The elves had a glorious history. They once reigned over the entire continent and many alternate dimensions. It was not until a few connecting gaps appeared between the abyss and the main material world, and the Demon Lords arrived with their subordinates like a cataclysm, bringing slaughter and destruction that everything became a memory.
In the war, the Elven Court eventually defeated the army of demons and sealed the channel. However, the elves suffered heavy casualties, and their population plummeted. Also, they never recovered from their infertility and were gradually replaced by other races. They retreated to the "Natural Residence" where a few ancient elven trees were. One of the residences was the Stroop forest, which was one third the size of the Kingdom of Holm.
In the long time, the other forests where the elven trees were planted were destroyed, occupied, and slowly assimilated into human society. Only the Stroop forest where the Elven Court was located maintained a relatively transcendent position because of its profound history and the existence of the Elven King Tree. It was the sacred land for the sun elves, moon elves, wood elves, sea elves, and other elves.
According to the files of the Congress of Magic, a hundred thousand elves lived in the Stroop forest, and their influence had spread to the Boundless Ocean. They ruled a large area of the ocean together with the sea elves. They were unable to expand, but they could protect themselves.
"There are six legends in the Elven Court. The strongest one is Queen Aglaea, who is half melted with the Elven King Tree. She is a top legend and adept at nature spells and Magic Arrows."
Hearing that Lucien volunteered to go, Douglas briefly introduced the legends of the Elven Court to him. "Of the other five legends, three are druids. One of them is Malfurion, the grand druid who came to the Congress before. He is level-three legendary. The three of them have established the 'Druid Elders' together with two other non-elven legendary druids to coordinate the relationship between the non-elven druids and the elves."
"So to speak, there are eight legends in the Stroop forest?" Lucien only had a superficial understanding of the elves and the druids before.
Brook supported his chin with both hands, and added for Douglas, "Yes, the remaining two elves are Epic Knight Legends. They can cast nature spells with the mageweaths on their bodies. When fighting in the forest, their strength will be increased by half a level. I'll give you the details later."
"As a matter of fact, we were ready to invite the Elven Court and the Druid Elders as reinforcements when we fought the South Church last time. Although they had to resist the Kuo-toans and other sea clans in the Boundless Ocean and guard the gap that connects to the Abyss in the Stroop forest, they could still spare two to three legends. But we didn't expect that the total war would end so quickly …" Oliver said regretfully. He was very interested in the elven legends who were good at art and history. It would be even better if they were female legends. "It's a pity that I have to explore the World of Souls soon …"
After learning that Monster Viken and Pope Viken were mortal enemies, several legendary sorcerers of the Congress planned to explore the World of Souls, study the Furnace of Souls, observe the Pathway of Immortality at a close distance, and understand the mysteries of the quantum superposition state. For them, as long as they did not run into the pope of the North Church, it would not be dangerous.
It must be noted that the legendary spectres in the World of Souls suffered heavy losses in the Congress' previous adventure. Even the Primordial Mummy, one of the four level-three legends, was killed by Lucien. Almost half of the intelligent legendary spectres had perished!
As for the Realm of Gates, although Monster Viken would not go all out, it would be easy for him to run into the Angel King and the six seraphs. Except for Douglas, Brook, Fernando, and Hathaway, who were at the peak of legendary, none of the other legendary experts were willing to take the risk.
Pondering for a moment, Douglas said, "This is just the preliminary investigation. The main purpose is to figure out why the abyssal gap that had been stable for tens of thousands of years suddenly went out of control, resulting in the influx of demons. Also, the air of slaughter and chaos has spread to the forest weirdly, polluting the Elvish King Tree and making some elves show signs of demonization … Erica, Atlant, you are the authorities on demons. Who will go with Lucien?"
"I'll go. I happen to need some demons as research materials." Atlant, the Eye of Curse, nodded with his eyes closed. His voice was coarse and low, but it seemed to be echoing in everybody's heart.
After the candidates were decided, the emergency meeting soon came to an end. Fernando, Brook, and most of the other members of the Highest Council left in a hurry.
Based on Lucien's double quantization and the relativistic wave equation, they had some ideas about the development of quantum mechanics in the future. However, they found that there were a lot of difficulties in their actual studies, and they lacked the support of powerful mathematical tools!
Although mathematics showed signs of flourishing development after 'Nature' was published, it was still not as great as the great leap in the microscopic domain. So, they had to stop for now and focus on mathematics to make up for their foundation.
That was exactly the situation in the microscopic domain recently. Restricted by the foundation of mathematics, the surging tides were slowed down, waiting for the next surge.
Douglas led Lucien and Atlant to a room on the thirty-fifth floor. The two blonde elves stood up abruptly and asked in a hurry, "Mr. Douglas, have you decided on the candidates? The two of them? Well, Lucien … "
They were Lucien's acquaintances — Prince Arcelion and Princess Iristine. Therefore, they couldn't help but blurt out after seeing Lucien. However, they soon remembered who Lucien was and said solemnly, "… Mr. Evans."
After greeting Lucien, Arcelion and Iristine both had complicated feelings. Ten years ago, when they met Lucien for the first time, he was only a second-circle sorcerer, and they were already middle-rank sorcerers. However, after only ten years, Lucien had already become a level-two legendary sorcerer, and they were still middle-rank sorcerers. They were just approaching the senior-rank! Also, their speed of improvement was among the best among the elves!
For the elves, ten years was not a long time. However, when they saw Lucien again, they suddenly felt that time was passing by quickly. Lucien had turned the forest into the sea, and the sea had dried up into fields.
"No wonder Lucien Evans stressed that the manifestation of time is change …" Iristine only had a basic understanding of arcana.
The appearance of the two elves was almost the same as ten years ago, except that they looked a bit more mature. Their clothes were still fresh and natural. Therefore, Lucien also recognized them and nodded with a smile.
"Lucien Evans, 'Atom Controller', and Atlant Forman, 'Eye of Curse', will lead part of the middle-rank and senior-rank sorcerers to the forest to provide help for you." Douglas introduced them formally.
Iristine took a breath and held back her anxiety. "Your Excellencies, allow me to briefly explain the situation to you …"
What she said was almost exactly the same as what Douglas described. In the Stroop forest, there was a gap that led to the abyss. Demons invaded it now and then, but because the gap was not large enough, the Will of Abyss and the Prince of Abyss could not arrive. The Demon Lords, on the other hand, were more inclined to attack each other when they were not under their command. Therefore, the Elven Court and the Council of Druids were able to guard the place easily and only had one guardian at a time.
However, a few months ago, the previously stable gap suddenly went out of control and grew again. A lot of demons swarmed in with the Demon Lords. Thankfully, Malfurion, the archdruid, was the guardian at that time. That was why the tragic death of the legends did not happen.
After a period of battle, the Elven Court and the Council of Druids drove the demons back to the abyss and temporarily sealed the gap. However, at this moment, the elven queen discovered that the elven tree was slightly polluted by the air of chaos and slaughter. She had to return to guard and clean it. Then, some elves began to degenerate and demonize.
"I hope that you can help us find out the reason why the crack went out of control and find a way to stabilize it. That way, we can eliminate the presence of the abyss completely and control the spread of the demonization. But no matter what the result is, we, the elves, will express our sincere gratitude." Iristine was much more polite than before. She was quite good with words.
However, whether or not the corruption of the elven tree and the corruption of the elves had anything to do with the gap and the air of abyss needed further investigation.
Lucien nodded his head. "I need to make preparations and summon some assistants."
Many things did not require the investigation of legends in person. The middle-rank and senior-rank sorcerers could be sent. It was also a way to train talents for the Congress.
"Alright, Your Excellency." Arcelion held back his anxiety and said.
He had been as brilliant as the sun before, but what happened recently made him restless and exhausted. He was as dim as the setting sun.
… …
Inside the Atomic Universe …
After issuing the order to the Affair Committee, Lucien returned home and explained the situation to Natasha.
"Court of Elves? Stroop Forest? Invasion of demons? " Natasha's eyes glittered. Having just advanced into epic, she seemed to be full of strength but did not know where to put it.
Seeing her face, Lucien immediately scratched his chin and chuckled. "You want to go?"
Natasha said 'solemnly', "With the current system of the parliament, the cabinet and the prime minister, the kingdom will be fine even if I'm absent for a month or two. Before, you were the only one taking risks. Now, I can finally accompany you. That's the promise we made when we got married! "
"Why do I feel that your company is only secondary? Well, I seem to hear the roars in your blood that are craving to charge." Lucien teased her.
Natasha was not ashamed at all. She said matter-of-factly, "We are indeed telepathic! Then, it's a happy decision! "
Lucien could only shake his head with a smile in indulgence.
… …
At noon the next day, in the room next to the meeting room of the Highest Council, Lucien saw the sorcerers who had been summoned to accompany him.
"Annick? Sprint? What are you doing here? "Lucien discovered that his four students were standing in the room.
Heidi said with a smile, "They've been silent recently, so I asked them to come out and relax. What's not good about completing the compulsory mission under your watch, Master? It's a pity that Chelly and Layria are on duty in the research institute. "
"Yes, that's good." Lucien nodded. His students could not be weak in battle. Who knew if a great war would break out in the future? As for Heidi's intentions, Lucien naturally knew them, but there was no need to expose them. She was just being nice.
Annick and Sprint stood aside anxiously, not knowing what to say.
The member of the Affair Committee who followed Lucien this time was also an acquaintance, Jurisian of the Song of the Silver Moon League. However, an unexpected member came with him.
"Felipe?" Lucien looked at the sickly man who walked in.
The Eye of Curse next to Felipe smiled. "He's interested in natural genetics and applied to join us to go to the Stroop forest. I happen to be in need of such an assistant, so I agreed."
"That's your right." Lucien did not say anything. Felipe was no longer within the range of his vigilance, and he obviously thought so too. He simply stood there, not as aggressive as before. The gap between them was too huge.
… …
News on 'Arcana Voice':
"Today, Mr. Lucien Evans, a legendary sorcerer and a member of the Highest Council, left Allyn with his wife, Her Majesty Natasha Orvarit, 'Ruling Sword' and Queen of the Kingdom of Holm. They will pay a one-month friendly visit to the elves in the Stroop forest. The visiting team will also include Mr. Atlant Forman, a legendary sorcerer and a member of the Highest Council, and Jurisian, a member of the Affair Committee …"
That was the obvious excuse.
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