Chapter 265: Purpose of Visit
The treehouses of the Elf Clan were very distinctive. They basically had several floors, and the balconies were also paved with messy branches. Standing on them was like walking on flat ground. Various birds and small animals played in the trees.
Under the leadership of the green-clothed female elf, Chen Ran passed through several elf streets and stopped in front of a treehouse with a larger canopy. The green-clothed elf stepped forward and knocked on the wooden door.
Knock knock knock!
A series of footsteps gradually approached from inside the treehouse. The door opened, and a male elf who looked like a human in his fifties opened the door.
Chen Ran sized up the old elf in front of him.
Compared to ordinary elves, this elf was relatively tall and slightly plump, but it did not hinder his upright image. This male elf was wearing a scholar’s robe, with a pair of small-framed glasses on his nose, exuding a scholarly aura.
“Aurelia, what’s the matter?”
The green-clothed elf beside Chen Ran put one hand on her chest and bowed respectfully to him, performing an elf warrior salute. “Respected Lord Famar, the human beside me says he wants to see you, my lord.”
The old elf named Famar looked Chen Ran up and down and frowned. “Who are you?”
Seeing the vigilant look on the female elf’s face beside him, as if she might attack at any time, Chen Ran quickly took out the flying eagle ornament from his clothes and explained, “Lord Famar, I am here to send greetings to you on behalf of the Silver Moon Witch Clan.”
It wasn’t until he saw the ornament in Chen Ran’s hand that the somewhat confused old man finally reacted. He nodded dazedly. “Silver Moon Witch Clan? I seem to have some impression, but I’m old, and my memory isn’t as good as before. It seems I did give someone such an ornament…”
“Yes, yes, Lord Yueji has always remembered you. She still remembers when you turned into a bear and dug…”
“Wait…” Famar’s forehead darkened. Knowing what Chen Ran might say next, he quickly interrupted and said hurriedly, “I know. So you really are a guest from afar. Come in and talk.”
Hearing Lord Famar’s permission, the green-clothed elf named Aurelia stopped her action of pulling out the short sword from her leg. She nodded to the old elf and said, “Since he is your guest, my lord, I will leave him here. This human is restrained by our Spirit-Binding Bracelets, so he is relatively safe.”
“Go, go. I’m fine here. You go back to your work,” Famar waved his hand, indicating that everything was fine here.
Aurelia bowed again and retreated briskly. The old elf pulled Chen Ran and dragged him directly into the house.
After closing the door, Famar wiped his forehead and said with relief, “It’s a good thing I stopped you in time. Otherwise, my image would be completely ruined…”
“Ahem…” Chen Ran coughed awkwardly, but wanted to laugh a little.
Looking at such an interesting elf elder, Chen Ran couldn’t help but feel lucky. Judging from this appearance, this elf elder should be quite easy to talk to.
“Did that little loli Yueji send you?” Famar looked at Chen Ran and sized him up carefully. “Are you her brother?”
“My lord…” The corner of Chen Ran’s mouth twitched, speechless. “My name is Chen Ran. I am Lord Yueji’s—daughter’s—brother…”
“Uh, I almost forgot. It’s been decades. That little loli Yueji is almost forty now. She’s already a big girl,” the elf elder sniffed and said with regret, “Unknowingly, decades have passed. I didn’t expect the little loli back then to be a mother now. By the way, you said you are her daughter’s brother. How is her daughter? Is she well-behaved?”
It turned out this elf elder was a loli complex…
So Chen Ran went along with his meaning and said, “Yes, her daughter is very cute, a little girl who is very good at acting cute. Her name is Lingmeng. She’s almost fourteen. In another two years, she will also be a big girl.”
“Lingmeng? Good name. Sounds very obedient. The little girls of the Silver Moon Witch Clan are mostly very clever, unlike the little girls of our Elf Clan. Even when they are lolis, their minds are already mature, not obedient at all,” the elf elder replied.
Chen Ran nodded. With the mentality of the Elf Clan, the young girl form had already passed the ignorant mentality of a human loli.
When they grew into lolis, they were almost in their thirties in human age, and generally had the mentality of someone in their twenties. Why would they deliberately act cute?
Elder Famar sniffed again. Chen Ran found that he loved doing this action. Associating it with his liking for transforming into a bear, this action was indeed similar to a clumsy bear, and even revealed a bit of simple honesty.
Seeing that Chen Ran was to his liking, the atmosphere of their conversation was relaxed. “Young man, what brings you here with the token?”
Chen Ran explained his purpose. “Elder, I came here this time not only to send greetings on behalf of Lord Yueji, but also to take this opportunity to obtain an ability of elf transformation. I am a priest with basically no offensive ability. I want to try to obtain a beast form to increase my combat ability.”
“So that’s it,” Famar looked Chen Ran up and down and nodded. “Just like many of our elf mages, they are good at nature-based restriction and recovery spells. Transforming into a beast form to increase their own aggressiveness is indeed a desirable method.”
Chen Ran responded, “Yes, I am a purely support priest. I do too many things, and I can’t always have people protecting me. I don’t ask to be powerful, but at least I need some self-protection ability. I heard that the druid’s transformation might change this dilemma, so I came to ask if it’s possible.”
Famar nodded. “Although it is much harder for humans to possess a beast form than for our Elf Clan, there is still the ability to transform. Possessing a transformation is not as difficult as ascending to heaven. Since I promised before, I won’t go back on my word. Since you are willing to choose the purely support Holy Priest profession, your nature should not be comparable to those utilitarian humans who pursue extreme power. On this point, I trust you quite a bit.”
Chen Ran nodded repeatedly.
Actually, he didn’t want to be a purely support priest either. The problem was that he had transmigrated into this tragic identity. He had to rely on others to level up for everything. Although everything that could be solved was not a problem, it was far from manly enough, wasn’t it?
Seeing Chen Ran’s expectant look, Famar also said generously, “I agree to help with this. However, for a human to possess a power of transformation, you will have to suffer more than us elves.”
“Suffering is not a problem,” Chen Ran stated his limitation. “I just don’t know if it takes time. Besides this, I have another thing to do. I only have three months of free time. If it doesn’t work, I’ll visit next time.”
“Three months?” The druid shook his finger. “No, no, no. It doesn’t take that long. One month is enough. If you’re unlucky, the result will be out in a few days.”
“What do you mean?”
Hearing this, Chen Ran seemed to realize that obtaining the transformation spell was not a simple matter…
