The Jondar Forest at dusk was a little dim, and the surroundings were quiet and gloomy, except for the occasional snake, ant, insect, and mouse sounds coming from the bushes. Elistine still transformed into a beautiful mottled deer walking in front of him, while Qin Lun had no choice but to follow behind him with the elven thief on his back.

The Gale Leopard that brought them to the elven druid had long since disappeared. It probably felt that it had completed its mission and had returned to its territory to search for food.

“Are you a ranger?” Spotted Deer turned around and spat out human words as he asked Qin Lun.

“No, I’m a hunter.” Qin Lun replied with a smile.

The skills of elven hunters and elven rangers were somewhat similar, but seriously speaking, these were two different combat professions. Rangers could master long-range offensive skills and close combat martial skills. Most rangers could use elven longbows, one-handed swords, and short daggers to fight. If necessary, they could mount horses to fight and become a ranger.

Although the weapons used by elven hunters were similar to rangers, they were more focused on long-range attacks and various traps. At the same time, they usually had a pet that assisted them in hunting. They were good at tracking and hiding. The difference between the two was that rangers were more adept at frontal combat, while hunters liked to set traps to kill their prey.

“Are you a hunter?” Elistine’s big, bright deer eyes revealed a trace of surprise.

Qin Lun smiled and pulled away his windbreaker with one hand, revealing the light and darkness around his waist, as well as the Evil Dagger. Facts speak louder than words.

“My hunting companion belongs to an abyss creature. Grandmaster shouldn’t like it, so I won’t make a fool of myself in front of you.”

“Goblin gunpowder? It seems that the quality is quite high. It seems like you’ve learned a lot during the years you’ve been out training!” Elistine nodded noncommittally. After thinking for a while, he couldn’t help but advise, “No matter what, using abyssal creatures as hunting companions will still attract criticism within the clan. You’d better change to a jungle creature as a pet if you have time.”

“Haha, thank you for your kindness. I also have the same idea. It’s just that it’s not easy to find a jungle creature with high combat strength. Now, I have to make do with it.” Qin Lun said casually.

What a joke. Cyberlus has already advanced to a Tier 6 creature. Although there is still a gap between him and a Tier 1 creature, is the Hellfire Devil Hound’s combat strength comparable to an ordinary creature? Moreover, Cyberus had thick skin, thick flesh, and strong vitality. As Qin Lun’s flesh shield, it was irreplaceable.

However, Elistine’s words gave Qin Lun another idea. He didn’t sign the second summoned item because Cyberus took up most of his Spirit and Energy Points. Now that his body stats had increased, he could sign another summoning item.

“Master Elistine, you are so familiar with this area. Do you have any good suggestions?” Qin Lun suddenly asked with a smile.

Druids have many animal forms themselves, and although they sometimes drive jungle creatures, they do not sign summoning contracts with jungle creatures. The druid in front of her was kind and gentle. Judging from the fact that she had helped the Gale Leopard, she should have maintained a good relationship with the surrounding forest kings. Perhaps she could use her relationship to trick an excellent summoner.

Sure enough, after Qin Lun asked with thick skin, Elistine immediately regretted talking too much. After a long time, he said, “Let’s go back to the Fairy Court first. The matter before us is even more important.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Elistine quickened his pace and fled without looking back, as if he was very ashamed of his perfunctory attitude. Longer, who was lying behind Qin Lun, rolled his eyes. This elven druid was either too young or too kind. He was really easy to fool.

After following Elistine for more than two hours, the three finally stopped at the bank of a large lake. The lake was very wide, covering an area of tens of square kilometers. It was sparkling under the setting sun and rippled with microwaves.

Qin Lun and Long Er had seen this lake from afar. Their campsite was only a few thousand meters away from here last night. The stream that the jungle creatures used as a source of drinking water eventually flowed into the lake.

“What are you still waiting for? Come here!” Elistine walked towards a boulder on the shore of the lake. The boulder was about fifty feet tall and thirty feet wide. It stood on the shore like a small cliff.

No way! Qin Lun raised his eyebrows and slowly approached the druid. Elistine didn’t have as many thoughts as Qin Lun, and with a single step, he directly smashed into the boulder.

Surprisingly, the druid transformed into a mottled deer that didn’t hit a wall at all and sank into the boulder without any hindrance. Now, even Longer, who was on Qin Lun’s back, understood that there must be something wrong with this lake. Perhaps it was just a large-scale concealment spell.

Qin Lun took a deep breath and forcefully crashed into the boulder. It was as if he had passed through a faint and invisible membrane. The scenery in front of Qin Lun and Long Er was suddenly completely different. The lake had disappeared and was replaced by a huge elven city.

At this moment, beneath their feet was a thirty-meter-wide floating bridge. The floating bridge was made up of green vines as thick as her arms. Below it was a vast moat that flowed endlessly. It was made up of numerous streams in the forest.

The end of the floating bridge was connected to a green “city wall”. The city wall was covered with various plant vines. Only small cracks allowed one to see the real city wall made of large bluestones.

Two tall oak trees stood at the left and right of the city gate. Their thick branches extended and twisted together in midair, forming an arched city gate filled with natural aura.

However, what attracted Qin Lun’s attention the most was the towering World Tree in the center of the city. The branches of the World Tree stretched out and stretched out from within the city walls. It was like a huge umbrella that spread out in the air, enveloping the entire city. The emerald-green branches climbed along the umbrella bones, and the fruits condensed on them hung down like beads.

The crown of the World Tree was crisscrossed, spiraling upwards one layer at a time. The crown below was large, and the crown above was small. It was like a spiral drill bit, and it was like a high pagoda with distinct layers.

Within each canopy, one could vaguely see numerous elven treehouses. The hazy candlelight emitted from the houses was like a luminous firefly amidst the branches of trees. From afar, one could feel calm and peaceful. It was like a beautiful and tranquil fairyland in the woods. It was so elegant that it made one suffocate.

The World Tree paired with the outer city walls made the entire Fairy City look like a gigantic goblet hanging upside down on the ground. Perhaps this was the origin of the name “Demon Cup Royal Court”. Compared to this, the Moonlight Forest, which Qin Lun had seen before, was simply a crude forest relay station.

[Apostle 70053, you have found the Cup of Nations in Jondar Forest. This information will be posted to all guild members. The current Guidance Mission is 70% complete. You can choose to submit this mission. You can also submit it after accepting the official mission of the Theopian Fairy. At that time, the Guidance Mission will be 100% complete.]

[Tip: Fortress guilds must participate in historical storylines with a World Exploration Rate of 0.01% or more, otherwise they will not be able to trigger the main mission.]

[Tip: Guiding quests exceed 50% completion. Quest time is close to the theoretical minimum. There is no missing historical storyline. If you obtain 100% completion, the first two team members who enter the Demon Cup Royal Court will receive double quest rewards and an increase of 5 Longevity Soul Points.]

After receiving the prompt from the shattered starry sky, Qin Lun felt that the back of his neck had been lightly patted by someone. It was obviously Longer’s excitement. With so many thousand more broken crystals and exchange vouchers, perhaps the elven thieves didn’t care too much, but raising the maximum lifespan by 5 points was not a small harvest.

“Hold back and don’t reveal yourself. You’re seriously injured now!” Qin Lun angrily whispered to himself. He had been carrying the elven thief for a few hours, and now he felt extremely tired. He just wanted to find a chair to lie down and rest.

“Welcome home!” Elistine had removed his deer form and stood on the bridge smiling kindly.

…

After crossing the city gate made up of two giant oaks, Qin Lun curiously observed the interior of the Fairy City. Beneath his feet was an exquisite gravel avenue, with numerous elven wooden houses standing on both sides.

The area where the World Tree was located could not be densely populated with ordinary trees. The few tall trees in the city, including the two giant oaks that made up the city gates, were all treants who spontaneously arched the World Tree. They were carefully cared for by the elves, otherwise they would have to leave the World Tree Region because they did not have enough nutrients.

In addition to the high-rise treehouses built on the spiral leaves of the World Tree, the ordinary Jondahl elves built many beautiful and elegant tall shacks on the outskirts of the city.

As it was almost dusk, orange candlelight shone in the wooden house, and many cheers and laughter could be heard. From afar, it was as if the city was surrounded by a wide ribbon of starlight.

At the bottom of the World Tree was a magnificent elven castle. The huge bluestones formed three staircase-shaped city walls. Every once in a while, there was a bluestone arrow pagoda, and many mage pagodas stood tall on the inner floor. Between the open porch and the curtains of Stone City, the patrol guards were faintly visible.

At this moment, at the end of the Broken Stone Avenue, in front of the city gate of the Fairy Castle, there were two rows of Fairy Knights. These knights had solemn expressions. They wore exquisite armor and fiery red cloaks. Their helmets were decorated with long feathers.

They held their halberds tightly in their right hands and raised their torches high in their left, illuminating the castle gates.

In front of the two groups of elven knights were several handsome elves dressed in gorgeous robes, their hands wrapped in wide sleeves, waiting quietly.

“It can’t be to welcome us!” Long Er, who was still lying on Qin Lun’s back, muttered guiltily.

“Probably … no!” Looking at this grand posture, even Qin Lun was a little uncertain this time.

Elistine, who was leading the way, did not hear the two discussing in a low voice. Even if he did, he probably would not care. The elven druid raised his chest and headed straight for the elven castle.