The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 115 The Strongest Enemy in Eldoron's History!

what?
Princess Leah has gone missing?
Seymour's expression froze, and half of the sleepiness in his emerald green eyes vanished instantly. He quickly asked:

"Princess Leah, has she only been gone for an hour? Did she give any prior notice of her possible whereabouts?"

Prince Elf shook his head:
"Did not say."

“An hour ago, around 1 a.m., I… uh… went out of the room, and when I came back, Leah was gone.”

"I've been waiting patiently until now, but she still hasn't come back."

He's only been gone for an hour...

Seymour shrugged and yawned again.
"It is indeed a bit strange that he suddenly left the room late at night."

"However, it's not a big deal if she's not in her room for just an hour. Leah isn't a child anymore."

"Maybe it was just a spur-of-the-moment thing, I went outside to enjoy the evening breeze, and I just didn't tell you."

"Should we wait until dawn to take another look?"

Prince Elf lowered his head, biting his lip slightly.

Indeed, that was what he initially thought too.

But for some reason, at this moment, as Leah's younger brother, his heart was pounding and his palms were sweating profusely.

The astonishing combat instincts honed through countless life-or-death battles are constantly sounding the alarm!

"How about we wait until dawn? If Leah hasn't returned by then, we can go out and look for her again."

Seymour, still sleepy, rubbed his eyes and said...

“Uh, maybe…” Prince Elf pondered for a moment, then quickly changed his mind:
"Wait, could you find a spellcaster skilled in divination to help me pinpoint Leah's location? That way I can feel at ease!"

“Alright. But I’m not very good at divination magic. However, there are two ladies in the delegation who specialize in it.”

Seymour yawned again, walked out of his room with sleepy eyes, and knocked on the door of the room next door.

A few minutes later.

"You want us to pinpoint Princess Leah's location, right?"

The two elven ladies each received a strand of Princess Lia's hair from Prince Elf.

The elven mage took out a crystal ball and began to divine, observing the flickering images and points of light within it;
Another elven priest lit incense and began chanting divine prayers, watching the incense smoke weave different shapes in the air.

—【Detection Technique】!
—[Prophecy]!
Soon, both elven spellcasters shook their heads in the direction of Prince Elf:

"No, all the images on the crystal ball are blurry and distorted; there's no information at all."

"The art of prophecy has not yielded any revelation."

Prince Elf's forehead was slightly sweaty, and his unease was growing:
"What does this mean? Does it mean something has happened to Leah?"

The two spellcasters responsible for prophetic discovery shook their heads:
That's not necessarily true.

"The most likely explanation is that Princess Leah herself cast a spell to shield herself from the prophecy."

"Of course, it's also possible that Princess Leah is in an area where magical energy is disordered and difficult to detect."

"In short, Princess Lia may not be in any danger."

"We agree with Prince Seymour; it would be best to wait another three or four hours. If Princess Leah does not return, then we can consider another course of action..."

"I see..." Prince Elf looked nervous and could only give up and wait patiently until dawn.

……

After seeing off the two spellcasters responsible for prophecy and discovery, Seymour sat back on the bed in the silent room, looking at Prince Elf in the corner of the room, who seemed slightly uneasy.

The two remained silent for a while, neither of them speaking.

A few minutes later, Seymour suddenly smiled at the lonely Elf:

“Your Highness Elf, I have a question that I don’t understand.”

"You left the room around 1 a.m., and when you returned a few minutes later, Princess Lia had disappeared, right?"

Prince Elf nodded.

However, the legendary warrior's heart suddenly tightened as he guessed Seymour's next question.

"I remember there was a toilet in the room..."

Seymour stroked his seven-stringed lyre, a hint of doubt lingering in his emerald eyes:
“Then, Prince Elf, please tell me.”

Why did you leave the room so late at night?

"What are you doing going out so late at night?"

Prince Elf clenched his fists, his palms sweating.
"Of course, of course it's for..."

Just as Prince Elf was racking his brains trying to come up with a plausible excuse, Seymour suddenly cleared his eyes.

The Moon Elf Queen's brother, no longer sleepy, pulled a tiny iron pellet, no bigger than a fingernail, from his pocket:

"So, in order to install the traceless alchemical bombs bought from the dwarves in this inn where the elven delegation is staying?"

Found! ?
Prince Elf's face suddenly turned deathly pale.

...Eldoron, a floating city high in the sky.

In the magnificent palace, Elian's expression was more serious than ever before as he rapidly cast [Short Message], sending messages to one ninth-ring spellcaster after another:
"Helen, Kade. Quickly, gather as many high-ranking mages as possible within 10 minutes, then go together to the inn where the elven delegation is staying..."

“Gutt, Thor, Gret, Cassandra. Tonight, you must remain absolutely vigilant and protect Eldoron…”

"We are very likely to face a major battle soon."

"The enemy we are about to face is far more powerful than the previous Sun Elf alliance..."

"This may be the most powerful and terrifying group of enemies that Eldoron will face in the entire history of the nation!"

As he gave the order, El-Erian's mind raced:

If we could wait another 5 to 10 years, until we had established trade and magical industries with the Elven Kingdom and achieved some initial success, then facing those Mind Flayers and their slave legions would undoubtedly be much easier.

However, the enemy did not give Eldoron any time.

This is a crisis, but it is also an opportunity.

An opportunity to unite the humans, moon elves, and sun elves, who are inherently at odds!

This is the first step in conquering the universe and uniting the power of all races in the world...

……

Underground world.

Inside the dark and gloomy tunnel, only the glowing fungi on the rock walls and the floating supernatural will-o'-the-wisps provided faint illumination.

"So, what questions do you want to ask me about the elven gods?" Lia asked the wild elf boy walking ahead.

The wild elf boy's voice was ethereal and otherworldly.
“Your Highness, as far as I know, among the gods of Sidrian (the elven pantheon), there is one, the Lord of Continuity and Unity, the elven god of longevity and time.”

"His name is Labellas, also known as Chronos. He possesses moderate divine power and is the god symbolizing [time], [longevity], and [history]."

"Legend has it that among the many humanoid races, our elves have the longest lifespan because of the existence of this symbol of the god of time."

"I have two questions about this Lord of Continuity and Unity."

"Firstly, besides the divine office of [Time], does the Great Lord of Continuity and Unity also possess the divine office of [Magic]?"

"Secondly, as one of the gods of Sidrian, is it possible for him to leave this pantheon or join another?"

After a brief moment of thought, Leah said:
"For a clergy that covers a broad concept, many deities can share the same clergy."

"The elven chief god Corellon is a great god of magic, and the entire elven pantheon is known for its respect for magic."

"Therefore, I believe that each of the gods of Sidrian can be regarded as a god of magic to some extent."

"As for the second question..."

After a moment's thought, drawing upon the theological knowledge she had learned from her father, Lia replied:

"The gods of Sidrian, like other pantheons, are a group of like-minded ancient gods who came together at the beginning of creation."

"It is said that in a game among the gods, each group of ancient gods created a race and cast these mortal races into the material world to watch them develop naturally."

"Because of their great feat of creating races, these ancient god groups are referred to as the Elf pantheon, the Dwarf pantheon, the Orc pantheon, and so on, from the perspective of us mortals."

"But in reality, the community of gods is not always absolutely close-knit. They can unite together, and they can also separate."

“A deity may exist in multiple pantheons at the same time, and may join or leave a pantheon. A deity may have different names and appearances in different pantheons, and be called by different names by mortals in different regions.”

"This depends solely on the will of God; we mortals cannot fathom it."

The wild elf boy smiled:
"it is good……"

"In other words, Rabelas, the great lord of continuity and unity and the longevity god of the elves, can be considered a god of time and magic."

"Furthermore, in the distant future, it may break away from the gods of Sidrian and become its own faction."

"Thank you, I understand..."

“Yes, that’s right…” Leah nodded, but her expression was somewhat blank.

She didn't understand why the wild elf boy cared about these things.

The will of the gods is beyond the comprehension and understanding of mortals, and there is no need to investigate it.

Hey.

Suddenly, the wild elf boy stopped in his tracks.

"what happened?"

"Leah asked."