"Little fellow, don't get nervous or threaten me with the lives of the Dragon Race just yet." Span revealed a handsome smile that did not lack masculine charm. "I heard from Meriya that you are proficient in magic arrays, Dragon Language Inscriptions, and Ancient Rune Language. And that interesting trial ground concept of yours—I'm very interested and would like to see it for myself."
"You flatter me, Lord Span." Chen Rui took several deep breaths and produced a magical design blueprint. "This is the preliminary design for the trial ground. Due to time constraints, many aspects are still not mature enough. You are an expert, my lord, so please offer your guidance."
"A multi-element design blueprint? In such a short time, you managed to design something like..." The elf accepted it casually, but after only one glance, his expression immediately turned grave. "Sixteen-element Ancient Rune Language? No, twenty-three elements!"
The elf's gaze was firmly drawn to the blueprint, his eyes unable to leave it as he began discussing it with Chen Rui in great interest.
"Um... Richard, could this string's handle be fitted with a long-distance teleportation phrase?"
"Your idea is excellent, my lord, but the characters for long-distance teleportation are too numerous and would make the entire inscription overly long. Why not change it to random teleportation instead?"
"Exactly! This freezing trap is quite ingenious, but I think the triggering mechanism still needs some improvement."
"..."
Seeing the elf completely immersed in the blueprint, having even forgotten the agreed-upon plan to "teach the other party a profound lesson," while every hint proved useless, the Fairy Dragon Great Elder's face could not help but darken.
"Span!" Unable to endure any longer, Meriya finally cried out.
The elf glanced at the Fairy Dragon Great Elder. "What?"
Meriya shot him a meaningful