Outrageous! I started as the Elf King!

Chapter 2 Hunting

"Two tasks."

"We can finish the second one first."

With Lin Yi's strength, hunting monsters around the third tier is a piece of cake.

However, he needs to be faster.

It's afternoon now, and night will fall in a few hours.

At night, wild monsters enter a berserk state, their power multiplying. Furthermore, with the death of the old tree, the protective barrier of life collapses, making it highly likely that monsters and undead creatures will attack under cover of darkness.

He needs to complete mission two as soon as possible to unlock the [Ancient Tree of War].

At that time, he will be able to train combat-type elf soldiers to protect his territory.

Before leaving, Lin Yi opened the panel of the building [Tree of Life] and nurtured ten little sprites.

The elf's appearance was very peculiar.

Its appearance is that of a ball of light about the size of a soccer ball, radiating the brilliance of life and nature.

The little elves cannot speak, but they possess wisdom and consciousness.

After emerging from the Tree of Life, they circled around Lin Yi, flying around her and conveying feelings of kindness and joy.

They sensed the noble aura of the Sun Elf emanating from Lin Yi.

This makes them very eager to get close.

Lin Yi picked up one of the little elves.

It feels warm and soft to the touch, like a glowing cotton candy.

……

【Little Elf】

[Faction: Elf]

[Level: Tier 3]

[Talent: Resource Gathering]

[Unit Information: Sprites are non-combat units and represent the initial state of elves. To train a large-scale elf army, you need a sufficient number of sprites.]

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Resource Gathering: The sprites can gather the resources needed for your territory.

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Lin Yi glanced around; everywhere she looked were collapsed ruins of ancient sites.

Aside from many ancient trees, no other usable resources, such as energy crystals, have been found so far.

He instructed the elves not to wander off and to obediently guard their territory and the Tree of Life.

He then left the square.

Enter the ancient ruins to search for hidden monsters and demons.

Soon after.

Lin Yi arrived at a street near the square.

The buildings on both sides of the street have all been turned into ruins, and green vines have climbed all over the rotten wood and rubble in the ruins.

The surrounding environment was eerily quiet.

All that could be heard was the sound of Lin Yi walking on the rotten wood.

Previously, with the support of the old trees, Lin Yi had explored these areas many times without encountering any danger, but now he dared not be careless in the slightest.

Suddenly, a bright green magic wand appeared in his hand.

This is a magic wand that the old tree crafted for Lin Yi using its branches; its equipment level has reached the King rank.

In the Dark Continent, class ranks range from lowest to highest: Tier 1 to 9, King Tier, Transcendent Tier, Saint Tier, Demigod Tier, and True God Tier. Equipment ranks follow the same order.

Therefore, King-tier equipment is not bad.

Lin Yi waved the magic wand in her hand.

In an instant, red light emanated from his body, quickly forming a fiery red protective shield.

This is fire magic – Shield of Flames.

The corresponding job level is from fourth to sixth rank, which belongs to intermediate magic.

Besides the Flame Shield, Lin Yi also possesses three other fire-based spells: Fireball, Fire Wall, and Flame Spear.

In the few months since he came to this world, he has spent most of his time meditating and cultivating to improve his level.

Otherwise, he could have mastered even more magical skills.

Of these four spells, the Flame Spear is the highest level and most powerful, reaching the level of advanced magic. It is a highly lethal single-target attack spell.

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Several kilometers away from the central square, Lin Yi suddenly heard a strange noise. Looking in the direction of the sound, she saw several giant, jet-black rats searching for food in the ruins a hundred meters away.

"Giant swamp rat!"

Lin Yi casually tossed a fireball over.

The fireball was about one meter in diameter and burned with azure flames.

Soon, the fireball exploded at the target location, igniting an area of ​​tens of meters in radius, and several swamp rats of varying sizes were instantly burned to charcoal.

"The swamp giant rat is a low-level magical beast."

"There are a great many of them in the Forgotten Swamp."

"A few are nothing, but if it forms a rat swarm, that would be terrifying!"

Lin Yi had witnessed the spectacular scene of a rat swarm washing over the land from afar.

At this moment, Lin Yi suddenly felt an energy appear within his body, slowly increasing his magic power.

"This is... gaining experience by killing monsters?"

Lin Yi asked the system and immediately received an affirmative answer.

He can quickly level up by killing enemies and acquiring special energy.

At the same time, if he has troops under his command, he can also share a portion of the special energy when the troops kill enemies; this is a privilege of the lord.

Theoretically speaking~

The more troops a lord has, the more and stronger the enemies he can kill...

The faster the lord's level increases, the faster the lord's level will increase.

"That's really good."

"Killing enemies will increase experience points, so I won't need to meditate anymore."

Lin Yi grinned.

They then arrived at the spot where several giant swamp rats had been killed.

There were still azure flames burning fiercely there, but when Lin Yi approached, the flames automatically parted, without harming Lin Yi in the slightest.

It's not that the flames have a spirit, but rather that Lin Yi is immune to fire elements.

As long as it's a fire element, whether it's man-made magic or from nature, it can't harm him.

This is a talent that the Sun Elf was born with.

Beside the charred corpses of several giant rats, Lin Yi found several objects that resembled green crystals.

—【Energy Crystals: An indispensable resource for territory development, obtainable by defeating enemies and mining veins.】

"Upgrading the Tree of Life requires one thousand energy crystals."

"Given this drop rate, it probably won't take long to collect them all."

Lin Yi continued on her way.

Two hours later, Lin Yi had killed nearly a hundred magical beasts, almost all of them giant swamp rats, with only three of them being stone pythons hidden in the rubble.

The Stone Python is a mid-level magical beast.

Adult stone pythons are about four meters long and are generally of the fifth rank.

Lin Yi didn't spend much time killing the three stone pythons; a single fireball was enough to take care of the whole family.

"Of the nearly one hundred magical beasts, only sixteen have reached the third tier."

"We still need to keep working hard!"

"The total harvest of energy crystals reached over seventy, which isn't a slow collection rate."

As they spoke, Lin Yi walked into a grove of overgrown weeds.

Over thousands of years, many areas of the ancient elven city have been covered by similar forests, with countless ancient trees reaching hundreds of meters in height, which have also given rise to a large number of magical beasts and monsters.

"With so many towering ancient trees, I wonder if any tree people have been born from them."

"It's highly unlikely."

"If it existed, the old tree would have summoned it long ago."

Tree-people are the guardians of elves, and are natural-born companions.

If Lin Yi had a treant by her side, both her personal safety and the speed of hunting magical beasts would be greatly improved.

After entering the woods, Lin Yi used a fireball spell to clear a path.

They killed the monsters hiding in the forest as they walked deeper into the woods.

Compared to the ruins outside, there are significantly more monsters inside the forest.

Hunting here can speed up his completion of the quest to unlock the [Ancient Tree of War].

(End of this chapter)