Chapter 402: Elf Tribe

After finishing the quest, Su Sheng suddenly noticed that the slip he had taken in front of the "elf sculpture" was still in his backpack.

The slip was not stacked together with those Elf Documents.

"By the way… Scholar…" Su Sheng took out the slip and recounted both the matter of the elf sculpture and the origin of the slip.

Hearing Su Sheng's description, the old scholar fell silent for a moment.

He took the slip, frowned, and began to examine it.

After a while…

"Alas…"

"What a pity…"

The old scholar sighed, looked up at Su Sheng, and said, "It's not a sculpture; it's the leading noble of that group of elves."

"That is an elf noble…"

"The elf race has two ways of birth: one is normal reproduction, the other is born of the heavens and nurtured by the earth, naturally gestated by the Tree of Life in JingLingZhiSen."

"Elves born by normal reproduction are just ordinary elves."

"But elves gestated by the Tree of Life are elf nobles."

"The exact difference… uh, I can't explain well, but elf nobles not only enjoy high status among the elf race, they are also very powerful; each elf noble is one of the race's leaders."

"This is that elf noble's final letter."

"After fleeing the elf kingdom with those elves, even a naturally gestated elf noble inevitably became infected with Demon Gas Infiltration."

"If it were just ordinary Demon Gas Infiltration, the holy light of the Saint Light Cathedral could purge it, but the elf kingdom has completely fallen, and they have lingered too long in the Demon Energy illusion."

"Demon Energy has already penetrated the origin; unless the entire origin is removed, the Demon Energy cannot be fully expelled…"

"But if the origin is removed, the person… dies…"

"Otherwise we would still be willing to save an elf noble, but there is simply no way."

"After all, with the elf race's Domestic Server fallen, the Tree of Life of the elf race has been turned by the Demon Race into a Demon Energy tree."

"I estimate that across the continent now, there are hardly any elf nobles left."

The old scholar shook his head as he spoke.

Upon hearing that, Su Sheng fell silent as well.

However…

They are players…

Demon Gas Infiltration…

Su Sheng suddenly recalled a video he had seen on a forum featuring Zhu Lu.

He had conducted an experiment to see what would happen by staying continuously in a Demon Gas Infiltration environment.

Besides attribute suppression, only a very dense Demon Energy concentration would start causing health loss.

Back then, Zhu Lu happened upon a special location—he did not disclose where—but the Demon Energy suppression attribute there reached 50%.

It was only in such an environment that health would begin to be deducted…

And the health loss rate was five percent per second.

If a player dies from health loss due to Demon Gas Infiltration, the corpse does not disappear; after resurrection you will see a demonic version of "yourself".

That could be considered… a fall.

At that moment, the old scholar looked at the slip in his hand.

"That elf noble originally refused to be infected by Demon Gas Infiltration and become a Fallen Elf like ordinary elves."

"Thus, with great resolve, he removed both his own origin and the Demon Energy together; at the brink of death he left this final letter, then used his remaining natural magic to turn his body into wood, so his remains now count as a wooden statue."

"The elf noble's wooden statue, for collectors with niche tastes, might be a treasure, but it holds no intrinsic value."

"Of course, during the flourishing period of JingLingWangGuo, probably no one would dare collect such a thing, since no one wants the elf queen to come after them."

The old scholar sighed.

Upon hearing that, Su Sheng gave a slight nod.

No wonder…

Earlier Su Sheng thought that such an elf camp should have a leader.

Ordinary Fallen Elves are Elite Monsters.

So the leader would definitely be a BOSS, perhaps even a Commander-level BOSS; Su Sheng even considered that if it were a Commander-level BOSS, he would retreat first and then keep recruiting.

In the end, after the fight, no BOSS appeared.

Feelings…

The BOSS turned into a wooden statue…

If that elf noble were also infected by Demon Gas Infiltration and became a Fallen Elf, he would certainly be the great BOSS of the Fallen Elf Camp.

Only the rank of that BOSS remains unknown.

"Alright, that's enough idle talk; your treasure map has already been translated for you."

"If there are no surprises, this is a Great Elf tomb dating from before the Demon Tribe Invasion. By the way, Great Elves are also elf nobles, but not every elf noble can be called a Great Elf; only the 'regional ambassadors' among elf nobles earn that title, similar to the marquis rank in our human Domestic Server."

"At least, the wooden statue you saw in the Fallen Elf Camp cannot be called a Great Elf."

"The appearance of a Great Elf is akin to a human noble's grand tomb; the danger involved may be considerable."

"I suggest you gather as many teammates as possible and explore together."

Then the old scholar handed the translated treasure map to Su Sheng.

Su Sheng promptly began to examine it.

Great Elf Tomb (translated version) (orange item)

Explanation: It details the location of a Great Elf's grave, the danger may be high, forming a team to explore is advised.

Coordinates: Qinglong City 4444, 4444

Su Sheng silently put the treasure map into his backpack.

Not… in Zhuque City.

Alright, let's go check the situation today, and explore tomorrow.

Afterwards, Su Sheng prepared to leave…

"Right, Explorer…"

"If there are Elf Documents inside the Great Elf's grave, you can bring them to me; I won't be stingy with your reward."

"No problem!" Su Sheng naturally agreed.

However, no task was triggered, but I think as long as we collect the Elf Documents and send them to him, it will be fine.

Thinking of the rich experience reward from submitting the Elf Documents just now, Su Sheng unconsciously licked his lips.

For now, we still don't know the specific situation of this Great Elf's grave.

Su Sheng decided it's better to be careful.

Thus, Su Sheng put on the Cloak of Invisibility, paid a Gold Coin, and via the Teleport Array arrived at Qinglong City.

Qinglong City also has many players, after all the "First" guild Huan Yu is located in Qinglong City.

If one could join Huan Yu, it would also be a good choice for ordinary players.

Looking at the coordinates, estimating my Mounted State, it would take over two hours, approaching three hours, to get there.

Su Sheng again complained about the game map being too huge.

Then he lowered his head and hurried on.

What else can be done…

…

…

Qinglong City.

4444, 4444 coordinates.

Su Sheng looked at the ordinary stone tablet before him, feeling somewhat dazed.

This thing…

This is the Great Elf's grave, right?