Elder Elucía smiled as she looked at Xu Yi. The smile on her face was even more intimate than before.
"Agnes is waiting for you, go and see her."
"Alright."
Xu Yi replied and didn't chat with the two elders. He was led by a female elf from the Moon Shadow Tribe who was in charge of leading the way, entering a large tree house in the tribe's territory.
Inside the treehouse, Agnes was resting with her eyes closed, but hearing the footsteps outside, she immediately opened her eyes wide and looked at the door with a look of expectation.
Seeing Xu Yi walk in, Agnes jumped out of the bed and threw herself into Xu Yi's embrace.
"Sir chairman, you finally came to see me!"
Xu Yi rolled his eyes, "I wanted to see you a long time ago, but Elder Lisanya and Elder Elucía didn't let me."
Agnes giggled, "Don't blame the elders, they just wanted me to safely give birth to this child."
Hearing Agnes mention the child, Xu Yi looked around, but he didn't see anyone else in the room.
"Where's the child?"
"The elders said that the child's situation is still unstable, so they've been keeping him in the moon well for observation." Agnes replied.
"Unstable?
What's going on? "Xu Yi was a bit curious and a bit worried.
This was his and Agnes' first child, so it had a very important meaning. If something happened, the consequences would be very serious.
Seeing Xu Yi's nervous face, Agnes happily shook her head, "It's fine, it's not a big problem. It's just that the elders place too much importance on him, so they are very careful with him."
"Him?
It's a boy? "Xu Yi keenly noticed this.
"Un, it's a very beautiful boy.
He looks very much like you. "Agnes said with a smile.
"How could he be beautiful if he looks like me? He's only beautiful if he looks like you." Xu Yi laughed.
Actually, a week ago, when he received Elder Lisanya's notice that Agnes and his child had been safely born, he still felt that it was unreal.
Although Agnes had left him for a year and a half and he had guessed that Agnes was pregnant with his child, when he found out that Agnes had really given birth to this child, he still felt that it was a bit strange.
According to what Elder Lisanya and Elder Elucía said, this was the first time in the history of the Sines that both sides, especially the elves, had acknowledged this union between a human and an elf.
The other side of this union happened to be Xu Yi himself.
"Let's go see the child together." Xu Yi suggested.
"Sure, but we have to inform the elders first."
Agnes' hand with Xu Yi and Elder Elucía and Elder Lisanya.. the four of them went into the depths of the tribe and came to the moon well in the center of the tribe..
On the surface of the moon well that was sparkling with starlight, there was a small wooden basin that was gently floating in the wind.
In the wooden basin, there was a baby that looked no different from a human baby lying inside. His eyes were closed and he looked like he was peacefully sleeping.
"This is our child?
Why can't I see any elven characteristics? "Xu Yi asked in a curious voice.
Elder Lisanya and Elder Elucía on the side looked at each other with a helpless expression.
"There's no other way, the genetic characteristics of you humans are too obvious.
According to the tribe's records, as long as another race marries a human, the child born will always look more and more like a human.
Us elves aren't that different from humans to begin with, so the half-elves left after marrying a human will naturally look more like a human. "
"Of course there are still some differences."
Elder Elucía waved her hand and a gentle breeze appeared, blowing the wooden basin in their direction.
When the wooden basin floated over, Elder Elucía picked up the baby and raised it in front of Xu Yi.
"Look, his ears and eyes still have the clear elven characteristics. If you look carefully, you'll be able to see the difference between him and a human."
Xu Yi looked carefully and found that the baby's ears were much sharper than a normal human's. Although it wasn't as sharp as a normal elf's ears, it was still very easy to see the difference between him and a normal human's ears.
Other than that, his eyes were very bright. His pupils didn't inherit Xu Yi's pure black, but rather a deep blue color. It made people who saw it couldn't help praising it as beautiful.
Of course, the most obvious difference was that his pupils weren't round like a normal human's, but rather an oval shape. There were lines around it, clearly different from a human's.
Xu Yi turned to seriously look at Agnes, Elder Elucía, and Elder Lisanya beside him. He found that their pupils were also oval, but they were a bit flatter.
Looking at it like this, Elder Lisanya's words weren't wrong at all.
Compared to the other races of Sines, the genes of humans were a bit stronger.
If they combined with humans, the genes of the other races would be fused bit by bit until they disappeared.
"Perhaps this is the reason why Sines is still ruled by humans?" Xu Yi guessed in his heart.
"Gege."
The sleeping baby suddenly opened his eyes, but he didn't cry. Instead, he looked at Xu Yi with wide eyes before letting out a crisp laugh. He reached out his little arms to Xu Yi.
Xu Yi couldn't help being happy as he reached out to hug him.
"It seems like he knows who his father is."
"Our elven children are born with a special ability to sense everything in the nature around them. They can easily sense the aura of the people around them.
Perhaps he inherited this and recognized that you have the same aura as him. "Elder Lisanya said.
"Oh?
Then that really is good. "
Xu Yi played with the child for a bit before giving him to Agnes to hold. He turned to look at Elder Elucía and Elder Lisanya.
The two elders looked at each other before nodding, indicating for Xu Yi to follow.
The three of them sat down in a tree house beside the moon well and didn't let the other elves follow them.
"Chairman Xu, regarding the arrangements for this child, you should already know, right?" After the three of them sat down, Elder Lisanya spoke.
"I know, but ….. I don't agree with this arrangement." Xu Yi said in a deep voice.
"Why?" Elder Lisanya asked in surprise.
"Because he is my child, so of course he has to live with me.
If I leave him to grow up in your elven tribe, then wouldn't I be too irresponsible as a father? "
"That shouldn't be a problem." Elder Elucía said.
"Although the child will grow up in our tribe, it won't be far from the New Flyer. You can come and see him whenever you want, I don't think it will affect anything."
"I've said it before, he is my child, so he has to live with me.
Also, Agnes is my wife, so she should live with me for a long time. "
Xu Yi paused before continuing, "Before you told me that Agnes' body needed to be adjusted and I didn't understand the elves' bodies that well, so I gave her to you.
But I never thought that you would make it so that I couldn't see her for a year and a half.
I'm very dissatisfied with this, so this child, I won't give it to you no matter what. "
Seeing Xu Yi's serious expression, Elder Elucía and Elder Lisanya couldn't help knitting their brows.
They had known Xu Yi for a long time and had interacted with him many times, so of course they knew that it was rare for Xu Yi to have this kind of expression. But once he had this kind of expression, it meant that he had already made his decision and it was hard to change.
After a bit of silence, Elder Lisanya said in a deep voice, "Chairman Xu, I think you should know why we made this arrangement.
This is a matter that benefits both of us, so why are you being so stubborn? "
"It benefits both sides, but it is bad for the child and bad for Agnes, so I can't accept it." Xu Yi still had a calm expression.
"Elder Lisanya, Elder Elucía, of course I understand your intentions. You just want to use this child to strengthen the relationship between us humans and the elves, making it easier for both sides to cooperate in the future, right?"
"That's right.
This child represents the first step for us elves and humans, so we have to attach importance to it. "Elder Lisanya said with a serious expression.
"But attaching importance to it doesn't mean that we have to keep him in your elven tribe, right?" Xu Yi asked back.
"Actually ….. Elder Lisanya, you don't have confidence in your elves and you don't have confidence in us humans.
Could it be that you haven't noticed that after all these years of contact, at least the elves of your two tribes have already smoothly merged with us humans? "
Elder Lisanya and Elder Elucía looked at each other and fell into silence. After thinking for a bit, they nodded.
"Un, I have to admit.
At least in the Principality of Constantine, the Lampari Kingdom, the Kingdom of Ruhr, and the surrounding countries, the humans and elves have already gotten along very well and there isn't much of a gap between us. "
"Then do you know why?" Xu Yi then asked.
"Why?
It should be because they are used to it. "
"This is part of the reason, but it isn't the most important." Xu Yi turned to look at Elder Elucía.
"Elder Elucía, do you still remember what I said to you at the beginning?
I said that we humans are a race that values benefits greatly.
As long as the other party can bring us benefits, it doesn't matter what race they are. "
"Un, you did say that." Elder Elucía nodded.
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"You see, the current situation perfectly reflects this point.
The most important reason why the humans of these countries can get along well with the elves of your two clans is that you can bring them benefits and benefits.
Let's give a simple and direct example, that is fertilizer.
Elder Lisanya, just by relying on fertilizer, your Moon Shadow Tribe is enough to gain a foothold in the human world. "
Elder Lisanya was silent for a moment before nodding.
"Chairman Xu is right.
With fertilizer, we can even establish contact with the Malor Empire, Kandla Empire, and even further human countries.
And when discussing matters related to fertilizer, these humans have never looked at us differently because we are elves. "
Speaking to here, Elder Lisanya glanced at Xu Yi with a mocking smile.
"So when discussing business with those cunning human merchants, we have suffered a lot because of this …"
"That has nothing to do with me." Xu Yi spread his hands.
"In short, what I mean is that as long as you elves can show your value, then you don't need to worry about getting along with humans.
Even without fertilizer, there is the plastic industry of the Nightsong tribe, as well as the landscaping industry that you are cooperating with the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce, as well as the natural beauty series that you are cooperating with the New Moon Chamber of Commerce … With these unique things, you don't need to rely on a baby to maintain contact with humans. "
The two elders were silent for a while before Elder Elucía let out a sigh, "Chairman Xu, could it be that you still don't understand?
The reason we need this child is purely to maintain a good relationship with you. "