Abyss Sequence-Chapter 410 - 67: Elf Exchange Students
The convoy stayed for half a day longer in Frein City because Frein City needed to select a batch of exchange students.
Ultimately, the Lord of Frein City was persuaded by Sasa. The things Sasa presented to him were quite startling.
It’s not only humans who become more cautious with age; elves experience the same.
The Lord was fearful, concerned that human advancements in magic would surpass those of the elves, yet equally worried that Alfheim might encounter a catastrophe like Midgard’s.
In the past, human civilization was so powerful, yet even they had to seal off their world and magic power to avoid harm from the Evil God.
Currently, elves can’t even compare to past humans. If the Evil God could spread his influence through magic power, the elves would inevitably suffer greater damage than humans did.
Elven civilization is based on magic power. While humans fiercely sealed off magic, elves can’t manage such feats.
Therefore, the Lord of Frein City decided to engage in academic and technological exchanges with humans.
As a result, ten elves joined the convoy on its return journey.
The elves were both male and female, including mature and reliable middle-aged elves as well as young, curious ones eager to learn.
Fortunately, the convoy was equipped with some spare personal terminals, all installed with translation plugins. The selected elf exchange students were quite adept at learning and managed to figure out how to use the translation plugin to communicate with humans within just a few minutes.
Some elves even learned to use the communication channels to speak with other humans or elves in the convoy.
Listening to the voices around him, Yan Luo turned to the passenger seat and asked Sasa, "Sasa, how did you convince the Lord of Frein City to send some elves to Blue Star to study?"
Sasa replied, "Because we indeed need the elves’ magic. With Blue Star’s technological advancement hitting a ceiling, independently developing a new technological path will take a long time. So, why not utilize existing resources, learn the elves’ magic system, and then create something of our own using that knowledge?"
The two conversed without hiding anything from Yevgenia, who was sitting in the back seat. Yevgenia showed no reaction to their discussion.
She had learned about these matters back on Blue Star, so even if Yan Luo and Sasa discussed them in her presence, it was merely a repetition of what she already knew.
Yan Luo fell into a contemplative silence.
At his current growth rate, by the time he’s capable of defeating the alien civilization that imposed the technology lock on Blue Star, the planet would have already fallen behind significantly in development.
Moreover, it has been almost confirmed that the Abyss has little to do with magic power. Even if the Abyss is eradicated, magic power won’t disappear.
Now is the opportune moment to develop the magic power technology path without any concerns.
The convoy traveled the same route back, negotiating technical exchanges with local lords at each city they passed.
Unlike Frein City, other elf cities didn’t possess unique technologies. Upon hearing that humans were willing to share their technology, they were immediately thrilled.
They had been envious of human technology for a long time, and many lords had fantasized about what they could achieve if they mastered it.
When passing by Mayin City, the convoy made a special trip to Pirie City to inquire if their elves were willing to exchange technology with humans.
Pirie City had long anticipated this. Upon learning that humans intended to engage in technical exchanges, they immediately agreed.
Despite having its own unique technology, when faced with modern human machinery, Pirie City’s technology appeared somewhat outdated.
The Lord of Pirie City had even quietly visited Gass City earlier to witness the electrical system the humans had built there, and was greatly astonished. Upon returning to Pirie City, he began contemplating large-scale magic power machinery.
If it weren’t for being the Lord of Pirie City, he would have liked to study in the human world himself.
To compete for the study abroad spots, the elves of Pirie City nearly got into a fight.
Eventually, the Lord intervened, selecting a few elves with strong learning abilities to go to the human world together.
Originally, there was ample space in the convoy, but it suddenly became crowded. By the time the convoy returned to Gass City, even Yan Luo’s armored vehicle was carrying three elves.
Fortunately, the vehicle was designed for Hunters equipped with exoskeleton armor, otherwise, it couldn’t accommodate so many elves.
Because of the time needed to select the elf students and the additional trip to Pirie City, the convoy took seven or eight days longer than usual to return to Gass City, where Chen Shan had been waiting for a long time.
Upon seeing the elves nearly filling the armored vehicle, Chen Shan asked in surprise, "Did you go on a robbery?"
Yan Luo shook his head and explained their technology exchange plan to Chen Shan.
Chen Shan immediately understood.
Since the technological development of Blue Star was hampered, and forging a path in magic power technology alone would be challenging, it made sense to first introduce the elves’ magic power technology and then strive for innovation.
Additionally, this plan offered another advantage—
Though Blue Star was locked from further technological development, the lock was tied not to their technological progress but to Blue Star itself, or rather, to humanity.
By bringing human technology back to Alfheim, the elves might be able to advance technologically and surpass previous limits.
Even though they hadn’t pre-informed the United Government about bringing elf students to Blue Star, once they did so, the United Government wouldn’t send them back to Alfheim.
As long as they clearly explained the advantages and disadvantages to the United Government, it was believed that the United Government would support Yan Luo’s initiative.
After a night’s rest in Gass City, the convoy, now with at least half more members, set out back to Blue Star.
The two engineers who had stayed in Gass City would also return to Blue Star this time; whether they would return next or someone else would depend on the Pension Association’s arrangements.
The elf students who joined later didn’t have personal terminals. Fortunately, every human personal terminal entering Alfheim had a translation plugin, so they weren’t bored as they could chat with the elves.
Traversing the spatial passage, they reached the Crimson Abyss, where some elves couldn’t help but exclaim.
Fortunately, the humans in the same vehicle quickly explained to them, and they understood that this was not Midgard, but a Secret Realm.
If it’s a Secret Realm, it’s not surprising. After all, Secret Realms are vastly different from the outside world.
The convoy easily reached the entrance to the Abyss, passed through the entrance like frosted glass, and arrived on the surface of Blue Star.
"Welcome to No.2 Crimson,"
Sasa turned to the elves sitting in the back, smiling.
By chance, it was nighttime when they returned to Blue Star, with millions of lights illuminating the night, and neon lights flowing through the streets, adding a touch of bustle to the night scene.
The noise from the street markets floated a few blocks over into the elves’ ears, and the giant advertisements projected on the protective shield left them astonished.
A soldier on night duty had just yawned but became jubilant upon seeing the entire convoy emerge from the Abyss entrance.
Yan Luo drove the armored vehicle to the inspection machine, rolled down the window, allowing the soldier to see the elf students inside.
Yan Luo gestured with his thumb towards the back, "This time we brought back fifty-six elves from Alfheim. Please register them."
The soldier was dumbfounded, unable to speak.
Before long, the police chief, town mayor, Wu Zechuan, and others were awakened and hurried to the inspection station.
On the way, Wu Zechuan inquired with Yan Luo to find out what was happening, feeling a bit relieved.
However, the others weren’t aware of why Yan Luo’s group brought back fifty-six elves and were quite alarmed.
As they arrived at the inspection station, they saw Yan Luo sitting boldly at the entrance and rushed over to inquire about the situation.
"They are exchange students."
Yan Luo looked earnestly at these ’big shots’ and said, "We’ve reached an agreement with several cities in Alfheim. They will send some exchange students over to learn Blue Star’s technology, and we can send some people over to learn Alfheim’s technology."
This... How can this be?!
