Su Han and the others exchanged glances, then directly stated their codenames.
"Zero"
"One"
"Two"
"Four"
"Five"
"Six"
Elder Elf Ai Fan said, "Very strange names. Zero, you are the leader, right? First, I want to thank you for saving the two little elves from our village. Let our village host you properly!"
Elder Elf Ai Fan clapped his hands. Several elves entered in a row, holding food.
Soon, fruits, vegetables, and drinks were placed before the six of them.
Su Han and the others did not know if they, as humans, could eat this food, so they did not touch it.
Elder Elf Ai Fan seemed to understand Su Han's concerns and did not make a toast. Instead, he got straight to the point and asked, "Zero, now, let's talk! Your appearances are very peculiar. I have never seen a race that looks like you. May I ask which race you belong to?"
Su Han had undergone some training during this time, so he knew how to answer these questions.
"My race is human!"
"Human?" Elder Elf Ai Fan said in confusion, "I've never heard of humans!"
Su Han spoke while pondering Elder Elf Ai Fan's words in his mind.
There were no humans in this world? Or had this particular elf simply never seen humans? Regardless, Su Han and the others would eventually need to understand the reason behind this.
Besides these questions, Su Han had others. However, he could not ask them for now.
Elder Elf Ai Fan continued, "Well, I thank you again for saving our two little elves from the goblins. By the way, I have another question: where did you come from? Where do your humans live?"
Su Han said, "We came from the north. Our human race lives in a very, very distant place."
"What? The north?" Annasi, who was standing nearby, exclaimed in surprise.
Elder Elf Ai Fan said, "Annasi, as the village chief, you shouldn't be so surprised."
Annasi said, "Teacher, of course, I'm surprised. The north is where the Goblin Forest is located. There are a large number of goblins in the Goblin Forest. Without the protection of a great mage, it is very difficult to pass through the Goblin Forest! And I can't sense any magical power from these six honored guests."
Elder Elf Ai Fan said, "Well, don't be too surprised. We still need to inquire about the specific situation from our honored guests."
"Zero, you came from the north, which road did you take?"
Su Han did not conceal anything and said, "We took the road outside, the forest north of your village. I don't know if the forest to the north is the Goblin Forest."
At this moment, Elder Elf Ai Fan was also a little surprised and said, "Is it really the forest north of the village? If that's the case, your strength is indeed considerable. The forest to the north is the Goblin Forest. Did you travel south from that direction?"
Su Han nodded and said, "That's right, we traveled south from that direction."
Elder Elf Ai Fan said, "The roads in the Goblin Forest were created by large merchant caravans. Only large caravans or powerful mages can pass through safely. Our village chief Annasi was surprised because he couldn't sense any magical power from the six of you. You must understand that magical power is equivalent to strength."
Su Han nodded and said, "We can pass through there safely because of our strength, of course. By the way, you mentioned earlier that we have no magical power. How did you know we have no magical power?"
Elder Elf Ai Fan said, "Annasi, you explain it."
Annasi said, "Once a magician reaches the level of an advanced mage, they can easily sense the magical power of others. My strength is precisely that of an advanced mage, so I can sense that you have no magical power."
"I see. Then how are the levels of mages calculated?" Su Han asked.
Annasi said, "The levels of mages are: apprentice mage, novice mage, intermediate mage, advanced mage, great mage, archmage, and divine archmage."
Hearing these levels, Su Han said, "I didn't expect there to be so many levels of mages! Then how powerful is a great mage who can pass through the Goblin Forest? Why is a great mage needed to pass through the Goblin Forest safely?"
Annasi said, "Great mages are naturally very powerful. When I was young, a great mage was needed to pass through goblin territory when the numbers were small to ensure safety. It doesn't mean that an advanced mage, one level below a great mage, cannot pass. If there are three advanced mages, they can also pass. Because I saw that you had no magical power, I assumed you would need a great mage to escort you through the Goblin Forest."
Annasi continued, "The most dangerous thing in the Goblin Forest is the large number of goblins. These goblins will often attack you. A great mage has enough magical power to eliminate the constantly attacking goblins. However, three advanced mages would need to take turns to deal with them to ensure their magical power doesn't deplete. It's mainly about magical power! Even adult elves can easily kill those goblins. The key is magical power."
After hearing this, Su Han understood. The main issue was the magical power endurance of a great mage to clear the Goblin Forest. Advanced mages would need three or more to ensure magical power endurance.
Su Han said, "According to what you say, these goblins are indeed quite dangerous."
At this point, Elder Elf Ai Fan said, "Now that you know the dangers of the Goblin Forest, could you please tell us how you managed to pass through it? Were you escorted by a great mage?"
Su Han said, "We really didn't have a great mage escorting us. We drove here in our vehicles. As for those goblins, we killed them with our weapons."
Elder Elf Ai Fan looked at the firearms of Ye Fan and the others and said, "Are these metal sticks what you used? I can't feel any magical power from them at all. Can these mechanical creations really kill those goblins?"
"That's right, we killed the goblins with these metal sticks," Su Han said truthfully.
Annasi said, "Teacher, the two little elves who were rescued also said that Zero and the others killed the goblins with these metal sticks."
Ai Fan continued to ask, "Then, may I ask what Zero intends to do by coming here from the north?"