Chapter 285: The Secret of the Moonwell Spring Water

Chapter 285: The Secret of the Moonwell Spring Water

With a single statement from Lu Heng, Blake Feld lost his eligibility to participate in the mission to protect the magic spring water.

Yesterday, Lu Heng had the privilege of entering the Palace District to meet with the Elven Queen, while Blake Feld was not qualified to do so.

This filled him with anger, but he couldn't act on it within the Elven Capital City.

If he were outside the city, he would have taken action long ago.

Being the leader of a team, he was already quite powerful, and could be considered one of the most outstanding among the Mystics.

Throughout his involvement in the Abyssal Battlefield, he had always secured the captain's position, and other Mystics had no choice but to follow his arrangements.

Whoever he wanted to use as cannon fodder would become just that.

It could be said that from the beginning of the Age of the Abyss until now, he had almost done as he pleased; where had he ever suffered such a humiliating setback?

This time, he had even come with a strategy guide and world data in hand, and had even managed to get close to the Queen's Personal Guard General based on the information. Yet, he had been completely suppressed by a Daxia Mystic named Lu Heng.

He couldn't swallow this indignity.

So, filled with anger, he turned around and headed to the training ground of Colossus City.

At that moment, two squads of the Elven Guard were practicing their formation tactics on the training ground.

General Fiona, the commander of the Elven Queen's Guard, was overseeing the exercise, ordering the two squads to charge and engage in a mock battle.

Blake Feld approached and stood behind Fiona, bowing slightly as he greeted her, "General, you are as beautiful as ever."

It was a blatant compliment, but the words were indeed flattering.

Fiona brushed her hair with her hand and asked, "I didn't call for you. What's the matter?"

Blake Feld quickly got to the point, "This time, the task of delivering the magic spring water has been completely taken over by a human named Lu Heng.

"His team has already grown to sixteen members. If he has malicious intentions, it could pose a significant threat to the Elven Guard escorting the spring water."

Fiona turned to look at him, her expressionless face asking, "What are you trying to say?"

Blake Feld quickly presented his idea, "I, Blake Feld, am the most loyal admirer of General Fiona. I swear allegiance to you, to the Elven Queen, and to Queldore.

"I believe I should select a team of Mystics to accompany Captain Eric and escort the spring water, preventing any accidents."

Fiona turned to look at him, a playful smile on her face, but she remained silent for a while.

After waiting for some time, Blake Feld asked again, "What do you think, General?"

Fiona didn't answer directly but brought up another matter, "Do you know that before you, another group of humans was summoned here?"

Blake Feld nodded, "Yes, I know."

The strategy guide in his hand was brought back by the previous batch of Mystics, so he was naturally aware of this.

Fiona continued, "Among the humans summoned before you, there was a team that liked to plunder wealth and treasures everywhere."

Blake Feld was taken aback and quickly explained, "The previous batch of summoned humans has nothing to do with me."

Fiona shook her finger and then drew a circle in the air with her finger on his face, "No, no, no. That team that likes to plunder everywhere looks similar to you. On the contrary, the humans with black hair and black eyes seem more friendly."

Upon hearing this, Blake Feld was stunned and felt very reluctant to accept it.

In fact, he had a rough idea of which force this plundering team belonged to, as he had obtained the Elven World Data from that very force through an exchange.

Therefore, he knew that Fiona was telling the truth.

He quickly defended himself, "This plundering team is just an exception and cannot be used as a judgment. The country where those black-haired humans are from is called Daxia in the human world, and they are the most deceitful and evil group among humans."

As the general of the Elven race, Fiona didn't take sides with any human faction.

She wouldn't fully believe either side, but she was curious, "Is that so? What have they done?"

Blake Feld began to fabricate various statements, slandering Lu Heng and the Daxia Mystics, trying to convince Fiona of his words.

Fiona listened to his tale with interest, but after hearing it all, she was only curious and didn't fully believe him.

After all, she was an elf who had lived for hundreds of years and wasn't easily fooled.

Seeing that Fiona had listened to all his words, Blake Feld felt hopeful about turning the situation around, so he returned to the main topic:

"I am absolutely loyal to you, General, and am willing to serve you. I request to take on the task of delivering the magic spring water."

Fiona smiled and replied, "I believe in your loyalty, so I have a more important task for you.

This time, let the humans handle the task of transporting the magic spring water."

Upon hearing this, Blake Feld felt like a hidden quest had been triggered and hurriedly asked, "What's the task?"

Fiona pointed to the Elven warriors on the training ground and said, "I was just thinking of having other civilizations' mystics spar with my subordinates, and you'd be a good match. Put on your armor and give it a try."

Blake's expression froze when he heard this.

This was clearly a setup to be a punching bag, not some important hidden task.

Setting aside whether he could defeat those Elven warriors or not, he couldn't afford to go all out.

If he injured them, his reputation with Fiona would plummet, and he might even face punishment.

So his expression completely fell.

...

In the afternoon, the team tasked with transporting the Moonwell's magic spring water set off, led by Eric and a group of Elven warriors riding Moonshadow Panthers from the southern gate of Colossus City.

Twenty human mystics participating in the transport mission followed behind, and those without a means of transportation rode in war chariots pulled by battle horses.

The team exited the city gates and slowly headed south.

Lu Heng sat atop his Mechanical Tiger, and after traveling a kilometer outside the city, he turned back to glance at the gates of Colossus City.

On the ramparts, a beautiful Elven woman, almost radiant, stood watching the departing team in the distance.

It was none other than Queen Aureana, and it was rare for a departing team to receive a send-off from the Elven Queen.

This alone indicated that the mission was somewhat special.

In fact, as the team set off, Lu Heng felt that something was a little odd about this mission.

The Elves had many types of mounts, and Moonshadow Panthers were one of them, but these mounts were more suited for combat.

If speed was the priority, the Elven Guard could have chosen to ride Horned Eagles, which could fly, making the journey to the Moonshadow Forest much faster.

Transporting goods by land was normal if they were large and heavy, but the magic spring water from the Moonwell was not in such vast quantities, and it could have easily been transported by air.

Therefore, this transport mission was clearly not as simple as it seemed.

...

On the ramparts of Colossus City, Fiona arrived from the training ground and climbed up just as the transport team was becoming a distant dot on the horizon.

"Your Highness, should I depart now?" Fiona asked.

"Go, follow behind them. Although a flask of magic spring water won't affect Queldore's fate, it is still precious. If the transport team encounters any mishaps, first protect our warriors, and then deliver the magic spring water to the Moonshadow Forest. Teacher Serene is in dire need of it," Queen Aureana instructed.

"Yes, Your Majesty, do you not trust those humans?" Fiona asked again.

"It's not that I don't trust them; this is a test. A flask of Moonwell's magic spring water should be enticing enough for them. If they are robbers, they will surely make a move," Queen Aureana said, her eyes gleaming with a distant light.

"Then I'll set off now."

Fiona turned and took a few steps before turning back to add, "I think we should also be cautious of the humans left in the city. The internal conflicts among them are more severe than we anticipated."

Queen Aureana's expression remained calm. "When a population reaches a certain size and resources become scarce, internal conflicts are inevitable, as documented in our books."

The Elven race had indeed experienced internal conflicts, but compared to humans, their population was much smaller.

However, the Elves had once quarreled over the Moonwell.

But as the Abyssal invasion continued, the number of Moonwells diminished.

The competition for Moonwells vanished, and the Elves united to protect the last remaining one.

The presence of a common enemy also caused the various Elven factions to come together.

After seven hundred years of fighting against the Abyss, the Queldorei Elves had become a highly united force.

Even so, the fate of the Elven civilization had reached a turning point.

Queen Aureana arranged this mission to uncover the true source of the crisis.

From Lu Heng's perspective, the possibility of human mystics causing the Elven crisis would be the first to be ruled out.

After all, the human mystics were summoned to help resolve the Elven crisis.

If humans were the root of the crisis, this summoning would be meaningless.

However, from the Elves' perspective, human summoners and Abyssal summoners were both summoners, and both had the potential to cause a crisis.

Thus, Queen Aureana seized the opportunity of transporting the Moonwell Spring Water to test the waters.

Before this team's departure, she had made some arrangements and spread rumors about the secrets of the Moonwell Spring Water.

Upon hearing the secrets of the Moonwell, no one could resist the temptation to seize the magical spring water.

...

On the way to the Moonshadow Forest.

The transport team advanced along the main road, with Captain Eric, the leader of the Elven Guard, riding a Moonshadow Panther at the forefront.

On the back of his panther, there was a square box containing the crystal flask filled with Moonwell Spring Water.

At the rear of the team.

Rong Xincheng sidled up to Lu Heng and pointed at the box behind Eric, saying, "I heard that inside that box is the Moonwell Spring Water, and I also heard that the water from the Moonwell contains holy energy, which can not only boost Power Core Levels but also increase Skill Levels."

Lu Heng's expression froze upon hearing this.

It was easy to understand that the Moonwell's magical spring water could enhance Power Core Levels.

In fact, many psionics would likely believe that drinking the Moonwell's water could result in a significant level jump.

This was true, but at this point in time, no psionic should have known that the Moonwell's water could increase Skill Levels.

Indeed, the Moonwell's water could enhance Skill Levels.

This was another method of improving Skill Levels outside of World Quest rewards.

However, only the Quel'dorei Elves possessed the Moonwell's magical spring water, and the entire elven world had only one remaining Moonwell.

For the elven race, this Moonwell was the lifeblood of their civilization.

Humans had no chance of obtaining the Moonwell's water, let alone even catching a glimpse of it.

Lu Heng recalled that the information about the Moonwell's ability to increase Skill Levels had gradually spread a year and a half after the Abyssal invasion of the human world.

Now, exactly a year after the Abyssal invasion, it was unlikely that any human psionic knew this secret.

Or rather, this secret had not yet been revealed.

Even if someone knew, it would likely be an extremely small number of people.

Rong Xincheng had been completely unaware of this world when he first teleported in, but now he suddenly knew this secret.

This puzzled Lu Heng.

"How did you find out? Who told you?" Lu Heng asked curiously.

"I heard it from an elven warrior during a casual chat. If the Moonwell's water is that powerful, it's incredible. If we could obtain the Moonwell's water, our combat power would skyrocket!" Rong Xincheng's eyes lit up with excitement.

For psionics, increasing Skill Levels was extremely challenging.

Aside from the Moonwell's water, the only way to enhance Skill Levels was to complete World Quests and hope for the reward that increased Skill Levels.

Therefore, the prospect of raising Skill Levels held an irresistible allure for human psionics.

However, Lu Heng sensed something amiss in Rong Xincheng's words.

It was strange that an elven warrior would reveal such a crucial secret.

Would the elves chosen to guard the Moonwell's water be foolish enough to divulge such an important secret to humans?

If it were another elf, revealing this secret while drunk could be understandable.

Even if the elven warriors guarding the Moonwell's water didn't know to keep it a secret at first, they would undoubtedly be ordered to do so before their departure.

Yet, Rong Xincheng had overheard this secret so easily.

Lu Heng looked around and realized the situation was even more suspicious.

Not only Rong Xincheng, but several other human psionics involved in this escort mission had their eyes fixed on the box behind Eric.

After noticing Lu Heng's gaze, these individuals averted their eyes.

Lu Heng became increasingly uneasy and quickly called over Su Muyu, Lin Zeyu, and Xie Shi En to discuss a plan.

"Did you hear the secret about the Moonwell's water?"

"Yes, along the way, I noticed several elven warriors disclosing this secret three times. Something's not right," Su Muyu agreed.

"I heard it too. This is clearly a trap. This mission is not as simple as it seems," Xie Shi En said with a grave expression.

"This is a bit of a problem, but fortunately, most of the escorts are our people. Let's gather everyone later and dispel any ill intentions," Lu Heng decided to intervene after careful consideration.

(End of Chapter)

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