Chapter 509: 484 “Peace Festival”_2
Moreover, the Taiger Forest, where the Elf Country is located, was rife with various demons, among which there were even so Legendary demons. Anyone who attempted to enter the Elf Country practically returned with their feathers clipped.
Throughout history, the people who had entered the Elf Country could be counted on one’s fingers.
And these few individuals had all t friends from the Elf Clan and were invited in after receiving the elves’ recognition, fortunate enough to beco guests in the Elf Country.
In other words, there were practically no people who managed to find and enter the Elf Country by their own abilities.
The reason for using the word “practically” is because a thousand years ago, soone had achieved this feat.
That person was Hero Mitra.
That is to say, apart from Hero Mitra, no one had ever managed to enter the Elf Country on their own without first making friends with a mber of the Elf Clan and receiving an invitation.
In light of this, the Elf Country was an object of longing for countless people in the Human Realm, and regarded as a holy land.
Shane was aware of this.
Don’t ask why, curiosity was simply the reason (whether you believe it or not).
Now, rica, a mber of the Elf Clan, had claid she wanted to invite Vivian and Lu Muya to the Elf Country.
How could Shane not be brimming with curiosity about this?
“Why do you suddenly want to invite Vivian and Lu Muya to the Elf Country?” Shane asked rica with curiosity, “Do your family mbers want to et your teammates?”
Upon hearing this, rica, looking at Shane who was staring at her with a curious face, slowly turned a deep shade of red.
This was due to both shyness and nervousness.
After all, rica rarely had dialogues face to face with Shane like this.
No, to be more precise, it was rare for Shane to speak to rica while staring at her like this.
Because rica was shy and easily got nervous, even though they lived under the sa roof, she seldom had conversations with Shane staring at her.
It should be noted that in the past, rica would just hide on the side, blending into the background, or join Lu Muya in cheering Shane and the others with “666.”
Now, being stared at intently by Shane with curiosity, rica naturally struggled to hide her shyness and nervousness.
At that mont…
“No… It’s not that my family wants to et my teammates…” rica said in a mosquito-like voice, “Besides, I don’t have anyone I can call family…”
After rica said this, Shane rembered this fact.
“That’s right, you elves are beings born from nature itself, though you’re a naturally magic race and touted as the life closest to the Divine Race among the Human Race, but because you are born from nature, you don’t have parents or relatives, or rather, the entire Elf Clan is actually each other’s kin and family, yet without blood-related parents in the real sense, right?”
Shane turned towards Vivian.
“That’s correct,” Vivian nodded her head, affirming Shane’s words, and continued, “Elves of the Elf Clan mostly live alone, except the Royal Family who are attended to, even the children who are not yet grown up live by themselves.”
“What about babies, then?” Shane couldn’t help asking, “What about newly born babies?”
This question was t with a burst of laughter from Vivian.
rica also hurriedly added.
“Um, Mr. Shane, elves don’t have babies,” rica explained, “When we elves are born, we’re in a very special state, and don’t need to be taken care of like human babies.”
A very special state?
What kind of state is that?
Shane had to admit that this touched upon a blind spot in his knowledge.
But before Shane could probe further, Vivian spoke up.
“Anyway, rica inviting us to the Elf Country isn’t because her family mbers want to et us, her teammates,” Vivian said, “rica’s purpose in inviting us is to have us attend the Peace Festival in the Elf Country.”
“The Peace Festival?” Shane blinked and asked, “What’s that?”
Shane’s question seed to have been anticipated by everyone.
So, one by one, everyone explained, and gradually Shane ca to understand.
Originally, this so-called Peace Festival was an event spontaneously organized by the Elf Clan following the victory on the battlefield of the Divine Race and Human Race against the Demon Clan a thousand years ago, which brought peace to the Three Realms.
The festival was held only once every hundred years and was second in importance only to the “Birth Festival” and “Queen Festival” within the Elf Clan.
Because it was a celebration born from the arrival of peace, every ti the Peace Festival ca around, Elves who were out in the world generally invited trusted friends to return to the Elf Country with them to participate in the festivities.
It was thanks to such a festival that the Elf Clan, while insular, did not completely sever ties with the outside world. Otherwise, the Elves might have beco entirely isolated from the other races.
Hence, rica wanted to invite her friends to the Elf Country as the Peace Festival approached.
But…
“Vivian sister and Lu Muya can’t go…”
rica started to feel a bit aggrieved.
Vivian and Lu Muya imdiately showed apologetic expressions again.
“I’m sorry, rica,” Vivian said, patting rica on the head, “Riley is already on her way back to the Royal Capital and will arrive soon. Once she returns, the Lazahad family will undoubtedly make so big moves to help her take over the family business. The adventurer’s guild is likely to beco chaotic, so I had already agreed to help her as soon as she arrives. I really can’t leave.”
“I… it’s the sa for ,” Lu Muya said with her head down, “My sisters are coming to the Royal Capital with President Riley, and I need to stay in the Royal Capital to greet them and settle them in.”
For these reasons, rica’s rare invitation ultimately could not be accepted by Vivian and Lu Muya.
“Wuwu…” rica said in extre disappointnt, “Vivian sister and Lu Muya can’t go, and Tielle isn’t here either…”
Thanks to this, rica seed to be unable to bring any friends back with her.
No wonder she was so downcast.
As Shane contemplated this, he couldn’t help but smile unintentionally.
And it was a very bright smile at that.
Was this situation not a golden opportunity?
“Hey, rica,” Shane said, pointing to himself with a look of anticipation, “Can I go?”
“You?” rica was stunned.
“Mr. Shane?” Lu Muya also looked surprised.
“You want to go to the Elf Country?” Vivian felt equally astonished.
“What? Is it not okay?” Shane retorted, “Don’t I count as a ‘trusted friend’?”
Everyone couldn’t help it… really couldn’t help it… they all fell silent.
“Wait a minute!” Shane’s mouth twitched, and he couldn’t help raising his voice, “You don’t really think of as an untrustworthy person, do you?”
Shane felt his heart grow cold.
Was this the reason rica hadn’t thought to invite him? Did he really rank so low in their trust?
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Just as Shane was about to flip the table, rica hurriedly explained.
“It’s not… it’s not like that, Mr. Shane,” rica hastily said, “The main issue is that the Elves of the Elf Clan are very guarded against n from other races. In the past, the Elves mostly made friends within their own gender, inviting friends of the sa sex to the Peace Festival. The entry of n into the Elf Country, aside from the Hero Mithra a thousand years ago, has never happened before, so… so I had never thought of inviting you…”
That was the situation.
If it were possible to invite Shane, rica would certainly be more than willing.
After all, Shane was her…
Upon reflection, rica’s face turned red again.
On the other hand, Shane did not feel any relief at all.
What was this all about?
Was it a man’s fault?
This wasn’t racial discrimination, it was gender discrimination!
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