Chapter 62

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Chapter 62: Persisting Until the End

He drank it, he really drank it.

Although Lin Lin saw with her own eyes the handsome and refreshing elf pour the wine himself, for some reason, the sight of the elf drinking still felt unbelievable.

Clearly, Lin Lin’s gaze made the Moon Elf Royvald misunderstand; he slightly raised his cup, indicating that if Lin Lin wanted to try, he could share some with her.

Lin Lin subtly sensed that this elf might not be very familiar with human customs.

In the human world, people of the opposite sex do not drink together when they first meet.

Lin Lin shook her head to refuse, and with a more curious gaze, she looked at the green gemstone necklace around the elf’s neck, which was similar in color to his eyes.

The elf allowed her to gaze clearly at him, and he swirled the beer in his wide-mouthed glass, making the white foam on top ripple like waves.

He was easier to approach than she had imagined.

From the books and from the mouth of Dark Elf Felix, Lin Lin heard more than once about the elves’ arrogance.

The books said that the elves who grew up in the forest looked down on humans and even considered those with hair and who sweat easily as savage beings.

Because elves have no hair anywhere except for their eyebrows, eyelashes, and hair.

Felix is a dark-skinned elf, so it is not very noticeable. Lin Lin observed this strange elf’s face and indeed did not see any beard.

When she looked closely at the elf’s lips, he turned his head, and his bright green eyes looked at Lin Lin.

Lin Lin stepped back a little, hoping this flawless-faced race did not see the flaws on her face.

Compared to her stiffness, this newly arrived elf seemed as relaxed as a bird returning to its nest.

Moreover, he seemed to notice Lin Lin’s curiosity about him. The elf snapped his fingers, and a green plant that was originally placed on the wooden table for decoration sprouted a new tender shoot and even bloomed a small light golden flower that matched the color of Lin Lin’s hair at that moment.

Lin Lin let out a gasp.

When the dwarf Duriel entered the room, he saw this scene.

"Don’t be fooled by those little tricks; that guy is very popular with the girls," Duriel said in a gruff voice.

A tall elf stood up to help Duriel carry the heavy wine barrel from outside to the hall.

Lin Lin hurried to grab a cloth and wiped the table where the wine barrel would be placed.

The elf moved lightly, and the dwarf moved steadily; their teamwork showed they were old friends.

After placing the wine barrel, the dwarf sat down at the round table in the center of the hall, emptied the cloth bag the elf handed him, and counted the seeds inside.

The elf appeared quite indifferent.

"Fifteen seeds," the dwarf Duriel looked at the elf, "Royvald, I remember you promised to collect them in ten years."

Royvald shrugged, not feeling guilty for delaying for two years, "It has rained a lot in the past few years; collecting these seeds is quite good."

Ah… Their relationship is really quite good. Lin Lin looked at the elf and the dwarf with mixed feelings. These two are both quite exclusive races in the books.

Noticing Lin Lin’s gaze, Duriel grunted, and the dwarf pointed with his thick finger at the casually sitting elf, "Don’t get it wrong, this guy is a Moon Elf with a curious heart about all races, unlike other proud elves."

Lin Lin hesitated and nodded, although she didn’t know what kind of race the Moon Elf was, she still learned something.

Clearly, Duriel wanted to emphasize something else, "Don’t like him just because he shows kindness. He sees you like a bird in the forest or a deer in the glade."

There must be a story behind that warning, Lin Lin’s curious eyes brightened, but she didn’t dare to ask more.

Royvald didn’t care what his friend said; instead, he reached out a hand to Duriel, looking straightforwardly for something.

The dwarf huffed and dragged his heavy body upstairs.

"Are you very good friends?" Lin Lin couldn’t help but ask.

"Duriel and I traveled together for thirty years," Royvald said with a slightly complaining tone, "and then he abandoned me for someone he met two months ago."

"Oh—" Lin Lin had done her best to calm her heart, but her curious tone still gave away her feelings.

"The little bird of love has landed on the dwarf’s head," Royvald said.

The dwarf going downstairs threw a wooden box at the elf. Royvald caught the box firmly with both hands, and he coughed as the light dust on the box made him choke, saying, "Is this how you keep my treasured possession?"

"You better take care of your own treasured possession," the dwarf shot back.

Opening the wooden box, Lin Lin leaned in and saw a lute that looked almost new.

Royvald took the lute out, cradling it in his arms. His long fingers played a few notes, sending a beautiful and resonant sound flowing from his fingertips.

It was as if friends were gathered on a winter day, comfortably chatting by the warm fireplace. Even the wilted green plants on the windowsill seemed to come alive a bit.

Lin Lin understood why Duriel kept stressing not to like Royvald; a handsome guy who was kind and could play such beautiful music easily wins people’s affection.

"When you all broke up, was it not because Royvald had a girlfriend?" Even though it felt a bit disrespectful to the dwarf, Lin Lin was very curious.

The elf clearly looked like he was more popular with the girls.

"In fact," the dwarf began, "he seems too insincere, so most people can already label him as a ‘bad person’ before they truly invest their feelings."

"Indeed," Lin Lin agreed.

Lin Lin’s gaze briefly passed over the elf’s bright green, elegant eyes and his handsome, honest face, "He seems like the type who would cling on and then just walk away after sleeping with someone, without caring about any consequences."

Dwarf, "Please don’t say your true thoughts so honestly."

The elf, who was standing by and smiling, was confused: ???

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The one who was truly excited and shouted when seeing the elf was Sharon.

"Oh my gosh! A real elf!" Sharon had an incredulous expression.

"Did my Confusion Spell fail today?" Royvald asked Duriel.

"Because they are mages," Duriel answered.

"May I have a little of your hair?" Sharon joined her hands together, "My previous graduate thesis was about the medicinal value of elves, a magical creature."

Medicinal value, Lin Lin’s lips twitched as she imagined Royvald placed beside the lizard tails in the mage’s potion cabinet.

Indeed, Royvald, although hesitant, still took a little hair for Sharon under her persuasion, "Please do not use it to curse me."

This was Royvald’s final line.

"What’s so special about elves?" Allen clearly felt that it was unfair for Royvald to have such a precious privilege, "We have colleagues who are…"

Lin Lin covered his mouth before Allen could say the name Dark Elf.

"What do you think he looks like?" Lin Lin was curious about the effect of the Confusion Spell, "Can you only see a blurry face?"

"The Confusion Spell is a harmless little magic," Sharon shook her head. "It lets you see his true face, but you won’t notice how handsome he is, and you can easily turn away and forget what he looks like."

"Oh… quickly forgetting his appearance," Lin Lin remembered the basic teaching book she looked through this afternoon, "I also remember the Intellectual Disability Spell."

"Yes!" Sharon was pleased with Lin Lin’s eagerness to learn. "The Intellectual Disability Spell also makes people quickly forget what is happening in front of them, but it mainly causes them to react without thinking or making judgments, just going by instinct."

While Sandy was not paying attention, Sharon used her magic wand to cast an Intellectual Disability Spell on Sandy, "Just like this!"

Lin Lin curiously looked at Sandy, "How does it feel?"

Sandy pinched her face and arm, "It feels just like normal."

"Did it fail?" Sharon frowned slightly, and then lightly tapped Allen, who was sitting next to Sandy, "Intellectual Disability Spell!"

To increase the chance of success, this time Sharon even said the name of the spell out loud.

Allen moved his arm slightly and, feeling nothing unusual, began to laugh at Sharon for making mistakes with such a simple spell.

Sharon fell into a strange loop.

Lin Lin pointed at herself, "I…"

"Intellectual Disability Spell!" Sharon cast a spell.

Lin Lin, who did not originally intend to be affected but wanted to practice, felt dizzy and reached out to support Arthur sitting next to her; the effect was immediate.

"I knew it wasn’t my fault," Sharon suddenly realized, "because Sandy and Allen have always been thoughtless!"

Sandy made a couple of sounds to show her dissatisfaction.

The Intellectual Disability Spell does not require any medicine; usually, you just need to wait for some time until the effect wears off.

Unfortunately, the spell reacted too obviously on Lin Lin; she leaned toward Arthur and whispered in his ear, "My head feels so dizzy."

Even when Lin Lin felt unwell, she rarely made such movements, so Arthur realized this was a side effect of the Intellectual Disability Spell.

After a moment of pause, Arthur reached out and took Lin Lin’s arm, letting her lean on his shoulder.

He planned to take Lin Lin back to the room first.

Before he could get up, Allen spoke first.

"Brother, can I go with you?"

Arthur quietly looked at his twin brother.