I Am the Elf King!

For the next two weeks, the Life Tree kept a close watch on the Crown Prince's life.

From dawn till dusk, from the palace to the Library, from the council chamber to the training ground, that gleaming white branch, like an invisible eye, hovered outside the crown prince's field of vision, recording his every move.

Every morning, the Crown Prince would appear at the Library on time, flipping through those dusty books—mathematics, physics, Alchemy, Array Formation theory... He read all sorts of books, as if he wanted to devour all the wisdom of the entire Elf Race.

The Life Tree doesn't understand academic matters; it only knows that the Crown Prince is a mathematical prodigy, a once-in-a-century talent among the Elf Race, who single-handedly raised the mathematical level of the entire civilization by an era.

In terms of power and industry, the Crown Prince's methods are equally astonishing. Several reforms he has promoted in the past few years have doubled the Elf Race's mineral production, increased factory efficiency by 30%, and expanded the academy's enrollment fivefold.

Without a vast knowledge base and a visionary, forward-thinking perspective, how could one possibly drive reform across the entire Elf Race?

These are all signs of the Crown Prince's genius; aside from his lack of stamina in the marital bed, he is practically Perfect.

But... the Crown Prince's task is to quell Tracing Light's anger within a month.

Why hasn't the Crown Prince taken any action yet?

He didn't send anyone to contact Tracing Light, didn't issue any diplomatic notes, and didn't even mention the matter. It was as if he had completely forgotten his mission; he ate, slept, and did his academic work as usual.

Moreover, when the Life Tree was spying on the Crown Prince, it sometimes inexplicably felt like it was being spied on.

In this vast Starry Sky, who possesses such skill as to peer into the Life Tree without being found?

The Life Tree was somewhat puzzled.

How long do you plan to take before starting the operation?

Lin Yuan's intelligent assistance system started to activate.

Lin Yuan looked at the book in his hand with an unchanged expression and replied telepathically:

"The Life Tree demanded that I Tracing Light's rage within a month, and now half a month has passed with almost no progress."

[That's right, this is the dilemma you're currently facing: how to properly handle Tracing Light's anger.]

In fact, this matter is extremely simple.

Even Tracing Light's anger and Mu Ri's personal pressure were all orchestrated by him. He could quell them at any time if he wanted to.

The problem is how to make this process appear "reasonable".

"I sense that the Elf King and the Life Tree have begun to doubt me," he said calmly. "My attitude towards Tracing Light over the past few years has been abnormal."

So what do you mean?

"I don't plan to complete this mission." Lin Yuan turned a page of his book. "I'll just make contact with the people from Tracing Light, strengthen cooperation, and that'll be enough."

The intelligent assistance system paused for a moment.

[No.]

[This is an opportunity. You can temporarily quell Tracing Light's anger by avoiding contact with him initially.]

"What method? The real reason for Tracing Light's apparent anger is insufficient military strength; I can't mobilize many of the Elf Race's forces."

Regarding the issue of military strength, you only need a suitable opportunity and a connection...

The system sent me some data.

Lin Yuan read on, his expression remaining perfectly still. But in his mind, his thoughts were in turmoil.

"Wow, they even managed to connect with someone through this?"

He remained silent for three seconds.

"Awesome..."

After two weeks of carefree living, the Crown Prince finally began to take action.

But to the Life Tree's surprise, he did not seek out any of the Tracing Light Traversers.

He dispatched a large number of elves.

The elves traversed Spatial Rifts, heading to the most dangerous and remote corners of the entire galaxy: ruined battlefields, energy storms, asteroid belts, even the remnants of Curse civilizations. They seemed to be searching for something.

The crown prince himself sat comfortably in the Library, continuing his studies, seemingly completely unconcerned about his main mission.

The one-month deadline passed, and the Crown Prince's mission failed.

But he showed no signs of impatience, continuing to go to the Library every day, to patrol his territory every day, and to discuss profound questions with Scholars every day.

The Life Tree did not withdraw its surveillance.

He felt that the current Elf King was indeed incapable of leading the Elf Race to survive in this turbulent world. Perhaps it was time to replace him.

Two weeks after the deadline.

The crown prince finally left the Elf Race, alone, and passed through a Spatial Rift to arrive at an extremely remote area of rubble in the Void.

It was a desolate and lifeless place, with only countless rocks floating in the Void. He stayed there for half a day.

Brought back a...

Undead?!

"What is this?!"

The Elf King's voice echoed through the palace, filled with shock and disgust.

"We noble elves would never cooperate with such filthy and lowly creatures!"

Lin Yuan listened expressionlessly, without making any comment.

The skeleton stood beside him, gray flames Burn in its empty eye sockets. Lawson's perspective was fixed on it, and he let out a sinister laugh upon hearing this.

"You..." The skeleton's jaw opened and closed, emitting a hoarse, grating voice, "Truly arrogant and foolish."

"That's right. Your Ming Dynasty doesn't even think much of Lian Yuanshen, so why would you think much of us?"

The skull head turned, looked at Lin Yuan, and said again:

"It seems you Elf Race aren't very welcoming of my people, huh... hehehe..."

After saying that, Lawson turned and left.

After the skeleton left, Lin Yuan stared directly at the Elf King:

"The Zerg are evolving, the Silver-White Fleet is expanding, the Undead are awakening, and the Yuanshen is lurking in the shadows. And what about us Elf Race? How many soldiers? How many Warships? How many strong warriors are ready for battle?"

"That's not a reason..."

"Whether you like it or not, this is the key to calming Tracing Light's anger. Since the Elf Race can't send troops, I'll take the initiative to make connections and provide Tracing Light with manpower."

"Troops..."

After his initial anger subsided, the Elf King quickly calmed down.

An endless Undead of undead is indeed a tremendous military force, and in some ways, it is comparable to the potential of the Zerg.

"You mean... we're giving Tracing Light the contact information for the Lord of the Undead, indirectly providing him with military strength."

"Moreover, the Elf Race currently lacks sufficient low- to mid-level combat power; they can't even muster a decent fleet. We need to cooperate with the Lord of the Undead, sharing the burden... which means providing some logistical support."

Lin Yuan paused, then continued:

"Many Elf Race, and some even Yuanshen methods yet to be revealed. The Elf Race needs to seek cooperation and change."

"This is nothing short of asking a tiger for its skin!"

"The entire galaxy is infested with tigers and wolves! Without this kind of determination, relying solely on the Mother Tree, the entire Elf Race has no reason to exist."

"You lack the ambition and tolerance expected of a king! Your vision is so narrow!"

"From this moment on, I am the Elf King!"

A whitish branch droops down.

In the 192nd year of the Tracing Light, Lin Yuan, Crossing of the [Transmigrator Project], officially became the leader of the Elf Race, fighting for the interests of the Tracing Light.

Crossing from other civilizations strive towards this goal.

When enough Crossing infiltrate the core of a civilization, that civilization will be rewritten without the civilization even realizing it.

Their policies will favor Tracing Light, their resources will flow to Tracing Light, and their technology will be Copy in Tracing Light.

Extracting the military strength and resources of these civilizations requires neither war nor destruction.

Just wait.