Chapter 71: Chapter 70: A Grand Ritual and the Offerings of the Races: Flame Iron Essence and Precious Mithril

Later that night, Zhang Yi’s Divine Realm was ablaze with light and filled with the sound of laughter!

The tribal square where the Wood Elves held their rituals was bustling with activity!

Normally, only Wood Elves and Natural Elves would be seen in this place,

but today, things were different!

In addition to the Wood Elves and Natural Elves,

the recently subjugated Fire Elves, Flame Elves, and Mountain Dwarves also made an appearance!

However, compared to the Wood Elves and Natural Elves, who were naturally at ease with everything,

both the Fire Spirit Leader, Joy Pala,

and the leader of the Dwarf Clan, Copperbeard Ironhammer,

seemed very reserved about the evening’s banquet and ritual activities.

After all, in theory, their two clans were now entirely under the jurisdiction of the Wood Elves.

They had come to this Divine Realm, a land sheltered by the great God of Nature.

’How were they supposed to live from now on?’

’What would they be tasked to do?’

These questions would all be answered after tonight’s ritual.

The great God of Nature would appear and make the final decisions!

This would be a momentous event that would decide their future lives,

and once the dust settled, nothing could be changed!

So, it was only natural that the Fire Spirit Leader, Joy Pala, and the Dwarf Leader, Copperbeard Ironhammer, were so reserved!

And the Fire Elves and Mountain Dwarves standing behind them were even more tense!

When the time reached eight o’clock in the evening in the Divine Realm,

as usual, Elf High Priest Shamiel ascended the Sacrificial Altar to pray to the great God of Nature.

This time, however, the offerings presented were different from before.

The offerings for the great God of Nature were provided jointly by all three clans!

With their leader Joy Pala acting as the Conductor, the Fire Elves truly brought out everything they had:

a pair of fist-sized Fire Attribute Magic Materials—flame iron essence,

about five jin, or half a palm’s worth, of the extremely precious Magic Material—Mithril!

and fifty breeding pairs of a specialty creature cultivated by the Fire Elves—the Fire Floss Rabbit!

The flame iron essence was a type of Fire Attribute Magic Material.

It was a derivative Iron Ore that formed next to a Fire Attribute Magic Ore Vein.

It could be used to forge Fire Attribute Magic Equipment and was a precious metal that could be used for Enchantments usable with Fighting Qi.

When forging a Fire Attribute Weapon, adding just a thumb-sized piece could raise its quality by an entire grade!

As for Mithril, its value went without saying.

It was a Magic Material universally recognized across the Multiverse!

Before two civilizations even made formal contact, Mithril could be used as a universal currency for trade!

This alone was enough to show just how precious Mithril was!

It could be said that one could never have too much Mithril.

It was a reflection of a faction’s underlying strength and resources!

Whether used by a Mage or a Warrior,

as long as a little was added to a Weapon,

the flow of Magic Power and Fighting Qi would become as smooth as possible!

As for the Fire Elves’ specialty, the Fire Floss Rabbit,

it was a special Magical Creature cultivated on the continent where the Fire Elves lived.

This Magic Rabbit ate Fire Floss Grass and maintained a body temperature of 40 degrees Celsius year-round.

Clothing made from the fur of a Fire Floss Rabbit could keep the wearer warm even in the freezing winter, maintaining an above-zero temperature.

This was also why the Fire Elves, after losing their Fire Attribute Elf Ancient Tree,

still suffered the fewest losses when facing the cold winters.

The Fire Elves had emptied their coffers, all to win the favor of the great God of Nature!

As a fellow leader, while Copperbeard Ironhammer was not an expert in such matters, he understood the logic.

And while the Dwarves might not have much else, their ability to find ore veins, mine, and craft weapons was first-class.

Therefore, precious Ore provided by the Dwarves was sent up to the Sacrificial Altar!

Of course, the sheer volume of other miscellaneous common ores was too great to be sent up; instead, they were all moved to the Wood Elves’ treasury.

The truly precious offerings were the ores that were presented on the altar!

If the Fire Elves could empty their coffers and offer five jin of Mithril,

then the Mountain Dwarves, who lived on the same continent and were more adept at finding Iron Ore, naturally offered Mithril as well!

In total, the Mountain Dwarves offered eleven jin of Mithril, more than double the amount from the Fire Elves.

Besides Mithril,

the Mountain Dwarves also presented a hundred jin of Cold Rock Heavy Iron.

The continent where the Dwarves had previously lived was perpetually cold,

which had given rise to a special type of Magic Iron Ore—Cold Rock Heavy Iron.

Cold Rock Heavy Iron was icy to the touch.

It could withstand far more strikes during forging than ordinary Iron Ore,

and despite being extremely heavy, it possessed excellent malleability!

Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer’s own warhammer was forged with a significant amount of Cold Rock Heavy Iron!

Of course, in order to please the great God of Nature,

this group of Mountain Dwarves made a decision that went against their ancestors.

They wrote down their most treasured forging techniques and ore-prospecting methods on paper and offered them to the great God of Nature!

Don’t be fooled by the few thin pages written in the Dwarven language;

their weight was greater than thousands of jin of Iron Ore!

As for the Wood Elves, they were not the main focus of this offering ritual to the great God of Nature. Therefore, they did not offer much—just some animals they had raised in the Divine Realm and the higher-yield Magic Wheat they had successfully cultivated.

The offerings from all three clans were placed upon the Sacrificial Altar.

Elf High Priest Shamiel knelt on the altar and began to pray to the great God of Nature!

"O, great God of Nature!"

"Your devout Believers offer these bountiful sacrifices, seeking only to gain Your attention!"

"The task You gave us has been completed. It is time to inspect the fruits of Your Clan’s labor!"

When Elf High Priest Shamiel finished reciting the long prayer,

the Wood Elves immediately knelt in unison.

Having personally witnessed the Divine Power of the great God of Nature before, the Fire Elves and the Fire Spirit Leader, Joy Pala,

this time, quickly followed the Wood Elves in kneeling.

As for Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer and the other Mountain Dwarves, although they had never seen the great God of Nature before,

the Wood Elves and Fire Elves had sworn by his existence.

So the Dwarves figured it was better to be safe than sorry!

And Zhang Yi, who had been watching this whole time, finally had his moment to appear!

[Event]: Detected that three different clans are holding a grand ritual for the great God of Nature!

[Event]: The fervent atmosphere of faith has influenced other Believers. Congratulations to the great God of Nature for gaining sixteen True Believers and twenty-nine General Believers!

Upon receiving the ritual summons from the Wood Elf High Priest, Shamiel,

in the next moment, Zhang Yi consumed some Faith Value.

Taking on the form of the great God of Nature, he appeared before all of his Clans!