Chapter 484: A Great Uproar

"Is this place the Elf Kingdom? It really is a beautiful place!" Chen Jing and Su Wanyue both looked at this kingdom almost entirely covered in green, a hint of amazement flashing in their eyes.

Along the way, quite a few Spirits cast curious gazes at the two of them. One must know that humans capable of entering the Elf Royal City are extremely rare. Even for people from the Jueyun Family, only a small portion can enter the Elf Royal City; the vast majority can only stay in the outer city of the Elf Kingdom. That these two girls could enter the inner city, and even have Aiweier as a guide, clearly meant they were no ordinary people!

"Mm, I told you, our Elf Royal City is an extremely beautiful place!" Aiweier said with a proud look on her face. "Right, do you want to go see my home?"

"Aiweier's home? Sure, we also want to see what the dwellings of the Elf Race are actually like!" Chen Jing said with a smile.

Just as Lingyun and his party were staying in the Elf Royal City, one order after another spread from the Elf Royal City out toward the entire Continent. Utilizing technology preserved by the Elf Race during the Millennium Holy War, these orders spread across the entire Continent in just one day. And the issuance of these orders instantly stirred up a huge sensation across the Continent.

Jueyun Family, Council Hall.

"Clan Master, Clan Master, something big has happened!" A young lad, clutching a piece of paper in his hand, rushed into the hall.

"Juemo, why are you always so rash? If things continue like this, how can I feel at ease handing this family over to you?" The old man sitting in the main seat of the council hall put down the teacup in his hand and said with some helplessness.

"It's not that, Grandfather, this time something really big has happened. This is information I copied from the Half-Elf Auction House; it's the latest order issued by the Queen!" Juemo said.

"The latest order issued by the Queen?" The old man raised an eyebrow and took the paper from the youth's hand.

"This, what is this?" After the old man saw the content on the paper clearly, he couldn't help but gasp. "These fellows are too unafraid of death; how dare they do such a thing? Are they not afraid that the High Priest of the Elf Race will come out and completely wipe them out?"

The content written on the paper in the old man's hand was exactly what Andiya had mentioned earlier: from today on, the Morning Light Forest and the Half-Elf Auction House would no longer welcome the entry of certain factions, and at the same time, all goods produced by the Elf Race would be prohibited from being sold to these factions. Of course, resold items were not included. At the end of the paper, a list of the families included this time was attached; these families comprised almost one-third of the top-tier factions on the Continent.

As for the reason for doing this, it was also written very clearly on the paper: colluding with slave-catching groups, intending to capture Spirits, and inciting war between the Human race and the Elf Race. With such a heavy label slapped on them, these families would lose a layer of skin even if they didn't die!

"Grandfather, is the strength of the Elf Race really that powerful?" Juemo asked with some curiosity.

"Not to mention anything else, just that High Priest in the Morning Light Forest alone could crush almost all the experts on the Continent today. Even if the Jueyun ancestor from back then were resurrected, he would have to bow his head before that person," the old man said with a sigh.

"But, as long as some people hold that High Priest back, it seems it wouldn't be impossible to crush the Elf Race, right!" Juemo asked.

"You are not the first person to think of this method. During the Millennium Holy War, the Demon Race army used it, but the final result was the total annihilation of that army. From beginning to end, they were never able to break through the Elf Array on the outskirts of the Elf Kingdom," the old man said.

"This..." Juemo couldn't help but scratch the back of his head. "It seems the Elf Race has been in an invincible position from the very beginning!"

"The most important thing is, no one knows what kind of contingency the Lingyun Mercenary Group left for the Elf Race back then!" A hint of gravity appeared in the old man's eyes.

"Lingyun Mercenary Group, that legendary mercenary group that defeated the Lord of the Demon World?" Hearing the Lingyun Mercenary Group, even Juemo, who was usually quite confident, couldn't help but have a flash of yearning in his eyes.

"That's right, the Lingyun Mercenary Group disappeared after eliminating the Lord of the Demon World, but there is gossip saying that the Lingyun Mercenary Group eventually lived in seclusion in the Elf Royal City. With this legend around, no matter how bold those people are, they wouldn't dare to easily make a move against the Elf Race," the old man said. "Just wait and see, the ones most panicked on the Continent right now should be those people listed on the roster. I wonder what kind of price they will have to pay to appease the anger of the Elf Race!"

Just as the old man said, those families on the list were all panicked after the Elf Race posted this notice. Originally, in their plan, given the personality of the Elf Race, they would absolutely not have issued a statement so early. If the Elf Race really went to war with them, they only needed to take the lead in guiding public opinion to use the power of the entire Human race to pressure the Elf Race, and they weren't afraid the Elf Race wouldn't compromise.

Now, it's the opposite; they haven't even caught that lone Spirit yet, but the Elf Race has already seen through their actions, ferreted out every single faction involved in the plan, and slapped a heavy label on them.

One must know that ever since the Human Empire split into three, the overall strength of the Human race has declined quite a bit. Over these years, the Three Great Empires have been fighting openly and secretly, causing even more loss of combat power. Now, comparing the two races, although there isn't much difference in top-tier combat power, the mid-to-high-level combat power is already slightly at a disadvantage.

Now is a critical juncture in the struggle for the Continent between the Human race and the Orcs. The Humans have been wanting to form an alliance with the Dwarf race, hoping to use the forging capabilities of the Dwarves to suppress the Orcs. However, the Dwarves, as a neutral race, have no interest in this struggle for the Continent and have been lukewarm toward the Human alliance. If the Elf Race were to declare war on the Human race at this time, the Orcs would definitely seize this opportunity to strike the Human race hard, and perhaps the Human race would withdraw from the stage of the Continent's struggle for hegemony.

If they don't find a way to appease the anger of the Elf Race now, then the top-tier powerhouses of the Human race will definitely come to their door in person and drag them off to appease the Elf Race's anger. What their factions would become then is unimaginable.

Moreover, being unable to enter either the Half-Elf Auction House or the Morning Light Forest is a huge loss for them. As the largest producer of medicinal herbs on the Continent, almost half of the top-tier medicinal herbs on the Continent are produced here. Losing this place means they have to pay a higher price to get the medicinal herbs they need. As the most famous and reputable auction house on the Continent, items entering the Half-Elf Auction House can fetch prices a tier higher than other auction houses. Once this channel is lost, that is another huge loss.

As for the final point—no longer selling the unique products of the Elf Race to their factions—that is the most terrifying thing. One must know that certain things produced by the Elf Race are irreplaceable in many places. The chain reaction caused by losing the unique products of the Elf Race would definitely make them vomit blood.

Finally, there is no telling how many of their enemies, allies of the Elf Race, and those wanting to curry favor with the Elf Race will seize this opportunity to make a move and force them to pay an even greater price.

For a time, the people of these factions were like birds startled by the mere twang of a bowstring, one after another starting to think of ways to appease the anger of the Elf Race.