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by adminEpisode 103 – The Giving Tree 18 -
The guardian of the World Tree I met seemed fine.
I didn’t think it was strange.
Even at the time of WFS, several years later, he was still fine.
I did participate in the war back then.
‘I don’t know exactly why I participated in the war… ‘
Because that future is already gone.
I just had to get on my way.
“I’ll say it again. Why are humans here?”
A clear sign of hostility from the guardian of the World Tree.
It hasn’t changed much from before.
‘Guardians hate humans.’
To be more precise, he doesn’t like humans staying in Abenheim.
First of all, since it is difficult to talk about the main topic, I first revealed my identity.
“My name is Abraxas Mentutihotep. First of all, I came here as a representative of the Helium Empire.”
“You? I heard that the princess came.”
“That’s not really important. In any case, the important thing is that I came as a representative. I thought I would meet either the princess or the president, but I didn’t know I would come.”
Of course, I lied to some extent.
It was the elders who were selected in the first place.
There is no way for the Guardian to know the truth.
“It was chosen by the Presbyterian Council. okay. So why did you come?”
“Isn’t that what you expected?”
“It would not be political courtesy to answer a question with a question.”
“Before. Because I’m not a politician. Then I will answer you. Why didn’t you come out when the lion army was coming?”
What to say was decided.
Because no matter what my intentions were, I needed to hear this.
At present, the strongest being here is the guardian of the World Tree.
However, its existence did not appear even when the war situation was dangerous.
If the situation is okay, there is no need to expose maximum power, so is it reasonable to not show up?
It’s a problem because that wasn’t the case.
Especially if the price of defeat could be annihilation rather than just compensation.
“Because there was no need to come out.”
“There was no need to come out? Are you a woman? Unless you are a saint, there would be no one capable of foresight, right? I heard that there are cases where people are chosen to become saints when they get older.”
“I didn’t think I would win. Even without considering this, there was no need to go out.”
What does that mean?
no way…
“You weren’t planning on going out? Until everyone is wiped out?”
“Wrong. The only thing that gets wiped out is humans.”
“Huh. yes. I mentioned earlier that it is politically rude. Isn’t it political rudeness to speak out loud without turning back?”
“That is also wrong.”
“I heard that there was a plan to eventually drain the army’s strength and deal with it when it was at its weakest. That’s not rude? You said you didn’t care whether I died or not?”
“Your prediction was also wrong. The reason I didn’t go out wasn’t to annihilate humans, it was just that I didn’t want to reveal my power to humans.
If the humans hadn’t gone out from the beginning, they would have entered the war. Even if humans had been wiped out without your luck, all the humans in that bomb shelter would have returned home safely.”
under.
What on earth happened in the past few years?
At that time, humans were all mixed together just fine, so why did they appear?
This was a prelude to related questions.
“That is… Is it because you don’t want to show your power to humans?”
“Yes. You must not reveal your power to your enemies.”
“Enemies? If you fight the Empire, Abenheim will not be safe regardless of the damage the Empire takes.”
“I am a being that has lived for tens of thousands of years. To me, allies, neutrality, and enemies are all enemies.
I have seen countless alliances broken, and neutrality turned into hostility. For me, everything except insiders is two-fold. Either a future enemy or a country that will be destroyed in the future.”
After listening to the guardian’s words, I finally learned why he revealed his power at the WFS point of view.
At that time, the main story of WFS had progressed quite a bit.
Since about 10 years have passed since now, the activities of the incarnation of sin have become more active.
Because there is no one who can join the incarnation of sin.
From his perspective, humans were only allies at that time.
In reality, for him who will live for tens of thousands of years, even if he is not hostile right now, if he becomes hostile in the future.
They may be avoiding it because the information exposed now has a high chance of being misused at that time.
‘however. ‘That’s not important.’
Then there were many other ways.
Or just pass on those words as they are and tell humans to leave out.
Since it was Abenheim’s business, it would have been better for both people if they had gone out with the attitude that humans should just rest.
But why bother doing that?
It may be because of his belief that it doesn’t matter if humans die.
‘I still only think about elves… As expected, it’s strange.’
Guardians take the best care of elves.
It is clear that he cares about elves, considering that the exception to his display of power earlier was the elves.
But that’s strange.
This is because the elves are only heading down the path of downfall.
He is a being who has lived for tens of thousands of years.
It may be as long as an ordinary elf’s hundreds of years. A being that is like a guardian and has lived for tens of thousands of years.
How fast is human technology developing?
You can clearly see how stagnant the elves are.
Even if you can’t really feel the technological gap between ancient times and the Middle Ages.
Because we all know that the technological gap between the Paleolithic and ancient times is enormous.
It’s not that elves are weak.
The guardian of the World Tree is a being who can be argued as the strongest in one-on-one.
Since there is such a being, even if the door is opened, there will be no problem with the elves.
However, the race of elves is only heading towards gradual decline.
‘also… Is the cause the world tree?’
What the elf elder was worried about.
There is no possibility that the guardian does not know that.
Even Kamikaze, the most extreme strategy, was criticized within the Japanese military as to whether it was a crazy strategy.
In fact, the operation was not actually implemented until long after it was first proposed.
I just did it because there was nothing else I could do.
The fact that they did it instead of surrendering can be seen as the opening act.
To put it the opposite way.
Unless the guardian has a level of situational judgment that is worse than that of the Japanese military…
‘There is something…’ !’
And it’s my job to find it.
“So. Was there an answer?”
Shameless way of speaking.
It couldn’t have been such a simple statement.
He says he is the strongest in this land.
Therefore, unless the empire pushes in later, there is nothing we can do now.
Moreover, it is difficult to raid.
Abenheim is a natural fortress.
Because handling the World Tree without its guardian is like a dream.
The Lion Corps was able to do well because it blocked technology using plants that were most useful to the elves and elemental magic.
‘The chances of getting hit are low anyway, right?’
So even if you show that kind of attitude, it can be okay.
That’s why they didn’t try to send the princess or the saint.
If those two get involved, they might push in directly, even if it’s just out of pride.
But what can I do?
In addition to those peaceful goals, I have a lot of other bombs in my hand.
I opened the door to talk about one of them.
“Then this is my personal question.”
“What is it?”
“Guardian of the World Tree. A being that has lived longer than the few Great Spirits in this land. Let me ask you. Do you know the technique called Ghost Swordsmanship?”
Abenheim where the Spirit King told us to go.
There are a total of four people there who may know the ghost sword technique.
It wasn’t a spirit.
Nor was the Presbyterian Church.
And now it was the guardian’s turn.
What if even the guardian of the World Tree does not know the Ghost Sword Technique?
“I don’t know. It’s a technology I’ve never heard of.”
The World Tree holds all the answers.
It has been confirmed that the World Tree has all the answers.
That’s why I didn’t see any more.
But I still had one more thing to ask.
The biggest question that remains in this land.
“Then, one last thing. I have a question.”
“What is it?”
“Why are you isolating the elves?”
“What does that mean?”
It is strange to say that his goal is to make the elves prosper.
Rather, if you look at his appearance, it is closer to maintaining national isolation rather than prosperity.
It is different from the isolation of the country during the Korean Empire.
The scholars of that time were not idiots.
Because we used history as a teacher, we knew full well that the technological gap would be so severe that the domestic market would virtually die and economic colonization would occur.
First, the plan was to isolate the country, protect the domestic market, and acquire technological competitiveness before dealing with the other country.
It just failed.
Even if it were another purpose of national isolation, it would be strange.
The reason for seclusion from the country, like the Korean Uptown and Uptown neighbors, is not to maintain power.
No matter what anyone says, the guardian has outstanding legitimacy, legitimacy, and ability to sit as the leader of the elves.
Then, in the end, it must be seen that isolation itself should be the goal, not the benefits of isolation.
“Technological development is not enough to say that the elves are prospering. You may think that we do not develop technology because of our sense of being the chosen people. That means your judgment of the situation is quite normal.”
What if the Japanese military had a poor judgment of the situation and caused the attack on Pearl Harbor?
It’s strange to keep pushing when it’s not like that.
It’s not a different situation, everything is decided by your own words.
This is especially true if it is a position where there is no need to take responsibility.
“If you are really settling down in this land to protect the elves from danger. You shouldn’t have provoked us.
Anyone who has lived for tens of thousands of years like you has seen countless wars started by an incompetent king driven by emotions.”
“What does that mean?”
“You’re not saying you don’t know. great. Then you knew it. But isn’t it strange?
You don’t allow the elves to go outside because of the danger. So you don’t really care about war?”
His attitude is contradictory.
To completely exclude a threat, the fight itself must not occur.
Like Switzerland, which cleverly maintained its neutrality.
Since there is a force called the Guardian, it will also be possible to maintain a neutral country.
And while trying to engage in neutral diplomacy, you commit a diplomatic faux pas?
No one else, but a guardian who has lived for tens of thousands of years and still has normal judgment of the situation?
That means his goal is not to be an elf.
The isolation of Abenheim is not for the elves.
I don’t know if Abenheim exists for national isolation.
“I don’t know why. I can at least know what you don’t like.”
“What?”
“Committing rudeness. They even make mistakes that could lead to war, but they avoid revealing their actual technology. Isn’t the intention too obvious?”
“Tell me about it.”
“I can feel it very well that you want us to leave here quickly without any information.”
Leave without knowing anything.
It means don’t do anything if it doesn’t help.
“Even if that’s true… What can you do?”
And then the next words.
Otherwise, there is no need to say such things, so it can be seen as a de facto acknowledgment.
This is because what you are doing now is close to the limit of what you can do.
And I knew his seizure button.
“What can you do?”
“Is there anything else left to say?”
“There is. There’s a ton of stuff left.”
For some reason he doesn’t want his skills to be revealed.
And I saw.
And I read.
What effect does his technique have on WFS?
“Source.”
As soon as those words came out of my mouth, he looked incredibly confused.
“Fire prevention forest.”
“Now… what… ”
“Wooden doll (wooden human shape).”
“… ”
“Scarecrow (虛受衙婢).”
His face crumpled by the minute, but he continued speaking.
The water has already been spilled anyway.
I continued on.
“Living spirit tree.”
Kwaangㅡ
Before I could say any more, tree roots broke the ground and began to rise up and surround my body.
A situation where the entire body is restrained.
And the guardian threw away all manners and threatened me.
“You… that… How do you know?”
“Well. I don’t know much either. The living spirit water is at a level where you can use the real soul… Is it just that the further away you are from the World Tree, the more deformities appear?”
Wow~
Did my explanation convince you that I had detailed information?
His pressure became more and more intense.
He spoke as if he was certain that he sensed something strange.
“You… Was it the culprit who stole the eggplant? ? Human… Are you really trying to pollute my land once again?”
If you are a being who knows your own information.
The branch could have been stolen.
It was a natural and plausible assumption.
Unfortunately, it was wrong.
“First of all, let me tell you just one thing. I am not the culprit who stole the branch.”
“Don’t talk nonsense. Without your level of intelligence, who else can steal it?”
“I am not the culprit, but I know the culprit.”
“In the end, it was humans’ prank… ! Did you also call the legions of the dead!!”
under. This elf. It’s really urgent.
“Who says that? The culprit is human?”
“Then who is the culprit?”
“Can I tell you? criminal? If you’re not going to believe it anyway, don’t say it.”
“I will listen first. Even if I believe it right away, my alter ego may say the same thing as the culprit, so I will reserve judgment.”
“Good. You speak well. The culprit is none other than the elf elder Perwell. He felt that the elves were slowly falling, so he stole the branch and leaked information.”
Because the culprit is Ferwal.
“Do you think I will believe that? Even if your motives were true, this is impossible. You can’t breach my security at that level, and you can’t even fool the plants.
And I also saw through his lies with the power granted by the blessing, so there is no problem.”
At first glance, what he said is true.
But I had a lot to say to what he said.
“Haha. Do you know that you are committing an inductive fallacy?”
“What does that mean?”
“That’s right. So it makes sense that I know your skills?
Since you have no idea how I know the technique, you never believed me, and only after I told you each and every detail did you become impatient and act like this.”
“Because the possibility is infinitely low.”
“The biggest error in the inductive measurement method is that if there is even a single counterexample, the truth becomes no longer true, no matter how long it has been in use.
Now, what you thought was impossible was actually possible. That might be the case. Are you actually telling the elf elders that something is impossible? Do you think that will happen?”
“Are you appealing to the truth over possibility? If a small child defeated a giant as described in the Bible, would you think that the child would have won against odds of one in a hundred million?
Or do we think that the giant was miserably defeated because the child was actually a young expert who had a relapse? ”
Is that a valid analogy?
It’s a bit strange.
Of course, I had something else to say.
“Then kill me later and call me directly. Because you will find out who was right.”
“Huh. What is the benefit to you?”
“I also don’t know how I escaped your surveillance. But one thing is certain. You will continue to feel anxious.
How did I realize my abilities? Why was he able to reach the World Tree by deceiving himself? And you will realize.”
ah. It is time for the world tree to die.
Bang~
He became extremely angry and swept the surrounding area.
The sight of huge tree roots sweeping away like tentacles was reminiscent of a Kraken.
This provocation was intentional.
Ultimately, provocation is the most effective way to bring out his true feelings.
and… As expected, the World Tree was another of his misfortunes.
It is not my purpose to protect the elves, but I am trying to stay in this land.
There is only one reason I can think of for that reason.
Divine tree, world tree.
That is the whole evil of the Guardian of the World Tree.
“The target of the next attack could be you… ”
I tried to provoke him a little, but seeing him do this definitely seems to be his vice.
Now, if he crosses the line a little further, he will kill me mercilessly.
I don’t want that.
Also the death of the world tree.
So now the atmosphere has lightened up a bit.
“The World Tree can’t die, right? But that’s the same for me too, right?”
“… What does it mean?”
“You know what I asked you earlier. Ghost sword method. Let me ask you again. You really don’t know that, right?”
“That’s not a lie.”
“Then I will tell you properly. The Spirit King of Water personally told me to come to this land. So I looked for information here.
The Great Spirits, the Council of Elders, you. I’ve talked to every intelligence entity related to Abenheim, but there’s no answer. So in the end, there’s only one entity that holds the key to this.”
I also don’t want the world tree to die.
Of course, I don’t know whether that being will kill me or not.
He just brought up something dramatic to provoke the Guardian.
“I talk to the world tree. And there are many things you need to know.”
“… Do you think I will allow it?”
“You seem to have calmed down a bit, so let’s get to the point now.”
Guardians are beings that have lived for tens of thousands of years.
I quickly boiled over when touched, but the longer I lived, the less emotional ups and downs I experienced.
Because I know I won’t kill the World Tree, and because it has several peculiarities.
For now, we are just putting the situation on hold.
“I have two suggestions. Please tell me which of these you can listen to. One is to allow you to meet the World Tree.
And for the rest, you can tell me the reason for Abenheim’s isolation.”
“Why should I listen to that?”
“ character. You’ve lived a long time, so let’s really think about it. Did I really come here without any connection?
Please let go of your preconceptions and think about it. whopping. I know your skills openly. What have you prepared?”
The guardian of the World Tree who hates having his technology known.
Therefore, if I have just one helper, he will never be able to stop the information leak even if he kills me.
Of course, there is no such helper.
I have his information written in my notebook.
If I die, Alice will somehow find the notebook and take revenge on me.
“Is this a threat?”
“It’s a threat.”
“You’re proud.”
“I said right in front of me that I was lagging behind the world tree, but it was a natural assessment.”
The guardian of the World Tree closed his eyes and organized his thoughts.
This is usually permitted.
That judgment was correct.
“The former is impossible. The latter can be answered.”
He smiled at success.
“Then tell me. Why does the elf have to be trapped here?”
The reason why the elves were trapped in this land.
Now is the time to know that.
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An elven empire that existed tens of thousands of years ago.
It is not well known how strong its power was due to poor records.
Assuming that the skills of the guardian of the sacred tree remain the same.
It is said that they were able to claim that they were the most powerful nation of their time, defeating dragons, vampires, and dwarves.
Beyond the Kingdom of Helios, it can be assumed that its national power would have been similar to that of the ■■ (redacted) Empire.
■■ (censored) In the case of the Empire, technological power has become more advanced.
In the case of the Elven Empire, because it was the only Elven nation at the time, all of the capabilities of one race were concentrated in one nation.
And within the upper echelons of the elven empire that was founded, and within elven society.
Surprisingly, it is said that there was no dispute.
The guardian of the sacred tree shared its power to the elves in a huge way.
It is said that this is because life expectancy was long and food was plentiful.
A place rich in all materials and resources.
A place where no disputes exist.
But that’s why it can’t grow.
Just as there is no eternity in the world, the Elven Empire also fell.
The Elven Empire was doing well as it controlled the humans.
The guardian of the sacred tree blessed the elves and made them live longer.
It gave me great strength.
Elves became the dominant species with their outstanding beauty and body.
But they eventually perished.
The cause is complacency.
The shortcomings of the consciousness of the chosen people created a vicious cycle.
Among humans, those comparable to elves existed long ago.
Some humans were stronger, stronger, stronger than the elves.
And as a result, the Elven Empire fell to the strongest powers of the time.
Although the empire was established through the power of the guardian of the sacred tree.
The Guardian of the Divine Tree is not the overwhelmingly strongest.
Even if only two beings who could compete with him appeared in the human camp, he was destined to be defeated in the end.
And the ironic thing is. The people who brought down the Elven Empire were the second generation born between elves and humans.
Half-elves did not receive the benefits of guardians because they were mixed with human blood.
However, because their parents’ hearts never disappear, they grew up receiving quality education.
And because they are free from the Guardian’s influence.
Some eventually became powerful enough to rival the Guardians.
As a result. The Elven Empire collapsed due to internal strife.
The guardian of the sacred tree rejects humans.
It seems highly likely that it is due to the experience at this time.
-A history book that is evaluated as the most objective analysis of the fall of the Elven Empire-
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