Chapter 175 The opening elf cub
The birth of life is often a miracle, especially for elves.
This race is still outstanding among many immortal species, and its life cycle is almost the same as the life span of the world.
The price paid for a long life is weak emotions. Compared with humans, elves are slow to emotions and time. It is often difficult for them to establish relationships, get married and have children.
Some scholars believe that this is a self-defense mechanism. After all, if you live emotionally for thousands of years, you will easily fall into endless emptiness and torture.
Indifferent emotions can also effectively limit the number of elves, preventing this group of races with long lifespan and powerful potential from occupying the entire world.
It can only be said that nature's designs are always just right and are better than the most exquisite craftsmen.
In short, the number of elves is very small and they are almost extinct.
Especially after the elf village was destroyed by the army led by the general "Throne Bazart" of the Demon King's army.
Luke was born on a snowy winter night, and his mother Lenis once sighed like this after giving birth to him in the cave.
"With jet black hair and brown eyes, he doesn't look like an elf at all."
But when she used magic to illuminate the cave, a faint smile appeared on her blurry face.
"But he looks very elf-like."
Elf cubs are not as wrinkled as human cubs. The outlines of human children can already be seen when they are just five or six months old.
Their skin is smooth, white and tender, with light lanugo hair. Their growth rate is similar to that of humans. After their bodies reach their peak level of development, they will stop the growth and aging process and live their lives in the most perfect posture.
Luke stared blankly at the beautiful woman with pointed ears and short green hair in front of him, then looked down at his chubby little hands and legs, his eyes confused.
"Then it's time to give you a name. What should I call you?"
Looking at Luke, who was looking at this strange world with confusion in his eyes, Lenis held her head and thought, and randomly picked out the names of a few acquaintances from the memory bank.
Anyway, these people have died of old age, so it doesn't matter if they borrow their names.
"Cal, Kurt, Fenris..."
"ru...ko..."
Luke struggled to say his name, but as a newborn, he could only pronounce some similar modalities.
"Um, what, are you talking?"
Lenis stretched out a finger, played with the cub's little hand, tapped his face, and poked his belly, seeming a little surprised at the fragility of this little life.
"It's amazing. This thing actually came out of my belly. Could it be that I'm a mother now? I'm obviously only 795 years old."
"ru...ko...ru...ko..."
Luke kept repeating his name, trying to get his naming rights back.
But she seemed to be misunderstood by Lenis. She thought for a moment, remembering that the cub was probably hungry, and gently tapped Luke's forehead with her finger.
"Are you hungry?"
A faint yellow halo spread from his fingertips to Luke's body, and he suddenly felt a warm and comfortable feeling flow throughout his body.
The warm current had a clear target and went straight to his stomach. After circulating for a week, he felt full in his stomach.
"How about it? This is the magic that 'will keep your stomach full for a week'. It's very convenient."
Facing the supposedly ignorant baby, Lenis placed her hands on her hips proudly, and was a little surprised when she saw the speechlessness in the baby's eyes.
"Really or not, you know what I'm talking about? Illusion."
Luke: "..."
I always feel like this person is not very reliable.
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Taking care of cubs is a very troublesome matter. Eating, drinking, and peeing are troublesome. Even with the help of magic, Lenise, a first-time mother, still performed very poorly.
Luke gave Lenis a lot of help. He would bark when he was hungry, groan when he was thirsty, and when he needed to go to the toilet, he would tap the stone slab with his hand to make a dull sound.
The usual way of expression saved Lenis a lot of worry after she got used to it in the early stages, although even so Lenise always seemed tired.
The cub took up her time to read and practice magic, and also prevented her from going out more conveniently, so she could only try to finish things while she was out, and then go home to stay.
Luke's first crisis came quickly.
Elves who have never lived together do not know how to take good care of their cubs, but the elf village was destroyed many years ago.
It was the twenty-first day after Luke was born.
The magic of fullness had failed. Luke screamed several times with hunger, but never got a response. He struggled to stand up, only to find that the confused mother was not at home.
Not only did she forget to feed her, but she starved the cubs who were waiting to be fed for a long time, and did not come back until late at night two days later.
The reason was just that she saw a very beautiful scenery and admired it for a while. This was the result of her remembering that there was a cub in the cave and that it needed to go home in time.
It can only be said that one can never expect an elf to be very punctual in his/her view of time, especially an elf like Lenis who is not very careful.
If the vitality of the elf cubs was not much stronger than that of the human cubs, and Luke did not cry or fuss to maintain his strength and water, he might have died directly.
"I'm sorry, I won't do it next time." Lenis clasped her hands together, a little ashamed to admit her mistake to the cub.
"I'm not idle. I have to do some tasks to have financial resources. The satiety magic cannot really replace food. It can be used as a transition in a short period of time. If used for a long time, the stomach will shrink and become damaged."
She brought a lot of various fruits. The sweet fruity aroma hit her face and looked particularly tempting. However, because Luke’s teeth had not yet grown in, Lenis could only help the cub with tears. Eat it to avoid wasting it.
When she was almost done eating and only had the last one or two fruits left, she realized that the cub was looking at her with a heart-dead expression, and she found her conscience and used magic to squeeze a glass of juice for Luke to drink.
Luke, who was being forced to drink the juice, gave Lenis a look that clearly said, "You are not a mother, you are a living father."
Afterwards, Lenise decided to leave the cave and take Luke to live where he worked to avoid the embarrassing situation of "leaving home for a trip and returning home with his son already dead".
She made a small backpack, carried Luke on her back, and swayed out of the dark cave.
From this, Luke saw the outside world.
The towering city walls are majestic, the exquisite houses are lined up in rows, and the bright and vivid colors are as beautiful as a painting.
Soldiers in armor stood on both sides of the city gate, the streets were filled with various stalls, and children in coarse clothes were playing in the crowd.
This is a medieval world of swords and magic.
Luke didn't realize where this place was. There were too many similar settings in the fantasy world. He looked around curiously and was carried by Lenis to a gorgeous mansion.
The furniture and furnishings in the living room of the mansion are extremely luxurious.
An elegant woman sat at the top, and a little boy with blond hair stood next to her, looking at the two of them curiously.
"Lenice, is this your child? He looks so cute."
"Thank you for your compliment, Ms. Luo Yin. Because it is inconvenient to take care of him, I can't take care of teaching at the same time, so I brought him here. I hope you will allow me to live with the child."
Lenis bowed to the elegant woman and spoke warmly.
"Of course, I have told you that the cave is not suitable for living." Ms. Luo Yin smiled and nodded.
"There are many rooms in the mansion. I will arrange for servants to clean a vacant room for you to live in. Just tell the housekeeper about daily necessities and he will be responsible for purchasing."
"Please deduct the expenses from my salary."
"No, no, Lenis, every elf is a master that cannot be hired with money. We are already grateful for your ability to guide Amir, and there is no need to prepare for such a trivial matter."
As she spoke, she turned her attention to Luke again, "This child looks so sick. Is there something wrong with him?"
Lenise's expression did not change: "Yes, it's because he has lost his appetite recently."
Luke: "..."
That is to say, his vocal cords are underdeveloped now, otherwise Lenise's crime would have been exposed on the spot.
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Ms. Luo Yin herself has a gentle temperament and is kind to others. She is also very gentle to the servants, and she has won the unanimous respect of everyone in the mansion.
Her family seems to be a famous noble in the country, and she will see noble guests visiting from time to time, but these have nothing to do with Luke.
What really concerns him is Amir.
The only son of the family, Amir, is a lively and mischievous kid who just turned six this year. He likes to pick up a wooden sword and slash at the air. He seems to have no interest in being a long-range spellcaster and would rather be a warrior.
Every time Lenis gave him a lecture, she always dozed off in a daze, which made Mrs. Luo Yin so angry that she often picked up a pointer and slapped his palms.
After Luke arrived, there was one more thing he liked to do, and that was to confide in the elf cubs.
"My mother always wanted me to be a mage. What's so good about a mage? I can kill a mage by charging forward with my sword in two strokes."
Luke: Why don't you say that the mage can directly defeat the warriors from a distance?
"Ms. Lenise's lectures are so boring. She always leaves a bunch of homework for me to write. Please persuade her sometime."
Luke: I can’t persuade you to do anything, just wait for death, take my leave.
"Let me tell you a secret." Amir blushed, seeming a little ashamed.
"My dream is to go to the land of swords in the northern countries, pull out the sword of the brave, and defeat the devil!"
Luke: Young people just like to dream.
Generally speaking, the candidates for the Sword of the Brave and the Sword in the Stone have a shady background. They are assigned to some kind of demigod hero, the son of the red dragon, etc. In short, they cannot be ordinary humans.
Luke, who was mentally responding to Amir's words out of boredom, suddenly paused.
The northern kingdoms, the home of swords, the sword of the brave, the Demon King’s army...
Although they were not all new words, why did the combination feel so familiar to him?
"Many brave teams have failed, but I believe I can succeed!"
Luke's tender face wrinkled.
Sure enough, it was the Xinshiji Fuyin warrior!
(End of chapter)