Arcane Lord

But no matter what, for Xia Duo, as long as it doesn't affect his participation in the Divine Sword Trial, it's not a big deal.

Soon, the number of ordinary elves at the foot of the elder oak no longer increased, and at this time, Oceanus, the crowned king of Jelenstad, who was too old to look like an elf, arrived here with the support of two followers.

Behind Oceans, followed his advisory group. Most of them were the heads of the high-ranking families in Jelenstad, and a few were high-ranking mages who followed the Mian King, or some strange talents.

After King Mian arrived, he did not stand in front of everyone. Instead, he came to the front of where the Jelenstad elves were standing on Shado's side, facing each other head-on with the forces involved in the merger.

At this point, all relevant personnel have arrived, except for the high mage who is responsible for presiding over and witnessing all this.

Of course, some high mages have already arrived, such as Mikael, a follower of King Oceanus, or the patriarchs of some high-ranking families.

But most of them are elders and seniors who have prominent reputations in various countries. Among them, most of them are high-ranking mages from the neutral place of the Elf Court. (These high mages also come from various countries, but not necessarily from the Listal Forest, and they retire here or live in seclusion~)

If you want to integrate a large area of ​​land around the Elf Court into the territory of the emerging Kingdom of Cormanthor, you cannot do without the approval of these predecessors and elders.

From this perspective, they are the witnesses of the true meaning.

Even though the sun has risen to a certain height and the fine sunlight shines on the elves through the lush branches and leaves of the elder oak, they are not impatient at all.

As the sun continued to rise, mist seemed to rise in the forest, and the light merged into the mist, turning into an ethereal mist of light.

And in such a hazy environment, the sound of real wind chimes, plucked strings, and an old elf's voice gradually became clearer in the distance.

This voice slowly told the history of the elves' development in Listar Forest, from the establishment of Akora, Jelensta, and Uvelon, to the later discovery and development of Cyberholm.

Thousands of years of history, including some of the major events and heroic deeds, were presented to the descendants of the elves like an epic.

Until the trajectory of history reached a thousand years ago, the old voice gradually became deeper and deeper, but at the same time it seemed as if a long-suppressed emotion was about to burst out:

“A thousand years ago, meteorites and skyfire fell from the sky and destroyed the Kingdom of Uwelon, which seemed to herald the decline of Listal Forest.

“First, the crowned king of Akora was murdered, and then the Elven Court was breached. In that disaster, the new crowned king of Akora, the crowned king of Jelensta, and countless elves were brutally killed.

"And King Oceanus Crown became the spiritual guide for all elves at such a critical moment, leading us to expel the drow and recuperate.

"To this day, the life of King Oceanis will eventually come to this day. Next, he will go to the Farrell homeland to start a new life. But how should we, who are left in the mortal world, go on?"

The voice was silent for a while, and some elves among the elves began to whisper: "Unite! Unify!"

At first, it was just the whisper of an individual, but then it merged into a whole, and the voice of unity and unity echoed around the Elder Oak, dispersing the hazy light and mist that was gradually rising into smaller pieces and hazier.

At this time, Xia Duo discovered that the hexagonal silver platform originally prepared for the ceremony was already surrounded by elves. Almost every one of them looked old and seemed to fall to the ground if the wind blew.

However, their bright and clear eyes do not look old at all. Instead, they reveal the light of awareness and wisdom, which is deep and penetrating into people's hearts.

One of the elves raised his hand slightly, suppressed the voice of unity that was gradually rising around the elder oak tree, and continued:

"Yes, we need to unite! We need to unify! For this reason, King Oceanus made the last prophecy for us regardless of his physical weakness -

"He predicted that there would be a true king among us who was destined to unify the Ristar Forest and lead the new Kingdom of Cormanthor to unify the entire elven world and even more territories!

"And the Divine Sword Trial is a coronation ceremony dedicated to the only true king!"

Next, the old mage summoned three light groups, just like what Xia Duo saw in his dream, gold, silver and red, with gold in the middle and silver and red guarding both sides.

However, in reality, these three light groups are suspended above the silver platform, and are closely and continuously related to the silver platform.

Subsequently, the old mage announced the rules. The rule is that there are no rules. As long as the elf can pull out an elf sword from three light groups, he will automatically become the crown king, military commander, or spell caster leader of the new country.

In addition to the elves who have signed up before, other elves present can also participate, but they must be ranked behind the applicants, and only when all applicants fail, other elves can participate.

This also means that as long as the first elf succeeds, then the divine sword will belong to him, and this sword will not accept other testers.

Hearing such rules, Xia Duo couldn't help but frown. This was different from what he had expected before, that it might take several rounds of tests to finally select the winner. This was more like a passing test.

Even if he can get 100 points in the test, as long as Kefumu ranks in front of him and gets 60 points in the test, then there will be nothing wrong with him!

Shado knew that in the history of the main plane, the ultimate winner of the Divine Sword Trial was Kefumu, and in the projection plane, it was difficult for him to guarantee that this scene would not happen again.

"I can only hope that the order of trials is arranged according to the first come first come registration basis!"

…

The first thing to do is the Sword of War trial. If you fail this trial, you will be attacked by the divine sword. As for the strength of the attack, it is unknown.

However, there were not only a few applicants for this trial, but the largest number among the three trials. Xia Duo even heard the elves around him starting to encourage each other, preparing to go up and try their luck.

He shook his head secretly in his mind, but he didn't show any signs of it on his face. This trial should be a test of war command or overall planning capabilities. If he doesn't agree, he will most likely fail.

The result of the failure of the Excalibur attack is also very interesting. Could it be that those without any real talent were killed, and those who had some talent but were not up to standard were left alone?

If you think about it this way, the failure of the Sword of Skills is understandable. Even among elves, spell casters are precious, even noble, and they must not be killed easily.

It only takes decades of practice to cut off the magic network. If this were done to a human, it would probably be painful, but for an elf's normal life span of hundreds of years, it would be painless.

The Sword of Dominance is different from the previous two. It is a competition for the future ruler. How can it be done without the courage to risk everything!

But at the same time, would a person with such determination not be willing to accept death if he fails? Will it affect King Mian's rule?

Then die!

Sha Duo thought darkly in his heart, and what he could think of, King Oceanus Mian who conducted the Divine Sword Trial should probably also be able to think of it.

Maybe that's the truth.

The so-called true king in the prophecy may really be the opportunity for unification, but the heir to the crowned king of Oceans is unable to realize this, and may not even be able to continue to rule Jelenstad.

Just arranged all this.