Aurelia was sitting by the window with a guitar in her hand. Her best friend, Wen Enna, was lying by the window in excitement.
"Elder Sister Aurelia! Look over there … those magic-powered machines that look like horses. "
Wen Enna pointed at the bustling street below, where a magic carriage was slowly cruising down the street.
Aurelia was glad that Josiah wasn't here. Otherwise, Wen Enna's excited look would be a disgrace to the high elves.
"Wen Enna, you're not afraid of those humans now?"
Aurelia plucked at the strings of the guitar and glanced at the street below.
She had underestimated the reproduction speed of humans. Looking around, the entire street was filled with an endless stream of humans.
Most of the high elves were afraid of humans. Aurelia could still rely on her pride for a while, but if it were Wen Enna, she would find a place to hide if she was thrown into a street full of humans.
"A little, but I just think the scenery is beautiful," Wen Enna said softly as she looked at the street in the distance.
Aurelia saw yearning and shock in her eyes. Wen Enna obviously didn't yearn for life in the human world, but … the light ball floating above the city.
"The power of faith is gathered in the center of Noland."
Aurelia stared at the sky above Noland. Even though she had been sitting there for almost two hours, she still didn't feel tired of the scenery.
In the past, Aurelia had heard stories about humans from the elders. She had always thought that humans were a group of creatures without faith. Even if they believed in a certain god on the surface, many people would abandon their faith for the slightest bit of personal benefit.
But after coming to Noland, Aurelia realized that she was wrong. Humans were not just creatures without faith. They were like the pilgrims described in ancient books, martyrs, and the most loyal servants of the gods.
But what surprised Aurelia the most was that the god they believed in was actually a World Tree!
"Josiah Yanorod. How did he do it … to make humans worship the World Tree?"
Aurelian was not only surprised but also envious of what she saw.
"It's a bit complicated to explain, but if you're interested, you can experience it yourself right away."
Josiah quietly appeared at the door of the two elves' room. Their keen perception had long been aware of Josiah's presence.
"Immediately?"
Aurelia came back to her senses and found that Josiah was staring at the guitar in her hand.
"Have you familiarized yourself with the music scores I gave you before?" Josiah asked.
Aurelia's slender fingers plucked the strings a few times. The next second, Josiah heard a melody that he was very familiar with on Earth. This High Elf girl was showing off her unparalleled talent in this way.
"I still can't believe you." "But I can't deny that the songs in the scores you've given me are beautiful."
"Looks like I can officially perform on stage now."
Josiah had mentioned to Aurelia about performing on stage before, so she was mentally prepared.
"I still have a question." Aurelia held the guitar in her hand and hesitated for a moment. Suddenly, she asked, "Will humans really not do anything excessive to us?"
"Excessive?"
Josiah noticed that the gazes of the two High Elf girls had suddenly become very strange.
Aurelia bit her lower lip, but in the end, she still managed to overcome the shame in her heart and said it.
"Elder Enya said that the humans will treat us as slaves and then hunt us down."
"Did you get this setting from that book … First of all, slavery is already illegal in many countries in the world, and Noland is one of them … Also, are you High Elves really that weak?"
Josiah's last provocation succeeded in igniting Aurelia's fighting spirit.
"I've never been afraid of humans." Aurelia took the guitar and walked out of the room that Josiah had arranged for her.
… …
On the streets of Noland.
"Is this bardic performance really okay?"
Hiri glanced at the venue that Josiah had chosen. It was a rather prosperous commercial street in Noland. At the end of the street, there was a wooden stage for speeches.
This wooden stage was the property of the Nation of Saints. Many years ago, the missionaries would passionately speak about their beliefs or condemn certain faithless people on this wooden stage.
Now that the churches of the Nation of Saints were under the supervision of the Noland Law Enforcement Team, they naturally did not dare to put up leaflets everywhere. Of course, this wooden stage was abandoned.
"Actually, I really want to record and sell them directly, but in that case … the accumulation of popularity is a little slow, so I need a digitalized performance."
Josiah glanced at the group of people who were preparing behind the scenes. Apart from the few performers that the Knight Of The White Thorn had invited, the most eye-catching were the two High Elves.
"Are the two of you ready?" Josiah and Hiri approached the Man in Black and Aurelia.
Aurelia had already changed into a popular mage robe in Noland. From the way she tugged at the corner of the robe from time to time, it was obvious that she was still not used to wearing human clothes.
"I used to be a bard for a period of time." The Man in Black glanced at the pedestrians on the street outside. "But at that time, I sang an Elven poem, which only attracted a small number of humans. The two songs that you gave me, can they really … stop so many humans?"
The Man in Black had rich experience as a bard. He also understood that it was not easy to do this. The pedestrians on the street would not stop for a stranger, no matter how beautiful the song was.
"If it's just songs, I think the possibility is very small …" Josiah shook his head regretfully and gave an answer that made the Man in Black very uncertain. "The two songs I gave you are to keep people, not to attract them."
"I'm confident in the songs you gave me."
The black-robed man flipped through the music scores of the two songs that Josh had given him again. When he had sung them for the first time, even without any accompaniment, he had still felt a sense of awe emanating from his very soul.
"Let's put aside the comments for now. It's time for you to go on stage," said Josiah, pointing at the wooden stage in the distance.
The Man in Black walked up to the wooden stage without saying a word. As a sage who had experienced hundreds of battles, he was used to this kind of situation. On the contrary, Aurelia hesitated for a moment, but under Josiah's gaze, she gritted her teeth and walked up to the stage.
"Why do I feel that all these high elves are afraid of humans?"
Hiri's gaze swept back and forth between Aurelia and Wen Enna for a while. The high elf named Wen Enna was already in a state of paralysis.
"Humans used to be afraid of demons, too. It takes time to get over it," said Josiah.
"There are quite a lot of bardic performances these days. I have a feeling that they will fail."
Ever since the Mana Net went online and Taylin's concert was held, more and more people in Noland turned their dreams into music.
The Knight Of The White Thorn was the most perceptive in this aspect. Josiah heard that his music guild would often have young people visit, all for a chance to become famous overnight.
This also allowed the Knight Of The White Thorn to find many talented seedlings. This was also the development that Josiah hoped to see.
"This time, I have a cheat code."
"The same effect as' Who's Your Father? 'in Warcraft?" asked Hiri softly.
"You'll know in a moment."
While Josiah was chatting with Hiri, the performance on the wooden stage had officially begun. This was the first time the temporary band worked together. The result was not as good as expected, but it was not as bad as expected either.
The Man in Black took on the role of the main singer. The first song they sang was not a song written by Josiah, but an elven poem that the elves were proficient in.
Accompanied by Aurelia's voice, the Man in Black began to narrate an ancient story.
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