Capítulo 639: Extra 16: Gate (13)
Yao wouldn't lie, she was uncomfortable with the current situation because she could feel a number of sharp stares from the forest elves.
She knew that between the two tribes there wasn't a good relationship, but being alone, there was no way she could defend herself if they tried anything against her.
"Reason for your visit?" - The guard at the gate asked.
"I came to investigate Hardy-sama's call" - Yao answered honestly because her instincts told her it wasn't a good idea to lie - "My tribe told me to come in this direction, that's all I know."
"Noted" - nodded the guard as he continued to ask questions - "Something you're good at?"
"Swordsmanship and archery, I can also use fire magic" - Yao replied as she started to think - "I'm also a master of the art of seduction, and I'm an experienced babysitter."
The guard raised an eyebrow before nodding - "Ok, you may pass, as for Hardy-sama's call, I recommend you go to the [Deva] zone where her shrine is, there you can get the information you seek from the high priest."
"[Deva] area?" - Yao repeated in surprise.
"Yes, it's a special zone where all the shrines of the gods are, you just have to ask someone with the same uniform as me, so he can tell you how to get there" - answered the guard while he indicated him to go ahead because he still had to ask the elves for the information.
The reason why he asked Yao first, was not because he found her beautiful, but because she came alone, not like the huge group of elves who were scowling at the brown-skinned visitor.
"Thank you very much," Yao nodded as she walked inside.
When she set foot in the city, she was shocked because this was the most beautiful city she had ever seen. The streets were clean, people of different races were talking and smiling while chatting, children were playing with other children of different species, as if they didn't care about their origin, she could even see how a cat woman, was flirting with a dog man, which were the species with the worst compatibility - "Amazing."
"I think the same, this place is a utopia for certain species" - replied a slightly monotone female voice.
Yao looked at the source, and saw a light blue-haired human girl - "Hello?"
"Hello" - nodded Lelei as she watched everything in silence - "I see you are a dark elf, did you come to live in this city too?"
"No, I came because my tribe heard Hardy-sama's call" - replied Yao, honestly.
"I see, maybe the same may have happened to the forest elves" - murmured Lelei while closing her eyes - "You may not know it, but they came because their goddess told them to migrate to this city, or at least that's what I deduce from their excited looks when they arrived at the entrance."
"Wareharun-sama told them to migrate?" - Yao repeated with surprise, although with this information she understood better the message of her goddess - "I see, she wants us to come to this place."
"It's possible, or maybe she just wants you to have a good relationship with the deity of this city, I couldn't tell you which is the right answer" - replied Lelei while shaking her head - "My words are simple assumptions I'm giving you with the little information I possess"
"No, your words have helped me to understand the truth, thank you very much, human girl" - nodded Yao while giving her a small smile - "My name is Yao"
"My name is Lelei" - replied Lelei, calmly as she watched the silver haired woman, walk towards one of the members of the security force to ask them for instructions.
"Elves and dark elves, I wonder if they will be able to come to a relative peace now that they are going to live together" - Lelei murmured as she saw how her master was calling her - "Is something wrong, master?"
"I managed to get an appointment to talk with Kurama-sama" - replied Cato with a smile while Arpeggio was screaming with excitement, not only because the city god was handsome, but also because he could ask him personally if he could use a few trees for his experiments.
"Arpeggio, calm down, I don't want us to get kicked out of the city, or locked up in prison" - Cato said with a joking tone.
"Ok, you don't have to tease me" - snorted Arpeggio, while Lelei shook her head.
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"The great sage Cato?" - Kurama asked as he raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, he is one of the few archmages humanity has" - answered Tyuule as she handed him the petition after reading it - "I'm sure he came to investigate your arrival."
"How strong is he?" - Kurama asked curiously.
"Enough to be recognized as a threat to the empire, though mages mostly stay away from political affairs because they prefer to delve into the world of knowledge" - replied Tyuule calmly - "Only a few mages who are trained from a very young age, participate in governmental, or political affairs"
"I see" - muttered Kurama before nodding - "A sage sounds like someone important to talk to, tell him I agree to listen to him, now let's move on to the next matter."
"A group of elves just arrived, possibly they wish to enter the city, or rather, create a village in the forest you just created" - answered Tyuule seriously.
"They could help us get started with the forest expansion and population project" - nodded Kurama as he started to think - "How many are they?"
"A full village, I'd say about 150 individuals, counting children and elders" - Tyuule replied as she took in the information the guards had received - "Most of them are competent mages, among some who have enormous potential in other areas such as archery, farming and animal domestication."
"Eating habits?" - Kurama asked curiously.
"They can eat meat, but prefer not to" - answered Tyuule as she shook her head - "Their diet is mostly fruits and vegetables."
"I understand" - nodded Kurama as he nodded at the information he had received - "They are a competent group and can be of use to us, though I want you to inform them that they cannot create a shrine outside, nor can they ask to move the shrine of the forest goddess to their location."
"I will inform them as soon as possible" - nodded Tyuule as she knelt before her god, then got up and left - "Oh, I was forgetting, another guest also arrived who is interesting."
"Ho ~?" - Kurama raised an eyebrow when he heard this - "Who?"
"A dark elf" - Tyuule replied with a huge smile.
"You mean the race that worships the goddess of the underworld?" - Kurama asked with surprise, only for a small smile to appear on his face - "Interesting."
"Yes, they are completely different from the forest elves" - said Tyuule while her eyes sparkled slightly - "The forest elves are by nature peaceful and seek to live in harmony with nature and not harm anyone, and although they can defend themselves, they are not very strong roughly speaking, but the dark elves are different, they were banished to a hostile place, so they learned to survive in every way possible"
"Reason for their banishment?" - Kurama asked with interest.
"It's unknown, although if I have to give a reason, I think it's because they started to worship another god" - answered Tyuule while shrugging her shoulders - "Remember that before you arrived, the gods were capricious and didn't like other deities to intrude on their territory and steal their believers."
"Sounds like that's the reason" - muttered Kurama as he shook his head - "Anyway, if that dark elf comes to talk to me, tell her I accept her request."
"Ok" - nodded Tyuule as she silently withdrew.
"What's wrong, Tyuule-dono?" - Mizari asked as she saw how the rabbit woman was walking with a serious look on her face.
"It's nothing, though I'm surprised you came back so soon" - Tyuule replied as she narrowed her eyes.
"I just received some important information by one of the girls I left in the empire" - Mizari answered seriously. She had divided her girls into two groups to prevent them all from being tricked with a false promise of salvation, though now she was starting the relocation of the whole group.
"Is it that serious that you're coming here so soon?" - Tyuule asked in surprise.
"Yes, the empire, no, the prince is making his move, he took all the troops that were still loyal to him, and now he is heading to [Alnus]" - Mizari answered seriously - "His troops consist mostly of humans, but there is a fraction of orcs and tamed winged beasts like Griffins or Wyverns"
"I guess Zorzal has to be doing everything he can to stabilize his position, and whatever is about to appear in [Alnus], is his best option" - muttered Tyuule with a frown - "Sorry for stealing so much of your time, better go to Kurama-sama, he needs to know about this."
"OK" - nodded Mizari as he entered his leader's office.
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