As the waterfall cascaded across the sky like the Milky Way, ivy vines wrapped around a magnificent hall adorned with gold, and white jade pillars rose from the ground, supporting this dazzling palace that outshone the moon in the night sky.
The celestial river flowed, the stars and the bright moon within arm’s reach, and winged horses soared through the vast, flowing sky. The ground was covered with lush greenery, exotic and mythical creatures were everywhere, and the vibrant plants and trees swayed without any wind, as if they possessed a higher form of life, playing and frolicking with the inhabitants of the jungle.
Beneath the endlessly flowing celestial river stood an ancient tree so tall that its crown was out of sight, seemingly supporting the heavens. The golden palace of the tree, with its golden veins, stood on this ancient tree, as if it were the fruit born from this ancient tree with its immense life force, being protected by it.
This fantastical scene stretched the imagination of any fairy tale author, yet it floated unrealistically before his eyes. No matter how one questioned it, the overwhelming life energy pervading the air constantly reminded one of its authenticity.
“Am I not dreaming or something?!” Dillin exclaimed with a coarse curse, his eyes wide with astonishment as he stared at the scene before him, unable to recover for a long time.
After seeing that suspicious flyer, he hastily solved his dinner and immediately rushed to Coleman Forest. He hadn’t taken more than a few steps into the forest before finding himself “穿越” (time-traveled).
By the time he regained his senses, he had already appeared in this strange space.
What happened?
This definitely wasn’t Coleman Forest. Even if Dillin hadn’t been to Coleman Forest, he was sure that Coleman Forest definitely didn’t look like this.
A strange feeling arose in his heart, having mistakenly entered an unknown Secret Realm. He should have felt panic, but this harmonious scene didn’t evoke even a trace of anxiety. The thick life energy made one feel inexplicably at ease.
Looking at this ancient tree, Dillin felt like a tiny insect gazing at a mountain, as if compared to this ancient tree, he didn’t even count as life.
Upon entering this world, he felt like an outsider, the strange beasts around him ignoring his presence, either not caring about this intruder or not noticing him at all.
“Long have you waited, your highness~” A voice as sweet and pleasant as a spring flowing through a fountain awakened the bewildered Dillin.
“Who??” He instinctively tightened his grip on the fire cannon on his back, shifting his gaze to the girl who had appeared beside him, his eyes instantly filled with admiration.
Her silk-like hair was like the silver gauze cast by the crescent moon, her tender eyes like shining violet gemstones, and her milk-white skin like sheep’s fat jade basking in the glow of the moonlight. The girl was dressed in a white dress that was hollowed out at the back, wearing a pair of white high heels with exposed toes. Paired with her hair, she stood gracefully, pure and flawless.
Her beauty that shone like moonlight rendered the radiant moon dim. As if she was the sole source of light under the night sky.
This natural beauty that left heavily made-up appearances feeling ashamed belonged exclusively to the elves, her completely pure, exotic pointed ears affirming this point.
She was…an elf.
In front of this breathtakingly beautiful elf girl, Dillin instinctively focused his eyes on the ravine-like cleavage that could drown a person, realizing the impropriety a moment later and hurriedly shifting his gaze.
To this reaction, the elf miss didn’t seem to mind and simply smiled sweetly.
“…you, you are… a moon elf?” Seeing that she was an elf, Dillin took a step back, not letting go of the fire cannon in his hand.
“Hmm, I am a maid of the Elf Empress.” Her response to Dillin’s action of tightening his weapon did not seem to faze her; a faint smile lingered on her lips, as though in her eyes, Dillin’s weapon was no more than a toy g*n.
“Empress of the elves?…why am I here?”
“Because you answered my master’s summons, my prince.” The elf miss tilted her head sweetly, her silver hair following her movement to fall over her shoulders.
“You call me prince??”
“That’s right, prince. Welcome home.”
“… I’m not your prince, and this is not my home.” Dillin frowned, arguing.
“Ah…” The elf miss seemed unconcerned, tapping her lips with her finger, and flashed a cute smile.
“Sometimes, the soul is simply such a magical thing, who knows~”
“What nonsense are you talking about?…”
“Prince, you’re quite eager to wait, please take my hand, and thus, pay homage to the supreme Elf Empress.” Seeing Dillin’s face full of confusion and incomprehension, the elf miss no longer explained, and bowed gracefully with her dress in hand.
“What about the Elf Empress? I didn’t plan on meeting her…”
“But you did respond to the empress’s call, didn’t you?”
“Respond to the call?? Was that flyer sent by you???” Dillin realized.
“Exactly~” The elf girl smiled.
“…” Dillin glanced around.
“What are you looking for?”
“What about the others? There must be more people than just me who received the flyer, right?”
“Nope, you are the only one, because there was only one flyer.”
“What??”
sh*t, I’ve been tricked.
Meaning this wasn’t some grand scam, but targeted fishing law enforcement?
“You were aiming for me from the start??”
“Perhaps, it’s just your assumption that more people besides yourself received that flyer.”
“…”
“You don’t need to be so alert with me~”
Who else should I be alert of if not you guys??
Dillin doesn’t have a good impression of elves. To be honest, he even dislikes them. He doesn’t think these pointy-eared beings would have any good intentions towards humans.
“…Forget the rest, all I want to know is, does the promise of money on the flyer count?”
If he was already on the pirate ship, it was likely he wouldn’t be getting off. Dillin’s focus was still on that astronomical figure.
“Of course it counts, would your…sister…uh I mean, would the Elf Empress lie to you?”
“…Alright, no matter what, you at least have to show a bit of sincerity by placing the reward in front of me for a look, right?”
“Of course no problem oh.” The elf miss snapped her fingers, and instantly piles of gold mountains appeared around.
“Prince, is this enough for you?”
“Enough, enough! I can’t breathe!” He struggled to stick his head out from the pile of gold coins, feeling the heavy weight in his hands.
All these were genuine gold coins, not a single one was clipped or ground down, as if they were newly minted.
“Is this some kind of magic?” Dillin pouted after struggling out.
“Not magic oh, just… for people at our level, money is nothing more than a number.”
“Number…ha, good description.” Dillin shook all the gold coins out of his clothes and threw them on the ground without a second glance.
“Numbers in your eyes may mean lives to others, maybe in your eyes lives are just numbers too.” Dillin didn’t know if he was mocking himself or being sarcastic.
“Prince, you don’t seem to care about money.”
Seeing Dillin throwing the gold coins on the ground carelessly, the elf miss spoke again. “Then why do you need so much money?”
“That’s none of your business.” Dillin arched his eyebrows. “Speak, what does your master summon me here for? What does she want me to do?”
“To be honest, I really don’t understand why she would choose me, a human with no talent and a cripple.” Dillin had no idea what the elf Empress was, but hearing it sounded pretty d*mn powerful. Even her servant could conjure up so many gold coins with a single wave, so what more for the lady herself?
He couldn’t figure out why such a powerful being would come to him.
“By the way, is the position of your elf Empress big? How does it compare with the Moon Elf King?” Dillin asked this question casually.
“…” However, upon hearing this question, the elf girl fell silent.
Is this question too silly for the other party to answer?
Also, the Moon Elf King, it goes without saying, is the king that all elves must obey.
“Sorry, prince, are you referring to that MoonElf King from the mortal world?”
“Who else could it be?”
“Oh~ I see~” The elf girl smiled without answering.
“Right, since you’re also a Moon Elf, you probably would call the Moon Elf King King.”
“Call him king?” The elf girl’s smile didn’t change. “No, not at all. By his position, he wouldn’t even get to see me, and if he did see me, it would be him kneeling down calling me ancestor.”
“…Huh??
