Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1935 Imperial Annals
The Elf King's tea party wasn't an everyday event; after all, as the king of his race, the Elf King had many important matters to attend to on a daily basis.

At such times, Hilke would most likely be invited for tea by other elven royalty.

After a while, he had basically become familiar with the elven royal family here.

These elven royalty had their reasons for being willing to maintain close ties with Hilk.

The Elf King's statement was only one of the reasons. Another reason was that, in the eyes of the Elf royal family, Hilke, who possessed the peak of the Vajra Realm at such a young age, was indeed a genius with a promising future.

There's never a bad thing about getting along well with such an outstanding junior member of the same clan.

Furthermore, they were indeed very interested in some of the good things from the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The elves are indeed able to endure loneliness, but that doesn't mean they have no interest in novelty.

On the contrary, it is precisely because they have lived a mundane life for so long that they have developed a greater interest in novel things.

Not to mention that most of these things are practical and can significantly improve their daily lives.

Besides practical daily necessities like a four-piece down comforter set, Hilk has sent the Elf King a lot of good things over this period, such as a set of exquisite porcelain, which has made many members of the Elf royal family very envious.

The Elf King's instruction of the court swordsmanship to Hilk was not only out of appreciation for his talent, but also perhaps a gesture of reciprocation.

For the next period of time, Hilke was busy delivering a set of porcelain here and a set of bedding there, keeping himself quite busy every day.

When I have some free time, I'll be surrounded by a group of children from my tribe in the elven town, and they'll tell me stories.

They certainly have a lot of new things and novelties in their Great Zhou, but if they keep talking about them every day, there will always be a time when they run out of things to say.

The main reason is that Hilke is indeed not a storyteller and his tongue isn't that fluent. Before coming to the Elven side, Hilke had thought about this issue and even went to discuss it with Wei Qing.

At that time, Wei Qing gave him a book as thick as a dictionary, which was called "The Annals of Emperors".

"The Annals of the Emperors" is a biographical book that mainly tells the legendary stories of Emperor Zhou Xu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who developed from a tribe to the present day.

Wei Qing grew up in the orphanage of the State Cathedral, and the director of the orphanage would read this book to the children during their morning prayers.

At the same time, this book is also one of the important textbooks in various colleges and universities of their Great Zhou. In addition to historical content, it also carries the important ideological concepts of their Great Zhou.

At this very moment, what Hilk was telling the group of elven children around him was the "Chronicles of the Emperors".

The book was written by Wang Pengfei. Although the content is based on reality, it also has a novelistic style, which is surprisingly captivating. Hilke just read it aloud right now.

These elven children had never heard such a story before. Not to mention these children, even the children of the elven royal family were completely engrossed in the story and couldn't stop listening.

As the days went by, whenever the appointed time came and Hilke hadn't appeared, the children of the Elven royal family would lead the way to the Elven King's castle to find him.

More and more people gathered around him to listen to his story.

During this process, the contents of the "Chronicles of the Emperors" spread rapidly among the Elven people, from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred.

Of course, as the story spreads, some differences inevitably arise, but it cannot be denied that the influence of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and even Emperor Zhou Xu, is rapidly spreading within the Elven race.

On the new day, the Elf King summoned Hilk.

“Child, you’ve come at the right time. I want to talk to you about the stories you’ve been telling lately.” Upon hearing this, Hilke’s body tensed up instinctively.

To some extent, reciting the "Annals of Emperors" in the territory of other powers is indeed not a wise choice.

This is similar to preaching Taoist doctrines in a Buddhist temple.

This is also the main reason why Hilke never mentions this at the Elven royal family's tea parties, but only reads it aloud when telling stories to children.

However, the contents of the "Chronicles of the Emperors" have recently spread too widely within the Elven race, and even the Elven King, who is usually oblivious to worldly affairs, has heard quite a bit about it.

For a moment, Hilke felt a bit uneasy.

But the Elf King's next words quickly changed his mood from apprehension to surprise.

Their Elf King was clearly very interested in the stories in the "Chronicles of the Emperors," and immediately pressed Hilke for details.

What's even more absurd is that what the Elf King valued most wasn't the story itself in "The Chronicles of the Emperors," but rather the ideas and concepts that Hilke was most worried about—that's what the Elf King was interested in.

This was completely unexpected by Hilke.

In fact, Zhou Xu and the Elf King are both the supreme rulers of a power. From this perspective, their views on things or events, as well as the problems and ideas they face, will overlap to some extent.

Recently, I've been hearing those scattered stories. At first, the Elf King didn't pay much attention, but as he listened, he discovered that some of the ideas and concepts conveyed in those stories resonated with him remarkably.

He himself had similar thoughts and ideas before, but it was difficult to summarize them clearly and specifically, or rather, he couldn't think of a single word or sentence to describe them.

These stories were accomplished with remarkable ease, which greatly surprised the Elf King.

Then, the Elf King pulled him aside and talked for a long time about the "Chronicles of the Emperors".

Of course, the Elf King's thoughts and ideas may resonate with Zhou Xu to some extent, but they are not entirely the same.

During this process, the Elf King also began to have some questions.

Fortunately, Hilke had served as Zhou Xu's personal guard captain in his early years and had always been by Zhou Xu's side. Although he was not good at these things, he had gained a surprisingly profound understanding of Zhou Xu's thoughts and ideas through long-term exposure to him.

It's still possible to provide some simple answers for the Elf King.

In the exchange of questions and answers, the Elf King even had a sudden realization. Some questions he couldn't understand before, and some things he didn't know where to start, he suddenly understood them all.

At that moment, other members of the Elf royal family and some important members of the clan also arrived one after another. They had all been invited to attend the Elf King's tea party, but Hilke had received the invitation in advance, which gave them the opportunity to chat alone.

The tea party has begun, and the atmosphere is harmonious.

The Elf King, having discerned an opportune moment, slowly began to speak…

"Gentlemen, I intend to have Hilke undergo the inheritance trial of the Ancient Elf Tree. What do you all think?"

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(End of this chapter)