Indeed, those who could venture into the Haiga Mountain Range were definitely not people who were greedy for pleasure. Would a mage covet the Immortal King's treasure just for the money? Obviously, that was impossible. What really tempted those humans was their pursuit of power.
After figuring that out, Culofen immediately became more confident. He pretended to be nonchalant, and casually asked, "Mage Felic, I haven't seen you around much in the campsite these days. You must have been studying magic alone, right? Speaking of magic, there are some things in the elves that you humans don't have. If you have any questions about magic, you might as well ask us. Maybe you can find an answer here. "
To be honest, even ordinary elves might not be able to get personal guidance from Culofen, let alone human mages. Now, Culofen actually asked a human mage what questions he had about magic. It could be said that it was a rare learning opportunity. He believed that even human Legendary-mages like Cheyenne and Borg would be happy to discuss magic with an elven Legendary-mage.
However, Lin Li's reaction was completely beyond Culofen's expectations. Faced with such a rare learning opportunity, Lin Li shook his head slightly, and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but my current level of magic is still rather shallow. I haven't encountered any problems that are too difficult to solve yet."
Hearing Lin Li's answer, the smile on Culofen's face froze slightly, but he soon returned to normal, and said, "Haha, it doesn't matter. Actually, I'm not talking about the specific problem. In the elves, there are some methods that can help mages step into the Legendary-realm. For example, the understanding of nomological power. Although many people say that they can only comprehend it on their own, there are actually some ways to shorten the time needed. "
I'll give you a shortcut to step into the Legendary-realm, and you won't refuse to do something for me, right? What did the Legendary-realm mean? Understanding and mastering the nomological power of this world was equivalent to a god-like existence for those below the Legendary-realm. Culofen believed that no one would be able to resist such a temptation.
"Hehe, it's spiritual guidance, right? However, the insights gained through this method are all from the guide. Although it reduces the difficulty of experiencing the nomological power, even if one succeeds, the path in the future will be more difficult than that of others. Perhaps more than a hundred times harder, "Lin Li said disapprovingly.
In the world of magic, it was generally believed that a mage could only rely on himself to comprehend the Rule Power and step into the Legendary-realm. The spiritual guidance that Lin Li mentioned was a shortcut, which was to have a Legendary-mage as the guide. Their mental strength would be fused together, and the guide would then manipulate the nomological power so that the guided could comprehend it through that method.
However, there was a problem with the success rate of such a method, and the person being guided could only comprehend the Rule Bending Power that the guide guided. This was equivalent to being directly limited to a framework. Even if he really stepped into the Legendary-realm, it would be extremely difficult to break through those boundaries. It could almost be said that the possibility of going further was cut off. Because if one really had the ability to break through those boundaries, then such a talent would not need to be guided by others, and one would have a great chance to step into the Legendary realm. Of course, perhaps Culofen was talking about other methods, but there wouldn't be much difference in essence.
The expression on Culofen's face stiffened again. Although he was not talking about spiritual guidance, there was not much difference in essence. Since Lin Li had mentioned that method and the aftereffects of it, it at least meant that he was knowledgeable.
At this moment, Culofen suddenly remembered the means that Lin Li had used to subdue Jacques that night. Although Elder Randy and a few of his companions had all seen that the means was extraordinary, they all felt that it was likely to be a powerful magical prop when compared to Lin Li's age. However, now that he thought about it, he wondered if this young human mage was already a Legendary powerhouse.
Culofen didn't quite believe his guess. The elves had inherited part of the bloodline of the High Elves, and were definitely superior to other races in terms of learning magic. However, even the elves that were full of geniuses had never had such a young Legendary powerhouse. Even the Sun King, the Storm Druid, and the Seven Sages of today had not stepped into the Legendary-realm at such a young age.
In order to verify his conjecture, Culofen seemed to have inadvertently mentioned some questions about the Legendary-realm, such as his understanding of nomological power. Without the understanding of the Legendary-realm, he wouldn't be able to continue the conversation at all. Even if he had heard others talk about the Legendary-realm, he would definitely give himself away.
Lin Li had never deliberately concealed his own strength. Seeing that Culofen was speaking politely, he naturally didn't mind saying a few more words. Hence, he continued Culofen's topic, and casually talked about his own understanding. There was no need to go into more in-depth details.
However, as the topic slowly unfolded, Culofen was secretly lamenting in his heart. Because after exchanging a few words, he discovered a cruel truth. The other party was able to answer his questions very well and speak his own understanding. However, when it came to some of the viewpoints raised by the other party, he gradually found it difficult to answer.
Lin Li was not only a Legendary-mage, but his attainments in magic were even better than Culofen's. That was only a short conversation. God knew if he could still maintain his pride as an elf if he continued to delve deeper into the topic. Culofen finally stopped probing. If he continued to probe, he was afraid that he would have nowhere to hide his old face.
"Mage Felic is indeed a young genius among humans. I didn't expect you to have such a profound understanding of magic," Culofen complimented. Culofen complimented, and continued, "Speaking of which, there is no lack of talented young elves among us. In fact, the most outstanding one is our Princess Elune …"
Of course, Culofen did not forget the mission he was carrying. Princess Elune was still waiting for the human mage in front of him to treat her. However, he really couldn't bring himself to ask for Lin Li's help. Hence, he could only lead the topic to Princess Elune.
However, after hearing Culofen mention Princess Elune, Lin Li smiled, and said, "Indeed, Princess Elune's name is very famous even in our human kingdom. Many people say that Princess Elune not only inherited the beauty of her mother, the Elven Queen, but also the talent of her father, Master Garrincha. She's now a Legendary-level Druid. Such talent is indeed enviable. However, since Princess Elune has such achievements, I'm afraid her father, Master Garrincha, is about to step into the Sanctuary-realm. "
As a member of the Queldana Family, Culofen had always been proud of his family. When he heard Lin Li talk about the Storm Druids, his expression immediately revealed a sense of pride. He continued the topic, and talked about some of the deeds of Sage Garrincha, including how he led the elves into the Emerald Forest, and then risked his life to rescue the besieged elves, as well as his contributions to the development of the Elven Kingdom.
Lin Li was also very cooperative, and looked very interested. While listening to Culofen's description, he would interject from time to time to allow Culofen to continue. At this time, in the tent, an elf was telling a story while spittle flew everywhere, and a human mage was listening attentively in high spirits. Everything seemed so harmonious.
However, under the cover of harmony, Culofen wished he could slap himself. If I continue to talk like this, when will I be able to turn the topic back to Princess Elune? There were a few times when Culofen wanted to stop and change the topic to Princess Elune. However, Lin Li's words made him have no choice but to continue, and he was getting further and further away from his goal.
For the entire afternoon, Culofen was addicted to telling stories. Those stories were very common among the elves, and no one would be interested in listening to them if he told them to the young elves. However, Culofen did not turn the topic back to Princess Elune even when it was dark outside. It could be said that he did not talk about anything serious at all.
Seeing that it was getting late, and that there would be no progress if he continued to talk, Culofen had no choice but to stand up awkwardly and leave.
Lin Li seemed to want to continue, and sent Culofen out of the tent.
After walking far away, Culofen looked back with a helpless and bitter smile. When he came, he had already thought that Lin Li would be difficult to deal with, but he didn't expect the outcome to be like this. Lin Li didn't treat him coldly, and was instead very polite. However, it was precisely because of that politeness that Culofen couldn't bring himself to ask for help.
Culofen went back to see Elder Randy and his other companions, and told them about what had happened during the past half a day. The mention of Lin Li's Legendary-level strength naturally surprised his companions, but everyone's attention was now on the poisoned and unconscious Princess Elune. The most important thing was to convince Lin Li to help.
"What Culofen did today is not without some benefits. At least, the relationship between us and this human mage should have eased up after this afternoon's conversation. In that case … "Elder Randy looked around at the high-level elves again, and said," Gildor, you go this time. Don't say too much useless stuff, and just get straight to the point. "
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