After becoming rich overnight, I handed over the system.

Chapter 119 Hunger

The young prince was still nagging about making arrangements for Lin Liuyi when he suddenly realized he had been kicked out.

"Huh? Why were you kicking me out? If you're unhappy, you can say so!"

Chu Yanwen roared loudly in dissatisfaction, but unfortunately he was no longer in the group, and no one listened to him anymore; only the young prince was left with impotent rage.

"Don't worry, everyone! I've already kicked him out!"

Everyone's anger subsided after that. They had never seen anyone like this before. But could people really be kicked out of the group chat?

"Of course, there are all kinds of people in this world. If you encounter someone you don't like, you can ask them to leave the group chat."

The incident involving the young prince served as a wake-up call for everyone, reminding them not to do anything disliked, especially Li Mingyue, who secretly felt relieved that she had realized her mistake and corrected it.

After calming everyone down, Lin Liuyi then comforted Lan, who was joining the group for the first time, saying, "I'm sorry, this is the first time we've met someone like this in the group. Everyone in the group is a very nice person."

Lan smiled and said it was okay. Then everyone started asking questions they were curious about: Do they really live at the bottom of the sea? Do their tears really turn into pearls? What do they usually eat?

Without that young prince, the atmosphere in the group became even more harmonious.

Carter quickly logged off, as an elf had come looking for his master.

"You should leave quickly, go as far away as possible under the cover of night! Once you're out, don't tell anyone you've seen any elves." The wind elf Sylph couldn't bear it and decided to let them go under the cover of night.

"Aren't you afraid the Elf King will find out that you let us go without permission?" Avalin asked her.

"If you don't leave, you'll be in danger tomorrow!"

"Danger?"

"Stop asking, let's go! Just pretend you've never been to the Elf Kingdom!"

Avalin didn't want to leave; she hadn't seen the Tree of Life yet.

"I..."

"Sylph, you traitor! You let them leave without permission!" Just as Avalin hesitated, the Elf King appeared with his soldiers.

"My lord! Sylph simply doesn't want the elves to have their hands stained with blood!"

"Blood! I'd give my blood to save the Tree of Life! Capture them all! The Life Sacrifice will be held tomorrow!"

Alright, now we don't have to go any further, we even have an elf to keep us company.

"What happened to your Tree of Life? And what is the Sacrifice of Life?" Avalin looked at Sylph in confusion. She had never heard of the Elven Tree of Life having any problems.

"Alas, you've missed your chance to escape!" Sylph sighed.

"A hundred years ago, an elf betrayed the elven kingdom for the sake of humanity, and slowly the Tree of Life began to wither. Later, we discovered that the crystal of the Fountain of Life had been replaced, and the flow of the Fountain of Life became less and less, until it finally dried up completely. Without the Fountain of Life, the Tree of Life also began to wither, and we elves began to shrink as well. More and more elves died, and no new elves were ever born. In the end, only we elves remained."

Sylph explained the reason.

"No, your crystals were stolen. Just go find them and get them back, and that will solve the problem, right?" Avalin thought it was no big deal at all.

“It’s no use. None of the elves we’ve sent out over the years have returned, and their magic is greatly diminished once they leave the Enchanted Forest.” Sylph shook her head. They had tried everything they could over the years.

"Wait a minute, did the elf who stole your crystals fall in love with a human?"

"How do you know? Have you seen her?" Sylph exclaimed excitedly.

"I've never seen it, I've only heard of it." When Avalin traveled the magical continent before, she heard that there was a wood-type mage who had an elf pet. At the time, she was envious and thought that if she could, she would also contract an elf. However, she never expected that she would end up contracting a little goblin.

Sylph immediately looked disappointed again. "What about the sacrifice of life?"

"Oh, it was the king who said he would use your blood to water the Tree of Life!"

"What? Why didn't you tell me something so important? Is it too late to run now?" Now it was Avalin's turn to get excited. She only wanted to pluck some leaves from the Tree of Life to make potions, but she didn't expect to get herself killed here.

"Don't even think about it. We're surrounded by soldiers right now. Even if your goblin is good at fighting, you'll still get hurt!" Sylph advised her to accept her fate.

Thinking that Kate might get hurt, Avalin hesitated, then decided to play it by ear tomorrow.

The next day, they were brought to the Tree of Life early in the morning.

"Where is your Tree of Life?" Avalin asked curiously, looking around.

“Right in front of you!” Sylph reminded her.

Avalin was so disappointed. Could such a small sapling, no bigger than her knees, really be the legendary Tree of Life?

Avalin was pushed by the soldiers to a dried-up small round pit. "Is this the dried-up spring of life?"

"Yes! They want to bleed all your blood into this place and then water the Tree of Life."

"Wait!" Avalin stopped the soldiers who were holding knives and trying to cut her.

"Do you have any last words?"

"No, at least let me see if the Tree of Life can cure it!"

After hesitating for a long time, the Elf King finally decided to see if Avalin could heal the Tree of Life. The elves were peace-loving creatures and did not want to shed blood until the very last moment.

Avalin carefully observed the Tree of Life, using her light magic to sense its condition.

After a moment, she said hesitantly, "It looks like the tree is saying it's hungry!"

"Hungry?" The Elf King looked puzzled, and the others exchanged glances.

Avalin continued, "It seems to have been lacking some kind of nutrient for a long time. Even with my blood, it can only provide temporary relief, not a cure."

Sylph quickly chimed in, "Perhaps she is right, Your Majesty. We cannot act rashly."

After pondering for a moment, the Elf King asked, "Then what do you think should be done?"

Avalin's eyes darted around as she said, "I've studied some ancient potion-making texts, and they mention a special ore that might nourish the Tree of Life. But I need to think about where that ore is."

After weighing the pros and cons, the Elf King granted her request and temporarily released her and Carter.

"Master, where should we look for ore?" Carter scratched his head.

"What ore are you looking for? I'm lying to them!"

"What! Master, let's take this opportunity to escape!" Carter panicked upon hearing this, for these elves wanted his master's blood.

"No rush, no rush. By the way, Carter, ask your magical friends if they have any good ideas?" Avalin wasn't actually lying to the Elf King. The message from the tree was indeed that it was hungry, but she didn't know what the Tree of Life ate.

According to Sylph's description, the Tree of Life used to be nourished by the crystals of the Fountain of Life, so what should she look for to replace it?