Chapter 007: A Massive Gift

There are still five Holy-ranked archers and one Domain Mage! The president of the Magic Guild is just another Domain Mage after all!
Of course, regarding those five Holy-ranked archers, ever since Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, and Purple left, Du Fan had regarded their departure as a loss. Who would have thought that these five Holy-ranked archers would return to his camp once again!
You see, these five Holy-ranked archers are no ordinary ones—they are all Holy-ranked archers who have bathed in the Spring of Life!
Hearing this, Du Fan was overjoyed and quickly asked, “When will they arrive?”
“According to their schedule, it will be either tomorrow or the day after,” Moses replied.
“Great, great,” Du Fan said with a smile. “Then let’s not set off for now and wait for them. By the way, second brother, I have one more request.”
“Just say what you need, third brother,” Basa said.
“I hope you can assign that guy from your Black Panther Knights, Tie Yezhen, to me for use,” Du Fan said.
“That’s easy. I’ll arrange it for you right away. Tie Yezhen is just a battalion commander in the Black Panther Knights’ reserve force—a level-8 dwarf warrior. Why do you specifically want him?” Basa asked in confusion.
“Although he’s only a level-8 warrior, I’ve found that Tie Yezhen is a rare talent in military affairs. That’s why I want to transfer him here,” Du Fan explained.
Hearing this, Basa paused, thought for a moment, and said, “Third brother, you know how scarce such talents are among our dwarves. Since you’ve identified him as a rare military genius, I can’t assign him to you.”
“Second brother, you can’t go back on your word! You just agreed to give Tie Yezhen to me,” Du Fan said urgently upon hearing Basa’s change of heart.
“Third brother, but I only knew Tie Yezhen to be a level-8 warrior. I had no idea he was also a military talent,” Basa replied, also at a loss.
“Ah, second brother, you can’t do this! I’m the one who discovered this military talent!” Hearing Basa’s firm tone, Du Fan grew anxious.

“Ouch, third brother, I was just joking with you, haha. If you want it, I’ll surely give it to you. To be honest, in your eyes, I might be a military talent, but from the perspective of our dwarf clan’s military expertise, it’s not necessarily the case. As you know, our dwarves’ combat methods are very different from those of humans,” Basha said with a smile.

Hearing Basha’s words, Du Fan finally relaxed.

“Third brother, when do you plan to leave?” Basha asked seriously again.

“Soon, I guess. To be honest, I really want to go back. I’ve been missing for so many days; surely, my territory is in chaos. I don’t even know how to sort things out when I get back,” Du Fan said gloomily.

Indeed, after his disappearance, the Lanxi Empire might be engaged in a power struggle, posing no immediate danger to him. But those thieves, especially the Flying Wolves, made Du Fan uneasy. Also, what did the emperor really intend? Could he take advantage of his disappearance to attack him? On top of that, there was still the Lionheart Family lurking in the background.

These issues weighed heavily on Du Fan’s mind—serious problems that, if any one of them escalated, could prove fatal for him. Du Fan thought to himself.

Maybe it won’t be that bad, he thought. After all, he still had 250,000 troops and a large number of experts from the Divine Might Prison. In the court, his father could surely intercede on his behalf!

Probably, any force trying to target him would have to think carefully before acting, even though he was missing.

“Third brother, the first time you came to our Grassland, you kept asking around about weapons. Just now, my father instructed me to take you to our warehouse to pick out some weapons and armor,” Basha said.

“You have a dedicated warehouse for weapons and armor?” Du Fan asked in surprise.

“Haha, Du Fan, since our dwarf clan has military facilities like the Black Panther Knight Order’s base, we naturally have a weapons warehouse too. Moreover, Du Fan, the weapons and armor we store are among the best in your human world. You should know that we wouldn’t store ordinary weapons and armor in our warehouse,” Basha said.

“Since that’s the case, Second Brother, please take me to take a look right away,” Du Fan said hurriedly.
In an underground passage in Glass City, Du Fan and Moses, led by Basha, found themselves as if in a sea of swords and blades!
Weapons and armor were piled everywhere—on the ground and hanging on the walls!
After seeing these weapons, Du Fan suddenly had an idea. “Second Brother, what do you plan to do with all these weapons in stock?”
“I don’t know either. I heard it was Father’s wish. The weapons stored here are enough to equip 300,000 elite human soldiers!” Basha replied.
“That’s exactly what puzzles me. Why store human weapons and armor in your dwarven warehouse?” Du Fan asked in confusion.
“Well, to be honest, our dwarven warriors don’t need us to provide them with weapons and armor. Which dwarf warrior doesn’t have their own custom-made weapons and armor? So, Du Fan, we really don’t need to store dwarven weapons and armor at all,” Basha said with a smile.
Although this explanation made some sense, Du Fan still found it unconvincing. If they didn’t need weapons and armor themselves, why store human ones?
Subconsciously, Du Fan sensed something was off, but then he thought, since someone was giving him so many high-quality weapons and armor, he should definitely accept them.
“Second Brother, how many of these weapons can I take?” Du Fan asked.
“According to Father’s wish, as long as you can carry them, take as many as you want,” Basha said with a smile.
Looking at the mountains of weapons and armor, Du Fan felt worried. The weapons were great, but how could he carry them all? Even his storage ring could only hold about ten thousand sets of weapons and armor. How could he transport the rest?
“Second Brother, you’re so kind as to give me so many weapons and armor, but how am I supposed to get them back? I’m worried,” Du Fan said anxiously.
“Third Brother, didn’t you already know when you first came to Glass? Our dwarves live on the edge of the Dusk Mountains, where we meet the humans. There’s a special market there. If necessary, I’ll have people deliver these weapons and armor to that market. After you return to human society, you can send someone to pick them up,” Basha said with a smile.

“There’s no need to go to such trouble, right?” Moses suddenly said. “I can have my fellow elves each carry a batch. As for these weapons and armor, I think with the storage capacity of my 2,000 clan members’ rings, there should be no problem storing them all.”
“Yes, how could I forget about this?” Du Fan immediately nodded in agreement after hearing Moses remind him.
“Brother, let’s go. Please go and gather your clan members for me,” Du Fan hurriedly said to Moses.
Gathering those 2,000 elf archers was naturally best left to Moses. Although Du Fan was also an elder of the elf race, when it came to the elf community, Moses still had much higher prestige than Du Fan. Firstly, Moses was an elf himself, and secondly, he was the son of the leader of the Ancient Elf Tree clan. Thanks to these two identities, Moses held far greater prestige among the elves than Du Fan.
Soon, the 2,000 elf archers were gathered. Such a sight naturally attracted Nai Xiu and Chen Chen as well.
The elves’ way of gathering their clan members started with a sharp, pleasant whistle, followed by the steady sound of footsteps. These noises came from outside Du Fan’s room, so Nai Xiu immediately came out to see the gathered clan members. Chen Chen, who was staying next to Du Fan’s room, also came out to take a look.
“Clan members, Basha City is about to gift a batch of weapons and armor to Elder Du Fan. However, the quantity is quite large. Therefore, Elder Du Fan asks all of you to help by using your storage rings to store these weapons and armor first. Once we reach human society, we can retrieve them and hand them over to Elder Du Fan. Can everyone do that?” Moses announced right after gathering the clan members.
“Elder Moses, Elder Du Fan, rest assured!” Upon hearing this, the elves immediately agreed in unison.
Originally, this was just a simple task—using their storage rings to help Du Fan transport the weapons and armor.

“Du Fan, really! It’s just helping to carry some stuff. Why didn’t you tell me first? You even went to such lengths. If you had told me earlier, I would have helped you put them all in the ring.” Nai Xiu raised her head upon seeing Chen Chen come out and snapped at her.

“Nai Xiu, are you sure you can fit three hundred thousand sets of weapons and armor?” Du Fan asked, skeptical.

“Honey, you really underestimate me. Don’t you remember? I have the Elf King Ring. Not to mention three hundred thousand sets, even three million sets, I can easily fit them all in.” It was rare for Nai Xiu to address Du Fan as “honey” in public.

And that wasn’t all. As she spoke, she strode toward Du Fan gracefully, swaying with each step.

It seemed that Chen Chen’s appearance had indeed instilled a strong sense of crisis in Nai Xiu. Although she openly told Du Fan that as long as she was his wife, it didn’t matter how many women he had, she still felt safer with one less woman around him.

To act coquettishly in front of Du Fan once again was truly unprecedented for Nai Xiu.

Her use of “honey” made Du Fan feel delighted, but it seemed awkward to the elves.

After all, Nai Xiu was now the true Queen of the Elves—a supreme ruler, second only to the Goddess of Nature as an idol among them.

For such an iconic figure to act flirtatiously in public with a man, one can imagine how uncomfortable the elves must have felt, as if some strange insect was crawling inside them.