Chapter 1113 35. The Green City
Where there is growth, there will be withering.
Where there are mountains, there are abyss.
If there is training... there will be assessment.
Feeling full of strength in his body and full of confidence in his head, Annan walked out of the training cabin holding the "children's bow".
He saw two elves standing in the open space. Annan nodded to them, and then looked around suspiciously. He always felt that the forest was particularly lively today... Was it an illusion?
"Are you still shooting at the target?" Annan asked.
"No."
Eliana and an elf looked at each other. He stood about 25 meters away with an apple and raised the apple.
“Shoot it and you pass the first level.”
Annan refused: "You are willing to risk the lives of your compatriots, but I am not willing to do so."
"They are just phantoms."
Phantoms?
Annan sensed it and found that he did not feel any mixed emotions from the male elf.
“That’ll be easy.”
He rested his head with confidence, stretched his bow, and the green child's bow was almost fully drawn by him.
Annan held his breath, closed one eye, and after a few seconds, released his finger
Whoosh——
The arrow turned into an afterimage, firmly nailed to on a distant target.
Outside the training area, some whispers loomed faintly:
"It seems it's not him..."
"Who is it?"
"Could there be a traitor..."
"Maybe he's pretending..."
Pa——
The apple fell and rolled several times. The elf with the arrow in his forehead opened his eyes wide and leaned back to the bottom.
"How is it?"
Seeing the elf burst like a bubble, Annan asked Ariana to take credit.
“What did you shoot?” Ariana’s face was expressionless.
"The enemy's key point! Otherwise, would I still shoot apples during the battle?" Annan said confidently.
Ariana stared at Annan for a few seconds and nodded: "...You have passed the basic archery test, and the next step is the actual combat test."
After the words fell, a summoning array appeared in the training clearing.
The steel parts entangled with vines were scattered in the open space, and then they pieced themselves together into a tall figure as if they were swept up by a hurricane.
"This is the Supreme Golem, defeat it."
Annan raised his head as the golem got higher and higher, and activated the amulet without even thinking: "Help me, Skeleton King Sir!”
The Skeleton King, who was a guest in the royal court, was slightly stunned. He apologized to an elf elder who was accompanying him, but did not resist the magic circle that appeared at his feet.
As soon as he appeared next to Annan, Annan hid behind him. The Skeleton King looked at the golem that had just climbed up and waved his wand.
The magic beam shot fell on the newly spliced Supreme Golem, turning it into a pile of scattered parts again.
Eliana looked at the Skeleton King, and then at the shattered Supreme Golem. Annan walked out from behind the Skeleton King: "What's the difference between letting warlocks fight without spells and letting elves throw away their bows and arrows and fight with orcs?
The Skeleton King raised his head, and the elves hidden around him appeared one after another to show their support. Its respect.
Annan looked around in surprise, it turned out to be so lively...
"You passed."
There was silence for a long time. Ariana broke the silence.
In Annan's reluctant eyes, the magic circle reappeared and put away the scattered Supreme Golem.
I wonder if I can come here in the name of "trophy"...
The elves who were "watching the ceremony" retreated.
"Follow me." Ariana said, walking in front.
The Skeleton King and the freed Annan followed her outside.
“Thank you, instructor Anna, for your guidance.”
Annan's flattery went unanswered. He didn't care, and even asked openly which messengers the Skeleton King had come.
"Many envoys from humans, orcs, dwarves, dragons, undead, ratmen, and sea tribes have appeared in Green City."
Annan glanced at the back of Ariana in front of him, Asked: "Did you notice anything was wrong?"
The soul fire in the Skeleton King's eyes swayed, as if looking at Annan: "I didn't participate in the previous celebration... but I think your feeling is right. Yes, this time, the Elven Court invited many guests who should not be on the list."
"I reminded them, and they confidently said it was nothing. This is probably what 40,000 years of history has given them. Confident? ”
Not sure if she was fed up with Annan's slander, Ariana stopped.
“We are here.”
Annan looked forward, and there was an ordinary forest in front of him. Looking up, the tall tree crowns are airtight.
Before Annan could ask what he meant, Ariana suddenly took a step forward, as if she had passed through some kind of barrier, and disappeared into the ripples in the air.
Annan and the Skeleton King followed through the ripples like water. After a moment of change, a warm breeze blew across their cheeks.
He opened his eyes, and like everyone who saw this place for the first time, he stood there in shock.
Eliana stood in front of the promontory not far away, looking at the vast core area of the Elf King's Court ahead, and said with a touch of pride and pride:
"Welcome to the Green City , Evanus.”
In front of you is a vast basin gently surrounded by mountains, like a bright emerald embedded in the earth. The green grass on the outer slopes was rippled by the wind. There was a rustle in the forest in the distance, and it was verdant. The tall and tall trees with lush branches and leaves were like living towers, shining with light. Suspension bridges and platforms formed by vines, branches and thick branches connect each tree to form a three-dimensional forest city.
Crystal clear streams meander between the city-states, and exquisite wood and stone buildings and towers are hidden among the lush trees.
The sunlight turns into spots and shines on this green city-state. The golden brilliance and the green vegetation complement each other, forming a symphony of light and shadow.
But such a beautiful city-state that can be called a miracle has been overshadowed by one existence -
In the very center of the basin, the World Tree stands there.
Magnitude seems to lose its meaning in front of it. How many meters high is it? Or tens of thousands of meters? Annan only knew that the World Tree was firmly rooted in the earth, and its canopy enveloped the entire green city and basin, as if it were touching the starry sky. The branches that blocked the sky and the sun made Legend lament his own insignificance.
"I have to take back some of my previous words..." Annan said to himself, "As long as the World Tree is still there, the elves will have the capital to look down on all races..."
What force can destroy it? It will take ten thousand years for the Rat Man to chew on it.
He couldn't help but wonder, if the elves had not hidden the World Tree, would he have been able to see the faint crown of the World Tree in Middle-earth?
Annan even felt a little ashamed of himself... He had previously thought that the alliance between Liberty City and the Elven Court was at best a high-level achievement for himself. Given another few decades of development time, it was not certain who would be the boss. Only now do I realize how wrong I was...
I am just like an ant holding the most precious cricket hind leg in its mouth and preparing to marry an ancient dragon...
(This chapter End)