Simultaneous Travel: Becoming a Legend in the Heavens.

Chapter 175: The Elf Cub
The birth of life is often a miracle, and this is even more so for elves.

This race still stands out among many immortal species, and its life cycle is almost the same as the life of the world.

The price of a long life is emotional indifference. Compared with humans, elves are dull in emotions and insensitive to time. It is often difficult for them to establish relationships, get married and have children.

Some scholars believe that this is a kind of self-defense mechanism. After all, if you live for thousands or even millions of years with rich emotions, it is easy to fall into endless emptiness and torture.

And indifferent emotions can also effectively limit the number of elves, preventing this race with a long lifespan and great potential from occupying the entire world.

All I can say is that nature’s designs are always just right, better than the most skilled craftsmen.

In short, the number of elves is very small and they are almost extinct.

Especially after the Elf Village was destroyed by the army led by the Demon King's general "Throne Bazalt".

Luke was born on a snowy winter night. His mother Lanis sighed like this when she gave birth to him in the cave.

"Jet black hair and brown eyes, not at all elf-like."

But when she used magic to illuminate the cave, the blurry face was illuminated and a faint smile appeared.

"But she looks very elf-like."

Elf cubs are not as wrinkled as human cubs. When they are just five or six months old, their outlines can already be seen.

They have smooth, white and tender skin, with light lanugo, and grow at a similar rate to humans. After their bodies reach their peak development, they stop the growth and aging process and live their lives in the most perfect physical state.

Lu Ke stared blankly at the beautiful woman with pointy ears and short green hair in front of him, then looked down at his own chubby hands and calves with a confused look in his eyes.

"Then it's time to give you a name. What should I call you?"

Looking at Luke who was looking at this strange world with confusion in his eyes, Lanis held up her head and thought, randomly picking out a few familiar names from her memory bank.

Anyway, these people are all old and dead, so it doesn’t matter if I borrow their names.

"Karl, Kurt, Fenris..."

"ru...ko..."

Lu Ke tried hard to say his own name, but as a newborn he could only utter some similar interjections.

"Um, what, are you talking?"

Lanis stretched out a finger and casually fiddled with the cub's little hand, tapping his cheek and poking his belly, as if she was a little surprised at the fragility of this little life.

"It's amazing. This thing actually came out of my belly. Am I a mother now? I'm only 795 years old."

"ru...ko...ru...ko..."

Lu Ke kept repeating his name, trying to get back his naming rights.

But it seemed that Lanis had misunderstood. She pondered for a moment and remembered that the cub was probably hungry, so she gently touched Luke's forehead with her finger.

"Are you hungry?"

A faint yellow glow spread from the fingertips to Luke, and he immediately felt a warm and comfortable feeling flowing through his body.

The warm current had a clear target and went straight to the stomach. After circulating for a week, I felt full in my stomach.

"How about this? This is the magic that will keep you full for a week. It's very convenient, isn't it?"

Facing the baby who should have been ignorant, Lanis proudly put her hands on her hips and was a little surprised when she saw the silence in the baby's eyes.

"Really? You know what I'm talking about? It's an illusion."

Luke: "..."

I always feel that this person doesn't seem very reliable.

……

Taking care of cubs is a very troublesome task. Eating, drinking, defecating and urinating are all troublesome issues. Even with the help of magic, Lanis, a first-time mother, still performed very badly.

Luke helped Lannis a lot. He would cry when he was hungry, groan when he was thirsty, and slap the stone slabs with his hands to make a dull sound when he needed to go to the toilet.

The accustomed way of expression saved Lenise a lot of worry after she got used to it in the early stages, although even so, Lenise always acted very tired.

The cub took up her time for reading and practicing magic, and also prevented her from going out more conveniently, so she could only try to finish her work during the time she was out, and then stay at home.

Luke's first crisis came quickly.

Elves who have never lived in a group don’t know how to take good care of their cubs, and the elf village was destroyed many years ago.

That was the twenty-first day after Luke was born.

The magic of fullness had worn off. Luke cried out in hunger a few times, but got no response. He struggled to stand up, only to find that his confused mother was not at home.

Not only did she forget to feed the cubs, but she also left them hungry for a long time. She did not return until late at night two days later.

The reason was simply because she saw a very beautiful scenery and admired it for a while longer. This was also the result of her remembering that there was a cub in the cave and she had to return home in time.

All I can say is that we can never expect the elves to have an accurate sense of time, especially an elf like Lanis who is not very careful.

If the elf cubs were not much more resilient than human cubs, and if Lu Ke had not cried or made a fuss to maintain his strength and water, he might have died immediately.

"Sorry, sorry, I won't do it again next time." Lanis clasped her hands together and admitted her mistake to the cub a little ashamedly.

"I'm not doing nothing. I have to do some tasks to earn some money. Satiety magic can't really replace food. It can be used for a short period of time, but if you use it for a long time, your stomach will shrink and become damaged."

She brought a large pile of various fruits. The sweet fruity aroma made them look particularly tempting. However, since Luke's teeth had not yet grown fully, Lanis could only help the cub eat them with tears in her eyes to avoid waste.

When they had almost finished eating, with only one or two fruits left, she realized that the cub was looking at her with a dead look in his eyes. She felt guilty and used magic to squeeze a glass of juice for Luke.

Luke, who was forced to drink the juice, gave Lanis a look that clearly said, "You are not a mother, you are a living father."

Afterwards, Lanis decided to leave the cave and take Luke to live where she worked to avoid the embarrassing situation of "leaving home and returning with her son having passed away".

She made a small backpack, put Luke on her back, and staggered out of the dark cave.

This is how Lu Ke saw the outside world.

The towering city walls are majestic and magnificent, the exquisite houses are lined up one after another, and the bright and vivid colors are as beautiful as a painting.

Soldiers in armor stood on both sides of the city gate, the streets were filled with all kinds of stalls, and children in coarse clothes were laughing and playing in the crowd.

This is a medieval world of sword and magic.

Luke didn't realize where he was yet. There were too many similar settings in the fantasy world. He looked around curiously and was carried by Lanis to a magnificent mansion.

The furniture in the mansion's living room is exceptionally luxurious.

An elegant woman sat at the top seat, and next to her stood a little boy with golden hair, who was looking at the two of them curiously.

"Lenice, is this your child? He's so cute."

"Thank you for your compliment, Ms. Luo Yin. It's inconvenient to take care of him, and I can't give him teaching at the same time, so I brought him here. I hope you can allow me and the child to stay."

Lanis bowed to the elegant woman, speaking in a submissive tone.

"Of course, I told you a long time ago that caves are not suitable for living." Ms. Luo Yin nodded with a smile.

"There are many rooms in the mansion. I will arrange for the servants to clean an empty room for you to live in. Just tell the butler about the daily necessities and he will be responsible for purchasing them."

"Please deduct the expenses from my salary."

"No, no, Lanis, every elf is a master that cannot be hired even with money. We are grateful that you can guide Amir. There is no need to prepare for such a small matter."

Then she turned her gaze to Lu Ke and said, "Why does this child look so sick? Is he feeling unwell?"

Lanis' expression remained unchanged: "Yes, he has lost his appetite recently."

Luke: "..."

In other words, his vocal cords are underdeveloped, otherwise he would have exposed Lanis's crime on the spot.

……

Ms. Luo Yin herself was gentle and kind, and treated servants tenderly, earning her the respect of everyone in the mansion.

Her family seemed to be a famous aristocratic family in this country, and from time to time, they would see guests with noble temperaments visiting, but these had nothing to do with Lu Ke.

What really concerns him is Amir.

Amir, the only son in the family, is a lively and mischievous kid who just turned six this year. He likes to pick up a wooden sword and slash at the air. He seems to have no interest in being a long-range spellcaster and wants to be a warrior.

Every time Lanise gave him a lecture, he would fall asleep in a daze, which made Mrs. Royne so angry that she would often hit his palms with a blackboard stick.

After Luke came, he had one more thing he liked, which was to confide his innermost thoughts to the elf cubs.

"My mother always wanted me to be a mage. What's so good about being a mage? I can kill a mage with just a few strikes of my sword."

Lu Ke: Why don't you say that the mage can just bombard the warrior from a distance?

"Teacher Lanis's lectures are so boring, and she always leaves me with a lot of homework to do. Can you persuade her sometime?"

Lu Ke: I can’t persuade you. Just wait to die. Bye.

"I'm going to tell you a secret." Amir's face turned red, and he seemed a little ashamed.

"My dream is to go to the Land of Swords in the Northern Kingdoms, draw the sword of the brave, and defeat the Demon King!"

Lu Ke: Young people just like to dream.

Generally speaking, there are shady plots behind the selection of characters for the Sword of the Brave and the Excalibur in the Stone. They are assigned to demigod heroes, sons of red dragons, and so on. In short, they cannot be ordinary humans.

Luke, who was responding to Amir's words in his heart because of boredom, suddenly stopped.

The northern kingdoms, the land of swords, the swords of the brave, the demon king's army...

Although they are not all new words, why do they feel so familiar to him when combined?
"Many brave teams have failed, but I believe I can succeed!"

Luke's tender face wrinkled.

Sure enough, it was the Xinshiji Fuyin warrior!

(End of this chapter)