Chapter 56 A Leaf From The Past

In a dense forest, Magical Beasts were lurking everywhere. In this rare environment, there was an elf village here in the Kellen continent. As a neutral and peaceful state of the Magic Empire, some other races that had independent opinions were willing to befriend humans. Despite their friendship with the humans, they were not shunned by their allies. For example, some elves, dwarves, goblins, half-orcs, and even higher-tiered Magical Beasts all had good relations with the Magic Empire.

Within the Magic Empire, some Demi-humans worked and performed trades within the empire. Even the Queen of the Magic Empire was also an elf. This kind of coexistence between humans and non-humans had been the norm in the Magic Empire for hundreds of years. The Elves had also started to connect with the outside world hundreds of years ago. However, most of the elves did not leave their beloved natural forest. Instead, they stayed in the forest that was their original birthplace and belonged to them.

Today, the Elf Village in the forest welcomed a distinguished guest. He was 1.45 meters tall and wore a mage robe made of purple animal skin. He held a red and black staff in his hand. When one looked at his clothes, one could tell that he was a mage. Although he spoke the common language of the continent, he was just a child!

When Wenda Abur saw the boy, his instincts told him that the boy was from one of the noble families that had set off for exploration in the forests. He wanted to chase the boy away, but when the young boy took out an objective from his pockets, Wenda's gaze instantly changed.

Wenda Abur was an elf, and he was also the chief of the Elf Village. One hundred and thirty years ago, the Magical Beasts from the Magical Beast Mountain Range suddenly turned to mutiny and attacked his village. That day was one of the most unforgettable moments of Wenda Abur's life. Even though the elves were the favored children of nature, and everyone in the village could use magical power, but the numbers of Magical Beasts were far too many to deal with.

In a single wave of attack, the Elf Village that was once with a population of 143 strong had instantly decreased to barely 60 people. It was on that day that Wenda Abur thought that it was the end of his life. Suddenly, there was a gust of howling wind that almost plummeted him to the ground. He looked up, and in the sky, he saw a large Red Dragon with a black pattern that was heading toward the village. There was also another elf girl that came with the Red Dragon. This Red Dragon's fiery breath killed all the Magical Beasts that were in its vicinity. Wenda Abur and his village were saved by the Red Dragon from the sky!

After everything was over and his saviors were about to leave, Wenda Abur had given the elf girl a cherished treasure that had been long in his possession, a leaf from the Ancient Elf Tree, to express his gratitude toward the Red Dragon. Wenda Abur never thought he would ever see them again in this lifetime. However, he didn't expect the young human mage to come to visit him today. Wenda Abur did not say anything more and immediately welcomed the young boy into the village with the highest honor.

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Sade was listening to the older elf that was in front of him, as he wondered whether should he address Wenda Abur as Grandpa Wenda. As Sade was there listening to the old elf talking about stories that happened a hundred and thirty years ago, the old elf's vivid explanation of the story made everything feel so lively and real. Sade was very sure that the heroic Red Dragon with black patterns was mostly Prescott herself. Sade was somewhat surprised. After all, in his opinion, with Prescott's usual behavior of rejecting contact with the outside world, Sade had never thought that she would have done something like this. In the Great Basin, Prescott was loved by Philomena, Nia, and the other maids, but Sade did not expect that there would be anyone from the outside world that would've admired and respected his mother to that degree.

Sade was holding the emerald-green leaf from the Ancient Elf Tree in his hand. Although the leaf was archaic and was from more than a hundred and thirty years ago, it still maintained its bright and distinctive emerald-green color. Sade recalled the time when he was being sent outside the Great Basin, which happened only a week ago. That day, Sade remembered there was black smoke that rose from the central volcano as usual. The weather was clear and cloudless, and Sade did not feel a single breeze. On a day with great weather like this, Sade, who had been preparing for a long time, was finally ready to set off to the human world for training.

On that day, Prescott, the Green Jade Python, and a group of King-tier Magical Beasts, that was led by the Steel Gorilla were there, sending him off. Nia and the group of maids had given their Young Master a mage robe that was made from the best hide of a King-tier Thunder Antelope's fur. The Green Jade Python gave him a piece of emerald-green serpent scale. It was said that with its spiritual power, the serpent scale could command any serpent-type Magical Beast below the King-tier. Besides, the Steel Gorilla and the Sun Elf had given him a stone barrel of Solar Milk while other King-tier Magical Beasts had also given him many rare elemental materials, huge gold ores, elemental ores, and all kinds of gemstones. Sade felt nothing but gratitude and for some reason, he failed to understand why these King-tier Magical Beasts were so happy.

As when he was about to be sent off of the Great Basin by the Green Jade Python, Prescott also gave him an Interspatial ring and an emerald leaf. She also told him to return this leaf to a certain area of the Magical Beast Mountain Range. At first, Sade could not understand why Prescott would've given him a leaf. It wasn't until he passed through the mountain range, and came to a certain area that Sade's highly potent spiritual power felt a sense of hindering in his spiritual detection ability. As he arrived at the area that Prescott asked him to, Sade saw an elf village that that was surrounded by huge trees.

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Sade showed the emerald leaf in his hand to the person that received him and Wenda Abur excitedly brought him into the village. At the evening banquet, after being warmly treated by Grandpa Wenda and a group of elves, Sade was arranged to stay in a beautifully decorated treehouse. As Sade was lying on a wooden bed decorated with vines and leaves, he took out the emerald green leaf to inspect again. Originally, Sade intended to return the leaf to Grandpa Wenda but was quickly rejected by him. Grandpa Wenda said that it was a gift that could not be taken back. Sade had no other choice but to take it back in the end.

"Little leaf, how are you still green and beautiful even after a hundred years? Are you the representation of eternity?" Sade understood the meaning of the gift, it was supposed to be the representation of Prescott's undying love for her son.

As he was thinking of Prescott who then was in the Great Basin, Sade suddenly felt a little tired and fell asleep. Under the moonlight, it became increasingly dark outside. As time passed, red lights flickered in the dark and quiet night. A group of people were riding on land-type Magical Beasts and arrived at the entrance of the elf village.

"Thank God, we're finally here" Someone muttered.

"I'm so tired. Who would have thought that this place would be so close to the Magical Beasts Mountain Range and there's even a barrier blocking our detection ability." One of the travelers added.

"Hmm, this d*mned Elf Village, why was it built in the middle of the woods like this? This road is too difficult to travel. That mountain road was too rough." A cacophony of complaints ensued.

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