Rebirth : The Alchemist's Path

"This... This is the Queen's ancestral stone necklace... How did it end up with you?"

Seeing the blue gemstone necklace in Sylvus' hand, the Elven man couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

The other Elves quickly looked over and realized it was indeed the ancestral stone necklace of Her Majesty, the Queen. They could sense the Queen's aura from the necklace.

"Naturally, it was given to me by your Queen. Now, can this serve as proof that I was indeed invited by her?" Sylvus asked.

Although the necklace was something he had taken by force, since Elina had not reclaimed it, he figured it wasn't a lie to say she gave it to him.

"Impossible! Her Majesty the Queen would never give her ancestral stone to someone like you! Tell us, how did you really come to possess this?"

As the Elven man spoke, all the Elves around Sylvus unleashed their magical auras, ready to attack at any moment.

The ancestral stone was something only the Queen of the Elves possessed, and it was incredibly important. There was no way the Queen would give it to someone else.

Watching the Elves prepare to attack despite the evidence he presented, Sylvus frowned, feeling somewhat irritated. He had already shown them proof, yet they still didn't believe him.

"If you don't believe me, then I'll just summon your Queen here personally," Sylvus said, shaking his head.

"Hmph! Go ahead and try! I bet you're just another scoundrel after the beauty of our Elven women. We've seen plenty of your kind before."

"Great Space Summoning!"

Sylvus couldn't be bothered to argue further. With a single thought, the blue gemstone in his hand began to glow, and a rift in space appeared around him.

At the same time, in the Elven territory…

Queen Elina was standing in front of a green wall, lost in thought.

In the next moment, she felt a ripple of power surrounding her.

"Who dares?"

Elina huffed coldly, her magical power surging as she tried to resist the force pulling her.

However, her expression quickly changed.

Even though she was a powerful nine-star Mage Emperor, she couldn't stop this summoning power.

"Such a strong space summoning... Could it be…?"

Elina frowned.

There was only one person in the entire continent with such power.

But why would he summon her now?

Could he have arrived in the Elven lands?

Realizing this, Elina stopped resisting, knowing it was pointless.

In the next second, her body turned into a streak of light and vanished.

Back in Elven Town...

"What a powerful force! What is this guy doing? Is he attacking us?"

"Everyone, be on guard! This man is no ordinary person. He must be plotting something sinister by trying to enter our Elven lands. We can't let him succeed!"

Seeing the space rift around Sylvus, the Elves were on high alert. The humans in the town also frowned, uncertain of Sylvus' intentions.

"Elina, come out."

Sylvus said calmly.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, a graceful figure slowly emerged from the space rift.

"Boss, I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly,"

said the figure with a slight smile, and it was none other than Queen Elina of the Elves.

When the Queen appeared, both the Elves and the humans in the town were stunned.

No one had expected that Sylvus would actually summon the Queen herself.

Even more surprising was the fact that the Queen, who was usually solemn and stern, was now smiling.

Who exactly was this man standing before them?

"We pay our respects to Her Majesty, the Queen!"

The Elves, who had been ready to attack Sylvus moments ago, immediately bowed in respect. Their hearts were filled with confusion, as their elegant and dignified Queen was treating a human with such deference.

"Rise. What is going on here?"

Elina asked, slightly puzzled, as she hadn't expected to find her people here.

The leading Elven man quickly explained everything that had happened.

Elina frowned as she listened.

"So, it seems our Elves have once again offended this man?"

Sylvus smiled and said, "Elina, this ancestral stone should be considered a gift from you, right? They didn't believe me, so I had no choice but to call you."

Elina's eye twitched slightly.

Technically, Sylvus had taken the stone by force, but she simply didn't have the power to reclaim it.

However, she dared not say that aloud.

While the ancestral stone did hold the secrets of the Elves, she herself hadn't been able to uncover them. For her, it was more of a symbolic item.

"Boss, I hope you won't take offense. Over the years, many human strongmen have tried to enter our lands to abduct Elven women, so they have become very cautious,"

Elina said with a look of concern.

"It's fine. If I were offended, you wouldn't see them standing here right now,"

Sylvus said calmly.

He truly wasn't upset. In this continent, there were indeed slavers who captured Elven women to sell for profit. It was understandable for the Elves to be on guard.

"This is Sylvus, the Boss of the famous shop in Holy City and a most important guest of our Elven race. From now on, you are to treat him with the utmost respect,"

Elina said, addressing the Elves around her.

Sylvus?

Upon hearing his name, the Elves and the townspeople were shaken to the core.

The name "Sylvus" had been spreading across the entire continent in recent days.

Everyone knew of him.

It was said that he was the strongest being in the continent, capable of enduring the divine thunder tribulation with his bare hands.

He was even said to have toyed with God of Law level beings from the undead race.

Realizing that they had just faced such a powerful figure, the Elves were filled with fear.

Thankfully, they hadn't done anything too rash, or they would have surely perished.

Elina looked at Sylvus and said, "Since you're here, allow me to take you into the Elven lands."

Sylvus nodded. The sooner he finished his business with the Elves, the sooner he could move on to the Dwarves.

Once his tasks were complete, he would receive his system rewards.

With that, Elina and Sylvus flew off into the sky together.

The rest of the Elves stayed behind in the town.

News of Sylvus' arrival in the Elven lands spread quickly.

"Where exactly is your territory?"

Sylvus asked as he flew alongside Elina.

"Our lands are within the Sunset Forest. But in order to enter, one must be guided by an Elf. Otherwise, even if you enter the forest, you won't be able to find our kingdom,"

Elina explained.

Before long, they arrived at a vast and endless forest.

This was the Sunset Forest, the largest forest in the north.

As soon as they entered the forest, Sylvus noticed that the life energy here was far stronger than anywhere else.

If someone were to settle here, even an ordinary person could live for over a hundred years.

"Boss, this is the entrance to our Elven lands,"

Elina said a few minutes later, pointing at a giant tree ahead of them.