Outrageous! I started as the Elf King!

Chapter 26 Building the Wall

He had heard the old tree talk about it.

The reason why the demon race was able to sweep across the Dark Continent was not only due to its powerful war force, but also because of its terrifying number of demonic creatures.

When the war broke out, an ancient demon god broke the rules and forcibly descended upon the Dark Continent in his true form.

It brought with it abyssal power that swept across the entire world.

The power of the abyss is extremely evil.

In an instant, countless intelligent beings and magical monsters were corrupted by the power of the abyss, turning into bloodthirsty and ferocious demonic creatures, directly providing the demon race with a terrifyingly large army to invade the dark continent.

The mutated creatures have no self-awareness and are insane and tyrannical.

But they will obey the orders of the demons.

Therefore, he was called a servant of the devil, a servant of the demon.

Lin Yi couldn't know why the demons didn't exterminate all the races in the world after conquering the Dark Continent. Perhaps the high and mighty gods negotiated with them, or perhaps the demons simply wanted to exploit the weak.

all in all.

Since that war, the blood moon has appeared.

Every three months, the Blood Moon occurs, during which countless creatures around the world are transformed into demonic beings by the power of the abyss, frantically attacking everything around them.

Even without "degeneration," the spirit of living beings will be affected, becoming agitated and restless.

The rat swarm Lin Yi had witnessed before was caused by the blood moon.

Now, with the three-month deadline fast approaching, the world is about to face another disaster.

"No wonder so many giant swamp rats appeared in the inner city ruins today..."

"They are not only stimulated by last night's battle, but more importantly, the blood moon is about to arrive. Low-level magical beasts are most easily affected, hence their restlessness."

"Let's calculate the time."

"It'll be in the next two or three days!"

"Previously, the inner city was protected by the power of the old tree, so the monsters and beasts in the inner city were not affected by the blood moon. The rat swarm that swept everything only ravaged the outer city."

"But the situation is different now."

"The old tree is gone, and when the blood moon appears, the inner city will surely riot."

"Even a rat swarm could sweep in!"

Despite this, Lin Yi's increasingly handsome face showed no worry, but rather a faint smile.

For him, this was another great opportunity to gain experience!

After this period of cleanup, the number of monsters in the inner city has decreased significantly.

Hunting will only become more difficult.

If it weren't for the large number of swamp rats that appeared this morning, his elven legion wouldn't have been able to collect so many energy crystals in such a short time.

Even those big black rats usually hide in the underground world.

It is very difficult to clean.

Now that the blood moon has arrived, they will all appear on the surface of the world, and may even form a rat swarm to besiege his territory.

He's bound to make a fortune from this.

"There's one more thing."

"With the help of this Blood Moon calamity, my elven legion will have the opportunity to wipe out the monsters and beasts in the inner city ruins in one go, and then reap a huge amount of energy crystals."

"At that time, the strength of my territory will surely increase dramatically!"

Lin Yi glanced at the lizardmen in the distance who were carrying away rubble from the city wall, and thought to herself, "After the Blood Moon, I need to prepare plans for war against the outer city forces!"

As the saying goes, "How can one allow others to sleep soundly under one's bed?"

His territory was expanding, and naturally, he couldn't tolerate these evil creatures in the outer city.

Similarly, the evil forces in the outer city could not possibly coexist peacefully with him, the Sun Elf King. Even if Lin Yi didn't take action, these evil creatures would still invade the inner city.

Therefore, war was bound to break out sooner or later.

It all comes down to who makes the first move.

"What I need to do now is strengthen the territory's defenses."

"We can follow the example of those lizardmen and use the rubble here to build a wall around my territory to defend against a possible swarm of rats."

The walls would better help his elven legion clear out the rat swarms. Lin Yi didn't want to see those big black rats surging into his territory and wreaking havoc. Not to mention the possibility of the buildings being attacked, Lin Yi didn't want the wooden houses to be destroyed.

"System, can the sprites collect these rubble stones from the city wall?"

— [Returning to host, the sprite can only mine natural minerals; it cannot collect crafted materials.]

The rubble from the city wall is also a product of secondary manufacturing, with magical materials added to it, and it is not a natural mineral.

"Then we'll have to move!"

Lin Yi waved to the sky.

Soon, a plump owl flew towards him.

Then it landed on the city wall, stood respectfully, and bowed its head to him.

Lin Yi said, "Tell your master to relay my order to gather five hundred elves to move the rubble. Build a wall around the territory as quickly as possible."

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yi waved the Sun Elf King's Scepter in her hand again.

Suddenly, a ball of flame appeared out of thin air.

Under his perfect control, the flames quickly transformed into an object: a two-wheeled cart that would increase the elves' efficiency in transporting rubble.

"Tell the elves to build a batch of these carts to transport the gravel."

"Chirp chirp~"

The owl nodded.

It then flapped its wings and flew away into the distance.

Building a cart isn't difficult. Just cut a plank, make two wheels, add a few accessories, and you're done. The joints can be temporarily reinforced with magic; you can just throw it away after using it once or twice anyway.

The main reason is the lack of space equipment.

His belt had very little space; it couldn't hold many stones.

Otherwise, why go through all this trouble?

"I wonder where the Zombie King is hiding in the outer city."

"That guy is quite cautious..."

After standing there for a long time, Lin Yi left the city wall.

He ignored the lizardmen outside the city walls.

Killing those lizardmen would be easy, but the gains would be minimal, and it would easily alert them. He didn't want these lizardmen to be on guard while his elven army marched into the outer city.

After leaving the city walls, Lin Yi continued to clear out monsters and monsters in the inner city ruins.

He needs to work harder to improve his level.

In this way, we can deal with the threats from the outer city forces more calmly after the Blood Moon.

……

It was evening.

One after another, two-wheeled carts loaded with gravel entered the central square.

This is the fourth batch of stones delivered today.

In the square, elves were piling up the rubble they had brought back earlier, and elven mages who were skilled in earth magic were waving their wands to shape and reinforce it.

So far, the wall has begun to take shape.

"It should be finished tomorrow."

Lin Yi looked at the elves working enthusiastically in the distance.

The temporary wall doesn't need to be spectacular, or even encircle the entire square. It just needs to be able to surround the buildings inside the territory and leave enough space for battle.

Of course, the walls must be thick.

Because the elves had to stand on the walls and fight against the attacking monsters.

……

Soon after.

The teams of elves responsible for the hunt also returned one after another.

Looking at the elves carrying large and small bags, Lin Yi knew they must have reaped a great harvest.

(End of this chapter)