Chapter 161 Elves
Elves.
The race that completely retreated back to the Elf Forest after the War of the Gods.
Many years ago, the human race and the elves had established friendly diplomatic relations. However, as the elves retreated to the Elf Forest, the human race that was once familiar with the elves died one after another, and this diplomatic relationship gradually vanished in the river of time.
Not to mention contacting the elves again, even their traces are difficult to find in the continent of Isaiah.
The elves' territory has completely become a forbidden area for other races. Without the permission and leadership of the elves, any life that dares to step into the elven forest will be torn to pieces.
Lu Yi lowered his eyes, and the treasure map in the system backpack suddenly came to his mind.
In the small box that Shimona gave him, there was a crystal stone with the remnant of Chaos, the God of Light, and a map pointing to the Elf Forest.
When he accidentally opened that regret, Chaos did not clearly say what treasure was in the Elf Forest, and although Lu Yi had some guesses, he could not be sure.
The guards of the Elf Forest and the Orc Forest are very different. If Lu Yi wants to set foot in it alone, it would be extremely difficult. He can only put the treasure map aside for the time being.
Hearing Saman's words unexpectedly, Lu Yi's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't show it on his face.
He only raised an eyebrow and repeated: "Elves?"
Saman did not hide it from him and said directly: "Yes, the elves. There is a high-level mission involving the elves."
Samant asked, "You must have been to the Zero Building?"
Lu Yi nodded.
"Have you also met Professor Cotton and the Genting Library?" Saman asked tentatively.
Seeing that Lu Yi still nodded calmly, Saman's expression became complicated.
"You are probably the first freshman in the history of Bryside to be able to enter the Cloudtop Library..."
Samantha worked hard for Braceside for a year and a half and made countless contributions. Only recently was he allowed to enter the Genting Library in the Zero Building.
It’s true that people are more likely to make others angry than others, Saman thought to himself.
Lu Yi blinked and said, "Is this important?"
"Of course it's not important to you." Samman shrugged, "So I guess you didn't notice the quest scroll next to the skill scroll at that time."
"The minimum number of tasks that can be placed in the top-level library is S-level. Those who are qualified to accept these tasks must be the head of each grade, and some can even be professors."
"Have you convinced the professor to join?"
"No." Saman shook his head and stared at Lu Yi, "No professor."
"Just you and me."
…
"So does that mean that this mission is only open to two people?" Lu Yi asked.
"It's just that the fewer people the better. One to two people is the most recommended number." Carton said.
Lu Yi looked silently at Saman behind him.
Saman spread his hands and said, "No problem, it's just you and me."
The corner of Lu Yi's mouth twitched slightly, and he turned his head to look back at Professor Carton.
"Professor, please continue..."
Cotton was deeply impressed by Lu Yi, and what happened in the garrison made him still think that "Lu Yi Klein is special".
"This mission is the only S+ level mission you can currently take." Carton explained, "Because of the special nature of this mission, the mission scroll is only stored in the Cloudtop Library and is not widely available to students at Bryside."
Carton slowly unfolded the wrapped cowhide scroll and spread it towards Lu Yi.
Lu Yi's gaze naturally fell on the cowhide scroll.
The cowhide scroll seemed to be attached with some kind of hiding spell. Many parts were blurred and only a few words could be seen.
Elves, promise, take back...
Lu Yi asked: "Professor Carton, is the mission threshold so low because there are other restrictions that are difficult to state clearly?"
Saman was shocked by his straightforward question. Although he had similar questions, he did not ask Professor Cotton directly for various considerations.
Carton stroked the scroll and replied, "It's nothing that's hard to say."
“Strictly speaking, the difficulty of this mission is far less than other S+ level missions. To put it simply, it is just to go to the elves to get something. The most difficult part of the entire mission may be this invisible threshold.
"The Elven Forest excludes outsiders. Even if you have a certificate, there is no guarantee that you can enter."
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At the beginning of this mission, they had sent professors from Braceside several times, but no matter who went, they could not successfully reach the deep heart of the Elf Forest.
The most recent times all ended up at the outermost part of the Elf Forest, and the farthest time only reached the middle of the Elf Forest, far from the actual habitat of the elves.
Breaking in by force would not work, and outsmarting them would not leave them any room for contact.
As for the credentials?
In most cases, they were thrown out of the Elf Forest before they even had time to produce their credentials!
Katon extended his metallic mechanical arm and handed the mission scroll to Lu Yi, saying in a serious tone, "Lu Yi, do you want to try?"
…
"Old Z, do you want to try it?"
The bald man gathered the scattered pages, sorted them out, and handed them to the man with gray hair and red eyes in front of him.
Zorn did not answer, but just flipped through the pages.
"The employer is very capable. Very capable." The bald man stroked his fingers. "This is a big deal. After the job is done, you can retire directly."
"After setting aside enough for the pension, I can also set aside a large sum of money, enough to send my sister to the best civilian secondary school in the entire Isaiah continent, and to contract a one-eyed man to exchange for a fifty-year-old magic stone artificial eye..." the man with glasses added.
"But that's hunting an elf." Zorn said softly, "Elves!"
"Bald guys have no brains, don't you know that?" Zorn stared at the man with the monocle behind them.
The man with glasses dodged with his black eyes. "High returns and high risks always coexist. I think all mercenary teams are well aware of this."
"We have been on the brink of death many times. Has any mission been completely safe? It's just that the risk this time is even greater."
Zorn glanced at him. "It's easy for you to say that. Regardless of how united the elves are, even if they are led out individually, the strength of each individual is unpredictable. The near-immortal lifespan has brought them immeasurable benefits."
"Hunting an elf..." the bald man muttered, "This is too crazy."
"No, it's very difficult, but it may be possible." The man with glasses said in a hoarse voice.
"We are the best mercenaries in the entire Tekoata, and one of the top mercenary teams in the Isaiah continent. In the past five years, we have never failed in a mission.
"This mission will be the perfect ending for us."
"But this time we are facing the entire elf race!" Zorn clenched the paper in his hand and refused to let go.
"So what!" the man with glasses said without giving in.
The two men were at loggerheads, and the glasses man's retort made the atmosphere suddenly tense. Even the bald man, who was usually unable to read people's expressions, subconsciously fell silent.
For a moment, the only sounds in the air were the shallow breathing of the three people.
After a while, the man with glasses lowered his head and said, "Brother Z, Boss..."
"This is a rare opportunity. If the risk is too high to be accepted, I won't offer it. I value my life much more than you, Brother Z...
"This time it's really different. We are not facing the entire elves. I asked the person who issued the task, and he said that it is also possible to use dark elves to deliver the task.
“Dark elves have always been discriminated against and excluded by the elves. Even if one or two of them die quietly, it won’t cause much reaction from the elves. We can retreat unscathed.
"Brother Z, haven't we completed many tasks that seemed incredible to others in the past? This mission will also be completed smoothly."
Zorn remained silent, but his expression softened a lot.
The bald man sandwiched between the two men immediately spoke up to mediate: "Hey! Look at Old Z, this guy is just hard on the outside but soft on the inside. His silence means he acquiesces!"
The bald man first patted Zorn on the shoulder and said, "Old Z, we all know that you are very considerate, but this is the life of a mercenary. It is normal to have ups and downs. It would be painful for us brothers and sisters to die together!"
Zuo En removed his hand and said sinisterly, "If you don't know how to talk, you don't have to. Although I don't think it matters, you should refrain from saying discouraging words."
The bald man smiled awkwardly and put his hand on the shoulder of the man with glasses.
"Although I don't know why you are so persistent in completing this mission, I'm sure you won't harm me, so just do it! But it's not easy to enter the Elf Forest. You are so stubborn. Since you are so sure that I can do it, do you have any ideas..."
The man with glasses blocked his outstretched hand and silently raised his hand to push the half-long black hair around his eyes behind his ears.
In the silence, the round tips of his ears slowly changed until their original appearance was revealed.
——Those are the pointed ears that are unique to the elves.
The bald man took a deep breath, stared at his ears, his pupils trembling violently.
"You, you, you...are you an elf?!"
The man with glasses pursed his lips and looked at Zorn, and said softly: "Brother Z, I have a reason to go."
The author has something to say:
Let’s go to the elf copy!
A belated blessing, happy new year to all my wives! May you have good luck and fortune in the new year! 161~166 will all drop small red envelopes!
I said I forgot something, notes on the characters appearing in this chapter!
①, Professor Carton, half man, half machine, witnessed Lu Yi's true appearance when he saw through the guarded place in the Cloud Top Library
②, Baldhead, the code name of the members of the second brother Zorn's mercenary team, only appeared once in the previous part, and was mentioned briefly.
In recent days, I have been delayed by a lot of bad things in the three-dimensional world. Influenced by my original family, I actually don’t like the Chinese New Year very much. I have the impression that I have never been very happy about the New Year. Fortunately, I will graduate this year, and each year will be better than the last.
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