Chapter 73: Rescuing the Elf Girls

Lili bowed slightly, her voice sweet: "Hello, sir! If there is anything you need to know, just tell me, and I will do my best to find the answer for you."

Lin Fan reconsidered and realized he did indeed need a guide. "Alright! You follow me then; I need to buy a lot of things."

The shop owner continued: "Thank you, sir. Hiring Lili only costs five Zhou Cards a day. She will answer any questions you have about the town; it's definitely a great value."

Lin Fan bargained offhandedly, "One Zhou Card."

To his surprise, the shop owner looked delighted and finalized the deal. "Fine! Deal!"

Lin Fan knew he had been tricked; the owner had intentionally inflated the price, but Lin Fan didn't lack this bit of money.

After walking out of the shop, Lin Fan began to ask this little know-it-all:

"Lili, tell me about the basic situation of the town."

Lili nodded, a hint of excitement in her eyes: "Sir, although Wild Source Town is not large, trading here is extremely frequent. All kinds of Energy Crystals, lost ancient relics, and even endangered Elf Girls can be found here."

Lin Fan's brow furrowed. Elf Girls? Could it be that he hadn't left the Chaos Era yet?

He immediately followed up with a question. "Lili, what year is it now?"

Lili was somewhat puzzled by Lin Fan's reaction; why would he suddenly ask this question?

"It is currently the Year of Order 7089. Why, sir, is there a problem?"

"No problem, I was just asking."

Lin Fan replied calmly, but in his heart, he understood that this was exactly the end of the Chaos Era.

The turmoil at the end of the Chaos Era prompted people to begin thinking about and reconstructing social order.

Moreover, a very famous figure appeared during this period: the Qin Emperor.

Rumor has it that it was the Qin Emperor who ended the Chaos Era and created a new order, later being called the God Lord by the Immortal Realm.

Could it be because his impersonation of the God Lord was exposed? Had the God Lord captured him and brought him to his own era?

This was too absurd.

Lin Fan pressed on with his questions, "Lili, what is the Qin Emperor doing right now?"

Lili puffed out her cheeks, "The Qin Emperor? He's naturally busy at war with the Ancient Gods. Currently, the entire Earth Realm is short on energy, which is why our currency is based on energy units."

Lin Fan was overjoyed. If the Qin Emperor was so busy, he certainly wouldn't have time to deal with the minor matter of Lin Fan impersonating him.

"Lili, take me to find the Elf Girls!"

Hearing this, Lili suddenly stopped and whispered in Lin Fan's ear, "Sir, do you really want to go to that kind of place? You'll be beheaded if you're caught."

Lin Fan nodded, "Yes, I'm going. Lead the way."

Lili took small, hesitant steps, clearly resistant. "Sir, this…"

Lin Fan chuckled, flipping the black card in his hand. "I understand, you need more money. Take me there, and all the Zhou Cards in this Black Gold Card are yours."

Lili's eyes were fixed on the black card flipping between Lin Fan's fingers. "Really?"

"Would I lie to you?" As he spoke, Lin Fan shoved the Black Gold Card directly into her hand.

"Sir, follow me."

Lili held a crumpled map, turning left and right before knocking a few times on an inconspicuous, dilapidated door and exchanging some nonsensical secret codes.

A series of silent footsteps came from inside the door, and then it was quietly opened.

Standing behind the door was a man with a full beard. His eyes looked somewhat cloudy, clearly having spent a long time in this place.

"Lead the way." Lili nodded, then turned and whispered to Lin Fan.

The man glanced at Lin Fan with a suspicious gaze, but upon seeing the Spirit Stone in Lin Fan's hand, a flash of greed appeared in his eyes. He immediately broke into a smile and stepped aside without hesitation.

"Come in."

Lin Fan nodded and followed Lili through that dilapidated door.

Inside was a dim room, and the air was filled with a strange smell.

Dark curtains hung on the walls, seemingly used to hide things they didn't want the outside world to see.

After the door was completely closed, the man held a kerosene lamp in one hand and a large bunch of keys in the other, walking ahead while speaking.

"Sir, you've arrived just in time! A fresh one just came in, and she's still a virgin."

Lin Fan followed closely behind as the man used a key to open a cellar lock.

After passing through a narrow passage, they arrived at a brightly lit underground warehouse.

Miscellaneous items were piled in the corners of the warehouse, making it look disorganized.

Lin Fan's gaze quickly swept over the room, finding the layout extremely eerie.

Several Elf Girls sat on platforms of varying heights.

They were wearing tight-fitting qipaos, and their figures and faces were all exquisite, yet their eyes were hollow and dull, as if they had completely lost their sense of self.

Even more shocking, several men stood beside these girls, ordering them to pull open their clothes for closer inspection, while the girls offered no resistance.

"The number of these Elf Girls is already very scarce. The Qin Emperor has strictly ordered that all members of the Elf Race be handed over. These are the last few," Lili said flatly.

Lin Fan's gaze turned stern. He had long heard that the imperial harem had three thousand beauties, but this Qin Emperor actually wanted all of the Elf Race handed over.

Truly debauched and excessive; no wonder the Ancient Gods were at war with him.

The man walked over, looking at the well-proportioned Elf Race members with heartache:

"Isn't that right? We used to live respectable lives, but now we can only hide in this cellar. One slip-up and we'll be beheaded.

Oh, let's not talk about that. Sir, come this way. I'll show you the new virgin. She's quite exquisite."

The man pulled back a piece of silk, revealing a Mystic Iron cage. Immediately, a fragrance wafted out.

Inside was an elf woman with a slender figure and a delicate face, appearing to be about 16 or 17 years old in human years, with green eyes that were pitifully moving.

This was truly a top-tier specimen. Unfortunately, she was from the Elf Race. With Lin Chen being the Queen of the Elf Race…

For a moment, Lin Fan didn't know whether to take her or let her go.

Seeing Lin Fan's dazed reaction, the man's lips curled into a smile, clearly seeing an excellent trading opportunity.

"This Young Miss is already our last treasure, a descendant of the Water Spirit Clan. The price is very high."

Lin Fan's gaze flickered for a moment, and then he said coldly, "I want to buy them."

The man was stunned, suspecting he had misheard. Coming here once already cost a fortune, and buying one was even more impossible.

And he wanted to buy them, more than one!

"Sir, what did you say? You want to buy them?"

"Yes, I want to buy them—all the Elf Girls you have here."

"Are you sure, sir? This is an astronomical sum!"

"Price is not an issue." Lin Fan looked the man straight in the eye, his tone cold.

The man seemed to feel Lin Fan's determination and grinned. "Alright then, wait a moment while I calculate how many Zhou Cards are needed."

The man flicked the beads of an abacus and spoke a moment later. "Sir, I have a total of eight girls here. Based on a daily income of 600 Zhou Cards, they can work for at least ten years. That's a total of 17.52 million Zhou Cards."

Hearing this number, Lili felt like she couldn't breathe at all.

Lin Fan calmly pulled out an Immortal Crystal. "Look at this. How much is it worth?"

The man's eyes were fixed on the Immortal Crystal in Lin Fan's hand. "This… this is… Star Core Energy! Each one is worth at least ten billion Zhou Cards."

Lin Fan casually stuffed the Immortal Crystal into the man's hand. "It's yours."

"Sir, this… this…"