Chapter 623 - Complying (1/2)
Elder Randy’s teeth chattered, and he could even feel the b.l.o.o.d.y odor in his breath. He tried to get a grip on himself before asking, “In that case, could you have taken a shorter time to heal them?”
“Ah, so that’s what you’re asking. I thought they’d be very different from the Moonsaber Panther, but I didn’t expect the difference to be so small. Their toxins could have been removed all at once.” Lin Li scratched his head and put on a guilty expression. Seemingly trying to blame himself, he said, “Well, I’m just too inexperienced, maybe I was being too careful and paranoid.” Before Elder Randy could even speak, Lin Li sighed and left.
A gust of wind blew past the campground, causing a few leaves to fly in front of the elves. Seeing that Lin Li had left, they felt that they had been made into fools.
“Outrageous! Elder, this human has really gone overboard. Humans are indeed horrendous by nature,” a senior elf said indignantly.
There were only three Star-scarred Robes in the entire elven race. Clearly, the Star-scarred Robe was extremely precious. However, three robes had become two, and the most precious one belonging to the Queldana Family had now landed in the hands of Lin Li, thus making it hard to accept for the elves.
“Greedy and shameless, greedy and shameless!” Several high-level elves pounded their chests in exasperation and criticized the shameless behavior of the human mage.
Elder Randy had already told them about the promise that he had made when he asked Lin Li for help. From the perspective of these elves, the Haiga Mountain Range map and the low-priced herbs were all ma.s.sive benefits that were attractive enough for humans like Lin Li. However, even then, the sly Lin Li still chose to delay in order to get his hands on the robe.
Since when had these high-level elves ever allowed others to plot against them in such a manner? They obviously refused to let the matter rest just like that. Anyway, the poison in Princess Elune and several other elves had already been eliminated, so there was no need to be polite to this human mage anymore.
They were in one of the most dangerous restricted areas on the mainland of Anril, and the dangers were far beyond imaginable. There was still a long way to go. Unless Lin Li left with the Star-scarred Robe now, they would have the chance to teach him an unforgettable lesson.
“Elder, since the human has chosen the Star-scarred Robe instead of a friends.h.i.+p with us, we don’t need to be kind to him anymore. After Princess Elune and the rest recover, we will continue to explore the Haiga Mountain Range. There will be plenty of opportunities to make him pay for it.” Ferner gritted his teeth angrily.
Ferner quickly gained the agreement of his peers. As members of the Queldana Family, no one was willing to watch the family treasure fall into the hands of a human. Although they were feeling helpless about Princess Elune and the poisoned elves, and would do anything to save them, their mindset began to change as the toxins got eliminated, especially after discovering that it didn’t take Lin Li much effort to remove the toxins.
However, Elder Randy had been remaining silent for a while. When he saw the elves screaming louder and louder, he raised his hand to stop them. “I think the human is already a Master of pharmaceutics. We might meet with other issues while on our quest for the sacred relic. You’d better not act recklessly. Think about what happened previously. If it weren’t because of that incident, we wouldn’t have had to pay such a huge price when asking him for help.”
The words of Elder Randy drew several senior elves into contemplation. Indeed, if it weren’t for the strained relations.h.i.+p between them and Lin Li, they wouldn’t have had to give the latter the Star-scarred Robe in exchange for his help. There was a saying amongst the humans that without distant considerations, there had to be near worries. In fact, that was the case here.
Some of the dangers in the Haiga Mountain Range had already been discovered after some years of exploration. However, in the depths of the Haiga Mountain Range, there was an area called the forbidden zone of life which even the elves had little knowledge about. Who could guarantee that there was only one kind of poisonous magical beast in the labyrinth of the Haiga Mountain Range? Even if there was only one, which was the descendant of the venomous viper, the consequences would be dire when they all got poisoned. By then, would they have to give away the elven queen’s Star-scarred Robe too?
“Even the ants and insects in the forest have their existential value, not to mention a human who can dispel the viper’s poison and is a Master of pharmaceutics. Go back and instruct your subordinates to maintain a good relations.h.i.+p with this human, at least during this period of time that we’re in the Haiga Mountain Range. This would be of great help to us,” Elder Randy said while feeling the pinch. He was obviously not willing to give away the Star-scarred Robe. However, even if he were to try and s.n.a.t.c.h the Star-scarred Robe away, he might have to pay a greater price to get it back.
Over the course of one night, there had been drastic changes in the elven campground. The arrogant elves seemed to have found their conscience all of a sudden, and stopped making things difficult for the humans on the campground. Although they were still rather prideful, they were clearly much more polite to the humans than before.