In the ruins of the Elf King, Athir once witnessed an image left behind by an Elf High Priest, which contained a large amount of information, including the advanced meditation method of the Moon Goddess Sacrifice, which were all left behind by the other party on purpose.
In that part of the message, the other party also mentioned the curse, but did not leave a detailed explanation.
Closing his eyes silently and thinking about what he had read today, Athir instinctively linked the destruction of the elves of the Emerald World to the curse.
"It seems that there are still many mysteries about the elves that I don't know."
Thinking of this, Athir couldn't help but frowned: "But in this case, I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve my goal this time."
The reason why Athir chose to come to this world this time is because there is a high possibility of elves existing in this world, which could complete the moon elf bloodline in him, and he might even be able to find the subsequent inheritance of the Moon Goddess Sacrifice.
But plans often cannot keep up with changes. Although this world is indeed the birthplace of elves as Athir expected, the elves of this world have mysteriously perished, and now there is not a single living pure-blooded elf to be found in the entire world.
This made Athir feel helpless.
"Fortunately, the entire Emerald World's elven civilization was destroyed overnight, but it is impossible for the traces of the past to disappear so quickly. There must be many relics related to the elves left behind."
Standing there, looking at the bookshelf in front of him, Athir thought secretly: "In fact, because the elf civilization has been destroyed, some things may be easier to obtain."
Thinking of this, he turned around and walked outside, ready to find Fred and Evan to find out something.
At this time, it was getting dark outside. Led by a servant, Athir came to a hall and found Fred.
"As for the deeds of the ancient elves, this can be talked about for a long time."
In the spacious hall, upon hearing the purpose of Athir's visit, Fred sighed: "In fact, we don't know the truth about the destruction of the ancient elves. We only know that it ended in just a few days."
He looked at Athir and said, "According to some records of wizards in that past era, one night, the sky was suddenly covered with blood, and then the eyes of all the elves in the Emerald World began to turn red, and their bodies underwent some kind of mutation. No matter whether they were civilians or wizards, they all began to die, without exception."
"It sounds..." Athir frowned as he listened to Fred's description.
"Like a curse, right?"
Fred said, "In fact, after a long period of research, many wizards who experienced that era also believed that it was a powerful curse that specifically targeted the bloodline of elves."
"It's just that cursing a person or even a family is something that many powerful wizards can do. But to curse an entire world and kill all the elves in that world, I can't imagine what kind of terrifying power that is."
At this point, Fred sighed and said, "You know, the elves are the natives of the Emerald World. According to some records left behind, when the entire Emerald World was at its peak, the number of elves was at least over 10 billion, including a large number of powerful elven wizards and even pure-blooded moon elf royals."
"Such a powerful force is enough to start a war with some worlds, but it was destroyed in just a few days. It's unbelievable."
"Did wizards of that era ever study this situation?"
Athir asked solemnly, "Such a horrible curse cannot happen without reason. There should be some traces."
"Of course."
Fred nodded. "In fact, even now, many wizards are still studying what happened back then, trying to find out the reason for the elves' demise."
"After detailed research and speculation, many wizards believe that the extinction of the elves is probably related to something that happened in ancient times."
"In ancient times." Listening to his words, Athir murmured to himself with some confusion.
"Yes, in ancient times."
Fred sighed, with some emotion in his eyes: "During that period, the ancient wizards expanded greatly and conquered countless worlds, leaving traces of wizards in many worlds. And along the way, the ancient wizards also encountered many powerful worlds. The powerful existences in some worlds were even difficult for the ancient wizards to conquer."
"The elves are one of the earliest races to join the wizard camp. They were also the main force of wizards in ancient times. The reputation of the ancient elven king has spread in many worlds."
"You mean, in ancient times, when the wizards of the elven race were on an expedition to other worlds, they encountered a powerful opponent, which led to the revenge of a powerful being?"
After listening to Fred's words, Athir's face became serious and he responded.
"This could be huge."
Fred said, "Many documents unearthed from elven ruins contain records of the ancient elven king suppressing the demon gods of another world. Even in the current Emerald World, there are still legends circulating."
"In fact, the elves were destroyed at the end of the ancient times."
"Of course, this is just a guess."
At this point, he smiled and said, "In fact, many wizards have studied the cause of the destruction of the ancient elves, but there is still no conclusion and no result."
"But the extinction of the elves is a fact. In the Emerald World today, only a few ancient wizard families remain, with the blood of the ancient elves still flowing in their bodies."
Listening to his words, Athir sat on a wooden chair beside him and pondered for a long time.
In his mind, a large number of thoughts kept turning around, and he might think of each one.
It was not until a while later that he came back to his senses and his face regained its calmness. He looked at Fred in front of him and said, "Sorry, I'm very interested in elves, so I accidentally thought about the gods."
"It doesn't matter."
Fred smiled. "It's normal to be interested in elves' things. After all, strictly speaking, our current civilization was rebuilt on the ruins of elves' civilization, and many things were discovered from elves' ruins."
"But if you are interested in elves' stuff, I can take you to our local market. There are usually a lot of newly unearthed stuff there."
"Thank you very much." Athir thanked Fred in front of him.
"You're welcome."
Fred's expression did not change. He just looked at Athir for a long time and then said, "In fact, I also have something I want to confirm with Lord Athir."
"Um?"
Hearing this, Athir was a little confused and subconsciously looked up at Fred in front of him.
"Lord Athir, are you willing to become the guardian wizard of our Gaoluo Kingdom?"
Under Athir's gaze, Fred's face straightened and he asked solemnly: "I can feel that the powerful blood in you, Lord Athir, is the same as the blood flowing in our Eraser family, and belongs to the ancient blood of the Moon God."
"Bloodline of the Moon Goddess." Hearing this somewhat unfamiliar word, Atier was a little confused, but then he quickly reacted.
If he had just come to this world, he naturally did not understand what the Moon Goddess bloodline represented. However, after reading a large number of books in this world, Athir naturally understood the meaning of the Moon Goddess bloodline.
The so-called bloodline of the Moon God is actually the bloodline of the ancient moon elves.
In the folklore of the Emerald World, the Ancient Moon Elf King is known as the Moon King. Because he possesses power enough to destroy the world, he is also known as the Moon God.
Thinking of this, Athir's eyes suddenly changed, and the way he looked at Fred became a little strange.
He didn't expect that his luck was so good. He thought that after the elves in the Emerald World were completely destroyed, the bloodline of the Moon Elf would be difficult to find even if it had not disappeared. He didn't expect that there was one in front of him.
Seeing the change in Athir's expression, Fred didn't think too much about it. He just explained to him, "Becoming the guardian wizard of the Gaoluo Kingdom doesn't require you to do much, Lord Athir. On the contrary, there will be a lot of conveniences around here. In return, you only need to occasionally help the royal family. You don't need to do too much."
"Of course, if Lord Athir wants to do something, we will not stop you. We can even provide you with some convenience to a certain extent."
Listening to Fred's explanation, Athir also had a general idea of the responsibilities and obligations of this so-called guardian wizard.
Judging from what the other party explained, this guardian wizard is more like an employment relationship. Normally, the Kingdom of Gaoluo will meet Athir's needs within a certain range, and Athir only needs to help them a few times occasionally.
Overall, the conditions seem very relaxed and not too restrictive.
After thinking for a while, Atier finally decided to join.
After coming to this world, he did not plan to stay for too long. After half a year at most, he would need to leave this world and return to the wizarding world.
During this half year, Athir needed to improve his strength as much as possible. To achieve this, it would be much better to rely on the help of local forces. Whether it was collecting wizard knowledge in this world or helping to find relics related to elves, it would be much more convenient.
After getting Athir's accurate reply, Fred looked very happy. He chatted with Athir for a long time before leaving in a hurry.
"It seems that in the Emerald World, formal wizards are also considered high-level combatants, otherwise they would not be taken so seriously."
Watching Fred hurriedly leaving, Athir said to himself, "Of course, it could also be because the Gao Luo Kingdom is relatively weak."
That night, under Fred's arrangement, Athir rested in the manor.
The next day, at Athir's request, Fred took Athir out again.
At noon, the carriage was moving slowly on the wide road. Around the carriage, knights on their fine horses were guarding and driving away the pedestrians in front of the carriage.
"The trading point nearby is not in the city?"
Sitting in the gorgeously decorated carriage, feeling the direction the carriage was moving, Athir looked at Fred who was sitting next to him and asked.
"Of course not."
Fred smiled and said, "There are many things that need to be kept secret in this kind of trading point between wizards. If it is set up in the city, many things will be more troublesome."
"Besides, it's not good for ordinary people to see many of the things traded at the trading point."
Hearing him say this, Athir didn't say anything, but just nodded, closed his eyes, and silently immersed himself in the knowledge in his mind.
However, despite this, the chip in his body is running at high speed, and any unusual movement around will be detected immediately.
After walking for more than an hour, they arrived at an open place outside. As the wheels of the carriage gradually stopped, Athir opened his eyes and looked at Fred beside him.
Without saying a word, they walked out in tacit understanding.
In front of me was a bustling market, with a large number of guards standing guard around. Some of them still had fluctuations of magic power, but they were very weak.
As usual, Athir subconsciously looked around.
Just in front of him, he saw at least hundreds of guards, but most of them were ordinary elite warriors, and there were also a few knights who had activated their seeds of life. There were only two wizard apprentices with real magical powers, and their magic powers were very weak. They should be just ordinary second-class apprentices.
This level of protection is much weaker than that of the Maisen area, not to mention some wizard trading points on the northern plains.
"Are there any ordinary people here?"
Looking at the figures coming and going in the original place, Atier frowned and asked.
In this market, dozens of people were walking by, each of them was dressed gorgeously, but except for a few who were wizards, most of the others were ordinary people.
"no way."
Facing Athir's weird expression, Fred looked somewhat helpless: "There are too few wizards in this area. If this market is opened exclusively for wizards, I'm afraid there won't be many people coming now."
"In fact, the entry requirements for this market are very high. Apart from wizards, only certain nobles with high status or people who have activated their seeds of life are eligible to enter. Everyone else will be blocked outside."
At this point, he looked at Athir and smiled, "Don't be fooled by the fact that there are fewer wizards in this place. In fact, this is already the best wizard trading point among the surrounding countries."
"Okay." Athir shrugged, with a helpless look on his face.
He now realized that he might have overestimated the average level of the Emerald World. If even ordinary wizard apprentices were so rare, then the number of formal wizards and even second-level wizards could be imagined.
I just don't know if this is the average level in the jade world or if it's just because this place is relatively remote.
(End of this chapter)