The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 104 The Essential Power for the Expedition to the Abyss

Little Gray nodded and said:

"I feel that the division among the Sun and Moon Elves within the Elven Royal Court is very serious."

"It's hard to imagine that they could actually merge into a royal court."

"The system of rotating the Sun and Moon Elf Kings is also very strange, and I feel that it is full of hidden dangers. It's like the contract that the two royal families made on a whim when the Royal Court was established."

"If it weren't for the witness of the elven gods, it would be hard to imagine that such a system could have lasted for thousands of years!"

Elian smiled and said:

"Indeed."

"There are indeed hidden dangers within the Elf Royal Court."

"Today, the Elven Royal Court possesses a weapon of mass destruction like the [Elven High Magic] ritual, occupies the most superior land and natural resources in the center of the continent, has a chosen one favored by the gods like the Elven King, and was created by the [Sidrian Gods], the strongest pantheon in the current universe. It can be called the strongest country on the continent."

"Even though the dwarf kingdom in the south, the goblin kingdom in the west, the giant kingdom and tribes in the north, and the hundreds of large orc clans and dragon lords scattered across the continent all possess similar numbers of combat power, they dare not challenge the dominant position of the Elven Royal Court."

"With the support of this prosperity, all hidden dangers and crises are suppressed."

"If one day this stable situation is broken, the hidden contradictions within the Elf Kingdom may erupt."

As El-Erian spoke, he looked up at the drifting clouds outside the window.

He thought of the division of the Elven Kingdom many centuries later in history.

I wonder if history will continue as usual in this lifetime?

“Oh, right, Your Majesty Elion.” Mentioning elves reminded Grete, a dragon-blooded sorcerer, of something else:

“There’s something strange about my recent interactions with the elves.”

"Does the Elven race not have a warlock class?"

"Whether it was that Alamir Goldflake or the other elven mages, they all seemed to think I was a mage."

"When I fought Alamir, he was quite surprised when he saw my smooth and fast spellcasting movements as a warlock and the amazing power of my spells. He almost thought I was a legendary spellcaster."

As one of the few warlocks in Eldoron, Little Grete was very concerned about his unique qualities.

Elian smiled and said:
“That’s a good question; you’ve hit the nail on the head.”

"From what I understand, there are indeed sorcerers among the elves, but their proportion is much, much lower."

"Over the past few hundred years, the human race has lived in relatively scattered areas, and settlements have been constantly destroyed and rebuilt. In addition, humans and almost all intelligent races have no reproductive isolation, and interbreeding with other races is very common."

"Therefore, most humans in Eldoron currently have some alien blood. Moreover, a single human often has blood from more than ten different alien races, including elemental creatures, monsters, demons, dragons, and so on."

"The mixing and reaction of a large number of different extraordinary bloodlines greatly increases the probability of sorcerers appearing."

"Not to mention, the human race has a good affinity with foreign sources of magic. When a human is imbued with storm magic or chaos magic, there is a greater probability that they can obtain magic from it."

Listening to Elrian's analysis, young Gretel suddenly seemed to understand, as if he had gained a deeper understanding of humanity's special potential, and continued to ask:
"So, Your Majesty speculates that there are indeed a small number of sorcerers among the elves, but they are few in number and of low rank?"

“That’s right,” El-Erian replied.
"You may not know this, but as a naturally extraordinary race, an elven commoner, even if he is not a mage or warlock, often gains a weak magical ability after reaching adulthood—roughly equivalent to the weakest mage apprentice, who can cast one or two spells."

"I think that because there are so few sorcerers among the elves, even if they awaken, their sorcerer magic abilities will be mixed with the elves' innate magic abilities, making them difficult to distinguish and not considered as a specialized supernatural profession."

In fact, Elian knew that in the distant future, the elves would truly become aware of the existence of the warlock class. With the fragmentation of the elven court, the dispersion of elven settlements, the increasing number of hybrid elves, and consequently, the growing number of elven warlocks, would all come to the attention of the people.

It turned out to be like this...

Little Grete's confusion was finally resolved. He gently raised his hand, feeling the surging magical power within him, and with an anxious expression, asked the question that concerned him most:
“Your Majesty Elion, my teacher, since my magic power reached the threshold of legendary last year, it seems that it has become difficult to improve further.”

"What exactly should I do to truly step into the realm of legend?"

El-Erian shrugged and said:
"You may just have to wait patiently for the right opportunity to break through."

"A leap in level is sometimes not something that can be achieved simply by accumulating time."

In his previous life, Elion had seen many magical geniuses who made rapid progress in the early stages, becoming high-ranking sixth-circle mages within just five or six years of learning magic.

Even Elian from his previous life was quite envious of them.

As a result, some of these geniuses never managed to advance an inch further in their lives and even set foot in the realm of the seventh ring.

There are indeed some insurmountable bottlenecks in this world.

Even though humanity is the race with the strongest learning ability, the highest potential, and the easiest way to overcome bottlenecks, it must still follow this rule.

In his long journey of pursuing magic in his previous life, Elian was definitely not the fastest, but he was the one who ultimately went the furthest... Elian's words made Little Grete's expression somewhat somber:

"So I can only wait patiently?"

"Recent contact with the Elven Kingdom has made me realize that even after 10 years of growth and several times the increase in strength, we in Eldoron are still too weak on this continent."

“We currently only have Your Majesty as a primary legendary. There are only 6 ninth-ring spellcasters and about 100 high-ranking spellcasters of at least sixth ring—most of whom are the newly emerging generation on the surface who have been rapidly developed in the last 10 years, and their average level is relatively low.”

"Based on the fact that Your Majesty can handle two low-level legends by yourself, this is about the same as an ordinary elven family."

"It can't compare to the more powerful families, let alone the two royal families, much less the entire Elven Kingdom!"

—Before the massive invasion by the elven alliance, Elian shared the information he knew about the elven kingdom at the Magic Council.

Therefore, Grete also fully realized the huge gap between the Elven Kingdom and them!

Little Gretel recalled the scene of the Sun Elf army besieging the city with overwhelming force, and felt somewhat worried:

"Those sun elves who despise humans came here with the intention of war. Fortunately, we have a certain level of military strength, which made them love peace."

"However, what if this time, the three major Sun Elf families had mobilized their entire forces instead of just a small contingent like they have now; what if more Sun Elf families had participated; what if the enemy had come from another direction, instead of the western side where we had previously laid out our defenses..."

"Then, the situation Eldoron will face will inevitably be much more difficult!"

El-Erian nodded, his expression quite solemn:
“Grete, the problem you described does exist.”

Elion's current plan is that, by the time the Abyss Rift opens in the 30th year of the Empire, the power of the Eldoran Empire should at least reach the level of a "common demon lord" in the Abyss.

This includes at least one mid-level legend, several early-level legends, hundreds of high-level combatants, and a powerful army capable of contending with a massive demon legion.

The current army of orc zombies and skeletons is only equivalent to a weak low-level warrior in terms of individual strength. They can only serve as cannon fodder and are far from being able to shoulder the heavy responsibility of fighting against the demon legion.

With such strength, the Empire will be able to compete with the other hundreds of demon lords for the unclaimed lands in the Abyss after its expedition.

Or, to defeat a "secondary lord" who is weaker than a regular demon lord.

If the target is larger, such as aiming at the territory of a specific demon lord, the actual combat strength required must be increased to another level!

Furthermore, now that it has been confirmed that Mind Flayer ships have landed on the mainland, the Underworld has likely already built one or more Mind Flayer cities containing mid-level legendary combat power.

Although the mind flayers may not yet know that Elion is a transmigrator, it is only a matter of time before they become enemies of these Outer Gods' minions.

From any perspective, Eldoron's current strength is severely inadequate!
After gathering his thoughts and considering for a moment, Elian said calmly:
“Grete, I have a way that can not only improve the strength of Eldoron as a whole, but also help you find an opportunity to advance to legend.”

"What method?" Gret asked, his face lighting up with surprise.

Elian's lips curled up slightly:
"Do you still remember the oath you made before me when you became my disciple in the first year of the Empire?"

"Do you remember what your future mission includes?"

Little Gretel lowered his head in deep thought, as if he had returned to the scene in the first year of the Empire, his eyes warm, kneeling before his teacher:
"The warlock who will guide the new life on the land of Eldoron!"

“That’s right,” Elion said. “As my only disciple, you have undergone 10 years of training and have fully mastered the methods for warlocks to learn new spells and hone their magical power.”

"Now, it's time to pass on your experience to more warlocks in the land of Eldoron!"

El-Erian gently patted the boy's shoulder:
“For you, teaching is also a form of training. There are too many mages on this land, but too few warlocks. When you exchange insights and experiences with your fellow mages, you are most likely to find the opportunity to step into the realm of legend!”

Little Gretel lowered his head solemnly, his gaze resolute:

"I will obey Your Majesty's orders and will certainly live up to your mission by training the new Eldoran sorcerer team well!"

……

During the two months of waiting for the arrival of the elven delegation, Elion gradually gathered most of the sorcerers in the human kingdom of Eldoron.

That morning, under the sunlight, about 200 men and women stood in the square of the floating city of Eldoron.

Almost all of them are handsome and charming, and their every move seems to have an extraordinary charm. Just by observing them closely, one can't help but feel captivated.

This is the warlock's talent, an innate charisma!

"More than 200 warlocks, that's basically all the warlocks in the human kingdom of Eldoron right now."

Before they arrived, they were all thrilled to hear that they would be able to receive guidance from "Dragon Vein Sorcerer Grete," His Majesty Elian's only disciple.

Except for a few warlocks who were unable to participate due to special job duties or personal reasons, all the other warlocks came.

(End of this chapter)