NOVEL NEXT Chapter 81. Elven hero
Cedric continued to watch the events happening in the world for a few more months while occasionally studying other things.
While watching the world, Cedric mainly focused on the things happening in the elven territory.
It's not like he prefers to watch a race full of beautiful people than a race full of bearded shorties.
Well, actually that's kinda true.
But the main reason he focused on the elves is because the situation in the dwarf's territory has kinda stabilized.
After they knew about the giant ants, the dwarves started deploying their army that's usually used to kill magical beasts.
The situation immediately turned intense with many deaths from the dwarf's side. But thanks to their almost fanatical focus on advancing their cannon-making technology, the dwarves soon started fighting back.
These last few months, the dwarves have already started crafting canons en masse and used them to fight back against the giant ants.
Initially, the dwarven cannon's firepower was too strong and often caused the tunnel to collapse and even injured the dwarves. This problem took the dwarves mere days to solve as they simply lowered the firepower.
Then, they met another problem. The cannons can't be used deep in the mines due to the burdensome process of moving the cannon parts.
But this problem didn't make the dwarves give up as they continued upgrading their cannons until under a stroke of genius, they decided to add thick wheels to grant the cannon the ability to move between places.
The dwarves also created the prototype of railroad tracks to easily move cannons within areas they had controlled. This made it so the dwarves could easily move cannons toward any place under attack from the ants.
Finally, under the continued battle with the ants, they have created portable cannons that can be equipped by dwarves.
Although the power of a portable cannon that can be equipped by a normal dwarf is quite weak. But those dwarves blessed with Divine Strength can easily equip a small cannon on their person. That small cannon doesn't lose much against the cannon that dwarves usually use in their fight.
Although the portable cannon hasn't reached the level of a gun in terms of convenience and power. But with their sheer numbers, the contribution of that cannon to the dwarf's battle is incredibly high.
Even so, some dwarf teams still fall from ant attacks and allow the ants to capture them and turn them into NE.
With continued killing from both sides, the situation between the dwarf and the giant ants became more intense each day while maintaining some unseen balance.
Shaking his head to stop himself from reminiscing about the dwarves, Cedric focused back on the elves.
Although most of the elves are pretty disappointing. There are still some elves who show incredible abilities that make Cedric nod in approval.
Among them is the elf queen who has led several elves to kill two Level 1 demons, and the Level 1 ice element elf called Ildyna who has led the fight against that demon snake.
Although she failed to kill the snake during their first meet, Ildyna didn't give up and gathered another stronger team.
With the help of her teammates, she successfully killed the snake and even another Level 1 demon two months later.
Not only those two Level 1 demons. Ildyna has also often gone solo to kill some Level 0 demons that attack an elven village.
All those achievements allowed her to reach Mid Level 1 and became the fourth one to reach that level after the elf queen and two elderly elves with Peak Level 1 potential who achieved that level naturally.
Cedric has seen their potential level and found that the elf queen has Peak Level 1 potential, and it's within his expectation that she'll reach Mid Level 1 after killing some demons. Especially considering she is already close to advancing from Lower Level 1 even before his world reached Level 2.
But Ildyna only has Upper Level 1 potential.
Although Upper Level 1 is indeed pretty high, there are still other elves with even higher potential than her.
For her to be the second one to reach Mid Level 1, it must be attributed to her sheer will to annihilate every demon in sight.
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Except for the elves who finally started to fight back, the dragons also occasionally helped.
Every time they pass through any elven village in danger, they'll help to repel or kill the invading demons.
The elves also come to know about the existence of dragons who have helped them repel some demons and every elves started sharing food with every dragon they meet.
Amidst the fight against the demons, the dragon king has reached Lower Level 2 after killing three Level 1 demons and several Level 0 demons.
Even though everyone in the elven territory is busy killing the demons. But the occasional demon attack that succeeded has caused the number of demons to keep increasing.
During these months, three small villages and one big village have been annihilated by demons.
It caused the amount of Level 0 demons to increase after several animals and plants got infected by the NE generated upon the death of many elves.
Two Level 0 demons have even advanced from Level 0 to Level 1, two other demons have advanced to Mid Level 1, and one demon has advanced to Upper Level 1.
In total, the initial ten Lower Level 1 demons that Cedric sent have decreased to 7. But, the combat power of surviving demons hasn't been affected much considering there's now an Upper Level 1 demon and many demons on the verge of advancing to Level 1.
At least, the elf's combat power has increased thanks to the elf queen and Ildyna's effort.
When everyone thought the good situation would continue, the dragons suddenly left.
Eleven months after the dragon king had been affected by Cedric's Divine Intervention: Urge, the dragon king suddenly led the other dragons to leave the elven territory and return to the mountain range.
In the Divine Space, Cedric muttered, "Finally the last command took effect and the dragon king led its subordinates to return once it lost the urge to protect the elves. For it to last for eleven whole months is actually extremely surprising."
"I actually wanted the dragon to continue protecting the elves. But I'd rather have them leave than have them go berserk in the elf's territory and worsen the situation."
Cedric saw the elves can still defend themselves from the demon's attack and finally came to a decision.
"Compared to the dwarves, the elf's situation is kinda disappointing. So, let's summon another hero. This time for the elves."
Summoning another hero isn't something Cedric decided on the spur of the moment. But, it's something he has thought of deeply.
After his world has advanced to Level 2, there is a notification telling him the creature in his world can now reach Level 4. But, there is still no training method nor any creatures that have the potential to reach Level 4.
So, Cedric felt this was the right time to summon a hero with at least Level 4 potential and let them level up so he could study them and create a training method for the other races.
This is basically killing two birds with one stone. He can get a Level 4 hero with some time, and the elves will be strengthened quickly.
Cedric immediately opened the System and checked the [Visa] area.
"Hey, recommend me several places to summon my new hero. You should've heard my thoughts, so you should be able to know what kind of world is suitable for me."
[You darned lazy ass.]
"Wha? Why did you suddenly curse at me?"
[Sorry, that's a bug. Anyway, here is the place the System recommended according to your requirements:
Random Earth Number 5.001-9.999 (7 Days): 1.000 GP
Mortal Realm (7 Days): 10.000 GP
Pseudo Interstellar Level Scientific Planet (7 Days): 10.000 GP
Perfect Demi Plane (7 Days): 12.000 GP
Outer Tower (7 Days): 12.000 GP
Potion Planet (7 Days): 12.500 GP
Moonlight Forest Plane (7 Days): 20.000 GP
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Cedric ignored the System's lazy attempt at brushing away his inquiry and checked the lists.
Once he saw the price, Cedric immediately complained, "I know the price is going to rise compared to the previous visa I bought. After all, I need to visit a world where people with at least Level 4 potential reside. But, don't you think the price increase is too much?!"
Cedric recalls that when he looked for a visa before summoning Yuma and his bunch. Except for Earth which cost him 100 GP, other visas are mostly within the range of 1.000-2.000 GP.
But right now, the cost has increased by 10 times!
Cedric opened his screen and checked his current status.
[Name: Cedric Hills
Level: Pseudo Lesser Divinity (Actual level: Peak Level 3)
Law: None.
World: Crystal Cube World
World Level: 2
World's Average Potential: Lower Level 0
GP: 9.694
Annual GP income: 7]
Cedric found his annual GP actually rose by 1. Perhaps from all the killing happening in the world right now.
Anyways, that's unimportant.
The main reason he opened his status panel is to check his remaining GP.
After creating dragons, increasing the world's mana density, expanding his world, and other expenses. He has less than 10.000 GP left!
That means, except for the visa to Earth, he doesn't have enough GP for other visas!
[So, which visa will you buy?]
Cedric rolled his eyes, "Do you still need to ask?"
He pretty much already decided to purchase a visa to Earth. So, Cedric clicked the button and checked its description.
[Do you wish to spend 1.000 GP to purchase a 7-day visa for Random Earth No 5.001-9.999?
By purchasing this visa, you have agreed to the following terms:
1.) Transferring a person from Earth to your world will require an extra 1.000 GP per person taken from Earth.
2.) Transportation means for summoned Earthling not included. Please purchase a suitable transportation method in the shop.
3.) You will land in a relatively safe area. Some money and identity cards are included. You'll gain money used by the country you landed in. For further detail, please purchase 'Earth travel guide for first timers'.
4.) Before arriving on Earth, your power will be sealed to the utmost to decrease the impact you have on the world. Please purchase Divine Items to safeguard your life, as only Divine Items won't be sealed. Any death because of negligence is outside of our responsibility. Any attempt to forcefully break the seal will result in a fine.
5.) You will be charged with extra GP when leaving traces of supernatural power on Earth. So, please hide your power as much as possible. After you leave, any trace of supernatural power will be cleansed from Earthling's memory. The cost of memory alteration will be your responsibility.
6.) It is forbidden to suddenly take someone of importance that will greatly affect the world (Example: president, prime ministers, ministers, kings/queens, etc.). When breached, depending on the person's importance, an extra GP penalty will be charged.
7.) There is a 3652,5 : 1 time dilation effect on Earth Number 5.001-9.999. One day on Earth Number 5.001-9.999 is equal to ten universal years.
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