The elven institution of research and developnt spanned an enormous area, comprising of organic infrastructure for the main purpose of botanical biotechnology, making it haven of technological advance for the dark elves.
WHOOSH
The trees split as an opening erged in the vast forests of the institution.
From within, a dark elf in what resembled a lab coat comprised of organic fibers erged from within, atop an elevating branch that carried him along with it. Rui found it curious that a man had been sent to receive him to the institution rather than a woman, considering that he had yet to interact with a single male elf at that point.
"Welco to the Institution of Research and Developnt, Your Highness," the man remarked with a gentle smile. "My na is Vertail, the director of the elven biological research departnt and I will be guiding you through our institution and help you get what you need."
"Pleasure to et you," Rui replied with a nod.
"Then, please follow ."
The two of them lowered themselves as they entered the research facility, descending past the canopy ceiling.
Within the botanical facility, he found himself in a set of corridors that led to many different facilities that each had glass doors of sorts, displaying exactly what they were up to. Within most of them, Rui could tell that they were conducting experints on plant and tree tissue, often with whole test subjects at large, to test out new technology and gather more empirical data.
From just a single glance, he caught attempts to increase the durability of organic tissue, as well as attempts to increase the rate of growth of wood, and even attempts to increase the density of flora networks.
Their equipnt was also biotechnological as well, comprising wood and other organic substances that were found in abundance in trees and plants.
Surely a lot of this was classified information.
Yet, the dark elves apparently wanted to make a gesture of goodwill and lead him through their institution as if he was a trusted ally, which he technically was.
His attention returned to the scientist leading him through the winding corridors within the forest of an institution. What he found curious was the fact that a male elf had been given such a high position of power within the institution of research and developnt.
"I would imagine the departnt of elven biological research is quite an important one, no?" Rui raised an eyebrow.
"It is." His tone was humble as he smiled at Rui modestly. "In this departnt, we study the foundations of the Nature Path. We study how our bond and harmonization with nature in a scientific lens and seek to understand how it functions and how we can improve it. Or how, at the very least, we can improve our biotechnology to improve our compatibilty with it."
He turned to Rui with a knowing gaze. "I believe that you have fought our dark elf warriors, therefore I’m sure that you have noticed a tendency for our biotechnology to make up for a shortcoming in our great elven warriors. This is thanks to research conducted by departnt."
"I see..." Rui replied with a asure of interest. "I’m guessing you also try improving the elven physiology itself to try and improve your propensity for nature? Like, perhaps, trying to make elven males more compatible with nature?"
A small, aningful smile erged on the dark elf’s face. "Indeed. That is currently one of our greatest objectives and goals. It is unfortunate that the males of our species are simply genetically inferior to the females of our species when it cos to the Nature Path. Alas..."
His tone grew lancholic. "...it has proven to be extrely difficult to make even a dent of progress in regards to this problem. Unfortunately, for better or for worse, elven won will likely always be far better than elven n at nature manipulation. It is not possible to alter the elven geno to change male physiology to beco more feminine in hormonal make-up without also severely reducing our already low fertility."
"I see..." Rui’s tone grew curious as he studied the dark elf.
His eyes also short around the facility they were in as he studied the other reseachers who were working on their projects in labs or walking across the corridors of the research facility.
He noticed a much higher proportion of n in the research and developnt institution than perhaps in any other institution in West Genora.
"Do dark elven n tend to prefer working in research and developnt?" Rui raised an eyebrow.
"...Not exactly," his smile grew wry. "The simple fact of the matter is that our won flock to institutions and sectors that involve nature manipulation. This leaves institutions that have increasingly less to do with nature manipulation mostly to n."
"I see..." his eyes shifted to study the man from head to toe.
He had noticed this before, but despite being tall, the man was what Rui perceived to feminine, even though his judgnt was undoubtedly colored in human and Kandrian culture. But there were so universal tells in not just him but also the other dark elf n in the elven civilization.
For one, he couldn’t even see the tiniest hint of body hair or facial hair. He also couldn’t see even the slightest hint of muscle tone in their bodies, as if they deliberately avoided trying to build muscle. It was possible that dark elven n simply didn’t have those characteristics, but that was unlikely, as far as Rui was concerned.
He suspected that they had likely tried making themselves more feminine in the hopes that they would be more compatible with nature? At the sa ti, considering that one’s affinity and harmonization with nature was the pri parater that determined social status, perhaps everybody in dark elven society was trying to be more feminine.
It was completely opposite from human civilization on the Panama Continent that prized the more masculine traits of violence and the power of physicality.
"We have arrived," Vertail remarked as they reached giant wooden doors with two powerful elven warrior at each side, guarding it. "Let us go."
CRACK CRACK CRACK
The wood separated in a crack down the center as the two halves contracted, making way the two of them.
"Welco to the elven physiology departnt."
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