The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 72, Section 69: The Sun Elf Princess's Wrath

"Accept the human race as a member of the civilized world, establish diplomatic relations with the human kingdom of Eldoron, and exchange goods and resources."

"That sounds like a reasonable request..."

Queen Antinoya of the Moon pondered Elion's proposal, then asked:
"However, the Elven Kingdom and the human kingdom in the Eastern Valley are separated by a vast wasteland, and there are currently no roads built. The cost of conducting trade must be quite high."

El-Erian smiled and said, "I'll find a way to solve that."

The Elf Queen pondered for a moment and then gave her reply:
"King of Mankind, I will consider your proposal."

"Of course, this will definitely require a considerable amount of time to investigate."

"After all, we still know too little about the human kingdom."

"Moreover, as you can see, many sun elves seem strongly opposed to associating with a new race that has no gods..."

As the Elf Queen spoke, she glanced at the Sun Elf nobles who were clearly hostile to Elion.

Elion bowed to the Elf Queen:

"Very well, thank you Your Majesty for considering my suggestion, that's enough..."

Given the large number of conservative Sun Elves within the Elven Royal Court who are hostile and disdainful of humans, achieving genuine diplomatic relations and trade between the two nations will undoubtedly face numerous obstacles!
Elian's visit was solely to convey a preliminary idea to the Queen.

To truly achieve cooperation, a great deal of follow-up work will definitely be needed until all the opponents are convinced and have no choice but to shut up!

Before leaving, Elian glanced one last time at Lia, who was glaring angrily at him, his thoughts racing:

"She is the Lia that Alamir mentioned, the daughter of the Sun Elf King, who is also a legendary mage serving as the court mage."

"It was she who discovered that new species that seemed to travel through time..."

Elion had no intention of bringing this up with Princess Leah right now.

This traditional sun elf princess is now clearly hostile towards humans!

Elian has his own ways of getting close to Leah and seeing if the new species she captured is as he suspects.

Composing himself, Elian addressed the group:

"I am very sorry to have taken up so much of everyone's time tonight. I hope Her Majesty will take her time to consider my proposal. I will take my leave now."

Elian politely bid farewell to the crowd, turned slightly, his black velvet cloak swaying gently, and walked past several elven nobles.

"Oh, right."

Elian, who was halfway away from turning around, suddenly stopped.

"Is Her Majesty the Queen hosting a banquet tonight? After talking so much, I'm a little thirsty. May I have a small cup of fruit tea?"

"of course."

The Elf Queen agreed.

The moment she answered, she suddenly realized something was wrong.

Was this human who came to visit not in the form of a projection of the Elven Royal Court?
"Thank you for the gift, Your Majesty. I will accept it."

Elian beckoned to a cup of fruit tea on the table, and the steaming cup floated into his hand.

"Goodbye, Your Majesty, Prince Seymour, and everyone else."

Elian took a small sip of tea, put the teacup down, and turned off the projection.

Then, the Supreme Mage's figure slowly vanished like bubbles, leaving no trace.

Only the half-cup of tea remaining on the table was still steaming.

Silence as death.

A few seconds later, one of the elven ministers suddenly cried out in alarm:

"Can this projection interact with the outside world and even cast spells on it?" "I thought it was just a simple illusion!"

The elven minister felt a chill run down his spine, as if an electric current was coursing through his hair, and his back was covered in cold sweat: "He just walked right past me..."

"And then they walked past me from behind..."

“He had been standing next to me for a long time, and I thought it was just a video.”

Compared to the powerful legends, most of the nobles and ministers who attended the banquet did not have such confidence in their strength, and they felt their scalps tingle when they thought about what had just happened.

If this human has ill intentions and harbors malicious intent...

That situation was probably a bit awkward!

“After a while, let’s make some minor improvements to the Enchanted Barrier in the Royal Capital,” suggested the elven court mage, Sheila. “At least in the most crucial palace area, we should not only prohibit teleportation, but also prevent others from projecting their images onto it.”

After a brief silence, Leah finally couldn't hold back any longer, looked at the Queen, and angrily retorted:

"So, Your Majesty, are you really considering establishing trade relations with that human nation called Eldoron?"

"They've captured the royal court's court mage—my dearest friend, Alamir Goldfleur!"

"The elves are the leaders of all races. If they don't even retaliate for something like this, it will only make us lose face when facing the Dwarf Kingdom and the Goblin Kingdom!"

The Elf Queen frowned slightly, not directly refuting the statement, but only vaguely saying:
"I'm still thinking about it."

Lia's face darkened, and she said nothing more.

But this traditional Sun Elf princess had other plans in mind:
"The Moon Elf Queen is indeed too friendly to other races. We can't count on her..."

"In that case, I will go to my father—the king of us Sun Elves!"

"When our Sun Elves' army is on our side, I don't believe the humans will dare not let Alamir go!"

……

In ancient Eldorian times, the modern concept of a "sovereign state" had clearly not yet emerged.

The Elven Royal Court is, in essence, the recognized political power of all elven families across the continent.

Every elven family with a history spanning millions of years acknowledges that the elven race has two universally recognized kings!

Although, on paper, the Elven Kingdom is vast, occupying the center of the continent, with a huge population and land a hundred times larger than the human kingdom of Eldoron, it is also excessively bloated, with complex divisions of family and community power.

This is also a principle that El-Erian firmly believes in.

We cannot simply compare national strength on paper; national cohesion and mobilization capacity are the core factors.

The forces that can be mobilized in times of crisis are the real ones!
For example, right now, a split has occurred within the elves—

While the Elf Queen's court was embroiled in endless wrangling and debate over how to make contact with Eldoron, the Sun Elf Princess Lia was taking action.

…………

To the east of the center of the royal court stands a magnificent palace, its color as golden as gold, gleaming in the sunlight.

This is the palace of the Sun Elves.

The royal families of the Sun and Moon Elves each have their own palace, while also sharing a common court.

"Lia, do you want me to step forward and summon the ten great sun elf families?"

"To directly launch a massive military invasion, forcing the human kingdoms to hand over Alamir?"

The Sun Elf King, with a face like a classical sculpture, sat on a magnificent chair, listening to Princess Lia's suggestion at the table.

“That is indeed the case, Father! Alamir is my dearest friend.”

Leah Sunshine said sternly:
"Antinoa (the Moon Elf Queen) is too weak in the face of humans. We must defend the dignity of the elves in our own way!"

(End of this chapter)