Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 370 - 353: Don’t Worry, There’s Enough Equipment

"The reinforcements are elves?"

Brin was momentarily stunned, seemingly not understanding the Dwarf Warrior’s words...

He scratched his ear, then frowned and said,

"Sorry, I didn’t hear you clearly. Can you say it again? What are the reinforcements? Are they surface-world mercenary groups specialized in hunting elves?"

He believed he must have heard wrong.

After all... how could beings like elves possibly be associated with reinforcements?

And for an underground war, no less!

Those pitiable long ears, it would be good enough if they could protect themselves. Blade City already has some elf slaves!

Yep, those elf slaves he mentioned were bought to serve as maids and manservants by the gnomes and Dwarf Nobles in the city, to compete with the Human Caravans from the surface...

However, upon hearing Brin’s rebuttal, the Dwarf Warrior’s expression became increasingly strange,

"No... Your Excellency, it’s not a mercenary group that hunts elves. They’re elves, the kind you often hear about in Minstrels’ tales! Those tall, beautiful long ears! They’ve really come, and in great numbers!"

Elves... really?

Brin’s jaw dropped.

But soon his expression changed...

*By the Death God! Has Lord Huo Xu gone mad?*

*Never mind where he found the elves or how he persuaded them to help... What’s absurd to Brin is that Lord Huo Xu dared to enlist elves as reinforcements?*

*Damn it! Getting those long ears who can’t even bear to kill a mere mole to participate in a war that will determine the Underground City’s future?*

*Ridiculous. Although he quite admired the elf race, after all... who doesn’t like a kind race, he also knew they and those long ears existed in two entirely different worlds!*

*There must be some mistake!*

"Take me to see them, quickly."

Brin said anxiously.

As a protégé of Huo Xu, Brin still held great respect for this old dwarf elder.

He didn’t believe Huo Xu misunderstood what kind of reinforcements the Underground City needed.

*There must be a reason he wasn’t aware of.*

*He needed to see what’s going on...*

Accompanied by a guard, Brin soon arrived at the place where the ultra-long-distance Teleportation Array in Blade City was set up.

This was the Death God Temple of the Underground City and the core of the city’s defense, and naturally, the Teleportation Array was set up here to utilize the city’s core power, reducing the energy consumption of ultra-long-distance teleportation.

When Brin arrived, he saw the old dwarf Huo Xu from a distance.

Seeing Brin approach, Huo Xu’s spirit lifted, and he hurried over,

"Your Excellency, I’ve returned, and I’ve brought back the warriors from the True God’s oracle."

Warriors from the True God’s oracle?

Brin was slightly taken aback and looked toward the Teleportation Array, following Huo Xu’s gaze.

Around the Teleportation Array, residents of the Underground City had already gathered, curiously watching those tall figures emerging from the Array...

They were beautiful and elegant.

They were indeed elves.

As the light of the Teleportation Array flickered, these elves walked out of the Array one after another, gazing at Blade City with curiosity, and occasionally, one could even hear gasps of amazement,

"Wow! This is much more spectacular than Black Rock City! So Blade City is actually built within a hollowed cavern..."

"It’s much darker than Black Rock City, must be deeper underground, but the city lights are really beautiful!"

"Those must be the forging furnaces and lava drawn from the depths? Gotta say, the stalactites, steam, lava, and furnaces... this truly has a taste of the mysterious underground world from a fantasy game!"

The elves’ discussions drifted over; it was a language Brin recognized as the common tongue of the Segis World...

And the curious, excited expressions on their faces, and their joyous voices, to those in the know, they were obviously the reinforcements invited by Huo Xu. To others... they would have thought they were tourists visiting for leisure.

Not only that, but Brin also noticed the significant disparity in these elves’ equipment...

Some were fully armed in extravagant gear that seemed the work of the finest elven artisans, even emitting a faint glow in the darkness of the underground world, undoubtedly of extraordinary value...

Just as easily, such eye-catching gear could make one suspect... were they just for show?

However, there weren’t many such elves.

More of them just wielded a weapon similar to the former’s.

Aside from that, they wore no armor at all, only a simple close-fitting long tunic...

*Well, that’s even less than the former!*

Brin felt frustrated.

*These are the reinforcements? These... are the warriors from the oracle?*

*You’re kidding!*

Seeing these unreliable-looking elves, along with their casual and relaxed demeanor, Brin felt it all utterly absurd.

With twenty years of underground mercenary experience, he was certain these elves were not professional mercenaries!

They seemed more like human nobles’ sons and daughters here for a jaunt!

As for their capabilities... Brin was even more disappointed, there wasn’t a single Silver Professional among them!

If these were the kind of reinforcements Lord Huo Xu called upon, then... Brin truly didn’t know where the hope of victory lay...

"Are they... the warriors from the oracle?"

Finally, he couldn’t help but ask.

Seeing Brin’s peculiar expression and forced smile, Huo Xu surprisingly understood well.

He nodded gently and sighed,

"Your Excellency shouldn’t be surprised. Actually... I am just as puzzled, but... I have prayed to the Death God and received Her response. You may find it hard to believe, but they... truly are the reinforcements from the True God’s oracle!"

The Death God’s response?

Brin was stunned.

Nothing was more convincing than an oracle of the True God, but when Brin turned his gaze back to those carefree long ears, he really couldn’t link them with valiant warriors...

Not to mention anything else, just the matter of discipline was enough to dismiss them!

After only a few minutes of teleportation, Brin saw an elf happily chirp, "I’ll go explore," and merrily slip away, disappearing into some part of Blade City...

Were it not known these elves were brought back by Huo Xu, he might have suspected they were infiltrators.

"Ahem, Your Excellency, has the equipment for the reinforcements been prepared in the city? Their combat reward is the equipment."

Seeing Brin’s unpleasant expression, Huo Xu inquired again.

"Equipment? Umm... We’ve modified over eight thousand sets, all humanoid. Rest assured, there’s enough equipment."

Brin replied somewhat absent-mindedly.

And as soon as he finished speaking, he was slightly taken aback.

He realized why most elves weren’t equipped... Turns out, they were waiting for the equipment from his side!