"Will this... will this work?"

The recruiting officer hesitated, but Jia Zhengyi threatened him, "Brother, if we go back now, aren't you afraid of being punished and executed?"

"Besides, even if we fail, at least we're fighting for the empire, and our political stance is correct!"

"not to mention..."

Jia Zhengyi paused, then lowered his voice as much as possible: "Wouldn't this be a good way to avoid the main battlefield? Otherwise, even if you go back, even if His Majesty the King doesn't blame you, you'll still have to take on other military duties, come back to the front lines, and get killed by the orcs..."

As soon as he said that, the recruitment officer made the decision on the spot: "Jia! I'll say it again, I'll listen to you! I trust your brilliant mind!"

"You should have said so earlier! Would I ever harm you?" Jia Zhengyi laughed heartily.

You think I can't handle you?

The nobles all felt that Jia Zhengyi's analysis was correct, that it was in their own interests, and that it was also acceptable from an official perspective.

Even if things go wrong, there's still this small team to take responsibility; the pure-blooded elves inside are excellent scapegoats.

If the officers above had no objections, the new recruits below naturally wouldn't say anything either, since they didn't have the power to control their own future.

After discussing it, the team turned around and left without saying a word.

......

Unlike the human empire, where populations are concentrated, the elven population is more dispersed. There is only one publicly known elven queen who governs the entire race. The queen has extremely high power, but her management style is very lenient.

The elves are scattered throughout this magical continent. Whether it's mountains, forests, rivers, or any other place that blends more closely into the natural landscape, the more favored the elves will be, and they will live there in seclusion year-round.

Unlike the world of Lyanna, where the elven races are distinguished by categories like forest elves, mountain elves, and night elves, the elven races in the current game world are not further subdivided, and most elves have only one general racial name.

The only difference is their place of residence; their belief structure, social customs, power distribution, and identity are completely identical.

On the surface, such a loosely structured race, with little contact with the outside world, faces many fatal limitations in diplomacy, making it extremely vulnerable to being divided and attacked.

In reality, the Elf race holds an extremely high status in the world. In the current world competition, none of the seven major races dare to easily provoke the Elves, all thanks to the Elves' natural talent for magic affinity and their excellent physique, making them natural beings who can cultivate both magic and martial arts.

Their long lifespan, coupled with their exceptional talents, endows them with formidable individual strength. This is the greatest source of confidence for the Elven race to thrive in the world, and also the origin of their arrogance and self-importance.

Based on this strong foundation, although the elves live hidden in nature, their main elven settlements are famous and widely known.

Simply put: I live right here, who would dare to disturb me without fear of death?

About two hundred miles south of where the new recruits set off, there happened to be a relatively large elven settlement, not far from the battle line between the human and orc fortresses.

The few elves in the Duke of the Fortress's army also came from this area and were sent to support the human camp. Although it was somewhat of a perfunctory gesture to fulfill the alliance's agreement, at least they sent people.

As the main adversaries in the war, the orcs, even knowing about this and even though the battlefield was not far from the elves' territory, could only turn a blind eye and pretend they hadn't seen it.

The elves' current attitude is already rather detached; they are not fully supporting the human camp, so there's no need for them to provoke the humans further and force them completely into the human camp.

Moreover, even if we were to send troops to fight... we might not be able to win.

The human empire understood this even better: to win this war, gaining stronger support from the elves was key.

It's no exaggeration to say that even though the orc faction has four races united, the elves alone are enough. As the strongest beings among the seven races, the elves possess the formidable strength to sweep across the entire battlefield.

"A peace-loving race...can we really get help? Can we recruit an army from the elves?"

The recruiting officer and other nobles were still somewhat unsure of themselves, and kept asking Jia Zhengyi questions along the way, which annoyed Jia Zhengyi: "We have to give it a try, otherwise we'll just go back and take the blame now?"

Whenever this happened, the recruiting officers and other nobles would smile awkwardly and say nothing more, but they would ask again the next day.

Su Lin's team understood the unease in the hearts of the nobles, but they were too lazy to appease these NPCs.

The large contingent of new recruits, carrying a significant amount of supplies, was not moving very fast.

Two or three days have passed, and they have not yet traveled more than a hundred miles.

On the third day, Jia Zhengyi received a hint from Xiao Linlin and found an excuse to have the new recruits temporarily stationed there, while the team members quickly joined the group and headed to the elf's habitat.

The recruiters and others naturally refused and tried their best to persuade them to stay, but Jia Zhengyi was very determined, and with Lyanna personally intervening, the nobles could not refuse and could only watch the team leave.

Without the army to hinder them, the squad traveled at an extremely fast pace.

Su Lin carried Xiao Linlin in his arms as they raced through the hills, with Lyanna using forest magic to follow closely behind.

The only one who suffered was Jia Zhengyi, who gritted his teeth and kept running, occasionally injecting himself with a stamina potion so that he wouldn't fall too far behind.

During the journey, in order to find an excuse to rest, Jia Zhengyi would occasionally ask Xiao Linlin, "Girl, do you think those guys might run away with the team?"

He was referring to the new recruits and the nobles. By all accounts, these cowardly fellows had a high probability of deserting in the face of battle, and might even be fleeing with their troops.

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