The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 96 Three Sun Elf Heroes!
With the return of the Sun Elf Allied Forces to the Elf Kingdom, news of their victory spread throughout the territories of the ten major Sun Elf families within a few weeks.

In many cities and villages controlled by the Sun Elves, the elves celebrated loudly, cheering for this great victory and the three legendary Sun Elves.

"Hahahaha, these lowly humans dared to humiliate our Golden Petal Clan's legendary mage! Now they know how powerful we are!"

"I heard that they killed more than 200 human battle mages."

"Oh, what are you discussing? What are humans? Are they that new race that appeared less than a thousand years ago? Do they have mages?"

"You're so out of touch! Haven't you been keeping up with international affairs these past few months? It's said that in the human settlements of the East, a certain level of civilization has developed, and quite a few mages have emerged."

"Of course, compared to our elven kingdom, it's definitely many levels below!"

"Oh, by the way, as far as I know, among the legendary commanders of this army are not only our future Sun Elf Queen, Princess Lia, but also the Sun Elf hero who returned victorious from the expedition against the Northland Orcs and Frost Giants—Sekar Radiant. Such achievements are only to be expected!"

"Don't forget, there's also our legendary priest, Guiras Goldpetal, from the Goldpetal family!"

"Let's celebrate 10 days of victory in our city!"

"We're celebrating 30 days here!"

Of course, there were also some more radical Sun Elves who were indignant:

"The allied forces have clearly gained the upper hand, so why not continue fighting?"

"We should have just taken the opportunity to wipe out the human kingdom!"

"They retreated as soon as they gained the upper hand? Did they take advantage of the humans? Did the two legends, Serka Radiance and Guiraser Goldflake, betray us Sun Elves?"

"Once our Sun Elf King ascends the throne, we should thoroughly investigate these two. They must have made some secret deal with the humans, betraying the interests of our elves!"

The other Sun Elves could only offer this explanation for such radicals:

"It is said that Her Majesty the Queen personally ordered the allied forces to exercise restraint. Otherwise, they would have already swept through the land and razed the human kingdoms to the ground!"

"Alas, the Queen of the Moon Elves is far too kind to outsiders."

"I knew it! With Princess Lia and Lady Serka leading the team, how could they withdraw so easily?"

"Alas, it's a real pity that we didn't directly conquer the human kingdoms."

"..."

While the various Pokémon towns and villages were celebrating this victory, some Pokémon were not so happy.

For example, the Queen of the Moon Elves, and the current King of all the Elves—Antinoa Moon Whisper.

"Good heavens, what have these sun elves been doing?"

Inside the magnificent palace, the Elf Queen watched silently as the image was projected into the air by the image crystal.

All that could be seen was the towering tower being shattered by a bolt of lightning, followed by Serka's maniacal laughter...

Then I saw Princess Lia wielding flames, burning a large group of human mages to ashes...

The elven priest Guirasser summoned a pillar of fire from the sky, engulfing the human king Elion who had come to his aid, forcing the human monarch to defend himself in a sorry state...

Caught off guard by the sudden attack, the human mages were unable to stop the attackers in time. They fought desperately to defend themselves, but were only killed by the three men...

One by one, the sturdy bunkers were destroyed, and watchtowers collapsed...

One by one, human mages and warlocks lay either mangled and bloodied or reduced to charred corpses—many of them even displayed sixth-circle level magic skills during their lives, making them incredibly precious high-ranking mages…

As the video continued to play, the Elf Queen Antinoya's expression grew increasingly grim.

crunch.

The scene stopped abruptly.

The hall was completely silent.

The moon elf ministers all looked slightly embarrassed.

The ministers of the Sun Elf mostly looked pleased.

"These images have all been verified; they are all real, right? They weren't created by illusion?"

The Elf Queen's face was so solemn it looked like it was about to drip water as she looked at another minister in charge of checking the footage.

The moon elf minister nodded nervously:
“Yes, Your Majesty. This old minister has slowed down and analyzed the footage, and can say with absolute certainty that the footage is authentic.”

"The Sun Elves have indeed dealt a heavy blow to the human forces!" - Serka Radiance knew, when filming, that using illusions to construct the scene would make it easy for her to be identified.

Therefore, all the scenes were filmed on location. The actors were also real people.

At most, they use illusion makeup and serve as some auxiliary special effects, so they are basically undetectable.

The Elf Queen's expression darkened further upon hearing this answer, which she found completely unsurprising.
"This is terrible!"

"Lia Sunburst, Guirasser Goldflake, Serka Radiance. What have you all done?"

"How can this situation be resolved? How can we negotiate with humanity afterwards?"

The Elf Queen covered her forehead, once again displaying a look of utter despair, as if saying, "Why is being the Elf King so difficult?"

The young queen picked up the photographic crystal and began to replay some images, analyzing them in front of her ministers:
"Judging from the footage, this victory was probably not achieved on the main battlefield."

"It's likely that they sent out top spellcasters to raid the enemy camp at night, and then quickly left before the enemy's defenses could be fully organized!"

"Based on the footage already captured, only three legendary figures can be seen from the Sun Elf raiders so far. It is uncertain whether any other high-ranking elven spellcasters participated in the attack."

"But that doesn't matter anymore!"

"By severely damaging humanity's position in this way, aren't you afraid that humanity will retaliate in the same way?"

This combat method, which relies on the spellcaster's mobility to send out small elite units to raid enemy positions, is devoid of martial ethics.

It is very common in total war and can cause heavy losses to both sides.

However, this is not a total war.

Before a full-scale war breaks out, diplomatic and military clashes are like children's games.

You punch me, I punch you.

No one can be the last one to get hit, and no one can suffer a loss!
The human kingdom suffered heavy losses this time. What if they retaliate in the same way?
The Elven Kingdom is vast, almost a hundred times the size of Eldoron, with countless villages and cities.

If that human king, possessing the strength of a beginner-level legendary being, led a large group of high-level spellcasters to launch a surprise attack on one or two elven cities, causing tens of thousands of elven casualties...

The moment this thought arose, the Elf Queen Antinoya felt uneasy:
"No, no, no, we absolutely cannot let this happen."

"If this continues, we'll truly become enemies of humanity. My brother Seymour, who taught humans magic, and even the royal family of the Whispering Moon, will not escape blame!"

"We must contact that human king as soon as possible..."

"Well, we can make some concessions, give the human side some benefits, and find a proper solution that is acceptable to both sides."

Gathering her scattered thoughts, the Elf Queen immediately gave the order:
"Immediately contact Elion, the human king of Eldoron, and ask him to exercise restraint and arrange a time for negotiations between humans and elves."

"Also, bring Princess Lia, Priestess Guirasser, and Mage Serka, the three culprits who started this war, to me as well!"

"They must apologize to humanity in person."

Upon hearing this, both the Sun Elf ministers and the few Sun Elves among the court mages outwardly complied, but inwardly they scoffed.
How could Princess Lia and "Hero Seka," such ruthless war criminals who hate foreign races, possibly apologize to humans?
……

November of the 10th year of the Empire.

In the eastern river valley, atop the floating city of Eldoron, the land of humankind.

In Ellian's palace.

"The Elven Royal Court just sent a message using the [Short Message] spell."

"The Elf Queen apologized for the losses caused by the previous Elf Alliance and hoped that His Majesty could exercise restraint for the time being. She also intends to ask His Majesty to go and negotiate."

The negotiations will cover the following three topics:

"First, compensation for this war."

"Secondly, the Elven Royal Court is considering forming a delegation that includes representatives from most of the Elven families to formally visit the human kingdom of Eldoron."

"Thirdly, the subsequent establishment of diplomatic relations and trade between the two countries."

"The Elf Queen specifically emphasized that Your Majesty can send only a projection to negotiate, just like last time, without worrying about danger..."

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