Above all spirits

Chapter 164 The Curse of the Elves

Seeing that he wasn't lying, Gu Yun didn't waste any more time asking questions and nodded.

"Okay, thank you."

"Please take us to meet your mother then; payment will be separate."

Daisy hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke frankly.

"benefactor."

"It's not that I don't want to help."

"My mother may not be able to have a normal conversation with you right now."

"Actually, the reason I came to this auction house and became an item for sale is precisely because of this."

"I need money."

"It's very necessary."

“My mother is currently bedridden because of the curse of the elves.”

Gu Yun did not interrupt Daisy, who seemed to be about to start complaining. He also wanted to know more about the fairy world.

"She once said that because elves have long lifespans, there are many old and stubborn people in the race who have lived for a long time. These guys are all old-fashioned and conservative. Although they set up teleportation arrays on the outer planets of the fairy world for normal information exchange and item exchange."

"But they will never allow outsiders to venture into the heart of the Elven realm, nor will they allow elves to marry outsiders."

"At first, this situation was difficult to contain, since those guys couldn't shut down the entire Elf Realm."

"Naturally, there will still be quite a few elves who elope with people of other races."

"Later, the elders made a very wicked decision, which was to place a curse on all the elves."

"We must regularly consume the Water of Life from the heart of the Elven lands in order to counteract the effects of the curse for a period of time."

"Otherwise, the curse will cover the whole body and will put you into a state of forced death. If the death lasts for a long time, even drinking the water of life will not be able to wake you up."

"That is why the current Elf race, whether out of personal feelings or to avoid being cursed, has a tendency to be xenophobic."

"But nothing is absolute. My mother was forced to leave the elven realm because she violated this taboo, and she has been plagued by the curse ever since."

Gu Yun followed Daisy's words and asked.

"So you need a lot of money to buy the Water of Life? The Elven Water of Life is sold to outsiders?"

Daisy nodded emphatically.

"I know all the women who come to the auction. Basically, they all have to use themselves as bargaining chips because they urgently need money. Of course, there are also some who have already given up on themselves and are just trying to climb the social ladder."

"I understand everything."

Daisy said softly, her voice trembling slightly.

"And the auction house will give us fifty percent of the auction price."

Daisy raised her voice slightly.

"So, thank you so much!"

She tried her best to hold back the tears that were about to spill from her eyes.

Shang Wenqing was a businessman, and he had seen far too many instances of people selling themselves to save their loved ones. Su Xiaoqian, as a member of the royal family, had also encountered this kind of situation many times.

Unlike Xiao Li and Ji Ning, who remained silent, he looked at them with pity and asked curiously.

"I remember a bottle of the Water of Life costs between one and two star coins on the market. I'd like to ask how long this bottle of Water of Life can suppress the curse?"

Daisy blurted out.

"Half a year."

Shang Wenqing stated the undeniable facts.

"I'll give you one star coin per bottle. You'll get one hundred star coins at this auction, which means you can only suppress the curse for 50 years. But that's too short for the lifespan of your elven race."

"The lifespan of elves is usually measured in thousands of years. Although this includes the rewards of cultivating and advancing in life rank during that time, even without embarking on cultivation, the lifespan of an ordinary elf is still several hundred years."

"Haven't you considered what you'll do fifty years from now, after you've sold yourself off like this?"

“I can say that in these fifty years, without a background or power, you wouldn’t have earned a single star coin.”

Daisy lowered her head slowly, without refuting Shang Wenqing's words.

She wouldn't say things like "things change over time."

because.

She had tried countless methods.

They only came to this auction because they had no other choice.

Gu Yun looked at Shang Wenqing with great interest, even though he usually seemed indifferent to everything.

But Gu Yun knew.

That's why, once Shang Wenqing becomes interested in talking to people about things...

Therefore, there must be huge interests behind it.

Shang Wenqing continued.

"After this, would you be willing to follow me? Although you are a half-elf, a half-elf is still an elf. Concealing a part of your human aura is much, much easier than forging an elven identity."

"Moreover, although those old elf people don't acknowledge half-elves, the fairy world does. The fairy world is strange, it's like it's alive. Creatures like us who aren't from the fairy world will feel obvious rejection once we venture into the inner planets or even the middle planets."

"This kind of rejection is not a suppression of cultivation, but rather that all kinds of creatures in the middle circle, especially plants, will attack us. This has caused most merchant guilds to stop at the outer circle and purchase some resources from the fairy realm of the outer planets."

“But you are different. The elves are the most powerful force in the fairy world. You can even enter the heart of the fairy world. Of course, it doesn’t mean you need to go to such a dangerous place as the heart. The middle circle is fine.”

"Your mission is to serve as a talisman for the squad, and I can provide all the water of life your mother needs for that purpose."

"Of course, if you develop any business acumen that allows you to reduce the number of team members, the reward will be different."

"how?"

The gloom in Daisy's eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a bright glint, as dazzling as a shooting star suddenly bursting forth in the night sky.

He blurted it out without any hesitation, almost without thinking.

"I am willing!"

The voice was clear and firm, like a stream breaking through the ice in spring.

She knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Gu Yun didn't care about Shang Wenqing's arrangements for Daisy; he just wanted to know some information about Yunyin, so he casually asked.

"Uncle Shang, you're saying that the fairy realm isn't just inhabited by elves?"

Shang Wenqing nodded.

"Yes, it's not an exaggeration to call it the Elf Realm, though it could be called the Fairy Realm."

"It's mainly the elves. Being an elf is more useful in the fairy world. Other races are relatively weak, such as the goblins, fairy fairies, and so on."

"what happened?"

"Nothing, just curious."

Gu Yun didn't want to talk about this anymore and continued.

"The second half of the auction is about to begin. Daisy, right? You can sit here and watch with us."

"Go see your mother after this is over."

Hopefully, there will be good news.

Talk about it.

It's unclear whether the power of Nirvana can lift this inexplicable curse.

Gu Yun was unsure.

Although Nirvana Finger is a powerful restorative ability, it is only a restorative ability. Whether it is continuous damage like the Blazing Divine Fire or major injuries like losing an arm or a leg, as long as you have enough soul power, it can basically eliminate and restore the damage.

But the curse...

He doesn't quite understand.