Chapter 649

"Perhaps it is not without a chance of repair." Muttering in her mouth, Oriana's eyes were also a bit absent.

"How?"

Louise became a bit anxious; why was Oriana speaking in stops and starts today, which was quite anxious.

"The Valkyrie Valkyrie Ailin has appeared!"

"What!"

Louise's eyes widened, and she covered her mouth in surprise.

"Ten thousand years ago, the last elf royal family, Valkyrie Valkyrie Ailin, returned to the Elf Great World to find the seeds of the Faith God Tree, but after that, she never appeared again, and we split at that time."

"Now we not only have to face the return of the Faith God Tree, perhaps we also have to face the former elf royal family..." As the clan leader of the natural elf tribe, Oriana naturally had to consider the future for the entire tribe.

If it were just a problem with the Faith God Tree, then after a hundred years, they could naturally go to pick up the God Tree, but now there was an Valkyrie Ailin, so they had to plan carefully.

Louise was even more surprised, her eyes revealing disbelief.

"Impossible, it's been over ten thousand years now; even the royal family couldn't live that long!"

The lifespan of ordinary elves was only one or two thousand years; through cultivation, they could stabilize their lifespan at about 5,000 years, and the lifespan of royal elves was even about 8,000 years. In history, very few elf kings could live past ten thousand years.

"Although rare, it doesn't mean there aren't any."

Oriana knew that there were some secret techniques that could significantly increase the lifespan of elves, or seal the time of elves, and unseal them at the right time; at that time, the sealed elves would be like traveling through time to the future.

This was all possible!

"If Valkyrie Ailin is really an elf royal family left until now, then she must know the content of the complete collection of inscriptions!" Louise also restored the calmness in her eyes, suppressed her trembling voice due to excitement, and analyzed seriously. ===== CHAPTER 1388 =====

Oriana nodded.

"I summoned you here precisely to discuss this matter."

"Is it to welcome back our God Tree and royal family? Or to turn a blind eye?"

Louise raised her eyebrows and didn't speak rashly; this was indeed a troublesome choice.

Regardless of what specifically happened within the natural elf tribe, it was as calm as ever here at Lin Cheng's.

Not a word was spoken all night.

The next day, Lin Cheng took the girls to participate in the semi-finals of the Inscription Competition again.

Today's competition was even more lively than yesterday; the contestants who were eliminated yesterday also acted as spectators today, the atmosphere at the scene became more active, and the competition was also in full swing.

The content of the semi-finals was to use randomly distributed materials for forging and enchanting, and the finished product forged would be used to judge victory or defeat.

Compared to yesterday's competition, the randomly distributed materials greatly limited the performance of some contestants, but the ability to improvise and the foundation of forging were even more important, which was indeed a very good way of testing.

Today, President Holder still chose to attend, but it was unknown whether he would withdraw halfway again.

Lin Cheng expressed his concern immediately.

"President, is your physical condition okay today? You won't withdraw halfway again, will you?"

"Cough, cough."

President Holder, who was just drinking tea, was choked by a sip of tea.

"How can you talk like that? Why are you cursing people to be carried away as soon as you arrive?"

"Nonsense, my body is sturdy."

"Then why were you carried away yesterday? It's a fact that your body isn't good when you're old, so you have to admit it." Lin Cheng patted the president's shoulder with the demeanor of someone who had been through it.

This made President Holder a bit angry, and his beard shook.

Although he couldn't compare to the elves around Lin Cheng, his age was more than enough to be Lin Cheng's grandfather.

"Don't mention yesterday's matter again... watch the competition with peace of mind."

"Yeah, I won't come tomorrow." Lin Cheng seemed to be watching the competition, but he didn't say a word.

"Why?" Holder turned his head in confusion.

Did he also want to learn from him and be a hands-off manager? But he only skipped one day. Didn't Lin Cheng know the importance of the preliminary and final rounds?

"Nothing, the Crown Prince is coming tomorrow; you should have heard about it, right? My appointment as the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Industry of the Empire, although it's just a title, I still have to work."

"Is it that matter about the magic crystal internal combustion engine?" Holder naturally kept an eye on the important matters of the Empire at all times, especially matters concerning their forging world.

Recently, the Second Prince Li Li Jian proposed to the Emperor to comprehensively reform the Empire's infrastructure. The Emperor was happy but also very angry, because of some trash in the Ministry of Industry, so the entire Ministry of Industry was reset, which caused a stir in the Imperial Capital. Among them, the most famous was Lin Cheng's magic crystal internal combustion engine.

Known for its high efficiency and low energy consumption, it could greatly improve labor efficiency, effectively replace human labor, assist in reclaiming more farmland, sowing, and even harvesting, and overall increase production, which could play a certain role in all walks of life.

This epoch-making product made President Holder gain a lot of face; after all, Lin Cheng was his person. ===== CHAPTER 1389 =====

And it had nothing to do with those two old guys in the Imperial Capital.

"His Highness said he wanted to show the Emperor the power of the magic crystal internal combustion engine, using the Imperial Capital as a preliminary test; if the effect is good, it will be promoted throughout the Empire."

People... should arrive tomorrow.

Lin Cheng seemed a bit deep.

"This is a good thing; with your technology, this matter is definitely stable. By then, your reputation will definitely spread throughout the Empire, and at that time, your title of Eighth-Order Blacksmith will be well-deserved." President Holder looked excited, as if he had invented the magic crystal internal combustion engine himself.

In his excitement, he didn't forget to warn Lin Cheng.

"Although this is a good thing, you shouldn't participate too much in the affairs between the princes, otherwise it will be difficult to end."

"I know, serving the monarch is like serving a tiger, otherwise I wouldn't have come to this remote border."

Lin Cheng was quite open-minded about this; if something really happened, I'll take my family and run away.

President Holder was ashamed.

Lin Cheng was a bit exaggerated.

No way, they had common topics, but the age gap was too large and there was a generation gap, and their ability to view and understand things was completely different.

"Hmm, who do you favor more?" Holder asked.

"Does that even need to be said? It must be Perocizia."

"Hmm, I also think Zhai Yuanba, this child..." Halfway through, Holder suddenly realized.

Not bad.

Yeah!

President Holder turned his head and frowned, looking at Lin Cheng in confusion; why was this different from what was written in the script?

He swallowed the words "not bad" back.

"Why don't you play according to the routine?"

Uh!

President Holder was actually so open-minded, which really surprised Lin Cheng.

He helplessly told the truth.

"I also want to favor Zhai Yuanba, but his ability and knowledge are ultimately too young... Perocizia has talent, also has good ability and rich knowledge, and more importantly, he created an epoch-making product!"

Lin Cheng's reminder made Holder suddenly think of Perocizia's work, and he said in astonishment.

"That gunpowder gun?"

Lin Cheng looked around quickly to make sure no one was paying attention to them, then leaned over and told President Holder quietly.

"I have forged similar weapons, even stronger guns! But I also discovered a fact: such firearms similar to gunpowder guns are equivalent to allowing an ordinary person without any cultivation to have the ability to kill a Third-Order warrior or below instantly!"

"This kind of weapon is bound to change the situation of the continent, and the entire continent's forces will face a reshuffle."

"On the battlefield, except for heavy armored soldiers, other arms will completely lose their advantage. If the aim is precise enough, then the sacrifice of heavy armored soldiers is only a matter of time."

"The object of competition between countries will no longer be individual combat power, but whose forging skills are stronger, forging stronger firearms!"

"Warriors will gradually lose their meaning; if you can rely on firearms to kill enemies, why work hard to cultivate yourself?"

"If it were you... President Holder, if you could spend ten years forging a gun capable of killing a Seventh-Order powerhouse, would you still spend nearly a hundred years cultivating?"

"That's right." President Holder was completely shocked by Lin Cheng's words and had to admit that he would definitely do so.

And Lin Cheng's words were not wrong.

Such a weapon was simply a gospel for ordinary people!

Ordinary people couldn't afford the various resources used for warrior cultivation, but if it was just buying a metal firearm, then saving some money would easily give them the ability to kill a Third-Order warrior.

...Seeking flowers...

If a child started exercising their physique and cultivating martial arts from a young age, it would take at least five years to reach the level of a Third-Order warrior, and those with innate talent might only need three years.

Comparing the time cost, it was simply a huge gap!

At the same time, there was the resource problem!

The resources needed to cultivate a warrior became an astronomical figure as they went further, while forging such a weapon only required a few pounds of refined iron; it was clear which was more important.

Warriors being suppressed and killed by firearms would mislead ordinary people, making them feel that warriors were not as powerful as firearms. Over time, the entire imperial environment would be changed, the country would be changed, and finally, the entire continent would be changed!

"So Lin Cheng, you destroyed that gunpowder gun?" Holder's voice was a bit scared, and a bit expectant.

"No, I gave it back to Perocizia; that is his work! If it is to be disposed of, that is his business. I am just giving you an example, President, to explain why I think Perocizia is more talented than Zhai Yuanba."

He almost couldn't control the urge to beat Lin Cheng to death.

So you were scaring me here, taking the public, the country, and even the continent as examples just to explain why you chose Perocizia?

Holder suddenly felt that he couldn't keep up with the thoughts of young people.

Old, old.

Wait!

Holder suddenly seemed to realize something, as if his brain had suddenly opened up.

Who is Lin Cheng? A newly promoted Eighth-Order Blacksmith, and very young, even less than 20 years old, younger than Perocizia! ===== CHAPTER 1390 =====