Roddy had not told Sodelor and the others in detail about what had happened in the Forest of Quiet Whispers. He only talked about the "business opportunities" and development prospects brought by the wood elves. He did not mention anything about the past of the "High Elves."
So when Roddy said the words "High Elves," the others looked at him in confusion. They did not understand what it meant. Sodelor tilted his head to look at the name and said, "High Elves? Are they a kind of elf? "
"The ancestors of the wood elves went extinct hundreds of years ago."
As Roddy said this, he glanced at Natha who was standing by the window. Because she had been wearing a hood, no one knew her identity. She was still standing there quietly, looking into the distance, thinking about something.
"An extinct race?"
Ruger stroked his beard and stared at the name for a long time. "The location of this place … is a little strange. Is it the first place they are going to attack?"
"There's not even a village here. If they attack the kingdom, there's no point in stationing troops here."
Sodelor pointed outside the window. "I think the advantage of the undead is that they can 'resurrect' the dead. The more densely populated the place, the better it is for them. If it's just a barren land, it's not suitable for them to fight."
"Is there some treasure there?"
Carter added. He reached out and picked up another cloth bag. There was a large pile of parchment scrolls on the ground. He picked one up at random and opened it. He pointed at the picture on it and said, "Huh? A puppet that can emit fire … "
This high-level Fire Puppet Summoning Scroll was definitely much rarer than those spell scrolls. But Roddy had no interest in it at this time. Instead, his eyes were fixed on the word on the map, trying to figure out what it meant.
"Elson … Where have I heard of this name before?"
The location of the word "Elson" written by the High Elves on the map was very subtle. It was neither too far nor too close to Kigg Town. Proportionally, it was about 120 miles away. It was "subtle" because it happened to be in the middle of the Nehemian Plains, the Gondola Mountains, the Tasman undead, and the territory of Eftar!
When he was in Hollier, Rody remembered that the map of the Duke of Angmar did not have any markings on this area, so he took it for granted that it was a barren area. However, Ansardinia had marked out a place written in the High Elves language. Thinking about it this way, it was a little thought-provoking …
He thought for a moment and continued to rummage through the other parchments in the bag. A few minutes later, he found a report about "Elson."
"High Elf ruins, recharging crystals …?"
Roddy was stunned. This parchment actually recorded Ansadin's research and records of the "recharging crystals"!
"At present, it can be confirmed that traces of the" recharging crystals "have been found in the Elson area. But this ruin seems to have a powerful restriction. After losing 15 puppets, they still can't enter and can only give up on the research …
"But what is certain is that this ruin contains a lot of clues about the" recharging crystals. "At present, humans have not discovered the value of this place …"
Roddy's lips were tightly pressed together as he read the contents of the parchment in his hand. His eyes became more and more solemn.
The invention of the "recharging crystals" could be called the bright pearl in the crown of the "High Elf civilization." In today's era, if such a technology was possessed, it meant that the "technology" was absolutely at the forefront. Whether it was agriculture or military, it would make great strides because of its existence.
When he first found the crystals in the Wagra ruins, he had thought about the use of these things, but Roddy did not think too deeply about it. He just threw these lost things aside as "cultural relics" …
Now it seemed that the undead of Tasman had a deeper understanding of them. The ambition and desire behind this "understanding" made Roddy feel a deep chill. Why did the undead study these things? If they mastered the "recharging crystals," what would the consequences be?
Roddy slowly put down the parchment in his hand, but he could not help but have a bold idea in his mind.
Since the undead had spent a lot of effort to study these things, then … if he mastered the "recharging crystals" first, what would the consequences be?
Strong soldiers, impregnable territories, huge business opportunities, absolute initiative on the battlefield, and even … unifying the country!
He suddenly gripped the parchment that was full of words tightly, feeling a little surprised by this sudden idea.
Ha … unifying the country? I'm not Emperor Qin …
*****
The wealth left behind by Ansadin allowed Roddy to make a lot of money. There were high-level potion formulas that were enough to train a grandmaster pharmacist, hundreds of magic scrolls, dozens of puppet scrolls, precious metal materials that could arm an entire cavalry regiment, potion reserves, hundreds of experimental records, and so on.
It could be said that the wealth and research results that Ansadin had accumulated for decades were all accepted by Roddy. After this battle, although Roddy was still not a lord, his hidden power and wealth could already kill most of the lords in Efta territory.
However, this wealth was naturally built on the "pain" of the undead. The atmosphere in the Tasman Kingdom was extremely gloomy these days.
This country of the "undead" looked very similar to humans. The royal city of "St. Karen", which was the core of the country, had tall and gloomy walls and a slow-flowing but lifeless moat. The guards walking around had quaint broad-edged swords on their waists, and their grayish-white pupils were always filled with indifference and numbness.
Across the ancient streets that had accumulated nearly a thousand years of history, inside the palace known as "Oldmantius," the members of the Noble Parliament were collectively denouncing the various "unrighteous acts" of the Kingdom of Karen. Even those who were originally neutral were somewhat united in condemning the humans.
However, their voices were isolated outside the door of the meeting hall. His Majesty Augustine, whom Roddy regarded as a "god-like existence," was sitting leisurely on his bone throne, casually flipping through a few parchments presented by the Noble Parliament.
Dressed in a purple robe, Augustine had a slender figure. Unlike the skeleton-like old nobles, his body was almost no different from a normal human. His muscles were full, and his skin was tight. Other than his slightly pale face, there was almost no trace of being a "undead" on this king.
The dome of the circular hall shone a soft light downwards. After Augustine finished reading the contents of the parchment, he casually closed it and chuckled. "Jointly proposing to start a war? Heh … Do you really think you can restrain me? "
He shook his head. Thinking of something, he raised his finger and drew a line in the air. An exquisite silver box appeared in front of him. He tapped the box with his fingertip, and suddenly spread out his soul power into the box. The originally somewhat dim silver light instantly flashed with a crystalline luster.
This was a piece of Ansadin's soul. Although he could not bring him back to life, it was easy for Augustine to extract all of his memories.
"Elson? The strongest fortress of the High Elves? "
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