Chapter 248: Bloodline - 248
Zhou Fan nodded as he heard the guards' explanation. He hadn't expected him to be such an influential figure.
The rest of the journey continued quietly and smoothly. Although the hot sun may affect mortals, both Zhou Fan and the guard were perfectly fine.
As time passed, Zhou Fan realized they were closing in on the center of the city. Just as they were about to reach the castle in the middle, they took a right. The closest thing to the castle was a giant purple dome.
Although it made the things inside it slightly blurry, Zhou Fan was able to make out the outline of some trees. He also noticed that the inside seemed pretty dark.
"We are here. Inside the dome is the high elf domain. Word has been sent that you are coming. Once you enter, a high elf will meet you. Follow her." The guard in silver explained.
Zhou Fan nodded in understanding.
"The domains shield has temporarily been deactivated. Hurry up and enter." The guard said.
Zhou Fan nodded and walked into the dome.
As he entered, it was like day shifted to night. The sun was no longer in sight and a moon could be seen in its place.
Zhou Fan was easily able to see through the illusion array, but he ignored and looked around the dark forest. Luckily, he could see no matter how dark it got.
Not long after he began looking, he spotted a woman with silver hair and long ears halfway hiding behind a tree.
"Hello." Zhou Fan said.
Due to the domain's silence, his words easily reached the elf's ears.
When the elf realized Zhou Fan was looking at her, she stepped out from behind the tree.
"Follow me." She said before turning around and running.
She was quite fast, but she was only at the 2nd level of the Qi gathering realm.
Zhou Fan easily kept up with her, maintaining a distance of 15 feet.
The elf woman looked behind her and nodded as she saw that he could keep up. After just thirty seconds, the elf woman stopped running. Zhou Fan appeared beside her and looked forward. In front of them was a large tree with purple leaves.
At the trunk of that tree was a doorway shrouded in light.
"Go inside." The elf woman said before going somewhere else.
Zhou Fan didn't pay attention to her departure and entered the tree trunk doorway.
As he entered, he finally received some light. Looking around, it seemed that he had entered some sort of bar. There were around 20 high elves chatting around the place and barrels of wine were lined on the walls.
The light was coming from a chandelier on the ceiling inlaid with spirit stones.
As Zhou Fan entered, the 20 people stopped speaking and turned to look at him. The smiles and laughter on their faces was replaced with a cold silence.
On the other side of the bar, a door opened and a 40 year old looking elf woman wearing a crown on her head entered the room.
"Come boy." The elf woman said before turning around and walking back through the door she had just exited.
Zhou Fan nodded and walked forward, ignoring the gazes of every person in the building.
As he opened the door, entered, and closed the door behind him, he saw a long tunnel extending deep underground.
As the elf woman continued to walk forward, she spoke.
"You will have to forgive my fellow high elves. Since you have yet to be proven a high elf, they look down on you." The elf woman said. "I am the queen of the high elves, second to only the emperor himself."
"The kings of these kingdoms consider themselves above me, but they have no idea the importance of me." She talked as she continued down the tunnel. "This domain is the place that all high elves reside. In total, there are a hundred high elves. The high elves outside of this domain can be counted on one hand."
As she spoke, they reached a door. Zhou Fan estimated that they were past the domain walls and under the actual city.
Zhou Fan was getting tired of doors and entrances, but he quietly walked through.
The room behind the door was simple and not that large. The only thing besides the wall, ceiling, and floor was an altar.
"Prick your blood on the spike. Contrary to what you've been told, if you are not a high elf, you will be killed." The high elf queen said.
Zhou Fan nodded and walked towards the altar. Naturally, he was not stupid. As he walked through the bar, he observed every person's bloodline and comprehended the high elves in their entirety.
They were simply elves with a mutated bloodline and average talent on par with the celestials or the heavenborns.
In other words, they were not that special.
With the high elf queen's high elf bloodline as a final reference, Zhou Fan was able to perfectly imitate the high elf bloodline and condense a drop of high elf blood.
In order to prevent himself from being seen as some sort of high elf king or high elf god, he toned down the quality of the blood drop.
When the drop of blood landed on the spike, the altar lit up and presented a percentage in the air.
It read 80%.
Seeing it, the high elf queen's eyes opened slightly.
"Incredible. Your bloodline's purity is second only to mine and equal to only a few." She said.
Suddenly, her face seemed a lot more friendly.
"We high elves have statuses based on our bloodline purity. 1% to 24% is a dirty blood. We usually kill them for shaming our bloodline. From 25% to 49% are what we call high elf commoners. We accept them, but they don't enjoy much special treatment. Regardless, they get much more than any normal elf." She explained.
"From 50% to 69%, we call them noble high elves. That is where special treatment starts. From 70% to 89%, we call them high elf dukes. That is what you and 5 others are. From 90% to 99% we call high elf kings/queens, and at 100%, that would be a high elf god."
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