Ethereal Ascendance: A Journey of Transformation(Vol 5)

Vol 5/Chapter 58: Earth Army Base

These two people from Earth seemed to be part of a larger group. According to Wayne Peng's introduction, they weren't military personnel, just like the female translator—they were civilian workers brought in through some collaboration.

"Is that so?"

I had to admit, Mia's suspicion seemed somewhat justified. From a distance, those two were still excitedly discussing something, and just as Mia had pointed out, their expressions were indeed strange!

Maybe Mia, having stayed in Edenmere for so long, didn't really understand humans well. But to me, those two Earthlings didn't seem to have any malicious intent—though, admittedly, they did seem a bit... creepy?

"Hehe, these are real elves! Look at their pointy ears! If people on Earth saw them, it would cause a huge sensation, especially among those foreigners—it would be as shocking as a comet hitting the Earth!"

"Exactly! Who knows, maybe 'The Lord of the Rings' wasn't a fantasy novel after all but an ancient historical record! Everything we see here is real, not special effects or animation—this is truly another world! It's just too bad we didn't come here alone, or we could've made a fortune. At least one wife each, no problem!"

"Come on, is that all you see? Just elf girls? Think about it—if there are elves in this world, there could be dragon girls, cat girls, bunny girls... all those species we thought only existed in anime might be real here! I'm not going to give up the whole forest for just one tree, hahaha!"

"Pfft, nothing compares to my elf girl! I've always been loyal to elves. Oh, by the way, didn't Captain Wayne mention something about bird people when talking to the locals? Do you think there could be angels in this world too?"

"Angels? That's just a myth. They couldn't exist in reality. You're thinking too much!"

...

Alright, I finally understood! I had been eavesdropping from a not-too-close distance, and in short, these two were just having some rather delusional daydreams. They weren't speaking quietly either, clearly taking advantage of the fact that the locals didn't understand them.

Luckily, angels don't have pointy ears; otherwise, the three of us might have ended up in their fantasies too.

But from these few conversations, I confirmed another important fact: the Earth army probably really didn't know about Cyra and Nicola, otherwise, they wouldn't be so clueless about the existence of angels in this world.

"It's not that serious. Maybe they're just overwhelmed by the wonders of this world..."

But facing Mia, I couldn't think of better words to explain this situation. She didn't know I could speak the H-country language, so she wouldn't believe my reassurances.

In the end, we decided that Reed, Adrian, Mia, and I would all go to the human base together. The Light Elves didn't really care whether the humans from another world were deceiving them or not. Whether the Empire defeated them or the humans from Earth eventually took over the forest, as long as their lives weren't disrupted, it didn't matter to them. For now, the Earthlings seemed much friendlier than the Empire's people.

"You're not elves... you're humans?"

Just before we left the Light Elf village, as we were about to get into the vehicle, Wayne Peng and his team finally noticed that the four of us seemed a bit different from the locals.

"Is there a problem with being human?" Adrian quickly clarified, pulling out the trade permit from Colomidos that we had used before. If they mistook us for being from the Empire, it could lead to trouble. "We're not residents of the Ilandra Dominion Empire. We're traders traveling from other countries on the continent!"