CHAPTER 162: CHAPTER 145: TAKING THE BACK DOOR

When Zhang Xinying actually completed a contract with the Elf Queen.

Watching as the Elf Queen Betis’ level dropped from level 85 to level 20, that kind of shock was indescribable with words.

Looking at Betis, Lin Yi couldn’t help but feel amazed in his heart:

How much courage must it take to willingly lower one’s own strength from a divine level to just an ordinary second transformation strength!

As if sensing Lin Yi’s surprised gaze, Betis’ face remained calm and said:

"Surprised?"

Of course surprised!

Lin Yi mused to himself: How could one not be surprised by something like this? It’s simply shocking.

But then Betis revealed the reason for her actions:

"Even if you’re bestowed with unmatched abilities, being confined to this world year after year, what’s the use of such power?"

Zhang Xinying perhaps didn’t understand much more than Lin Yi, but as a woman, she could better sense the loneliness emanating from Betis at this moment.

At this moment, Betis suddenly turned to Zhang Xinying, filled with curiosity:

"Why did you choose an equal contract instead of a master-servant contract?"

"Isn’t the master-servant contract more beneficial to you?"

When establishing a contract with Betis, Zhang Xinying was presented with two options:

[Equal Contract (100% Increase)]

[Master-Servant Contract (110% Increase)]

Zhang Xinying chose the [Equal Contract] without hesitation.

Because:

"I know that being chosen by Queen Betis in itself is a great honor."

"Although I don’t know much about games. But I know that mutual respect is the minimum etiquette between two people."

Zhang Xinying smiled slightly:

"So I feel our relationship should be equal."

Betis looked at the girl in front of her tenderly, and the Werewolf Prophet suddenly stroked his beard with a smile:

"Xinying is inherently pure and kind, so it’s not surprising to me that she made such a choice."

If Betis initially chose Zhang Xinying due to some reason related to Lin Yi, from this moment, Betis felt fortunate for her choice for the first time.

"You don’t have to call me Queen anymore, unless you mind, just call me Auntie from now on."

Saying this, Betis, the queen of the Elemental Spirits, couldn’t help but show a playful side.

But to be honest, even though Betis’ age might be counted in thousands or even tens of thousands of years,

Judging by appearance alone, she looks at most in her thirties or forties, coupled with the delicate features and impeccable figure of an elemental spirit.

Let alone Auntie, calling her Sister wouldn’t be out of place either.

Of course, if her figure were like a normal human’s, it would be perfect.

Unfortunately, elemental spirits are born like this; even Betis, with a body size similar to Zhang Xinying’s head, might be the largest among elemental spirits.

Looking at the surrounding ones, they’re all about fist-sized, utterly incomparable.

Zhang Xinying naturally had no issue with Betis’ request and sweetly called out:

"Aunt Betis."

The Werewolf Prophet Yidra chuckled:

"I’m afraid no one on the same level can budge Xinying even slightly now."

Holy Word Master + Light Element Elf Queen’s support

Even Lin Yi felt an overwhelming sense of powerlessness at the thought; it’s simply a thief’s nightmare.

At this moment, Zhang Xinying suddenly remembered something, looking at Lin Yi, she said:

"Aunt Betis chose me, what about you?"

"Me?"

Lin Yi was stunned, seemingly never having considered this question himself.

Then Betis told Zhang Xinying:

"He doesn’t need to."

"Huh?"

Zhang Xinying became anxious,

"Is there no suitable elf for him?"

Lin Yi was also somewhat puzzled, why don’t I need it?

Betis gave an explanation:

"He already has a more suitable Elemental Spirit, I can feel it."

"And in a lifetime, one can only have a contract with one Elemental Spirit."

Lin Yi suddenly remembered a petite figure and blurted out:

"Aifula!"

Zhang Xinying also reacted: Right, how did I forget about Aifula?

Zhang Xinying had witnessed firsthand Aifula’s power.

If that’s the case, Lin Yi indeed doesn’t need to find an Elemental Spirit to contract with here, just as Betis said.

Suddenly, Zhang Xinying exclaimed:

"Ah!"

Lin Yi was puzzled:

"What is it?"

Zhang Xinying asked:

"Do you have anything else?"

"Nope."

Zhang Xinying didn’t explain,

"Then I’m logging off the game first."

Saying so, she hurriedly logged out of the game.

Because Zhang Xinying suddenly remembered she had to make a braised fish dish tonight.

Seeing that it was almost six, and dinner usually started around this time, so could you blame her for being anxious?

"Uh, bye~"

Before Lin Yi could finish speaking, Zhang Xinying had already disappeared from sight.

But what surprised Lin Yi next was that Betis, the elf who signed the contract with Zhang Xinying, didn’t disappear with her?

Lin Yi was shocked: What’s going on!

The Werewolf Prophet Yidra was also bound to Zhang Xinying.

So when Zhang Xinying logged off, the Werewolf Prophet would disappear too, until she logged back into the game.

By rights, shouldn’t Betis, this contractual elf, have the same situation?

How come Zhang Xinying logged off, but she’s still here!

As if understanding what Lin Yi was surprised about, Betis’ face beamed with a smile and said:

"Do you know why I chose to sign a contract?"

Lin Yi was puzzled:

"Isn’t it to be able to go out and see the world?"

Betis laughed and said:

"There’s another reason."

Then Lin Yi learned why Betis wanted to sign a contract with Zhang Xinying.

Firstly, it was just as Lin Yi thought, to leave here and see the outside world.

Secondly, however, was because, for those who sign contracts with "players," they wouldn’t disappear from this world just because the player logs off.

Simply put, when players log off, they return to the Elf Secret Realm, and when the players log back in, they return to the players’ side.

For what Lin Yi worried about, if players signed a contract with an elf and never logged back in, would the elves disappear too?

Betis’ answer was: No!

If players never logged back in, the only cost to these elves is:

Because their contractual object disappears (the player logs off and never comes back), they can never leave the Elf Secret Realm again.

Because an Elemental Spirit can’t have contracts with two different people.

Then Betis suddenly said to Lin Yi:

"I have several highly talented clanspeople, and I hope to find suitable contract partners for them, so their talent won’t be wasted."

Betis looked at Lin Yi,

"Do you know what I mean by that?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi paused and immediately grasped the subtext of Betis’ words.

She meant there are many talented high-level elves here.

And she doesn’t want these elves to end up with mediocre ordinary players.

She’s hoping, through Lin Yi’s relations, to find strong players who match them in might and other aspects.

This is the so-called: using connections!

Lin Yi immediately understood the key information within.

It’s less about her seeking help from him.

Rather, it’s her offering him a back door, isn’t it?

You know that after the Elf Secret Realm opens and players flood in, let’s not even talk about the minuscule odds of finding a rare elf in this vast Sea of Elves.

Even if you find one by chance, according to what Betis said earlier, it still depends on the elf’s choice, whether she is willing to choose you for a contract.

Betis once said that high-level elves already possess a certain degree of intelligence and aren’t easily fooled.

If it were someone else using connections, Lin Yi would despise such rule-breaking behavior.

But if it’s himself doing it, heh heh...

That’s a different matter altogether.

Why let others benefit when you can keep the good stuff in the family.....