Chapter 218: Training

Lai En's figure had already vanished without a trace, as if he had never appeared, only that last sentence still echoed in the air.

And the onlookers of the various races, seeing this, were all dumbfounded, and finally couldn't help but chatter.

"What... what is happening? Lai En actually lost? I really can't understand this."

"Don't say you, I also can't understand; Lai En is at least a well-known rising powerhouse, how could he lose to a newcomer Survivor?"

"Let me say! We really don't need to dwell on how they won; anyway we people can't beat Lai En, so naturally we aren't a match for this Lin Yifan."

"Exactly, and we came to their turf to seize the Boundary Stone, already offending them to death; we'd better think about how not to let them hold a grudge against us."

"By the way, why don't we just rush him while he has no helpers and take him down together?"

"Makes sense! With so many of us here, even if he's stronger, what can he do?"

……

The whispers of the various races were soft, but everyone present had sharp hearing, so it was impossible not to hear.

Su Xiao xi hurriedly ran to Lin Yifan's side, her face full of anxiety as she asked:

"Yifan older brother, what now? Although many of the various races have left, there are still at least dozens here, especially the Werewolf Clan, each formidable; if they really all rush us, I could save my life, but what about you?"

Airuilinya also came over at some point, hearing this her face grew solemn, and she said in a low voice:

"Lin Yifan, although my status can make the Dawnlight Alliance folks wary, but you hold a Boundary Stone in your hand; obtaining it grants you the resources of a district and tens of thousands of slaves—such temptation, no one can resist."

"But since I said I'd treat you as a friend, I will definitely not abandon you; I'll hold them off for a moment, you just run, don't worry about anything else—my status may not stop them from attacking you, but they wouldn't dare openly harm me."

"As for your sister, you needn't worry; she has minor protection, so besides people and beings from your own district, we outsiders absolutely cannot harm her. Once you're safe, I'll send her to find you."

Su Xiao xi's eyes lit up at these words: "Yifan older brother, I think this will work."

Lin Yifan really hadn't expected that, having just met her, Airuilinya would be willing to sacrifice herself for him like this.

Although it's certain that Airuilinya's help comes with an ulterior motive, whatever that motive is, this kindness he must remember.

Of course there's no need to say these things; otherwise it would seem like empty talk.

At this moment, Airuilinya had already confronted the various races; she placed her hands on her hips, bearing no princess image whatsoever, boldly standing before them:

"When you were plotting, could you at least avoid me a little? I heard everything."

The various races immediately turned their spears toward her:

"Airuilinya, although you're the princess of the Natural Elf Clan, we aren't your kin; your face means nothing here."

"Exactly, go show off in your natural forest; this isn't the place to do that."

"That's right, but if you step aside we won't trouble you; however, if you insist on standing up for that human behind you, don't blame us for not giving you face."

"Right, get out of the way, don't block our path!"

……

"Then go ahead and try!" Airuilinya snorted coldly, her face firm:

"Our Natural Elf Clan may not be good at fighting, but the person this princess wants to protect has never been unprotected!"

Having said that, she directly prepared to charge forward.

However, as she moved forward, she quickly said to Lin Yifan:

"Lin Yifan, run quickly, don't linger; although I just talked big, I actually can't hold them off for long……"

Lin Yifan, lost in thought for a moment, snapped back, hurriedly grabbed her arm, and smiled without nervousness:

"Princess, don't be so tense; they can't hurt me."

Airuilinya furrowed her brows, annoyed, and said:

"Lin Yifan, I know that outstanding talents like you are usually proud and arrogant, but this is no joke……"

"What pride and arrogance! Don't forget I'm now the master of the Boundary Stone?" In Lin Yifan's palm, unbeknownst when, appeared a blue crystalline prism.

This was precisely the Boundary Stone from the altar earlier.

Airuilinya saw the Boundary Stone, blinked twice, and said dazedly:

"You're serious? I earlier said that binding the Boundary Stone would let us control this district, but I only heard it from others; I don't know if it's true……"

"It's true!" Lin Yifan laughed: "Obtaining the Boundary Stone and becoming its master grants some authority in this district; though one can't say becoming a god, self-protection is still fine."

Having said that, he couldn't be bothered with the races' nonsense, directly using the authority to toss all the races out of the entire district.

No, there was still one race not tossed out—that was Airuilinya.

She watched the various races suddenly vanish without a trace, her face full of bewilderment: "What, what is happening, where are they?"

Lin Yifan played with the Boundary Stone in his hand, then smiled:

"They've left the Initial Domain."

Airuilinya immediately reacted, shocked, looking at the Boundary Stone in his hand: "This is the authority of the Boundary Stone master?"

"Yes, this is one of those authorities." Lin Yifan also didn't hide it, speaking candidly:

"According to my will, I can expel all people and things not of the Initial Domain from this district."

"Ah, that's how it is!" Airuilinya nodded in realization, then suddenly laughed:

"Then you didn't expel me either—looks like my bet on you as a friend paid off!"

Lin Yifan fell silent for a moment, then smiled leisurely:

"Your Highness, although I don't know what you saw in me to befriend me, but you helped me today; I will remember this favor, and if you ever need anything in the future, as long as it doesn't ask me to violate my principles, I will do my utmost to help you."

"I do indeed have an ulterior motive toward you." Airuilinya also hid nothing, speaking frankly:

"You might not know this world, of course I don't fully understand it either, but according to what I currently know can be confirmed, the Survival Realm has countless domains; whether yours is the Initial Domain or ours the Intermediate Domain, they're merely one among many."

"And while Survivors of lower districts cannot enter higher districts, those of higher districts can obtain keys to enter lower districts to loot resources; that's why Intermediate Domain folks come into your Initial Domain."

"But the same principle applies: our Intermediate Domain is likewise plundered by higher-domain Survivors, making our already scarce resources even more strained; while your humans in our Intermediate Domain aren't a strong clan, they are quite dominant in the Higher Domain."

"However, since travel between districts isn't free, this makes our Intermediate Domain folk not so wary of humans; naturally, our various clans also have groups in the Higher Domain, and they generally align with their own clans and powers."

"But that's the choice of most races; however, our Natural Elf Clan is different—you already know this: whether Natural Elf Clan or Dark Elf Clan, they actually originate from the same place, the Natural Forest; only the Dark Elf Clan fell, surrendering to the Dark Night Divine Temple."

But we natural elves do not want to rely on the Dark Night Divine Hall, but we have no kin in the Advanced Domain, so we can only turn to the Dawnlight Alliance. However, in the past few centuries, the Dawnlight Alliance's internal affairs have also been in constant turmoil; its former ideals have long been eroded by power. Now their ideals and our pursuit of nature are diametrically opposed.

As for whether we have any other forces to rely on, only your human race is relatively better; although you also have much internal strife, at least your human race has principles, so we want to befriend you humans, hoping to become allies with humanity in the future.

Lin Yifan's mouth corners kept twitching as he listened!

What a fellow!

Befriending him is actually to ally with humanity?

He's only been a Survivor for half a month; when could he possibly represent humanity?

Lin Yifan opened his mouth with a helpless wry smile and said: "Princess, are you overestimating me?"

Even if I develop a bit better among this batch of Survivors, I'm only Extraordinary Second Tier now; what merit or ability do I have to represent humanity and let you ally with humanity?

"That's not how it's said!" Airuiya shrugged her shoulders, looked Lin Yifan up and down carefully, then spoke mysteriously:

Actually, the one who is optimistic about you is not me, but the previous Elf King; there is a secret you may not know: our Nature Elf clan, each Elf King, before dying, gains one chance to foresee the future—a gift from nature to our Nature Elves.

During the previous Elf King's momentary foresight, the Nature Elf lineage will head toward extinction within a hundred years; similarly, among the incoming human Survivors, a new Divine Being will also appear.

If our Elf Clan can gain the friendship of that future Divine Being, we can break this doom and continue our clan's legacy for a thousand years.

"Ah, that's how it is!" Lin Yifan suddenly realized, then pointed at himself and asked doubtfully:

But this batch of human Survivors numbers in the billions; why do you think I am that future Divine Being?

"This… is my intuition!" Airuliya laughed, saying, "Actually, you may not know that our Elf Princess and Elf Queen are not hereditary, but an innate position."

Our Elf Clan originates from the ancient Tree of Life; I think you've heard of that, but what you don't know is that each Elf, from birth, already has her lifelong position determined—for example, I was born an Elf Princess, so I will be an Elf Princess for my entire life.

Although the Elf Queen is born from among the Elf Princesses, not just anyone who wants to can become her; it is natural selection. That's also why Lain's recent meddling seems so laughable to me.

Moreover, all our Elf Princesses also have a special innate ability called Telepathy; this talent is similar to foresight but much weaker, with lower accuracy, though it still has some use.

After the previous Elf Queen left a prophecy, all our Elf Princesses have been seeking someone who can trigger our Telepathy; when I first saw you on the screen, I felt you were special, so I chose you!

"Such a casual choice……" Lin Yifan thought Airuiya would explain a lot and finally give a reliable reason.

But the result was so casual that he didn't know what to say for a moment, only able to wryly say:

"Well, I hope you didn't misjudge!"

But I really didn't expect that in the Survival Realm, constant heavenly disasters make life already so hard, yet there are still so many conflicts.

With wisdom, how could there be no conflict? Moreover, without conflict, resources would be insufficient, and insufficient resources would only reduce the number of lives that can enjoy them—put bluntly, everyone is just struggling to survive! Airuiya remained quite calm, then shifted the topic:

Let's not talk about that. There's still some time before you leave the Initial Domain; once you enter the Intermediate Domain, you'll naturally understand why everyone is arguing.

First, congratulations; this district is now yours. I hope you can seize the opportunity and develop well, so that when you later enter the Intermediate Domain, you'll be able to live a bit more easily.

Lin Yifan also let out a long sigh of relief, then solemnly bowed to Airuliya:

No matter what, thank you; today, without your help, we could not have succeeded.

Airuliya waved her hand, a hint of fatigue in her smile:

Don't rush to thank me; for you, the real challenge has just begun. You wounded Lain and seized the Boundary Stone this time—Lain will definitely not let you off.

Moreover, you've already been targeted by the Dark Elf Clan, and the Dark Night Divine Hall might also act against you; given their style, they will absolutely not let things rest, so you must become strong quickly.

Lin Yifan naturally wants to become stronger!

But for now, aside from the known directions—such as Attribute Fruits and attribute rewards from quests—I truly can't find any other methods.

Seeing his expression, Airuliya understood what he was thinking and smiled:

"You're thinking about how to become stronger?"

Lin Yifan nodded, wryly smiling:

Now I feel like I can't find a direction!