The Elf Kingdom is divided according to the names of "flowers" and "trees".

Its capital, naturally, is the region where the "Elf Mother Tree" is located, and the elves refer to it as the "Land of the Ancestors" when one disregards this rule.

This is the origin of all elves.

The Elf Mother Tree is generally considered to possess "eternity". However, this statement has come under challenge recently.

Because the Demon King planted something called the "World Tree" in Butuo City. According to recent information and research obtained by humans, elves, and dwarves, the World Tree should fundamentally be higher-grade than the Elf Mother Tree. However, as everyone knows, it seems there was no record of such a World Tree in the history of the various major races until the Demon King revealed it, and people realized that such a thing once existed in the world.

Thus, a question arises.

Is the Elf Mother Tree truly eternal? From the perspective of its existence over the years, the Elf Mother Tree has not been around as long as the Demon King has existed. As a result, recently the elf race has been discussing modifying the description of the Elf Mother Tree. They feel the previous assessment of the Elf Mother Tree might have been mistaken.

Did this thing grow before the Demon King, or at the same time? Or perhaps... did it grow under the Demon King's watch?

The elf race can accept the first two possibilities. However, if it turns out to be the last possibility, they have no choice but to suspect that the birth of elves might have one or two connections with the Demon King. That would be disastrous for the current elf race, which has been losing frequently in competition with humans over the years.

If the third possibility is confirmed, then they will surely be chased after by humans and the Wise King.

Also, auctioning off the Elf Dewdrops, which are greatly beneficial to the elves and condensed by the Mother Tree, is partly due to the pressure in this aspect. They must accelerate their research on the Demon King's liver. If they continue to let humans do as they please, things will become very dire.

However, being able to do so is also significantly related to the Demon King and the Hero. After all, in truth, the existence of the Demon King and the Hero has indeed impacted the dominance of humans.

The impact on the Human Central Kingdom and the White Church is immense.

The White Church is the world's largest organization and has followers among every race. But, as it turns out—it's mainly a human church. For instance, for human elves, their primary faith will always be the Elf Mother Tree. Although during the lengthy process of all races uniting to crusade against the Demon King, elves acknowledged the relationship between the Elf Mother Tree and "God" objectively.

However, this statement essentially elevated the status of the White Church.

Of course, this was initially a compromise made by the various races to achieve a preliminary agreement for unity, which nowadays is not very suitable… Since the death of the Demon King, the changes in the world have been too rapid for the elves. The pace of change is too swift for them, and while they strive hard to keep up with the rhythm of the other races, their actual performance is unsatisfactory, with many in the tribe having rigid, old-fashioned thinking.

Only due to the current Elf Queen's extremely strong dominance over the entire elf race has their decline not become visibly apparent.

The elves' auction isn't as ostentatious as a human auction, nor do they have various products for you to see, with the Life Dew being the finale—after all, this thing shouldn't be owned by such a "natural" place as the Elf Kingdom.

On a huge flower called the "Rainbow Wing Flower," this auction is formally held.

This kind of flower is actually a very famous thing among the elf race, mainly because it is "huge," with numerous petals unfolding layer by layer in a special sequence, each petal being a natural seat, and the center is large and spacious. The elf race likes to enchant such flowers, making them a natural means of transportation, which are known as the famous "Grand Flower Car" of the elf race.

This kind of Grand Flower Car is very famous in wars, after all, if you can enchant it with some solid magic, you can also enchant it with offensive magic. When the elf army set out, they all used such Grand Flower Cars, making it a rather splendid sight on the battlefield.

Of course, even among "Grand Flower Cars," this flower is overly large, capable of accommodating thousands of people.

However, everyone knows there are fewer than thirty people in the world who can actually purchase the Life Dew, and the rest are just here to "gain knowledge" or to improve relations with the elf race. After all, gaining entrance isn't easy, and it implies being recognized by the elves as having status.

Of course, for the Charming Demon Rose, getting in is quite simple.

The abilities of the Charming Demon are new to this world, because, logically speaking—this differs from the Illusion Technique in conventional magic.

In Illusion Technique, the caster shows you what they want you to see. But with the Charming Demon's ability, you see what you want to see.

The guards and inspectors who are responsible for checking whatever they saw, Rose and Rastina didn't know, but they just easily entered this Rainbow Wing Flower, then found a corner and sat down. Whether somebody else was supposed to be there, they would see when others arrived.

As a result, the giant Rainbow Wing Flower couldn't be fully filled. In fact, fewer than a thousand people attended, making the expansive venue seem somewhat deserted.

The elf race has learned some things called showiness from humans but hasn't learned comprehensively. Humans certainly wouldn't want their events to seem so "deserted," but the elf race doesn't seem to mind this. Rather, the sparse state is precisely what they prefer.

Naturally, the auctioned item is only one, the Life Dew.

The Elf Queen is present on site.

If it were a human hosting such an auction, they would certainly prepare various programs, creating the most enthusiastic atmosphere to welcome the Elf Queen's appearance, to show the importance of the Life Dew, and under the attention of thousands, let the Life Dew appear. But—this lively scene does not quite fit the elves' style.

However, the Elf Queen still had to say a few words.

"Your presence here is truly our honor—in the wake of the union of all races against the Demon King, peace has arrived, and you should know the importance of Elf Dewdrops to our elf race. However, for the sake of harmony and friendship among the races, and to demonstrate our friendly spirit, we are willing to take one such drop of Elf Dewdrops and place it into your hands."

What she probably meant is that you see, for the sake of peace, we are even willing to auction the Life Dew that can directly elevate an elf to the Great Elemental Tutor level. This shows that our elf race has little interest in force and is a peace-loving race.

Whether anyone believes is another matter, but at the very least, the elves' current attitude is such.

Rastina contemplated the political signals therein, pondering what kind of changes this behavior might bring between the elves and humans, and whether there is some tacit understanding between the Wise King and the Elf Queen.

"No matter how you see it, I feel that the Elf Queen seems rather anxious... even if Life Dew can give birth to a Great Elemental Tutor level existence, theoretically speaking, that shouldn't be a reason for her to attend in person. After all—a Great Elemental Tutor and her level theoretically differ by two levels." Rastina pondered such questions, "Is it because the elf race is very idle?"

Rose, however, refuted this: "Your perception is wrong. It's an erroneous perception held by people like you who don't really improve their own abilities. You probably think that above the Great Elemental Tutor level are entities able to bear the Sacred Name, and above that are entities at the level of Wise Adriana, and thus, the Elf Queen should theoretically be at the level of Wise Adriana. That's why you say the Elf Queen is two levels higher, but that perception is wrong after all."

Rastina blinked: "Eh? Is that not so?"

"Certainly not, after all, whether it's the Sacred Name or the Wise Person's title, in the end, they are all just titles. From the perspective of the Magic World, they are all at the Great Elemental Tutor level. That realm is essentially the pinnacle of magic."

"Rose, you're not a mage, are you? Why are you so sure?"

"It's the same for warriors." Rose immediately replied, "Your Gold-Seeking Commerce Association appears to lack top-tier strong figures. That's not really a secret—"

"Then what about the Demon King and the Hero?"

Rose spread her hands: "There are usually two schools of thought. One believes the Demon King and the Hero reside in another realm beyond human comprehension; the other says... they stand on the 'extreme'. At the true extreme point. Although they are still in the same field, it's like… scoring, right? Some commerce associations have the habit of scoring different businesses, don't they? Your Gold-Seeking Commerce Association seems to use a hundred points? For different forces, when you evaluate, the closer they are to a hundred, the more severe the score?"

Rastina nodded: "Of course, logically speaking, how can there be a force that makes us perfectly satisfied with a hundred points?"

"That's the meaning, theoretically, whether it's in magic, curses, alchemy, or the warrior domain, there won't truly be a presence that's a perfect hundred; there will always be some shortcomings. But the Demon King and the Hero stand at that hundred. Even if they're only one point higher than others, that one point is the straw that breaks the camel's back—this is the currently accepted saying. After all, the notion of the Demon King and the Hero being in another realm or something… is too terrifying."

Rose said this pretending to be nonchalant.

Rastina nodded in agreement: "You're right, that notion is indeed too terrifying. The latter saying aligns more closely with reality."

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