"Vivi just now was the Monochoria Family's only great elf, wasn't she?" Russell lay in bed that night, lost in thought.
There were two types of elves.
One type was plant elves; the other was mushroom elves.
Among mushroom elves, Mushroom Insect Grass gave birth to Mushroom Bugs. Mushroom Bugs could evolve into Mushroom Birds, and Mushroom Birds were the evolutionary endpoint of mushroom elves.
Among plant elves, plant Worm Grass gave birth to Spirit Worms. Spirit Worms could evolve into little elves, and little elves could continue evolving into great elves, which possessed intelligence and could speak.
However, evolving into a great elf was extremely difficult. Throughout the entire Shadowflame Grand Duchy, great elves were even rarer than wyverns.
But—
Once a family possessed a great elf, it meant an endless stream of Spirit Worms and little elves would be born for the family.
Great elves had a theoretical lifespan of two or three hundred years, enough to shelter a family for several generations, or even more than ten.
That was also why Count Merlin had been willing to give Madam Meryl a Rainflower Sprite as part of her dowry when she married down—the Monochoria Family did not lack little elves. With Vivi Your Excellency around, countless Rainflower Sprites would be born.
"What a magical, beautiful creature... The way she spoke, she looked just like a child. And she was so pretty, so cute!"
Russell lay in bed, his imagination running wild.
Not in that sense, of course. He simply wanted a great elf badly. As a collectible, it would be more perfect than any figurine.
"What a pity. Ice Cream probably won't show up tonight. Otherwise, I could go admire what Vivi Your Excellency looks like in the Dark Dreamscape." In the Dark Dreamscape, the most dazzling magical