Chapter 73: Another Big Gamble

Legend has it that in the early stages of the war, the elite Archer army and Unicorn Cavalry that the Elves were proud of were actually no match for the Goblin’s mechanized forces. The range of the Goblin Mortars was much farther than that of the Archers, and they caused area damage. Often, a single salvo would cripple a neat square formation of Archers. And the Unicorn Cavalry was completely useless in front of the Tanks covered in iron armor. The arrogant Elves suffered heavy losses in the early stage and were beaten so hard that they could not fight back.

Such an easy and huge victory made the Goblins ecstatic, so much so that they made bold claims to kill all the Elves to the last one. Facing the catastrophe of extinction, the Elves immediately became tense and deployed their final super troop, the Magic Guide Corps. As the peak existence of magical civilization, the Elf Magic Guide Corps at that time had double-digit Level 8 Mages of the Legend Rank alone, and hundreds of Magic Saints at Level 7. To avoid the disaster of extinction, they resolutely used their strongest move, the Forbidden Spell.

Without giving the Goblins any chance, more than a dozen super-destructive Forbidden Spells covering an area with a diameter of a hundred miles were thrown down. The Goblin’s million-strong elite army was immediately wiped out. Tanks and airships were all trash in the face of the terrible Forbidden Spells. In this way, the Goblins eventually withdrew from the struggle for hegemony of the Continent as losers and were almost completely exterminated by the Elves, so that now Goblins can only be seen occasionally in the Underground World. From then on, the Elves began their rule over the Continent that lasted for tens of thousands of years.

However, although the Goblin Dynasty perished, their huge influence remained. Even the Elves had to admire the invention and creation ability of the Goblins, so after the war, they did not completely destroy the Goblin civilization, but selectively inherited it.

Until now, many of the foundations of Alchemy were left by Goblin Masters. Especially in the research of Puppets, it can be said that without the mechanical research of the Goblin Masters, there would be no current Combat Puppet technology. Therefore, as a Grandmaster Alchemist of Puppet Alchemy, the Old Mage knew the Goblins extremely well.

It is just that the Elves did not inherit all of the Goblin technology, and many were discarded. Especially the war machines that caused heavy losses to the Elf army, such as Goblin Mines, Goblin Mortars, and Goblin Tanks, almost all technical data were burned. Even the Puppet technology was kept only because it could assist the Elves in their work. Therefore, for a powerful weapon like the Goblin Mine, which was legendary, the Old Mage had only heard of it but had never seen it. Unexpectedly, today he saw the complete scroll of blueprints and refining techniques from Rui Li’s hands. For an Alchemy Grandmaster like him, the allure of this thing was too huge. It was like opium to an addict. How could he not be extremely excited?

“You guess!” Rui Li said proudly.

“Ah, you left here for more than three months last year. It was said that you joined an Adventurer team and went to the Kingdom of Dwarves. Was it then?” The Old Mage immediately said with surprise and joy.

“Hehe, that’s right. I went out for a drink that time and occasionally met a few idiots drinking in an Adventurer tavern. They were whispering about a matter concerning a Goblin base, and I overheard them. Next, hehe, I just used a little trick and mixed into the team!” Rui Li suddenly said with an annoyed look, “Originally, I wanted to ask you to go, but you were not here, and time was tight, so I had to leave a note for you and went by myself. But you, this guy, didn’t follow me in the end, making me stay with a group of smelly men for several months!”

“Hey, hey, how can you blame me for this?” The Old Mage immediately said aggrievedly, “Your note only said that you went to the Kingdom of Dwarves, but the Kingdom of Dwarves is so big, how would I know where you went?”

“Hmph, couldn’t you follow the magic mark I left and find me?” Rui Li said angrily.

“Oh, I didn’t see that?” The Old Mage said blankly.

“You, you bastard, still pretending!” Rui Li was so angry that her eyebrows stood up.

“Alright, alright, it’s my fault!” The Old Mage quickly apologized humbly for this secret Formula, and then said with a compensating smile, “Rui Li, how about this? I will give you an Imp, and you lend me the Formula to read for a few months, okay?”

“Dream on!” Rui Li immediately said arrogantly, “You want to see the Formula? Sure, you only have one chance, and that is for Little Stephen to win against my Little Xue. Otherwise, I guarantee you will never see it!”

“This, why is this necessary!” The Old Mage said anxiously, “The Little Princess can’t beat Little Stephen at all. Just listen to me. Even if it’s for the Little Princess’s own good, don’t let her go looking for a beating again!”

“What nonsense are you talking about?” Rui Li immediately said angrily, “I don’t believe it. With that item, the Little Princess still can’t beat Little Stephen? Do you really think your Stephen Family produces geniuses in every generation?”

“This~” The Old Mage was immediately speechless. He couldn’t directly say that Old Xie was a monster, right? He could only say helplessly, “It’s true. How could I lie to you? Speaking of which, the Little Princess has a noble status. If she is beaten by Little Stephen time and time again, it really damages the Royal dignity. It would be hard for you and me to explain to Your Majesty!”

“Stop talking nonsense!” Rui Li thought the Old Mage was bragging for his child, so she immediately shouted angrily, “I’m too lazy to talk to you. Now I only give you two paths. Either you never see this Alchemy Formula, or you let Little Stephen win against my disciple. Hmph, you choose!”

“This~” The Old Mage knew that Rui Li was definitely being stubborn now, and it probably wouldn’t work no matter what he said, so he smiled bitterly and said, “Alright, alright, a Duel it is. Since you, the Teacher, don’t care about your disciple getting beaten, what do I have to be afraid of? Speak, the time and place are up to you.”

“Good, three days later, on the top floor of your Dean’s office!” Rui Li finished speaking, glanced at the Old Mage with a smile, and then turned around and left.

After Rui Li left, the Old Mage muttered, “Alright, alright, since you are looking for death yourself, then I won’t be polite! No, I have to talk to Little Stephen to avoid any mistakes at that time.” Thinking of this, he no longer cared about drinking tea and hurriedly rushed back to his Mage Tower.

…

At this time, Old Xie was still enjoying the food that was interrupted by the Old Steward. Seeing the Old Mage running in hurriedly with an anxious look, he could not help but laugh, “Demeanor, pay attention to the demeanor of a Mage. If a Magic Saint can’t be a role model, how can he educate others?”

“To hell with demeanor!” The Old Mage was anxious about that Alchemy Formula now, so how could he care about any damn demeanor? He said directly, “I have something urgent to find you. You must help me this time!”

“What is it?” Old Xie immediately asked curiously.