Outrageous! I started as the Elf King!

Chapter 123 Wendy: My One Small Step Is a Giant Leap Forward! (Two Chapters Combined)

Shortly after Lin Yi returned to his territory.

The bone dragon Sera appeared before him.

It transformed into human form, wearing a long black magical dress, with a tall and slender figure, and was shrouded in a thin layer of moonlight, giving it a unique beauty for a moment.

It's a pity that the eerie green flames of the soul burning behind those eyes completely ruined this beauty.

The overall impression is rather eerie.

However, compared to the enormous bone dragon body from before, it was much more pleasing to the eye.

The look of disgust in Lin Yi's eyes also largely disappeared.

Upon realizing this, the bone dragon Sera was naturally overjoyed.

Finally, they managed to change His Majesty the Elf King's perception of it.

However, it felt it still needed to keep trying.

I'll try to get rid of this skeleton as soon as possible.

Reincarnated Lich is the opportunity!

Once reborn as a lich, its skeletal dragon body can regrow flesh and blood, one of the benefits of the source of life. Then, when it transforms into human form, it will be a person with 'flesh and blood'.

When His Majesty the Elf King looks at it again, he will surely no longer have any disdain for it.

"His Majesty!"

Upon approaching, the bone dragon Sera respectfully bowed to Lin Yi and then said, "As Your Majesty has trusted us, the teleportation array in the territory has been completed, and the teleportation channel has been set up."

"good!"

Lin Yi nodded: "Then let's go take a look together."

The two then went to the southwest corner of the square.

On that open space, several hundred meters in diameter, stood a formation emitting a faint light.

The array is surrounded by nine giant pillars made of magic metal, with densely engraved runes on their surfaces and a large number of high-level magic cores embedded in them.

Above each of the nine giant pillars floats a dazzling spatial magic gem.

In addition, nine spatial magic gems are also scattered throughout the array.

"This teleportation array seems a bit different from the one at the Lake Island outpost."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Bone Dragon Sera said, "This is a medium-sized teleportation array, which consumed eighteen space magic gems. The teleportation array at the Lake Island outpost is small, and it only used nine space magic gems."

"This is in preparation for connecting more teleportation arrays in the future."

"A medium-sized teleportation array can simultaneously establish spatial channels with nine other teleportation arrays, while a small teleportation array can only open three teleportation channels."

This is also because Lin Yi gave too few space magic gems.

Only one medium-sized teleportation array and one small teleportation array can be built.

If there are enough space magic gems, and various high-level magic materials are also available, it is entirely possible to create a super-giant teleportation array in one step.

That level of teleportation array...

Not only is the number of teleportation channels that can be set up unlimited, but it can also teleport to very distant places.

Even the chaotic plains tens of thousands of kilometers away can be directly teleported there.

This medium-sized teleportation array won't work.

At most, it can only support the establishment of teleportation channels in the Forgotten Swamp. If the distance is too far, it may cause the teleportation array to become unstable and then collapse.

Bone Dragon Sera then shared this information with Lin Yi.

Lin Yi said, "Take it one step at a time, no rush."

He also longed to possess a gigantic teleportation array capable of directly transporting people to the Chaotic Plains.

With this level of teleportation array...

It would only be a blink of an eye for him to go on a secret rendezvous with the Elf Queen.

Although he has now mastered the mysteries of spatial elements and can teleport or even travel through space, getting to the Chaotic Plains is not an easy task.

Even teleportation can cause blood to flow instantly.

Lin Yi asked, "How does this teleportation array work?"

Bone Dragon Sera said, "Your Majesty, the operation is very simple. Just infuse a wisp of magic power and you can be teleported directly to the lake island base. If an ordinary person were to teleport, then an administrator would be needed."

Lin Yi nodded.

This operation is indeed simple.

As for the administrator issue, we don't need to consider it for now.

His territory was full of professionals; there were no ordinary people.

Here, Bone Dragon Sera continued, "Each teleportation by the teleportation array consumes the energy of the magic core, so the magic core embedded in it sometimes needs to be replaced."

"Based on my estimation, with a full complement of teleporters, the magic core will need to be replaced after 5,000 teleports."

"The medium-sized teleportation array I built can transport up to 2,500 people at a time. This is a full-capacity teleportation, and it also consumes the most energy."

"Understood."

Lin Yi nodded slightly.

This means that a batch of magic cores can be used to teleport 12.5 million people.

That's quite a lot.

Even if he could send an army of 100,000 every day, it would still take several months before he needed to consider replacing the magic core.

Of course, these are all minor issues.

What he has the most of right now is magic cores.

Lin Yi then stepped into the teleportation array, and the bone dragon Sera quickly followed.

The two simultaneously infused a trace of magic.

It took about three seconds.

The teleportation array emitted a dazzling light.

Then, Lin Yi and Bone Dragon Sera appeared out of thin air in the teleportation array of the Lake Island base.

I didn't feel dizzy at all during the whole process.

Apart from initially feeling enveloped by a force, there were no other unusual sensations.

A distance of over 100 kilometers can be traversed in an instant—that's the charm of a teleportation array.

Lin Yi's face also showed a satisfied expression.

Once he has more space magic gems, he will build many more of these vehicles. He aims to have them installed in every stronghold, and even in every city in the future.

In this way, no matter where a problem occurs, his army and the strongmen of his territory can arrive at the scene immediately.

……

Lin Yi looked around.

Originally, this area was full of buildings, most of which were destroyed in that war.

So the elves simply demolished all the buildings and cleared away the ruins and corpses.

Today, this area is filled with trees and vegetation.

Everywhere you look, there is vitality.

It shouldn't be long before the entire city is enveloped in greenery.

Bone Dragon Sera said, "Your Majesty, the elven army is still out clearing the swampy waters and shouldn't return until dawn. With Bazelt guarding here, there shouldn't be any problems."

As they were talking, a huge column of water shot up from the lake outside the island.

Then a giant monster surfaced.

It was the octopus monster Bazelt.

It sensed Lin Yi's presence and thus appeared to greet her.

Soon, a figure dressed in a gray robe appeared in front of Lin Yi.

It looks like a human, but it is extremely obese. It is less than 1.7 meters tall but weighs at least several hundred kilograms, and its skin is rotting.

There's nothing we can do about it.

Who made Bazelt a corpse-type undead?

Rotting skin and a strong stench of decay are the hallmarks of a rotting corpse.

However, Bazelt was quite clever; like the bone dragon Sera, it deliberately used a restriction to cover its own scent in order to avoid arousing the dislike of its elven master.

"Owner!"

Bazelt bowed respectfully to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi glanced at it and asked, "How's your reincarnation technique coming along?"

Bazelt said, "Reporting to my master, I'm almost there too."

Compared to the Bone Dragon Sera, its progress is still a bit slower.

Bone Dragon Sera has already mastered it and is now in the stage of increasing her proficiency.

Lin Yi nodded slightly and said, "If we speed up the process, you can go out and work for me after you are reincarnated as a lich."

"Don't worry, Master, I will definitely try my best!"

Bazelt quickly assured Lin Yi.

It knew its owner wanted it to go to the swamp to search for treasure and further develop the resources of the swamp waters.

This is something he excels at.

After all, it is an octopus that lives underwater, and now that it has become a ghost, it no longer needs to breathe air, making it even more at ease.

Lin Yi then walked around the area again.

After gaining a general understanding of the situation at the lake island outpost, they prepared to return to their territory.

But at this moment.

A beautiful figure appeared out of nowhere.

"Your Highness!"

It was Wendy, the dark elf, who bowed to Lin Yi.

Their attitude was also much more respectful than before.

Lin Yi asked with a smile, "Still not resting at this hour?"

Wendy's lips, hidden beneath her veil, twitched slightly as she said, "I was just about to rest when I sensed Your Highness's arrival and hurried over to pay my respects."

Lin Yi said, "I was just testing the teleportation array's effectiveness, and I'm about to return to my territory."

Upon hearing this, Wendy opened her mouth, but hesitated to speak.

Lin Yi sensed something was amiss and asked, "Do you have something to tell me?"

Wendy hesitated for a moment before saying, "I can't be of any help to Your Highness here. Why don't you let me leave?"

On the island in the middle of the lake, she was free.

But this applies only to this small island.

She was restricted from leaving the island.

Although Lin Yi wasn't there, an owl was constantly watching her from high above, and the octopus monster Bazelt was also on guard; she couldn't escape even if she wanted to.

She had no choice but to stay on the island.

My daily activities consist of sleeping, meditating, and eating.

Watching the elves bustling about on the island, she felt increasingly bored and increasingly felt how torturous it was to be trapped here.

Before this, she was a shadow assassin who could go wherever she wanted.

Lin Yi said, "Opportunities have always been presented to you."

Wendy said with a wry smile, "Your Highness, I swear I will not reveal any information about you after I leave."

Lin Yi said, "There is only one oath that works for me, and that is to swear to join my territory."

Wendy said, "I am just a lowly dark elf, of no use to Your Highness."

Lin Yi said with a smile, "Everything has a beginning."

Wendy raised her blood-red eyes to look at Lin Yi and said, "Is Your Highness truly confident that you can conquer our Dark Elf race?"

Lin Yi countered with, "What do you think?"

Wendy fell silent.

At this moment, she could no longer refute Lin Yi as she had when they first met.

Because now, she's not sure either.

Lin Yi was fully aware of just how terrifyingly fast the elven army under her command was expanding.

In addition, the strength of those elves has increased too quickly.

At the time of their first meeting, the elven army consisted of only two hundred or so extraordinary warriors.

There are now nearly two thousand.

In just one or two days, hundreds more extraordinary experts were born.

If things continue like this...

It probably won't be long before even Saint-level experts appear in large numbers.

That would be a truly terrifying thing!

Wendy took a deep breath, her voice trembling slightly, and said, "Your Highness, no dark elf wants to return to that dark and damp underworld. For this, some are willing to work for the demons."

Lin Yi heard this.

It wasn't surprising at all.

Judging from the current situation in the Dark Continent.

The entire evil and dark faction are accomplices and henchmen of the demon race in slaughtering this world.

Lin Yi said, "I also believe that there is a group of dark elves who have been searching for a true future. Although I don't know why the Sun Elf King banished your dark elf race to the underworld back then, even if I did know, things that happened thousands of years ago seem to have nothing to do with me."

"In my land, any dark elf who pledges allegiance to me is a subject of my territory!"

"I don't know what the future holds."

"But wherever I am, that will be the home of my people!"

Wendy stared blankly at Lin Yi.

At this moment, she recalled the scene when Lin Yi sheltered her.

That feeling doesn't come often.

At the same time, Wendy looked at the bone dragon Sera and the octopus monster Bazelt standing behind Lin Yi. These two were both undead, and now they were subjects of the Elf King's territory.

Compared to the undead...

They, the dark elves, don't seem to be so unacceptable?

After all, they are elves.

Lin Yi said with a smile, "You don't need to reply to me now. We can continue on our journey and see what happens along the way."

Wendy's delicate face showed a slightly stiff expression.

If you keep looking at it this way, those ordinary nature spirits, and even the weak flower spirits, may have already advanced to the Saint rank, while she has always remained extraordinary.

"Your Majesty is right."

Everything has a beginning.

"No matter what the future holds, good or bad, someone will always take that step."

"Perhaps my small step is a giant leap for our community to seize the future..."

She finally couldn't hold back anymore.

I took a deep breath.

Then, kneeling before Lin Yi, her forehead pressed against the soft grass, she said in a clear yet earnest voice, "Wendy is willing to serve His Majesty the Elf King for the rest of her life, and to serve His Majesty!"

A smile immediately appeared on Lin Yi's face.

Breaking through the dark elves' psychological defenses doesn't seem so difficult.

Of course, what he just said wasn't meant to fool Wendy.

He was willing to accept even dark elves, and genuinely so, since he didn't have to worry about betrayal happening to him.

However, this acceptance is limited to dark elves who are willing to come and join them.

As for the remaining group, they should still be killed.

It's war.

There's no place where there's no bleeding.

Lin Yi took Wendy's little hand and helped her up, saying with a smile, "This will be a good start. As long as we are in my territory, dark elves and nature elves will definitely be able to coexist peacefully, and there will absolutely be no war."

"Now, I have a task for you."

"Return to the Dark Elf Kingdom and obtain the magic array diagram for the warship. Of course, if you can get the seed of the Dark Tree of Life, that would be even better."

As she spoke, Lin Yi handed several pieces of equipment that she had prepared to Wendy.

These were originally Wendy's equipment.

It has now been returned to its rightful owner.

However, this does not include the more than 200,000 magic cores.

Lin Yi said, "Before you leave, go find Ifra and ask her to give you a remote communication magic device. You can contact her directly if you have any problems."

Wendy silently accepted the task, then said, "His Majesty is likely to be disappointed in entrusting me with such a mission."

Lin Yi smiled and said, "What if it succeeds? Even if it doesn't, you can still send me information about the Dark Elf Kingdom."

"Don't feel guilty."

"This is not persecuting your people, but saving them."

"Save those dark elves who truly yearn for the future!"

"Standing on the same side as the demons will only bring annihilation to the dark elves. You will understand when the flames of war are reignited in this world."

Wendy nodded.

Just as he was about to speak, Lin Yi continued, "Your strength is still a bit low, but that's a minor issue. Now that you've joined my territory, you can level up quickly by defeating enemies, just like other elves."

"As long as you work hard, advancing to the Saint rank is not difficult."

Upon hearing this...

Wendy's eyes widened immediately.

She could hardly believe her ears.

So, is that why those elves are even crazier than monsters?

No wonder she killed those lizardmen once and then killed them again after turning them into undead creatures... If it were her, she might have had to find a group of necromancers to kill them a third time.

……

A deeply shaken Wendy finally bids farewell to Lynn.

Flying alone into the distant horizon.

This time, she no longer felt like she was being watched.

When she put the spatial equipment back on and probed it with her mental consciousness, her expression froze instantly.

Inside her spatial equipment, there was a large barrel of holy water of life.

A large barrel with a diameter of two meters and a height of nearly four meters.

With so much holy water of life, it could be used many times, not to mention for drinking, even for bathing.

"Does Your Majesty intend for me to buy the entire Elf Kingdom?"

Wendy felt her spatial equipment was a bit too hot to handle. If it were exposed, her loving clansmen might secretly kill her.

"Your Majesty is right."

"I need to improve my strength as soon as possible."

"If I could reach the Saint Rank, things would be much easier."

Wendy then found Ifra, who was leading a large army to clear the swamp, obtained the special long-range communication magic equipment, and then flew towards the Dark Forest.

Along the way, countless monsters and evil creatures died at her hands.

"As expected, it's true!"

"I can feel a special energy emerging within my body."

"When this energy accumulates to a certain level, I can advance to the Saint rank!"

In her excitement, Wendy suddenly remembered...

Lin Yi once asked her a question.

If she were given a chance to easily level up or even become a god, but could never become one of the most dazzling few, would she be willing?

She even said at the time that it was an impossible miracle.

If such a good thing were to happen, she would be willing to abandon her faith in the Goddess of Darkness.

But now I suddenly realize...

It turns out that the miracle had been right in front of her all along!

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