Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

Upon hearing this, Hughes nodded without offering any pleasantries.

Then, he slowly walked to the wooden table, his gaze quietly falling on the thick book with its simple appearance.

"Oh, The Sigh of the Mother Tree? I had the pleasure of reading that book, and the story of Grin Onidas in it remains fresh in my memory."

He discovered that the book Digpei was reading at that moment was none other than "The Sigh of the Mother Tree," the book that had allowed him to learn about many of Grimm's deeds.

And coincidentally, the book the other party was currently reading was the chapter on "The Uncrowned Apostle Grin Onidas".

This caught Hughes's eye, after all... he was thinking about how to get closer to Digpegi, and the opportunity had come at just the right time.

Unexpectedly, Green actually helped him out without him even realizing it.

"Oh? You've read 'The Sigh of the Mother Tree'? And you know Lord Grin Onida?"

Sure enough, Digpai's eyes lit up when he heard Green's name, and he even pulled up a chair for Green to sit down.

After sitting down, Hughes first inquired about Digpegi's injuries, and then said:

"I have always been interested in the knowledge and culture of your elven race, and my teacher—a senior potion master—given me this book."

After saying that, he told a few Elven folk jokes in Elven language, and also took out his book "The Sigh of the Mother of a Thousand Trees" from his storage bag and gently placed it on the table.

Digpegi undoubtedly felt more favorably toward Hughes because of his fluent Elvish, and after gently stroking the book, she completely believed his story.

In this way, the estrangement between the two, caused by their different backgrounds, gradually disappeared.

This book has also fostered a closer bond between like-minded individuals.

Then, they started chatting about Green.

"Alas... In the Oren plane, even among the elves, there are probably not many who know of Lord Grin's existence. I didn't expect that you, Lord Hughes, would know."

Digpag exclaimed.

"Even this one in my hand was found in some inconspicuous corner of the family treasury."

—I not only know him, but I've also met him.

Hughes thought to himself, while simultaneously praising aloud:

"Lord Grimm is the most outstanding prophetic wizard I have ever seen, and a great and immortal legend."

"Yes, and he was the most powerful natural speaker of that era."

Hearing Hughes's string of praises for Green, Dig Peggy even felt his injuries heal considerably.

"It is said that he is exceptionally gifted, and can even communicate with our clan's Tree of Life."

The origin of the Tree of Life is a mystery; all that is known is that it appeared after the last remaining ancient elves disappeared.

And after that came the birth of pure-blooded elves.

This is why, under this veil of mystery, even the Natural Speakers cannot actively "communicate" with it, including the Tree of Life that appears later.

Only Grin Onidas had ever initiated a "communication" with a withered Tree of Life, and in the end—that Tree of Life miraculously came back to life.

It was this deed that led the guardians of the Tree of Life to open up their guardian positions for him ahead of schedule.

But then... that tragedy that shocked the entire nation occurred... (mentioned in Chapter 300)

It was precisely because of Green's actions that Digpei, the mountain whisperer who had dreamed of becoming a natural speaker since childhood, developed a profound respect for him.

"..."

The two had a very pleasant conversation, and even talked about the contents of the entire book "The Sigh of the Mother of a Thousand Trees" from Greene's perspective.

Only when he saw that the sky outside the window was slowly darkening did Hughes take a sip of the fairy mead and then ask about the important matter of their trip.

"Lord Digpegi, I've come today... actually, there's another matter I'd like to ask for your help with..."

He stopped at just the right moment, waiting for the other party's response.

As for this kindred spirit whom he had only known for a few days but with whom he found an unparalleled affinity, Digpegi was naturally exceptionally polite, and upon hearing this, immediately nodded and said:

"Lord Hughes, you don't need to be so polite with me. If it's within my capabilities, I will definitely help."

Hughes nodded slightly, then looked at Digpegi with a serious expression.

"Since you are a mountain talker, you must have some understanding of various types of talkers, right?"

"Of course, once you become a listener or a speaker, you must master this knowledge."

Digpaggi nodded.

"As you probably know, the symbolic blood within us sub-elves mostly has an extreme pursuit of a certain attribute—for example, frost elves and ice element, fire elves and fire element."

He paused, then continued:

"And this characteristic also exists among speakers."

"Based on their attributes, forest elves can only be tree whisperers, frost elves can only be frost whisperers, mountain elves can only be mountain whisperers... As for pure-blooded elves, they are not restricted and can even become whisperers in multiple domains."

"As for the listeners, the same applies naturally."

"However, regardless of the field of speech or listening, our ultimate goal is to become speakers of nature, beings capable of communicating with 'nature.'"

At this point, Hughes had a complete understanding of the composition of the speaker and the listener.

In general, if one is a listener, one must first advance to a speaker, and then to a natural speaker.

If one is a speaker, then the only goal is to advance to become a natural speaker.

"So..."

After hesitating for a moment, Hughes asked:

"As a mountain whisperer, you must know other whisperers, right?"

Upon hearing this, Digpag raised an eyebrow slightly, then nodded and said:

"That's true. There are only a few speakers in the Oren plane, and no natural speakers yet. There are a few listeners, but still very few."

"And we speakers and listeners have all been taken under the wing of the Chelka family and are being carefully trained, all in order to cultivate true natural speakers."

In fact, the real Chelka family is a powerful elven clan that holds a significant position even in the wizarding world.

It is far superior to those four small families that couldn't survive in the wizarding world.

The reason they sent Seronier to the Oren plane was to share the Golden Ring Crown with the four families and manage the Oren plane.

Its purpose was not to plunder the resources of the Oren Plane, but to select and cultivate natural speakers from among the elves of the entire Oren Plane.

"Then... do Tree Whisperers exist in our Oren plane?"

"Hughes asked."

"I need the Tree Whisperer's help, but I'm sorry I can't go into details with you."

Upon hearing this, Digpaggi nodded in understanding, then stroked his chin and recalled:

"If the Tree Whisperers are talking about tree spirits, then they are forest elves..."