A Necromancer Who Just Wants to Plant Trees

"Are you planning to lead by example and rebuild the glory of the elves?"

Matthew asked curiously.

Tyraste relaxed a little. He held the bamboo stick in one hand and propped it on the ground.

"Rebuild the glory? Interesting, but I don\'t have such ambitions.

" Ever since I was born, Jade Court has been on a downward slope. It may occasionally rise, but most of the time, it\'s a hopeless decline.

" I\'ve witnessed the decline of the elves several times in my life. During this period, too many dirty things happened. I can\'t stop it, can\'t change it, and can\'t even escape…

" If I wasn\'t an elf, if I didn\'t come from the once glorious Jade family, I might have developed a greater hatred for my own race.

"I know very well that I can\'t change all of this. All I can do is stay out of this.

" Be good to yourself. This is an idiom from the proverb left behind by the Divine Phoenix…"

The old elf was about to give a long and detailed explanation.

Matthew quickly stopped him.

"Although your expression is a little strange, I can understand what you mean.

"I know a little about the culture of the Su."

Tyraste\'s face revealed a deep look of surprise.

He immediately returned to normal.

" You\'re the first human I\'ve ever met who understands the culture of the Su."

Matthew teased,n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Is it possible that it\'s because you don\'t leave Jade Court often?"

The old man actually thought about it seriously and then confirmed Matthew\'s words.

"What you said makes sense.

" It\'s true that I haven\'t travelled far for many years. The elves\' understanding of time is biased. Many times, we may only feel that a short while has passed, but the outside of the forest has already undergone earth-shattering changes."

Matthew felt that the old man was still able to communicate, so he asked what he was interested in.

"Have you seen the Divine Phoenix?"

Tyraste shook his head.

"No, I haven\'t.

"But my father did. He was one of the physicians responsible for treating the Divine Phoenix back then, so he received many gifts from the Divine Phoenix.

" It\'s said that the Jade Court was the shining star of the south at that time. All the races on this continent had to come here regularly to worship us.

"We represent nature, advancement, and civilization.

" However, everything changed after I was born. Too many people started to fall after their glory, especially those sons of bitches from the Elder Council…"

Matthew had noticed it long ago.

When Tyraste spoke the common language, he had a high-class accent unique to the elves. Even when he cursed, his syllables were not that unpleasant to hear. He seriously lacked aggression.

" Looks like this old man is indeed a representative of traditional elves. He\'s old-fashioned and elegant. Unfortunately, this type of elf is not mainstream in Jade Court. Just as he said, a group will fall very quickly after losing their faith…"

Matthew thought to himself.

" So, is faith really that important to the elves?"

he asked.

Tyraste replied,

"Of course, it\'s important.

"If there is no faith in one\'s heart, then longevity is meaningless."

Matthew asked,

"Did the Divine Phoenix say this too?"

Tyraste shook his head.

"This is my own understanding. Do you think it\'s correct?"

Matthew spread out his hands.

"I\'m not qualified to express my opinion.

" Besides, don\'t you think it\'s offensive to talk about such a topic with a short-lived species?"

Tyraste was slightly stunned.

"Is it offensive?"

Seeing the old elf\'s serious expression, Matthew smiled silently."

"I was joking."

Tyrese\'s expression changed from confusion to displeasure.

His tone was also slightly harsh.

"Why can you humans joke about such a topic?"

Matthew shrugged.

" First of all, I can\'t represent all humans. I can only represent myself. Just because I like to joke doesn\'t mean that humans like to joke.

" Secondly, between offending others and joking, which one do you prefer?"

Tyraste said seriously,

"I would rather choose to offend others.

"At least I can apologize after offending you.

" But once the seriousness of the topic is deconstructed and desecrated, it loses the meaning of discussion."

Matthew thought to himself that this old man was really a philosopher.

He was a little overwhelmed.

"It\'s hard to imagine that you were a member of the Bamboo Stick Gang back then."

Matthew started to change the topic.

As expected, Tyraste was fooled. The old elf\'s face revealed a hint of emotion.

"Yes, I am.

"Who would have thought that the once glorious Elven Kingdom would actually need a rebellious kid from back then to stand up and do something?

"If I think about it from another perspective, I am a member of the Elders Guild. It is also very difficult for me to accept this. No wonder those sons of b * tches are so resistant to me…"

After a while of contact.

Matthew felt that Tyraste was a pretty good elf, so he said sincerely,

"You did more than that. You can be said to have turned the tide for this country."

He was very clear.

If it weren\'t for Tyraste, the actions of the Elder Council and Evil Art Master Lance would have been the last straw that crushed Jade Court.

However, Tyraste didn\'t seem optimistic. Discover more content at empire

"Turn the tide? You overestimate me.

"My appearance might make things worse.

" Because of me, many elves have unrealistic fantasies. They think that I have power comparable to the Four Guardians, which is enough to give the Jade Court a greater say. I find it hard to imagine what those people are thinking. What scares me is that such people actually account for the majority of the elves…"