Chapter 298: Eternal Legacy

Li En has been getting along well with his teacher recently, as both have their own needs.

Though it sounds cold, both Li En and his mentor, Alcaster Yan Yu, appreciate this master-disciple relationship based on mutual benefit.

"How is the situation with the Highness?" the Archmage asked about the matter he cared about.

"Contact has been made, and the letter was given to her. Has she not contacted you?"

"I'll ask, but you know, she is very busy now, and the entire city is busy. Let's hope for a formal meeting soon," the Archmage sighed; the originally expected meeting and transaction had been directly postponed due to too many unexpected incidents.

"Fire Starer" Alcaster is the Kingdom's Archmage and a leader of a half-elf organization.

At this critical moment, he is seeking a path to survival for his people, and Li En can provide certain assistance in this regard.

It is also due to this favor that he answers Li En's questions at least with a response to every inquiry.

For a newly entered apprentice relationship, this is already quite rare; ordinary apprentices must first serve as laborers for a period to prove they are trustworthy and useful.

However, the Archmage seems not to like "Fisthilion."

"Wait, let me find this chess piece; I remember using it recently."

Mage Chess is a board game from the elves, a customizable board game where small magical puppets battle. Considering the abundant martial power in this world, this is undoubtedly a board game used to simulate war (in fact, in almost any world, most board games simulate war).

After all, simulating war and conducting simulations was the original use of sand tables and chessboards.

And Elf Chess, due to the elves' excess magic, uses activated pieces; the cheap ones are activated "sculptures," while the high-end versions are small magical puppets or even "gargoyles" containing worlds within.

The pieces are divided into many types, such as unit pieces, hero pieces, monster pieces, and extra terrain pieces, but the "Fisthilion" before them is absolutely the most special type.

"He is an Offering piece; by consuming one turn of action and adding two units of mana, one can summon the Thunder Divine Punishment of the Elf King Siloselfin."

The gameplay of this piece is like a "bomb": throw it out, pay the resources and cost, and then a violent thunderbolt will fall, directly exploding everything around it.

"Uh, what did he do?" Li En saw the malice within it.

"'Traitor,' 'Great Sinner'... During the civil war of the elves, he stole the artifact of the then Elf King Siloselfin, directly causing the defeat of the battle and the great purge of high elves against half-elves."

When Alcaster Yan Yu said this, his face was stern.

From the standpoint of half-elves, this act of directly betraying the main elf clan, widening the gap between the two sides, and even triggering massacres, truly warrants the title of "Great Sinner."

"And then?" Li En was quite curious; after doing such a thing, what was his fate?

"He ran away, possibly died in some corner; it was very chaotic back then..."

When various races were powerful, they could not avoid various civil wars, and the elves' civil war was said to be quite cruel.

But as for how much hatred there is for this "Great Sinner," it is not certain... The contradiction between elves and half-elves is fundamental, and there have been many wars; perhaps one side's hero is the other side's enemy, and both sides' historical records are full of muddled accounts.

It was an old matter from over five thousand years ago; it was enough for the elves to record it. Given the lifespan of half-elves, Alcaster's grandfather might not even have been born back then; how much hatred could there be?

"I hate him; this piece, as one of the cores of the 'Bomb Flow,' is famous for being high-quality and low-cost, and specifically counters mid-to-late game chess groups! I play late-game chess groups!"

Alright, the grudge comes from this.

It is clear that this mentor is also a heavy enthusiast of Mage Chess.

He not only took out his cherished collection with great interest but also introduced the gameplay to Li En and even recommended where to buy basic chess packs.

It seems quite a few people actually play this, but to make them move requires regular mana support; if one is not a spellcasting class, one must regularly find a spellcaster to recharge them, which is simply too extravagant.

"Newbies choosing Fisthilion as the core of their chess group is actually quite a good design, but if you play the self-destruct flow too much, be careful that opponents might beat you up in reality."