Cataclysm King

Chapter 454 Royal College Admission Day

"What? The person has been captured?"

"No one has discovered it yet?"

"Hahaha reward! Big reward!"

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Ji Xun and the other six returned to the hotel successfully.

When Sack knew that they had captured the black market scarface alive, the young master of the Langdon family was also extremely excited.

At the same time, he also had a higher appreciation for the loyalty, determination and wisdom of the six guards.

Young Master Sark really cares about the emperor's relics.

But face is more important.

He had been humiliated by his enemy Faerun in the black market before, which not only brought humiliation to him, but also brought humiliation to the glory of the Langdon family.

Sak knew that he was being unreasonable, so he was so depressed that he swallowed it all by himself.

Unexpectedly, things turned around so quickly.

It's not that Sack hasn't thought about revenge, but he is clearly unreasonable. If he really orders revenge again, if word spreads, not only will his face not be saved, but he will also be ridiculed in the aristocratic circle.

The Dragonborn's pride prevented him from making such a decision that would bring shame to the family.

But now, a few loyal and considerate escorts have solved this problem perfectly!

They figured out their thoughts accurately and acted very decisively.

He was so decisive that while he was still trying to figure out how to regain his face, the six of them had already regained their face.

What's more important is that now his men are doing it very cleanly, leaving no clues for the enemy.

Even if the matter was exposed in the future, Sack would dare to pat his chest and say that it was not his instructions.

The pent-up resentment in my heart was completely gone when I received the news.

Because of this action, Ji Xun and the other six were not only recognized by Young Master Sack, but also received a heavy reward.

Sark gave the dagger worth 100,000 gold coins bought at the Adventurer's Market as a reward to Gale, Gang Duoduo got a shield, Zhuo Sha got a relic robe, and Seri got an ancient book. Dragon Magic Book.

Even though Ji Xun looked down on these things, for low-level card masters, these relics were even vital to their lives.

In the early stage of a card master, equipment and spell cards can decisively improve combat effectiveness.

Several reward relics are enough to increase the strength of the team by many times.

Those things would not necessarily be obtained by the veteran knights of the Duke's Palace based on merit.

Now Young Master Sark has directly rewarded several reserve knights.

This is already considered a surprise.

However, Ji Xun didn't ask for anything else, he just got the two elemental elves he bought before.

This thing is immature for a young man of Sark's level. From the perspective of others, he only uses it for cash.

But no one said anything.

This is Young Master Sack's reward.

As for the information about the relics from the earth that Scarface held, Ji Xun didn't pay much attention to it.

Since the person was handed over to Young Master Sack, there will naturally be experts in the Duke's Palace who will figure out the information.

As for exploring and treasure hunting in the Warcraft Forest, professional adventurers are more professional.

Now it is known that this information came from Duke Simon's house, and perhaps more people know it.

With many families competing, there will inevitably be major conflicts during the expedition.

Ji Xun was not interested in wasting energy pondering over the information that had no clue.

I thought it would not be too late to think about it again if the Emperor's relics were revealed.

What's more, he always felt that something was wrong with the sudden news about the emperor's relics.

It seemed like there was a big hand stirring things up behind the scenes.

Ji Xun thought about the bizarre incident of the Pope's assassination again, and always felt that this method was a bit vaguely familiar.

Although the dragon is cunning, it prefers to use force to solve problems, so it seems that the dragonborn in the southern continent don't like to play too advanced conspiracies.

But in Donghuang, Ji Xun had experienced it many times.

That sense of familiarity arises spontaneously.

The next day, in an adventurer hotel in Djinn City.

Ji Xun's body rented a room here.

At this moment, a birdcage was placed in front of him.

Opening the black cloth, there were two colorful elves sitting listlessly on cushions.

This is exactly the [Elemental Spirit] obtained by the clone.

The two elves looked at Ji Xun, their eyes already numb.

They have been resold by humans many times these days. Every time they see a new face, it means they have been trafficked once.

The number of companions decreased one by one, and in the end, the two of them could not escape this fate.

And that greedy gaze made creatures like the elves who like beautiful things feel very uncomfortable.

Although it's different this time.

But this makes them no longer have any good impression of humans.

Ji Xun carefully observed the two elves in the cage and was surprised.

It was the first time I saw this kind of mythical creature that only appeared in classics, and I couldn't help but feel incredible.

And when he clearly sensed the elemental fluctuations in the two elves that were like the embodiment of laws, he felt more and more impressed by the magic of the Creator.

Because it happened that Ji Xun had this feeling on another item.

That is the mysterious symbol that represents the laws of the universe - the rune.

The two elemental elves in front of him were like living elemental runes.

Although they were all full of colorful elements, Ji Xun also clearly sensed that one of them was leaning towards water type and the other was leaning towards wood type.

"Is it possible that it is really a creature transformed from elements?"

The more Ji Xun looked at it, the more magical it became.

There are not many legends recorded in the classics, but the goatee and the mature elemental elf were the favorites of the great magicians in ancient times.

Now that he has it, Ji Xun of course plans to try cultivating it.

The elements of Djinn City are already very rich for humans, but for the two elves, it is a completely barren land.

Their spirits were flagging.

It's like a fish out of water. Although it can survive for a while, it doesn't live long.

When Ji Xun saw this, he took out two magic cores to replace the original ones in the cage.

It was like changing the water in the fish tank, and the two elves became a little more alive.

If you want two elves to become companion spiritual pets, you must first make them willing to sign a contract.

Elvish language, like Draconic language, belongs to an advanced language family that can embody laws.

No one knows this lost mythological language.

Fortunately, Ji Xun can use his mental power to communicate spells [Language Knowledge].

He tried to use his mental power to express his thoughts: "I hope you will become my companion soul pets. If you are willing, we can sign an equal contract. I will give you a suitable environment for survival, and I will not force you to do anything. etc. If you think it's appropriate, you can leave at any time. Of course, you need to exchange it for equal value, and I will pay for it on you."

As he spoke, he took out a parchment.

Then he wrote the contents of the contract in Talung ancient language and dragon language, and then imprinted it again with spiritual power.

Normally, a symbiotic contract is signed with a pet.

This will ensure that the pet is loyal to the owner as much as possible and can also drive the pet to do things.

But Ji Xun used an equal contract.

First, because Ji Xun now understands the power of the gods, he has an accurate understanding of advanced creatures.

For advanced beings like elemental elves, the best way to get along is mutual respect, otherwise there will be hidden dangers in the future.

Also, for Ji Xun, these two elemental elves are really better as the legend says, and it doesn’t matter if they don’t have them.

He himself also has an instinctive kindness towards the beautiful things in the universe.

At the end of the contract, Ji Xun said again: "If you don't want to, I will let you go free."

After saying that, regardless of whether the other party understood it or not, he opened the birdcage directly.

The two elves were stunned for a moment as they watched the cell door open, but they soon reacted and flew out in panic.

After being locked up for so long, they had already become extremely disgusted with the cage that imprisoned them.

Their first reaction was to fly to the window, trying to escape.

But as soon as they reached the window, they were immediately frightened back when they saw the crowds of people surging on the street and the turbid air.

Ji Xun was not in a hurry, with a calm expression on his face.

He never tried to stop them from flying away.

If he really ran away, he would have lost two hundred thousand gold coins.

For him, it's not a big problem.

It is said that the juvenile elemental elves are not very intelligent, but they have an innate ability to distinguish between good and evil.

They seemed to realize that the human in front of them really meant no harm.

Escape is impossible now.

This is a human city. If you fly out, you will be caught immediately.

Compared to the greedy faces they saw before, the two elves felt that the humans in front of them were friendlier.

Ji Xun was afraid that they didn't understand, so he continued to use his mental power to express his thoughts, while pointing at the newly written contract on the table.

After hesitating for a long time, it seemed that he understood, and the two elves landed on the table with their tired wings flashing.

One of the green-haired ones looked at Ji Xun with his green crystal eyes, as if trying to discern something.

Ji Xun also looked at them with a smile.

I have to say that elves are truly the darlings of the Creator.

If they weren't only about the size of a thumb, they would definitely be considered stunning among humans.

The two elves didn't quite understand the rules of the human world, but they roughly understood what Ji Xun meant.

The content of the equality contract is that as long as they pay the same price, they can "redeeme" themselves and leave at any time.

The two elves were lying on the sheepskin scroll that was larger than their bed, watching carefully.

Ji Xun saw that they were interested in the contract, so he didn't rush to urge them. He picked up the classics he had just bought from the market and started reading by himself.

At the same time, looking at the two elves who were as listless as dehydrated fish, he took out two more Warcraft crystal cores.

The two elves felt bad, but they couldn't refuse.

Without the elemental energy in the crystal core, they felt like they were going to die.

About a quarter of an hour passed.

No one in the room spoke.

Ji Xun looked at the book, and the elf looked at the contract.

But suddenly, something unexpected happened.

As if he had an illusion, Ji Xun heard words coming to his ears: "Human, can you really do what you said in the contract?"

This elf can actually talk?

And the sound is very beautiful and pleasant!

Ji Xun was instinctively curious: "Can you speak human language?"

What surprised him was not that the elves could speak, but that the language they spoke just now was Talon, a language commonly used in the southern continent.

From this point of view, there is a legend in the black market that the elemental elves are not very intelligent and are mute. This is of course false.

They just don't want to communicate with humans.

Although the green-haired elf was not very proficient, he still explained in Tarun language, which was like a plastic spoken language: "Your human language is very simple."

Being resold by humans these days, I have heard too many human interactions and have learned it a long time ago.

Ji Xun was also stunned when he heard this.

Higher beings are inherently different from humans. Things like language learning that are difficult for ordinary people are not difficult for them.

Right!

As advanced beings, the wisdom of elves, even in their juvenile form, is definitely not comparable to that of humans.

But then again, can’t I just learn Elvish?

Countless thoughts flashed through Ji Xun's mind, and he suddenly felt as if he had really found a treasure.

Being able to communicate makes it a lot easier.

He said directly: "Yes. What is written in the contract is that I will abide by it." The terms of the contract were very generous. Thinking of the tragic experience of being trafficked before, the green-haired elf was not so resistant. But she was still a little embarrassed and asked hesitantly: "Then, can you take us back to the forest. At that time, I will exchange reciprocal rewards with you. For example, I will give you some gold and gems that you humans like."

The elves' world is not as complicated as humans', but these days they also understand some of human's behaviors.

For example, transactions, coins, etc.

They know that they need something equivalent in exchange for freedom.

Ji Xun also agreed: "Of course. But not now. The forest you are in is very dangerous for humans, and I can't go there for the time being. But as written in the contract, I will abide by our agreement."

The words are true.

But if you let him go now, he will definitely not let him go.

Now that he discovered that the two elves were more intelligent than imagined, he was even more curious about this mythical creature.

And in the causal line deduced by Ji Xun, these are not just two elves.

The mythical race, the fate line involved, that is a myth!

There is a very important deduction basis in the secret method of "I Am the World", which is "cause and effect".

Yes, because.

Only then, fruit.

Only with enough contact can Ji Xun truly have the possibility of contacting the "myth" of this world.

After listening to Ji Xun's words, the two elves bargained for a while, and finally recognized the reality: they could only sign a contract first.

Fortunately, they understood the content of the contract and did not contradict it.

Only then did Ji Xun realize why merchants in the black market said it was difficult for the elf to sign a contract.

They are no less intelligent than humans.

What's more, it's a higher-level race, which is a personality gap originating from blood.

Just like humans, how could they be willing to be treated as pets by wild beasts?

Finally, the two elves made up their minds and signed their names on the parchment.

Ji Xun couldn't understand the text that looked like a flower, he could only see the regular light shining on the lines of the text.

The contract was signed and the magic circle lit up.

Ji Xun asked again: "By the way, what are your names?"

The green-haired elf responded: "My name is 'Kora'."

The one with blond hair said: "My name is 'Nina'."

"Your name is 'Ji Xun', right? Human names are really strange."

Cora was obviously more talkative. She looked at the name on the contract, murmured something, and then said truthfully: "But this gentleman, your contract said that you will try your best to meet our survival needs. That is very presumptuous to tell you. , the living environment of you humans is too bad for us elves, especially the lack of natural elements is like a desert. This is not a problem that can be solved by some magic cores these days, we are extremely uncomfortable."

Those black market merchants and mercenaries would not waste too many high-level magic cores on them.

Although they signed a contract, they did not completely trust the human who captured them.

The elf also expressed his thoughts to a human with some hesitation.

At this point, Korra was afraid that Ji Xun wouldn't understand, so she made another analogy: "Without elemental supply, it's like... you humans are hungry every day. If there are not enough sources of elements, our bodies may collapsed"

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Ji Xun understood.

Smiling, he took out two fourth-level magic cores.

The expressions of the two elves were slightly different, as if they had changed to a larger fish tank and their breathing was a little easier.

But they couldn't hide their disappointment. Korra glanced at Ji Xun's expression and said timidly: "I've seen it before in your human black market merchant's shop. I know this is already a very high-level magic core. . But please allow me to state the facts. If you just want to rely on these magic cores to maintain our daily needs, you may need a lot. Because this can barely maintain the operation of our body’s elements. If we stay in the city for a long time, we will You need at least three. If you want us to grow, you need more. Even many times. Not only that, we also need spiritual cores, so that we can better understand the natural elements."

The elves have a kind of elegance that makes people feel comfortable even when communicating.

But the cognition of the elves is very different from that of humans.

This passage is very complicated.

Some words are also used differently from human habits.

But Ji Xun even guessed and deduced, and generally understood.

He raised his eyebrows.

He had been thinking before about how much it would cost to raise these elves, so that even the nobles would find it luxurious.

When I listen to it now, it turns out that there are quite a few.

These two fourth-level magic cores are worth tens of thousands of gold coins in the market. How much does it cost to consume normally in a day?

If you want to cultivate and mature, you need 100,000 or 200,000 gold coins every day?

It is not an exaggeration to say that these two little guys are "gold-selling caves".

And there is no guarantee that it will mature.

If it were anyone else, without any financial resources, they would really not dare to think of raising elves.

It's a pity that Ji Xun has a good family background.

Although it hurts, at least it will be affordable for a long time.

And he also heard the two elves' thoughts of returning to the forest, and said with a smile: "Don't worry. I will try my best to meet your daily needs in accordance with the contract. If I can't do it, I will send you back to the forest as soon as possible. ”

"Um."

The two elves had a hint of expectation after listening to their expressions.

They thought that this human being would most likely send them back because he could not support their consumption.

However, Ji Xun was thinking of something else.

The reason for signing an equality contract before was not just because it was the only contract that the elves would accept.

There is another level of consideration, which is the "equivalent exchange" clause.

The more I give now, it means that if I really cannot afford to support these two little guys, if they want to redeem themselves in the future, they should get back everything they have given, right?

And as a mythical race, there should always be something good in the family.

As long as the two elves don't have any accidents, this business will definitely make a profit.

Thinking of this, Ji Xun didn't care about consumption at all.

However, high-level magic core is not only valuable, but more importantly, it is also a strategic material, which is a necessary material for many high-level cards.

Ji Xun didn't intend to waste it like this.

He had already thought of something, so he took out two pottery pots with spells.

In the blink of an eye, the elements near the pot became intense.

Although the [Useless Clay Pot] was used to seal the outer gods, for Ji Xun, this was just an auxiliary relic used for practice.

As soon as the jar is taken out and restricted by the restriction, the concentration of elements in the room will be at least ten times higher than before.

The two elves were also surprised when they looked at it. Cora said in surprise: "Hey, you humans actually have such a thing?"

Although I have seen some extraordinary objects in the human world these days, this is the first time I have experienced such a magical object.

The greatest advantage of human beings is that they are good at making tools. Ji Xun could understand why they were surprised and just smiled and said: "Yeah. What do you think now?"

There is one thing in the contract, that is, each other must keep each other's secrets.

Jars and other things are not afraid of being exposed.

Besides, Ji Xun felt that as long as he was alive, these two elves would not be exposed.

Korra sensed the increasingly dense elements around her and said, "Yes. Although it is worse than the elements in the forest, it is enough."

When Ji Xun heard this, he said, "That's good."

At the same time, he remembered this in his mind. Is this level of elements similar to those in the forest?

The elements in the southern continent were so rich that it already surprised Ji Xun. Why on earth does the place where they live have such strong elements?

Is it a relic of the Great Emperor, or is it for other reasons?

In this way, they can barely meet their daily needs.

Ji Xun also thinks

But it's not over yet.

At this time, Ji Xun took out a moon. The soft moonlight contained strong mental pollution, making the whole room brighten instantly.

Elemental elves also need mental power to grow, which is a necessary condition for them to understand the laws of more advanced elements.

The elemental magic core is not too expensive, but the price of the mental power magic core is more than ten times that of the ordinary elemental magic core.

And it’s not easy to buy.

Ji Xun didn't think he could take care of him for long.

He had high hopes for this [Moon], which could leak out mental pollution all the time. If it can really be used to cultivate elves, it can save a lot of money.

But the only trouble is that the moon's spiritual power is polluting to ordinary humans.

I don’t know what to do with the elves.

As soon as the moon appeared, the two elves looked surprised again. They were all surprised: "Huh? What is this? Why do I feel that it exudes a very gentle spiritual power."

"This seems to be the moon in the 'moon well' on the mural of the clan's ancestral land? I feel a familiar power."

"Human beings are really incredible. There are all kinds of weird tools, but there are also items with such magical power."

"The patriarch said that humans are very cunning, even more cunning than dragons."

"Yeah. We have to be careful all the time."

"He couldn't understand what we were saying anyway."

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Ji Xun listened to the two elves talking about something.

They didn't understand, but it seemed like they didn't feel any discomfort.

Ji Xun also breathed a sigh of relief.

He remembered that he once communicated with Master Merlin that the so-called extraordinary pollution actually means that the body is too weak and cannot withstand too high extraordinary energy.

Moreover, higher races have their own faith immunity.

[Elemental Elves] are a pure-blooded advanced race, and it is almost impossible for their faith to be contaminated by alien gods.

Ji Xun had speculated like this before, and that's when he came up with the idea of ​​raising elves.

But in order to confirm the risk, he still said truthfully: "Um, Korra and Nina, do you think such a spiritual field is suitable? What I mean is, there is some contamination of the faith of the outer gods in this relic, will it do anything to you? Influence?"

Cora explained: "Of course not! We, the elves, believe in the goddess of nature, and we must not be contaminated by other gods."

As she spoke, she added: "Well, this Mr. Ji Xun, although I don't know how you came to have such a magical thing, for us elves, this soft spiritual field is the best." Thank you for your contribution.”

At this moment, I finally don’t have to worry about dying all the time.

At this moment, they truly believed in the ability of the human being in front of them to fulfill the contract.

But they were so naive that they didn't realize that they were gradually becoming less repulsive to the humans in front of them.

Ji Xun smiled slightly and said, "That's good. If you need anything else, just tell me directly."

The moon and the jar can be used, which meets the most important survival conditions for the elves.

He is also looking forward to more and more whether he can develop it in the future.

Ji Xun stayed in the hotel every day to practice.

At such a close distance, what the clone sees is what the main body sees.

Since the last incident in the black market, the "Su Lun" team has completely gained the trust of Young Master Sack and has taken them with them wherever they go.

Their daily job was to accompany the eldest young master around the city, trying out various high-end places such as auction houses, clubs, and aristocratic circles.

The rare resources and information that top nobles have access to are much easier than ordinary people. Ji Xun also took the opportunity to learn more about the Giant Spirit City, the Royal Academy, and the Warcraft Forest.

Although Ji Xun was in the hotel and did not go out, he knew a lot of information.

He also deliberately paid attention to some information.

The news of the Pope’s assassination seemed to have suddenly stopped, and there was no news at all about Xie Guozhong;

However, there is more and more information about the Emperor's relics. More and more legends are also circulating in the mouths of adventurers. Even in the Royal Academy, we have heard that several students from big noble families have obtained the curse card in their hands.

A large number of ancient relics from a specific era also appeared in the adventurer market, which also attracted more adventurers to go deep into the forest.

There are many ancient ruins buried in the Warcraft Forest, and they are discovered one after another like a wave.

Adventurers in the Southern Continent are already used to this.

But Ji Xun always felt that there seemed to be something wrong behind the large-scale appearance of such emperor's relics.

However, there was not enough intelligence to support the deduction, and he was not sure whether that feeling was correct or not.

Ten days passed by.

It's the first day of school at Ariel Royal Academy.

Ji Xun and other preparatory knights are about to start studying for a long time in the future with Young Master Sack.

(End of chapter)