Master Changsheng

Chapter 162, Page 159: These are our own people

Divine Punishment Continent.

Nanzhou.

There is a dense forest that covers two-thirds of the Southern Continent, stretching across the continent from north to south, with the forest being the densest in the central part of the continent.

This is the habitat of the elves.

It produces a great variety of items related to "life".

This is also due to the fact that the Elven race worships two goddesses: the "Goddess of Life" and the "Goddess of Nature."

today.

Located in the heart of the elven region, atop a "divine tree" that seems to reach the sky, stands a palace woven from vines that radiate magical energy within its canopy.

A cold, angry shout suddenly rang out from inside the palace.

As soon as the voice faded, a figure shot out from inside the palace.

This person was none other than Alri, who had entered the Divine Court but hadn't even had a chance to realize her ambitions before being sent to her death by two [Fireballs] from Ankai…

Arlie's face was filled with anger. She never expected that the orcs would refuse to join their "Alien Alliance Conference"!

He even attacked and killed her clone?!

Alley grew angrier the more she thought about it. This was an opportunity she had worked so hard to get, and it had ended so abruptly!

Their figures flew through the dense trees, rapidly heading towards their elven race's "mother tree."

That is also the residence of the Elf Queen.

Alli already lived near the Elven "Mother Tree," and this time, due to her extreme anger, she used a power she had never used before.

Flying at high speed in the sky...

In just two minutes, Alli arrived in front of the Elven Mother Tree.

A massive tree, whose trunk and branches were so large that their diameter could not be seen at a glance, appeared before Ally.

Every time Alley came to the "Mother Tree," she was filled with emotion. The magnificent sight left her speechless with adjectives.

According to their elven records, the "Mother Tree" is very likely the reason why two-thirds of the Southern Continent is covered by dense forests...

"Come in."

Standing directly in front of the mother tree, Alli heard a gentle voice that sounded like that of a "mother".

Alli knew that this was their Elf Queen!

He was also her teacher, Alley.

It was also the powerful backer that gave her the confidence to confront the orcs!

In an instant, tears welled up in Alley's eyes. Pouting, she walked sadly towards the "Mother Tree"...

As soon as she entered, Alli was enveloped by a dense, materialized "life energy".

Along with this gentle "life energy," Alley's feelings of grievance also disappeared...

"What's wrong? Is something amiss in your spirit realm?"

Just then, the Elf Queen, shrouded in a mist, came to Alli's side.

He gently stroked Alley's soft, long hair...

"Teacher...I...I failed."

Alley felt a surge of grievance; she offered no explanation, no excuses…

In the mist, the Elf Queen's gaze was deep and her eyes were shifting. In an instant, the scene of Alri's previous time in the Elf territory appeared before her eyes like a slideshow.

A moment later, the Elf Queen understood the whole story.

By observing Arlie's previous behavior and her angry outburst within the palace.

The Elf Queen instantly understood the whole story.

"But the orcs ruined your arrangements in the Divine Court?"

The Elf Queen continued softly...

Alley lowered her head, as if sobbing, her shoulders heaving, and softly replied, "Mmm..."

"Leave it to me." The Elf Queen simply replied calmly, which was the best response for Alli.

At this point, Alley could no longer hold back and burst into tears…

The Elf Queen gently patted Alli's shoulder, then closed her eyes, and a surge of powerful magic power erupted from her body!

In just one minute, the Elf Queen single-handedly established contact with the Orc King's true form in the Northern Continent...

"What is it?"

The orc king's majestic voice emanated from a "green channel" in the elven queen's hand...

Alley was visibly moved; her teacher was truly standing up for her!

Upon hearing the Orc King's voice, the Elf Queen seemed to remember something.

With a thought, a barrier was erected to isolate her, preventing Alri from overhearing her conversation with the Orc King…

"Huh? You bitch, you haven't said a word after contacting me? Are you kidding me?!"

From within the "green channel," the Orc King's rude voice emanated...

The Elf Queen's forehead veins throbbed; thankfully, she isolated herself quickly enough...

"Why did you disrupt our elven arrangements in the Divine Court?" The Elven Queen knew full well that the Orc King's mouth was never kind.

She was too lazy to argue with him and decided to get straight to the point.

Upon hearing the Elf Queen's question, the Orc King was taken aback...

He then recalled that one of his avatars had been "enslaved" within the [Divine Court]'s territory...

Hearing the Elf Queen's thoughts, he instantly connected the dots...

It seems that it was his enslaved clone that disrupted the elven race's plans, and most likely, he was the scapegoat for the clone that killed the elven queen's precious disciple...

but…

The thought of the elves' recent undisguised ambitions and their probing of the orcs elsewhere was unbearable.

The Orc King snorted coldly:

"Hmph! You idiot, what does the [Divine Court] orcs have to do with the orcs of my Northern Continent?"

"Anything else? If not, I need to start cultivating!"

"You...!" The orc king's unreasonable words caused the elven queen to freeze in shock...

"Beast King, is this your attitude?"

The Elf Queen's expression gradually turned cold, and her voice became clear and cold.

If someone else saw him in this state, they might be frightened.

Unfortunately, she was facing the Orc King…

"You have a problem with that? What? You're planning to have me provide you with some orcs, to be devoured like elves, so you can stay young forever?"

The Orc King spoke...

In an instant, the Elf Queen's face turned terrifyingly dark!

She shouted sternly, "Do you know that even those old orcs wouldn't dare say such things!"

"You...do you want to start a war with my elves?!"

"Look at you, you get angry over a joke." The Orc King's nonchalant words rang out.

Then the Beastman King continued, "That's enough. I'm going to cultivate now. The Beastmen of the Divine Court and the Beastmen of the Northern Continent have nothing to do with each other."

Just as the "green channel" was about to close, the Orc King said again, "By the way, I'll give you some free information: we Northern Continent Orcs will enter when the restrictions on the [Divine Court] are lifted again."

"At that time, you elves would better step aside voluntarily for the so-called inter-race alliance meeting."

As soon as the Orc King finished speaking, the "green channel" in the Elf Queen's hand disappeared.

Her gaze was cold…

"This year's Orc King is far too arrogant!"

...

The Northern Continent, the kingdom of orcs.

The Orc King's Secluded Training Ground.

Inside the brightly lit palace, the Orc King summoned ten elven maidens to serve him.

My mind was still processing what I had just discovered…

"You wretched woman, reacting so strongly, are you really some old codger?"

"It seems there have been some changes in the Divine Court. Although that woman's personal disciple was average in all aspects, she was still very strong below the sixth rank. How could she have fallen?"

"It seems we have no choice but to go to the Divine Court!"

"An inter-racial alliance meeting? Ha! A bunch of worthless trash, do you really think I care!"

...

Five hours later.

Inside the palace, the elven maidservants lay sprawled on the floor, their faces flushed and breathing heavily.

The Orc King's upper body was bare, covered in wounds.

He walked out of the palace with steady steps.

He summoned his trusted confidants and gave them orders…

First, they dispatched orcs with the strength of [Body Strengthening/God Forging] to enter the [Divine Court] ahead of time and explore its changes.

The focus of this trip is exploration, not combat.

Secondly, the entire orc kingdom will select top-tier sixth-order orcs to prepare for entering the [Divine Court].

At this point, one of the orc king's subordinates thoughtfully asked, "Your Majesty, what should we do if those old fogies refuse to send anyone?"

The Orc King chuckled coldly: "Tell them that the [Divine Court] holds the secret to immortality!"

"Ah? Your Majesty...is there really a way to achieve immortality inside?" The orc king's confidant gasped for breath...

"How would I know? I've never been to the Divine Court," the Beastman King replied matter-of-factly, without changing his expression.

The confidant's expression froze...

"So it's just another scam..."

...

Chaos City.

An Kai breathed a sigh of relief.

Add the two attribute points gained from a night of meditation to your Intelligence and Stamina...

[Intelligence: 2943 (2940 + 3)]

Endurance: 2943 (2940 + 3)

[Stamina: 2942『2940+2』]

[Strength: 2942 (2940 + 2)]

In the past five days, he has gained a total of 10 attribute points.

Compared to others, it's fairly standard.

Ankai discovered that his own laziness was a major problem.

He silently set a goal of two attribute points per day. Once he completed it, he didn't want to look at [Meditation] even once, let alone use it for cultivation.

He stood up, took out the [Brute Force Staff], and walked out from the underground of the inner city castle of Chaos City.

Needless to say, the mute [Desert Crocodile 'Thor'] had already placed his head at Ankai's feet.

He took a step forward and sat atop the head of the mute [Desert Crocodile 'Sol'], where Ankai had placed a chair.

Sitting in a chair, [Desert Crocodile 'Sol'] led Ankai toward the back of the castle, toward the passage reserved for Ankai.

Upon reaching the castle gate, Nurnexus, with a sullen face, gave Ankai an awkward smile.

"waste!"

Ankai didn't give Nurnexius even a second of his attention, and then continued to advance on the Desert Crocodile "Thor".

He was on this trip to welcome the two companions that Aris from the Wilderness Mage Association had brought for him.

His original plan for dealing with Arken was the same as his plan for the elven woman: start with two [Fireblasts], then decide whether to continue fighting or run away depending on the situation.

As a result, Aris kept trying to stop him, saying that he shouldn't underestimate Arken.

Wayne also advised Ankai to calm down.

After much deliberation, Ankai glanced at the cooldown time of [Spell Fusion]. There were still 10 days left. He planned to go find Arken after he had fully fused his [Attack Spells].

Ankai thought that using all his offensive spells right away should be a "safe" move.

As Ankai rode the mute [Desert Crocodile 'Sol'] to the shore, a blurry ship appeared on the vast ocean not far away.

Through his perception of Aris's [contract], Ankai confirmed that it was indeed Aris's ship with his two companions from the Wasteland Association.

...

"Aris, is that island ahead truly the [Divine Court]?"

The representative of the Wilderness Noble Management Association, a man clad in armor crafted from gold coins and various gemstones.

He wields a magic stone longsword made primarily of magic stones.

His outfit offered virtually no offensive or defensive capabilities.

But this is precisely the style of aristocracy…

She has long, brilliant golden hair, as shiny as gold coins.

I don't know if it was dyed intentionally or if it was natural.

Ares glanced at this "fat sheep" from the noble association, tried his best to control his emotions, and lowered his voice as if he were being sincere:

"When have I, Aris, ever lied? Is this the first time you've met me?"

"That's true." The representative of the Noble Association nodded, impressed by Aris's "sincerity."

Then, without waiting for another representative from the "Wilderness Development and Management Association" to speak, Aris continued:

"Do you know why I'm only telling you this, and not the Arken?"

Upon hearing Aris mention Arken, the other two showed visible signs of annoyance.

This shows that they felt the same way about Arken as they did about Aris…

As they drew closer to the isolated island where Ankai was, Aris patted his chest and solemnly assured him, "Because I know that only we are family. No matter how strong Arken is, he will always be an outsider!"

"How could I, Aris, a native of this desolate region, possibly side with outsiders?!"

Ares repeatedly used the words "we" and "us," which deeply moved the other two.

They patted Aris on the shoulder together, saying from the bottom of their hearts, "Good brother!" "Good friend!"

As for deception?

Neither of them had thought of it.

As Aris himself stated, the three of them had known each other for some time, and Aris's image had always been that of a trustworthy and exceptionally talented [mage]...

This is also why the three of them can get along so well.

Little did they know that Aris had already died when he signed the "contract" with Ankai...

The current Aris is a "brand new" Aris.

Lying is just a basic skill.

About half an hour later, the ship carrying Aris and his two companions approached the shore of the isolated island.

Under Aris's deliberate guidance, the three of them disembarked alone without their men.

Just then, a "knight" riding a Tier 5 [Desert Crocodile] appeared on the shore.

The two people next to Aris immediately tensed up.

Just as the two were about to make their move, Aris pressed down on their arms: "Don't be nervous, they're one of our own."

Ankai used the [Disguiser Mask +6] to manifest a face that was nine-tenths similar to Hanks in his youth.

He flashed a bright white smile, looking like a kind and honest man, and warmly greeted everyone, "Welcome to the Divine Court. I am the gatekeeper of the Divine Court... Hanks-Kay."

How could Ankai not be enthusiastic...?

He saw a silly young man on the other side, dressed in fancy clothes, no wonder Aris said the two of them were easy targets.

Judging from this situation, Aris may have underestimated the situation!

An Kai took out two contracts from his pocket, which were the so-called "[Divine Court] Entry Contracts".

When Aris saw this, he recalled his own experience, his lips twitched a few times, and then he returned to normal.

He urged the two people beside him, "Sign it. This is the rule of the Divine Court. You can't refuse."

As soon as he finished speaking, Aris took out the "[Divine Court] Introductory Contract" that Ankai had prepared for him in advance from his bosom.

"Look, I signed it too."

Seeing this, the two were relieved.

With an excited expression, he quickly walked up to An Kai.

Each person took a contract and didn't forget to say "thank you" to Ankai...

After careful observation and confirming that the contract was normal, the two, following An Kai's instructions, sincerely signed their names...

"Weber!"

"Ryan!"

(End of this chapter)