The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 468: Secrets of the Elves

At this time, Ryan also returned to his normal size, and when he turned around, he was slightly stunned.

Because at this moment, the way everyone looked at him, whether they were familiar, such as Anna, Delanna, Luther, Lambert, etc., or unfamiliar, such as Lothar, Reginald, etc., all looked at him as if he were a monster.

Even the pure-blooded elves beside them were the same.

"Hey everyone, why are you looking at me like that?" Ryan said with a slightly awkward cough.

He naturally knew the reason.

After all, the transformation into a giant dragon, a two-headed one at that, shocked everyone too much.

However, he did not intend to explain this matter.

"By the way, shouldn't we treat the wounded first?" Ryan immediately changed the subject.

Ryan's reminder immediately brought everyone at the scene back to their senses.

After the war, although they won, there were a large number of wounded on the scene. There were not many wounded on the Empire's side, and the majority were naturally pure-blooded elves.

"Ryan, you..." At this time, Anna trotted over, but her beautiful eyes seemed to be getting to know Ryan again, and she kept looking him up and down.

"I'm still me, right?"

"Don't worry, I'm not possessed by the evil spirit."

Ryan smiled, walked forward and ruffled Anna's hair. At the same time, he hugged Anna in his arms, kissed Anna's smooth forehead gently, and comforted her.

"Yeah." It seemed that Ryan's familiar embrace reminded Anna of something. She squinted her eyes and felt much more at ease.

However, facing Ryan's kiss in public, Anna felt shy and buried her head in Ryan's chest again.

"Ryan, you are not the royal heir of the Dragun Empire, are you?"

After a while, Anna asked this question weakly in Ryan's ear.

"Of course not." Ryan laughed and said.

He finally understood what the girl in front of him was worried about.

Is this because you are worried that you are not worthy of me?
You are not Cinderella, and I am not a prince.

Ryan said silently in his heart.

Seeing Anna and Ryan snuggling together, Luther, Lambert and others did not go forward to disturb them.

But at this moment, several great druids, supporting each other, wearing fern-leaf shoulder armor and leaf crowns on their heads, came over accompanied by Anna's aunt Delanna.

The other party glanced back and forth between Ryan and Anna. The oldest druid elder in the group smiled amiably and said,

"Mr. Ryan, thank you for helping the elves this time. You saved them from a catastrophe! You will be the elves' eternal friend and most distinguished guest."

At the same time, as he spoke, he led several great druids behind him to bow deeply to Ryan.

"My elders, this is what I should do."

The other party's action scared Ryan, who was talking to Anna.

For a moment, Ryan didn't know what to say.

And Anna seemed to be a little confused like him.

In fact, this was also the first time Anna met a big shot of the elves.

It was Drana who came to the rescue and said with a smile, "Ryan, this is the great druid elder of our elves, Orben Moonblade."

"Hello, Great Elder Auburn." Ryan said quickly.

Ryan could naturally sense that the elf elders in front of him actually possessed epic strength, but their injuries were quite serious.

Otherwise, they would not have been helpless in the previous battle.

"Hey, are you Elder Nesha?" At this time, Anna beside Ryan looked at a female elf elder rather awkwardly but very excitedly.

This made Ryan a little confused. This was Anna's relative, but he seemed to have never mentioned him before?

"Elder Nesha is the most legendary figure among the female druids of our elven race. Moreover, she is also the teacher of my mother's teacher," Anna said quickly, as if she saw Ryan's doubts.

"Child, you are Darien Hawkmoon's child, right?" A beautiful elf woman with faint crow's feet at the corners of her eyes walked up, took Anna's hand, and said with a smile.

"Yes, it is!"

She didn't expect the other party's attitude to be so friendly.

As a mixed-blood, Anna has always been a little unconfident, even in the small town of Basaran. After all, within the elves, there are different attitudes towards half-elves.

"Good boy, I heard from Drana that you like the way of druids very much. Are you willing to become my disciple?"

"Ah? Can I really do it?" Anna was overwhelmed with surprise, and seemed a little unbelievable. Her beautiful eyes involuntarily looked at Ryan beside her.

And Ryan naturally smiled and nodded.

"But I am a half-elf, and my talent is really good enough. Is it good enough for me to become your disciple?" Anna said uneasily.

Anna's words made everyone around her laugh.

Ryan naturally saw the other party's goodwill clearly.

He helped the elves a lot, it would be strange if the other party did not show any appreciation.

Even if Anna's druid talent is poor, there are druid elders who will immediately accept Anna as a disciple.

In fact, if Anna had not mentioned Elder Nesha, the Great Elder Auburn would have proposed to take Anna as his disciple.

"What a simple child."

Nesha Yingge smiled, then reached out and gently stroked Anna's head. As a light green light flashed, her smile became even brighter.

"Don't worry, kid. You have great talent as a druid." Nesa Yingge encouraged with certainty.

"really?"

"Great! Elder Nesa, I am willing to be your disciple!" Anna, who was affirmed, said with bright eyes and nodded heavily.

Anna has always hoped to be able to help Ryan.

But needless to say this time, even the last time she returned to Meister, Ryan's strength was far beyond her expectations.

This time, the strength displayed by Ryan is probably something she will never be able to catch up with no matter how hard she tries in her life.

But as for Anna, she still wants to improve her own strength as much as possible.

At least, I can't be a burden to Ryan.

However, when Ryan heard the name 'Dareon Hawkmoon' mentioned by Elder Nesha in front of him, he immediately remembered the clues about Anna's mother that he had tortured from Reagan, one of the three brothers of the Dragon Scale Brotherhood, last time.

'The Golden Age Bar on the fourth ring of the imperial capital, through a teleportation array located in the wine cellar on the second underground floor,' Ryan thought silently in his mind.

Before, it was because of lack of strength.

But now, he thought he had enough strength to start the investigation.

This time, even if he faced the Second Prince head-on, he was confident enough.

At this time, a mature and feminine voice came from the side: "Ryan, do you still remember me?"

Menia, dressed in a red wizard robe, walked slowly towards me with a smile on her face.

"Hi, Your Highness Menia, hello, long time no see." Ryan bowed slightly and saluted. "Long time no see, Ryan, maybe we should have a good chat later."

"Of course." Ryan nodded and smiled.

In fact, it was expected that Menia would look for him.

When he decided to perform the dragon transformation, the royal family would come to him sooner or later, and the 'Red Queen' Menia in front of him was the best person to communicate with.

However, at the moment, the other party should first deal with some matters with the elves.

"Great Elder Auburn, it has been three years since we last met." At this time, Menia turned around and bowed slightly to the elven elders beside him, saying with a smile.

"Yes, Your Highness Menia." Great Elder Auburn responded.

"By the way, excuse me, where is King Starian?"

"With such a serious enemy situation, I don't seem to see King Starian."

Menia looked around and asked.

"This"

Elder Auburn and several other druid elders looked at each other with hesitation, but after a while, they sighed and continued:

"Your Highness Menia, we didn't mean to hide it, but when King Starian left Ferdinand Forest, he specifically told us not to reveal the news of his departure."

Elder Auburn looked at the fallen mother tree Andrasir and the ruins of the imperial palace, and said with a look of disappointment:
"But now, there is no need to hide anything."

"More than half a year ago, King Starian took the captain of his personal guard to the legendary Silver Moon Forest to search for the seeds of the mother tree."

Hearing this, Ryan on the side looked enlightened!

No wonder he never seemed to have seen any demigod-level strongmen from the elves.

As a race of elves with a long history, even if they are weak, it is impossible for them not to have a demigod-level strongman.

In addition, Ryan figured out why the Mother Tree Cult would try every means to seduce Prince Seidlin and make him fall.

Because King Starian is away, Prince Seidlin, a prince with royal elven blood, will inevitably have a much greater say among the elves.

This could not be avoided even if King Starian had arranged in advance for the archdruids to participate in political affairs.

As for why the elves concealed the fact that their demigod was not at home, the reason was very easy to understand: to avoid harassment from the enemy.

Even in the eyes of the elves, the Dragun Empire, as a human empire, is not so credible.

"Oh? Silvermoon Glade?" Menia said thoughtfully.

"Yes, it is the location of another branch of our elves, the Silver Moon Elves. After the medieval turmoil more than ten thousand years ago, they lost contact with us. This time, there is news that a passage leading to the Silver Moon Forest was discovered in the Eagle Federation, so."

"I understand. If there is another place where the mother tree seeds exist, the most likely place should be in the Silvermoon Forest." Menia said, as if she had thought of something.

"That's right, wise Prince Menia." Great Elder Auburn nodded and said.

After hearing this, Ryan completely understood that the reason why King Starian was not there was to go find this so-called Silver Moon Elf and seek the seeds of the mother tree to solve the problem of his own mother tree's lifespan being about to expire.

But Ryan vaguely felt that something seemed wrong with the timing of this incident.

Because not long after King Starian left, the Mother Tree Cult began to seduce Prince Seidlin, which seemed too coincidental in timing.

"It seems that perhaps the news King Starian received is not necessarily true." Menia said with a serious face.

And this is exactly what Ryan thought.

"This"

After hearing Menia's words, Great Elder Auben and several other druid elders seemed to have figured something out, and their faces changed!
"However, given King Starian's strength, his life is unlikely to be in danger. Instead, he is likely to be trapped in a secret realm." Menia thought for a moment and continued.

Her words made all the elves breathe a sigh of relief.

Seeing this scene, Ryan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

When it comes to conspiracies and intrigues, the elves are ultimately far inferior to humans.

If the Mother Tree Cult's strategy were placed in the human empire, it would not be considered very brilliant, but
"Oh, by the way, why was it so easy for that person to succeed in destroying the mother tree of the elves? Logically speaking, with the strength of the mother tree Andrassil, it shouldn't be so easy for the other party to do so."

At this time, Menia asked again.

"According to ancient records, whether it is the void mother tree Ganisil or our mother tree Andrasil, if we trace their roots, it seems that they both originated from a world tree called Teresil in the depths of the universe."

After thinking for a while, Elder Auburn spoke slowly.

"So, the Void Mother Tree Ganisir wants to descend, and Andrasir, the mother tree with the same roots and origins, is its best choice, and can almost fully exert its power."

Ryan nodded as he listened.

It turned out to be the case.

No wonder the Mother Tree Cult went to such great lengths to deal with the elves in Ferdinand Forest. Not only did they plan ahead, they also mobilized almost all the elite members of the cult to carry out this operation.

But also because of this, this time, the Mother Tree Sect was wiped out in one fell swoop!

The three popes, one pope and two vice-popes, were all killed.

In the short term, there should not be enough energy to cause any more trouble.

Suddenly, Ryan seemed to sense something and turned around to look.

Others also turned to look.

It turned out that Prince Seidlin, whose life or death was unknown after being defeated by Ryan, was not dead.

At this moment, he was stroking his chest, staggering towards the fallen elven mother tree Andrassil, looking completely distraught.

However, it is different from before.

The other person's eyes seemed to have regained clarity at this moment. At least, they were no longer as empty and lifeless as before.

In addition, the opponent's breath was extremely weak, so the powerful men of the empire on the side watched this scene but did not step forward to stop it.

As for the other pure-blooded elves, they all looked at their prince with complicated expressions, as if they didn't know what to say.

On the one hand, they all knew that their prince seemed to have been seduced by a cult in order to give the mother tree a new life.

On the other hand, it was precisely because of Prince Seidlin of their own family that the clan suffered such a heavy loss this time, causing the already sparsely populated clan to be reduced by nearly half.

"Pfft!"

Prince Seidlin knelt down beside the Elven Mother Tree Andrassil, weeping bitterly and confessing:

"Blame me"

"I am a sinner of the elves!"

"I woke up, but it was too late! Mother Tree, please forgive me."

Just as the great elders of Auburn were moved and were about to step forward to persuade Prince Seidlin.

suddenly!

Prince Seidlin exuded a rich green light, and then it turned into green starlight, as if it was merging into the body of the elven mother tree Andrassil.

"Your Highness!" Upon seeing this scene, Great Elder Auburn and other pure-blooded elves exclaimed.

(End of this chapter)