaps in the trees. Everything is quiet and peaceful.

Nearly a million elves "dwell" in this forest city, and no matter how long they live, they still cannot escape the day when they embrace death.

"Which tree do you like better?" said Fochte. "Shall we go further inside?"

Lelier looked at Erinde who was holding the bone letter, and seemed to want her to make up her mind.

"Let's go then," Erinde said.Her heart is still weak, but at this time she has to cheer up.

There is a strange tree growing in the cemetery. Although they have survived for nearly ten thousand years, they still look fresh and beautiful.

The elves' cemetery is not flat, but has some slopes. Fochte told them that the original cemetery was not here, but in a depression below the city. However, there is no sunlight all year round, and there are rotten branches and leaves and fungus growing everywhere. It is really breathless and not a place to stay for a long time.

At that time, a fragment of Qingkong Realm smashed into the mountains in this human sanctuary - they merged together to form a wide crater, and the elves established their hermitage in the center of this crater - Parnas.The cemetery of the elves is located on the slope outside the crater. Everyone walked down the narrow and dilapidated stone steps. When a gust of wind blew by, the wooden sign hanging on the tree was shaken. From near to far, there was a continuous and crisp sound.

Stacked stones, withered bouquets, some commemorative small objects... The worshipers have already left, and they put the items they cherished here.Fochte and La Toli walked in front, the two long and short figures were silent, and feeling the solemn atmosphere, the children were much more at ease at this moment.Eve looked at this piece of woodland, feeling a little empty in her heart, as if she had also become a lonely ghost, unable to recall the joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys of the past.