Another World’s Versatile Crafting Master c1-1074

by Zhuang Bifan

  However, despite having hoped for a long time, the high-level elf who was sent back to take the Star-scarred Robes still did not receive any new instructions from the elders, though he returned to the camp presumptuously. He thought that he would just be taking the robe out for a walk, and he reckoned that Princess Elune and other poisoned elves must have been completely recovered after a few days. However, after he understood the situation, it was already too late, and he couldn't go out with the robe again, because it would be blatantly telling Lin Li that they did not wish to give him the robe.

  Elder Randy touched the family treasure with his hands. Even though he could not bear to give it away, the robe had already been brought to the campground, and there was no excuse he could give to Lin Li. Since Lin Li knew that they had Star-scarred Robes, he probably knew that it had already been delivered to the campground too. Not to mention, the poisoned elves and Princess Elune had not recovered completely. One could only imagine how dire the consequences would be if he were to back out now.

  Hence, when Lin Li went to the elves' tent to continue with the treatment again, Elder Randy, who had been waiting long ago, reluctantly took out the Star-scarred Robe.

  "Mage Felic, this is the Star-scarred Robe that you want. I believe you have the ability to tell its authenticity. Please take extra care of Princess Elune and the poisoned elves." He then handed the robe to Lin Li.

  "Oh, this is the Star-scarred Robe. Elves are truly credible and people of their words. Thank you, then." Lin Li accepted it without standing on ceremony, and immediately placed it in the Ring of Endless Storm without checking, because he could tell that it was genuine just from the mageweaths on it.

  Elder Randy and several high-level elves watched Lin Li put away the Star-scarred Robe while feeling deeply anguished. They knew that the Star-scarred Robe would never have anything to do with the Queldana Family again. In any case, as long as Princess Elune was able to remain safe, their sacrifice would be worth it. That was the only way Elder Randy could comfort himself.

  For this round of treatment, Lin Li did not retain anything. He used sufficient doses of potion according to the amount of toxins in the poisoned elves. After the treatment, Elder Randy could tell that their condition had greatly improved without even having to check thoroughly.

  "Mage Felic, how much longer will the treatment take?" Elder Randy asked apprehensively.

  Lin Li stroked his chin, and smilingly answered, "There's no need for further treatment. The toxins in their bodies have been removed, and their power will recover tonight."

  Elder Randy, who was already feeling the pain of giving the Star-scarred Robe away, stared at Lin Li while gritting his teeth angrily, and snapped, "Mage Felic, didn't you say that treatment for them couldn't be too hasty!?"

  Greatly taken aback, Lin Li nonchalantly said, "Is it hasty? It's already been a few days. If you think it's too fast, why don't we repeat the entire treatment all over again? Actually, I can go slower. 10 days or two weeks shouldn't be an issue." Actually, the author isn't too clear whether the deal is to give LL one or two of those robes. LL wanted two, but then author writes as though the elves are going to give him just one. We'll stick to the initial version, but don't be surprised if it ends with the second one. Wouldn't be the first time.

  Chapter 623 - Complying

  Elder Randy's teeth chattered, and he could even feel the bloody odor in his breath. He tried to get a grip on himself before asking, "In that case, could you have taken a shorter time to heal them?"

  "Ah, so that's what you're asking. I thought they'd be very different from the Moonsaber Panther, but I didn't expect the difference to be so small. Their toxins could have been removed all at once." Lin Li scratched his head and put on a guilty expression. Seemingly trying to blame himself, he said, "Well, I'm just too inexperienced, maybe I was being too careful and paranoid." Before Elder Randy could even speak, Lin Li sighed and left.

  A gust of wind blew past the campground, causing a few leaves to fly in front of the elves. Seeing that Lin Li had left, they felt that they had been made into fools.

  "Outrageous! Elder, this human has really gone overboard. Humans are indeed horrendous by nature," a senior elf said indignantly.

  There were only three Star-scarred Robes in the entire elven race. Clearly, the Star-scarred Robe was extremely precious. However, three robes had become two, and the most precious one belonging to the Queldana Family had now landed in the hands of Lin Li, thus making it hard to accept for the elves.

  "Greedy and shameless, greedy and shameless!" Several high-level elves pounded their c.h.e.s.ts in exasperation and criticized the shameless behavior of the human mage.

  Elder Randy had already told them about the promise that he had made when he asked Lin Li for help. From the perspective of these elves, the Haiga Mountain Range map and the low-priced herbs were all massive benefits that were attractive enough for humans like Lin Li. However, even then, the sly Lin Li still chose to delay in order to get his hands on the robe.

  Since when had these high-level elves ever allowed others to plot against them in such a manner? They obviously refused to let the matter rest just like that. Anyway, the poison in Princess Elune and several other elves had already been eliminated, so there was no need to be polite to this human mage anymore.

  They were in one of the most dangerous restricted areas on the mainland of Anril, and the dangers were far beyond imaginable. There was still a long way to go. Unless Lin Li left with the Star-scarred Robe now, they would have the chance to teach him an unforgettable lesson.

  "Elder, since the human has chosen the Star-scarred Robe instead of a friendship with us, we don't need to be kind to him anymore. After Princess Elune and the rest recover, we will continue to explore the Haiga Mountain Range. There will be plenty of opportunities to make him pay for it." Ferner gritted his teeth angrily.

  Ferner quickly gained the agreement of his peers. As members of the Queldana Family, no one was willing to watch the family treasure fall into the hands of a human. Although they were feeling helpless about Princess Elune and the poisoned elves, and would do anything to save them, their mindset began to change as the toxins got eliminated, especially after discovering that it didn't take Lin Li much effort to remove the toxins.

  However, Elder Randy had been remaining silent for a while. When he saw the elves screaming louder and louder, he raised his hand to stop them. "I think the human is already a Master of pharmaceutics. We might meet with other issues while on our quest for the sacred relic. You'd better not act recklessly. Think about what happened previously. If it weren't because of that incident, we wouldn't have had to pay such a huge price when asking him for help."

  The words of Elder Randy drew several senior elves into contemplation. Indeed, if it weren't for the strained relationship between them and Lin Li, they wouldn't have had to give the latter the Star-scarred Robe in exchange for his help. There was a saying amongst the humans that without distant considerations, there had to be near worries. In fact, that was the case here.

  Some of the dangers in the Haiga Mountain Range had already been discovered after some years of exploration. However, in the depths of the Haiga Mountain Range, there was an area called the forbidden zone of life which even the elves had little knowledge about. Who could guarantee that there was only one kind of poisonous magical beast in the labyrinth of the Haiga Mountain Range? Even if there was only one, which was the descendant of the venomous viper, the consequences would be dire when they all got poisoned. By then, would they have to give away the elven queen's Star-scarred Robe too?

  "Even the ants and insects in the forest have their existential value, not to mention a human who can dispel the viper's poison and is a Master of pharmaceutics. Go back and instruct your subordinates to maintain a good relationship with this human, at least during this period of time that we're in the Haiga Mountain Range. This would be of great help to us," Elder Randy said while feeling the pinch. He was obviously
not willing to give away the Star-scarred Robe. However, even if he were to try and snatch the Star-scarred Robe away, he might have to pay a greater price to get it back.

  Over the course of one night, there had been drastic changes in the elven campground. The arrogant elves seemed to have found their conscience all of a sudden, and stopped making things difficult for the humans on the campground. Although they were still rather prideful, they were clearly much more polite to the humans than before.

  Lin Li naturally got taken care of here. Culofen and Gildor who came to visit him previously had also delivered some elven specialties to him.

  What is going on? Weren't the elves wishing that they could kill him? Why did their attitudes change all of a sudden?

  The human adventurers had never seen such a side to the elves before. Even Cheyenne and Borg could not figure out what the young mage had done to the elves.

  The poisoning of Princess Elune was a secret. Actually, even the elves themselves couldn't figure out the reason for the change in their attitudes. However, they had no choice but to follow the orders given by their superiors.

  When the three parties met to discuss the expedition's future, Cheyenne and Borg inadvertently asked Lin Li a question about the whole matter. However, Lin Li did not tell them about it, and instead said that the elves had asked him for help. After all, there was no need to tell them if the elves didn't do so.

  However, after their relationship was less strained, Lin Li heard the reason Princess Elune got poisoned from the high-level elves Culofen and Gildor. Despite remaining calm, he was rather worried.

  Lin Li was well aware of how terrifying the magical beasts were; their power was the very thing that they relied on in order to share the mainland of Anril with the ancient wyrms and Titans. In other words, the magical beasts did not live in cl.u.s.ters, and each of them fought using their instincts. Otherwise, they would definitely have formed a force that could compete with the ancient wyrms and Titans.

  When the High Elves ruled Anril, they had powerful battle fortresses, the Sky Castles. However, they'd still paid a considerable price in order to expel and destroy the prehistoric magical beasts. During the entire process, the High Elves organized themselves into groups and targeted each and every prehistoric magical beast one by one instead of facing whole groups.

  Indeed, Princess Elune and the rest could very likely have been harmed by a descendant of a prehistoric viper whose bloodline was on the verge of ceasing. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been any chance for them to return to the camp at all. However, that also meant that there could be more such descendants of the viper.

  What about the descendants of the other prehistoric magical beasts? The vipers were not the strongest among the prehistoric beasts. The only troublesome thing about them was their venom. However, there were plenty of other prehistoric magical beasts that were far more terrifying and formidable. The descendants of those were terrifying too.

  The fact that the Haiga Mountain Range was called a restricted area was definitely not without a cause. Even the Malfa Family, Dark Blade, and Queldana Family seemed to be rather insignificant in the Haiga Mountain Range.

  In the blink of an eye, half a month passed, and the poisoned elves had fully recovered after resting for half a month. In fact, Lin Li was right at the beginning. If he hadn't slowed down the speed of treatment to stimulate the effects of the potion, the elves might've now had to suffer from the side effect of having their powers degraded.

  However, the past half a month was not exactly peaceful for the elves, because they now had another companion whom they could not stand sharing the camp. It was none other than Lich Ujfalusi from Tower of Dusk.

  Damn, why is it an Undead creature again? Is the Tower of Dusk the gathering place for Undead creatures? The elves all lamented after hearing the news, for they utterly detested Undead creatures. However, they could only complain silently in their hearts because the dirty Undead creatures belonged to someone who could make their elders swallow their pride.

  After the incident that night, no elves dared to criticize the pure Undead creature, Ujfalusi, in his face. Even Ujfalusi himself was surprised by the attitude of the elves. Since when have elves started turning a blind eye to me?

  Chapter 624 - Poisonous Mist Trail

  Of course, Ujfalusi wouldn't actually pay attention to those matters. Instead, he reported the matter of his herb purchase at Seven Leaf Grass to his master, Lin Li.

  Back in Roland City, Lin Li had once requested Charles, the owner of Seven Leaf Grass, to help him search for some rare herbs from Tree of Emerald in City of Late Winter. However, back then, Charles was fretting over the possible obstacles he might face while on the way to City of Late Winter; hence, he hired some mercenaries to protect him.

  However, it was said that the second largest bandit group of the Breezy Plains would be entrenched on that route too. Hence, even Sienna was troubled by this task. Lin Li wanted to use Charles' connections in City of Late Winter to reap some benefits. Hence, he agreed to send 10 Archmages from the Tower of Dusk and Ujfalusi to escort and protect him.

  At that time, Lin Li did not think that he would encounter the elves in the Haiga Mountain Range. Otherwise, he wouldn't have wasted his efforts. Anyway, the elven elders had already promised to give him more privileges in terms of herbs.

  When Lin Li left the Tower of Dusk, Seven Leaf Grass's team had also set off at the same time. However, when Ujfalusi left, Lin Li had instructed him to meet him in the Haiga Mountain Range after arriving at the City of Late Winter. Lin Li, too, knew that he lacked some manpower, and Ujfalusi had already recovered his Legendary-realm power. It was a huge support for his quest in the Haiga Mountain Range.

  After escorting the Seven Leaf Grass team to the City of Late Winter, Ujfalusi left the 10 Archmages behind to continue protecting the Seven Leaf Grass team while he entered the elven camp using the Soul Contract according to Lin Li's previous instructions.

  Although Ujfalusi was alone, Liches had their own resources. Apart from the fear he felt because of the hatching of the Elemental Wyrm, he did not encounter too many obstacles along the way.

  However, although the City of Late Winter was on the edge of the Emerald Forest, it was still rather far. Hence, Ujfalusi was a few days later than the high-level elf who had returned with the Star-scarred Robe.

  The elven Queldana Family, Malfa Family, Dark Blade, and Tower of Dusk sat together to discuss what their next move as a team should be. At the same time, in addition to the eighth elder Randy and a few high-level elves, there was also the breathtakingly beautiful Princess Elune present.

  Actually, Lin Li was quite surprised when he first found out about the identity of Princess Elune. Princess Elune was rather significant to the elves, and as she was the only successor of the elven queen, her death would definitely cause unredeemable damage to the elves.

  Although Lin Li was curious, he did not question the elven elders, because it concerned their affairs and there was nothing for him to find out.

  First, Elune explained the experiences that she and her peers had, after which Elder Randy told her the clues he had found about the lost relic.

  During this resting period, the human tripartite cooperation had also been studying and discussing, after which they found the likely location of the Immortal King's treasure. After comparing it to the leads provided by Elder Randy, they found that their guesses concurred, but no one could tell the relationship between the treasure of the Immortal King and the lost relic of the elves.

  However, Elder Randy made a promise to the humans on behalf of the elves, and even though their goals were overlying, the elves only wanted their own sacred relic, and wouldn't touch the Immortal King's treasure.

  Soon, they reached a consensus and set off deeper into the Haiga Mountain Range using the route that they had mapped out.

  As adventurers in this world, everyone knew that there bound to be plenty of danger and uncertainties in the Haiga Mountain
Range. Hence, when they were packing up with heavy hearts, the elves and humans were all solemn and conscientious as they had no idea if they could make it out alive, but they did not have a reason to back out.

  When they finally entered the deeper areas of the Haiga Mountain Range, they realized why it was known as the area where life was forbidden. They saw magnificent and powerful magical beasts which the adventurers could not identify, because they had never even seen them before. There were also level-16 and level-17 magical beasts, but were surprisingly the ones at the bottom of the food chain in the area.

  Just like how a person couldn't avoid stepping on someone else's foot in a dense crowd, battling would be inevitable here. After leaving a magical beast's territory, they would soon step into another group of magical beasts' territory. There were no buffer zones in between territories at all. Hence, it was often impossible for the adventure team composed of humans and elves to find a place to set up a camp.

  At this juncture, everyone could finally understand why they had had to rest for so long. Over here, resting would be considered a luxury that they could not afford. In fact, there were more magical beasts at night, all of which were extremely terrifying. There was no time for rest at all. Even though the adventurers took turns to fight, the situation was still too intense for rest.

  The only exception in this team was none other than Lin Li, the President of the Tower of Dusk, and his Undead creatures. The three of them were like masters who did nothing. Throughout the past two weeks of adventure, they would put in effort as minimal as possible during all the battles that they encountered, and would never take action unless necessary. However, they definitely made plenty of gains such as highly priced magical crystals. Not to mention, they did not feel embarrassed about taking these benefits at all.

  The Malfa Family and Dark Blade had long gotten used to this, but the elves got a great eye-opener. They had long heard about the shameless nature of humans from their elders, but some of them had still been doubtful. However, after witnessing this, they realized that their elders were speaking the truth.