It was noon, and the sunlight outside was just right. It shone on the grass and trees, leaving long shadows behind.
In a large manor, the sound of weapons clashing could be heard.
In a training ground, Parana was dressed in hunting clothes, holding a green elven sword in her hand as she faced off against someone.
In front of her, an elf was standing there.
Unlike normal elves, this elf's skin was extremely pale, as if it had not been exposed to the sun for a long time. He was wearing light green leather armour, and like Parana, he held a custom-made elven sword as he faced off against Parana.
Anyone familiar with the Underworld would be able to tell that this elf was not one of the elves of the Silver Mist Forest Bell, but a dark elf that only existed in the Underworld.
Dark elves were also elves, but because they had lived in the Underworld for too long, their bodies had started to change, and they were different from normal elves.
Because there was no sunlight in the Underworld, these dark elves had pale skin, and their bodies were shorter than normal elves. However, their vision was much better in the dark, and because they lived in the harsh environment of the Underworld, their battle strength was much stronger.
* Bang! Bang! Bang! *
The two elves stood in a stalemate for a long time. Finally, Parana charged forward, the elven sword in her hand flashing with life energy, and knocked the other's sword away. She then stepped on her opponent's chest and subdued him.
"That's enough, Parana," a voice sounded from below the training ground, causing Parana to pause.
"A.I. Chip, record the scene just now."
Observing the scene in Silence, Adil ordered the A.I. Chip as he stood below the training ground.
"How boring."
On the training ground, listening to Adil's words, Barana felt a little bored.
She looked at the dark elf she was stepping on and felt bored as well. She walked down the training ground and asked Adil, "Why did you catch so many subterranean creatures?"
"Let's do some research."
Seeing Parana walk up to him, Adil said, "In the past, it was impossible to find so many subterranean creatures."
It had been a few months since Adil arrived at the Silver Mist Forest.
During this period of time, all kinds of powerful magical beasts appeared more frequently in the Silver Mist Forest. Even the rarely seen underground creatures began to appear frequently.
This situation, in addition to the orders given by the royal court, caused all the Magus families in the Silver Mist Forest to tremble. They had a premonition of what was going to happen next.
The demon disaster was about to break out. From the looks of it now, it was almost a foregone conclusion.
Not only the Silver Mist Forest, but the outside world was also facing a similar situation.
In the past few months, Adil had tried to contact Gloria once, and after asking someone to send the refined potion over, he also obtained some accurate information from the other party.
Another cycle was coming, and the isolation between the Underworld and the Surface World was rapidly weakening. In a few years' time, the entrances to various places would be completely opened.
Even now, there were signs of underground creatures at the entrances of various places.
This was only the early stages. During this period of time, even though the isolation was weakening, it still existed. Therefore, there were not many underground creatures that could enter the Surface World, but each of them was at least at the level of a Knight.
Without at least a Knight's physique, the moment these underground creatures entered the passageway, they would be crushed by the repulsive force in the passageway.
Because of this, in the recent Mason District, all kinds of bloody conflicts broke out more frequently.
There were underground creatures causing trouble in the surroundings, attempting to sacrifice living beings to build a welcoming altar to open the entrance to the Surface World from the Underground World.
Faced with such actions, the major forces in the Mason District naturally would not sit idly by. Just like the Elven Court in the Silver Mist Forest, they all began to attack the underground creatures that had snuck into the Surface World.
It was because of this that Adil gave up on the idea of returning to the Dark Magi Alliance to avoid the demon disaster.
"Lord Adil!" At this moment, a voice sounded from the outside world.
On the other side of the manor, Andra and Lilith walked over from afar with a respectful expression on their faces.
"What is it?"
Seeing Andra and Lilith walking over, Adil turned around and asked.
He knew that if it wasn't something urgent, these two people in front of him wouldn't come and disturb him so easily.
"The Angor Family, Gera Family, and Siris Family, the three magic stone mines that they promised to give you as gifts have been settled …"
Andra looked at Adil and suppressed the desire in his heart as he spoke with a respectful expression.
Lilith, who was listening to Andra's words, also felt some desire in her heart.
It was impossible for them not to be envious of the three Magic Stone mines.
A magic stone mine, even a small one, could produce at least thousands of magic stones in a year, not to mention a large one. Each of these magic stone mines could produce at least tens of thousands of magic stones every year, and they could even produce many accompanying materials.
Under normal circumstances, even one such Magic Stone mine would be enough to greatly increase the power of the Orris Family, let alone three of them.
However, no matter how eager they were, they still did not dare to touch these three magic stone mines.
These three magic stone mines were the compensation given to Adil by the three hostile families. If they could not help it, the three families would definitely expose this matter and let all the Magus families in Morning Wind City know about it.
At that time, not to mention Officiator Faral, even Adil who was in front of them might very well fall out with the Orris Family.
After all, the reason why Adil stayed in the Orris Family was only because his birth mother was a member of the Orris Family. Apart from that, there was nothing worth remembering.
If they angered the Orris Family, the wrath of a Magus in the transformation period was not something the current Orris Family could withstand.
Thinking of this, no matter how reluctant he was, Andra still smiled and handed over a stack of documents. "This is the information on the three magic stone mines, including the production of the past few years and the number of slaves in them. It's all in here …"
He looked at Adil and explained respectfully.
Looking at the documents that Andra handed over, Adil did not say anything and reached out to take them.
Andra's guess was right. The three families indeed had the intention to sow discord.
Someone had personally delivered the information on the three magic stone mines to Adil a few days ago. The information was extremely detailed.
The three families' plan was very clear. Once Andra had the intention to keep the magic stone mines for himself, he would definitely falsify the information on the magic stone mines in an attempt to under-report the magic stone production every year in an attempt to deceive Adil.
Once he did that, he would immediately run into Adil's hands.
Fortunately, Andra was still rational and did not really do that.
"Take it back."
After looking at it for a while and confirming that the key data was correct, Adil passed the book that recorded the information to Andra. Seeing the doubtful look in Andra's eyes, he said, "These three magic stone mines will be managed by the two of you on my behalf."
As soon as he said that, Andra's and Lilith's hearts skipped a beat, and even their breathing seemed to have become heavier.
"Lord Adil, what do you mean?"
Andra probed as he looked at Adil.
"I'll leave the magic stone mines to the two of you to manage. I want 90% of the profits every year."
Adil said directly.
He had no intention of taking over these magic stone mines directly.
Although these Magic Stone mines produced a lot of Magic Stones, adding up to a total of 100,000 Magic Stones in a year, it was not a small number even for the current Adil.
However, it would be too troublesome to take over these magic stone mines directly, and he would need to spend a lot of energy to manage them. It would be more convenient to let others manage them on his behalf.
After all, to Adil, he did not lack magic stones. Instead, he urgently needed time to grow.
The power of the jadeite imprint was slowly being consumed, and the curse deep in the Moon Elf bloodline might break out at any time.
If Adil's abilities were not strong enough to resist the curse, the outcome would be worrisome.
"Don't worry, Lord!"
After hearing Adil's words, Andra hurriedly promised, "I'll manage these three magic stone mines well. There won't be any problems!"
Hearing his words, Adil did not say anything and only nodded slightly. He then took out a black book and handed it to Andra, gesturing for him to open it.
The black book recorded accurate information about the three magic stone mines. Many of the things in it were far more detailed and accurate than what the Oris Family had provided. Andra and Lilith could not help but break out in cold sweat as they read it. A sense of relief and lingering fear rose in their hearts, and some of the small thoughts that had just arisen were instantly suppressed.
"Is there anything else?"
Before they could calm down, Adil's voice sounded again.
Andra composed himself, and his expression became respectful again. "There's something else that you've instructed me to do, Lord."
"Lord, your students are almost out of the city and will reach Morning Wind City soon."
He looked at Adil and said respectfully, "The team that was sent to receive them is ready. Lord, do you want to go with them?"
"They're almost there?"
Hearing Andra's words, Adil paused for a moment before remembering what was going on.
He was talking about Suo Lanna.
Because he had already established a foothold in the Silver Mist Forest, Adil probably wouldn't leave for a long time to come. Thus, two months ago, Adil had sent a message back to get people to escort Suo Lanna over.
As more and more entrances to the surface world appeared, more and more underground creatures appeared in the outside world, causing the outside world to become more and more dangerous.
In order to prevent any accidents from happening to Suo Lanna, Adil had people bring her to his side. Looking at the time, they were indeed almost there.
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