In the garden of Oak Hall, unknown flowers bloom quietly. The powerful natural magic maintains the vitality here, allowing various plants that could only grow in the southern region to lively on the northern land. A breeze barrier enveloped the entire courtyard. The noise from other parts of the town was weakened layer by layer, and only a few subtle sounds were left here - not noisy, but became more and more peaceful.

Gao Wen sat at the round table, and the delicate gold-patterned round cups showed a fresh tea fragrance. Some elves that were not common in the human world and fruits from the tropical regions were dotted on silver plates, which looked pleasing to the eye.

Silver Queen Belsetia sat opposite him. The ruler of the Elf Empire had a faint smile on her face. She had carefully looked at Gao Wen for a long time before she broke the silence: "When I first heard the news of your 'resurrection', the entire Elf Royal Court made a stir... Many elves who were familiar with you were still alive, and they were shocked by this news. Of course, they also included me - but unfortunately, the distance between the Silver Empire and Ansu at that time was too far away, and the situation in the north was too chaotic. We could only master some limited intelligence. Until the magic network was connected with the Sentinel Tower, the information channel became smooth... The situation in the north became clear."

"...A lot of things happened," Gao Wen recalled the witnesses after his "resurrection" and sighed sincerely. "You can't imagine what kind of scene I saw when I woke up... The kingdom was beyond recognition, and the order was in chaos. After waking up, I had to fight again... And the most important thing is that seven hundred years have passed, and humans have not made any progress in the counterattack of the wasteland, but have retreated."

He spoke his sighs in the tone of Govin Cecil. Under the influence of common memory and personal experience, these feelings were full of heart, and even caused the Queen of Silver to sigh: "I can understand... For more than seven hundred years, I have witnessed with my own eyes how the world has changed into this. The four pioneering legions that once rushed out of the wasteland of Gondor have completely become strangers in the past few hundred years, good or bad, but the common point is that almost everyone gradually forgets the threat of the wasteland - the situation of the Kaoling Kingdom bordering the Silver Empire is better, because of the existence of a large number of mixed-blood elves, they are not so easy to 'forget' of history, followed by Tifeng. Except for a few foolish people, they always have wise and powerful rulers, and Ansu and Agure..."

The Silver Queen sighed and shook her head: "If Ansu had not encountered that civil war, it would not have declined so much, and Agure - it is a tribal kingdom in which Gondor's remnants only occupy a part of its power. Most of the indigenous races in the tribal state have less profound memories of the disaster that year, let alone that they have mountains and ridges as natural barriers. The races living in comfortable environments are very slow to the crisis that occurs outside their world."

Gao Wen's eyes couldn't help but stayed on Belsetia for two more seconds - at this moment, he felt more and more truly that the "Little Silver Queen" from Gao Wen Cecil's memory had a huge disconnection from the image of the lady in front of him.

This is a strange feeling, but he is not unfamiliar with it - since he started to lift the coffin, he has come into contact with more than one "old acquaintance" that was deeply impressed by Gowen Cecil's memory. From Selena to Belltila, from Mergol III to Belsetia in front of him, these people have experienced seven hundred years of time, and things have changed, and they are no longer what they remember. Each of them has changed completely, but... the change of this Silver Queen may be the biggest.

Gao Wen's thoughts couldn't help but spread: among the old acquaintances he had come into contact with, it seemed that only Saldrin was the one with the least changes. Although the high-level ranger had experienced many ups and downs, compared with others, his changes were only more mature than before. Gao Wen thought about the reasons and gradually understood them-

Among all the friends who have been in the past seven hundred years, Saldrin is the only one who has never changed the thing he is pursuing - a person without hair will indeed be obsessed with something.

The sudden distant thoughts made Gao Wen smile unconsciously. This smile was keenly captured by Belsetia, and she showed a hint of curiosity: "Uncle Gao Wen, what are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing, I just suddenly thought of something funny," Gao Wen shook his head and shifted the topic away. "And there was also some emotion - so many years have passed, and when I woke up, not only many familiar people have died, but even those who are still alive have changed so much that it is almost impossible to recognize them."

"Is it included me?"

"You are the one who changes the most."

"You haven't changed much - almost exactly the same as the last impression I remember," Belsetia looked at Gao Wen's eyes seriously. The calm gaze even made Gao Wen feel a little uncomfortable, but soon the Silver Queen turned her eyes away and changed the topic naturally. "Uncle Gao Wen, let's talk about some serious matters while reminiscing about the past. What do you think about this meeting?"

"What do you think?" Gao Wen was stunned for a moment, not understanding why the other party suddenly said this, but this question was not difficult to answer. He quickly reacted, "I am the first promoter and caller of this meeting, so if you ask me what you think, I certainly think this meeting is necessary and important. The reason, as I said in my previous letter, our world is not safe, and over time, greater crises and challenges are still waiting for everyone, whether to meet these challenges or for our own peace and development, unity is necessary."

"I know all of these, I'm just curious... Are you building such an alliance really just for the safety of this world and the future of mortal civilization?" Belsetia asked with a calm expression. Although she always called Gao Wen with respect, as the Silver Queen, some kind of majesty that has almost become a habit still makes every word of her faintly put pressure on people - fortunately, this pressure is nothing for Gao Wen.

He has faced the gods of the Dragon Clan and witnessed the ever-changing world. There is probably no existence in this world that can have any effect on him with simple "pressure".

"From the overall situation, my only goal is indeed the security of this world and the future of mortal civilization," Gao Wen said frankly in Belsetia's sight, "But if you have to say selfishness... Yes, I have selfishness. My selfishness is to hope to achieve all this with my own ideas. There are many great people in this world, and they may have their own understanding of the future of this world, but I hope that some changes in this world may not necessarily meet everyone's expectations, but I think it is correct to do so... This is my greatest selfishness."

"Strictly speaking, this should be considered ambition... but it is not wrong to say it is 'selfish'," Belsetia laughed. "I think I understand what you think... It seems that it is necessary to have a face-to-face conversation. If it is in the letter, you will definitely not be willing to say it so bluntly. OK, since I asked a question, it is your turn to ask me - count as an exchange."

"You didn't mention that there was such an exchange before," Gao Wen couldn't help but say, but then nodded, "Of course, since I asked me to ask, I wouldn't waste this opportunity. I do have something to ask you."

"Please speak- of course, try not to involve too much **," Belsetia said, blinking suddenly, "After all, I'm already grown up."

Sonia, who was standing aside, suddenly breathed and almost choked herself: Who can believe that the sentence was said by the Silver Queen?

The high-level messenger felt a little cold sweat oozing out of his forehead, and even began to worry about whether he could return to the Silver Empire safely after hearing these scenes today. Fortunately, she also knew Belsetia and Gao Wen, and knew that the scene in front of her was not too bizarre and weird. If someone who was even more ignorant and pessimistic standing here, she would probably have already buried herself at this moment...

However, Gao Wen did not notice the movement of the high-level messenger behind him, and did not care about Belsetia's jokes. He just looked at the queen in front of him very seriously and asked the question he had prepared early in the morning: "I want to understand the current situation of the gods in the Silver Empire - especially about the God of Nature."

Belsetia seemed a little surprised. She was stunned for a moment before saying, "That's it?"

"Is there any problem?" Gao Wen looked serious, "This is indeed what I pay most attention to at the moment."

"...Well, this is indeed your character," Belsetia exclaimed, and her expression became serious. "But before answering your question, I want to confirm one thing first-you mentioned in your previous letter that the gods will fall into chaos over time and eventually become a terrifying threat that mortals must face, and the god of war who came out of control in the Tifon-Cecil war was the first...Is this all true?"

"It's true," Gao Wen said seriously, "I know there will definitely be many people questioning this, but we have solid evidence. Thousands of soldiers on the battlefield of the Winter Fort are witnesses, and Tifeng has detailed records. We can also provide samples recovered from the wreckage of the God of War."

"This is indeed sensational. I think no one will suddenly believe that the gods who have always protected this world will eventually become the root of the world's destruction. Even those who are unbeliever," Belsetia shook her head, "but whether it is rational or personal, I have to believe what you say... This is only for me."

"I know it's hard to believe, but it's determined by the rules of the world," Gowen looked into Belsetia's eyes. "If you feel it's hard to accept, maybe it can make people who are still in awe and close to Gods more likely to be more aware of them-this tendency to be out of control and crazy is not actually the original intention of Gods. As I said just now, this is determined by the rules of the world, and those gods... are also victims of these rules."

"It seems that you still have a lot of knowledge to share with us in this matter," Belsetia said thoughtfully. Gao Wen originally thought that her reaction would be more intense, but the Silver Queen maintained a calm and indifferent attitude from beginning to end, as if even facing the secret of the gods could not shake her reason. "I will learn about all this in detail from you later. As for now... Since you are interested in the belief in the gods of the Silver Empire, I will briefly talk to you - in terms of identity, the Silver Queen also serves as the supreme priestess of the Druid Sect, you should indeed inquire about this matter.

"As many people know, the state religion of the Silver Empire was once the druid sect, and the gods believed in by the Druid sect were the gods of nature, Amoen - until three thousand years ago, this belief was the core belief of the silver elves, and even supported the operation of the elves to some extent. However, after the fall of the White Star three thousand years ago, everything changed. The feedback from the God of Nature disappeared, and the natural divine art was cut off. The Druid sect split into more than a dozen large and small schools in an extremely chaotic and long transformation. Except for the Holy Spirit School that fell into the darkness in the later period, other druid sects have gradually become academic organizations that study magic and the mysteries of nature. However, these organizations still retain the name of the 'sect', and I, the Supreme Priestess, is one of the few characters who have remained in the past, who can still have some connection with the belief of the God of Nature."

"I know a little about this," Gao Wen nodded. "What I am curious is that for three thousand years after the fall of White Star, the elves have been trying to rebuild their faith in the gods of nature from other symbolic targets. There are even some druid organizations that regard powerful animal spirits and mountain forest spirits as gods and worship them... Has none of these groups successfully established a connection with a certain god and reproduced the miracle of divine art?"

Belsetia looked at Gao Wen quietly, without answering this question for a while. She seemed to be scrutinizing and weighing the matter. It was not until the scene was filled with a stressful atmosphere that she suddenly raised her gaze and looked at Sonia standing beside her: "High-level messenger, please avoid it."

A moment of surprise appeared on Sonia's face, but she quickly reacted in the next second. She immediately lowered her head and left the garden quietly. While she left, the two high-level maids who were originally standing behind Belsetia also disappeared silently in the air, and their breath quickly moved away.

Gao Wen immediately realized something, and there was a vague guess in his heart. Belsetia did not let him wait too long. After only two people were left in the garden, the Silver Queen smiled.

“Now we are the only one left here – back to the question just now.

"For three thousand years, all kinds of druids have emerged one after another. There are always people trying to pray to nature again in various ways, hoping to awaken the god of nature in their minds. You asked me if there is a lucky sect in it that has really successfully communicated with a certain god? Yes, of course.

"There is a secret religion that has successfully communicated with the gods and reproduced miracles similar to the past natural magic. Not only has it, but more than one."

Gao Wen took a breath subconsciously - he never knew about this! No one knew about it!

What he had just asked casually, but he actually got an unexpected and shocking result!

"And what?" he immediately asked, "How did those secret sects go on?"
Chapter completed!