Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The towering Tree of Life spread in the wind, nourishing the whole Silver Moon Forest. Tens of thousands of Moonlight Elves lived around the Tree of Life and elf villages were dispersed throughout the Silver Moon Forest.
The Moonlight Elves tribe lived in the center of the Silver Moon Forest. Behind rolling mountains, the city of Taman could be seen. Rivers from the Sandro Highland formed waterfalls here, then passed around Taman, wound through the Moonlight Forest, then emptied into the sea.
Taman was not as magnificent as Sylve City, nor did it have vast rivers and lakes like the Forest of Life. Taman was hidden in the mountains, where the waterfalls flew down the mountain ridge and went around them. Here, elves built white houses with triangular tops, which surrounded the Tree of Life, thus guarding their god and mother.
Olanca, dressed in a white robe, stood on the altar under the Tree of Life. The great Tree of Life hid the entire sky.
As its trunk swayed, green leaves fell. This tree controlled and regulated the four seasons of the Silver Moon Forest. The plants and climate of the Silver Moon Forest also fell within the management of the Tree of Life.
Olanca’s robe had a green seed symbol on it, which symbolized life, harvest, earth and the four seasons. It also represented Bernice, the goddess of the harvest.
At this moment, Bernice had not yet been able to ascend the throne. As such, she was still only half divine, and was thus unable to make the rules.
Since she didn’t have her own Divine Kingdom yet, this was her most vulnerable and critical period. In addition to leading the Moonlight Elves in daily sacrifices and prayers, Olanca guarded the goddess.
“Someone evil has turned their eyes to the Silver Moon Forest. We must be careful!” After a day spent in prayer, Olanca, who was also the high priest, stood at the foot of the Tree of Life and announced the news to the elves that gathered on the square.
Some strange things had taken place recently in the Silver Moon Forest. Among the villages of the elves, many elves had gone missing. The Moonlight Elves tribe had entered a state of high alert.
“Who on earth has come here? Is it those greedy humans?” The elves that were not on the stage were also talking about this.
Some wondered if this was the doings of the Sylve Empire that had previously clashed with them. “Is it the wizards of the Sylve Empire? They probably came for Bernice. We must be careful!”
Olanca lifted a cane that was made from the branches of the Tree of Life, which was also inlaid with a brilliant gem. This was the eye of a hundred-eyed mother spider, which was born with extraordinary power. After the mother spider was killed, the eye had been affixed to this cane. As such, the cane had divine power.
“This is an extremely evil force. Now that Taman is on high-alert, everyone must be prepared. I feel that this evil force is very powerful. As it is most likely coming for our goddess, we must not be careless!” Olanca said.
At the end of the meeting, a Moonlight Elf priest stayed behind. This was because Olanca was going to send him to Sylve City to visit His Majesty Wendy, the Elf Queen.
“This time, even our goddess has sensed the danger. It is probably coming from the human world. Recently, human beings have been coming from distant continents to our land. I suspect that they are not here just to trade. They may also be here looking for our goddess. I always feel that someone is peeping at our goddess. We need the help of the Sylve Empire! Our duty is to guard Bernice!” the Moonlight Elf said.
He then asked, “Are the elf wizards of the Sylve Empire trustworthy? They are not in a good relationship with us lately, though, right?”
Olanca walked down the steps. The fountain ran down from above them and passed through the waterway under the arch bridge.
She then said, “The conflicts between us and the Sylve Empire were caused by the differences in our beliefs, habits, and perceptions. Regardless, we are of the same race, and we are all elves. I think Her Majesty Wendy knows this very well, so she will help us!”
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Under the darkness of night, a blood-red crow crossed the jungle and was approaching Taman City. Suddenly, a strong light swept through and the blood-red crow fell down. But, before it hit the ground, it turned into ashes that scattered away in the wind.
At the same time, several devil kin that had invaded the Silver Moon Forest were killed by the elf priests. Several elves that had been eroded by the abyss’ evil power were also captured by the Moonlight Elves of the Silver Moon Forest. These attacks had left the Silver Moon Forest was on high-alert, and every elf was nervous because the evil forces from the abyss were very powerful.
More importantly, they had never seen such an imposing force. Three churches and wizards on the Alen Continent had fought against these demons many times, had figured out the characteristics of the evil force, and thus, knew how to kill them! But, common elves couldn’t even tell whether their fellow elves had been controlled by the abyss or not, and the evil side kept watching the elves in secret and harassing them!
What was even more disturbing was that the elves had never been able to see the evil’s true face. Fortunately, Olanca, the high priest, took control of the situation and stabilized it.
Heckfoss was now standing on a cliff in the Silver Moon Forest. Behind him, the silver moon appeared incomparably dazzling and bright. It shone on the earth, and the whole Silver Moon Forest was covered in a dreamy silver shade.
It’s really shocking! At least level five, or even six! I heard that wizards called the level seven a major threshold. It apparently is the difference between one’s being mortal and immortal. Is this unknown goddess stuck at this key stage?
Old Heckfoss, who had scars all over his ferocious face, was in deep thought as he looked at the Silver Moon Forest. He had reached level three and become a powerful level four demon warlock.
Now, he was out of the control of the Devil King in the Abyss World. As such, the current relationship between him and the Devil King was more like employer and employee versus slave and master. This was the result of his more than a hundred years’ efforts and the reward he had received after he occupied the Sumerian lands.
However, he was still not satisfied. He longed for more. And in the Silver Moon Forest, there was something that he had particularly desired for a long time.