Chapter 209: Chapter 187: 2 Overpowered Attributes (Perfect-Grade)

"My lord devised this marriage proposal plan to help the Elf Race out of their predicament. Your Dark Night Elf Clan has always been an ally of our Celestial Race. Why would we want to see you suffer losses? As for the Seventh Princess, the Third Prince and the Queen should both be well aware that she is destined to marry into the Celestial Race. Would we really stand by and watch her die?" the black-robed man said leisurely.

"But facing the enemy with only three or five attendants is simply too dangerous. If they run into humans, it’s a certain death sentence. How about this... let my seventh royal sister take a thousand-strong troop, with a few high-rankers to protect her. That would be foolproof!" the Third Prince said through clenched teeth after some thought.

"Hahaha... Are you joking, Prince?" the black-robed man suddenly burst out laughing. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"What does the honored envoy mean by that?" The Third Prince’s brow furrowed slightly.

"If the Seventh Princess brings a thousand-strong troop with high-rankers protecting her, do you think those suitors’ parties will actually go?" the black-robed man said coldly.

"They came for my seventh royal sister. Why wouldn’t they go?" The Third Prince couldn’t quite understand.

"Do you really think those suitors’ parties are all fools? When my lord devised this plan, those other races already knew the Human Alliance was going to attack the Dark Night Elf Clan. Do you think they wouldn’t guess our intentions? You want to have the Seventh Princess lead a thousand-strong troop with a few high-rankers by her side. Besides complimenting you with ’The Dark Night Elf Clan has put on a fine show,’ they probably won’t do a thing!"

"A show?"

"Of course it’s a show. They were suspicious of this public marriage proposal’s purpose from the start. Although the various races have come, they’re all on guard. You’re not sending other battle-hardened Great Elves to meet the enemy, but are instead specifically sending the Seventh Princess with a troop. If this isn’t a show, what is? Even a fool could see through it, right?"

"..." The Third Prince fell silent.

The other members of the Royal Race also fell silent.

After a moment, the Third Prince spoke again. "Then if my seventh royal sister goes with just a few attendants, won’t the suitors’ parties still think it’s a show?"

"It will still be a show, naturally, but it’s one they’ll have to participate in. The Seventh Princess will be in a perilous situation with no guards, only a few attendants. Even knowing it’s an act, there will surely be a few princes captivated by the Seventh Princess’s beauty. As long as a few princes are willing to follow her, the other races will be forced to join in! Once they engage the Human Alliance’s army, they won’t be able to back down even if they want to."

"But that’s too risky... The honored envoy should know that outside Elf City, there are vast forests that aren’t exclusively our Dark Night Elf territory. With only a few attendants, I’m afraid my seventh royal sister won’t even make it to the defensive line. Even sending just two high-ranking guards would be better! Or even one would be fine!" The Third Prince clenched his jaw tightly.

"High-rankers are out of the question. However, secretly swapping the few attendants for a few mid-rank elites is possible!" the black-robed man considered for a moment before finally replying.

"..."

Silence fell once more in the Royal Hall.

The Seventh Princess was Her Majesty the Queen’s most beloved princess.

Who would dare agree to let the Seventh Princess take such a risk?

Even the Third Prince didn’t dare to speak up at this moment. After all, the Dark Night Elf Clan was a matriarchal society. Within the Elf Race, his status was far inferior to the Seventh Princess’s.

To put it bluntly...

The Seventh Princess could potentially inherit the throne in the future.

"All of you, withdraw. I need to consider this." Elf Queen Una looked down at them, breaking the silence, her expression incomparably cold.

"Yes!" The members of the Royal Race withdrew one after another.

The black-robed man also withdrew, his attitude respectful.

...

「Two hours later.」

The battle for the second defensive line finally began.

After a brief rest and clearing the battlefield, the Human Alliance army left over four hundred elites to guard Longgu Heights.

The remaining force of over a thousand soldiers then plunged into the second defensive line with lightning speed, tearing open a breach with absolutely overwhelming combat power.

They took down a Dark Night Elf Clan ’Celestial Eagle Camp’!

With this, the Military Department’s "Operation Dagger" was halfway to success.

A dagger, thrust into the heartland of the Elf Race.

Hold for three days.

Then, a swift retreat.

This was the entirety of Operation Dagger.

Of course, there was another part of the mission: dispatching ten four-person squads to infiltrate various parts of the Elf Territory and secretly investigate the "Seed of Resurrection."

The Dark Night Elf Clan’s territory wasn’t exceptionally vast.

However, it still contained one Royal City, two major cities, and several small Elf Camps. Factoring in the forest area, it wasn’t small by any means.

The Human Alliance’s reconnaissance plan this time primarily targeted the Royal City and the two major cities within Dark Night Elf City. After all, the physical differences between humans and elves weren’t that great.

Just put on a pair of pointy elf ears.

And they would basically look the same.

As for certain cultural and energy-related differences... the Military Department had its methods.

Moreover, according to the Military Department’s plan, with the Human Alliance’s dagger plunged into the heartland of the Dark Night Elf City, the Royal City and the two major cities would naturally be forced to react.

With the cities in chaos and the elves in a panic, even if they couldn’t uncover the truth of the Seed of Resurrection in three days, they could still gather some information.

Besides that, this was also considered the first battle after the Military Department implemented its reforms.

Using overwhelming force to strike a blow against the Dark Night Elf Clan would shut some people up back home.

And the fifty high-rankers... were a testament to the Military Department’s determination.

As long as they didn’t encounter one of the Strongest, a force like this could be placed in any other race’s territory and hold out for thirty days, let alone three, provided they didn’t run out of supplies.

To be on the safe side, the Military Department even had one of the Strongest holding the line in secret.

One could say their preparations were thorough.

...

「Dark Night Elf Territory, Second Defensive Line, Celestial Eagle Camp.」

The now-experienced military academy students began to clean up the battlefield again. The blades in their hands were sharper than before, for they were stained with more blood.

However, they soon noticed that there were clearly fewer military academy students cleaning the battlefield than there had been at Longgu Heights.

’Did that many military academy students die?’

They were puzzled. Then, they started looking for their own classmates and found that most of them were present. They didn’t bring it up again. After all, your classmates not dying while other people’s classmates did wasn’t exactly a happy topic of conversation.

"Our army is so strong!"

"When we attacked Longgu Heights, we killed nearly a thousand of the two-thousand-strong Elf Army and another thousand fled. This time, we’ve killed at least two thousand!"

"Fifteen hundred of us killed three thousand enemies with less than a hundred casualties. We really are strong!"

"That’s because our fifty high-rankers took action. The elf garrison defending the second line was obviously stronger than the first. It wouldn’t have been so easy without the high-rankers."

"That’s true. So, are we responsible for defense next?"

"I heard the Dark Night Elf Clan has a lot of good stuff. Should we wait until dark and sneak off to other places to have a look?"

"We’d better not. Our instructor said we’re forbidden from going out. If we’re discovered, we’ll lose Merit Points..."

"Let’s search this Elf Camp first. The instructor said a small mining site was found. That’s a pretty good find. We can go check it out."

"Then what are we waiting for? As soon as the battlefield is cleared, let’s go. I wonder if there are any magnetic piles in that mining site. It’d be awesome if there were."

"When are we ever that lucky?"

"..."

...

Gao Neng had almost forgotten how long he’d been sneaking underground, but as he moved along, a sudden thrill shot through his entire body.

"Fang Tangtang, would you believe me if I said I found a pile of ore?"

"Huh? What did you say?" Fang Tangtang groggily opened her eyes.

Gao Neng couldn’t explain.

But the attributes on the second page of his system were just that domineering.

Second Attribute Page:

Ore Mining Skill (Proficiency: 100%): Your shovel and pickaxe will perfectly avoid any parts that could damage the ore. Anything you dig up will be a complete ore.

Ore Identification Skill (Level: Perfect): No ore can escape your eyes. With just a glance, you will know where to find ore.

Energy Material Collection Skill (Proficiency: 100%): Your fingers are perfectly nimble. Any energy materials you collect will not lose even a speck of energy.

Energy Material Identification Skill (Level: Perfect): As long as there is energy, you can detect it. No energy materials can escape your eyes.

...

’So, even without a line of sight, as long as I "glance" ahead, I can see a sparkling pile of ore up there, right?’ Gao Neng was a little speechless.