Chapter 512: Fairy Country
Altoria Castle.
When that name fell from the girl’s lips and reached Reiger’s ears, there was only one thought in his mind.
"It really is her."
How could Reiger not recognize her?
After all, in this world, she was like the equivalent of a heroine.
"I didn’t expect to encounter one of the most important figures in this world just after arriving here," Reiger reflected with a sense of drama about the start of his Dimensional Travel.
Of course, Reiger did not voice this thought.
"I am Reiger Brillhaut. Just call me Reiger."
Reiger introduced himself with a composed demeanor.
"Then just call me Altoria," Altoria replied with her easygoing smile still spread across her face, but her eyes were filled with confusion as she inquired, "Which fairy clan do you belong to? I’ve never seen you before."
The fairies Altoria mentioned refer to a unique form of life in this world.
They are a different life form from humans, and even differ significantly from the demi-human tribes in the Earth Mistake World and Overlord’s world.
They appear in all sorts of mythological tales.
For instance, in Western mythologies, sometimes they manifest as winged fairies, other times as petite beings the size of a palm, sometimes as incarnations of certain elements, and sometimes as elves, gnomes, dwarfs, goblins, redcaps, or even dragons, presenting as an exceptionally diverse and complex existence.
In Scotland, there are often rumors of fairy pranks, and the island of Britain from the legend of King Arthur is said to have tales of a "Fairy Country," where various kinds of fairies are said to live.
This world, just as the information from the Dimensional Cube indicated, is a domain and nation of fairies.
It is a world where fairies can be seen everywhere, and it is actually the fairies who are the mainstream.
The Altoria before him was also a fairy, appearing as a human girl but, in reality, a completely different life form from humans.
The dwarf recently encountered in Tintagel, as well as the elves with pointed ears, were also fairies.
Within this Fairy Country, fairies are commonly divided into six clans.
There is the Earth Clan, who love to create objects and are passionate about workshop endeavors, existing in the form of dwarfs.
There is the Wind Clan, most resembling humans in appearance, with lovely faces and the ability to quickly spread messages.
There is the Tusk Clan, simple-minded but possessing great strength, appearing in the form of beastmen.
In such a manner, fairies have their own distinctive appearances and their own fields of expertise.
Moreover, no matter what type of fairy, the majority of their powers are considerably superior to those of humans.
Thus, in the dungeons of Tintagel, Reiger encountered several henchmen who all possessed incredibly strong powers.
The source of Altoria’s confusion now was the origin and clan of Reiger.
After all, Reiger lacked the traditional pointed ears of the Wind Clan and did not possess the unique appearance of the Earth Clan or the Tusk Clan, making him a stranger to Altoria.
As for the other three clans, Altoria had not seen them much, so she could not confirm whether Reiger was a fairy from one of the three clans other than Wind, Earth, or Tusk.
Hence, Altoria had posed the question.
However...
"I am not a fairy," Reiger shook his head, saying, "I am a human."
At these words, Altoria was taken aback.
"Human?"
The girl’s eyes widened in utter surprise as she gazed at Reiger, looking much like someone who had encountered a rare species.
"So, you’re a human?"
Altoria was genuinely astonished.
In this fairy realm, humans did exist.
However, humans’ status here was incomparable to that of the fairies.
Rather, humans in this place were essentially possessions of the fairies, toys they bred, pets they kept.
In this realm, humans not only lacked the concept of reproduction, but even the number of individuals born was strictly controlled, and there were even special pastures designated for housing humans, which illustrates the standing of humans in this nation.
Altoria had truly never seen a "legendary" human before, which was why she was so surprised, deeply so.
What was even more astonishing to her was that this young man claiming to be human possessed a power that seemed to overshadow ordinary fairies.
Are humans really that strong?
In the knowledge that Altoria possessed, humans were always a weak species, so how did such a strong human suddenly appear?
Could it be that the knowledge in her mind was false? Perhaps humans were actually a stronger existence than fairies?
Altoria was utterly confused.
The only thing Altoria could be certain about was just one fact.
That was, the man before her wasn’t lying to her.
He spoke the truth, this was what her own "eyes" told her.
As Altoria grappled with surprise and confusion over Reiger’s identity, it was then Reiger’s turn to change the subject.