The Crystal of Life can offset three death penalties, and this effect refreshes every two days.

The death penalty includes not only the loss of equipment and experience, but also the death count.

In other words, players who possess the Crystal of Life must kill eight times to remove it from the Illusionary Realm.

This item comes from the Elf race's Life Crystal Tree.

Certain extremely special items can be brought from the real world into the illusionary realm, and the Crystal of Life is one of them.

Ini took the fruit from Lu Cang's hand.

Looking at the fruit, Ini couldn't help but think: No wonder that human named Fearless Warrior had such high HP, a million more than his original constitution bonus.

So it was because of this fruit?

“We elves are not a race that breaks its promises. If what you say is true, I will agree to the deal with you.”

However, Yini did not take it directly as Lu Cang had suggested.

Instead, a "toxin test" scroll was used, and the toxin test showed no reaction.

Then I used another [Unknown Item Identification] scroll.

The test results are in.

The Fruit of Abundant Life

[Effect: Increases health by 1,000,000 after consumption]

[Effect 2: Through certain formulas, it may be possible to synthesize potions with special effects]

"It's true."

Inee took out the Crystal of Life and placed it on the table.

She paused briefly, as if struggling with something.

Then, she let out a long sigh and said, "Cang Qiong, I still have a question."

"ask."

"Can you protect our elven race?"

"Wasn't that a bit too sudden?"

"Looks like I'm the first one to bring this up, right?" Yini tossed her hair, and Lu Cang could tell that she seemed to be trying to strike a seductive pose, but she was also feeling awkward inside.

"Yes, so what are your conditions?" Lu Cang asked calmly.

Ini placed the fruit and the Crystal of Life together and gently pushed them forward, saying, "I can do without the fruit in exchange for the Crystal of Life."

"I don't care about this one fruit, nor do I care about this one crystal of life."

"It's not something that can be solved with just a single Crystal of Life if we want humans to protect the elves."

Ini sighed, "I can also contribute most of the Elven race's wealth."

"That's not enough either."

Upon hearing Lu Cang's response, Yini frowned. She wasn't good at negotiation, especially this type of negotiation.

She had already heard about Bai Lu from Jayne.

White deer, fearless warrior, against the vast sky...

Just now, we received information that Leng Qingying had cleared the 50th floor of the Tower of Confusion.

Just as she put down the Crystal of Life, Inee had a sudden realization.

She then made a very bold decision: to join the human race.

The Illusionary Realm is vast and mysterious, connecting countless dimensions, timelines, and universes. These races come from different timelines and worlds.

Some races, such as the tree spirits and goblins, share the same origin.

Most races are ranked to distinguish their strength, with middle-ranking races often being stronger than lower-ranking races, and upper-ranking races being much stronger than middle-ranking races.

However, occasionally, special beings will appear in certain races, whose combat power far surpasses that of other players of the same race.

For example, among the lower-ranking races, there is the stone statue race's Zúya, the tree spirit race's Yūt, and the orc race's Shūmi.

With explosive combat power and astonishing growth rate, such beings cannot be measured by racial rankings.

Their existence has transcended the limitations of the species itself.

Depending on the culture, players in the Fantasy Realm have different names for this kind of being; in the human language, they are called "prodigies".

Just by seeing it, one knows that it is beyond compare, an existence that cannot be matched or defeated.

This game belongs to them.

In Ini’s view, the human race’s heavens belong to the ranks of the prodigies.

It is an existence that is far beyond comparison and surpassing.

The strongest of the elves right now is Ini.

Ini herself was very clear that she was just an ordinary elf, only slightly stronger than other elves, but only by a very limited margin, far from reaching the invincible realm of prodigies.

It is impossible for the elves to survive in this world by relying solely on her.

"I can give you all the Crystals of Life."

"It's not a matter of Life Crystal."

Lu Cang tapped the table lightly twice: "If you can promise that your entire race will obey my commands when I need you, I can promise to protect your Elf race."

"Of course, the protection I'm referring to doesn't mean meddling in all your elven affairs, but rather lending a hand when you encounter serious danger," Lu Cang stated his conditions calmly.

In fact, Lu Cang had long anticipated that some races would begin to flock to him.

After gaining fame, any race with a modicum of self-awareness should start considering this matter.

In the first life, the human race was briefly dependent on another race before they were able to find some peace.

Races without prodigies can hardly survive in the Illusionary Realm without relying on strong individuals. The number of strong individuals in the world is countless, and in the face of prodigies, the strongest individual of an ordinary race pales in comparison.

So dimly they knew they were merely supporting characters in this era.

After hearing Lu Cang's request, Ini took a deep breath: "I can only mobilize a small portion of my people now. If I want to mobilize the entire tribe, I must wait until I become queen."

"Yes, that's enough."

“We elves can obey your orders and accept a certain degree of casualties, but… the casualties cannot be too heavy.”

"At least, we must ensure that two-thirds of the elves are not sacrificed."

Lu Cang nodded and said, "Yes, I can agree to that."

"It seems we've reached an agreement. Do we need to draw up a contract?"

"It's up to you whether I do it or not," Lu Cang said casually.

"Hmm... let's do it anyway."

“By the way, about this deal…” Ini looked at the Life Crystal and the fruit on the table.

Lu Cang replied, "Give me the Crystal of Life, you can keep the fruit."

Ini swallowed the fruit.

The next moment, Inee's health points increased by one million, which was far greater than her original maximum health points.

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[Entangled Cavern]

"The source of the damage, a white deer?"

"Humans?"

The Spider Clan resurrected from the earth and crawled on the walls of their burrows. Unlike ordinary races, they had a unique living environment, living only in nests with complex and intricate terrain.

They went to the ground solely for hunting. As for the Trial City, they had no intention of going there; they only recognized one trial, the Spider Mother Trial.

For them, the underground is their city, and the reason they besieged that boss is because that boss is the target of their trial.

"Humans have also entered the interior of the partition wall?"

How did we die?

"Kill us? Aren't they afraid of our superiors?"

"The humans wiped us all out? How did they do that? What exactly happened?"

"Why do we need to know what happened? We just need to know that it was the humans who attacked us."

"To attack our trial targets is to desecrate the Spider Mother! Those who disrupt the trial shall be killed without mercy!"

But just as these spider-like creatures were making a ruckus inside the crypt, a lazy voice came from outside: "What are you killing, meow~"

"If we send you to seek revenge, wouldn't that just benefit the humans again, meow~"