RISE OF EROS

The water elves may have been few in number, but it was for this very reason that they were very united. It's not like there were only a handful of them, there were actually thousands, just that, compared to the size and population of the country of Rios, they were few to oversee it completely.

As Sansa had said before leaving, the water elves were known in ancient times as liquid spirits and on par with dragons, they are the race with the largest number of people over a millennium old.

This means that many of their members witnessed and even fought in the war of the lost continent, so just imagine their power. For this reason, when the water elves that Andrew and the others saved told their story, they immediately took action.

Lucas and his friends were not self-centered, nor full of themselves, as they told the events as they had happened, including how Andrew and his companions saved them and what they asked for in return.

This is why a demigod-level water elf watched them from the sky. It was strange to them that Andrew had asked for Lucas and the others' friendship, but then left without pressing anything.

Even the kind of threat that he wouldn't save them again left them puzzled. To Lucas and his companions, it only seemed like an empty threat, but to the more intelligent and wise water elves, there were two possibilities.

The first was just as Andrew had said and that was that if he happened to find them in trouble again he wouldn't save them. If this was what he meant by his words, the water elves wouldn't be upset with him, in fact, they would hold him in high regard.

However, there was another possibility and that was that Andrew created the possibility of danger for Lucas and the others, in short his threat was not that, "He wouldn't save them", but that, "He would put them in danger".

It was for this second reason that this demigod-level water elf was watching them, because even after reviewing all the information found in the safe of the leader of the red scorpions and his allies, Andrew did not appear.

This gave them the impression that they had no connection to these people, but that didn't mean they couldn't belong to a third force that was a threat.

While the water elves were short-handed, they had the right people in the right areas. The water elves' espionage and information gathering within Rios was unmatched and if they were to say they were number 2, no one would dare claim number 1.

It was for this reason that in a single night, they were able to wipe out an organization as large and deep as the red scorpions and their allies. Now while they were watching Andrew and his group, other elves were searching for information about them.

Few knew it, but the ability of these elves to move through water is one of their greatest advantages in gathering information, since being a country full of wetlands, they could move anywhere at great speed.

For this reason, by the time Andrew's wives woke up, which was afternoon, the water elves had already identified where Andrew and his group came from and even what they had done since entering Rios.

When this information was communicated to the water elf watching them, he was surprised, as it seemed that they had only recently entered the country and were only passing through, as they knew they would be taking a boat to the Duchy of Cannes in a few days, but that was not everything. The water elf watching them had a strange look on his face when he saw Andrew.

Everything pointed to the first option being the real one, but the water elves were careful. Even though everything pointed to a place, it was not necessarily correct, the point was that they lacked information.

Being cautious by nature, the water elves decided to investigate news about Andrew and his group outside the country before making a move. While they were not as fast as they were inside the country, they were still able to accomplish a lot of information in a short week.

By this time, Andrew and his group had already boarded their boat bound for the Duchy of Cannes and had even been traveling for about 4 days. The boat trip is more boring than it sounds, as this is not a cruise, there is really no entertainment.

At least they could see different landscapes, because unlike the ocean where it is open and with nothing but water, here the landscape changed as they advanced, although it was not much.

The most you could do was gambling games with some of the travelers, but since Andrew had no taste for gambling, he did not participate in that and since the rooms were not the most comfortable and soundproof, he could not have fun with his wives either.

It was not that they did not have what it took to do so, it was that Andrew felt uncomfortable knowing that the rooms nearby could hear his wives moaning.

The walls were thin, as they were made of wood. In addition, the erosion of humidity had made them even thinner. Although these ships are large like those that transport cargo by sea, they are more rustic and fragile, since there are not as many dangers in the river and there is also no salt to deteriorate their structure.

In short, although large, the materials and workmanship of these ships were cheap, so it was not suitable for intimacy. Andrew and his group were bored and had nothing to do when suddenly, the four heard a voice in their heads, "Come to the captain's room."

Aki and Zany were scared to hear the voice in their minds, because they did not know the owner of that voice and what is worse, they knew the level that had to be in order to do this.

This was not the only reason why they were scared, the real reason was because of the fact that Oliver had not warned them of an expert of his level nearby, so they immediately understood that someone much more powerful than Oliver was the one who spoke to them.

Fearfully, they approached Andrew and grabbed his arm, as if seeking protection. Oliver, for his part, also became alert and if the girls could notice the strength of this person, he could too.

Just as Aki and Zany had guessed, Oliver hadn't noticed that there was someone powerful nearby and that only meant that either he had a treasure that allowed him to hide from Oliver or that Oliver wasn't strong enough to notice him.

The one who had a calmer reaction was Andrew. Thanks to Fluffy, he already knew that there was an elf demigod watching them. In this world, there were very few people who could hide from him.

Despite that, Fluffy had told Andrew that if that elf hid in the water, it would be difficult to find him and that was saying a lot. The point is that Andrew already knew of his presence, so he wasn't surprised.

"Let's go," Andrew said, as he began to walk towards the captain's room. Oliver and the girls wanted to refuse, but Andrew smiled at them as if to say that there was no problem.

The four of them quickly arrived at the captain's room and knocked on the door. No noise was heard inside and when they thought about knocking again, the door opened on its own.

The room was not very large, but it was comfortable and secluded, which made it pleasant, but Andrew and the others did not have time to admire it, because there was a water elf there who, despite his great age, had few wrinkles.

The water elf was the one who had been watching them for days. Now he had information about Andrew and knew more than they imagined, so he had determined that Andrew was not a threat to them and wanted to talk to him.

"Greetings, dear Elder spirit," said Andrew with a smile, showing that he already knew his presence. The water elf was not only surprised that Andrew already knew about him, but also that he called him, "Spirit."

Although the elves of the younger generation do not mind being called water elves, for the older ones, it is a different case. They are proud of their ancestors and their race is liquid spirits, not water elves.

As Sansa had explained before, Andrew decided to try his luck and was successful, as the old man said, "I didn't expect a young man like you to know about us."

Andrew smiled at the comment and continued saying, "Well, as you can see this beautiful Amazon is one of my wives. Her sisters in the Black Forest are women of great knowledge and when they knew I would be passing through this country they told me some things about the revered liquid spirits." Read new chapters at My Virtual Library Empire

The old man smiled upon hearing Andrew and rising from his chair he adopted a respectful expression and said, "First of all, let me introduce myself. I am Elidyr Zyllee and I come on behalf of my people to offer you a thanks for your help."

Oliver, Zany, and Aki who until that moment were tense, relaxed, as it seemed that this old man did not come looking for trouble. "Elder Zyllee should not worry about small things, I do not deserve such recognition," Andrew humbly replied.

Andrew even with his trump card did not dare to disrespect this old man. Although Elidyr is an old man, being over 1,500 years old, he really looks more like a middle-aged man, and that only shows his strength.

Even Fluffy had told him that, although he could defeat him, it would not be as fast as in previous times and the price to pay would be enormous, so Andrew spoke humbly so as not to create misunderstandings.

In addition, Elidyr had been very cordial until now, so there was no need to treat him badly. Andrew would always respect those who respect him and this old man only had good will towards him.

His Eros eyes did not lie and although his divinity showed some distrust, it was normal, since they did not know each other, but for the rest, their divine aura and his words complemented each other, he did not lie.

However, Andrew and the others never expected the following words to come out of the old man's mouth, "Now, may I ask, what is the domain of the young god candidate?"