6 Episode 5 Forest Conservation and History (1/2)

”You're elves with long ears!　You love the forest!

Hercule was furious.

You must love the forest!

I'm sure you're right.　Your Majesty.

Christos tilted his head, unsure of the meaning.

You elves love the forest and cut it down so much that the soil is draining and the crops are losing their income.

said Hercule to the crowd: ......

I'm not sure what to make of this, but I think it's a good idea.

They couldn't understand how cutting down trees → loss of water retention capacity of the forest → soil runoff → destruction of fields → decrease in crop yield.

The forest will recover if we leave it alone.

That's their feeling.

”Haha ......

Hercule sighed.

I'm going to have to explain this to them.

Now, while Hercule is talking about the importance of preserving nature, let me explain why the Elves of the Lemurian Empire don't love the forest, and also explain the ethnic composition and history of the Lemurian Empire.

A long time ago, there was a place called the Great Forest, where many Elves lived.

However, due to the increase in population and the sudden cold weather, the Elves had no food.

This led to a massive migration of people.

Many of the Elves left the great forests and began to live on the ground instead of in the trees.

Grasslands, deserts, oceans ...... and new forests.

The Elves were scattered all over the world.

After a long and arduous journey, some of them found a home in a forest in the central part of a peninsula.

It was a safe haven.

One day, after a thousand years of living there, a young man said to me, ”I'm tired of the forest.

I'm tired of the forest.

The boy's name was Lemuros.

The boy's name was Lemuros. Lemuros left the forest with his friends and built a city-state on the banks of a river.

The city-state was named Lemuria after its founder, Lemuros.

This was the birth of the city-state of Lemuria.

At this time, it is said that there were 76 Elves of the Long-Eared Tribe who followed Lemuros, and 77 people including Lemuros.

They were the ancestors of the later Holy Family of the Seventy-Seven and the Imperial Family.

After that, Lemuria learned how to farm and make salt and iron from the surrounding human races, and with the help of spirit magic, it quickly expanded its power and began to rule a number of city-states under its control.

Now, Lemuria was facing the danger of extinction.

I can't have children!

Why not?　Because they're all men.

Yes, Lemuros and his merry band of friends were all men. That's impossible, it would be a miracle if they could.

So, Lemuros called out to his hometown and the rest of the Elf community like this.

We're having a festival!　The entry fee is one pig per person. One pig per person. Ladies first, girls free!　All you can drink and eat!

Lemuros got women by scrounging up women with such phrases and grabbing them all.

In the history of Lemuria, this was followed by a confrontation and tearful reconciliation with the women's brother, brother, father, and ex-husband.

...... It's hard to say that the ancestors of the long-eared people (elves) of Lemuria today are all rapists and their victims.

Then, one day, a cold wave came.

No one died of starvation in Lemuria, where grain had been stored in advance, but not in the forests, the home of Lemuros.

Many of the Elves fell into starvation.

The Elves asked Lemuros for help.

At that time, Lemuros is said to have said.

”If you want help, get out of the trees. Let's go farming!　And forgive me for plundering your women.

That's why many elves said, ”I can't live hunting in the forest anymore. Lemuros, you're a genius. The time has come for farming,” and so on.

After that, Lemuria, led by Lemuros, said, ”You people are an eyesore. Come on down to the plains! Then, Lemuria led by Lemuros said, ”You people are an eyesore! Tell us, or die! And then, after subjugating the mining tribes (dwarves), ”I love your poetry and literature. And teach me how to build a ship. Or die! He then went to the continent and said, ”I want you to teach me how to build ships or die!

After that, he went to the continent and said, ”Is there anyone who can defeat me? and destroyed the countries on the other side of the continent and scattered salt on them.

And just like that, Lemuria expanded its territory. ......

Every human being has a lifespan. Even for the long-lived Elves, it is inevitable.

Lemuros and his merry band of friends had died of longevity.

The remaining descendants thought.

How can we maintain Lemuria?

Because at that time, 5% of Lemuria's population was made up of elves, and the rest were conquered peoples.

In addition, there was discord between the Elves, who had been the original inhabitants of Lemuria, and the Elves, who had joined the country later.