Yes.
The Elven Homeland, as the name suggested, was the home of the Elven Race.
On the outskirts of the Kingdom, there was a vast forest.
It was the largest forest in the human world, called the Tegor Forest.
Countless monsters lived in the Tegor Forest.
However, deep within this forest was the habitat of the Elven Race.
It was said that all elves in this world were born and lived there.
Many people had gone there out of curiosity, but the Elven Race was relatively exclusive, valuing their purity and bloodline, and also knowing that many outsiders coveted them. Therefore, they set up numerous barriers around their habitat, both to conceal its location and to prevent those with malicious intentions from entering.
Moreover, the Tegor Forest, where the Elven Homeland was located, was filled with various monsters, even some at the legendary level. Almost all who tried to enter the Elven Homeland failed.
Throughout history, very few people had ever entered the Elven Homeland.
And these few were only brought in after befriending elves and gaining their approval, becoming guests of the Elven Homeland.
In other words, almost no one could find and enter the Elven Homeland on their own.
The reason for using “almost” was because a thousand years ago, someone achieved this feat.
That person was Mitra, the Hero.
Except for Mitra, no one had ever entered the Elven Homeland without first befriending an elf and being guided by them.
Therefore, in the human world, the Elven Homeland was a place yearned for by countless people, regarded as a sacred land.
Shien knew about this.
Don’t ask why, just say he was simply interested (whether you believe it or not).
Now, Melika, a member of the Elven Race, said she wanted to invite Vivian and Lumia to the Elven Homeland?
How could Shien not be curious?
“Why do you suddenly want to invite Vivian and Lumia to the Elven Homeland?” Shien asked Melika curiously. “Does your family want to meet your teammates?”
Melika’s face slowly turned red as she looked at Shien, who was staring at her curiously.
This was due to both shyness and nervousness.
Melika rarely had face-to-face conversations with Shien like this.
No, it should be said that Shien rarely stared at Melika like this while talking to her.
Because Melika was shy and easily nervous, even though they lived under the same roof, she was rarely stared at by Shien like this while talking.
In the past, Melika would only hide in the corner, be a wallflower, or cheer for Shien and the others with Lumia.
Now, being stared at by Shien with such curiosity, Melika naturally couldn’t hide her shyness and nervousness.
“I-it’s not my family who wants to meet my teammates…” Melika mumbled. “Besides, I don’t have anyone I can call family…”
Melika’s words reminded Shien of this fact.
“Right, you elves are born from nature. Although you’re a naturally magical race and are known as the closest beings to the Divine Race among humans, because you are born from nature, you don’t have parents or relatives, or rather, the entire Elven Race is like family to each other, but you don’t have blood relatives, right?”
Shien turned to Vivian.
“That’s right.” Vivian nodded, confirming Shien’s words. “Elves all live alone. Except for royalty, who have attendants, even children live by themselves.”
“Then what about babies?” Shien couldn’t help but ask, “What about newborns?”
This question made Vivian chuckle.
Melika also quickly said,
“Um, Mr. Shien, elves don’t have babies.” Melika explained, “When we elves are born, we’re in a very special state, not like human babies who need to be taken care of.”
A very special state?
What kind of state?
Shien had to admit, this was beyond his knowledge.
But before Shien could inquire further, Vivian spoke.
“Anyway, Melika invited us to the Elven Homeland not because her family wants to meet us.” Vivian said, “Melika’s purpose is to invite us to participate in the Peace Festival in the Elven Homeland.”
“Peace Festival?” Shien blinked. “What’s that?”
This question seemed to have been anticipated by everyone.
Therefore, with their explanations, Shien gradually understood.
The so-called Peace Festival was a celebration spontaneously held by the Elven Race after the Divine Race and the human race won the war a thousand years ago, the Demon Race surrendered, and peace came to the three realms.
This festival was held only once every hundred years, one of the most important festivals of the Elven Race, second only to the Birth Festival and the Queen’s Festival.
Because it was a festival held to celebrate the arrival of peace, when the Peace Festival approached, elves who were away from home would usually invite their trusted friends to return to the Elven Homeland and participate in the celebration.
It was thanks to this festival that the Elven Race was only exclusive, not completely isolated from the outside world. Otherwise, they might have become completely disconnected from other races.
Therefore, Melika wanted to invite her friends to the Elven Homeland with the approaching Peace Festival.