"You wanted me to rush back just to bully a minor level 2 mage?"
The red-robed young elf mage had an indifferent expression. Even though he was facing his teacher, he didn't hide his dissatisfaction.
However, he did have a reason to be dissatisfied.
Gabriel J. Claire, a Grade 5 Evocation Mage, a Great Mage who specialized in Wind and Lightning Magic. He was born in a Moon Elf noble family, and his personal strength and talent weren't bad. For him to become a Great Mage before the age of 300, there was no need for him to give face to his Silver Elf teacher.
He had originally been thousands of kilometers away in the Stellk Dukedom doing his own research. An urgent letter forced him to come back, and the result was that he had to duel with a level 2 mage in public?
"… Is this an insult to the Claire family?"
"No, you can take a look at the information. Perhaps this is an opportunity for both you and me."
Only now did the red-robed moon elf mage notice that there was a black-covered document on the table. The seal on it was the silver elf royal family's spear and shield insignia.
"… Now that's interesting."
After quickly skimming through the information, Gabriel smiled in satisfaction.
His teacher was right. This situation was special. If he handled it well, he really would have a chance to enter the eyes of the upper echelons of the Elven Empire.
"Luo Xia. What a name that leaves a deep impression …"
Perhaps even Rorschach himself didn't know that his name had appeared repeatedly in the eyes of certain humans/elves ever since he was born, and it was abnormally annoying.
The reason? It was simple. The Gold Elves were the true successors of the Elven Empire, and the so-called Four Superior Elves were technically the followers of the Gold Elves.
Although the current Elven Empire had long since been split into many parts and had been invaded and infiltrated by the Northlands, everyone knew that the so-called independence of the Elven Empire was nothing more than a joke. However, the pride of the Superior Elves was not to be disrespected.
After a period of silence, the Superior Elves once again became the leaders of the elves … The price was that most of the Wild Elves and countless other elves left the Elven Empire and their hopeless species.
This was especially true for the new Elven Gods. Although the average power level of the Elven Gods was a bit embarrassing compared to their predecessors, there would be no construction without destruction. The Elven Gods had caught the wave of the New God Era and were crazily enjoying the benefits of the era's progress. The new batch of Elven Gods had some confidence.
There were gods above, religious leaders and nobles below, and below them were either commoners or untouchables. This familiar medieval structure had been revived by them.
Those elves who don't like this? If they left, so be it. Would it affect the rule and lives of these superior elves if they moved? They couldn't wait for these unstable factors to disappear as far away as possible. As for whether it would affect the entire country's economy, progress, and technology … As long as the empire didn't fall apart, it had nothing to do with their luxurious lives as nobles, warlords, and feudal lords.
On the contrary, they enjoyed this kind of life where the major factions in the country were divided and many parties were fighting for benefits, but they could not break through.
It was just that previously, they had split up in different corners of the world and used the entire Aishi as their stage. Now, they were fighting amongst themselves in a small, remote place in the Northern Lands. Nothing much had changed.
After all, as long-lived species, this was how they lived for tens of thousands of years. Back then, didn't they overthrow the Elf King for the sake of this beautiful life?
What the Elves feared the most was that a powerful Elven King had truly appeared. This Elven King would be able to unify the entire country and completely end the nobility, feudal system, and theocracy. This would bring about modern social reforms, which would make life difficult for everyone (Superior Elves).
The elves' decadence and corruption was no secret in Aishi. It wasn't that there weren't any heroes who came up with new ideas, but this wasn't a technological plane where everyone was equal (in terms of physical and military strength). The superior elves who possessed large amounts of wealth, magic legacies, and high-level combat strength had access to a large portion of the elven society's resources. They could easily wipe out the various reformist factions.
The result was that more and more elves left the country. To most species, the wild elves had a much better reputation than the superior elves. Yet, the Elf Empire was still the same … That tangled and rotten thing was stuck together, and the stench was as unbearable as a ten-thousand-year-old swamp. Outsiders only wanted to stay as far away as possible.
"The elves are hopeless."
"They've been like this for tens of thousands of years. Even if the War of Dawn changed some things, they'll return to their old ways in just a few decades."
Actually, with the current political rules of the Northlands' Mist Alliance, the other countries had no reason to interfere even if they wanted to.
Even if some countries wanted to unite the elves, they still wouldn't dare to do so, especially since the Elf Empire's national strength was declining by several times.
If they interfered with the internal affairs of other countries without any reason, that would be tantamount to betraying the original alliance agreement. This would likely cause a chain reaction within the Mist Alliance, and nobody would be able to handle it … Even if everyone knew that allowing the elves to fall like this was definitely not the will of the original alliance agreement.
But, more than twenty years ago, a reason appeared.
The previous Elf Empress had a pair of twins. Although they no longer had any elven blood in them due to various reasons, according to the Elf Empire's nobility and heraldry, they still had the right to inherit the Elf Empire.
Of course, since the Elf Empress had "died" and "abdicated without being recognized," this right to inherit the Elf Empire's throne wasn't enough to convince the Elf Empress and the commoners. And, the fact that the twins didn't have any elven blood made many people heave sighs of relief.
"At the very least, there's no reason for other countries to interfere …"
But, the younger sister of the twins came to Aishi and even became a descender, a Gold Elf descender!
The Gold Elves were the rulers of all elves. This was a history that the Superior Elves had tried to erase, but it had always existed. This was a tradition that was only natural in the eyes of the elven commoners who had experienced the restoration of the Elf Empress.
The elves refused to change, but they respected tradition. They respected it so much that it was more important than their own basic interests and lives.
Tradition was something that the Superior Elves used to protect their ruling rights and status. But now, it seemed to have become the key to changing the hearts of the entire Elf Empire.
What happened next was even more natural.
Nobody expected that a quarter of the wood elves' bloodline would descend to another world and turn out to have the hidden Gold Elf bloodline!
Who killed Lori? Back then, it was all a mess, but the elves were definitely involved.
Although everyone involved in the incident had died pitiful deaths, the "beneficiaries", "schemers", and "stakeholders who were secretly delighted" were all still alive and well in the Elf Empire.
This was also the reason why Rorschach was so fiercely protected when he first arrived here.
If it wasn't for the fact that he had already reached a certain level of power and wanted to use experience to break through his limits and increase his power, he probably wouldn't have been able to leave Saul.
Everyone knew that the elven nobles wanted Rorschach dead. But, anyone who actually tried to kill him would probably die a horrible death.
In fact, even Rorschach himself knew that he didn't even need to look for Lori's enemies. All he had to do was wander around the Northlands for a bit, or just wander around the Northlands for a bit, and Lori's enemies would definitely come out on their own.
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