Lord blessed by the elves

Chapter 56 Struggle
The busy summer harvest has just subsided, and the prelude to autumn plowing has already begun.

After the population increased to 563, Lion Tooth Territory finally completed the reclamation of a full 1,000 mu of farmland before the best time for autumn plowing.

Inside the castle study, Kruse was engrossed in reading the thick book "The Origin of the Elves," while the low, distant sounds of laborers working in the territory drifted in from outside the window.

Just then, a clear and unique system notification sound rang out deep within his mind.

【Ding! 】

[Complete Beginner Task 6: Reclaim Farmland (Part 5)]

[Task Description: Fertile lands are the foundation of a nation! Please expand the total area of ​​farmland in Lion's Tooth Territory to one thousand acres!]

[Quest Reward: A Monocle from the Elf King]

Kruze closed the book, a barely suppressed gleam of anticipation and excitement in his eyes. With a thought, the reward, "The Elf King's Monocle," appeared out of thin air in his hand.

It lay quietly in his palm, its touch slightly cool.

Its design is extremely ancient, as if it has gone through countless years, exuding a mysterious and elegant aura.

The lenses were crystal clear, with some unknown, shimmering metal embedded in their edges.

The most striking feature is the delicate silver chain, slender yet strong, hanging gracefully from one side of the frame, as if it were not something that could be forged by ordinary craftsmen.

Kruse fiddled with the old-fashioned monocle in his hand.

The way these glasses are worn is quite unique, relying mainly on the tension of the muscles around the eyes or delicate auxiliary accessories for fixation.

He tried several times, and finally, following his memory, he gently inserted the cool edge of the lens between his right eyelid and brow bone, using the subtle tension of the muscles and skin around his eye socket to barely hold the lens in place, maintaining a fragile stability.

The process of putting it on required him to slightly raise his eyebrows, carefully adjust the pressure of his eyelids, and constantly search for the perfect angle that would allow him to see clearly without being too uncomfortable.

He soon discovered that the lenses would easily slip off if his facial expressions were even slightly exaggerated.

At this point, the delicate silver chain came in handy, hanging down gracefully to at least prevent the lens from falling directly to the ground.

"Looks like we'll have to build a proper stand from now on; this is just too inconvenient," Kruze muttered, adjusting to the awkward view before getting up and heading straight for the insect house.

At this moment, Elena was focused on practicing her swordsmanship in the courtyard and had no time to take care of the two sprite insects, Qingcui and Huangdeng.

Inside the insect chamber, a creature as green as jade lay lazily on a large leaf. As soon as it saw Kruze enter, it immediately wiggled its antennae and greeted him in its unique, old-fashioned tone: "You're here! You brat."

Kruse's lips twitched involuntarily, but he couldn't be bothered to argue with the little thing. With a slight thought, he carefully put the monocle back on and then focused his gaze on Qingcui.

The next moment, the sight that came into view made him hold his breath, and a huge shock surged in his heart—

Through those clear lenses, what he saw was no longer a simple emerald-like insect-shaped creature.

Surrounding the verdant landscape, several halos of energy of different colors and shapes clearly emerged! They were like ethereal ribbons or active specks of light, slowly flowing around the spirit insect, forming an extremely mysterious and complex energy map.

This sudden scene startled him at first, but then the difficult passages about "Elf Evolution" in "The Origin of Elves" flashed through his mind. He suddenly realized that the strange energy he was seeing was very likely related to the potential, state, and even future evolutionary direction of the elf bug!

Kruze quickly took out the thick book "The Origin of the Elves," his fingers eagerly turning the pages, his eyes rapidly scanning the complex diagrams and text, while constantly comparing them with the strange energy halo surrounding the verdant greenery that he saw through his monocle.

He quickly made his judgment:
That dull gray color represents the lifespan of the spirit insect.

Judging from the already very thin gray energy on Qingcui's body, its life is probably coming to an end, and the situation is even more serious than Qingcui itself perceives—it may not live for more than a year.

The vibrant red symbolizes the number of pea genes that the verdant green has mastered and integrated.

Currently, it seems to have only barely met the standard for breaking through the evolutionary threshold, and based on this alone, the chances of success are not optimistic.

This was the result of Kruse's best efforts.

He recently traded different pea seeds from various parties by customizing knight swords for other lords.

Now, four varieties of peas are grown in his territory, including the "Snow Pea" that he is familiar with.

The deep blue color indicated that the magic power stored within Qingcui's body had reached its peak of saturation.

This is the result of continuous and large-scale feeding of high-quality jade powder recently.

According to the book, the more magic power a Spirit Bug stores during its evolution, the greater its chance of successfully becoming a Spirit.

Finally, there's the bright yellow band of light, representing the growth stage of the "Cordyceps" that coexists with the verdant green. Like the blue magic, it has reached a state of perfection.

Kruze's finger stopped precisely on the probability calculation section of the "Evolution" chapter.

According to the formula in the book, although there is only half a red gene, it is enough to increase the probability by 20%.

Blue magic is at its maximum, and will be increased by another 20%.
When the yellow cordyceps is at its maximum value, it can provide a full 30% bonus!
This means that Emerald has a 70% chance of breaking through the limits of life and evolving into a Pokémon!

This astonishing discovery filled Kruse with elation, and he couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"What are you laughing at? Your laughter is giving me the creeps." Qingcui was baffled by his laughter and twitched her antennae in displeasure.

Huang Deng, who was standing nearby, immediately sidled up to her. Now completely used to the place, it instinctively retorted to Qing Cui, "Master can laugh if he wants to, what's it to you? Humph!"

Clearly, after becoming familiar with their surroundings, Huang Deng and Qing Cui's relationship was not very harmonious.

"You little yellow bug, say that again and see if I don't flatten you!" Qingcui was immediately enraged, her emerald-like body arching slightly, exuding a threatening aura.

Huang Deng, however, was not afraid at all. Instead, it raised its head and retorted, "Hmph! It's not certain who will flatten whom!" After saying that, it deliberately flicked its short and agile tail in a provocative manner.

The "slapping" they talk about is the most "intense" way of fighting among these little insect spirits—it's nothing more than using their almost harmless tails to slap each other's bodies. It's less of a fight and more of a childish collision game.

(End of this chapter)