The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 108 My Kindness Power is 53!
This human king actually dared to let someone detect his faction?

The members of the delegation were all somewhat surprised.

In a magical society, detecting another's allegiance is a highly offensive act!

Even those belonging to the three major "evil factions"—"Chaotic Evil," "Neutral Evil," and "Lawful Evil"—are not necessarily inherently bad people. They might just have committed petty theft in the past, or simply have a lower than average level of morality and a tendency to take advantage of others. As long as they don't directly break the law, people in an evil faction are equal to everyone else in terms of personality.

Some later novels like to portray paladins as extremists who "kill all evil." But in reality, killing anyone from the evil faction is also a chaotic and evil act!
Many of the Sun Elf veterans who participated in the war against the dwarves have veered towards the "evil" side, yet they are still respected by their families.

"What's wrong? Don't just stand there, come and check my faction."

El-Erian looked relaxed, his hands behind his back, and said with a smile.

An elven priest paused for a moment, then stepped forward and began casting a divine spell to detect factions.

Compared to mages, priests, who represent the ideals of the gods, are more adept at spells related to [faction]!

"King of Humanity, I apologize for the offense..."

The priestess recited a prayer, pointed her right hand forward, and an invisible wave of detection flowed toward Elian.

Upon witnessing this scene, Elf, Seymour, Leah, and the other envoys were all filled with shock and disbelief.

As the king of mankind, the widespread promotion of necromancy that creates the dead must have already skewed his allegiance to the point of being evil beyond measure, right?
How embarrassing it would be if, under the influence of the detection faction's spells, a blinding red light representing evil were revealed?

The next instant, the wood elf priest in charge of scouting suddenly cried out, covered his eyes, trembled uncontrollably, and could barely stand.

"How is this possible? How is this possible? How is this possible?"

"Are you alright?" Princess Lia quickly stepped forward and helped the wood elf priest up.

Could it be that he was blinded by the evil red light of the King of Man?
Just as Leah and Seymour were frantically trying to figure out how to smooth things over for Elion, and just as Prince Elf was narrowing his eyes, contemplating how to criticize the King of Man...

The wood elf priestess finally opened her eyes, tears welling up in her eyes, and said with immense emotion:

"So kind!"

"I have never met such a kind person!"

"That radiant and pure light of kindness was so dazzling that I couldn't look directly at it."

"Even the most ascetic, devout saints who perform good deeds every day have never seen anyone so kind!"

"This human soul is too pure, without a trace of filth or blemish, shining brightly."

The many elven envoys were all greatly alarmed.

They also considered the possibility that the King of Humanity might not be of the evil faction, but rather of the good faction.

But no one expected that the King of Mankind would be so kind and pure as to surpass even the saints.

Are humans not a race without gods?
Can one achieve such purity without the support of religious faith?

"It's nothing, I'm just an ordinary good person."

Elian turned to look at the crowds coming and going in the town.

He gazed at the bustling life of the people at dawn, and listened to the clear voices of students reciting their lessons from a distant school, a gentle smile appearing on his face.

"I have brought so much to the people of this land. I have enabled children to study, I have driven away the orc clans that plundered humans, and I have enabled everyone to have enough to eat and live happily and peacefully."

"It seems that even the will of the universe approves of my good deed."

Upon hearing this, the members of the delegation, mainly composed of moon elves, couldn't help but sigh inwardly:

"I never imagined that this king of mankind would be such a selfless saint."

"His good deeds were enough to offset the evil brought about by the promotion of necromancy, and even had a large surplus, which made him reach such a high level of benevolence."

"There shouldn't be any problem for the Elven Kingdom to become friends with such a kind saint, right?"

"While our elven culture is undoubtedly the most superior, we must sometimes acknowledge that other races also have outstanding individuals. Perhaps we can recognize them as honorary elves..."

"..."

At this moment, although the mission's visit had only just begun, Elion had already given the elven envoys a tremendous shock in two places.

Their desire to establish trade relations with the human kingdoms had grown stronger. Seeing the admiring glances of the many elves in the delegation, Elian chuckled inwardly:
"Hehe, as expected, people in this era still take the standards of cosmic factions too seriously."

"They were completely unaware that this standard is just a mechanically executed natural law, and how easily they can be fooled."

"It wasn't for nothing that I spent 11 years accumulating kindness points!"

Indeed, Elian's great acts of kindness over the past 11 years are enough to offset the evil of promoting necromancy.

But that's far from enough to make him so kind as to surpass even the purest saint.

Such a level of kindness must have been deliberately cultivated!

The spellcasters of this era have realized that many spells—such as [manipulating corpses]—are judged as evil by the will of the universe, and repeated use will cause their alignment to shift towards evil.

However, they have not yet realized that this rule also applies to "good spells".

Over the years, Elion, considering the possibility of establishing diplomatic relations with other races in the future, would occasionally cast a few benevolent spells.

These spells are recorded in the "Book of Benevolence," which will appear in the future, and involve the power of celestial realms such as Paradise Mountain.

According to the standards of the universe's will, that is a holy spell that is as kind as can be!
I cast 30 benevolent spells every day, which can be considered as performing 30 great acts of kindness daily.

What kindness do you have? What kindness do I have?
You dare to compare your kindness with mine?

My kindness far surpasses yours!

Seeing the reverent gazes of the many elven envoys, Elian broke the silence first:
"Alright, my elven guests, there's no need to linger here any longer."

"I promised you all that I would show you the magical production process in the human kingdom."

"Please come with me to visit the production base in Heping Town."

Elian led the elven delegation to the "magic production workshop" he had described.

……

Before them stood a simple yet durable large rock structure, clearly made using the fifth-circle [Stone Wall] spell.

"Welcome to the production base in Heping Town."

"You may not know this, but in our human kingdom, there are also warriors and barbarians. They have been trained over many years of fighting against orcs. It's just that their ranks are not very high, mostly low to mid-level."

"The production base in Peace Town is mainly responsible for the production of weapons and armor, and its output can basically supply all combat professionals in the entire human kingdom of Eldoron."

Upon hearing this, one of the elven envoys was quite surprised:
"Is the weaponry and equipment produced in this building enough for all the combat professionals in the entire human kingdom?"

“Of course,” Elian said.
"As far as I know, the villages and cities within the territories of the various elven families also have to deal with the threats from hundreds of orc clans, separatist dragon lords, and countless goblin and kobold tribes across the continent."

"Therefore, there is a demand for both weapons and armor."

"Currently, the weapons and armor of the Elven Kingdom, apart from those crafted by your own Elven artisans, are mainly imported from the Dwarven Kingdom in the south, right?"

Seymour, as the leader of the mission, nodded:

"exactly."

"Among the dwarves, there are many excellent craftsmen who are very skilled at this."

El-Erian said with a hint of pride:

"Once the human kingdom of Eldoron and the elven royal court establish trade relations, we can also produce the weapons and armor you need, and the quality may not be inferior to that of the dwarven kingdom!"

"Please come with me and take a look."

Elian led the group inside.

Many elven envoys, including Princess Lia and Prince Elf, were prepared for the scorching heat.

They believe:

This place should be similar to a dwarven foundry, a massive blacksmith shop, with many burly craftsmen toiling before the scorching furnaces, hammering and forging metal. Human mages would primarily handle auxiliary tasks such as enchanting.

(End of this chapter)