Chapter 226
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Natha didn't show her anger towards Roddy. However, when she thought of these things, her tone changed. Perhaps it was because the tree hole was dark, but Brody didn't notice her strange behavior. However, the village chief's attention wasn't on Natha. He was still thinking about the place Roddy had mentioned in the letter.
After a few simple questions, Brody was relieved after confirming that Natha wasn't hurt. Natha's habitual silence made the atmosphere turn cold. After a few seconds, Brody brought up the topic again.
"Elson … Elson … Where did Roddy know this name?"
He seemed to be talking to himself. He didn't wait for Natha's answer. He turned around and started searching. In the dark tree hole were the thick books that he had found in the ruins of Wagra. The conditions in Elsa's village were simple. There weren't any exquisite bookshelves to store them. So, Brody could only put them on dry wooden boards. It took him a lot of effort to find the book he needed.
"I must build a library in the future. These things are a disgrace to my ancestors."
Lowering his head and blaming himself, Brody took out a book with a black cover and slowly flipped through a few pages. He finally found the content he was looking for in the dense High Elven language. "… When Wagra City announced that it was pulling back its defenses, the only fortress that was still resisting was Elson. It was known as the 'last hope' along with Wagra City. The Beastmen had no choice but to stop their advance here …"
Brody could not remember exactly what "Elson" represented. The contents of the books taken from the ruins of Wagra were vast. Many of them were elemental theories, but most of them were biographies and epics. Only this black book recorded the last days of the High Elves' war before the fall of the High Elves …
The old village chief only vaguely remembered that Elson was a High Elf fortress, but he did not have a deep understanding of what this fortress represented. It was only when he read the passage that Brody gradually realized that the city Rody had mentioned seemed a little … different.
"On the second of July, news of the fall of Elson Fortress came. This fact dealt a heavy blow to the High Elves. As the only fortress outside of Wagra, Elson attracted most of the Beastmen's firepower in the three years after the war began. As one of the few fortresses with "consciousness," no one believed that it would be breached. Some said that Elson's fall wasn't due to the Beastmen, but — "
The writing at the back was somewhat blurred. Brody tried to decipher it for a long time, but he still couldn't understand it. He flipped through a few pages. There was some other information recorded on it. "The guardian of Elson, the great Arcanist Cadgar, fell. Eyewitnesses confirmed that after the city's barrier was destroyed, Cadgar used the forbidden spell" Time Loop "to seal the entire fortress forever … He also forced the fortress's" consciousness "to return to a state of chaos …"
The content that he read could be said to be "secrets." These unknown historical details made Brody fall into deep thought. Although he didn't know what level the human's current magic research had reached, he could confirm that the current humans definitely didn't have the ability to make arcana self-aware. They hadn't even heard of it.
What was the effect of the forbidden spell "Time Loop"? How long would it last? Brody didn't know the answer to these questions. The book behind him might be able to find the answer — but that still needed time.
Slowly closing the book in his hand, Brody closed his eyes slightly. After carefully recalling, he began to solemnly write down the general content that he had found on the back of the letter. Not long after, he returned the folded letter to Natha and asked, "Roddy didn't say anything else?"
"He said that he wanted to circulate … circulate currency or something." Natha thought for a moment and frowned slightly. Her tone unconsciously carried a hint of resentment. "After the team completes the trade mission, I will return with the team. This is the mission that he arranged."
Natha rarely spoke so much. Brody could clearly sense that she was a little dissatisfied. He wanted to persuade her, but when he thought of her temper, he finally shook his head and said in a low voice, "If you're tired, you can come back."
Such words naturally didn't get an answer. Natha silently looked away. No one knew what she was thinking.
Brody didn't say anything else. After ending the conversation, Natha left the tree hole and came to the open space. At this time, Erza Village was unprecedentedly lively because of the human caravan that had just arrived.
The Wood Elves were very interested in the piles of goods, the tall Templar Knights, the shiny armors, the pack horses, and so on. Although they did not speak the same language, their gestures and expressions were basically the same. Therefore, the usually quiet village felt like it was bustling with people.
The caravan not only sold goods, but also bought the herbs and animal hides that the Wood Elves kept. Fatty Henry had now become the leader of the caravan. While he was selling without restraint, he didn't forget to "buy" the goods from the villagers at the average price of Paar Town. However, it was obvious that the Wood Elves generally accepted bartering and were not interested in currency. After a whole morning, all the copper and silver coins that they had prepared were basically stored in the wooden boxes, which made Henry a little depressed.
Looking around, Natha saw Hugo waving his machete curiously. Beside him, there was a younger elf running by with a jar of honey in his hand, followed by a group of greedy elves. Such a scene made her feel more and more bored. She expected that she would be practicing archery under Roddy's guidance.
Even if it was just simple target practice, it would be better than wandering around in boredom.
The more idle she was, the more resentful she felt towards Roddy became. Natha slightly pursed her lips. When she was about to go to the periphery of the village to have a look, she suddenly stopped when she saw the forest not far away.
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