klisemfg Chapter 387 I can help you
Chapter 387 I can help you
"But you said before that you would be a ranger after graduation. Why did you change your mind again?"
"Isn't Goletia a place that exists in the legend? Human life is so short, maybe that school has disappeared long ago." The little kid below blinked his eyes.
"And they say that humans are all treacherous and deceitful—"
"That's all the adults' lies to you!" Lariel hurriedly stopped the conversation, "Have you ever seen a human being? Didn't your teachers teach you not to judge things you don't understand?"
Then he couldn't help but flash a smug look on his face, shaking his head and saying, "But I'm different from you. I've seen humans, more than one!"
"Wow----!"
The little kids below exclaimed in admiration, looking at Lariel, who was looking smug on the cracked rock, with envy, and asked him to share more of what he had seen and heard.
"They are not as hairy as orcs, nor as short as dwarves. They... they are most like us." Lariel recalled that precious experience.
"And very smart—" The human girl learned the elf magic in an instant.
"Besides, there are more than just humans in the Gaia Empire. It's a place where many races live together." Lariel's eyes began to wander, "And, and, ahem, there are witches--"
"They are also very different..." The cold profile flashed before Lariel's eyes again, "Their eyes are vertical pupils like cats, their ears are round like cats, and their hair is like moonlight, silver and shiny, and it smells good, like cedar -"
"He's in love."
A cute little girl looked at the dazed Lyrael and turned to explain to everyone, "Mom said that love makes people fools. Lyrael looks really foolish now."
"Ahem, ahem - don't talk nonsense!" Lariel was so scared by the innocent words of these little ghosts that he choked on his saliva. His pointed ears turned red with anxiety. "I, I, I just want to say that the Gaia Empire is not as scary as you think. It's just something the adults use to scare you. They love to lie the most."
"You will be an adult after the Harvest Festival." The little ghosts below were smarter than each other, "Who knows if you are a 'lying adult' now."
"I support you, Lyrael!" The little girl who just said he was in love stood up to support him. Lyrael was about to be moved when he heard the little girl continue to say, "Mom said that distance is not a problem in the face of true love!"
"Did your mother really say that?" Lariel looked suspicious. "Did you go to the newsstand to buy the monthly magazine again? I told you to read less romance novels. It's too early for you!"
"You are so annoying! You really are a disgusting adult!" The elf girl immediately changed sides.
"Don't be like this, Lilia. When I go to the Gaia Empire, I will bring you the books there—" Lariel cannot lose his only loyal supporter!
"Where are you going?" a voice came from the side.
There was silence at the crack for a few seconds, and then everyone scattered. Lariel was standing at the highest point of the crack, so he was a few seconds slower than the gang of kids. As expected, he was caught by the person who had spoken.
"...Teacher Faith." Before Lariel hit the ground after jumping off the crack, vines growing out of the ground tied up her hands and feet and lifted her up in the air. She looked wilted at the moment.
"How many times do I have to tell you? Stop instilling these things into kids in the lower grades! You're almost an adult, Lyriel, but you're still so childish!" The teacher, known as Faith, crossed his arms across his chest, veins throbbing on his forehead. He was giving the students a headache over this question.
Lariel is a talented, hardworking, and enthusiastic child. He helps the teachers a lot in school and is a leader among the kids. He enjoys great prestige among the little kids. But for some reason, he always has a mysterious yearning for the world outside the Elf Forest.
"Afra is very optimistic about you. What you should do now is to train diligently so that you will have a chance to pass the assessment and join the Forest Rangers. Isn't this what you have always longed for? You should be a role model for these younger generations." Teacher Feis spoke earnestly, trying to clear away the extra branches that had grown on the child.
Lariel secretly curled his lips and said nothing. He had always wanted to become a forest ranger, and he just felt that the Pathless Forest was closest to the outside world.
"Don't always think about those unreliable things. You have no idea what the human world is like now, and you don't know the way. How far do you think you can run?" Seeing his unconvinced look, Teacher Feis had to continue persuading him.
"How could I not understand? I've read so many history books and murals, and I even pieced together the map of the Gaia Empire myself!" Lariel believed he was well prepared.
"Humans have a short lifespan, so their environment is not as stable as our Elf Forest. Instead, it is constantly changing. Those paths and towns from thousands of years ago may have been abandoned and buried long ago. Moreover, humans have their own rules. Do you have their currency? What do you want to exchange for food and drink?"
Teacher Faith pointed out something that Lariel hadn't thought of, leaving the boy dumbfounded.
"So don't cause trouble for everyone, Lariel. If you get lost outside, the rangers will have to send people to look for you. They are already tired enough!"
The branches retreated back into the ground, and Lariel was thrown down and jumped lightly back to the ground. Before he could think of a rebuttal, Teacher Faith had gone somewhere else to stop the children from playing the arrow shooting game with apples on their heads.
"…Is it really that difficult to go to the Gaia Empire?"
Lariel muttered, his originally determined heart finally becoming hesitant after being poured cold water by Teacher Faith.
"——I, I can help you."
A strange voice came softly, but Lariel didn't react at all and was still walking forward with his head down in distress. He scratched his golden hair, which had just been hung up by Teacher Faith, making it a little loose. The boy untied the knot and wanted to tie them up again.
As a result, a silver light flashed in front of him, and someone stood in front of him. There was shame and anger on his face for being ignored, but he still suppressed his emotions and forced a smile towards Lariel.
Only then did Lariel raise his head while biting the rope. It was a strange face, but when he looked carefully, it was not completely unfamiliar.
"You—" Lariel began in surprise, "You look familiar... Have we met before?"
Kanien's eyes flashed with resentment, but for the first time he was glad that he looked so much like Catherine. He looked about the same age as the person opposite him, but he had to be a classmate with a kid like Lilia who was only as tall as his knees! Just now, when Lariel came to give a speech, he listened to it all, and the witch he described was clearly...
"I know who you are looking for. I also know where she is. And I know the way."
"As long as you take me with you."