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Chapter 480 Frilian is an elf!

After resolving the Red Mirror Dragon issue, Celia took her leave and headed to Oisaster to lead the members of the Magic Guild in establishing the headquarters of the Magic Association.

Before leaving, Celia took out a small pendant and solemnly helped Frilian put it on.

Frillie asked curiously, "Grandmaster, what is this?"

Celiae replied, "This is the proof of the Holy Staff, once the identity certificate of an elven mage, now the proof of a great mage who transcends the elven race."

"Frilian, I acknowledged you as my disciple's disciple before because you had good talent and the magic you learned from Flame was quite good, but that's all."

"Now that the Red Mirror Dragon incident has happened, I believe you are a qualified Archmage."

"You possess the keenest observation skills, the most imaginative research directions, and the most accurate research methods. These are more important elements for a great mage than powerful magic or fierce magic."

"Keep your curiosity and love for magic going, Frilian."

Tiny Frilian covered the Holy Staff pendant on her chest with both hands, her eyes practically disappearing with joy: "Thank you so much, Grandmaster Celia."

Celia: "You deserve it."

Xia Zuo had already skillfully disappeared when Seria took out the Holy Staff Proof, and only reappeared suddenly after the two elven mages finished their conversation.

Xia Zuo sighed, "Isn't it a bit too early to hand over the Holy Staff to her like this?"

Celia laughed: "It's not too late. Once the Magic Guild is renamed the Magic Association, I will announce the cancellation of the issuance of Holy Staff Certificates. This will be the last one."

Xia Zuo said, "The last great mage, huh—"

Seria was taken aback, then nodded and said, "You're right, the last great mage."

"A few months ago, I thought it was over."

After Celie left, Shazo continued his journey with Frilian, searching for places where demons might be born and trying to figure out the patterns.

They crossed the Likel Canyon and entered the Central Mountain Range, where they patrolled for a long time, finding three places where demons were born and observing the process of demon spawning.

The demons born in the Central Mountains are very different from those in the south. They are significantly more aggressive, have more brutal attack methods, and are also stronger.

At the same time, more animal-type monsters were born; after three attempts, only one plant-type monster was encountered.

When facing these monsters and demons, Frilian's attitude is completely different from that towards the Red Mirror Dragon. She will take the initiative to attack and will make sure to kill them.

Xia Zuo saw through Frilian's inner obsession and simply let her kill indiscriminately, which would relieve her depression and help her maintain her inner stability.

Before leaving the Central Mountains and entering the Northern Plateau, Xia Zuo began to summarize the achievements of the past year: "In summary, demons are not born in densely populated areas, but after they are born, they will instinctively migrate to the settlements of other intelligent races before establishing their own nests."

"Once a demon establishes a lair, no more demons will be born nearby, such as in the territory of the Red Mirror Dragon, the Likel Canyon."

"Demons are born in the wilderness, but if the wilderness is too barren and there is no activity of elves, humans, or dwarves, the probability of demons being born will be greatly reduced."

"In the vast Central Mountain Range, after a full seven months of searching, only three births of demons were found. Moreover, their births were so slow, yet their strength far surpassed that of the newly born demons in the south."

Frilian asked curiously, "Mr. Shazo, I didn't find it particularly difficult to kill them; they were very..."

Is it strong?

Xia Zuo replied, "Of course it's very strong."

"Although none of them can withstand one of your anti-magic spells, the strength of demons lies not in their initial magical power, but in their individual talents and personalities."

"The nascent demons we encountered in the south were cunning on the surface, but they also showed fear when they died."

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"The three groups found in the Central Mountains were all able to make the right choice to escape. They did not change their choice until the very last moment. Even in their last moments before death, they insisted on escaping."

"It's not that they're cowardly, but rather that they know they're no match for you, so they resolutely carry out their planned escape."

"Do you remember how they looked when they died? Was there fear in their eyes? Were their movements distorted?"

Xia Zuo said, "A demon with such clear thinking and a firm will has outstanding potential and the possibility of growing into a great demon."

As Frilian recalled the scene of the battle, she couldn't help but nod, a hint of fear creeping into her heart.

But Frilian's fear wasn't much; at most, it made her take it a little more seriously.

Because she is the victor.

Furthermore, because Frilian had studied magic under Flame and killed quite a few demons, she knew that potential was not the same as strength.

Continuing north after leaving the Central Mountain Range, you enter the Northern Plateau.

At this time, the northern plateau did not yet have human kingdoms, but was under the rule of dwarves.

However, as a long-lived race, the dwarves only slightly outnumbered the elves and were simply unable to manage the vast plateau, thus making it a paradise for the demons.

Because of the large number of demons here, they actually suppress the birth of new demons, which is why Shazo and Frilian can't find the birthplace of demons at all, and all they find are grown-up demons.

Instead of taking on everything himself, Xia Zuo allowed Frilian ample opportunity to practice and hone her magical skills in real combat, especially the magical techniques taught by Flame for unexpectedly killing demons.

Those demons who fought against Frilian were naturally killed by her, while the powerful and cautious ones emerged victorious and were subsequently killed by Shazo with a single sword strike.

Shazo was fairly satisfied with Frilian's combat skills: "The techniques that Flame taught you are very good, but she is ultimately human, and the techniques she researched are based on human characteristics, which are still somewhat unsuitable for the elves."

"Frilian, you must remember these differences."

"First of all, human lifespan is short, and the accumulation of a lifetime is always limited. Therefore, it is right to unleash our full power without holding back when encountering the demon race."

"However, for the Elven race, as long as they have a positive attitude, their lifespan is theoretically infinite, so we can expect that there is no upper limit to their potential for accumulation."

"You must firmly remember the power you used to kill demons in these battles over the years. Even if your strength increases in the future, you must maintain that level of attack power and save your full strength as your trump card."

"Similarly, from now on, you should dedicate some of your energy to studying defensive magic and sealing techniques. For elves, survival is more important than dying together with the enemy."

Frillie nodded seriously: "I understand, Mr. Shazo."

Xia Zuo continued, "Another problem is that Flame didn't kill all the demons. It wasn't that she didn't want to, but after unleashing her full power, she no longer had the strength to do so, so she simply let them go."

"But for the Elven race, no demon should be let go. Even if it comes at a price, they must hunt down and kill the demons."

"This is our experience; killing every demon we fight is an effective way to protect ourselves."

"Your own combat intelligence provides a huge advantage in the next battle."

"Especially for you mages, if your magic and defensive magic are mastered by the enemy, it's like losing half the battle before it even begins."

Xia Zuo asked with a smile, "Have you noticed that the people you know about me and Celia aren't very well-known in the outside world?"

Frillie nodded and said, "Mr. Shazo, I've found it."

"Grandmaster Celie is alright. As the manager of the magic guild, many people know her name, but no one knows what kind of magic she is good at or what her fighting style is like."

The little elf looked up at Xia Zuo: "Mr. Xia Zuo is even more amazing; absolutely no one knows who you are—"

Xia Zuo smiled: "That's right, this is the result we deliberately pursued."

"Actually, we learned this from the demons."

"Among the demons, those with exceptional strength are called Great Demons. They have all gone through countless battles to break through their limitations and master powerful abilities."

"However, a small portion of the Great Demon Clan consists of individuals whose names and nicknames are unknown to most. These families..."

Those guys are the most dangerous demons.

"Because all the humans and elves who saw them are dead, they had no chance to spread their existence."

"In the past thousand years, the few times that either I or Celia have truly encountered danger, it was all by accident that we stumbled upon such monsters."

Xia Zuo raised his head and said quietly, "I even think that these nameless great demons are more dangerous than the Demon King."

After a moment of silence, he continued, "The reason I demand the hunting down of every demon who fights you is because there is a hidden network of consciousness among demons."

"If you fight a demon but fail to kill it, then all the information about your battle before its death can be obtained by other demons."

"This is absolutely terrifying—"

Frillie shuddered upon hearing this, and said earnestly, "I understand, Mr. Shazo. I will kill all the demons I have ever fought."

Xia Zuo nodded: "Very good!"

Two years passed quickly. Xia Zuo and the Women's Federation continued their wanderings on the northern plateau, and before they knew it, the area was cleared out.

It marked out an area.

Finally, they discovered the birth of the demon race in this blank area and obtained the latest data.

Then the two headed south, intending to return to the south and find a warm and prosperous place to rest properly.

They've both been freezing these past two years.

Moreover, Frilian has accumulated enough combat experience and magical research inspiration, and it's time for her to settle down for a few years and properly improve her magical strength.

After crossing the Central Mountain Range and bypassing the Likel Canyon, Shazo and Frilian sensed a change in the atmosphere.

The war is over.

Leo Paterson, whom Xia Zuo favored, won the war, unified the central kingdoms, and established the first great empire of mankind.

Leo Paterson became the first emperor of mankind, and he called himself Caesar.

All the elves felt uneasy, because this signified that human civilization had officially replaced elven civilization, and the world had entered the human era.

There will never be another era of elves.

However, Xia Zuo soon discovered that this human empire was not the empire he had imagined.

Leo Paterson conquered the three kingdoms, but he failed to completely destroy them. Instead, exhausted, he chose to compromise and achieve unification through marriage.

As a price for the marriage alliance, Paterson acknowledged the imperial succession rights of the other three kingdoms.

That is, when an emperor dies, the next emperor will be chosen from among the kings of the four kingdoms.

To emphasize the emperor's majesty, the kings of the four kingdoms simultaneously relinquished their thrones and voluntarily demoted to marquises, becoming known as the Electors.

Subsequently, the four electors joined forces to force the other small kingdoms to relinquish their thrones and, depending on the size of their countries, to adopt different ranks of nobility.

Many small kingdoms were not destroyed, but instead integrated into the newly formed empire as independent nobles.

This is still considered good.

The empire was utterly powerless over the regions outside the central plains, and could only adopt a policy of appeasement to establish a basic peace.

In fact, this is the true feudal empire, while the Eastern Central Dynasty that Xia Zuo is familiar with is an existence on a completely different dimension.

After understanding the specifics, Xia Zuo felt much more relaxed.

Such a feudal empire had weak control over both its internal and external affairs, which allowed Xia Zuo to live a more relaxed life.

After all, even human emperors only live for a few decades. It's impossible for them not to feel envy, jealousy, and resentment when they see the elves under their rule living so long.

If it were the supreme emperor of the central dynasty, who knows what insane things he might do?

The emperors of feudal empires did not have that much power, and were constantly threatened by other electors, so they had no time to be jealous of the elves' longevity.

Of course, the first emperor to establish an empire was different.

Xia Zuo decided to postpone his trip to the capital and the Magic Association headquarters in Oisaster until Leo Paterson Caesar died.

Anyway, it won't take many years, say 50 years?

Shazo and Frilian climbed up the mountain and watched the meteor shower, which was a rare sight even for elves, and suddenly laughed.

Frillie asked curiously, "Mr. Shazo, what are you laughing at?"

Xia Zuo replied with a smile, "This meteor shower comes once every 50 years. I can't help but laugh when I think about how the emperors who built the empire probably never had the chance to see a meteor shower a second time."

Frilian blinked, still not understanding why Shazo was laughing, but she didn't ask anymore.

At the same time, an interesting idea sprouted in the little elf's mind: every time I watch a meteor shower, I will change the location until I find the best place to stargaze.

This idea filled Frillie with joy and filled her with anticipation for the future.

Clearly, her sense of time is developing into that of a healthy, immortal being.

Shazo believed this to be correct, because Frilian was an elf, not a human.

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