Game of the World Tree

Those elves didn't look very old, at least...if you were to judge by human aesthetics.

The biggest one looks like a human being twelve or thirteen years old, while the youngest looks like a five or six year old child.

Of course, with El Moonlight as a foreshadowing, Bento knew that even the smallest elf might be old enough to be his eldest brother.

However, he noticed that the hair and pupil colors of these elves were different from those of the elf girls.

There were blond hair, red hair, brown hair and green hair, but there was no gray-black hair like him and the girl.

According to the understanding of the players, the elves in "Even Kingdom" are also divided into many tribes, and the best way to distinguish the tribes is to look at their hair color and pupil color.

The difference in hair color shows that these young elves and girls are not of the same tribe.

These elves huddled in the corner, and some of the younger ones had already fallen asleep in the arms of their companions, but there were faint traces of unwiped tears on their faces.

The older elves, who were awake, watched vigilantly outside the cell. Their faces were pale, and even if they tried to calm down, they couldn't hide the fear and confusion about the future in their eyes.

When Bento and the others were brought in, they instantly attracted the attention of the elves.

After seeing the bound elf girl, an older male elf instantly widened his eyes. He rushed to the door, grabbed the railing and shouted:

"Ye... Sister Nightingale! You... how come you were also arrested?!"

His voice was crisp and tender, with surprise and worry.

"Sister? Has my sister been arrested too?"

His voice caught the attention of the other young elves.

Soon, everyone rushed to the door, looking at the girl with eyes of attachment, worry, or sadness:

"Sister Nightingale! It's really Sister Nightingale!"

"Sister, what did they do to you?"

"Sister, are you injured?"

"Sister Nightingale...you...how can you..."

Looking at those immature faces, the elf girl known as Nightingale breathed a sigh of relief, and her expression showed a touch of tenderness.

She nodded to the elves and gave them a don't worry look in comfort.

"Get in! Don't shout!"

Seeing the elves rushing to the door at once, the two humans cursed, and another whip hit the railing of the door, causing a scream.

It was not until the elves timidly retreated to the deepest part of the cell that they stopped with satisfaction.

"Well……!"

Seeing the rude actions of humans, Nightingale widened her eyes,

She glared at the whip-wielding humans, subconsciously trying to break free from the rope, but was kicked by the lunch box soon after.

The girl turned her head angrily, but after seeing Bento's calm eyes, the anger in her heart gradually subsided.

She understood the meaning of the eyes of the lunch box

calm.

Humans did not put Bento and Nightingale in the cell of the young elves, but took them to another cell in the depths that was specially designed for professionals.

The cell seemed stronger and deeper.

And after throwing the two into the cell, they left.

After confirming that the humans were far away, the elf girl called Nightingale stood up at once.

She broke free from the rope on her body in an instant, pulled the cloth from her mouth, and then immediately moved to the door of the prison and started to pick the lock.

I saw that the girl was skilled, and in less than a minute, the heavy lock was easily opened by her.

But just as Nightingale regained her spirits and was about to rush out of the cell, she heard the voice of a lunch box behind her:

"Send to death?"

Like pouring cold water from head to toe, Nightingale calmed down.

Her movements were slightly stagnant, and her crisp voice was trembling:

"They... are my younger siblings, and I'm going to save them!"

Bento was silent for a moment and said:

"Wait for reinforcements."

After he finished speaking, he pointed to the top, stretched out two more fingers, and shook his head:

"Two silvers."

After listening to his words, Nightingale returned and grabbed the lunch box by the shoulder, her voice trembling:

"I know that there are two human beings with silver strength, one is a mage! But...but..."

There was a hint of weeping in her voice.

"Believe me."

The lunch box's voice was low and powerful.

After listening to Bento's words, Nightingale's hands gradually loosened from his grasp, and she knelt down on the ground:

"I... Can I really trust you? Seeing how scared they are, I'm really... I'm really worried... They're still kids, they're still kids!"

Talking, talking, Nightingale began to sob softly...

Bento didn't speak.

He hesitated for a moment, then put his hand on the girl's shoulder as a sign of comfort.

Nightingale sobbed for a while, then gradually stopped.

She wiped her red eyes and began to tell her story...

"I hate humans... they ruined my home."

"After the battle of gods a thousand years ago, the Shadow Tribe was divided into several branches, and our branch chose to infiltrate human society and live in seclusion about a hundred years ago..."

"The most dangerous place is the safest place."

"In fact, our tribe is good at concealment. While hiding our identity, we change our lives every once in a while. Although we are wandering, we have survived..."

"The name Nightingale was chosen by my mother. In the Elvish language, Nightingale symbolizes beauty and freedom. She hopes that I can live freely..."

"Nightingale Shadow... the meaning is very good, but... how is it possible?"

"A wandering life is full of risks."

"Later, the elders of the family rescued a wounded human knight out of sympathy and kindness, but accidentally let the other party discover our identity..."

"The knight swore that he was grateful for our rescue and would not tell our secrets..."

"He did act very well, and his words were sincere. Industrious, humble, kind, faithful... He fits almost everything we elves know about knights..."

"So...the elders believed him."

"But... I am very opposed. I don't trust human beings. I think the person who discovers our secret should be silenced, no matter who the other party is..."

"However, I was reprimanded by the elders. They firmly and naively believed that the knight would abide by the knight's code and would not expose the benefactor's secret..."

Having said this, Nightingale smiled mockingly:

"How is that possible? That's human!"

"After that human left, he soon returned with a group of mercenaries..."

"What faithfulness? What kindness? In front of interests...everything is fake!"

"The price of a young female elf is enough to turn an ordinary person into a rich man, how can a greedy human being not be moved..."

"That branch of our tribe died because of this."

"I saw with my own eyes my father was killed by humans while resisting, my mother... my mother was defiled by them... and even I was caught by the slave traders."

"At that time, I was already desperate. It was another senior who lived in seclusion in human society who saved me..."

"She's not an elf, but she has sympathy for elves. She opened an orphanage, but in fact it took in all the elves she saved from humans..."

"Including me...and my siblings."

"My younger siblings are not from the Shadow Tribe, but they are all poor children persecuted by humans..."

"We hide our identity and hide in the orphanage. We are the protection of our seniors and gave us a second home..."

"Although we need to hide, we need to hide our identity, but at least... we are alive again."

"I am the eldest, and the seniors taught me a lot. I also sneaked into the human caravan with the seniors and saved a lot of companions. My younger brothers and sisters call me sister, they are very close to me, and I love them very much. …”

"Later... Senior passed away in an accident."

"As the eldest sister, I wanted to take the last wish of my predecessors, continue to maintain the entire orphanage, and save the elves from the hands of humans, but I didn't want the death of my predecessors to arouse suspicion from humans, who discovered our secrets …”

"My younger siblings were all arrested while I was out."

"I chased all the way here, hoping to save my younger brothers and sisters... But I didn't expect myself to be so powerless..."

"I...really a failed sister..."

"Hey..."

Nightingale shed tears and looked at the lunch box sadly:

"Could it be... Is there really no shelter for our elves in this world?"

"Could it be that we can only be goods?"

"Why! Why is this! What did we do wrong?"

"Is kindness...is it really a sin? Kindness...is it really only misfortune?"

"If that's the case, I'd rather fall into the dark!"

"But... where is our future..."

After listening to Nightingale's words, Bento fell into silence.

After a while, he took a deep breath and said:

"some."

"Have it?"

Nightingale shed tears:

"Even if we are really saved this time, it's just another cycle of hiding and chasing..."

"We have lost our powerful strength, and only this damn, good-looking appearance, longevity and special physique are left..."

"Do we really have a future like this?"

Nightingale grabbed the collar of the lunch box and asked back with a miserable smile.

Bento looked down at her.

His expression was still calm, but his eyes were much softer.

"some."

This time, his voice was much gentler:

"Asylum and future, both."

After he finished speaking, the entire cell suddenly shook slightly, and a cloud of dust swayed.

Faintly, there seemed to be a high dragon howl coming from above.

Bento took a deep breath and helped the somewhat startled Nightingale up:

"Okay."

The breath on his body continued to rise, and his eyes gradually became sharp:

"The reinforcements are here."

He pulled a dagger from the sole of his shoe that he had been hiding!

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