The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 70, Section 67: "The humans I taught have become successful."

"Yes, it has nothing to do with me personally, or with the Elven Royal Court."

The Elf Queen answered truthfully, somewhat embarrassed:
"This was entirely Alamir's own doing."

"King of Mankind, I am deeply sorry for the misfortune that has befallen you and your kingdom."

Lia and several other Sun Elves present all had slightly distorted expressions:

How can Her Majesty apologize to humanity?

Those are lowly humans!
But there is nothing to do.

Who told the current ruler to be the King of the Moon Elves!

Seeing the scene of the Sun and Moon Elves tearing each other apart in the palace, Elian smiled quietly.

The foolish "Sun and Moon Double Kings" system was precisely his key breakthrough!

He knew perfectly well that in the late period of the ancient Eldorian Empire, the ruler was the Queen of the Moon Elves—an elven race that preferred to civilize other races rather than slaughter them.

Compared to the xenophobic, aggressive, and theocratic Sun Elves, the Moon Elves, while also believing in the superiority of the Elves, adhere to the theory of "Elf cultural superiority" and prefer to spread Elven culture and thought to educate other races.

The Moon Elves played a crucial role in maintaining a superficial alliance between the Elven Kingdom and civilized races such as the Dwarves.

The existence of the "elf village" in western Eldoron can be seen, to some extent, as proof of the influence of the moon elves. However, it may have deviated from the moon elves' original intentions.

After exchanging polite words, the Elf Queen, maintaining her composure, asked in a tone that was neither humble nor arrogant:
"Then, may I ask, where is Mr. Alamir currently?"

"We've captured him. He's currently being held in the floating city."

When El-Erian uttered those words, a few gasps of surprise rippled through the guests present.

Although they had some expectation that Alamir might not be a match for this human emperor.

But the news that a legendary elven court mage had been captured by humans was still incredibly shocking.

This is the first time since the establishment of the Elven Royal Court that a court mage has been captured by a foreign race!
"No way? Humans captured Alamir? Who would believe that!"

"You know Alamir's personality. Maybe he was too stubborn and missed the perfect opportunity to evacuate..."

"No matter what, the fact that he was able to capture Alamir means that this King of Man is definitely no ordinary man!"

"Where did this human king come from? As a mere human, how could his magical skills be so high?"

"Seymour, say something! Did you really teach humans arcane magic?"

"..."

Inside the palace hall, many elven nobles, ministers, and legends whispered amongst themselves, their faces filled with astonishment.

Elian understood their astonishment—

If it were Eldoron 10 years ago, attacked by a novice legendary mage, there would only be one peak ninth-ring mage, Elion, two ordinary ninth-ring mages, Gut and Helen, plus less than 30 high-ranking mages of the sixth, seventh, and eighth rings.

Moreover, they were not united internally, nor had they received guidance and training in their own tactical thinking.

Alamir could easily overwhelm the slow and swift forces, eliminating all of them before the human forces could gather together, and then massacre the floating city of Eldoron without suffering any losses!
But now, after ten years of development, Eldorlon is a completely different place.

The Queen remained expressionless and politely offered a compliment:
"So, it was you who defeated Alamir. You truly deserve to be called the King of Mankind."

“Alamir did something wrong, and I apologize again for it.”

"However, Alamir Goldfleur is, after all, our court mage, from the Goldfleur family, one of the ten great sun elf families, and has a special status. We beg the King of Man to give him a chance to return to his homeland."

The Queen's subtext is:
Demand that Eri release the people!
As the Elf Queen, her thoughts were:

First, exchange a few polite words, and then politely ask the other party to hand over Alamir.

The matter just passed.

After all, the Elven Royal Court is the overlord of the continent.

Demanding the release of the hostages, even with a legendary spellcaster backing them, the human dared not refuse given the immense disparity in strength.

"Wait, does Her Majesty mean that she not only doesn't hold the humans' capture of Alamir against them, but also apologizes and politely asks them to release him? Is that right?" A Sun Elf noble whispered to his fellow noble.

"This is so frustrating!" Leah also felt it was hard to accept.

As the daughter of the Sun Elf King and the crown princess of the Sun Elf race, Lia Sunshine also inherited the fine trait of the Sun Elf race—racial discrimination.

Upon hearing that "Alamir was captured by humans," her only reaction was—to beat them up!

What kind of inferior race dares to kidnap the court mages of our Elven Royal Court?
Destroy the human nation and save Alamir!

At the same time, Elion understood the Elf Queen's unspoken meaning and smiled with satisfaction.

By projecting their presence, they silently descended upon the Elven Royal Court, showcasing their personal power; they played the previously recorded video of the perfect victim, accusing the other party of their crimes while subtly demonstrating the level of human civilization; they cleverly utilized the differences between the Sun and Moon Elves and their understanding of the dual-king system of the Elven Royal Court…

With a series of combined moves, El-Erian successfully completed a covert "bargain."

Originally, it was "Humans capture elven court mages, and Eldoron faces a great crisis of destruction."

Now it's "Alamir was caught for committing evil, and the Queen asked humanity to forgive him and release him."

However, Elian was still not satisfied.

Do you think you can get rid of a guilty legend with just an apology?

If Alamir were to return now, he would surely incite his fellow Sun Elves to launch a horrific reprisal against the human kingdom!
"No, no, Her Majesty the Queen and her court seem to have misunderstood."

“It was not me who kidnapped Mr. Alamir Goldfleur.”

El-Erian spoke with utter calmness, as if stating a perfectly natural fact:

"Before I even had a chance to fight Alamir, my battle mages captured him."

what?
These words stirred up another wave of emotions among the guests.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, Elion once again picked up the projection crystal and began playing a three-minute-long battle video in the air.

From the moment Alamir was blasted away by the pillar of fire until he was surrounded by the Dragon Vein Warlock Little Grete, the Evocation Mage Gut, and other mid-level battle mages, cursing in pain, and finally being beaten into a sorry state, covered in blood, and forced to surrender.

The parts that might reveal key secrets of Eldoron's magical tactics have been obscured by Elion.

The purpose is to demonstrate our strength, not to provide material for the enemy to study!

The numerous high-ranking elves, watching the projection of Alamir's defeat and the subsequent surge of mages from all directions, were simultaneously filled with awe—

Humanity has actually developed a magical civilization of this level?
Even without the intervention of the unfathomable human king, they successfully captured a legendary elven mage by mobilizing only a portion of their forces.

An elven minister muttered to himself:

"Judging from the combat power they've displayed, this human kingdom called Eldoron is probably close to being one of the weaker ones among the 24 great elven families of our Elven Royal Court!"

It's important to know that an elven family typically consists of an average of two low-level legendary figures plus a little over 100 high-level professionals.

—Of course, the two royal families, "Whispers of the Moon" and "Radiance of the Sun," are exceptions.

The two royal families possess a foundation far surpassing that of other elven families, and some even possess mid-level legendary status.

Another elven minister nodded and lowered his voice, saying:
"That's how it is."

"Although at present, this human kingdom in the Eastern Valley is still far, far behind the entire Elf Kingdom."

"But it has absolutely reached a point where it can no longer be ignored!"

Seeing the solemn expressions on the elves' faces, Elian knew he had achieved his goal.

The cost of war is extremely high.

Indeed, the Elven Royal Court is far stronger than Eldoron.

But El-Erian also wanted them to know that if they truly conquered this country, they would have to pay a price!

There is no reason to go to war if the cost of war outweighs its benefits.

—In El-Erian's previous life, a certain North American military superpower, facing a local armed force far weaker than itself, even had its aircraft carrier's planes crash into the sea, and in the end, it could only swallow its anger and negotiate peacefully.

Projection ended.

As Elian retrieved the crystal, all the guests and court mages wore solemn expressions.

Only one moon elf mage was an exception.

As the projector played the video, he became increasingly amused. Despite seeing his colleagues being utterly defeated and humiliated by humans, his smile only grew wider.

(End of this chapter)