For a conscientious and kind-hearted half-elf like Elline, Levi has always been reassuring.

After experiencing the evil incident in the endless wilderness, Li Wei seemed to have treated him as his confidant. After all, the other party had given his soul to him, so there was nothing to be afraid of.

And Li Wei also thinks that the treatment of Ellini and their half-elf tribe is not bad, so when Ellini expressed her wish to leave, Li Wei was a little unexpected and even shocked. His huge figure

It landed directly on a field that had not yet been opened up, splattering dust all over the sky.

So much so that those slimes who heard the noise thought that their lords were angry because of their inactivity, and the work efficiency of the dung collectors within a ten-mile radius had increased to at least two levels.

Ellini also didn't expect Levi's reaction to her imminent departure to be so big. She immediately lowered her head like a little girl who had done something wrong and said:

"I am indeed here to say goodbye to you in person this time. I want to go to Comanso, which was my mother's hometown. This idea actually came about three years ago, but you have been sleeping, and

I have received such great kindness from you, and I always thought that I couldn't just leave without saying goodbye, as that would be a huge letdown of your kindness to me and everyone else, Mr. Long."

Levi still didn't understand. His claws scratched the scales on his head and sparks flew everywhere:

"Aren't both Cormanthor and Myth Drannor dead? Wait a minute, are you encountering any difficulties? Aren't you living a good life here? If you have any needs, you can always ask them.

"

Hearing this, the shame on Ellini's face seemed to be even more intense:

"Mr. Long, please listen to my explanation. Minas Tirith is really, really good, so good that sometimes I feel like I'm in a dream and can't wake up.

"Because this new city-state is almost what I once dreamed of, and it's even better than I imagined.

“Here, my sisters and I are no longer discriminated against and can live a stable and leisurely life through hard work. This is the dreamland we once silently prayed for but never arrived no matter what.

"But the more this happens, the more I feel inexplicably uneasy, because this kind of treatment is more like it was given by you than something we fought for ourselves."

Levi was immediately amused by the logic of this half-elf. He placed her on the ground and tapped her little head lightly with the tip of his claws:

"Don't think too much, work hard! What do you mean by being given? Don't belittle yourselves. You are the best rangers and rangers in the entire North. I hired you all here. Vera and Silver Wings probably haven't been there in the past few years.

Stop slandering me behind my back. Besides, have you forgotten that you are the heroine who saved the entire Northland? All of this is what you deserve and what we jointly created. You have to believe that our future will

It will only be better."

The look of one dragon and one elf at this moment is very much like the appearance of a black-hearted boss trying his best to retain the top ten outstanding female employees who have offered to resign at a cheap price. The picture is almost in 3A quality.

"If that's not the case, I can hardly tell you what to do."

This half-elf was so praised by Li Wei that she couldn't laugh or cry. She rubbed her face with both hands and tried to be serious and said:

"Mr. Long, I am serious, and it took me a lot of courage to propose this to you. I am afraid that if I continue to stay, I will really be reluctant to leave."

Levi suddenly became unhappy and spoke domineering and shameless words with his proud head held high:

"If you want to leave, you have to give me a reason to convince me, right? Otherwise, you don't want to go anywhere. Why don't you try to sneak away? Believe it or not, I will catch you halfway and throw you into a small dark room and lock you up. If you try to slip away again,

If you leave, I will curse you with hemorrhoids."

"Pfft."

Ellini was also amused by the rogue look of the big silver dragon. She covered her mouth and squinted her big watery eyes and said, "So am I really that important in Mr. Long's heart?"

"No, you are my personally designated combat nun. If you run away, how will others see me?" Li Wei said.

Ellini didn't know what she thought of, she pursed her lips and became depressed, and asked Levi a question:

"Mr. Long, do you know how many half-elves like us there were on the mainland before this city-state existed?"

Levi paused for a moment.

This really stunned him, and at the same time, he vaguely guessed what the other party was thinking.

Ellini said with some bitterness: "Actually, half-elves like us who are taken in by the Silver Moon Federation are quite lucky.

"I once met a tribesman who escaped from Cormyr. Her body was covered with various wounds caused by abuse.

"She was a slave who escaped from the nobles of Cormyr.

"She told me that there were many, many half-elf slaves like her in the far interior, in Cormyr, Sambia and Hantu.

"After the fall of Myth Drannor on Cormanthor, the elves and half-elves who failed to evacuate in time have been living in hell ever since. The drow and the endless slave-catching teams are like locusts, constantly eating away at their living space.

"Later, Shadow Valley was established. This 'sanctuary' slightly improved their living conditions, but the valley could not shelter all elves and half-elves after all.

"And due to the contract that humans signed with the elves in the valley, the nobles did not dare to openly attack the elves, so many half-elves like her became victims and were taken to Cormyr by the slave team.

.

"In Cormyr, they are classified and sold according to their beauty and health like commodities. Some 'higher quality' half-elves like her will be auctioned to the nobles, and then treated as toys by the nobles.

Used to vent desires and the dark side of the heart.

"Those with 'lower quality' are arbitrarily selected and sold by merchants like livestock. She can't imagine what will happen to those tribesmen in the future. They may be reduced to continuing to give birth to half-elves' wombs, or they may be dragged to the arena to participate in some incompetent events.

A suspenseful duel.

"Pure-blood elves are treated relatively better because they are expensive and have high confidentiality costs.

"Almost all the nobles there are proud to own an elf slave girl.

"And half-elves like her are just consumables, gifts for bribery, and lubricants for various private banquets to enhance friendship. They can be exchanged at any time, and they can be abandoned at any time. If they break, they will be 'disposed of'

"She escaped on the way to being processed. Fortunately, she still has some background as a ranger, so she can at least guarantee her survival.

"But the 'slave mark' imprinted on her face almost eliminated her other possibilities.

"People often look at her as if they are seeing a 'lost mobile gold coin'.

"A hotel owner once offered to take her in, but only if she signed a contract with him and worked as a 'part-time girl' in the hotel.

"She refused without any hesitation. Just when she was about to commit suicide in despair, she heard about my story from the bard, and heard about the legend of 'everyone is equal' created by you, Mr. Long.

city-state.

"This news was like a beam of light shining into her dark world and became her hope for survival.

"So she spent half a year traveling all the way from Cormyr through the Forest of Kings, over the Stormhorn and Sunset Mountains, swam across the Snake Tail River, through the High Wasteland, and followed the trade routes of the Sebring River all the way.

We finally arrived at Minas Tirith.

"When she really saw that her 'people' could walk openly on the streets of the city-state, sit in pavilions and drink and chat with humans and dwarves during their vacations, and ride griffins in the sky.

While defending this city-state, she sat directly on the street and burst into tears.

"That was the scene when I saw her.

"I walked over and asked her why she was crying.

“She said that she really envied us living in this land, to the point of jealousy, to the point where her heart seemed to be corroded to the point of going crazy.

"Why are we both half-elves living in heaven and hell at the same time?

"Why is fate so unfair?"

Speaking of this, Ellini's voice had dropped to the point of being inaudible.

"Is she okay now?" Levi couldn't help but ask.

"She rested in peace. After just eating a decent hot meal, she lay in my arms and left quietly."

There were tears in Ellini's eyes, and she looked at Levi with some confusion:

"She was so tired and her injuries were too serious. I can hardly imagine what kind of will and perseverance she relied on to sleep in the open air and cross the mountains to get here. She came to me and put all this suffering behind her.

Tell me what happened to you.

"So I've always had an inexplicable feeling and impulse recently. The news she brought was like a heavy mission, weighing on my heart, making me feel almost suffocated. It always made me feel

, I have to do something.”

"Sorry, no offense intended."

She suddenly felt her head sinking slightly. She raised her head in a daze and saw the tip of Mr. Long's claws gently falling on her head. At the same time, Mr. Long's deep voice sounded again:

"This is indeed a sad story, but fate is so cruel, and our power is also limited.

"I'm sorry, Ellini. Although I sympathize with the plight of your compatriots in Cormanthor, it is too far away from the current Zeelandia and there is nothing I can do to help."

He originally wanted to persuade the other party, 'The same goes for you, you are just one person and you can't change anything.'

But after thinking about it, I felt that such words were too hurtful and cold-blooded, so I couldn't say them out.

Instead, it was replaced by: "So, do you want to return to your mother's hometown to change the fate of your people? Do you know how difficult this road will be?"

Not hearing the imaginary blow or dissuasion, Ellini sniffed her reddish nose, mustered up the courage to raise her head, looked at the steady and reliable figure in front of her, pursed her lips and asked with a smile:

"No matter how difficult this road is, wouldn't it be even more difficult if you, Mr. Dragon, rose up from the Dark Territory, single-handedly expanded Zelandia, broke through the drow blockades and came to the surface, and established this city-state?"

From the day she swore everything to Levi, everything about Levi's identity and experience was no longer a secret to her, the battle nun.

It was precisely knowing how legendary and valuable the establishment of this city-state was that gave her some hope to embark on this equally difficult road to recovery.

Hearing this, Levi turned his head slightly and smiled, wanting to say, 'I have a plug-in, do you have one?'

But all the words in my heart eventually turned into a sigh.

After dealing with them for so many years, I still don’t know that for a chaotic and kind-hearted half-elf like Elline, once they have established a certain belief, they will often move forward without any change.

Since nothing can be changed, I can only send you a blessing:
To be continued...