The multi-colored cat sitting on the low wall licked the meatball on its front paw and watched the group of people go away. Their bodies gradually faded and finally disappeared without a trace.
The group of people who had entered the capital of Paiat Haimei, on the other hand, craned their heads and looked around at this country that had a very different cultural style from that of human beings.
There were no high walls or magnificent buildings. Most of the houses had low walls or fences. The windows were open, and part of the situation inside the house could be seen at a glance.
Every house in the city was carefully taken care of. There was nothing dirty or messy, but they all had their own characteristics. Some of the walls were covered in vines, and some of the walls were painted with a few colors to simply show the feeling of the sky, the clouds, and the green land. Some of the elves who didn't know what they were thinking were even more extreme. They simply didn't have walls, and their entire homes were exposed in front of everyone.
There were no shops that did business. It was hard to tell if this was because they hadn't been to the relevant places, or if it was for some other reason. However, from the places they passed, they could tell that the atmosphere in elven cities was indeed not the same as in human cities.
However, when the female elf in the lead turned into a row of relatively independent houses and shouted in elven, "I'm back," a certain person's eyes widened in disbelief.
This house wasn't more gorgeous than the ones outside, and there was nothing special about it. It was just a low wall that separated the houses. It was only the outermost circle here, and many of the houses were enclosed in this range. To put it simply, it didn't look like one of the six ruling families of the kingdom at all, as the girl claimed.
A low and deep male voice came from inside and said, "Welcome back."
The source of the voice was their family's butler, or according to the girl, her father, who was the prime minister of the kingdom. Staying at home in the middle of the day? Did they come especially for him? Or did they stay at home because they lost power? Or … did they get better after working in this country for half a day? What a happy country this was!
When someone walked out of the house, it was too late to say, but in the blink of an eye, a certain person's arm was hugged by the female elf in a rather intimate posture. Completely ignoring the stunned expressions of the others, Li Aina smiled sweetly and said in the common language, "Father, I'm back."
The kind old man who had been amiable at first instantly glared and growled like a lion, "I absolutely won't allow it!"
I'll throw it! What kind of family ethics was this?
"Hahahaha, so it was all a misunderstanding." When he heard this hearty laughter, several hours had already passed since the beginning of everything. In the process of explaining, a certain someone even had the misconception that he was going to die on the spot.
During this time, the two apprentices were intimidated by the other party's aura and completely retreated. They hid at the side like quails, trembling in fear. The four dwarves were even worse. They simply hid outside the walls of the entrance. Two dwarves on each side, one above and one below, poked half of their faces out to see the situation inside.
As the instigator, the female elf obediently lowered her head and stared at her toes, not saying a word. He was planning to play dead until the end. As for that Lich. "Hehe." From the beginning to the end, she only heard these two chuckles. On the other hand, a certain someone was resisting the various bombardments of that strict father by himself. To be honest, a certain someone would rather take a knife and slash at each other than explain such things.
After clearing up the misunderstanding with great difficulty, this old elf who looked like he was going to eat his daughter's boyfriend alive finally returned to his deceptive and amiable expression. He was really worried for his future son-in-law. Having such an old father-in-law, his life was in danger.
Moreover, he did not spoil his daughter all the time. Instead, he pulled Li Ena, who had been pretending to be obedient, to his side and lowered her head to apologize, "My daughter's prank has caused trouble for the guests. Please accept my apology." Letting go of the female elf's head, the prime minister of the kingdom laughed and said, "I told you my daughter's taste would not be so bad. Fortunately, it was all a misunderstanding. "
I'll throw it again! Was he planning to do a second round?
A certain someone weakly poked his head out and said in a low voice, "Sir Titov, there's no need to say such harsh words."
"You criticized my daughter from the beginning to the end, saying that you would never like her. Her conditions are really bad. Being despised by you like this, which father can stand it? "
Brother, you're making things difficult for me. Is it that I can't like your daughter, or do I have to like your daughter? I'm a little deranged.
He no longer had the strength to fight a second round with this old man. A certain someone already wanted to use Blink to leave. At this time, the two girls hiding in the corner very disappointingly rumbled with their stomachs, interrupting this strange and inexplicable atmosphere. The prime minister of the kingdom, Luca Titov, laughed heartily and said, "Sorry, it's my fault. The guests have come from afar, and we were so rude and did not treat them well. Please come with me. "
God's help, these two girls! After leaving, he had to reward them well. In short, making this extremely dignified old elf give up on pursuing others was a great merit. Moreover, the two girls' stomachs were not rumbling, so he did not notice that they were hungry. Looking at the sky outside the window, it was already dark. It was almost night time. He still remembered that it was early in the morning when he entered the city.
A father who was obsessed with his daughter was definitely the most difficult creature to deal with in this world, in all senses of the word.
What kind of scene would the elves' banquet be like? To be honest, before today, a certain someone had imagined a lot of things. It would be like a western-style movie, sitting on both sides of a very exaggerated long table, with mountains of roast chicken, roast lamb, and jars of wine on the table, ready to make people vomit.
But when he actually saw it, he realized that reality and imagination were two different things, especially when it came to a race he was not familiar with.
There was nothing to say about the elves' cuisine. And unlike their close relatives, the wood elves almost always ate raw food. Even a certain transmigrator from the Foodie Empire wouldn't find fault with the food served at the banquet hosted by the Haimei Kingdom's prime minister.
What really made a certain someone dumbfounded was what he observed about the 'system' of the elven kingdom.
The place where the prime minister of the kingdom, Luca Titov, hosted the guests was not in his home. In fact, according to a certain someone's observation, the place where they lived was not big enough to host a banquet, and was not even big enough to receive guests. Therefore, the place where they came to was a guesthouse similar to a restaurant.
He originally thought that the elves looked down on humans, so they deliberately used this method to taunt Lin Zhu and the others. But in the guesthouse, who were the people who greeted Luca Titov? It was either the prime minister or the elder. It seemed that they were all elves with status, not extras who came to fill the scene.
Of course, the sumptuous banquet was indispensable for idle chatter. Because it was the first time the two sides met, they naturally talked about their own topics and deepened their understanding of each other. Lin Zhu inquired about the parts he didn't understand, the atmosphere of the entire Kingdom of Jaimei.
They didn't see any shops on the way, because there really were no shops in the elven kingdom. Except for trading goods with other races, the elves didn't use money for transactions.
And although the elves lived in very unique places, the foundation and layout were actually similar. After asking, they learned that the places they lived were actually allocated. Except for the palace that belonged to the royal family, the bigger families with more people were allocated places to live, and more houses would be surrounded by walls.
In addition to the royal family, the six ruling families were actually a group of people who specialized in helping the other elves solve their problems, commonly known as cleaning up their messes. Other than that, whoever liked and was willing to do the work would be responsible for carrying it out. This included making bread, cooking food, tailoring, forging, and so on.
Perhaps there were some jobs that humans considered lowly and dirty, but had to carry out. In human society, a group of weak people would be forced to deal with them. For example, cleaning up garbage, feces, and so on. But this was a magic world. As long as one was willing to spend money and put in the effort, many things could be simplified.
As for the military system, the Kingdom of Jaimei had a military system for all citizens. Of course, they would be assigned different duties according to what each person was good at, instead of stuffing everyone to the front line as a soldier. But usually, only the minimum standing force would be maintained, responsible for patrolling the border and guarding the palace.
Although individuals were allowed to own private property, most of the supplies were distributed by the public, including food. Any elves who wanted to eat could come to the various restaurants or guesthouses in the capital, and they could eat their fill at any time. The guesthouse where Lin and the others enjoyed the banquet was also part of the distribution and cooking of food. The difference was that guests from other places were also received here. Other places might not necessarily accept it, and it depended on the elves in charge at the time.
Speaking of this, a certain someone felt that he had heard of this kind of idealism before. The elves' self-discipline.
As well as valuing spiritual life over material life, they were willing to become parts of a huge machine, pushing the machine to run smoothly and continuously.
But don't think that the pride in the elves' words was pride in their more advanced system. That wasn't the case at all. Based on what the elves had said at the dining table, it was quite easy to understand the elves' helplessness in running a country like this if one were to think about it from their point of view.
In the situation of being surrounded and coveted by countless human kingdoms, cowardice and division could only lead to one result: the extinction of the country. There would also be some rules in the war of the same race. If one could redeem one's life, they would not be exterminated. However, wars between different races always ended with one side being annihilated.
Choosing the life of a slave, living humbly, might be able to extend one's life. But such a choice would only save one's own life, but it would ruin the future of the entire race.
It was needless to say that the elves were very fragile compared to the human race. With an average lifespan of six hundred years, the elves would not be considered adults until they were ninety years old. In other words, they would have the ability to reproduce. In their lifetime, an elven couple would have three to four children. With the support of many spells and Druid spells, the survival rate was very high unless the elves had congenital defects.
However, from the time when an elf was born to the time when he could give birth to the next generation, three generations of humans had already been born. If they worked harder, it would not be a problem to give birth to the fourth generation. Perhaps the elves could fight ten humans alone. In terms of war, it would not be a problem for them to win one battle after another. However, in terms of consumption and numbers, the elves were definitely at a disadvantage in terms of overall strategy.
In such a predicament, it did not seem hard to understand why the elves took such a path. It was because only by clenching the entire race into a fist could they be able to resist the invasion of the outside world. In order to maintain the vitality of the entire race and tolerate some children who were not obedient, the young elves would often leave the kingdom and travel the world.
So, after seeing the situation of the Piat Haime Kingdom, one could understand the predicament the elves were in and the reason why they were so aggressive.
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