Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 221 The Crazy Elf Queen!
(Thanks to the book friend "20241224298_eb" for the reward, thank you boss!)
After hearing what Cohen said, Windsardler immediately realized the value of this information.

Cohen carefully put away the "Elemental Core Power Reactor" and made up his mind that when he returned, he would find a few engineers who were proficient in the Arcane Empire's language and build the Elemental Core Power Reactor according to the drawings above.

This converter will be an invaluable treasure for the future situation on the continent that will be plunged into chaos and war.

Whoever masters this thing can use one magic crystal as two magic crystals, and the energy reserve will be doubled!
Having won the first prize, Cohen continued to look through the ancient books below.

What remains are some research results of the Arcane Empire Research Institute on the culture of the ancient elves.

Most of the text above was written in ancient elven language, and was even mixed with some text from the now-extinct Sun Elves. Cohen couldn't quite understand it, but Windsardler was reading it with great interest.

Windsardler looked at it for a while and said:
"There are two more things on it that I think will be useful to you."

Windsardler pointed to a portion of the golden book at hand and continued:
"This section records the magic arrays of the ancient elves. One of the arrays has the effect of long-distance teleportation, which you should be more interested in.

It just takes a lot of time to decipher and research.”

Long distance teleportation array!

Cohen's expression changed slightly, and he immediately became interested!
Although long-distance teleportation is now possible through some means, on the one hand, this method is too costly and generally requires the intervention of a saint-level transcendent. On the other hand, the number of people who can be teleported each time is too small, making it meaningless.

Cohen had heard that in ancient times there was a long-distance teleportation array that could teleport troops on a large scale and play an unexpected role in the battle situation at critical moments.

Windsardler looked at it for a while and said with certainty:

"Yes, it is indeed the method for setting up a long-distance teleportation array, but the content is too profound. I must have a professional scholar with high attainments in magic arrays to study with me before I have a chance to set up this array.

Furthermore, the materials used to construct the magic array are extremely rare, and some of them have names from ancient times, so we need to find a scholar who is well versed in ancient history."

Cohen immediately said:

"I've already recruited scholars well-versed in ancient history. The Eifin Research Institute has a group of scholars who specialize in studying the history of the Arcane Empire and the ancient elves. As for the Master of Magic Circles...what do you think, Queen?"

Windsordler nodded and said:
"I've also heard about Yadel's talent for magic circles. If she has time to study it in depth with me, there shouldn't be any problems."

After talking about the teleportation array, Windsardler pointed to another section of blue books and said:

“These are mainly used in the military.

There are some lost ancient elven music that can enhance the morale and willpower of the army, and other things like magic forging, pet training, and magic potions."

Cohen immediately said:

"Indeed, these are direct means of improving the army's combat effectiveness. When the time comes, the magic forging skills will be sent directly to the Dwarven Forging Tribe for them to study.

The rest will be directly applied to the military after being deciphered."

Finally, Cohen had collected all the research results and materials left by the institute, and all that remained was to continue exploring this mysterious elf tomb.

Walking deeper into the tomb passage, we soon came to a forest of emerald-carved stele, which was engraved with words and patterns of the ancient elves.

Windsardler said:
"Don't touch the jade tablets above. There should be magical traps and mechanisms set under each jade tablet."

The two of them tiptoed through the forest of steles. Suddenly, in an inconspicuous corner, a pair of scarlet eyes suddenly lit up.

Cohen instantly noticed something was wrong, looked back, his heart tightened, and he quickly retreated with Windsardler.

Immediately afterwards, there was a loud bang, and the pair of scarlet eyes began to rise rapidly until the figure was fully revealed.

A giant clay golem!

Windsordler's face was solemn, and he said in a low voice:
"A ninth-level clay golem. I'm sure there's more than one here!"

Sure enough, before Windsardler finished his words, four pairs of equally scarlet eyes lit up in the darkness. In an instant, five clay golems of the ninth-order peak level surrounded the two of them.

Windsardler spread his wings behind him, grabbed Cohen and was about to fly away. Suddenly, a strange light flashed above the dome, and the entire space seemed to fall into chaos.

As far as the eye can see, the dust that was originally falling vertically began to float in disorder, like an elf that had lost its direction.

The stones and debris in the tomb also began to slowly float up, some remained still in the air, and some moved slowly in strange trajectories.

Then, both of them felt a huge force of gravity coming over them, their bodies felt heavy as lead and they were unable to move.

Just as the two were using their magic to resist the sudden pressure, the pressure on their bodies suddenly disappeared, and their entire bodies instantly became as light as a feather, and they fell forward.

The drastic change in gravity made it impossible for the two to even stand normally.

Windsordler frowned and whispered:
"This is a gravity disorder area. This is the mechanism set up here. The clay golems have gravity stones on them that can offset the effects of the area."

Before Cohen could consider his next move, Windsardler took out two bracelets from his arms and handed one of them to Cohen. After Cohen put it on, he instantly felt the gravity return to normal.

Windsard then grabbed Cohen and escaped before the encirclement closed.

After arriving at a safe place, Windsordale became noticeably quieter and more unusual. Cohen naturally sensed something was wrong. After a brief silence, he asked:
"If I'm not mistaken, these two bracelets were also given to you by your Elf Queen?"

An inexplicable look appeared on Windsardler's face, and he nodded slowly:
"Yes, it's a magic prop given to me when I was a child. It's a pair, one for his and one for her. They said they wanted me to give it to my future husband.

The bracelet can reset the gravity field around itself without any interference from external factors.

Combined with the Winged Elf's already outstanding talents and instincts, even though I'm only at the seventh level, even a Legendary level player can't catch up to me in terms of speed."

Cohen narrowed his eyes slightly and expressed his speculation:
"Has your contemporary Elf Queen also been here?

We're not the only ones who've experienced the Nightmare Mist Phantom. Perhaps she's also been here before, and saw the scene we saw before in the Nightmare Mist Phantom, and knows there's an ancient elf tomb underneath."

Windsardler obviously had this speculation in mind, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why Her Majesty the Queen had seemingly casually taught her the solutions to every mechanism and trap in this sleeping cave.

After a brief silence, Windsardler said:

"Then why did she tell me?
Shouldn't this kind of thing be kept to oneself, kept to oneself?"

Many speculations and even some bad thoughts emerged in Cohen's mind, but he didn't know what the relationship between Windsardler and the current Elf Queen was like, so he didn't want to say it out loud and hurt Windsardler's feelings.

He put aside his guesses and said:
"Don't think too much about it. When you have the chance in the future, just ask her in person."

Windsardler nodded slightly, also suppressing the emotions churning in his heart, and the two continued to move forward.

As we go deeper into the ancient tomb, we find more and more traps and mechanisms along the way, such as elemental sandstorm traps, life-sucking vines, magic countercurrent storms, and so on. Seven or eight of the ten major mechanisms of the ancient elves appear.

If Windsardler had not received the guidance from the Elf Queen in her childhood and had not been able to successfully pass through these traps, Cohen would have dragged her into the shadow plane and escaped.

Finally, after a safe journey, we arrived in front of the main tomb chamber.

Cohen looked at the main tomb in front of him and said softly:
"Even the Arcane Empire and the Sun Elves at the time probably couldn't break into the main tomb. However, because of this, it's probably the most well-preserved."

At this moment, Windsardler no longer wondered why the Elf Queen had taught him so many methods to crack the Sleeping Cave when he was a child.

Now that she has come this far, she wants to go in and see what is inside the main tomb chamber.

The main tomb door was painted with a complex star track pattern. Windsordler looked at it for a moment and said:

"This is also a magic circle. To be more precise, it was created by the tomb owner himself using his own blood. Unless you can find the blood of Queen Viregis, it cannot be opened."

Cohen looked surprised and asked:
"So, our journey ends here?"

Windsardler narrowed his eyes and whispered:
"That's what it should be, but..."

She unbuttoned her collar, revealing her fair and delicate skin. She took out an exquisite necklace inlaid with rubies from between her ample breasts and said thoughtfully:

"Her Majesty the Queen told me that this necklace contains the essence of an ancient and powerful being. It can save my life at a critical moment. If I am not mistaken..."

Cohen's heart was inexplicably shaken, and he replied in a deep voice:
"You mean to say that the ancient and powerful being the Elf Queen mentioned is the first queen, Velikis the Destroyer?"

Windsardler's eyes flickered as he stared at the mysterious star tracks in the main tomb chamber. The thoughts that had just been suppressed began to churn violently again.

Cohen thought for a moment and asked:
“How did you meet the Elf Queen when you were a child?

I think even with your status as a royal member of the Winged Elf Clan, it wouldn't be that easy to get in touch with the Elf Queen."

Windsardler raised his head slightly, a look of reminiscence in his eyes, and said:
"At the time, Her Majesty the Queen was sorting out the cultural history of the ancient elves and needed an assistant. She specifically emphasized that she wanted a young elf. By calling her an assistant, everyone thought she wanted to train a few successors.

The Queen's call was sent to all the elven tribes, and basically all those who responded were the royal children of each tribe. My parents were busy with work within the tribe at the time, so they sent me over.

After several rounds of screening, I was finally selected.

I did learn a lot from Her Majesty the Queen, but later on, Her Majesty the Queen suddenly disappeared for a while, and when she reappeared, it was obvious that she was not as attentive in teaching as before.

By that time, I had grown up and it was no longer appropriate for me to remain with Her Majesty the Queen, so I left."

Cohen narrowed his eyes and fell into deep thought.

At first, the Elf Queen was clearly trying to recruit a disciple, hoping to train a successor who could help her explore the Slumber Cave. But why didn't she go there herself?

No matter how weak the Elf Queen is, she should be at the legendary level. She doesn't even dare to go with this level of strength. Does she have to wait for herself to train a saint to go in her place?

If that time really comes, won’t the saint go and take the treasure for himself?

This is the first suspicious point, and the second one is even more suspicious: why did she change her plan after going out for a while?
Where did she go during the time she disappeared, and what happened during this time that made her change her mind?

Also, where did she get that drop of blood from the first Queen Virikis?

Cohen looked up at Windsardler and asked:
"What level of transcendent being is your Elf Queen now?"

Windsordale replied:

“When I left her, she was already mid-Legendary level, and now I’m probably close to Saint level.

I'm not sure exactly, but I've been living in the Central Empire since I became an adult, rarely even returning to my clan, let alone meeting Her Majesty the Queen."

Cohen raised his eyebrows slightly and asked:
"Legendary level? Have you seen her take action with your own eyes?"

Windsardler looked at Cohen strangely and said:
"When will Her Majesty take action personally?

She is the symbol of our elves. No one dares to attack her, but her aura is obviously far beyond the gold level.

However, when she was elected as queen, someone should have verified her ability."

"Then when was she elected as the Queen of the Elves?"

Windsordler shook his head:
"Then I don't know. Anyway, my parents told me that when they were young, Her Majesty was already the Queen of Elves."

Cohen fell into deep thought. In other words, the strength of the contemporary Elf Queen was a mystery. She only looked like she was at the legendary level. No one had, and dared not, personally verify the Queen's true strength.

Perhaps she wanted to train Windsardler before because she was not strong enough. After leaving for a while, she became strong enough again, so she gave up the option of Windsardler.

The key point is what happened during the time she was away that allowed her strength to be improved so much.

Cohen asked Windsordler:
"Windsor, can you recall what happened to the elves or the human continent during the time when your Queen disappeared?"

Windsardler frowned and thought for a moment, then said slowly:

"As for what happened... Oh, right, the oldest Ancient Tree of Life in our Elven Holy Land, the Forest of Life, died out, and along with it, the life force of many other ancient trees also began to wane to varying degrees.

This incident caused quite a stir at the time.”

The ancient tree of life is extinct?

Cohen felt that he had vaguely grasped a clue, but there was still a fog in front of him and he couldn't see clearly.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed through his mind. What if the Elf Queen's strength did not increase, but recovered!
It wasn't that she didn't have the strength to do it before, but she was injured, even fatally injured, so she couldn't go to the Sleeping Cave in person and could only train a student to go in her place.

But later her injuries improved and her strength recovered, so she gave up her previous plan.

The one that could help her injuries heal...the Ancient Tree of Life!
Cohen immediately asked:

"Windsor, who is the spirit guarding the Forest of Life?"

Windsardler couldn't keep up with Cohen's erratic thinking and replied:
"Previously, representatives from each elven tribe took turns guarding it. But after the ancient tree's demise, the elven queen herself now guards it."

Cohen pursed his lips deeply and continued to ask:
"Why do we need the Elf Queen to guard here? Did she ask for it herself?"

Windsordale replied:

“Not really, because at that time many ancient trees were experiencing signs of waning vitality, and the entire elf race was helpless.

It so happened that Her Majesty the Queen studied the history of the ancient elves and had a lot of experience in cultivating ancient trees of life. Under her care, the condition of the ancient trees improved again.

After discussing it with several tribes, they decided to let Her Majesty the Queen be responsible for protecting the Forest of Life."

A flash of lightning flashed through Cohen's mind. What kind of protection? I'm afraid it's just embezzlement.

This contemporary elf queen is very suspicious!

Cohen suppressed the churning thoughts in his mind and looked towards the door of the main tomb chamber. Perhaps all the answers were in there!

Windsardler's expression also became much more serious, and he untied the ruby from the necklace.

The star tracks on the main tomb door suddenly began to flow slowly, and the faint blue light reflected the ruby, like a sleeping red flame heart.

In an instant, the entire ruby turned into a dazzling blood-red light and rushed towards the door of the main tomb chamber.

The blood light was precisely injected into the center of the star track pattern on the gate, and quickly spread along the veins of the star track. The entire track was dyed a fiery red, and the light was so bright that it illuminated the entire tomb like a bloody purgatory.

The huge star track seemed to come alive and began to rotate slowly. Countless stars moved on it, and the stars moved and reflected each other, forming a mysterious and strange star map, flickering in the void.

Powerful power fluctuations centered on the star map spread out like water waves. With a dull roar like thunder, the huge main tomb door slowly opened to both sides, and an ancient and vicissitudes of life breathed in. At the same time, an invisible wave that was even more violent than before spread rapidly towards the holy land of the elves.

……

In the Forest of Life, the Elf Queen who was healing from her wounds suddenly opened her eyes with horror - how could her main tomb be opened by someone!
Suddenly, she recalled an event in the past that made her scalp tingle!
Her Majesty the Queen thought that her injuries could not be healed, so she trained a student, hoping that the student would run errands for her in the future and retrieve the things from the sleeping cave.

Later, by chance, he obtained the heart of an ancient tree. His injuries stabilized and even showed signs of getting better, so he gave up the plan.

That student...seems to be a little girl from the Winged Elf tribe, named Windsardelle!
The Elf Queen's delicate body trembled violently, and she couldn't help but open her red lips slightly. How could it be such a coincidence!

Although he taught Windsardler many ways to crack the mechanisms, gave her a drop of his own blood, and even vaguely told her some information about the Sleeping Cave.

But she was never told the exact location.

Not only are there ruins of the Arcane Empire hiding there, there's even a solid magic barrier. How did she find it and successfully enter?
The Elf Queen was horrified. Many of her treasures and inheritances were stored in the main tomb. If someone else got there first, her injuries would never be healed!
I originally thought that I would wait until my injury was more stable and my strength was higher, and I was confident before going to take it.

Anyway, so many years have passed, there is no need to rush.

Unexpectedly, the secret of the Sleeping Cave was discovered by someone, and it happened to be the student he taught who was most likely to open the main tomb!
An abandoned plan many years ago actually caused such a huge crisis!
The Elf Queen felt that the God of Fate was playing a trick on her!
She bit her red lips lightly, closed her eyes and sensed the injuries in her body. A trace of determination flashed across her brows. She couldn't wait any longer. If she waited any longer, she was afraid that there would be nothing left.

Faced with the inheritance of the first queen, she didn't believe that Windsordale would remain indifferent, not to mention that there was a hateful, dirty dog man following her!
The thought of a human male entering his main tomb... that was his former palace!

The Elf Queen couldn't help but tremble all over!

We must give it a try!

The Elf Queen took out a few diamond-shaped emerald green fruits. These were the hearts of ancient trees that she had secretly accumulated over the years. Although they were not old enough, they could at least temporarily suppress the injuries.

Her Majesty the Queen took a deep breath, opened her red lips slightly, and swallowed all the hearts of the ancient trees. The aura on her body became noticeably stronger.

The Elf Queen casually broke off a branch from the Tree of Life, waved her hand, and the branch transformed into a puppet exactly like her, sitting quietly on the treetop.

After doing all this, a hint of coldness appeared on Her Majesty the Queen's brows, and she turned into a stream of light and rushed towards the Star Valley of the Kingdom of Ceylon.

……

Cohen and Windsardler looked at each other, clasped their hands tightly, crossed their fingers, and stepped into the main tomb chamber.

Unlike the cold, eerie and murderous atmosphere outside, when you enter the main tomb chamber, a warm breath hits you in the face, and even the air is filled with a faint sweet floral fragrance.

Above the dome of the main tomb chamber, magic crystal ore sparkled like tiny stars, casting a soft blue light and outlining the dreamlike outline of the room.

The surrounding walls were covered with strange vines with shiny leaves. It didn't look like a cold ancient tomb buried deep underground for countless years. Instead, it was a quiet and elegant elf residence.

Both of them saw a hint of disbelief in each other's eyes.

Cohen raised his eyebrows slightly, closed his eyes and sensed for a moment, then said in a deep voice:

“This is… a miniature sub-plane!

Someone used supreme means to transplant a miniature secondary plane into this ancient tomb as if it were the main burial chamber! "

As for who it is, no one else has the ability except the first Queen Velikis Destroyer.

The two continued walking forward, and soon, a quiet pool blocked their way. The water surface was shimmering, without the slightest ripple, like a mirror leading to a dreamland.

By the pool, several exquisitely carved stone benches and stone tables are arranged in an orderly manner. On the tables are placed dried-up crystal cups and dishes, as if quietly waiting for the owner's return. In the corner, there is an ancient harp. The strings tremble lightly in the breeze, making an ethereal vibrato, like the lingering sound of an elf's singing, which lingers for a long time.

Cohen said in amazement:
"It seems that your first queen moved her palace to the cemetery."

Windsardler frowned slightly, thought for a moment and then said:
"I remembered!

Legend has it that the first queen's palace was originally a secondary dimension, so this so-called main tomb chamber must be the first queen's palace!"

(End of this chapter)