Chapter 349: Elven Stone and Moonstone (2/2)

Anyway, knowing that they were reinforcements his granddaughter brought in was good enough. “I’m grateful towards all of you,” the old man said, spreading his hands to reveal his withered body. “But as you can see, I don’t have much time. I would die soon even if I follow you away from here.”

“Sorry, but is that thing on your chest an elven stone?”

Edward asked tentatively when he saw the gem on his chest that had lost its radiance.

“Yes, it is. It had kept me alive, but it’s all over now…” the old man smiled faintly. “It would become dust like me as its final light goes out. My fortune built upon this high elf ruin would now be returned entirely to it, which in a certain sense fits the high elves’ belief that ‘all blessings are returned to nature’.”

“Eleena will inherit everything I have when I’m gone. You will be the new mayor of Crookes…”

However, even before the old man could finish, he saw Edward draw out and emerald jade from his trouser pocket and tap it lightly on the elven stone over the old man’s chest.

The stone in Edward’s hand promptly lost all glitter before crumbling into dust, whereas the elven stone over the old man’s chest shone in emerald radiance once more, as if it had drained the light from Edward’s stone.

And in the old man’s memory, the elven stone was only that bright fifty years ago! In other words, he could live another fifty years if nothing unexpected happens! “W-what…” The old man couldn’t find the words in his shock.

“This was a moonstone, an object the wood elves made in imitation of high elf ancient magitek.” Edward explained. “They couldn’t fully replicate elven stones because of the lack of Mystery, which was why they could only make something like this, a crude version of Illum crystals.”It was worth mentioning that the moonstone was a gift from the wood elf elders who had come to Crookes with them.

They only gave up on their wood elven pride and acknowledged the Players will-after witnessing the Players continued fighting with their lives on the line despite the desperation of the situation, and yet ultimately succeeding in bringing down the high elves’ ancient relic.

But since they had yet to convert to the Church of Games and were still convinced that ‘people die when they are killed’, they therefore entrusted the Players with exploring the Elven SIN.

That said, they had also sent a letter to the Elven Queen in Trinia, requesting some tools that could help with the exploration.

And the moonstone was one of them.

Still, even though it was a weaker replacement for the elven stone, the moonstone not only activated most mechanisms that the elven stone could, but it could also charge the elven stone as a source of energy.

Naturally, frontliners notwithstandingPlayers would have to exchange various high elf relics they find in the Elven SIN for a moonstone.

While this ruling meant that Players would have to turn the dungeon upside down as they scour it, it also helped Xi Wei make up for the lack of item exchange for this event.