Chapter 35 (2/2)

As soon as the queen finished her words, Robert, who was standing at the side, was stunned. “My Queen, could it be that you want to…”

“That’s right. The Chimera is our elves’ Holy Beast, and represents the hope of our race, so I decided to give it a try.”

Robert looked at the elven queen’s determined gaze and wanted to say something, but he decided against it.

…

Soon, under the Elf Queen’s lead, the three of them arrived at the elven race’s Holy Land, the Ancient Tree of Life.

“This is the legendary Ancient Tree of Life?”

Even though he had made sufficient preparations before he came, Chris was still shocked when he saw the Ancient Tree of Life that blocked out the sky.

The Ancient Tree of Life was huge. Its branches covered the sky and the sun. If Chris had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not have believed that there would be such a huge tree in this world.

Its structure was very similar to the Ancient Tree of Knowledge. There were small houses on the tree trunks and stairs made of green vines. On some of the branches hung red items that looked like pendants.

If the Ancient Tree of Knowledge was a firefly, then the Ancient Tree of Life was like the bright moon in the sky. The difference was just too large.

Upon seeing Chris’ reaction, the Elf Queen was not surprised.

This is because when she first came to this place, she had the exact same reaction.

She looked up at the Ancient Tree of Life that made it seem as though the sky was falling, and said, “When I first came here, I had the same reaction as you. It was not until I became the Elf Queen that I truly realized that the Ancient Tree of Life’s magic was not as simple as it first appears.”

The Elven Queen turned to Chris. “Legend has it that the Ancient Tree of Life was a branch left behind in the human world when the world was destroyed.”

“I heard that the first god on the sacred continent was also born in the Ancient Tree of Life.”

“Aunt Miene told me this before. Could the god be the founder of the Elven Empire, the strongest elven king in history, Emperor Legolas?” Chris’ eyes lit up.

The Elf Queen looked at Chris in surprise and said, “It seems that you’ve read a lot of books in the Ancient Tree of knowledge over the past few years. Many adult elves don’t understand the history of the elven race as well as you do.

“Emperor Legolas founded the powerful elven empire and was once the ruler of this continent. At that time, the human race was just a small race under the protection of the elves.

“Who would have thought that in just a few hundred years, that the human race would become so powerful? The once arrogant elven empire fell apart and could only live in the fields and forests, their population constantly declining.

“A thousand years ago, the Elven Empire represented the main force in the battle against the Lich King Legion. During that war, most of the elven race’s elites warriors were sacrificed.

“The entire race of mountain giants left for the wilderness.

“Even the treant race, who at the time had the best relationship with the elves, entered the depths of the Magic Beast mountain range. Soon, throughout the huge elven empire, only our elven race was left.”

When she said this, Robert’s eyes became red, as if suddenly reminded of an ancient meeting. He said, “It was also because of that battle that the Ancient Tree of Life’s power was exhausted. If not for that, the druid warrior’s inheritance would not have been cut off.

“The Ancient Tree of Life is connected to the fate of our elven race. If not for its current weak aura, our elven race wouldn’t have had any reproductive difficulties and our talent would have declined with each passing generation.

“If this continues, then sooner or later, our elven race will be like the other great ancient races, doomed to be just another group in the Holy Continent.”

“Look at me. I was so focused on talking about this that I almost forgot about the primary task.”

The Elf Queen, who had gradually regained her senses, recovered from her sadness. “The Two-Headed Saint Chimera has once again descended upon our elven race. Perhaps it is a gift from the Forest God to protect the rise of our elven race.”