Outrageous! I started as the Elf King!

Chapter 21 Roar of the Fire Dragon

Five thousand energy crystals.

Saying too much is not too much, saying too little is not too much.

His elven legion could hunt ten 'five thousand' in a single day.

From another perspective, these energy crystals can train a full hundred elven archers or elven swordsmen, which is hardly a small number.

"Using five thousand energy crystals to exchange for a King-level spell will save me at least two weeks..."

"It was worth it in retrospect."

"Ultimately, it's about strengthening my own abilities."

"Once I become stronger, I can kill even more monsters."

"Sooner or later, we can earn back these energy crystals."

Thinking of this, Lin Yi summoned an elven huntress who was guarding nearby and asked, "How long has the elven legion been out hunting?"

The elven huntress replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, it has been nearly two hours."

"That should be enough!"

Lin Yi nodded and instructed, "Go and bring back the energy crystals that the elven legion has collected; I need them!"

"Yes, Your Majesty the Elf King!"

The elven huntress flipped herself onto the swift leopard beside her and sped towards the ruins outside the plaza.

A dozen or so elven huntresses also went with them.

They dispersed and headed in different directions towards the ruins.

Within half an hour, a group of elven huntresses returned one after another, handing Lin Yi leather packages filled with energy crystals.

After a thorough count, the total number of energy crystals was more than 23,000.

Lin Yi was somewhat surprised by the large amount of progress she had made in just two hours.

"Although the elven legion has grown dramatically, now exceeding two thousand..."

"But to get so many energy crystals, you have to kill tens of thousands of magical beasts and monsters."

"Could it be that the number of monsters and monstrous creatures in the ruins is also increasing dramatically?"

There aren't many undead creatures in the wild during the day.

Because no faction strongholds built by undead creatures have yet appeared in the inner city ruins.

Once you reach the outer city, you can see a large number of undead creatures during the day. They roam near the strongholds of various factions and no longer slumber underground.

"Reporting to Your Majesty."

An elven huntress said, "Last night's battle seems to have disturbed the rats living in the underground world, and this morning a large number of swamp rats appeared on the surface."

"They roam among the ruins, and their numbers are astonishing."

"So that's how it is!"

Lin Yi suddenly realized.

If there are rats around, then that's normal.

Throughout the entire ancient elven city ruins, the most numerous magical monsters are swamp giant rats, even more numerous than vampire mosquitoes.

About two months ago, he used the old tree's consciousness to watch a live broadcast of a rat swarm sweeping through the ruins in the outer city, which was quite spectacular.

Lin Yi said to the elven huntress, "Give the order to have the huntresses set up some magical traps near the plaza to deal with a possible rat infestation."

Being prepared is never a bad thing.

The key is to clear out the surrounding ruins to prevent stray monsters from running into magic traps and causing the problem to be like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The elven huntress respectfully accepted the order.

After she left, Lin Yi continued to sit cross-legged under the Tree of Life.

"System, consume energy crystals to learn Fire Dragon Roar!"

The Roar of the Fire Dragon is the King-rank spell recorded in the magic book.

It is a magic skill that deals area-of-effect damage.

[Received] — System reply.

Money makes things easier.

As soon as the system received the money, it immediately poured all the magical secrets related to the [Roar of the Fire Dragon] into Lin Yi's sea of ​​consciousness, just as simply and directly as data transmission.

Lin Yi doesn't need to do anything; she can just wait.

The transmission ended after about a minute.

—[Congratulations, host! You have perfectly mastered the magic skill Fire Dragon Roar.]

Lin Yi immediately calmed her mind and recalled the magical secrets of the Fire Dragon's Roar.

Soon, an image of a giant dragon burning with blazing flames appeared in his mind.

The fire dragon was enormous, with four legs, two wings, a bloated belly, and a thick, long tail. It looked just like a winged lizard.

Under Lin Yi's control, the fire dragon suddenly disintegrated into countless magical runes, which then coalesced again, transforming into an extremely majestic fire dragon.

This is perfect control over magic.

He could control all the magical runes that made up the dragon's roar with ease.

As long as those magical runes are linked together, no matter what form they ultimately take, it will still be the roar of a fire dragon, and its power will not be diminished in any way.

After all, it's just a change in form.

The magical runes within were not altered.

Lin Yi then went to the ruins outside the square to conduct the test.

He waved his magic wand, and a fiery dragon flew out. In mid-air, its size increased dramatically, growing to over twenty meters in the blink of an eye.

The enormous fire dragon flew straight toward the ruins of a building hundreds of meters away.

Wherever it passed, countless sparks fell.

It ignited a path of flames several meters wide.

At the target location, the Flame Dragon crashed headfirst into the ruins of the building, accompanied by a huge roar. The scorching flames surged in all directions, turning the area within a radius of two hundred meters into a sea of ​​fire.

After a long time, the fire died down.

All the buildings within the area were burned to ashes, and even some iron objects were melted.

In addition, a large pit with a diameter of nearly 100 meters was left in the very center.

"As expected of a King-level magic, its power is truly formidable!"

Lin Yi's face lit up with joy.

The magical power of the fire dragon's roar exceeded his expectations.

Moreover, the Fire Dragon Roar is an area-of-effect spell with an absurdly large damage range.

Once deployed on the battlefield, its effects will be absolutely astonishing.

"In addition, the magic consumption of the Fire Dragon Roar is not large."

Lin Yi didn't know if it was because he was a sun elf, or if all other magicians were the same, but in any case, with the magic power in his body, casting twenty fire dragon roars in succession was no problem at all.

Looking at the destruction caused by the roar of the fire dragon in the distance, Lin Yi felt increasingly satisfied.

"That's what a qualified magician should be!"

"Otherwise, how could it be called a battlefield artillery turret?"

……

Return to territory.

Lin Yi glanced at the remaining energy crystals.

After learning the magic Fire Dragon Roar, he still had more than 18,000 energy crystals left.

Instead of immediately training the elven troops, he checked the level information of the various buildings in his territory.

The Tree of Life, Advanced, requires 100,000 energy crystals to upgrade.

Ancient Tree of War, Intermediate Level, requires 50,000 Energy Crystals to upgrade.

The Fountain of Magic, low-level, requires one thousand energy crystals to upgrade.

The Temple of the Gods is of low level and requires 10,000 energy crystals to upgrade.

"The Tree of Life and the Ancient Tree of War are ruled out first."

"The Temple of the Gods is out of the question; even if it's upgraded, there's no money to strengthen the troops."

"Then let's upgrade the Fountain of Magic."

"The higher the level of the Magic Spring, the purer the elven water it condenses, and the better its effects. When it reaches the highest level, it can even condense Holy Water of Life, thereby reviving the old tree's original form!"

Lin Yi then summoned a group of elven huntresses who had remained in the territory.

Let them make wooden barrels.

Finally, drain the elven spring water from the Magic Spring.

After doing all this, Lin Yi consumed a thousand energy crystals to upgrade the Magic Spring to the intermediate level.

The upgraded Magic Spring not only exudes a richer aura of life and nature, but its size has also increased several times over, allowing it to hold more elven spring water.

Looking into the ancient well again, the spring water that had just been drained was now full again.

"Just what I thought."

"Luckily, it was drained in advance, otherwise it would have been a complete waste."

Lin Yi looked at the elven huntresses behind her and said, "Keep drawing."

"Yes, Your Majesty the Elf King!"

(End of this chapter)