A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 455 The Past of the Elven Race

According to the intelligence compiled by Denoz, there are a total of five legends in the entire Elven race, two of whom are mages, and among these two mages, there is only one floating city.

The strength of these two mages is unknown, but they are not too strong, otherwise the Elven race would not be in this state.

Although the Elven race occupies the Eastern Region, it is only about one-tenth the size of the Mage Alliance's territory in the main plane, which is not very large.

Furthermore, their strength is limited to the area around the Golden Forest.

This forest, which once covered half the size of the continent, has now been mostly reduced to ashes, leaving only a small remnant.

The reason is quite simple: the original elven gods were incredibly powerful. The gods of nature, art, seasons, and the elven chief god, among others, were all from the elven race.

At that time, the Elven race was like the bright moon in the sky, unattainable and incomparably sublime.

But as the saying goes, things will turn into their opposites when they reach their extremes.

The emergence of superhumans has led to the emergence of hairless monkeys who, after cultivating their abilities, have become stronger and even live longer than humans. This is unacceptable to the proud elves.

Soon, a war broke out.

In order to establish their dominant position, the elves launched attacks against other races.

At first, the elves were unstoppable, and the humans had no power to resist, after all, the gods were on their side.

Later, Horus, the god of war, was born.

Horus's life was also quite legendary. His parents were killed by the elves when he was young, and he was captured and taken to the elves. He was trained to be a gladiator and participate in bloody gladiatorial combats to fight against his fellow humans in order to please the elves.

With human blood and dignity.

Horus had witnessed brothers harming each other to survive, fathers killing sons, and even people choosing suicide so that their wives could live.

In the confined arena, there is the darkness of humanity, but also the brilliance of humanity.

However, Horus only had one thing on his mind: to kill all the enemies who came to invade.

Thus, through a series of bloody gladiatorial battles, Horus lived for decades.

It wasn't that he didn't yearn for freedom; he simply knew that the time wasn't right.

Finally, in his cell, Horus, the uncrowned king of the arena, escaped the arena on a stormy night by digging a hole little by little with his fingers and a knife.

At first, the elves were furious about this and even sent people to hunt him down, but they soon forgot about him.

After all, he's just a gladiator; he's not worth paying too much attention to.

No matter what he is like, he is still just a human being.

But clearly, the elves were wrong.

When Horus reappeared before the Elves, he was already a powerful and capable king. Horus established a kingdom and ruled over them.

He was a brilliant strategist, repelling the Elven attacks on several occasions.

After enduring the trials of several wars, he became a legend.

Because of his special origins, Horus places great importance on personal honor and demands that everyone hold him in the highest esteem. In return, Horus will protect their safety.

It's clear that he eventually succeeded.

This is why he was able to successfully ascend to godhood.

From then on, humanity had the assistance of a deity.

Thus began the decline of the Elven race.

As we all know, the birth of gods requires faith, and humans, though few in many other aspects, are born in large numbers and possess relatively high-quality souls, which can provide considerable spiritual power.

When Horus, the first god of war, was born, the scales of victory began to tip in favor of humankind.

By the time the elves realized this and hoped for reconciliation, it was too late.

The Elves can start a war, but they don't have the final say on when it ends.

In the end, the elves were defeated.

As a result, all the elven gods perished in the protracted war of the gods, and the elves were driven to the margins. Their once glorious golden forest was burned, leaving only its afterglow, which nourished the reborn human civilization.

What followed was the long Age of the Gods.

To this day, following the decision of the previous Elf King, most elves have chosen to become mages and have become part of the Mage Alliance.

However, it seems that they are not entirely honest even now, perhaps because their past glory has given them some unrealistic fantasies.

They fantasize about their past glory and attempt to recreate it.

All I can say is that everyone has their glorious moments, but don't mistake a moment for eternity.

This type of person comes from a family that was once wealthy but has now fallen on hard times and can't accept it, so they plan to cause trouble.

"By the way, give me a report on the internal situation of the Elven race as well."

For Jiang Shuzhou, dealing with the elves was not about simply going head-to-head, but about using their strength against them.

Among the elves, there are not only arrogant fools, but also humble and wise people.

What Jiang Shuzhou wanted to do was to get fools and smart people fighting.

De Nuozhi shifted slightly in Jiang Shuzhou's arms, adjusted her posture, and then continued her report.

"The entire Elven race is now divided into many factions. Some advocate integrating into human society, some advocate maintaining independence, and a few factions are more radical. They hope to make the Elven race great again."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuzhou's eyes lit up. Wasn't this a golden opportunity?

To exterminate the elves, Jiang Shuzhou needs to create conflict. Although he can use the power of order to set traps for the elves, causing them to commit numerous bloody crimes and inciting social discontent.

But this is ultimately not safe, and it's also too easy for others to notice that something is wrong.

However, it would be much simpler to let the elves fall into internal strife.

In any case, the entire Elven race pays for what a portion of the work is done.

Furthermore, the war between Jiang Shuzhou and the elves has been given a good explanation.

Otherwise, if we were to launch a war with the elves so casually, everyone would know something was wrong, and the spoils would be hard to divide.

But it doesn't matter if the elves rebel.

At that time, Jiang Shuzhou can openly say that this is not a purge, but a suppression of a rebellion. As for why the suppression ended up wiping out the entire enemy race, I advise you not to ask.

Jiang Shuzhou's eyes grew brighter and brighter, and at the same time, the killing intent emanating from him intensified.

Those who know him well know that this is definitely not a good thing.

Hundreds of billions of elves will die, and their deaths will be the stepping stones for Jiang Shuzhou to reach the pinnacle.

One will be a million bones.

This is merely a necessary sacrifice.

Just as Jiang Shuzhou was figuring out how to make clear arrangements for the entire Elf race, he suddenly remembered something.

"Denozhi, there's news from Tessamei."