The moment the Elf King said this, the tea party, which had been bustling just moments before, fell into a brief silence. The elves looked at one another, and for a moment, none of them knew what to say.
Normally speaking, there would be no problem with a qualified member of the Elf race undergoing the Elf Ancient Tree's legacy trial. But Shilke's situation was rather special.
In terms of race, he was indeed an elf. But in terms of allegiance, he belonged to Great Zhou. That made things rather delicate.
That was the main reason everyone had suddenly fallen silent.
In fact, the Elf King's sudden proposal had left Shilke himself completely dumbfounded. After all, he had never even dared to consider such a thing.
Who could have expected the Elf King to put forward the idea in public without even discussing it with him beforehand?
Although everyone at the silent tea party felt extremely conflicted, they were unexpectedly not all that resistant. After all, having accepted someone's gifts, it was hard to turn around and refuse them.
Over this period of time, they had received no small number of gifts from Shilke.
Moreover, they had built a good friendship with Shilke. It seemed there was no reason to object to letting him undergo the Elf Ancient Tree's legacy trial.
With that thought, one of the Elf royal family members was just about to speak when a voice filled with disbelief came from outside the hall.
"That is absolutely impossible!"
Before the words had even faded, the Gray Robe Mage's figure had already burst into Shilke's view.
Because he had been cultivating magic, he had arrived a step late. The moment he reached the hall, he heard what the Elf King had said, and it gave him a fright.