Cataclysm King

Chapter 454 Royal Academy Admission Day

"What? The person has been captured?"

"Hasn't anyone discovered it yet?"

"Hahaha reward! Big reward!"

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Ji Xun and his six companions returned to the hotel safely.

When Sack learned that they had captured the scar-faced man from the black market alive, the young master of the Langdon family was extremely excited.

At the same time, he also had a higher opinion of the loyalty, decisiveness and wisdom of the six guards.

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

But face is more important.

He had been humiliated by his rival, Ferran, in the black market before, which brought shame not only to him but also to the honor of the Langdon family.

Sack knew that he was in the wrong, so he had to swallow his anger.

I didn't expect things to turn around so quickly.

It's not that Sack hadn't thought about revenge, but he was clearly in the wrong. If he really ordered revenge, it would get out and not only would he not be able to save his face, he would also be ridiculed by the aristocratic circle.

The pride of the Dragonborn prevented him from making a decision that would bring further shame to his family.

However, now, several loyal and caring guards have solved this problem perfectly!
They accurately figured out their own ideas and acted decisively.

It was so decisive that when he was still figuring out how to save his face, the six people had already done so.

More importantly, his men are now doing a clean job and leaving no evidence for the enemy.

Even if the matter was exposed in the future, Sack would still be able to say with certainty that it was not his instigation.

The pent-up anger in my heart was swept away when I received this news.

Because of this action, Ji Xun and his six companions not only gained recognition from Young Master Sak, but also received a large reward.

Sack gave Gale the dagger worth 100,000 gold coins he bought at the Adventurer's Market as a reward, Gang Duoduo got a shield, Zhuo Sha got a relic robe, and Seli got an ancient dragon magic book.
Even though Ji Xun looks down on these things, for low-level card masters, these relics are even related to their lives.

In the early stages of a card master, equipment and spell cards have a decisive impact on combat effectiveness.

A few reward relics greatly increased the team's strength.

Those things were originally awarded based on merit, so even the veteran knights of the Duke's Palace might not be able to obtain them.

Now Young Master Sack directly rewarded it to several reserve knights.

This is already considered a surprise.

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

Even a young master of Sack's level can't raise this thing to maturity. In the eyes of others, he is just using it to cash in.

But no one said anything.

This is the reward from Master Sak.

As for the information about the earth relics in Scarface's hand, Ji Xun didn't pay much attention to it.

The person has been handed over to Young Master Sack. Naturally, there are experts in the Duke's Mansion who will figure out the information.

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

Now we know that this information came from Duke Simon's family, and perhaps more people know it.

With many companies competing with each other, there are bound to be major conflicts during the exploration process.

Ji Xun was not interested in wasting energy pondering over some vague news.

I thought it wouldn’t be too late to consider it once the emperor’s relics were discovered.

Moreover, he always felt that there was something wrong with the sudden news of the emperor's relics.

It seems like there is a big hand stirring things secretly behind the scenes.

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

Although dragons are cunning, they prefer to solve problems by force, so the dragonborn in the southern continent don't seem to like to play any overly sophisticated conspiracies.

But in Eastern Wilderness, Ji Xun had experienced this many times.

That sense of familiarity arises naturally.

The next day, in an adventurer's inn in Giant City.

Ji Xun's real body rented a room here.

At this moment, there was a bird cage placed in front of him.

When the black cloth was opened, there were two colorful elves sitting listlessly on the cushion.

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

The two elves looked at Ji Xun, their eyes filled with numbness.

They have been resold many times by humans these days, and every time you see new faces, it means they have been trafficked once.

The companions became fewer and fewer, and in the end, the two of them could not escape the same fate.

Moreover, that greedy look made the elves, creatures who naturally loved beautiful things, feel very uncomfortable.

Although this time it's different.

But this has made them lose all good feelings towards humans.

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

It was the first time I saw this mythical creature, which had only appeared in ancient books, and I couldn't hide my amazement.

And when he clearly sensed the elemental fluctuations on the two elves that seemed to be the embodiment of the laws, he felt more and more amazed at the magic of the Creator.

Because it happened that Ji Xun had had this feeling with another object.

That is the mysterious symbol representing the laws of the universe - the Rune.

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

Although they both consisted of seven-color elements, Ji Xun could clearly sense that one of them was more water-oriented and the other was more wood-oriented.

"Could it be that they are really creatures transformed from elements?"

The more Ji Xun looked at it, the more magical it seemed to him.

There aren't many legends recorded in the books, but as the goat said before, mature elemental elves were the favorites of the great magicians in ancient times.

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

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

Their spirits were low.

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

Seeing this, Ji Xun took out two magic cores and replaced the original magic core in the cage.

It was like changing the water in a fish tank; the two elves finally came to life a little.

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

Elvish, like Dragon Language, is a high-level language that can embody laws.

No one knew this lost mythical language.

Fortunately, Ji Xun knows how to use mental power to communicate spells [Language Knowledge].

He tried to express his thoughts with his mental power: "I hope you can become my companion spirit pets. If you are willing, we can sign an equal contract. I will provide you with a suitable living environment and will not force you to do anything. When you feel it is appropriate, you can leave at any time. Of course, you need to exchange what I have paid for you in equal value."

As he spoke, he took out a parchment scroll.

Then he wrote down the contents of the contract in Talen ancient language and dragon language, and then imprinted it again with his mental power.

Normally, the contracts signed with pets are symbiotic contracts.

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.

One reason is that Ji Xun has now comprehended the divine power and has an accurate understanding of higher life forms.

For higher life forms like elemental elves, the best way to get along with each other is to respect each other, otherwise there will be hidden dangers in the future.

Also, for Ji Xun, it would be even better if these two elemental elves were really as the legend said, but it doesn’t matter if they are not there.

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

At the end of the contract, Ji Xun said one more sentence: "If you don't want to, I will set you free."

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

The two elves looked at the open prison door and were stunned for a moment, but they soon reacted and flew out in panic.

After being locked up for so long, they have long since grown extremely disgusted with the cage that imprisons them.

Their first reaction was to fly to the window and try to escape.

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

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

I never thought of stopping them from flying away.

If I really run away, I'll just think of it as losing 200,000 gold coins.

It's not a big problem for him.

It is said that young elemental elves are not very intelligent, but they have a natural instinct to distinguish between good and evil.

They also seemed to realize that the human in front of them really had no ill intentions.

Escape is impossible now.

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

Compared to the greedy faces they had seen before, the two elves felt that the humans in front of them were more friendly.

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

After hesitating for a long time, the two elves seemed to understand and landed on the table with their tired wings fluttering.

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 Creator’s favorites.

If they were not only the size of thumbs, they would definitely be considered the most beautiful 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 equal contract is that as long as they pay an equal price, they can "redeem" themselves and leave at any time.

The two elves lay on the parchment scroll that was bigger than their bed and looked at it carefully.

Seeing that they were interested in the contract, Ji Xun did not rush them. He picked up the book he had just bought from the market and started reading it.

At the same time, seeing that the two elves were as listless as dehydrated fish, he took out two more monster crystal cores.

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

Without the elemental energy in the crystal core, they felt 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 under illusion, Ji Xun heard a voice beside him: "Human, can you really do what you said in the contract?"

This little elf can actually talk?
And the sound is very pleasant and melodious!
Ji Xun was instinctively curious and asked, "Can you speak human language?"

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

Seeing this, the legend in the black market that elemental elves are not very intelligent and are dumb is of course false.

They just don't want to communicate with humans.

Although the green-haired elf was not very proficient, he also explained in the plastic-like Taren language: "Your human language is very simple."

I've been sold to humans these days and heard too much human communication, so I learned it a long time ago.

Ji Xun also understood after listening to it.

Higher life forms are different from humans. Things like language learning, which are difficult for ordinary people, are not difficult for them.

Right!

As advanced life forms, the wisdom of elves, even in their infancy, is absolutely incomparable to that of humans.

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

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

Being able to communicate makes things a lot more convenient.

He said directly: "Yes. I will abide by what is written in the contract." The contract terms are very broad. 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 send us back to the forest? At that time, I will also give you an equal reward in exchange. For example, I will give you some gold and gems that you humans like."

The elf world is not as complicated as that of humans, but these days they have also come to understand some of human behavior.

For example, transactions, currency and the like.

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

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

Words are true.

But I definitely won’t let him go now.

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

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

The mythical race, the thread of fate involved, that is a myth!
There is a very important basis for deduction in the secret method of "I am the World", and that is "cause and effect".

Yes, because.

Only then can there be fruit.

Only by having enough exposure can Ji Xun truly have the possibility of coming into contact with the "myth" of this world.

After listening to Ji Xun's words, the two elves bargained for a while, but finally faced the reality: they had to sign the contract first.

Fortunately, they understood the contents of the contract and had no objection.

Only then did Ji Xun understand why merchants in the black market said that it was difficult to sign a contract with this elf.

They are no less intelligent than humans.

What’s more, they are higher races, and that is a status difference that comes from blood.

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

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

Ji Xun couldn't understand the words that looked like a painting of a flower. He only saw the light of laws flashing on the lines of the words.

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 weird."

Korra was obviously more talkative. She looked at the name on the contract, murmured, and then said truthfully: "But sir, your contract said that you would try your best to meet our survival needs. I'm very presumptuous to tell you that your living environment is too bad for us elves, especially the lack of natural elements, which is like a desert. This is not a problem that can be solved by a few magic cores. We have been very uncomfortable these days."

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

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

The elf also told his thoughts to a human half-believingly.

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

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Ji Xun understood.

He smiled and took out two fourth-level magic cores.

The two elves looked slightly different in expression, as if they had switched to a larger fish tank, and their breathing became a little smoother.

But they could not hide their disappointment. Korra glanced at Ji Xun's expression and said timidly, "I have seen it before in the black market merchant's shop. I know this is already a very advanced 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 of them. Because this can barely maintain the operation of the elements in our body. If we stay in the city for a long time, we will need at least three a day. If you want us to grow, we will need more. Even many times. Not only that, we also need spiritual power crystal cores, so that we can better understand the natural elements."

The elves have an inherent elegance, and even their conversations sound pleasant to the ears.

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

This passage is very complicated.

Some words are also used in a way that is different from human habits.

But Ji Xun roughly understood it by guessing and deducing.

He raised his brows as he listened.

He had been wondering before how much money it would cost to raise this pair of elves, something that would be considered a luxury even by the nobles.

Now that I listen, there are indeed quite a few.

These two fourth-level magic cores are worth tens of thousands of gold coins in the market. Is this how much is normally consumed in a day?

If you want to cultivate it to maturity, you need to spend 100,000 or 200,000 gold coins every day?

It is not an exaggeration to call these two little guys a "den of money-losing".

And there is no guarantee that it will mature.

If it were someone else, without some financial resources, they would never dare to even think about raising an elf.

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

Although it is painful, at least it can be afforded for a long time.

He also heard that the two elves wanted to return to the forest, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry. I will try my best to meet your needs in life according to the contract. If I can't do it, I will send you back to the forest as soon as possible."

"Ah."

The two elves felt a little bit of anticipation after hearing the expression.

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

However, Ji Xun was thinking of something else.

The equal contract was signed before not only because this was the only contract that the elves would accept.

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

The more I give now, the more it means that if I really can't afford to support these two little ones, and they want to redeem themselves in the future, I should get back what I have paid, right?
And as a mythical race, there must be some good things in the family.

As long as nothing happens to the two elves, this business is a sure win.

Thinking of this, Ji Xun no longer cared about the consumption.

However, high-level magic cores are not only valuable, but more importantly, they are also strategic materials, which are essential materials for many high-level cards.

Ji Xun had no intention of just wasting time like this.

He had already thought of something, and he took out two spell-casting pottery jars.

In a blink of an eye, the elements near the pottery jar became stronger.

[Useless Pottery Jar] Although it is used to seal the outer gods, for Ji Xun, it is just an auxiliary relic for cultivation.

Once this jar was taken out and restricted by the ban, the concentration of elemental elements in the room was at least ten times higher than before.

The two elves were also surprised. Korra asked in amazement: "Huh, you humans actually have something like this?"

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

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

There is one point in the contract, which is that both parties must keep each other's secrets.

Jars and the like are not to be feared for exposure.

What's more, Ji Xun felt that as long as he was still alive, these two little elves would not be exposed.

Korra sensed the increasingly dense elements around her and said, "Yeah. Although it's not as strong as the elements in the forest, it's enough."

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

At the same time, he took note of these words in his heart. Elements of this level are similar to those in the forest?

The elements in the southern continent were so rich that Ji Xun was already surprised. Why did the place where they lived have such a rich element naturally?
Is it the relic of the great emperor, or some other reason?

This way, they can barely meet their daily needs.

Ji Xun also felt

But it's not over yet.

At this time, Ji Xun took out a moon. The soft moonlight, wrapped in a strong spiritual pollution, made the whole room bright in an instant.

Elemental elves also need spiritual power to grow, which is a necessary condition for them to understand the higher-level elemental laws.

Elemental magic cores are not too expensive, but the price of mental magic cores is more than ten times that of ordinary elemental magic cores.

And it’s not easy to buy.

Ji Xun doesn’t think he can keep it for long.

He had high hopes for this [Moon] that could constantly release spiritual pollution. If it could really be used to train elves, it would save a lot of money.

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

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

As soon as the moon appeared, the two elves were surprised again. They were all shocked: "Huh? What is this? Why do I feel like it seems to be emitting a very gentle spiritual power?"

"This seems to be the moon in the 'Moon Well' on the mural of our ancestral land? I feel a familiar power."

"Humans are truly incredible. They have all sorts of weird tools, but there are also items with magical powers like this."

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

"Yeah. We have to be careful at all times."

"He can't understand what we're saying anyway."

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Ji Xun listened to the two elves chattering about something.

I don't understand, but it seems that they don't feel uncomfortable.

Ji Xun also breathed a sigh of relief.

He remembered that he had discussed with Master Merlin before. The so-called supernatural pollution was actually that the body was too weak to withstand too high a supernatural energy.

Moreover, higher races have inherent religious exemptions.

[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 such speculation before, which was why he came up with the idea of ​​raising an elf.

But in order to confirm the risk, he still said truthfully: "Um, Korra, Nina, do you think this kind of spiritual field is suitable? What I mean is, there is some foreign god belief contamination in this relic, will it have any effect on you?"

Korra explained: "Of course not! We elves believe in the goddess of nature and will not be polluted by other gods."

Then, she added, "Well, Mr. Ji Xun, although I don't know how you have such a magical thing, for us elves, this gentle spiritual field is the best growth environment. Thank you for your efforts."

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 before 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 listened and smiled slightly, saying, "That's good. If you need anything else, just tell me directly."

The moon and the jar can be used, meeting the most important survival conditions of the elves.

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

Ji Xun stayed in the hotel every day to practice.

At such a close distance, the clone’s knowledge is exactly what the original person sees.

Ever since the last incident at the black market, the "Su Lun" team has completely gained the trust of Master Sak and is taken with him wherever he goes.

Their daily job is to accompany the young master around the city to try out auction houses, clubs, aristocratic circles and other high-end places.

Top nobles have much easier access to rare resources and intelligence than ordinary people. Ji Xun also took the opportunity to learn more about Giant City, the Royal Academy, and the Warcraft Forest.

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

He also paid careful attention to some information.

The news of the Pope's assassination seemed to have suddenly disappeared, and there was no news about Xie Guozhong or anything like that;

However, more and more information about the emperor's relics was being obtained. More and more legends were being spread among adventurers. Even in the Royal Academy, it was heard that several students from noble families had obtained the Curse God Card.

A large number of ancient relics from a certain era also appeared in the Adventurer's Market, which attracted more adventurers to the depths of the forest.

There are many ancient relics buried in the Warcraft Forest, and they are being discovered in waves.

Adventurers in the southern continent are no longer surprised by this.

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

However, without sufficient intelligence to support his deduction, he was not sure whether that feeling was correct.

Ten days passed in a flash.

It is the day when the Royal Academy of Arel opens.

Ji Xun and other reserve knights will follow Young Master Sack and are about to start a long period of study in the future.

(End of this chapter)