What's wrong with me, a mage, loving to farm?

Chapter 307. Demon Half-Elf, Apple Tree and Snake

The scorching and humid air of the gray desert swept across the construction site.

Although the trading town is limited to an area of ​​30,000 hectares, such an area is not very large for a trading town inhabited by half-elves.

However, the effort, time, and energy it took were no less than those of infrastructure projects that were much larger in scale.

Because we need to build homes for the half-elves.

The race of half-elves is actually quite diverse, mostly resulting from intermarriage between other races and elves, though some were born out of necessity.

The elves' incredibly powerful bloodline ability seems to modify the appearance of these half-elves—retaining the characteristics of another race while beautifying them.

Whether it's humans and elves, orcs and elves, orcs and elves, or even mermaids and dragons and elves, the bloodline of elves can dominate.

This demonstrates just how powerful the bloodline of the elves truly is.

It is precisely because of this powerful bloodline ability that half-elves are sometimes even more handsome or beautiful than elves themselves. Coupled with the elven race's subtle attitude towards half-elves, their living conditions are not very good.

They could survive, but their lives were very difficult, far less comfortable than those of their kind who lived under the protection of the elves and gods and shared the same bloodline.

Most of the "elf slaves" that appeared in the human kingdoms were actually just half-elves. It's just that the human nobles' cognitive abilities were too limited to recognize these counterfeit goods.

There are many things to consider when building a town for a half-elf.

The different living environments required by the numerous half-elves are all different.

Take half-elves, who are both humans and elves, for example. They don't have the same need as pure-blooded elves to live in treehouses full of flowers and plants, but they do have some need for the natural magic around them.

If it were all like that, it would be relatively easy to handle. But the problem lies with the orc elves, the mermaid elves, the dragon elves, and even the demon elves...

Upon seeing this information, Jamie couldn't help but facepalm: "Why are there demon elves? Can... such things even exist in a world of order?"

As we all know, demons have always been a symbol of evil. The combination of elves and demons is simply unbelievable. How could the elves not kill these half-elves?

Upon hearing this, Ryan, who was calculating the required resources, put down his pen, gently rubbed his temples, and replied, "The elves have different understandings of demons, devils, and even demon gods."

"It is said that demons can even attend the banquets of the elven gods."

"So demons aren't universally hated in elven territory?" Jamie pondered. "But what they need is scorching sulfurous lava and a barren environment. Can they really integrate into half-elf society?"

Ryan shrugged: "That's why the elven messenger handed it over to us so readily. Didn't you see the oracle of the half-elf god? He expects us to build this half-elf city well."

As he mentioned the "oracle," the stone slab that had been sitting quietly on the table began to shimmer softly with an emerald green light.

It was the oracle tablet that the half-elf god descended on the second day after they arrived here. The god named "Nazet" kept his gaze fixed on this place, and seemed to have some strange excitement.

The oracle inside basically instructed the half-elves to fully cooperate with Jamie and his companions, and promised divine favor upon completion of the city if it was built well.

The two gazed at the stone slab that shone with an emerald green light, remaining silent for a long time.

They have just received news that some trouble has arisen on the demon half-elf side, and they need to resolve it.

To be honest, they were terrified when they heard the communication magic device suddenly ring.

"Let's go."

Finally, Jamie broke the somewhat oppressive silence: "We need to make arrangements, starting with the most difficult ones, the demon half-elves."

How many of them were there in total?

Ryan quickly followed up: "There are a total of 1,352 people."

Hmm... more than a thousand demon half-elves, each of them is a level three or close to level four warrior or mage, and some may even have special class tendencies such as lava sorcerer.

Even among races like elves, those who are skilled in both magic and martial arts and may possess special abilities are considered powerful beings.

I really don't know how many demons and elves have had that kind of thing happen to them. One or two could be said to be a coincidence, but so many, is it really a coincidence?

They really had to be cautious in this situation. Fortunately, there was a divine decree from the half-elf god; otherwise, it would have taken a lot of effort to get these guys to cooperate.

As the two walked among the golems whose surfaces were being laid and underground pipes were being installed, they suddenly noticed a particularly peculiar golem—

That golem moved more nimbly than the others, almost like a human laborer, rather than a golem made of machinery and steel.

It is only about three meters tall, which is far less than those golems that are tens of meters tall, but it is faster than those golems. Whether it is leveling the ground or laying pipes, it is very fast.

"Oh? This must be the apprentice named Ropas."

Jamie glanced at it a few times and sighed, "He gave up his body and entered the golem. No wonder Professor Kroya favors him."

Too many brothers and sisters have lost limbs in the war. If we could piece together the golem's limbs and attach them to their bodies, their lives would probably be a little easier.

Ryan looked puzzled. "I don't know. What happened while I was away from the North?"

"It's just that Professor Chloe was bored and went for a walk..." Jamie explained as he led him forward, and soon they passed through a spatial magic circle and arrived at the designated construction area of ​​the elven-half-demon community.

—They planned to build a city, then isolate different streets and communities, and then build different environments in each community to meet the different environmental needs of the half-elves.

This is the only way to deal with this situation.

When they arrived, the engineering golem had already paved the ground with soil excavated from the paradise of the greedy demons. It had been personally treated by Kroya to remove the malevolent magic, making it one of the demons' favorite environments.

Embedded within the dark red earth are numerous magical pipes, through which flows real magma—processed magma, of course.

The community walls are made of a type of tree that was recently cultivated and looks similar to a pine tree.

They continuously secrete a special resin that sustains their own combustion and also prevents hot air from leaving the demon half-elf community, ensuring it doesn't affect the outside world.

The entire neighborhood street looked like a hellish wasteland with lava flowing through it, but without the suffocating poisonous fumes.

Or rather... the entire community is filled with the natural aroma of burning pine resin and the refreshing scent of magical plants.

The near-perfect combination of scorched earth and nature has created this unique place.

Nina, the apprentice in charge of the community's construction, is talking to a tall demon half-elf who wears a leather suit that resembles a bodysuit and has a cynical smile on his face.

It must be said that the demon half-elf is indeed very good-looking.

The violent bloodline of the demons perfectly balanced the overly feminine appearance that most elves would have.

The leader of this demon half-elf was quite rugged in appearance, with a muscular build and exposed skin revealing near-perfect muscles, resembling a lion with squinting eyes.

He had clearly noticed Jamie and Ryan approaching, and deliberately raised his voice: "I think I've made myself very clear, Ms. Nina."

We are very grateful for your construction, but the area where our bonfire for worshipping the gods is located must be built by ourselves; it is the source of our bloodline's power.

Nina felt a headache coming on and was about to retort when a voice came:

"I think you may not understand yet, Mr. Lu Xishuo."

Jamie walked over and said, "The magic conduits of this community need to be completely controlled and supervised by our core hub, 'Han Reef'."

If you truly refuse, I regret to inform you that your demon-half-elves must leave this city; there is no room for negotiation.

His tone was very firm. He stepped forward and shielded Nina behind him. His not-so-tall figure blocked Lu Xishuo's suddenly gloomy gaze like a mountain.

Facing a level four mage who was skilled in both magic and martial arts, the level three earth mage even took out a steel ruler made of fine steel, which was used to measure magical power.

The edge of the deep blue ruler gleamed with a sharp, cold light, and enchanted patterns faintly glowed with red light.

—As a civil engineering mage, it's perfectly normal to use a ruler that can measure things as a weapon.

Lu Xishuo glanced at the ruler and keenly noticed the magic within it. Suddenly, he felt a suppressive force from above, and was immediately surprised.

Although he has demon blood, the extremely pure elven blood from his mother suppresses the power that could restrain demon blood. Now, even when facing a high-ranking demon, he will not be afraid of the pressure of his bloodline.

So... what's in here?

It actually made him feel an instinctive fear.

He calmed down considerably.

"Master Jamie," he invited, "we will be holding a blessing ceremony here tonight. Why don't you come and see it for yourself?"

"Of course, thank you for the invitation." Jamie didn't think there was anything to be afraid of, since he had the amulet given to him by Lord Kroya.

Although he still didn't quite believe in the half-elf god, he couldn't help but disbelieve Kroya.

Ryan and Nina, who were standing nearby, didn't say anything either. They just did whatever Jamie said. It was a big no-no to question your boss in public. Even if you had different ideas, you should talk about them when you got back.

After accepting the invitation, Lu Xishuo seemed to become friendly all of a sudden, and he made his demands on the demon half-elf community.

"If possible, our house should also be made of wood, so we don't need to put too many magical artifacts inside..."

As he spoke, he took out a special amulet made by a demon-half-elf—a magical amulet made with bone powder as pigment and wood.

The small wooden plaque was decorated with special patterns that resembled feathers and wings, giving it an indescribable sense of sacredness and solemnity.

The craftsmanship of the elves is undoubtedly superb. It is obvious that these patterns are all hand-carved, yet they are lifelike, just like real feathers.

Ryan immediately tested the power of the amulet.

There are arrows shaped like feathers converging, feathers coming together to form shields, and even the ability to fly—all of this revolves around the element of feathers.

"This amulet's magic power is probably around level three," Ryan judged. "If it were sold, an amulet that combines offense, defense, and escape would definitely fetch over three hundred magic crystals."

Three hundred magic crystals!

This is actually a fairly high price, especially considering that Lu Xishuo said that this kind of amulet is not difficult to make and the materials required are not very expensive.

It's practically a magic crystal mine.

"Do you elves have any worship of feathers?" Jamie asked curiously. "I think only druids worship magical beasts with extraordinary powers, and the others don't seem to have any wings."

The gods of the Elven race do not have statues with angel-like wings. Such a distinctive appearance, resembling angel wings, is considered by the gods to be a sign of inferiority.

If someone grew wings, they would be ridiculed to death—they're all gods, who needs wings as an organ for flight and constructing magic?

Although it sounds outrageous, this is an authoritative statement recorded in the book "Characteristics of God" by the Star Town Mage Association.

Lu Xishuo hesitated for a moment: "This is the common belief of all half-elves who possess demonic blood."

"Huh?" Ryan was immediately shocked. "All of them?"

It's generally understood that those who share a unified faith are of the same bloodline, but even among demons, there are differences in bloodline. If they are completely identical, there's only one possibility: ...

"Your demonic bloodlines originate from the same source?" Jamie took a deep breath, suppressing his astonishment. "Aren't you half-bloods? How can you be of the same bloodline?"

To the utter astonishment of the three, a pair of jet-black wings sprouted from behind the tall demon half-elf—the magic of nature and the demon flowed over those wings, as if a black light was shining through them.

Even more terrifying was that the other demon half-elves walking not far away also had the same wings growing behind them. Although they were not nearly as large as Lucius's, they were still jet black and shiny, filled with magic.

All of the more than one thousand demon half-elves here are actually hybrids with fallen angels, a type of demon!

Jamie felt a little dazed for the first time. He swallowed hard and quickly considered the possibilities. Small-scale occurrences could be attributed to chance, but such a large-scale one... could it be that the elves deliberately intermarried with the fallen angels?

That makes absolutely no sense.

He vaguely felt that he knew something terrible, and nervously stroked the bracelet on his wrist with five small stones of different colors wrapped around it. The warm texture gradually calmed him down.

"Now that you know our secret, await the start of the ceremony. Since our god desires that you witness it..."

Lu Xishuo stretched out his hand, inviting them to sit and wait in a newly built house.

Time passed slowly as we waited.

As the sun's light gradually sets in the west, the cool light of the moon shines on the earth, casting a cold silver hue over everything.

But a huge bonfire had already been set up in the streets of the demon half-elf community. It was a bonfire made from the branches and trunk of an apple tree, which was unique to the elves.

All the demon half-elves had already spread their wings under the moonlight. Their black wings seemed to blot out the sky, isolating the magical exchange between this place and the outside world.

At this moment, this place already belongs to them.

Only the moonlight shines in; everything else remains hidden.

Each of them wore an excited smile, their handsome and beautiful faces adorned with captivating smiles, and they began to dance—the scene of these scantily clad men and women dancing was, of course, extremely beautiful.

Especially Lu Xishuo, the leader of the demon half-elf, was dressed rather extravagantly, like a sacrificial dance, perfectly displaying his body under the moonlight.

A robust body and sacred yet sinister wings fluttered in the wind and shimmered in the moonlight.

Feathers drifted down slowly amidst their ecstatic dance, entering the bonfire made of burning apple trees.

"Crackling sound."

The fire burned even more fiercely during this strange ritual.

Gradually, Jamie and his companions, who were hiding in the crowd, noticed something was wrong. The spatial readings here were changing, and the space of the prime plane, which should have been extremely stable, was being invaded by another space!

"Look at that campfire!" Nina suddenly exclaimed.

Jamie and Ryan immediately looked in the direction she pointed, and saw a near-perfect apple tree growing from the distant, flickering campfire.

Every branch of its trunk exudes a sacred quality, and the round apples growing on them are an irresistible temptation.

But a pure white snake was coiled around the apple tree.

It was raising its head high and flicking its tongue.

It was clearly just a snake, yet it was so holy, radiating holy light.

Its eyes seemed to be filled with the light of truth about all things.

Just looking at it, magical knowledge that usually puzzled me flowed quickly, my thoughts raced, and nothing seemed difficult to understand.

In this land that was not blessed by the radiance of the seven gods of the human kingdoms, the light it emitted could rival that of the gods.

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