Anshelin didn't rush to examine the somewhat mysterious black book but instead opened the small wooden box first. However, she felt somewhat disappointed because, inside the box, apart from several pieces of not-too-small stones, there was nothing else.
However, Anshelin's disappointment quickly vanished as she soon discovered the uniqueness of these stones. Although these stones were entirely black, upon careful inspection, one could see a much finer, faint green light occasionally flashing on the surface of the stones, resembling an electric current. Anshelin immediately realized that these strange stones were extraordinary. However, at the same time, she cautioned herself not to reach out and touch these stones because she couldn't be sure whether the occasional green electric light appearing on the stones would cause harm to anyone touching them.
So, Anshelin put down the wooden box filled with strange stones and began to examine the all-black book. After confirming that there were no occasional flashes of green light on the surface of the book, Anshelin dared to hold the book in her hand for inspection. How should I put it? Although the cover of the book was made of pure wood, the feel of it was almost the same as stone. However, Anshelin didn't pay much attention to it. She just considered it as petrification effect due to the wooden cover being buried in the stone for a long time.
The pages of this book were made of tough animal skin, making the whole book look heavy, but the actual number of pages was not many. The content of the book was obviously handwritten, so Anshelin preferred to call it a notebook rather than a book.
It is worth noting that the font used to record the text in the book looked very childish, giving Anshelin a strange feeling of familiarity. However, since this ancient elven script was somewhat peculiar, Anshelin didn't pay too much attention to it and instead focused on the content of the book.
The first part of this notebook mainly introduced dark magic. Although this part of the content was nothing special, Anshelin was pleasantly surprised to see it. Because what they had comprehended about dark magic was almost identical to what was recorded in the notebook, which meant that the direction of the Dark Elf's practice of dark magic was not wrong.
After all, in the initial stage of contact with dark magic, Dark Elves, relying on their talent in dark magic, quickly mastered the basic knowledge of dark magic. However, after that, Dark Elves entered a bottleneck stage in their practice. Their understanding of dark magic became unusually slow, and the majority of elves were stuck in the advanced stage of the entry-level dark magic, stagnating for more than a hundred years.
Even though Dark Elves were obsessed with dark magic and even though Dark Elves had an extremely long lifespan of hundreds of years, they still couldn't find a way out of the bottleneck stage. They began to question the various practices and content of practicing dark magic.
Some Dark Elves believed that it was due to the poor teaching ability of the Dark Magic Association, lacking effective methods to impart advanced dark magic knowledge, which made it difficult for them to improve their practice of dark magic. There were also some elves who believed that the power of dark magic might have been exaggerated, and this magic might not be as powerful as it seemed. What they could learn now might already be all there was to dark magic. These elves believed that there was no room for further improvement in practicing dark magic, and Dark Elves should no longer continue to focus on practicing dark magic.
In addition, since the twelve pioneers of dark magic joined the then Elder Council under the worship of the Dark Elves and successfully obtained the leadership of the council, it actually caused extreme dissatisfaction among many original members of the Elder Council. So, now it cannot be ruled out that those voices questioning the twelve pioneers of dark magic, or even claiming that they were all frauds, were made by members of the original Elder Council behind the scenes.
In this somewhat troublesome situation, where their reputation and power were at stake, Anshelin, as the rotating chairman of the Dark Magic Association, had been under immense work pressure in recent years. Therefore, when Anshelin read the content of the book, which inexplicably discovered, and found that it was not different from her understanding of dark magic, her mood could be imagined to be how excited she was. What's more, what made Archbishop Anshelin so excited that she almost lost her composure was that, in the latter part of this book, it actually recorded methods to break through the bottleneck and continue to improve dark magic power.
According to the records in the book, deep underground on the planet of Elferia, there is a kind of ore called "Doom." This ore is entirely black, and there are faint irregular movements of faint green light on the surface from time to time. Doom ore is a magical combustible ore containing powerful energy, but it can only be ignited under specific conditions, such as the power of dark magic.
When Doom ore burns, it releases a unique energy contained in the ore in the form of smoke. This energy is usually stable in its state and appears to be no different from the smoke released after ordinary ore combustion. However, if this smoke is mixed with two unique plants on the planet of Elferia, they will produce a wonderful chemical reaction. The energy in the smoke will adhere to the mixture of the two plants. As long as Dark Elves eat these Amant flowers and Egesian grass, they can absorb the Doom energy attached to the two plants into their bodies.
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However, this energy itself cannot actively bring any abilities to Dark Elves. But this Doom energy is very helpful for Dark Elves to practice dark magic, and it is only suitable as an auxiliary tool for practicing dark magic. In addition, this Doom power can significantly enhance the power of dark magic, making it easier for Dark Elves to launch dark magic. Overall, this Doom ore is tailor-made for Dark Elves as a tool specifically designed to assist in practicing dark magic.
In the last part of this notebook, the approximate direction of the Doom ore vein was recorded—from the central position deep underground to a hundred meters below the ground, you can find the source of the Doom ore vein. Of course, the notebook also mentioned the several stones in that small wooden box. Originally, those strange stones were left as extras to prevent readers from disbelieving the content of the book.
Anxilin's hands trembled incessantly as she held the notebook. She never expected that after encountering a century-long bottleneck in practicing dark magic, and amid the skepticism from various sectors of society toward the Dark Magic Association, this mysterious notebook would appear in Anxilin's hands like a godsend.
"This is simply a gift from the heavens! It's truly fortunate! It seems that there's always a way out, even when the road ahead is rough. The heavens don't want us to fail!" Anxilin exclaimed excitedly to herself. At this moment, even her dark purple face flushed noticeably with excitement.
Despite unexpectedly obtaining this notebook and thereby discovering methods to break through the bottleneck of practicing dark magic and improve efficiency, Anxilin proceeded cautiously and did not immediately disclose the contents of the notebook to the public. Instead, she decided to conduct experiments according to the instructions in the notebook to verify the authenticity and reliability of its contents.
Anxilin was unsure of the identity of the person who wrote this notebook or why she found this box. Or should it be said, why did this box choose to be found by her? Anxilin was puzzled by the whole situation. But driven by her extreme desire for knowledge of dark magic, she was willing to risk the unknown dangers and personally verify the contents recorded in the notebook.
Therefore, for a long time afterward, besides presiding over routine daily meetings and appeasing the emotionally unstable population who had been stuck in a bottleneck period of practice, Anxilin completely secluded herself, retreating into the underground data room of Blackstone Castle, devoting all her energy to studying the contents of the notebook.
If she wanted to test whether several pieces of Doomstone were indeed helpful in practicing dark magic, Anxilin would have to collect the two plants described in the book—Amandea flowers and Agathis herbs.
However, due to the extremely high ecological requirements of Amandea flowers and Agathis herbs for natural, healthy, and green environments during their growth, and the serious damage to the ecosystem within the Dark Elf-controlled area caused by years of neglect and insufficient resources, this land was no longer suitable for the growth of Amandea flowers and Agathis herbs. Therefore, even though Anxilin traversed the entire Dark Elf-controlled area, she could only collect a very small amount of Amandea flowers and Agathis herbs for experimentation.
Upon hearing this, Hao Yun revealed an "I see" expression. He then said, "No wonder the Dark Elves dispatched a heavy army to attack Misty Town, right? It turns out their goal was to seize this fertile land suitable for the growth of Amandea flowers and Agathis herbs!"
Eileen nodded, agreeing with Hao Yun's statement. Taking advantage of the time Hao Yun posed his question,
"However, from your description, this Archbishop Anxilin seems very knowledgeable, and she doesn't sound like someone vicious and brutal, launching wars and slaughtering lives at will. So, what exactly happened to lead her to wage this war against the Light Elves?" Hao Yun briefly described his first impression of Archbishop Anxilin, then asked with some confusion.
Eileen sighed softly and said, "Alas! What you need to know is that it has been hundreds of years since Archbishop Anxilin's reign. Many things have happened here during this time. And Archbishop Anxilin fell long before that because of what happened here."
Eileen's answer somewhat surprised Dao Lao and Hao Yun. Because, from Eileen's description, the lifespan of ordinary elves on the planet Elven is at least three thousand years. And for Dark Elves like Archbishop Anxilin, their lifespan exceeds eight thousand years. So from a temporal perspective, Archbishop Anxilin's demise definitely had nothing to do with her lifespan; there must have been another hidden reason.
Thinking of this, the name "Doomstone" floated into Hao Yun's mind. At the same time, he also vaguely felt that the appearance of this Doomstone would not bring any good luck to the Dark Elves.
Seeing that Hao Yun and Dao Lao showed no intention of continuing to ask questions, Eileen poured herself another glass of wine and continued to tell the story of Archbishop Anxilin.
Due to the extremely poor ecological environment in the Dark Elf territory, Anxilin was worried that the Amandea flowers and Agathis herbs she collected might not be fresh enough, affecting the chemical reaction between them and the Doomstone energy. However, given the current situation, finding these raw materials was already very good. Therefore, Anxilin could only console herself that having something was better than nothing and then proceed with these materials to start various experiments.
According to the notebook, the more perfectly the energy generated by the combustion of Amandea flowers, Agathis herbs, and Doomstone merges, the more helpful it is for the Dark Elves to absorb this Doomstone energy. It's like a lubricant between the Dark Elves and dark magic, helping the two to coordinate with each other better. Therefore, Anxilin's primary focus of experimentation was to find the best way to perfectly integrate Amandea flowers, Agathis herbs, and Doomstone energy. Anxilin had tried various methods. For example, she smoked Amandea flowers and Agathis herbs with burning Doomstone, then ate the smoked flowers and herbs. Or she crushed and mixed the three and burned the mixture thoroughly in a closed container. Afterwards, she inhaled all the smoke in the container and then ground the remaining mixture into powder, stirred it in water, and drank it, and so on.
Overall, although Anxilin's experimental methods sounded unreliable and dangerous, just as described in the notebook, no matter how the Doomstone energy reacted when inhaled into the body by various methods, Anxilin would find that the power generated when she used dark magic was significantly enhanced compared to the usual state.