Chapter: Chapter 535
The elf elder stroked his long beard and gave a kind smile. He shook his head and said to Leticia, who was on guard, “No, I don’t know you, but I know that when I regain consciousness, the one who will appear before me is the Dream Deity mentioned in the prophecy.”
The Dream Deity in the prophecy? Is this elder elf referring to the prophecy in that book of prophecies? But why haven’t I seen this prophecy in the book of prophecies?
Leticia felt that her memory was good and she shouldn’t make such a mistake. She had memorized the entire content of the elven prophecy book, and it definitely didn’t mention anything related to her.
Moreover, only a small portion of the valuable prophecies were even useful, with most of them being rambling nonsense.
Unless… the book of prophecies I saw was incomplete!
“So the book of prophecies currently in the hands of the elves has actually been tampered with?” Leticia looked directly at the elder elf and asked in a low voice.
This was the only possibility.
The elf elder nodded, admitting that Leticia’s guess was correct. “That’s right. Before I died, I transcribed the content recorded in that wondrous item, but I removed some parts that might not be beneficial to the elves.”
Then, there seems to be only one elf who could have done all this, right? Leticia had a guess about the identity of this elder elf.
Most likely, this elder elf was the very first elf king of the elf tribe!
But how did he manage to prolong his consciousness for such a long time? Is this really something an ordinary elf could do?
“I can see you seem to be curious about my state. I am merely a wisp of my residual soul now. After I finish speaking with you, I will completely disappear.” The Elf King did not hide his current state. He very generously told Leticia his state, indicating that he was not alive. “As for the method, it’s merely borrowing a bit of power from that wondrous item.”
The power from the book of prophecies could achieve such results? Leticia’s expression immediately showed surprise.
These four books of prophecies were indeed very magical.
“Then why are you waiting for me here? To stop me from getting your elven book of prophecies?”
“No, I am waiting here to tell you the exact location of the book of prophecies. That wondrous item does not belong to our elven tribe. When its true owner comes looking for it, it is only right to return it to its original owner.” The Elf King quickly waved his hand, indicating that he had no intention of keeping the book of prophecies for himself. “At that time, I summoned the skilled craftsmen within the tribe and built a temple using the method recorded in that book. The book of prophecies is placed in the very center of the temple.”
“It can release a divine barrier capable of covering a vast area, preventing those with ill intentions from approaching. However, for the current elves, this barrier’s effect may not be very significant anymore?”
So, you can only perceive that barrier if you have ill intentions? So, the reason I can’t perceive this barrier is because I’m too kind, so the barrier’s repulsion isn’t triggered, right?
Hiss, even though I received such praise, I can’t seem to feel happy about it.
“Yes, the elves have developed very well now. There are no opponents for them in the great forest.” If you exclude that tiger girl.
Hearing this, the Elf King’s expression relaxed considerably. As time passed, his body became dimmer and dimmer, and he was on the verge of disappearing.
“Ah, I almost forgot the important matter. That book is hidden at the root of the Mother of Life Tree. Digging down from there will lead you to the temple we built back then. The temple also has some small mechanisms. These mechanisms were created based on the knowledge from that book, considered a small test for future generations.”
At the root of the Mother of Life Tree? Leticia wasn’t unaware of the Mother of Life Tree’s location. This tree could be considered an elven landmark. You might not know the location of the elven palace, but you would definitely know the location of the Mother of Life Tree.
Because it was so colossal, there was only one such massive tree in the entire City of Living Beings. It was a landmark that anyone with eyes could find.
If it was that big tree, it seemed like a good place to hide the book of prophecies.
After all, the elves might disrespect the elven royal family, they might scoff at the Elder Council, but they absolutely could not have any contempt for the Mother of Life Tree. Among the elves, this tree was supreme and no desecration was allowed.
If any elf tried to dig up the roots of the Mother of Life Tree, they would be sent to the stake.
“I see. Thank you for the clue. By the way, can you tell me specifically how you managed to preserve your consciousness for so long? I’m really curious.”
“A method of taking advantage of opportunities,” the Elf King briefly explained the method he used to preserve his consciousness. After explaining, his body became completely transparent and then disappeared into the air.
This ancient elf, having fulfilled his final duty, finally found peace.
The way he preserved his consciousness was also simple. There was an heirloom ornament in the elven royal family. Although later elf emperors did not know the ornament’s function, they still followed the ancestral teachings and passed it down to the next elf emperor.
The consciousness of the old Elf King was housed within that ornament, in a state of deep slumber, relying on the spiritual power of subsequent elf emperors as the energy to prolong his life. However, the amount of spiritual power consumed was not much, and ordinary people would not be able to detect it.
Only when sensing the aura of the power of the Dream God would the Elf King’s consciousness awaken from its slumber and inform the visiting divine guest of everything he knew.
This was something he had to do because it was written in that book of prophecies that the Dream God from another world would be the savior of the elven tribe. However, if she were not treated well, the elven tribe would face utter destruction.
The book of prophecies also stated that the Dream God was a good friend of the current Elf King. Unfortunately, this Elf King was not a pure-blooded elf, and the throne of the elves would eventually return to pure-blooded elves.
Therefore, the Elf King, who had absolute faith in the contents of the book of prophecies, was at ease. Since this deity was the savior of the elves, and the final elf emperor would be a pure-blooded elf, what else did he have to worry about?
Cherish Leticia highly and satisfy all her requests as much as possible; this was the absolutely correct choice!
Emerging from Rose’s dream, Leticia looked at Evangeline, who had been waiting by her side. She rolled up her sleeves and said to Her Majesty the Empress of the Elves, “Let’s go dig up a tree!”
Evangeline didn’t ask where to go or why to dig up a tree, she simply nodded. “How many people should I call, and what tools do we need?”
“I’ll call Xiao Zhuo. We don’t need tools; my magic is much more useful than tools,” Leticia said that nothing needed to be prepared, just calling people. “I’m going to dig up that Mother of Life Tree!”
The Mother of Life Tree?!
Evangeline’s pupils contracted. This tree was a sacred object of the elves on normal occasions. If someone said they wanted to dig up this tree, even if Evangeline applauded inwardly, she would have to pretend to be angry on the surface and send the person who made the suggestion to the border to be reformed.
Oh, wait, this would only happen if Evangeline found the person pleasing; those she disliked would be sent directly to the stake.
But now, it was Leticia who proposed digging up the tree, so Evangeline chose to give her wholehearted approval. Anyway, she didn’t have much affection for this tree. If it was dug up, so be it. As long as Leticia was happy.
Thus, Leticia quickly called Zhuo, and the three of them ran towards the location of the Mother of Life Tree without any delay.
The elven palace was right next to the Mother of Life Tree. Leticia even deliberately adjusted Evangeline’s speed, and they still reached the foot of the Mother of Life Tree within a few minutes.
When they arrived at the foot of the large tree, it was already night. Due to the recent unrest in the City of Living Beings, a curfew was in effect. There were no pedestrians on the streets, which provided quite favorable conditions for Leticia and her companions’ actions.
Placing her hand on the trunk of the large tree, Leticia closed her eyes and injected her magic into the tree. Although this large tree had stood here for countless years, it was still just an ordinary large tree, not yet a spirit.
Soon, Leticia understood the specific structure of the large tree through the magic injected into it. She also found that underground, the root system of this large tree grew unusually. These roots seemed to be entwined around something. Judging by its size, it should be the temple mentioned by the previous Elf King.
Using magic to project the specific structure of the large tree into the air, Leticia looked around, trying to find a digging point that would minimize damage to the large tree. But after searching everywhere, she could only helplessly decide that it was impossible to do this without damage. Losing a few roots should not be a big problem for this large tree.
“Zhuo, Evangeline, you two stay up here. I’ll go down and take a look.”
Leticia brought Zhuo out to be Evangeline’s bodyguard. This little phoenix trusted Leticia very much and basically didn’t doubt Leticia’s decisions, a trait that made Leticia particularly fond of bringing Zhuo out for business.
Although she knew it would be better to bring the ancestors and the like, Leticia thought this was just digging up a tree, what danger could there be? She could handle this matter herself.
Standing at the chosen spot, Leticia cast her magic, and her whole body quickly went underground, shuttling rapidly through the soil.
The stones and roots along the way could not block her progress. Soon, she arrived at the place she had sensed was different and encountered a stone wall.
Expanding the space around her slightly, Leticia used magic to illuminate the area and saw what was beneath her feet. This was actually the roof of the temple, and the entrance to the temple seemed to be in a different location.
Perhaps she should go through an unconventional route? Leticia thought to herself. She raised her hand and gathered a fireball, throwing it at her feet, intending to blast open the roof.
A strange energy fluctuation appeared the moment the fireball hit the roof, nullifying Leticia’s fireball, as if something was guarding this temple.
“It seems I can only enter through the main entrance?” Leticia stomped on the ground a few times with some helplessness.
If she increased the force further, who knew what would happen? She might as well obediently follow the process set by the elves back then to obtain the book of prophecies.
After circling underground for a while, Leticia quickly found the entrance to the temple. Contrary to her expectation of a tightly closed gate, the entrance to this temple was not closed but open. A transparent energy film separated the space inside the temple from the outside world. This energy film should be the thing that had just nullified Leticia’s magic.
Reaching out to touch this film, Leticia found that she could not touch it. Her hand passed into the temple without encountering any resistance.
How magical.
Silently marveling, Leticia then stepped into this temple, whose history could be traced back to the early stages of the elven tribe’s establishment.
The temple was not large and had only one room. After Leticia entered the temple, the temple seemed to have sensed the arrival of a guest. The torches placed on the surrounding walls lit up one by one, illuminating the entire temple brightly.
On the pyramid-shaped platform in the center of the temple, an ancient book that looked extraordinary floated in mid-air. The moment she saw it, the rune on the back of Leticia’s hand began to heat up.
Looking down, one of the runes began to flash rapidly, clearly indicating that the ancient book here was the book of prophecies she was looking for.
As she took a few steps forward, a virtual figure suddenly appeared before Leticia. She looked like a petite girl, but the aura she exuded was somewhat ethereal, making it impossible to determine her identity.
“Are you the savior in the prophecy?” she asked, her voice light and airy, as if it could disappear at any moment.
“I can’t really say I’m a savior. I’m just a pitiable person who was found by fate,” Leticia spread her hands. She never intended to position herself as a savior.
Savior or anything like that, she wasn’t that noble. She was only working hard for this matter now because it had fallen upon her shoulders. If she didn’t act, this world might genuinely be doomed.
“I have the ability, and now I also know the difficulties the world is facing. A possible choice is presented to me, and there’s nothing remarkable about me making this choice.”
“Then who are you? Are you the consciousness from the book of prophecies?”
“You can understand it that way. You have defeated one of my relatives before, but compared to her, I am probably more rational.”
