"We don't have time to take anything with us, so we need to travel light and act quickly."
Xiao Linlin shook her head and ordered that the human recruits be allowed to take only some light supplies such as magic cores and magic scrolls. Anything heavier was not allowed to be taken and had to be abandoned on the spot.
After giving the order, Xiao Linlin did not wait for the new recruits to finish cleaning up the battlefield. Instead, she left three hundred elves to guard and protect the area while she led the rest of the group to the next location.
But soon, Jia Zhengyi realized that Xiao Linlin was traveling in a rather strange direction.
“Girl, aren’t we going to look for other orcs? Our mission is still one battle away from completion. Your route avoids both human and orc groups.”
“I know, I want to do the final battle and the hidden mission together.”
"That magic stone belonging to the orcish group? According to intelligence, that group should have already gone to the orcish camp. Are we going to storm the camp?"
"Of course we can't do that. Charging into the main camp would be too stupid and wouldn't allow us to fully utilize the advantages of the elf team."
Xiao Linlin nodded and patted the satchel at Su Lin's waist behind her: "We just need to lure that team out. We also have a magic stone, and based on what happened in the city before, it seems that magic stones can sense each other."
“Otherwise, why would those special humans arrive at our room in the city so quickly? They must be certain that the Philosopher's Stone is here, but since they can't find it, they have no reason to search the elves.”
Xiao Linlin smiled mysteriously: "Since the magic stones can sense each other, all we need to do is take it out of our backpacks, and the orc team will know there is a magic stone here."
Xiao Linlin had long ago discovered the secret that the magic stones could sense each other, and she had been making plans in her heart, never giving up on striving for the greatest benefit for Su Lin in the game.
She rarely revealed her plans when she wasn't sure, but now that she had the elven army at her disposal, Xiao Linlin was ready to actually execute them.
"If they want the new magic stone, they have to come here and willingly walk into our trap."
"Based on the mutual induction properties of the magic stones, they would definitely need to carry at least one stone with them in order to accurately locate our magic stones."
Xiao Linlin's plan was straightforward: she would go fishing and wait for the orcs to deliver the magic stone to her door.
"I don't think the orcs are that stupid. They must have sensed everything along the way when they went to the camp with the magic stone to seek protection and relocation."
Jia Zhengyi shook his head and said in a deep voice, "At this moment, there is suddenly the aura of another magic stone. No matter how you look at it, it is a trap. They will definitely see through our plan."
"It doesn't matter, it's an open conspiracy anyway."
Xiao Linlin shrugged: "I'd rather they see through the trap, so they'll bring more helpers with them."
"In this way, we can reach the required scale and number of players for the [campaign] in the phased mission, and also complete the phased mission at the same time."
That was exactly what Xiao Linlin planned; she was just hoping the beastmen would discover a flaw in their plan.
Her confidence stemmed from the fact that three thousand elves had wiped out tens of thousands of elite orcs, along with a swordsman and a great shaman, in a top-tier battle without suffering any damage.
Even though the Great Shaman has escaped and the orcish camp knows that a small group of elves has joined the war, Xiao Linlin is willing to gamble on their greed for magic stones and that they will definitely come to try.
Because the ambush in the recent battle was initiated by the orcs, not by the elves, the orcs might not be able to confirm whether the elves intended to get involved in this racial conflict.
Even if the great shaman sees Sulin and the others, it doesn't matter. After all, there are only three humans in the elven team, and they may not actually be on the human side.
Even if we assume, hypothetically, that the orcish camp has confirmed the arrival of an elven army, a genuine alliance with humans, and a large-scale troop deployment to aid them, and that the magic stone trap was indeed set up by the elven forces... even if the orcs have seen through every single flaw!
Xiao Linlin remained calm; she was gambling on the orcs' greed, and even more so on the sliver of hope held by the orc magic stone team!
The team marched at an extremely fast pace. Without the human recruits to slow them down, the pure elf squad, each with a magical deer, moved as swiftly as the wind through the mountains and forests, making no sound whatsoever.
Before long, the team arrived at the designated location. Xiao Linlin and Eller quickly exchanged their opinions and soon selected a hillside in a small forest. It was a perfect battlefield for the elves because it offered a commanding view and had the added advantage of the special terrain of the forest.
"This is too blatant."
Looking at the battlefield Xiao Linlin had chosen, Su Lin couldn't help but shake his head: "Girl, if I were the enemy, I would have known something was wrong as soon as I got outside."
This is clearly a message to the other side: the elves, who just killed the orc elites, are waiting for you with magic stones.
Even if the other side is so stupid as to not realize this problem, they should still know the basic common sense of warfare: do not enter the forest unless absolutely necessary.
Before Xiao Linlin could speak, Jia Zhengyi suddenly said, "If it were me, I would set the forest on fire outside."
Jia Zhengyi proposed a wicked plan: "I don't care what's in the woods, just burn it all down!"
"Brother Jia, your plan is good, but it's not suitable for the current game environment."
Xiao Linlin smiled helplessly: "In a normal cold weapon combat environment, or in a battlefield with more modern technology, fire attack is a brilliant plan, but it is not suitable for the magical world."
"So-called military tactics are not actually that sophisticated; all you need is to be flexible and adaptable and to be good at noticing details."
"Think about it, if fire attacks were really effective, why hasn't anyone defeated the elves all these years?"
Xiao Linlin pointed out a detail that had been overlooked: "At least half of the elves live in the forest. If fire attacks were really effective, wouldn't they have died long ago?"
Jia Zhengyi was taken aback by what he heard. He hadn't expected that and involuntarily looked at Lyanna beside him.
Lyanna noticed his gaze, but she was too lazy to pay attention and had no desire to explain.
Left with no other choice, Jia Zhengyi could only turn to Su Lin for help.
But Su Lin didn't have time to look at him at the moment. Xiao Linlin had already grabbed Su Lin's arm, gesturing for him to take out the magic stone: "Brother, now!"
"Let's get the bait out and start fishing!"
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