Early in the morning, the sun shone down on the ground.
On both sides of the spacious road, there were rows of evergreen trees growing neatly, giving off a refreshing feeling.
In the distance, a beautiful city was standing tall, and one could already see half of its figure from afar.
"We've arrived at Moonview City." A voice sounded from the surroundings. The tone was calm, but there was a tinge of nostalgia in it.
Bana was sitting at the front of a carriage, looking at the city in the distance. She explained to Adil, "This is the city I stayed in when I was young. I've spent many years here."
Her appearance had changed a lot.
It had taken her a few months to travel from the Dark Magi Alliance's territory to the outskirts of the Elven Forest. With Adil's potions, the injuries on her body had completely healed, and she looked very spirited.
The terrifying flesh on the surface of her body had already grown a new layer of fair skin. Although she was sitting in the carriage, her voluptuous figure and exquisite facial features attracted the attention of others. She seemed to be full of vitality.
"If there's anyone you know who you want to meet, I can give you a few days off."
Adil sat in the front of the carriage, driving the carriage, and said to Barana.
"Forget it."
Bana shook her head, "I was an orphan when I was young, and I could only beg for a living in this city. Most of the people I knew back then are dead by now.
Come to think of it, if I hadn't been found to have the talent to be a Knight and was adopted, I would have been a corpse by now. "
Her tone was calm, and she looked at the city in the distance with a melancholy expression.
At the side, Adil's expression was calm as he listened to her narration. He just quietly drove the carriage and did not say anything.
Adil had learned a little about Bana's identity during the time they had spent together.
Bana was a skilled Grand Knight, but she had left the Silver Mist Forest for some reason three years ago and ended up in the Dark Magi Alliance's territory.
As for how she had gotten those injuries when they had first met, she had never been willing to explain.
In this regard, Adil did not intend to ask any further.
After walking for a while, the number of carriages and caravans in the distance began to increase, causing the well-repaired road in front of them to seem crowded for a moment.
However, it was still early in the morning, and many caravans in the distance were still on the road at this time. Thus, although there were many people, it was not too excessive.
At least, compared to the congested roads that Adil had experienced in his first life, this was child's play.
On the way, Adil noticed that there were not only ordinary humans in the caravans, but also many other races.
Lizardmen, Beastmen, Half-Beastmen, and various other minorities were all walking on this path.
However, relatively speaking, lizardmen and ordinary humans were the most numerous here. As for the other races, their numbers were much smaller.
It was easy for Adil to understand this situation.
The Silver Mist Forest was located in the south. In terms of location, it was the closest to the Swamp Kingdom and the Dark Wizard Alliance. Naturally, there would be more interactions between these two places.
As for races like the orcs and highlanders, most of them were located in the north of Mason's region. They were too far away from the Silver Mist Forest.
After walking for a while, Adil's gaze fell on a few figures on the side of the road.
They were tall and thin figures. Although they looked like ordinary people, they were generally taller, at least 1.7 meters tall. In this world where ordinary people were malnourished, this was considered a good height.
They were tall, but not muscular. Their skin was fairer, and their facial features were more delicate than ordinary people's.
"These are the elves of the Silver Mist Forest?"
Adil asked Parana as he looked at the figures.
"Are you disappointed?"
Parana smiled and said, "In the legends of the human world, elves are all handsome and beautiful beings with long lifespans. It seems that every elf is a master of music and sculpture."
"These are the real elves."
She looked at Adil, pointed to the elves in the distance, and said, "Although the appearance of elves is not bad compared to ordinary people, in fact, most elves are only above average. It's not like I haven't seen ugly elves before."
As for the so-called art, it's even more laughable. "
She shook her head with a self-deprecating expression, "Ordinary elves and humans have to work hard for a living. In fact, in the Silver Mist Forest, ordinary elves might even be worse off than ordinary humans. The so-called art is something exclusive to elven nobles. "
"It's true that elves generally have long lifespans, but it's not too exaggerated."
At the side, Adil silently listened to her narration and did not say anything.
As a wizard, he would not take it for granted that elves were the epitome of beauty.
In reality, things that were beautiful on the surface were not necessarily so.
Apart from the beauty and mystery on the surface, the elves' true situation was far crueler than the humans in Mason's region.
This was a race where bloodlines were the most important.
The elves placed extreme importance on bloodlines. In the elven kingdom, apart from elves who were born into noble families, ordinary elves could never become nobles.
An elf born into a commoner's family would never become a noble spellcaster, no matter how hard he or she worked, let alone marry a noble.
The reason for this situation was that the elves attached too much importance to tradition. On the other hand, it was because the talents of the commoners were too low.
It was just like in the human world. Even if commoners were lucky enough to have Sorcerer talent, if their ancestors did not have a Sorcerer bloodline, they would only have a grade 1 or 2 Sorcerer talent.
As for grade 2 talent, let alone becoming a true Sorcerer, even becoming a level 3 Acolyte would be incredibly difficult, and it would take a large amount of effort and resources.
The elves were even worse off in this regard.
Perhaps it was due to racial differences, but among the elves, the chances of ordinary commoners possessing Sorcerer aptitude were much lower than that of humans. Moreover, the aptitudes they possessed were generally much lower. It was said that second-grade aptitudes were already considered geniuses among commoners.
On the other hand, because they had the ancient moon elf bloodline, there was a higher chance of them becoming a Sorcerer.
This caused the gap between the two sides to widen, and adding on the fact that the elves were conservative and valued tradition, this was the current situation.
Even if commoners worked hard for their entire lives, they would only be able to live a slightly better life. It was impossible for them to become nobles, and they would be restricted for the rest of their lives. If they offended a noble, their entire family's assets might be confiscated.
Various thoughts flashed through his mind, but on the surface, Adil was very calm. Silence continued to drive the carriage forward.
On the side, seeing Adil's behavior, Barana also seemed to feel bored. She walked into the carriage and seemed to be preparing to rest for a while.
Soon, the carriage slowly entered the city.
There were a few guards standing in front of the gate, but they were not elves. Instead, they were tall, sturdy, and dark-skinned people.
The Gu Master was a race that lived near the Silver Mist Forest. Although they looked very similar to humans, they were not exactly the same as humans. Apart from the fact that their skin and flesh were much stronger than that of ordinary humans, they usually had black scales on their chest and arms.
This race's individual battle strength was quite powerful, and even an ordinary member would be comparable to a skilled veteran once they reached adulthood. However, there were too few people with Sorcerer talent, so their overall strength was not very strong. They were only a small race that relied on the elves.
There was no such thing as a city gate tax. After inspecting the goods that Adil had brought, the Sturdy guards allowed Adil and Bana to enter the city.
This city did not allow people to drive carriages or ride horses, so there was a special place for carriages outside the city.
Adil put down the carriage and put away the rest of the goods before walking into the city with Bana.
What greeted him was a sense of cleanliness that he had not seen anywhere else.
The city in front of him looked very clean, and although there were still some places that were a bit chaotic, it was already very good compared to other cities that Adil had been to.
Especially in the city, there were many carefully cultivated green trees. Some of the trees even had small flowers, which Adil liked very much when he saw them.
Of course, there were also many bad places.
Perhaps because there were many outsiders, this city's members were very mixed.
On the way, Adil saw many groups of beggars, including Beastmen, Elves, and ordinary humans.
Looking at these beggars, Bana was in a daze. She looked at a corner of the wall, thinking about something.
"If you want to take a look, you can go over and have a look."
By the side, Adil smiled and handed her a bag of copper coins, not saying anything else.
After receiving the bag of coins, Bana paused and looked at Adil for a while before silently walking forward.
She was much more compassionate than Adil, and perhaps it was because she had seen the beggars and thought of herself, who had struggled bitterly here.
She did not give too many things and only gave each beggar a few copper coins before walking back to Adil's side.
"Is this alright?"
Seeing her return, Adil looked at the child beggar in the distance and said casually.
"I gave each of them three copper coins. According to tradition, they can keep one for themselves, which is enough for them to eat another piece of bread."
Bana seemed to be very familiar with this and shook her head, "No matter how much you give them, that's all they have left."
"Let's go."
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