Chapter 485

"This is …?"

Hearing the voices coming from the dining hall, Shien was slightly taken aback, and he immediately approached.

As he approached, Shien realized that the people in the dining hall were all familiar faces.

At this moment, Vivian, Lumia, and Merica seemed to be having breakfast.

However, they seemed to be discussing something, as their expressions were a little off.

To be more specific, Vivian and Lumia both had apologetic looks on their faces, while Merica seemed a little disappointed and dejected.

"What's going on?"

Shien was a little puzzled, but he still entered the dining hall and attracted the attention of the group of young ladies.

"Shien … Mr. Shien?"

"Mr. Shien!"

Seeing Shien's sudden appearance, Lumia and Merica both subconsciously stood up.

Upon closer inspection, Lumia and Merica looked at Shien in a different way than before.

Apart from the usual nervousness and timidity, there was also a trace of worship and reverence in her eyes that were hard to detect.

Ever since Shien defeated Alidia, Lumia and Merica had this kind of look.

Evidently, the two of them had become Shien's little fangirls because of Shien's performance.

On the other hand, Vivian's expression was as gentle as ever.

However, amidst the gentleness, Vivian also looked at Shien with a hint of amusement in her eyes.

"Finally willing to come back? Our Count Porztutt? " Vivian said teasingly, "I thought you were reluctant to leave Her Highness Rosie's chamber."

It seemed that Vivian also knew that Shien did not return at night and stayed in Rosie's chamber the entire night.

"… Sorry, I forgot to tell you. I've made you worry."

Shien was still a little embarrassed.

Although he had always been thick-skinned, Lucia and Merica, who seemed to be clueless about what was going on, made Sean feel like the car door had been welded shut, but he could not hold the steering wheel steadily.

Vivian was the only one who looked calm and composed.

"Don't worry, I understand." Vivian nodded and smiled as she said, "After all, you've defeated all the men in this world, married the most beautiful woman of the human race, and become engaged with the most precious treasure of the kingdom. It's very normal for you to want to bond with the princess; we can understand that."

These words sounded very normal, but why did he feel that something was not quite right?

Could it be that the leader was accusing him of being lustful?

"Ahem …" Shien coughed and smiled bitterly. "Don't make fun of me. I haven't married her yet, and I've neglected her for half a month. Shouldn't I spend some time with her?"

"That's true." Only then did Vivian stop teasing him, and said in agreement, "Even Her Highness Rosie is just an ordinary girl in this aspect. Since she has chosen you, you have to take responsibility and accompany her well."

Vivian said this to Shien in a gentle voice, as if she was quite concerned about Shien and Rosie's future happiness.

Lumia nodded repeatedly, seemingly agreeing with Vivian's words.

Only Merica pouted when she saw Shien and Vivian talking about Rosie. She did not seem to be in a good mood.

Shien did not see this scene, and only returned to the main topic after a few words.

"By the way, are you guys talking about something important?" Shien looked around at the three of them and asked, "Judging from your expressions just now, it doesn't seem like a pleasant topic, does it?"

At least, that was what Shien thought.

Otherwise, why would Vivian and Lumia have apologetic looks on their faces, and why would Merica look so dejected?

They must have talked about something unpleasant.

However, just as Shien was thinking about this, the girls spoke up to deny it.

"No … It's not like that."

Lumia said timidly.

"That's not a bad thing."

Vivian agreed.

"Not a bad thing?"

Sean could not help but be stunned, and then his curiosity was piqued.

Under these circumstances, Melika raised her hand.

"Um … Let me say it …?" Merica was a little nervous and a little embarrassed. "Actually, I'm inviting Sister Vivian and Lumia to go back to the home of elves with me."

"Home of elves."

Hearing this name, Shien's curiosity suddenly rose.

Because this was a place that Shien was very interested in.

"The so-called home of elves refers to the forest area where the elves live, right?"

Shien said.

Yes.

The home of elves, as the name suggested, was the home of the elves.

On the edge of the kingdom, there was an extremely vast forest.

It was the largest forest in the human world, and it was called Tagore's Forest.

There were countless monsters living in the Tagore Forest.

However, in the deepest part of this forest, there was the habitat of the elves.

It was said that all the elves in this world were born from there, and they also lived in that place.

Many people had once gone there out of admiration, but the elves were a relatively xenophobic race. They placed great importance on their own purity and bloodline. They also knew that many people in the outside world coveted their elves, so they had laid down layers of barriers around their habitat. Not only did they hide the location of the home of the elves, but they also prevented those who harbored ill intentions from entering.

In addition, Tagore's Forest, where the elves' hometown was located, was filled with all kinds of monsters, and there were even some Legendary monsters among them. All those who attempted to enter the elves' hometown returned in failure.

Since ancient times, the number of people who had entered the elves' hometown could be counted on one hand.

And these few people were only brought in after befriending the elves and being recognized by them, and were fortunate enough to become guests of the elves' hometown.

In other words, there was almost no one who could find the elves' hometown and enter it with their own abilities.

The reason why "almost" was used was that a thousand years ago, someone had achieved this achievement.

That person was Hero Mithra.

In other words, apart from Hero Mithra, no one had been able to enter the elves' hometown without first getting acquainted with the elves and being recommended by them.

Because of this, countless people in the human world yearned for the elves' hometown and regarded it as a holy land.

Shien knew about this.

Don't ask why, ask out of pure interest (whether you believe it or not).

Now, Merica, an elf, claimed that she wanted to invite Vivian and Lumia to go to the elves' hometown together?

How could Shien not be curious?

"Why do you suddenly want to invite Vivian and Lumia to go to the elves' hometown together?" Shien asked Merica curiously. "Does your family want to meet your teammates?"

Hearing this, Merica looked at Shien, who was staring at her curiously, and her pretty face slowly turned red.

This was because of shyness and nervousness.

It couldn't be helped. Merica really rarely had a face-to-face conversation with Shien like this.

No, it should be said that Shien rarely stared at Merica like this.

This was because Merica was very shy and easily nervous. Even if they lived under the same roof, she would rarely be stared at by Shien like this.

In the past, Merica would only hide at the side and be invisible, or with Lumia, cheering for Shien and the others.

Now, being stared at by Shien curiously, Merica naturally could not hide her shyness and nervousness.

At this moment …

"No … It's not my family that wants to meet my teammates …" Merica said in a low voice. "Besides, I don't have anyone that I can call family …"

After hearing Merica's words, Shien remembered this matter.

"By the way, you elves are all beings born from nature. Although you are a natural magic race and are known as the closest life form to the Protoss, because you are all born from nature, you have no parents or relatives. In other words, the entire elven race is actually each other's relatives and family, but there are no parents who are truly related by blood, right?"

Shien turned to Vivian.

"That's right." Vivian nodded, agreeing with Shien's words. She then said, "The elves of the elven race all live alone. Other than the royal family, who have people to serve them, even children who have not yet reached adulthood live alone."

"What about babies?" Shien could not help but ask, "What about newborn babies?"

This question was met with a burst of laughter from Vivian.

Merica also hurriedly said something.

"Well, Mr. Shien, elves don't have babies." Merica then explained, "When we elves are born, we are in a very special state. We don't need to be taken care of like human babies."

A very special state?

What kind of state?

Shien had to admit that this was a blind spot in his knowledge.

But before Shien could probe further, Vivian spoke.

"In short, Merica invited us to the home of elves not because someone in her family wants to meet us," Vivian said. Vivian said, "Merica invited us because she wanted us to participate in the peace ceremony of the elves' homeland."

"Peace Sacrifice?" Shien blinked and asked, "What's that?"

Everyone seemed to have already expected this question from Shien.

Thus, as everyone explained it one after another, Shien gradually understood.

It turned out that this so-called Peace Sacrifice was a ceremony that the elves spontaneously held after the Protoss and the humans had won on the battlefield, the Demons had surrendered, and the Three Realms had welcomed peace.

This ceremony was only held once every hundred years, and it was a great ceremony in the elven race, second only to the Birth Sacrifice and the Queen's Sacrifice.

Because it was held because they sensed the advent of peace, every time the Peace Sacrifice came, the elves who were away would generally invite their trusted friends to return to the home of elves to participate in this ceremony.

It was also thanks to the existence of this kind of ceremony that the elves only excluded outsiders and did not completely cut off contact with the outside world. Otherwise, the elves might have completely lost touch with other races.

Thus, Merica wanted to invite her friends to the home of elves when the Peace Sacrifice was about to come.

But …

"Sister Vivian and Lumia can't go …"

Merica was a little aggrieved.

Vivian and Lumia immediately put on apologetic expressions again.

"I'm sorry, Merica." Vivian patted Merica's head and said softly, "Lily is already on her way back to the royal capital, and will arrive soon. When she does, the Lazahad family will definitely make some big moves to let her inherit the family's affairs. At that time, the Adventurers Guild will be very chaotic, so I've already made an appointment with Lily to help her when she comes back. I really can't leave."

"Me … Me too." Lumia lowered her head and said, "My sisters are on the way to the royal capital with President Lily. I have to stay in the royal capital to pick them up and settle them down."

It was precisely because of this that Vivian and Lumia could not accept Merica's rare invitation.

"Boohoo …" Merica said dejectedly, "Sister Vivian and Lumia can't go, and Tierre isn't here either …"

Thanks to this, Merica did not seem to be able to bring a single friend back.

So that's how it is. No wonder she became so depressed.

Thinking of this, Shien unwittingly smiled.

Moreover, it was the kind of smile that was very bright.

Was this a heaven-sent opportunity?

"Hey, Merica." Shien pointed at himself and said expectantly, "Can I go?"

"You?" Merica was startled.

"Mr. Shien?" Lumia was also very surprised.

"You want to go to the elven homeland?" Vivian was also very surprised.

"Why? Can't I? "Shien asked in return," Am I not a 'trustworthy friend'? "

Everyone could not help it … They really could not help it … They all fell silent.

"Wait!" The corner of Shien's mouth twitched, and he could not help but say loudly, "Don't tell me you really think that I'm someone you can't trust?"

Shien felt his heart turn cold.

No wonder Merica did not want to invite him. It turned out that he was so untrustworthy in their eyes?

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Just as Shien was about to flip the table, Merica hurriedly explained.

"It's … It's not like that, Mr. Shien." Merica hurriedly said, "It's mainly because the elves are very wary of males of other races. In the past, the elves only made friends of the same sex and invited them to participate in the peace sacrifice. Apart from Hero Mithra from a thousand years ago, there has never been a male entering the elven homeland, so … so I didn't think of inviting you …"

That was the case.

If she could invite Shien, Merica would definitely be very willing.

No matter what, Shien was her …

Thinking about it, Merica blushed again.

On the contrary, Shien did not feel relieved at all.

What was this?

Was it wrong to be a man?

This was not racism at all, but sexism!