Chapter 129: Chapter 128: The Emergence of the Second Candidate

"So, you’re saying that the Moon Elves in the Main City wouldn’t let this unfamiliar Elf Army into their city? And after being turned away, a powerful elf from this foreign Elf Corps stepped forward, single-handedly led the army to hold back the Beastman Legion from the rear, and wiped out most of them? Is that correct?"

Hearing the question from the Great God of Nature, the reporting Elf Scout replayed every word in his mind. Only after confirming there were no mistakes did he give a clear answer. "That’s correct. That’s exactly what happened," the Elf Scout confirmed with a nod.

"Then do you have any information? Was there anything special about the elf who stepped forward during that incident?"

Hearing Zhang Yi’s question, the Elf Scout tried his best to recall all the intelligence he had gathered. After a moment, he shook his head regretfully and said, "Reporting to the Great God of Nature, there is no intelligence on that matter. It seems that elf, much like Elf Legion Commander Feiyana, simply stepped forward as was natural for a commander."

Although Zhang Yi was a little disappointed, he didn’t press the issue and instead changed the subject. "So what arrangements were made for this Elf Corps afterward?"

"According to the intelligence we received, on the second day, the leader of this foreign Elf Corps was invited over by the Moon Elves in the Main City. On the third day, this foreign Elf Corps was also sent to guard the border with the Beastmen."

After hearing the Elf Scout’s full report and confirming that nothing had been left out, Zhang Yi said to him, "I’m going to write a letter. You are to deliver it to the leader of this foreign Elf Corps. Can you do it?"

"I guarantee I will complete the mission, Great God of Nature!" Hearing his mission from the Great God of Nature, the Elf Scout immediately stood up and promised he would absolutely complete the task.

"Good!"

A moment later, Zhang Yi placed the written letter into an envelope and handed it to the Elf Scout. As he did so, Zhang Yi checked the scout’s name. "Stuck, you only need to deliver this letter into the hands of the leader of that foreign elf group. If you encounter danger along the way, prioritize saving your own skin. It doesn’t matter if the letter is lost. If you come back, I can just rewrite it."

Hearing the Great God of Nature call out his name, show consideration for the difficulty of his mission, and even tell him to prioritize his own life in a crisis—that the letter wasn’t as important as he was—instantly and deeply moved the Elf Scout.

No wonder every elf who has spoken with the Great God of Nature is filled with admiration for His magnanimity! I, too, am willing to devote my all to the Great God of Nature! On the surface, the Elf Scout agreed, but in reality, he was so touched that he thought to himself, No matter what danger I face, as long as I’m not dead, I must complete this mission! I will not betray the God of Nature’s trust!

Meanwhile, Zhang Yi was thinking, If this Elf Scout completes his mission well this time, I can transfer him out later and have him establish a department solely for intelligence gathering. Scouts normally handle Reconnaissance of enemy situations and news on the battlefield, which is quite different from being a spy and probing for information within other Clans. In my future battles, I will definitely need more and more spies like this. I need to start cultivating specialized talent in this area early on. As for things like changing one’s appearance and voice, Magic can handle that.

At this moment, the Elf Scout was singularly focused on completing the mission given to him by the Great God of Nature. He had no idea that the God of Nature had already taken a liking to him and that he would be promoted upon his return.

With a heart full of gratitude, the Elf Scout traveled day and night. Finally, two days later, he arrived at the place where the foreign Elf Corps was stationed on the border. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Who goes there?" The Elf Corps guarding the border saw someone approach. They drew their Bow and Arrows in preparation while questioning the newcomer. The Elf Scout naturally answered all their questions.

After a body search and inspection, half an hour later, the letter appeared on the desk of the foreign Elf Corps’ leader. On the desk lay a single, already-opened letter. It contained no text, only a single line of eleven numbers. The foreign Elf Corps leader, Russell, looked at the letter, not understanding its meaning.

But the great Moon Goddess possessing him understood its meaning at a glance.

Oh, so that’s how it is! This string of numbers actually corresponds to each person’s student ID number! As long as you know the corresponding student ID number, you would know who sent the letter. I didn’t expect to run into a classmate so soon! And I’m the one in the open, while they’re in the dark. The Moon Goddess shook her head, clearly feeling powerless about the situation. But at least it’s Zhang Yi. He’s a classmate.

The Moon Goddess breathed a small sigh of relief. If I hadn’t been forced, I never would have broken through the Beastman front lines to come to the Moonlight Forest. I caused quite a stir that day! Sigh. It’s just a shame that I had to sacrifice a precious Holy Believer to deal with the pursuing Beastmen. But who would have thought that the Elf Corps—the one I thought was being kind and letting us in because we were fellow elves—would actually let the pursuing Beastman Legion in as well. If the Teleportation Gate hadn’t been on the verge of being discovered, I wouldn’t have caused such a huge commotion to divert everyone’s attention! For now, the Teleportation Gate won’t be discovered, but my current situation is very dangerous!

The Moon Goddess sank into Meditation. Zhang Yi’s letter is a turning point! After all, with a familiar classmate here, teaming up might not be a bad idea. The Moon Goddess shook her head, then nodded, thinking about how she should reply.

"What does this mean, Great Moon Goddess?" The foreign Elf Corps leader, Russell, was still looking at the letter, not yet understanding its meaning, when the Moon Goddess had already fallen into deep thought. In the eyes of others, he was probably just staring blankly at the letter, but in reality, he was communicating with the Moon Goddess possessing him.

The Moon Goddess, seeing the perplexed look on her subordinate’s face, finally offered an explanation with a smile. "You can think of it as a password for confirming identity. If you can understand this line of numbers, you’ll naturally know what it means. If you can’t, well, then you’ll be just as you are now."

"Oh, I see!" the foreign Night Elf leader, Russell, nodded. Then, internally, he continued to ask the Moon Goddess, Then since you, Great Moon Goddess, can understand this line of numbers, does that mean the sender is our ally?

"Not necessarily!" The Moon Goddess shook her head. "It only proves that we have a foundation for cooperation. It doesn’t guarantee that we aren’t enemies! Now, write a reply to him. I’ll dictate, and you just write it down!" the Moon Goddess gave a clear directive.

"Alright!"

Unlike Zhang Yi’s letter, which contained only a single line of numbers, this one was very long, taking a full six pages to complete.

"Call over the Elf Scout who delivered the letter earlier," the foreign Night Elf leader, Russell, said to the guard beside him. The guard received the leader’s command and immediately departed.

A few minutes later, Stuck was brought before the leader of this foreign Elf Corps, Russell. Stuck placed one hand behind his back, held the other out flat in front of him, and bowed, performing the most respectful greeting for a first meeting. Elven culture here had no custom of sparing the messenger.

"My deepest respects to you, Elf Leader of the Alien Race. May I ask why you have summoned me?"

Russell looked down at the Elf Scout and had his guard hand over the letter he had just dictated. "I have read the contents of the letter you delivered. Now, take this letter back. We may very well meet again in the future!"

After saying this, the foreign Night Elf leader, Russell, waved his hand, dismissing him.