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Chapter 470 Xia Zuo: No elf understands humans better than me

The cycle of rise and fall is Xia Zuo's prediction of human civilization by comparing it with the history of Chinese civilization.

To be honest, this is an incredibly positive prediction.

Not every civilization is like the Chinese civilization, possessing the phoenix's talent for rebirth from the ashes.

In any case, Xia Zuo was not very optimistic that humanity, after a thousand years of development, could rise again to its original heights after the first imperial decline.

But now the situation is different. Flame and Frilian have developed magic with anti-magic properties, which is a very, very significant change.

The humans in this world may not be able to handle it, but as long as we can weaken the demons, beat them to a pulp, and become relatively stronger, the problem can be solved.

If the ability to ward off evil could accompany the widespread use of magic, humanity would not need to form the strongest form, such as an empire, to fight against the Demon King's army.

Even if humanity is divided into many kingdoms, and even if the kingdoms hinder and fight against each other, they can still fight against the Demon King's army independently.

That solves the problem.

The numerous kingdoms that emerge from the division, constantly clashing and competing with each other, make it easier for them to maintain their upward momentum and increase the probability of powerful kingdoms emerging.

After hearing Xia Zuo's story, Frilian was stunned.

She exclaimed in a daze, "Wow, this magic is so powerful!"

Xia Zuo laughed loudly, "Yes, that's how amazing it is."

"However, if you want to maximize the effect of the anti-magic attribute, you need to keep working hard and integrate the anti-magic attribute into basic magic so that it can be popularized to the greatest extent."

"If one day, the demons wounded by magic become incurable, and those fatally wounded by magic turn into ashes like we see today, leaving nothing behind, then the demons will be completely at a disadvantage."

"Perhaps those famous and powerful demons will still be arrogant, but demons are no longer the natural disasters that can destroy humans and elves."

"We are one step closer to completely eliminating the threat of the demons."

Frillie's eyes sparkled as if they were shining: "Thank you for your suggestion, Mr. Shazo, I will try my best!"

Upon returning, Frilian decisively devoted some of her energy to the research of anti-magic magic.

However, at Shazo's urging, Frilian wisely devoted most of her energy and time to studying and practicing magic.

After all, researching anti-magic attributes is a tremendous undertaking; without extensive magical knowledge and power, it is impossible to succeed.

A solid foundation is simply not enough.

Frillie did indeed play a significant role in the previous research on anti-magic magic.

But her value lies in providing ideas and inspiration; when it comes to the specific development of magic, she basically still relies on her teacher, Flame.

Therefore, it is quite normal that after two months of research, the study of anti-magic magic has made no progress.

Frillie wasn't in a hurry at all, and Shazo was even less in a hurry.

But Frillie was anxious about something else: "Mr. Shazo, I predict it will rain heavily starting tomorrow, and I haven't filled in that ditch yet, what should I do?"

Xia Zuo asked, "So how much have you completed?"

Frillie replied, "Not even one-twentieth."

Xia Zuo nodded: "You did a pretty good job. The efficiency was much faster than I expected."

Xia Zuo and Fulilian arrived at the huge chasm he had created with his sword. At this time, there was half a meter of water at the bottom of the chasm, which should be the rainwater that had accumulated since the beginning of the rainy season.

Soaked by the accumulated water, both sides of the ditch showed signs of collapse.

This indicates that the soil structure is no longer firm, and a heavy rainstorm could trigger disasters such as landslides.

Shazo inspected the two kilometers that had been filled in by Frilian and praised her work.

"Frilian, you've worked very hard. Leave the rest of the work to me."

Frillie asked in surprise, "Is Mr. Shazo also a mage?"

Xia Zuo shook his head and said, "Although I have learned a lot of magical knowledge and mastered a lot of magic, I cannot be considered a magician."

"My profession is swordsman, and my side job is druid."

Frillie asked curiously, "Druid—what kind of profession is that?"

Xia Zuo: "This is a profession involving plants and life, and currently only I possess it."

In fact, it is the Wood Release that was shared by Naruto and Sasuke. Because of his efforts, he completely evolved this bloodline limit into a natural ability, which has the characteristics of being universal in all the worlds.

After hundreds of years of use and practice, the brave warrior Xia Zuo combined the natural affinity of the elves with the characteristics of a child of the forest, and the Wood Release evolved from a natural divine power into Nature Control - Plants.

In this way, his magic no longer resembled magic, but rather aligned with the natural balance school of druids.

So Xia Zuo simply declared that he had created a new profession: the Druid, who wields the power of plants and life.

Unfortunately, his abilities were entirely based on the development of his innate supernatural powers, and he had not yet perfected the Druid profession to the point where he could teach others, so no elf believed in him.

Humanity?

Humans can't even understand magic right now, let alone have the talent to understand nature, so let's not even think about it for now.

Xia Zuo didn't explain further. Instead, he went to the edge of the ravine, placed his hand on the ground, and facing the ravine that stretched for over ten kilometers, shouted loudly, "The Sea of ​​Trees is born!"

In Frilian's incredulous eyes, the vast ravine ahead suddenly churned with water, waves of all sizes surging up.

Not only the water in the gullies, but the ground on both sides of the gullies also turned into a turbulent sea, undulating and shaking violently.

The earth was immediately covered with a dense web of cracks, and fissures spread everywhere. Trees fell one after another, and some were even swallowed up by the fissures.

In just a few seconds, the gully, which stretched for more than ten kilometers, was filled with loose soil amidst the tremors.

However, the hundreds of square kilometers of forest centered around the ravine also disappeared as a result.

The next second, countless new green buds sprouted from the ground, and the branches that broke through the soil grew rapidly and vigorously at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In just a few seconds, huge trees, as thick as ten people could hug, filled the open space. The branches of the trees twisted and trembled, spreading in all directions, and soon formed a canopy of forest that blocked out the sky.

Frillie was completely dumbfounded, her cute little mouth agape, utterly at a loss for words.

Shazo clapped his hands and stood up, saying to Frilian, "This is the Druid."

Whether it's accurate or not, Xia Zuo is convinced that this is how druids are in this world, and if you can't beat him, you can only accept his redefinition.

Frillie patted her non-existent chest and let out a soft sigh of relief: "That's amazing."

"No wonder Mr. Xia Zuo has enough food even without cultivating large tracts of farmland, and can even eat fruit at any time in spring."

She asked excitedly, "Mr. Shazo, can I learn druidic magic?"

Xia Zuo shook his head: "Not yet. I created the Druid profession based on my talent, and I haven't figured out how to teach others yet."

Frillie muttered to herself in disappointment, "What a pity, I was hoping to be able to eat fruit anytime in the future."

Xia Zuo laughed and said, "You can research and learn on your own, and then develop a [magic to make fruit ripen quickly]."

"Ugh—I can't take it anymore." Frillie bit her lower lip, giving up with deep regret: "The academic pressure I'm under right now is too much."

"I'm too old now, I don't have time to study this magic anymore."

Frillie wisely gave up, tears streaming down her face despite her clumsy attempts to hold back: "Later, slurp, later I will definitely figure it out! So that I can eat delicious fruit anytime, I will definitely figure it out—"

After the hot summer passed, Celia, who had been gone for several months, finally reappeared.

But to her surprise, Xia Zuo told her as soon as they met, "I'm leaving."

Celia: "Huh? Leaving? Where are you going?"

Xia Zuo replied, "I left my village mainly to observe the birth of the demon race. Now that I have achieved my goal, it is time for me to move on to another place to continue pursuing the origins of the demon race."

Celia's eyes widened: "You mean, you've confirmed the birth of the demon race?"

Xia Zuo nodded and said, "Yes, confirmed."

"Just as I predicted, the birthplace of the demon race is neither within the demon race's territory nor in the lands of humans, lovers, and elves."

Seria let out a sigh of relief: "Your previous hypothesis has been confirmed. So expanding our settlement and weakening the demons' power is indeed feasible."

Xia Zuo responded, "Unfortunately, it was confirmed too late; it's no longer useful to the elves."

"Next, we can only hope that the human race will implement this strategy, drive the demons into the mountains and forests, greatly weaken their power, and fundamentally reduce the threat posed by the demons."

Celia closed her eyes and lamented, "Damn those elders."

"I understand, I will try my best to help humanity—"

"No!" Shazo interrupted Celia, "You absolutely cannot exert direct influence on humans, or you'll definitely make things worse."

Celia couldn't understand: "Why? You've already proven it's right, and I'm doing this for the sake of humanity—"

Xia Zuo sneered, "Because: those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts!"

"We are elves, and we have not yet integrated into human civilization. We have not been accepted as part of them. We are two different races."

"No matter what you think, there will be people who suspect your motives."

Only through selfless dedication—the imparting of magical knowledge—that humanity gains the power it so desperately desires, can humanity's suspicion be dispelled.

Celia frowned and said, "Are humans really that—suspicious?"

Xia Zuo nodded earnestly: "Trust me. No one, no elf, understands the wicked nature of humans better than I do."

In the end, Celia chose to believe Shazor, after all, over the past thousand years, Shazor had proven countless times that his understanding of humanity was profound.

"Alright, I will stick to the original plan and only be responsible for promoting the education and dissemination of magic."

Xia Zuo nodded in satisfaction and said, "That's right."

"If you train enough human mages and magicians, giving humanity enough power to protect itself, everything will fall into place naturally."

"Seria, you must remember this: humans are monsters who are even more greedy than demons."

"Given the chance, they will be driven by greed and frantically seize every inch of land, gradually shrinking the living space of the demon race."

"You don't need to say it yourself."

Xia Zuo looked at the bewildered Celia and said with a grin, "We must fully respect human nature."

"We must guard against human suspicion in advance, and also make full use of human greed. On this basis, we should cultivate human worship of us elves. This is the fundamental way for us to deal with humans."

Celia's head was buzzing, and she managed to answer, "I, I'll try my best—"

Xia Zuo chuckled and said, "I believe Celia can do well. After all, we're still young. As long as our mindset doesn't age, at least..."

There are still several thousand years to go, let's take it slow.

Celia suddenly got angry: "You know so much about humans, and you can talk about them so eloquently, why don't you come with me to human society?"

Xia Zuoli replied matter-of-factly, "Because I'm lazy."

"Moreover, I am a swordsman, which is not noble in the eyes of humans. The stronger I am, the more likely I am to arouse the jealousy of human nobles. Going there will only lead to negative results."

"Once you've worked hard for a thousand years and made humans into elves, who are considered a noble race," I'll be able to freely enter and participate in human society.

Celia glanced sideways at Shazo: "You, you don't look down on humans these days, do you? Do you think they're barbaric, dirty, and unhygienic?"

"Haha, that's part of the reason, huh? —" Xia Zuo tried to hide his embarrassment: "I really can't stand in their villages and towns where there's excrement everywhere."

Seria complained, "Tch, I knew it. You even looked down on the most beautiful village of the elves, let alone humans who are a hundred times dirtier."

"Can't you just bear with it?"

"I can't tolerate this! I can never tolerate this in my entire life!"

Seeing Grandmaster Celie and Mr. Shazo arguing, complaining and mocking each other, Frillie wasn't scared at all; instead, she felt like laughing.

Then she actually laughed.

Hearing the fairy's laughter, Celia's face flushed red, and she shouted angrily, "Damn it!"

"You damned Xia Zuo, are you deliberately trying to embarrass me?!"

"It's all your fault!"

Then she sulked and stopped talking.

Xia Zuo wasn't afraid of Celie getting angry at all. On the contrary, he felt satisfied when he saw the elf's sullen face, and even secretly gave Frilian a thumbs up.

Xia Zuo generously brought out rare and delicious fruits and fragrant fruit wine, which quickly made Celie indulge in the food and wine, and she completely forgot her anger.

Alcohol can make people let loose and be themselves.

Selene, flushed with the effects of the drink, opened up and began to recount her experiences in human society.

There are things that annoy you, things that make you happy, and even more things that give you hope for the future.

Celia sighed, "Shazo, you're right. Humanity is the future."

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