The Global Advent of the Elves

"What did the assessment instructor Lu Le mean by the investors and the Dome Competition before?"

Lin Zhou was walking along the forest path in the Evergreen Forest while carrying his luggage, while chatting with his companion Li Yan.

Today is the second day they entered the maze, and they are now very close to the location marked by Li Yan.

When Lin Zhou was on the road these two days, he would chat with Li Yan from time to time, asking about things he didn't know about the world of trainers.

Li Yan was idle anyway, so as long as Lin Zhou asked something that he knew, he would basically explain it in a few words.

"The Dome Competition The Dome Competition is held every ten years, during the election of the Council of Elders, to compete for the right to manage the maze."

"Competing for the right to manage the maze. Doesn't the maze belong to the Elf Alliance? What are we fighting for?"

"It is true that the maze belongs to the Elf Alliance, but there are many factions in the Elf Alliance. As members of the alliance, various companies, families, and chaebols all need to share the profits of the maze.

If they were left to divide it among themselves, it would definitely lead to chaos. Therefore, the actual control and managers of the maze are the nine elders of the Council of Elders.

Behind each elder represents an interest group composed of several companies, families, and chaebols.

The Dome Competition is to take out all the maze control rights in the alliance and let the factions of the nine elders select people to participate in the competition.

Try to gain as much control of the maze as possible.

Candidates for the Dome Competition are required to be rookies under the age of 30. This is to encourage the discovery and development of the younger generation of the league. "

Lin Zhou sighed inwardly after hearing this. The system of the Elf Alliance is really complex and changeable.

Rotation of the Council of Elders, changes in internal factions, competition for profits, and encouragement to train new people

But these moves do bring energy to the league.

Lin Zhou continued to ask:

"The investor"

“Investors are people who look for potential rookies who are qualified to participate in the dome competition, recruit them, and invest in them.

The investors may be various families or chaebols, but tracing back to the source, they are still candidates who are preparing to compete or be re-elected as the next elder. "

"Sounds a bit like a talent scout"

"That's almost the feeling

Generally, the list of new trainers of the right age will be sent to investors for review, and then there will be some ratings, performance, etc.

If you are favored by them, you may get their full funding to prepare for the Dome Competition.

Let’s not talk about the competition for now, but when the time comes, free cultivation resources and so on will be very cool to get.

Different families and chaebols have different financial resources, selection methods, selection standards, and the amount of resources they can provide. These are all different.

However, the more powerful the chaebol and family are, the more resources they can provide and the more stringent the selection criteria are. "

Li Yan talked a little more, obviously very envious of this kind of rookie trainer who could be favored by investors.

Lin Zhou was also surprised when he heard this.

Oh, this is simply an opportunity for a salty fish to turn around and a sparrow to become a phoenix.

Gee, it seems like I need to pay more attention to this dome competition in the future.

“When is the next Dome Competition?”

Lin Zhou asked.

"It should be soon. In about three years, the Council of Elders will hold a general election. After the general election, there will be a dome competition."

Three years

Lin Zhou wrote down this matter, and after hearing Li Yan's words, he was also a little moved.

According to his current level of training and plans, the funds to raise several little ones at home put a lot of pressure on him.

If there is an "investor" who can provide some financial support, his pressure may be relieved a little.

Lin Zhou was thinking about this while walking.

Just as he was about to ask for more details, his foot suddenly clicked, as if he had stepped on something sticky.

"Puff, puff, puff"

There was a sound of burning plastic soles.

Lin Zhou raised the soles of his shoes in surprise, only to see a pool of half-dried venom on the ground. It was so toxic that even a shallow pit was corroded into the ground.

This is the trace of the elves, the poisonous elves

This looks quite toxic

Lin Zhou frowned and looked up around him. In the nearby tree trunks and shrubs, traces of venom corrosion could also be seen faintly.

He gave Li Yan a warning, and at the same time asked Mimikyu to be alert to the surroundings, and then continued to move forward.

Li Yan also looked confused when he saw the venom. The corrosiveness looked a bit scary.

However, as he continued to move forward, the expression on his face soon changed from confusion to shock.

The originally lush forest vegetation was now covered and corroded by a large amount of venom.

The branches of the trees were covered with a large amount of poisonous threads, and the vegetation was withered and yellow and gray. Some were corroded by the poison, leaving only ashes. A pungent and strong smell filled the air.

What still looks like a forest ahead is now a poisonous swamp.

Lin Zhou observed for a moment and said to Li Yan:

"This must have been done by an elf. A poisonous elf with strong strength. This is the elf you are looking for."

Li Yan shook his head blankly.

"No, the person who sold me the information said that there is a cave here, and there are some rare rock elves in it. I have never heard him say anything about poisonous elves."

He is also strange now.

It can be seen from the power of this venom that this is obviously not an elf they can deal with. It is very likely that it is an elite level, and may even have reached the hall master level.

How could an elf with such strength appear in the primary maze?

Unless they came from outside the "map"

The primary maze map in their hands only mapped a part of the area. It was a part of the area that humans could effectively control by building signal base stations.

There is actually a wider area outside.

However, the alliance did not spend more financial resources and manpower to build base stations to form control, but left it to the trainers to explore on their own.

Because the cost of building and maintaining a control area is too high, such as always having to repair base stations that have been damaged by elves.

Low-level mazes are not of that great value and are worthy of the alliance's investment in money and manpower.

The alliance is still in full swing with the development and construction of many mid- to high-level dungeons.

Financial resources and manpower are concentrated in the middle and high-level dungeons, and there is no time to manage the low-level dungeons.

Therefore, there are some unknown things outside the map and outside the control area.

Li Yan felt that the appearance of a powerful elf in the primary maze was probably coming from outside the control area.

"We'd better go back. This looks too dangerous. When we get back, let's report it to the alliance. Someone from the alliance will come to solve it."

Li Yan was obviously a little timid. It was just a test. If he got a low score, he would get a low score. There was no need to risk his life.

It would be quite dangerous if we really encountered a violent elite-level elf.

Lin Zhou stood there and gently rubbed the elf ball with his hand. He looked at the deep forest corroded by the venom. He thought for a moment, shook his head and said:

"I plan to go and have a look."