It is like stepping into another world.
Oh wait. It is!
Beyond the magical portal is a completely different universe, operating on a completely different rule and principle than the pri universe, where I have co from.
Ancient trees tower over , reaching far into the sky and glowing majestically under the twin moons – red and green – above.
I think goblin cos from the green one.
Moonlight streams through the dense tree lines, through their thick branches and vast leaves, bathing the waist-high grasses and foliage on the ground brilliantly.
Eternal night blankets the entire forest day and night, disorientating my perception of ti – not really since I do know exactly what ti it is.
It is just one of my senses thanks to my power. It helps navigate the tistream, jumping back and forth in the tiline with pinpoint accuracy.
"It is always night here, Master. Another blessing from the Goddess herself."
Elune reminds when I stare unblinkingly at the clear starry sky.
Due to all the light pollutions back on planet Earth, being able to see the natural beauty of the universe with a naked eye is a very rewarding occasion.
I did a few tis when I wandered around the Sahara Desert with a team of Hydra, looking for ancient burial tombs.
We did find it after several night of searching. The desert is a very big place after all. I will tell you all about our little treasure hunts around Egypt as well as all over the world later.
"Please follow , Master. The elders wish to see you."
Elune beckons and slowly walks towards a massive tree located in the centre of the forest.
There is a very clear path, leading there even if the ground is covered with overgrown foliage.
I take a deep breath, trying to calm my excited heart before following Elune, all under the discerning eyes of the Rangers and Hunters.
Rangers and Hunters are Elvish Classes or Ranks. It is probably classes. Ranks are different from what I can tell. Elune is a Huntress, but her rank is very high thanks to her connection to the Goddess herself.
There are more classes like Druids and Wardens amongst the elves.
This starting to sound a lot like Azeroth.
I think I will na this world Azeroth just for the heck of it. It is called Azula – h.
As for Warcraft itself, the ga hasn't even been conceived yet.
In fact, Blizzard Entertainnt hasn't existed as far as I know. It will be around February 1991 if I recall correctly. I am still unsure whether I should start the company myself or let those nerds do it for and buy them out in the end.
I am leaning more to the latter since there is no need for to do all the hard works.
Blizzard might not even follow the sa growth rate and gain imnse popularity like they did in the original tiline. So much have changed in the pri universe.
The PlayStation will basically bulldozer the whole gaming market when it is released.
For its powerful specification and relatively cheap price, there is no way the console will not dominate the market, especially when I already have like hundreds of high-quality gas ready to be sold.
Selling just licencing and toolkits will make back the insanely (falsified) expensive manufacturing cost, so it will justify our marketing strategy. I don't want the United States Governnt looking too deeply into this.
I wonder whether Nintendo or other gaming companies will co knocking on my door, begging for a eting on the account of killing their market? They would be a fool not to.
The gaming companies are one of the reasons why I need the power and fa of Chrono Holdings.
Chrono Holdings will also force Bill Gates and Steve Jobs and their respective companies to the table, making them take seriously amongst other things.
Revealing the powerhouse that Terra Entertainnt during the court case does kill a lot of birds.
In any case, I will deal with all of that later. There is no need to hurry when the whole pri universe is completely frozen in ti.
The elves are hiding in the treelines, watching . They are whispering amongst themselves, but I am unable to understand what they are saying.
They are obviously not speaking English. They probably have no idea what English is.
I don't know why I can understand Elune and she can understand though. Perhaps it is due to the master-servant sort of connection we have. That makes thing easy, I suppose.
"Selene. Linguistic analysis. I want to know their language by heart within the next 5 minutes."
I order the virtual intelligence in my head.
[Acknowledged, Operator]
Selene will map out the language for and produce a neutral interface package for .
Once the package is uploaded and integrated into my brain, I will understand and speak their language fluently.
This is how I get around all the language barrier when I am in a foreign country.
I tend to only speak English when I am outside the United States since I like to see what the foreigners are saying about , especially when they think I don't know their language.
People speaks their mind when they think no one is listening or understand them.
Over the decades, Shield have gathered a lot of dirt on everyone in the United States through its totally illegal surveillance system.
There are probably enough blackmail materials for to basically take down the entire United States Governnt – but not yet.
So important pieces aren't in place yet.
I think I speak about 60 different languages at the mont, including dead one like Egyptian and Aztec because of reasons.
Although sounds a lot, it is not really that many considering there are more 6500 spoken languages in the world.
Most of those languages are not that useful, so I didn't bother learning them.
Regardless of whether I can understand the elves or not, I think they don't like very much, probably due to their deep seeded grudge against the humans of their world.
Those humans are encroaching on their forest, cutting countless trees down to power their constant expansion. They have also kidnapped a lot of dark elven children, who are quiet exotic goods due to their longevity and natural beauties.
I don't need to tell you what those humans use those elves for.
This is a dieval age after all.
Democracy is dead. Actually, it isn't even born yet.
Even as a human, I am a guest, and as one who is favoured by the Goddess, they will not harm .
Well, if they tried, they will find that I am not a pushover.
My power will work on them since they are mortals. They will age. And they will die.
It is simply the natural order. I am the master of that natural order.
No body fuck with ti!
As I follows Elune while staring a little bit at her swaying butt, I could feel the extrely dense magical energy flows through unhindered.
If my body has a magical core or magical pathways or sothing similar, the magical energy would be absorbed into my being, strengthening , powering and allowing to cast magic.
Sadly, I don't have any an of storing or producing magical energy in my body. I was born on Earth, to a pair of muggles after all.
"Is there a way for to use magic, Elune?"
I question casually.
Although I am not very interested in the magic of the elves since they draw their magical power from the world instead from within themselves, I am still curious.
There might be so uses to that, which I may have not thought of yet.
Besides, the way the elves casted and activated magic is similar to consuming manastones, so it could still prove very useful for the creation of magictech.
Magictech just bypasses so of the necessary sciences and mathematics, giving so aweso toys to play with.
Alex and Hans have managed to create a magic capacitor, which sucks magical energy up like a sponge and then releases it steadily. Sounds a lot like manastones, but pure technology.
No runes or anything of the sort necessary.
Those two impresses greatly. I will find so more brains for them to collaborate. More brains are better. I am talking about scientists, not actual brains.
Hammond uses their theory on magical energy to build a temporal container, which can capture and contain temporal energy.
That is just aweso.
Too bad the damn thing doesn't work most of the ti. He will figure it out eventually. And when he does, I think I will have enough power to open temporal rift on my own.
"I am unsure if there is a way, Master. But if there is, the elders will surely know. They have lived for a very, very long ti."
I nod and scan the treelines, but I am unable to find any elves hiding within.
They are shrouded by a camouflage spell or sothing.
Selene helps locate all the dark elves hidden up there with infrared sensor. At least technology still works here, giving an edge.
And they are susceptible to laser blasts just like Elune did during our little spar.
"Greeting, the one who is favoured by the Goddess."
The five elders greet after I entered the huge room nested inside the tree. They are not crones like I have imagined. They are still quite old though – about in their 60s if they are humans.
The room is quite large, considering how big the damn tree is.
I swear I could fit an entire house inside here.
Also, I am able to understand them because of Selene.
"Greeting, esteems elders of the dark elves. My na is Maximilien Maxwell. Since we are on a very good term, please address as Max or Mr. Maxwell. Whichever you prefer. May I know your nas in return?"
The elders are shocked, learning of the fact that I have just spoke in their language fluently.
"Please leave us to speak with the one who is favoured by the Goddess, Elune of Whisperwind Clan."
Elune nods and excuses herself.
"I will be waiting for you outside, Master."
"Okie."
I response and face the five elders.
Despite their extre ages, I can tell that they manage to retain so of their natural beauties. I think they are about 15,000 years old, give or take a few centuries.
This is one of my other sensory. I can tell how much ti passes for an object or a person.
"I have a na, please use it, esteem elders."
I point out. I didn't like being called the one who favoured by the Goddess.
"Please forgive us, Mr. Maxwell. We are previously unsure whether Elune of Whisperwind had actually been summoned by the Goddess herself. The Goddess has not spoken to us for a while now. My na is Eliana of Shadowsong."
Each of the elders give their na – all starting with E.
I think it has to do with their language or sothing.
And by a while, they an the last 5,000 years – holy fuck!
That is a while huh?
"I see. I suppose the Goddess might be busy cuddling with her boyfriend or soone of the sort. Who knows. Anyway, what can I do for you? Perhaps return your youth, maybe?"
I response calmly.
The elders blink in unison. It is probably not one of the reasons why they have brought here. They did not know about my power at all.
"You can do that?"
One of the elders asked. She looks like she won't have long left to live. Morality is a bitch after all. And towards the end of their lives, anyone is fearful of death.
"Sure, but it is not for free though."
I response with a smile, thinking of what kind of outrageous price I can charge them.
So much devious thought run through my mind.
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