The fisherman druid is in another world

Chapter 785

Black Rob's shift in attention was not only because Lota, the Grey Orc, needed time to consolidate his power in Xiangshui Town, and Ego, who was causing trouble, also needed time to prepare, but also because a profit-driven storm that was almost sweeping across the entire underground region was taking shape in another underground region.

The reason is not complicated: a new island was formed in the sea due to a volcanic eruption.

These deep-earth resources, obtained from volcanic eruptions, have some value, but not enough to make the various forces along the coast flock to them.

The emergence of the Sky Raven Temple along with the new island sparked a fierce competition among various factions.

The so-called Sky Raven Temple is essentially the burial ground of the Sky Raven clan.

These burial grounds, like dragon graveyards and mammoth graveyards, are the natural resting places for the souls of ancient creatures that, driven by instinct, would naturally go when they grew old to a certain extent.

Black Robb believed that this was the soul imprint of those born of the earth and nurtured by nature.

The phrase "born of nature and nurtured by the earth" here does not mean that the earth is truly formed by the power of heaven and earth, but rather refers to following the original natural way of the Heavenly Father and Earthly Mother.

Because in ancient times, almost all living beings were born as extremely powerful and divine beings, so from a certain perspective, they were relatively close to the point of attaining enlightenment, meaning they were inherently of high Dao nature.

As the saying goes, the wise and the foolish are both close to the Way, while the mediocre are troubled by their own thoughts and deeply mired in worldly affairs.

The ancient beings were considered the most foolish, or to put it more politely, there were many who were pure of thought and sincere in nature.

Therefore, although their path cannot compare to that of the wise who attain enlightenment and return to simplicity, it still aligns with the primordial will of Heaven, and their behavioral logic naturally conforms to the Great Dao.

Because it is close to the path, it naturally has a sense of birth and death, and knows that the place where the soul dwells is the graveyard, thus accelerating the cycle of returning to the void.

This cycle of return to nothingness is like the way of heaven cultivating itself in one cycle after another. With each completion of a cycle, it becomes stronger and more complete.

As for why this virtuous cycle was later broken, it's quite simple. Just like people, in childhood and youth, as long as they don't encounter major disasters, the general trend is always upward, and there is even a strong upward period (development period). It stops in middle age and begins to decline in old age (being caught up by entropy increase).

In other words, the Way of Heaven itself is also in a larger cycle, with a beginning and an end, prosperity and decline.

However, this universe, with the size of a single universe, has demonstrated the effect of a multiverse, with almost every life-bearing planet being an independent unit of the Heavenly Dao.

Its advantages and disadvantages are naturally clear. The advantage lies in its diversity. Each different life-bearing planet has its own independent natural laws and evolutionary direction, and its own process information from birth to death is very valuable from a certain perspective.

The downside is its poor ability to withstand risks, including low-probability events caused by a large base, such as a creature from a certain world that rebels against the Heavenly Gang, breaks free from its constraints, pollutes other worlds, and ultimately causes a complete mess.

To be more specific, ancient gods like the Ethereal Creator and the Mysterious Emperor are very representative.

The creation of the Brilliant Nebula by Yichuang to raise Gu, and the creation of the Alliance of All Realms to compete for supremacy and expand, are both essentially interference with and pollution of the independent operating worlds of the Heavenly Dao.

The Sky Crow clan is also an ancient race with a certain probability of giving birth to extraordinary beings and mysterious emperors.

Just as Thanos was born on Titan in the Marvel Universe, different timelines of Earth-6311 gave rise to several well-known variants of Kang the Conqueror...

However, compared to the dragon race, the raven race, at least in this world, doesn't seem to have the same strong sense of being destined to be the protagonists or to dominate the era. This may be related to the fact that they were born at the wrong time.

In any case, based on the intelligence gathered by Black Rob, the Sky Ravens lived in the shadow of the dragons' zenith. After the dragons were destroyed, they were too ancient and were not favored by the Heavenly Dao, and were used as stepping stones by the new generation of darlings, the elves.

In the history of human civilization, after the fall of the Dragon Dynasty, various heroes vied for supremacy. The Sky Raven Clan, which was already a powerful clan during the Dragon Dynasty, unfortunately became the vanguard of the new king. They were overtaken by the Elf Clan, who were young and unknown at the beginning but had a very powerful father to back them up, as a way to gain the honor of ascending the throne.

However, times have changed. The various legacies of the Sky Crow Clan back then, including their remains, are now considered extraordinary resources. Ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum, and longevity fruit—just a few of these would be enough to stir up a storm of bloodshed on the stage of the martial arts world built by sentient beings.

Black Rob naturally felt this was a good opportunity.

Chaos is the ladder of progress, war is the catalyst for technology, and the weak are the fuel for the rise of the strong.

If one is the weaker party, then of course one hopes that someone will uphold justice in such a situation. If this person has the will to rule and is both virtuous and powerful, then that would be even more reliable, as peace and stability are the main themes.

Conversely, if one is the strong, then it is like Qin losing its deer, and the whole world vying for it... Are kings and nobles born with a special destiny?... A true man should act in this way...

Strength determines one's stance, and one's stance determines one's thoughts. The reasons given are nothing but repetitive platitudes; from any perspective, one can find a bunch of high-sounding arguments.

It is precisely because the struggle for supremacy is a lament for the weak and a game for the strong that organizations like the Night God Society are unlikely to not participate.

If you can't even seize the opportunity, how can you improve? Do you really have to wait until the little devils you once looked down on are riding on your head and defecating on you before you regret not being brave enough back then?
As the saying goes, every era has its own Long March.

The Long March can naturally be changed to struggle, adventure, or hard work.

In short, life is finite, and the total number of opportunities within that limited time is finite. Often, if you miss one, you can come back again. Those who participate in the competition to reach the top must strive to seize every opportunity in order to have a chance to become the pride of the times.

This is a powerful force that compels you to participate; you have no choice but to step up.

The same logic applies to Black Rob. If he doesn't step up at crucial moments, the Black Tide and Gates of Hell events five thousand years ago, and the Elf King's rebellion and the plague of evil in the present day, will all lead to his financial ruin and utter destruction.

These major events, in turn, break down into smaller crises, presenting both dangers and opportunities. Only by taking each step carefully can one emerge victorious in the end.

Heroborg believed that Parus understood this principle as well.

As this world has evolved to its present state, it can be said that this is the last major upheaval of its kind.

The Demon Emperor knew very well that if he didn't intervene, his early plans would become useless.

Therefore, no matter how patient one is, if Parus still harbors lofty ambitions, he must enter the game. Otherwise, his life will probably be summed up as 'having played the role of a pig for so long, he has truly become a pig.'

Now that we're on the field, we should act when the time is right.

If the treasure of the Sky Raven Clan were to be looted and consumed by a powerful force, wouldn't that create unforeseen changes and have an unpredictable impact on the Night God Society's long-term trading and exploitative system?

So, Black Robb is definitely going to join in on this excitement.

Moreover, it is easier to enter the market under such circumstances. After all, people are willing to die for wealth and birds are willing to die for food. The number of powerful people from all races who come to participate in the treasure hunt with the mentality of joining the fun is far beyond the norm, if not countless. They are also incredibly diverse and come in all shapes and sizes.

The surrounding coastal states welcomed all comers, even offering attractive prices to draw in allies.

Black Robb intervened in this treasure hunt in a small team amidst such a noisy, frenzied, and chaotic atmosphere.

This time he played the role of a moon elf.

The name "Moon Elf" sounds poetic, but their reality is tragic. They are hybrid elves, born from wild elves who, after the Wood Elves became the rulers of the surface world and then declined, entered the underground world, clashed with the Dark Elves, and were raped by the Dark Elves.

The raping of wild elves by dark elves is a systematic and highly purposeful act.

Wild elves are more compatible with nature and have a higher reproductive capacity.

Due to the harsh underground environment, the Dark Elves not only have poor fertility, but their society and culture are also filled with intrigue and violence, which seriously affects their numbers.

Moon Elves are divided into naturalized and wild factions, and the standard for this division is their appearance.

Most intelligent races are attracted to appearance, but their standards differ.

Dark elves skipped the selection process based on factors like large breasts, large buttocks, and fertility, making their criteria broader. Mixed-race individuals with appearances resembling Dark Elves were given preferential treatment, and those who performed well could be recognized as members of their own race. Conversely, those who didn't meet these criteria were considered candidates for slavery and human sacrifice.

Such differential treatment naturally makes the facial classification method seem more accurate.

During the period when the Night God Society secretly fueled the prosperity of all races, each race experienced the growing pains and chaos of development.

The abused, wild-looking hybrid elves rebelled and broke free from their bonds, but having lived in the dark elf society for a long time, their activated and dominant genetic information is often inherited from the dark elves.

To put it simply, regarding this genetic information, take a cat as an example. Hunting is an instinct for it, and you can glimpse its instincts through play when it's young. Where does this ability come from? From the information in its genes.

In the extraordinary world, this characteristic is amplified. A particularly deadly example is the genetic knowledge of dragon bloodlines, which is activated in stages until one becomes a true dragon.

Therefore, the genetic information in the blood of races like the Elves, who have long been exposed to high concentrations of extraordinary factors and were once born with extraordinary abilities, should not be underestimated.

The more you use a particular aspect, the easier it is to strengthen that aspect; this principle is as simple as building muscle through regular weightlifting.

Therefore, hybrid elves who grow up in the social and cultural environment of dark elves inevitably become influenced by their surroundings, and thus acquire characteristics of dark elves.

While they are indeed pitiful people who have been oppressed terribly under the name of the Dark Elves, they are not kind on their own. On the contrary, cruelty and bloodlust are among their most prominent characteristics.

Therefore, even though they have an appearance that leans towards that of wild elves, they are not accepted by the wild elves, and they themselves are not adapted to the lifestyle of the wild elves.

Then be independent; there's no need to find yourself a father figure.

Moon Elves, on the other hand, are a branch of hybrid elves.

Originally, the first group of mixed-blood elves to make a name for themselves as Moon Elves were just a group of mixed-blood elves from a certain region, and they did not have any horizontal connections with mixed-blood elves from other underground regions.

However, due to the convergence of bloodline genetic information, Moon Elves were also born in other regions.

Their core characteristic, in the words of Eastern metaphysics, is that they are hybrid elves who have converted to the Way of Yin.

This can be considered a way of adapting to local conditions.

The moon actually contains a lot of water because the God of Light, one of the three giants of the Pantheon, stole the power of the Moon Goddess and replaced the light of the sun with the light of the Moon Goddess, calling himself the God of Light.

Even after the Elf King's rebellion and the gods' self-division, the God of Light still split into two aspects: the Dark Moon and the Demon Moon, holding the power of the Yin Law.

Therefore, if you truly worship the moon goddess, you will ultimately only end up jumping into the bowl of the dark moon or the demon moon.

There is no moon underground, but there is a rich yin energy, or, to put it less professionally, pure dark energy.

The hybrid elves adapted to the local conditions, using the Earth Lake and the laws of illusion to create the moon in the well, and then totemized it, thus the moon elf was born.

With the moon in the well, the restless soul of the half-elf found peace, the various adverse effects of the negative energy were suppressed, and its thirst for magic was satisfied. It can be said that the moon elf is the most advanced among the underground elves.

Because they believe in the Great Dao, the power of the Yin and Yang, and the power of the superior laws, which is not much different from the power of time and space, the power of cause and effect, and the power of destiny.

In comparison, the life path of the wild elves and the dark path of the dark elves may seem similar at first glance, but upon closer inspection, they appear to be impure and mixed.

The way of life of wild elves has undergone many compromises in order to adapt to the underground environment. It can be said that they have changed from a life form that thrives in sunlight to a life form that thrives in darkness, and they have also incorporated elements of earth, fire, water, and wind.

The dark elves are greedy and radical. They discovered that negative emotions correspond to different negative energy laws and naturally used them. Dark faith is just a common underlying characteristic of all families.

In comparison, moon elves are more pure. Or rather, some hybrid elves ultimately inherited the best traits from their parents and thus stood out, obtaining the dark power that is almost most beneficial to living beings through the idea of ​​the moon in the well.

The reason for saying "almost" is that the illusory moon is not the real moon, and the "well" restricts its structure. Using the power of the water element to condense the power of the yin not only adds an extra step, but its composition is also strictly speaking specific. The yin of the yin is not the yin of water.

In short, this method of refining the Yin with water was a shortcut, and naturally, it came at a price.

Specifically, moon elves are predominantly feminine, with almost no male characteristics, no Adam's apple, and their reproductive capacity is nearly nonexistent.

It is perfectly reasonable that the Moon Elves covet the Sky Raven Clan's legacy because they cannot solve the problem of reproduction.

After all, many characteristics of the Sky Crow Clan are similar to those of the Golden Crow Clan in the Eastern fantasy world of Earth. Even if they are not extremely masculine, their wind and water attributes are quite compatible. The flow of wind and water creates vitality, and their characteristics are clearly beneficial to reproduction.

Therefore, although the Moon God Elves were only a relatively new and small race among the hundred races in this region, with weak foundations, limited combat power, and far from the surrounding sea states, they still sent out a treasure-hunting team.

Unfortunately, they had already been targeted.

This is similar to the Gold Rush era in the beautiful West of the Earth, where the most profitable industries were actually selling camping supplies and gold panning equipment.

However, the underground world is generally darker, and various forms of robbery and treasure-hunting teams are a way to make money that many powerful forces have been secretly promoting.

There are many specific methods, including using violence to break up the treasure-hunting team into smaller groups, reducing the number of competitors while turning scattered high-quality superhumans into cannon fodder through deception and other means.

But dealing with moon elves doesn't require such trouble. Their relatively pure dark power makes moon elves a treasure in themselves.

Living moon elves can cast dark magic to suppress the madness and chaos brought about by evil, and can also spawn evil, causing it to grow rapidly.

Dead Moon Elf is a high-end supernatural fertilizer, which is very helpful for cultivating and maintaining rare supernatural plants and even minerals (gems) on the Dark Side.

Therefore, Black Robo obtained his Moon Elf identity by robbing a certain faction's action team that had successfully robbed the Moon Elf treasure-hunting team.

Throughout the entire process, there was neither the "mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind" nor the "showing mercy to the beautiful woman."

To be precise, Black Rob was in quite a sorry state at one point.

Because the one who robbed the Moon Elf treasure-hunting team was even more reckless than him, choosing to ambush them in an unsuitable location, he successfully staged a "victory through reverse thinking" scenario, although the losses were not small.

Then they were wiped out by Black Robo and his group who rushed to the scene.

Black Rob and his group also paid a heavy price for this, including casualties from the direct confrontation, as well as additional expenses due to the increased difficulty of their role-playing caused by the heavy losses suffered by the Moon Elves in their treasure hunt.

In short, costs have increased significantly. If nothing is accomplished, all the benefits the mountain dwarves gained from defeating Kamuri will be wasted.

After all, this impersonation is not like Lota and his Grey Orc tribe. This impersonation is extremely time-sensitive. The Moon Elves have a tribal life monitoring system similar to the Soul Lamp. The force that robbed the Moon Elf treasure-hunting team did a very poor job, causing more than half of the killings. This is very likely to trigger the Moon Elves to send out investigation and rescue forces.

Even though they were worried that the piecemeal tactics would turn into a series of disastrous defeats, and they didn't rush to send out more teams, their information channels would soon allow them to hear about the Moon Elves' outstanding performance in the treasure hunt.

This is inevitable. Black Robb spends so much money on acting in order to make substantial gains during the treasure hunt, which will inevitably lead to his rise to fame.

At that time, the Moon Elf may not be willing to let the imposter take its place and will definitely speak out.

In Black Rob's view, the best-case scenario would be when he had already reaped most of the benefits, including intelligence. Then, he could shed one layer of disguise, deliberately leave some clues, revealing the so-called true nature of the Dark Elf, and then calmly disappear from public view, making himself untraceable, thus calming the storm.

If one cannot extricate oneself so easily, then even a second layer of disguise might not be enough to prevent those with ulterior motives from spying on one, and that would be troublesome...

(End of this chapter)