It was Beixi, the most radical one.
Deep down, Beixi highly approved of Aelita's theory: only extreme deterrence could create true peace.
But if they actually did that, the Elven Kingdom would become the public enemy of the Aetheram Continent, and even the Celestial Realm might cast its gaze upon them.
Such a devastating act could not be done, at least not until their strength was sufficient!
This war, once fought, was enough to buy the Elven Kingdom a longer period of peace, and with the MC Dungeon, they would always achieve greater development during this time.
By then, they wouldn't need to resort to such measures to achieve extreme deterrence.
Aelita, however, was a bit dejected, sitting by herself, looking melancholic.
Su Lin was very curious about what she had encountered in Doragon that made Aelita suddenly become so extreme.
Beixi knew a little and quietly whispered to Su Lin.
"In the capital of Doragon, Aelita was assassinated by a child who became an orphan due to the war..."
Su Lin understood.
Perhaps it wasn't just that; such an incident happening to Princess Aelita meant that the recently defeated Doragon would certainly have to give the Elven Kingdom an explanation.
Su Lin didn't want to imagine how it would ultimately be handled.
This incident, for Aelita, was perhaps an experience that would allow her to mature quickly.
But Su Lin wasn't very fond of Aelita's forced growth... If Aelita turned into a silent, taciturn elf who wouldn't get excited no matter how much she was teased, wouldn't Su Lin lose a lot of fun?
Hilulele and the others also consciously changed the subject.
The recent changes in the Elven Kingdom, the reactions of various countries, the turmoil on the Aetheram Continent... they even talked about the five eccentric individuals, Tashiniya and her companions.
After this battle, not only did it quiet down the whole world quite a bit, but even Tashiniya and her group behaved themselves for several days, causing no trouble.
It seemed those guys actually had some brains, but perhaps not much.
Because the Elven Kingdom would be quite busy recently, Grandpa Lop, the most respectable and reliable old elf, replaced the radical Beixi to guard the Elven Kingdom.
It was said that by one week after the war ended, hundreds of communications regarding state visits to the Elven Kingdom from various countries had successively arrived.
The messages were one more cordial, friendly, and polite than the last.
This war had a far-reaching impact on the entire world, for better or worse, but for the Elven Kingdom, it was mostly good news.
Furthermore, Su Lin also noticed that Hilulele specifically mentioned the Lucania Kingdom quite a few times.
The current Grandmaster of the Lucania Kingdom was her pen pal and best friend, and the Lucania Kingdom and the Elven Kingdom were considered allies... Additionally, she specifically praised the Lucania Kingdom for upholding the spirit of chivalry from top to bottom, calling it a very righteous nation.
Her little scheme was exactly the same as Aelita's back then, which just goes to show they are like two sisters.
She simply wanted Su Lin to have a good impression of the Lucania Kingdom first, making it convenient for Su Lin to prioritize the Lucania Kingdom when he continued his recruitment later.
After this war, as long as the various countries on the continent weren't foolish, they would surely guess that the Elven Kingdom had a new Dungeon.
The news of the MC Dungeon couldn't be kept secret, and Su Lin wouldn't allow them to keep it under wraps indefinitely.
Since Su Lin would recruit new employees sooner or later, it would be better to give a push to the Lucania Kingdom, a nation that could be considered an ally.
Firstly, as a small country, even if the Lucania Kingdom joined, it couldn't shake the Elven Kingdom's position.
Secondly, they had been allies for a period, and with the Elven Kingdom pushing for the Lucania Kingdom to become Su Lin's employees, the Lucania Kingdom, where the knightly spirit prevailed, could not forget this favor.
By then, forming an alliance with the Lucania Kingdom would allow them to maintain a leading position among all nations in the future, more prosperous MC Dungeon.
Su Lin naturally understood these little schemes; he also supported reasonable competition, as the MC Dungeon needed competition.
Ultimately, Su Lin still favored the obedient, sensible, highly executive, and very pleasing Elven Kingdom.
He had also hinted at Hilulele, and the little one was quite happy.
So, the great Elven Queen Majesty was ultimately PUA'd into a diligent worker eager for progress.
The Lucania Kingdom also successfully entered Su Lin's sights, and during the next autumn recruitment, Su Lin would give them priority consideration out of respect for the Elven Kingdom.
He wasn't afraid of letting too many people in and losing control; the Creator's authority over the MC Dungeon wasn't just about granting or revoking Steve's characteristics.
Especially after he activated new modules and built the fourth-layer Dungeon... No one would really think that after accumulating enough development value, he would only receive module rewards, would they?
Su Lin had never stopped advancing on the path of the strongest Steve in history... After a long discourse, he finally managed to finish explaining the recent changes on the Aetheram Continent. After Hilulele caught her breath, she pointed outside the door again.
"Is that strange portal the fourth layer of the MC Dungeon?"
"That's right, it opened a while ago. I've been waiting for you all to come back and develop it together."
As he spoke, Su Lin sighed with emotion.
"I truly am an excellent boss; I always think of my employees first when something good happens... You should be very grateful to me, Hilulele."
"You're just greedy and afraid of death! You practically have 'forgetting righteousness for profit, betraying friends for glory' carved on your face!"
Aelita had already adjusted her emotions, once again becoming the sunny and radical first flat-chested elf in the history of the Elven Kingdom.
She looked at Su Lin with disdain.
"I'll always remember when the Ender Dragon attacked, you immediately made an obsidian turtle shell and hid inside."
"That was strategic command, what do you know? If I hadn't been remotely directing your battle from the obsidian command base, could you little ones have slain a dragon?"
"Command? Are you referring to you telling Grandpa Lop to put his bed on a bedrock pillar to sleep? Grandpa Lop almost never woke up!"
"Don't worry about that for now! Just tell me if that one hit blew the Ender Dragon away!"
"But Grandpa Lop was also blown away!"
"It's fine, he's tough!"
Aelita had always had no trust in Su Lin's integrity.
This guy's main strategy was to adapt to the situation.
In the Aetheram Continent, he'd act like "I'm invincible," constantly threatening with "I know a little martial arts."
In the MC Dungeon, he exuded the essence of "retreat, escape, run for your life," being the first to jump at good things and the first to flee from bad ones.
"Anyway!"
Su Lin cleared his throat.
"The portal to the fourth layer of the Dungeon has opened! We can prepare to explore it. The treasures in the fourth layer of the Dungeon are guaranteed to be much better than the first three layers!"
Aelita pouted and didn't press the issue further.
Beixi, however, asked in confusion.
"Mr. Su Lin, are the portals to the later layers of the MC Dungeon all in the first layer?"
"That's not absolute; it mainly depends on the situation."
After all, Su Lin couldn't just put the fourth-layer portal in The End, could he?
"That's not important; what's important is that the fourth layer of the MC Dungeon can be explored!"
"The fourth layer of the MC Dungeon is called 'ice and fire legend'!"
Aelita and the other two were stunned.
ice and fire legend?
This name was completely different in style from the previous second and third layers of the Dungeon!
Why did it suddenly have a poetic feel to it?
"The name sounds nice..."
Aelita muttered, then looked at Su Lin warily.
"There aren't any other nicknames, are there?"
She truly had some PTSD.
The previous Nether sounded unremarkable, nicknamed Nether.
Later, The End sounded simple, nicknamed The End of All Things.
Facts proved that the name of each layer of the MC Dungeon wasn't important; the nickname was the intuitive reflection of the true nature of that MC Dungeon layer.
"You can also call it ice and fire legend."
The module for the fourth layer of the MC Dungeon was the very popular 'ice and fire legend'.
In Su Lin's opinion, this module was actually the most suitable for a Western fantasy world like the Aetheram Continent, which featured dragons and Dungeons.
Thinking this way, perhaps Hilulele and the others would find it even easier to develop.
"The fourth layer of the Dungeon is actually similar to the first layer, also connected to the Nether and The End, equivalent to a reincarnation of the first three layers of the Dungeon, but the exploration difficulty is higher."
"So, the fourth layer is also a vast and boundless world?"
"That's right."
Receiving Su Lin's answer, Aelita and the others felt their scalps tingle.
One layer of the Dungeon is a world?
Even knowing how absurd the MC Dungeon was, this was too absurd, wasn't it?
Could it be that this so-called MC Dungeon was actually a transit channel for the Celestial Realm to connect to various worlds?
Sticking the sign into the ground, Su Lin continued:
"Before we officially explore, we first need to understand what the core of this module is."
"Isn't it about ice and fire?"
"..."
Su Lin's carefully prepared words got stuck in his throat.
"Ailili, when will your comprehension become deeper?"
"Hmph, then you tell us!"
Su Lin silently wrote a word on the sign.
After seeing it clearly, the bored Hilulele instantly perked up.
"Dragon?!"