Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1936 Ancient Tree Inheritance
As soon as the Elf King uttered these words, the previously lively tea party fell into a brief silence. The elves looked at each other, and none of them knew what to say.

Normally, any qualified elven should have no problem undergoing the inheritance trial of the Elven Ancient Tree, but Hilke's situation is rather special.

In terms of race, he is indeed an elf, but in terms of the faction he belongs to, he belongs to the Great Zhou, which is rather complicated.

This is also the main reason why everyone suddenly stopped reacting.

In fact, the Elf King's sudden suggestion completely baffled Hilke himself; he hadn't even dared to think of such a thing.

Who would have thought that the Elf King would bring up this idea in public without even consulting him beforehand?

In the quiet tea party, everyone's feelings were quite complicated, but surprisingly, no one was too resistant. After all, one is bound to be obliged if one accepts a gift, and one is obliged to eat if one eats another's food.

Over this period of time, they received quite a few gifts from Hilke.

Furthermore, they had established a good friendship with Hilke, so it seemed reasonable to have him undergo the trial of the elven ancient tree's inheritance.

Just as one of the elven royalty was about to speak, he heard a voice filled with disbelief coming from outside the hall.

"This is impossible!"

Before he could finish speaking, the gray-robed mage's figure had already entered Hilke's field of vision.

Because of his magical practice, he arrived a step late. He had just reached the outside of the hall when he heard the Elf King's words, which startled him. He protested as he quickly walked in, his face filled with disbelief.

"The Trial of the Ancient Elf Tree's Legacy will never be opened for an outsider!"

At that moment, Hilke, who was also about to speak, swallowed his words back.

In this situation, facing the gray-robed mage's hostile gaze, nothing he said would be appropriate.

Meanwhile, over this period of time, if there was one elf whose relationship with him was obviously not good, it would definitely be the gray-robed mage in front of him.

If his intuition was correct, the other party clearly had a problem with him from the very first day they met.

“Borgner, Hilke is a good boy, and he is one of our people.”

"But he is loyal to the Great Zhou, not to Your Majesty!"

This statement was unexpectedly sharp, and even the other elves, who had previously thought there was no problem, hesitated again because of it.

With the other party having already made their point so clear, Hilke could no longer remain silent.

“Your Majesty the Elf King, regardless of whether you are willing to let me undergo the inheritance trial of the Elf Ancient Tree, I can guarantee that our Great Zhou will always be a friend of the Elf race.”

Hilke had no intention of betraying the Great Zhou for the chance to obtain the trial of the ancient elven tree's inheritance. He was upright, honest, and sincere throughout, which made the elves, who had previously hesitated because of Bogner's words, feel ashamed for doubting their friend.

Throughout the entire process, the Elf King maintained a smile and did not reveal much change in expression.

"Of course I believe you. I've always known you're a good kid."

With the Elf King having already made his stance clear, the Elf royals present followed suit.

“I believe in Hilke.”

“I also believe in Hilke; he wouldn’t do anything to harm the Elven race.”

"I believe too."

"And I."

"..."

Seeing the elves all siding with Hilke, Bogner's face instantly turned ashen. "You...you'll regret this sooner or later!"

Having said that, Bogner, knowing that the situation was beyond redemption, simply flicked his robe, turned and left, clearly not wanting to stay even a moment longer.

Watching Bogner's departing figure, the Elf King couldn't help but sigh.

"Please don't mind, Bogner didn't mean any harm, he just tends to overthink things."

"Please rest assured, I don't mind at all."

Upon receiving Hilke's answer, the Elf King smiled and nodded.

"Since everyone agrees, I hereby declare in the name of the Elf King that Hilke is permitted to undergo the inheritance trial of the Elf Ancient Tree!"

We still need some preparation time to hold the inheritance trial of the ancient elven tree.

Taking this opportunity, Hilke also suggested to the Elf King that he should go back and report that he was safe before starting the trial, since he didn't know how long the trial would last once it began.

The Elf King naturally had no reason to refuse, and then proceeded to propose...

"Speaking of which, we haven't discussed the alliance between our two sides in detail yet. If it's convenient, why don't we invite that emperor over to talk about it further?"

Hilke had reason to suspect that the Elf King wanted to chat with the protagonist after reading the Chronicles of the Emperor.

But this is also a good thing, at least his initial goal has been achieved.

Hilke readily agreed and, upon returning to the newly established governing city, brought up the matter with Zhou Xu.

Zhou Xu was not unfamiliar with the Inheritance Trial, after all, the female warrior race had it.

Truly powerful races leave behind their own legacies.

However, to his surprise, the Elf King was so generous as to offer Hilk the Inheritance Trial.

As for going to the other tribe's territory to discuss alliance matters, Zhou Xu naturally did not object.

Based on the current situation in the new district, it is far from being ready to be opened to the public, and the work of controlling environmental pollution is still ongoing.

Of course, you still need to do the relevant preparations before you go.

For example, to gain a deeper understanding of the situation of the opposing Elf race.

When Zhou Xu first recruited Hilke and his group, he actually had a general understanding of the Elven race.

However, Zhou Xu was most concerned about the current situation of the elves at that time, and did not dwell on the history of the elves.

In his view, history is all in the past.

Now that the old civilization has been destroyed, it's unclear how many elves survived that catastrophe. What's the point of dwelling on how glorious the elven race was before the destruction of the old civilization?
The important thing is to live in the present and do the things at hand well.

However, the situation has now undoubtedly changed again.

According to Hilke, the elves living here are probably the core ethnic group that has been passed down from the old civilization.

The reason is simple: they possess the Ancient Tree of Elves!

As the tree of heritage for the Elven race, there is only one Elven Ancient Tree, which was planted by the Elven God himself at the very beginning of the race's founding.

According to Hilke's description, Zhou Xu believed that this ancient elven tree was not a simple plant, but rather something more like a giant tree-shaped magical artifact.

(End of this chapter)