Shazo: No Elf Understands Humans Better Than I Do

The concept of rise and fall is Shazo's prediction of human civilization, based on the history of Huaxia civilization.

To be honest, this is an incredibly positive prediction.

Not every civilization is like the Huaxia civilization, possessing the Phoenix's Talent for rebirth from the ashes.

In any case, Shazo was not very optimistic that humanity, after a thousand years of development, could rise again to its original heights after the first imperial decline.

But now the situation is different. Flamme and Frieren have developed magic with Demon-Slaying Attribute, which is a very, very significant change.

The humans in this world may not be able to handle it, but as long as we can weaken the Demon Race, beat them to a Demon Race, and become relatively stronger, the problem can be solved.

If the Demon-Slaying Attribute could accompany the widespread use of magic, humanity would not need to form the strongest form, such as an empire, to fight against the Demon King's Army.

Even if humanity is divided into many kingdoms, and even if the kingdoms hinder and fight against each other, they can still fight against the Demon King's Army independently.

That solves the problem.

The numerous kingdoms that emerge from the fragmentation, constantly clashing and competing with each other, make it easier for them to maintain their upward momentum and increase the probability of powerful kingdoms emerging.

After hearing Shazo's story, Frieren was stunned.

She exclaimed in a daze, "Wow, this magic is so powerful!"

Shazo laughed loudly, "Yes, that's how amazing it is."

"However, to maximize the effect of the Demon-Slaying Attribute, you need to keep working hard and integrate it into basic Demon-Slaying Attribute to make it as widely applicable as possible."

"If one day, the Demon Race wounded by magic become incurable, and Demon Race fatally injured by magic turn into ashes like we see today, leaving nothing behind, then the Demon Race will be completely at a disadvantage."

"Perhaps those famous and Great Demon will still be arrogant, but Demon Race are no longer the natural disasters capable of annihilating humans and elves."

"We are one step closer to completely eliminating the threat of the Demon Race."

Frieren's eyes sparkled as if they were shining. "Thank you for your suggestion, Mr. Shazo, I will try my best!"

Upon returning, Frieren decisively devoted some of her energy to the research of Demon-Slaying Magic.

However, at Shazo's urging, Frieren wisely devoted most of her energy and time to studying and practicing magic.

After all, researching Demon-Slaying Attribute is a tremendous undertaking; without extensive magical knowledge and power, it is impossible to succeed.

A solid foundation is simply not enough.

Frieren did indeed play a significant role in the previous research on Demon-Slaying Magic.

But her value lies in providing ideas and inspiration; when it comes to the specific development of magic, she basically still relies on her teacher, Flamme.

Therefore, it is quite normal that after two months of research, the study of Demon-Slaying Magic has made no progress.

Frieren wasn't in a hurry at all, and Shazo was even less worried.

But Frieren was anxious about something else. "Mr. Shazo, I predict a heavy rain will start tomorrow, and I haven't filled in that ditch yet, what should I do?"

Shazo asked, "So how much did you finish?"

Frieren replied, "Not even one-twentieth."

Shazo nodded. "Not bad, much faster than I expected."

Shazo and Frieren arrived at the huge chasm he had created with his sword. At this time, there was half a meter of water at the bottom of the chasm, which should be the rainwater that had accumulated since the beginning of the rainy season.

Soaked by the accumulated water, both sides of the ditch showed signs of collapse.

This indicates that the soil structure is no longer firm, and a heavy rainstorm could trigger disasters such as landslides.

Shazo inspected the two kilometers that had been filled in by Frieren and expressed his appreciation for her work.

"Frieren, you've worked very hard. Leave the rest of the work to me."

Frieren asked in surprise, "Is Mr. Shazo also Mage?"

Shazo shook his head and said, "Although I have learned a lot of magical knowledge and mastered quite a few spells, I cannot be considered Mage."

My profession is swordsman, and my secondary profession is Druid.

Frieren asked curiously, "Druid —what kind of profession is that?"

Shazo: "This is a profession involving plants and life, and currently only I possess it."

In fact, it is the [Wood Release] shared by Naruto Shazo. Because of his efforts, he completely evolved this Kekkei Genkai into a [Talent Divine Ability], which has the characteristics of being universal in Myriad Worlds.

After hundreds of years of use and practice, combined with the unique natural affinity of the Elf Race and the Talent of a child of the Forest, the Hero Shazo transformed [Wood Release] from Talent Divine Ability into [Nature Control - Plants].

In this way, his magic no longer resembled magic, but rather aligned with the natural balance school of Druid.

So Shazo simply declared that he had created a new profession: the Druid, who wields the power of plants and life.

Unfortunately, his abilities were entirely based on the development of his Talent Divine Ability, and he had not yet perfected the Druid profession to the point where he could teach others, so no elf believed in him.

Humans?

Humans can't even understand magic right now, let alone have the Talent to understand nature, so let's not even think about it for now.

Shazo didn't explain further. Instead, he went to the edge of the ravine, placed his hand on the ground, and facing the ravine that stretched for over ten kilometers, shouted loudly, "The Deep Forest Emergence!"

In Frieren's incredulous eyes, the vast ravine ahead suddenly churned with water, waves of all sizes surging up.

Not only the water in the gullies, but even the ground on both sides of the gullies turned into a turbulent sea, undulating and shaking violently.

The earth was immediately covered with a dense web of cracks, and fissures spread everywhere. Trees fell one after another, and some were even swallowed up by the fissures.

In just a few seconds, the gully, which stretched for more than ten kilometers, was filled with loose soil amidst the tremors.

However, the hundreds of square kilometers of Forest centered around the ravine also disappeared as a result.

The next second, countless new green buds sprouted from the ground, and the branches that broke through the soil grew rapidly and vigorously at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In just a few seconds, huge trees, as thick as ten people could hug, filled the Liao Kong. The branches of the trees twisted and trembled, spreading in all directions, and soon formed Forest of forest that blocked out the sky.

Frieren was completely dumbfounded, her cute little mouth agape, utterly at a loss for words.

Shazo clapped his hands and stood up, saying to Frieren, "This is the Druid."

Whether it's accurate or not, Shazo is convinced that this is how Druid are in this world, and if you can't beat him, you can only accept his redefinition.

Frieren patted her non-existent chest and let out a soft sigh of relief, "Amazing."

"No wonder Mr. Shazo has enough food and can even eat fruit anytime in the spring, without cultivating large tracts of farmland."

She asked excitedly, "Mr. Shazo, can I learn Druid magic?"

Shazo shook his head. "Not yet. I created the Druid class based on my Talent, and I haven't figured out how to teach others yet."

"What a pity," Frieren muttered disappointedly. "I was hoping to be able to eat fruit anytime in the future."

Shazo laughed and said, "You can research and learn on your own, and then develop [Fruit Rapid-Ripening Magic]."

"Ugh... no way." Frieren bit her lower lip, giving up with deep regret. "The academic pressure I'm under right now is too much."

"I'm too old; I don't have time to study this magic anymore."

Frieren wisely gave up, tears streaming down her face despite her clinging to her lips. "Later, slurp, later I'll definitely figure it out! So that I can eat delicious fruit anytime, I'll definitely figure it out—"

After the hot summer passed, Frieren, who had been gone for several months, finally reappeared.

But to her surprise, Shazo told her as soon as they met, "I'm leaving."

Frieren: "Huh? Leave? Where are you going?"

Shazo replied, "I left my village mainly to observe the birth of the Demon Race. Now that I've achieved my goal, it's time for me to move on to another place to continue pursuing the origins of the Demon Race."

Frieren's eyes widened. "You mean, you've confirmed the birth of the Demon Race?"

Shazo nodded and said, "Yes, confirmed."

"Just as I predicted, the birthplace of the Demon Race is neither within the Demon Race race's territory nor in the lands of humans, lovers, and elves."

Frieren let out a sigh of relief, "Your previous hypothesis has been confirmed. So expanding our settlement and weakening the Demon Race ' power is indeed feasible."

Shazo responded, "Unfortunately, it was confirmed too late; it's too late for the Elf Race."

"The only hope now is for humanity to implement this strategy, driving the Demon Race into the mountains and forests, greatly weakening their power, and fundamentally reducing the Demon Race threat."

Frieren closed her eyes and lamented, "Those wretched elders!"

"I understand, I will try my best to help humanity----"

"No!" Shazo interrupted Frieren, "You absolutely cannot exert direct influence on humans, or you'll definitely make things worse."

Frieren couldn't understand. "Why? You've already proven it's right, and I'm doing this for the sake of humanity—"

Shazo sneered, "Because: those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts!"

"We are elves, not yet integrated into human civilization, not accepted as part of them; we are two different races."

No matter what you think, there will be people who suspect your motives.

Only through selfless dedication—the imparting of magical knowledge—that humanity gains the power it so desperately desires, can humanity's suspicion be dispelled.

Frieren frowned and said, "Are humans really that... suspicious?"

Shazo nodded earnestly. "Trust me. No one, no, no elf understands the wicked nature of humans better than I do."

In the end, Frieren chose to believe Shazo, after all, over the past thousand years, Shazo had proven countless times that his understanding of humanity was profound.

"Alright, I'll stick to the original plan and only be responsible for promoting magic education and its dissemination."

Shazo nodded in satisfaction and said, "That's right."

"If you train enough human Mage and magicians, giving humanity sufficient power to protect itself, everything will fall into place naturally."

"Frieren, you must remember this: humans are monsters far more greedy than Demon Race."

"Given the chance, they will be driven by greed, frantically seizing every inch of land and gradually shrinking the Demon Race's living space."

You don't need to say it yourself.

Looking at the bewildered Frieren, Shazo chuckled and said, "We must fully respect human nature."

"We must guard against human suspicion in advance, and also make full use of human greed. On this basis, we should cultivate human worship of us elves. This is the fundamental way for us to deal with humans."

Frieren's head was spinning, and she managed to answer, "I, I'll try—"

Shazo Zuo chuckled and said, "I believe Frieren can do well. After all, we're still young. As long as our mindset doesn't age, at least..."

There are still several thousand years to go, let's take it slow.

Frieren suddenly got angry. "You know so much about humans, and you talk about them so knowledgeably, why don't you come with me to human society?"

Shazo replied matter-of-factly, "Because I'm lazy."

"Besides, I am a swordsman, which is not noble in the eyes of humans. The stronger I am, the more likely I am to arouse the suspicion of human nobles. Going there will only lead to negative results."

"Once you've worked hard for a thousand years and established the preconceived notion that humans are a noble race by forming elves, I'll be able to freely enter and participate in human society."

Frieren glanced sideways at Shazo: "You, you don't look down on humans these days, do you? Do you think they're barbaric, dirty, and unhygienic?"

"Haha, that's part of the reason, huh?" Shazo tried to hide his embarrassment. "I really can't stand in their villages and towns where there's excrement everywhere."

Frieren complained, "Tch, I knew it. You even looked down on the most beautiful village of the Elf Race, let alone humans who are a hundred times dirtier."

"Can't you just put up with it?"

"I can't tolerate this! I can't tolerate this in my entire life!"

Seeing Great-Grandmaster Serie and Mr. Shazo arguing, complaining and mocking each other, Frieren wasn't scared at all; instead, she felt like laughing.

Then she actually laughed.

Hearing the Little Elf's laughter, Frieren's face flushed red, and she shouted angrily, "Damn it!"

"You wretched Shazo, are you deliberately trying to embarrass me?!"

It's all your fault!

Then she sulked and stopped talking.

Shazo wasn't afraid of making Frieren angry at all. On the contrary, he felt satisfied when he saw the elf's sullen face, and even secretly gave Frieren a thumbs up.

Shazo generously brought out rare and delicious fruits and fragrant fruit wine, which quickly made Frieren indulge in the food and wine, and she completely forgot her anger.

Alcohol can make people let loose and enjoy themselves.

Frieren, flushed with the effects of the drink, opened up and began to recount her experiences in human society.

There are things that annoy you, things that make you happy, and even more things that give you hope for the future.

Frieren sighed, "Shazo, you're right. Humanity is the future."