Elf: How do you cultivate immortality in the elf world?

Chapter 485 Farm Federation and World Alliance.

"I knew it. As long as you showed up, any crisis could be resolved," Qu Suxin said, her voice choked with emotion.

God knows how much pressure and fear she endured over the past six days. If she didn't truly care about her family, how could she have withstood the enemy's attacks alone for six whole days?

"Alright, everything's resolved." Lu Li pulled the other person into his arms and gently comforted him.

After two years of growth, Lu Li has reached a height of 1.85 meters, and Qu Suxin is also 1.7 meters tall. Their heights are considered to be in the best proportion.

"Ok!"

Qu Suxin, nestled in Lu Li's arms, trembled slightly.

At over 30 years old, this was the first time she had felt the warmth that a man could bring.

"So his embrace can make one feel so at ease?" Qu Suxin couldn't help but think.

Qu Suxin suddenly had a bold idea: Gardevoir's suggestion didn't seem so bad.

Rather than letting my niece benefit, I'd rather do it myself.

But the problem is...

Is he really willing to accept me?
Qu Suxin began to waver again, thinking that she might as well back down.

After all, the age gap between the two is too large, a full 18 years.

After enjoying a moment of warmth in Lu Li's arms, Qu Suxin finally recovered.

"By the way, I heard from Yao Shen that the gods have now retreated into seclusion?" Qu Suxin asked worriedly.

Without the deterrence of the gods, Lu Li's magical candy technology would make him an enemy of the world.

When there were gods, Lu Li was not worried.

But there are no gods now.

"perhaps……"

Qu Suxin felt as if she had grasped a new hope.

Without the gods, his value as a master trainer can be enhanced, and perhaps he can make up for the age gap with his value.

Thinking of this, Qu Suxin looked at Lu Li with a gentle yet firm expression.

Qu Suxin abruptly changed the subject, saying, "I thought of a joke circulating online."

Lu Li was about to talk about the disappearance of the gods when he heard Qu Suxin say this inexplicable thing.

"What internet jokes?" Lu Li had no choice but to continue the conversation.

"In ancient times, there were generally two outcomes after a hero saved a beauty. If the hero was ugly, the beauty would say that she could never repay the life-saving grace and wished to be a cow or a horse in her next life to repay the kindness."

"What an old joke," Lu Li couldn't help but mutter to himself.

He had already anticipated what Qu Suxin was about to say.

"Marry me, and I will give you the entire Qu family as my dowry," Qu Suxin said in a hoarse voice.

Land from:"???"

Is this the next line of that internet joke?
Lu Li stared blankly at the beauty in his arms.

"This... doesn't seem to be an internet joke?" Upon realizing this, Lu Li's expression became extremely interesting.

“I know there’s a big age gap between us, but now that you’ve lost the protection of the gods, I, as a master trainer, am still very valuable to you.”

"I hope my value can make up for the age gap between us, so... are you willing?"

After Qu Suxin finished speaking, she looked at Lu Li with deep affection.

Lu Li was also stunned.

Although his rescue was quite impressive, it's hard to believe that it would move a strong woman like Qu Suxin to the point of wanting to marry him.

At this moment, Lu Li seemed to have forgotten his own value and the help he had given to Qu Suxin.

Feelings always begin with physical appearance, remain loyal to character, and are perfected by talent.

Of course, feelings that develop over time don't count.

“This…” Lu Li hesitated.

He felt mostly gratitude towards Qu Suxin, since she had always protected him when he was weak.

but now……

A hero who saves a damsel in distress is expected to repay her with his body; it seems a damsel in distress who saves a hero should also do so.

"If you don't mind, I'd be happy to," Lu Li said casually.

He just wasn't sure how determined the other person was.

"Of course! As long as you don't mind, and... I don't believe you're really indifferent to me." Qu Suxin was still somewhat confident in her beauty.

Normally, if a trainer can break through to the Master level before the age of 50, she will not start to age until at least 80.

As a prodigy, her physical aging couldn't keep up with her increasing strength, which is why Qu Suxin dared to shamelessly pursue a younger man.

“Then you should know that this is a world where the gods have retreated. I am no longer that god-like trainer who used the name of a god to intimidate the entire world,” Lu Li sighed.

Lu Li decided to test the other party's resolve.

Qu Suxin said firmly, "That doesn't matter. Anyway, if it weren't for you today, the Qu family would be gone."

If it weren't for this crisis, in this era of the gods' retreat, she really wouldn't have been able to make the decision to follow Lu Li down this dark path.

But things are different now. If it weren't for Lu Li, the Qu family would be gone today.

Compared to losing the future, the Qu family still came out ahead.

Seeing that the other party had made a decision, Lu Li did not probe any further, but said, "I am preparing to establish an alliance, an alliance that will rule the world."

"Unify the world? With your current strength, if those secret realm remnants don't interfere, we do have a chance," Qu Suxin analyzed earnestly.

After the analysis, Qu Suxin, who knew Lu Li's personality, added: "When you are expanding your power, you must learn to share the benefits and make certain political compromises, because you can't be an enemy of the whole world."

"Compromise?"

Lu Li seemed lost in thought.

To be honest, he didn't want to compromise.

If you're about to become a creator god, and you still compromise with those mortals, then all that power you've gained is for nothing.

"Don't worry, if it really comes to that, I'll lower my standards." Lu Li didn't firmly deny it.

That's actually it.

His bottom line has always been flexible. If it really comes down to the point where he has to compromise in order to rule the world, he is not incapable of making certain compromises.

but……

“It’s about time.” A glint of light flashed in Lu Li’s eyes.

We must accelerate the collection of demigods and the creation of the world.

Lu Li said, "Let's not talk about this now. Let me take you back to rest."

Having guarded the pass alone for six days and six nights, Qu Suxin's energy had long been at its limit. Lu Li felt it would be better to wait until she had rested before discussing those matters.

Qu Suxin knew her current situation, so she smiled and nodded, then wrapped her arms around Lu Li's neck.

Lu Li found it amusing, but still picked the other person up.

The two Gardevoirs next to her both smiled like doting aunts.

"Is this the human 'it smells so good' law?" Gardevoir thought to herself with amusement, recalling the hesitant look on her trainer's face when she tried to persuade her. As the savior of the Qu family, Lu Li naturally received a warm welcome from them.

Qu Zhengyi was in charge of receiving Lu Li.

This was also an old acquaintance of Lu Li's.

After escorting Qu Suxin to her room, Lu Li greeted her.

"Officer Qu, it's been a long time." Lu Li smiled as he looked at Qu Zhengyi.

Qu Zhengyi sighed softly, "It's been a long time. I never expected that our reunion would be like this."

Qu Zhengyi looked at Lu Li with a complicated expression. When he first met Lu Li, Lu Li was just an ant that the Qu family could crush at will.

When her aunt asked her to curry favor with this young man, she was naturally extremely unwilling. It wasn't that she had any issues with Lu Li; she simply didn't like him.

She likes the kind of passionate young man who is full of a sense of justice and is afraid of nothing in the name of justice.

Unfortunately, Lu Li was the kind of gloomy young man whose mind was full of schemes and whose moral bottom line was too flexible, so she didn't like him.

When they met again, Lu Li had reached a height she never dared to imagine.

Before, she felt she was giving Lu Li a chance, but now, it's up to Lu Li to see if he'll take a liking to her.

Qu Zhengyi knew that Lu Li didn't fancy him; on the contrary...

Qu Zhengyi secretly glanced at the room behind him.

"Auntie is amazing! She managed to do that, she's practically a god!" Qu Zhengyi exclaimed in his heart.

Qu Zhengyi asked respectfully, "Would you like me to show you around?"

After all, this boy might become her uncle in the future, even though he's not even as old as she is...

Gan!
Why would the head of the family assign me the task of receiving guests? This is so awkward!
Qu Zhengyi shouted in frustration.

The blind date turned out to be her uncle-in-law, and someone the entire family had to curry favor with.

She truly doesn't know how to face this boy now.

"Call me uncle! From now on, we're family," Lu Li said with a mischievous grin.

Qu Zhengyi: "..."

"Aunt..." Qu Zhengyi's face turned red, but he still couldn't utter those two words.

Lu Li found it amusing to watch Qu Zhengyi, who was practically bursting with suppressed laughter.

Lu Li knew that it was indeed a bit awkward for the other party to call him uncle.

Lu Li didn't have much ill feelings towards Qu Zhengyi.

It's already good that Qu Zhengyi, who comes from a prestigious family, has a sense of justice, even if that justice isn't absolute.

Lu Li never demands high moral standards from others, after all, he knows his own worth.

"Well, how about we each keep our own business?" Lu Li, finding it particularly amusing, finally let the poor child go.

Qu Zhengyi, feeling as if he had been granted a pardon, quickly nodded and said, "No problem. From now on, I'll call you Lu Li, and you can call me Zhengyi."

Lu Li also nodded.

“I don’t need to wander around. I’m more interested in knowing about the situation in your secret realm, such as the state of your food reserves and the size of your population,” Lu Li said.

Qu Zhengyi proudly raised his chin and said, "You can ask me about that."

She is now the director of the Secret Realm Security Bureau, in charge of the security of the 20 million civilians in the Secret Realm. As for food and such, she knows about them as well.

After all, food security and public safety are closely related.

"The current population of the secret realm is 20.67 million, of which 20.6 million are civilians who were urgently evacuated to the secret realm, and the remaining 70,000 are our Qu family or the Qu family's collateral branches and affiliated families."

"As for grain reserves, they can probably last for another three years. My aunt has always been very concerned about people's livelihood, so the grain reserves in the secret realm have always been plentiful," Qu Zhengyi said with great pride as he introduced the situation of the Qu family's secret realm.

Although this secret realm is only a large one, under the management of the Qu family, it can be described as another kingdom.

Furthermore, Qu Suxin, as the head of the family, has an extremely close relationship with the overlord of the secret realm, and the overlord of the secret realm has no intention of driving away humans.

Furthermore, since the Qu family has always restricted human activity to a certain area, the native elves within the secret realm haven't caused any trouble.

Lu Li was somewhat taken aback.

He hadn't expected Qu Suxin to have made such ample preparations, enough to feed more than 2000 million people for three years. This was simply amazing.

Comparing the meager food supplies in the Water Ripple Secret Realm, which are only enough for half a month, the difference between the two becomes immediately apparent.

Keep in mind that the Water Ripple Secret Realm only has about 200 million people.

"You should know that ordinary crops can no longer be grown in the real world?" Lu Li asked.

Qu Zhengyi, who had been beaming with pride, nodded, but his smile was replaced by worry.

"We are currently in contact with the elves within the secret realm to see if we can persuade them to designate some land for planting ordinary crops," Qu Zhengyi said.

“I think you can consider this.” Lu Li handed the farm association plan that he had prepared in advance to Qu Zhengyi.

Qu Zhengyi curiously took the plan and started reading it. Two minutes later, Qu Zhengyi looked at Lu Li with a surprised expression.

She never expected that Lu Li would do something so benevolent.

"Are you sure? Is everything in this plan true?"

Lu Li nodded.

"You should know how rare these three secret techniques are: special rainmaking, special farming, and special growth, right? Are you really willing to share them?" Qu Zhengyi asked incredulously.

The so-called Farm Federation revolves around three special techniques, with its core being the popularization of high-end crops.

Special weather skills, special terrain skills, and special buff skills.

Each of these three things alone could create an incredibly powerful family, yet Lu Li was willing to share them, and all three at that.

Back in the Kyushu Alliance era, both weather skills and terrain skills were high-end skills that could only be learned in gyms, let alone the secret techniques that Lu Li shared.

"So all of this has a premise." Lu Li pointed to the supplementary agreement at the end of the plan.

To join the Farm Alliance, one must join the World Alliance he created. Any force outside the World Alliance that tries to learn these three secret techniques will be completely eliminated.

Qu Zhengyi had certainly seen the supplementary agreement, but she still couldn't understand it.

When the Kyushu Alliance still existed, secret techniques could only be exchanged for by the Alliance's direct descendants using contribution points, and the exchange price was something that ordinary people could never afford in their entire lives.

Only gym leaders have a certain opportunity to exchange for it, and they must be gym leaders who have made great contributions.

"Whoo~"

Qu Zhengyi let out a long breath, then looked at Lu Li with hopeful eyes.

"Your aunt should have agreed by now, right?"

Lu Li nodded.

The Qu family is ruled by Qu Suxin; her decisions are the will of the entire family.

Seeing Lu Li nod, Qu Zhengyi finally breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

Qu Zhengyi exclaimed sincerely, "Compared to the Rainbow Warrior, you are the true savior."

Lu Li smiled but did not admit it.

There is no savior. He is just protecting his own "property".

(End of this chapter)