The march was not fast, firstly because there was no longer the pressure of time limits for phased missions, and secondly because there were some resource areas along the way worth stopping to search.
The team traveled at a leisurely pace, allowing Su Lin to completely relax and immerse himself in self-study and cultivation. Occasionally, his followers would take him to high-resource areas along the way to search for containers, where he would often find a few small red or gold items, much to Xiao Linlin's delight.
Su Lin, however, was unmoved. As long as the book wasn't particularly outstanding, he was basically unfazed and only wanted to finish reading it as soon as possible to become stronger.
It took them more than a month to finally reach the goblin stronghold.
His Majesty the King had received prior notice and dispatched an additional political exchange team to inform the goblin race in advance that they would be receiving a special diplomatic delegation of elves and humans at this time.
It's unclear what political resources His Majesty the King ceded or what promises from the suzerain state he made, but these goblins were incredibly enthusiastic, coming from afar to greet the team. They readily agreed to Jia Zhengyi's request for the magic ball, and were extremely happy about it!
The team took the magic ball, but the animals wouldn't let them leave, insisting they stay and enjoy a warm welcome.
Considering that she had just received political assistance from the human king, Xiao Linlin was not in a hurry to leave and accompanied the NPCs through the diplomatic process.
Of course, Jia Zhengyi also took Su Lin to search all the high-value containers in the goblin stronghold.
Don't miss this opportunity! If you're not satisfied with solo matches and want to search the entire map, then you're really wasting this great chance.
Another month of diplomatic affairs delayed the team before they finally left the enthusiastic goblin stronghold, taking the opportunity to feast on the high-resource areas surrounding the goblin region.
Two months have passed by then.
According to reports from the front lines, the orcish faction has been observing and maintaining a stalemate. Although they continue to increase military pressure on the front lines, they have not started a war for a long time.
There is some concern, though; if the elves interfere further, the losses in this battle will be even greater.
The orcs didn't cause any trouble, and the team was happy to have some peace and quiet. After bidding farewell to the human diplomatic corps, Xiao Linlin gave an order, and the army headed towards the location of the Elf Queen.
After a two-week forced march, the team traversed vast mountains and rivers and finally arrived at the foot of a great snow-capped mountain, the home of the Elf Queen, who is said to reside on the mountaintop year-round.
The number of elves in her area is also the largest, consistently reaching over a million, covering the area surrounding the snow-capped mountains.
I don’t know if it’s because the geographical environment is too cold, but these elves look whiter than other elves. It’s not a sickly paleness, but a crystal clear white, as tender as snow jade, like a precious gem.
This gave Jia Zhengyi a great time watching the snow sprites, and he never took his eyes off them.
Xiao Linlin, on the other hand, looked preoccupied and became increasingly nervous the closer they got to the spot.
After all, the information provided by pure-blooded elves like Elrere regarding the Queen was almost nonexistent.
They only knew that the Elf Queen was the most powerful elf in the entire race, but they didn't know exactly how powerful she was, what the Queen's pure-blooded relic was, or what abilities the Queen possessed.
The Elf Queen is extremely mysterious. Even her own pure-blooded kin don't know much about her. They only know that she has reigned for over a thousand years and has long been detached from worldly affairs, and doesn't really govern the elves outside the snow mountain region.
An extremely powerful and mysterious pureblood with a lifespan exceeding a thousand years is right before her eyes! This puts immense pressure on Xiao Linlin!
Thanks to their Elf status, the team traveled unimpeded deep into the heart of the snow-capped mountains, heading straight for the Great Snow Mountain where the Queen resided.
When Xiao Linlin led her team here, she had already prepared contingency plans for various unexpected situations. She had planned many details and envisioned the scenarios.
Xiao Linlin even considered the possibility that the Elf Queen might be stronger than Lyanna, leading to the failure of the forced recruitment.
But the final result was still beyond Xiao Linlin's expectations.
When the team arrived, the Elf Queen forbade them to go up the mountain to see her!
Even though Lyanna and the other purebloods collectively stated that, according to elven rules, the Queen cannot refuse a pureblood's request to see her, they were still rejected with the lame excuse that "the Queen is not at home"!
After being refused, the team received a gift from more than twenty pure-blooded snow mountain elves in the name of the queen.
A magic sphere encased in ice crystals!
This is the last magic ball: the ultimate mental magic ball.
According to the pure-blooded elves of the snow mountain, the queen knew all along that the team's purpose in coming here was to obtain the last magic orb.
The Queen had studied the magic orb for many years and found it somewhat magical, but she didn't care much for it and had long since left it to gather dust in her treasury.
Now that a fellow member of our ethnic group desires it, we will grant it to him/her.
It was such a simple statement, but Xiao Linlin sensed something was amiss.
She noticed that at the foot of the snow-capped mountain, there were not only the twenty-odd pure-blooded elves in front of her, but also a considerable number of elven guards around her, all of whom were staring at her.
Combined with the strange looks the elves had given the team along the way since entering the snow mountain area, Xiao Linlin had a bad feeling.
Just then, Jia Zhengyi's voice rang in Xiao Linlin's mind, through Elle's telepathic communication ability.
"Everyone... I feel like there are an unusually large number of elves around here. Within my perception range, there are at least 300 pure-blooded elves, and nearly 20,000 other elves."
"Um."
Su Lin put down the manual in his hand, calmly raised his head, and said in his heart: "Moreover, their strength is not weak, at least they all have the combat power of an S-rank follower."
"She's looking at me."
Lyanna also raised her head, her gaze passing over the elves before her, piercing through the white, misty rocks, and pointing straight to the snow-capped peak.
“I could feel it. She was watching me, and she was considering whether or not to kill me.”
Lyanna's words sent chills down Xiao Linlin's spine!
The Elf Queen is watching her!
There was still a hint of hesitant killing intent in his eyes!
"Can you beat him?"
Jia Zhengyi asked curiously, and this time, Lyanna remained silent.
A few seconds later, she spoke calmly, "I don't know, but we can give it a try."
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