Universal Shelter: I have a gold entry at each level!

Chapter 023: Bronze Treasure Chest! Ellia’s Friendship!

“Of course, I know!”

“Our elven tribe has over 38,000 elves~!”

Ellia declared proudly.

Hearing this, Lin Xuan’s smile grew even wider.

Over 30,000 elves—if viewed from a certain perspective, that was over 30,000 elementalists!

If he could somehow bring the entire elven tribe under his command…

That would mean effortlessly gaining 30,000 elementalists!

“Why do you look so happy?”

Ellia looked at Lin Xuan, puzzled.

Lin Xuan waved his hand, about to come up with an excuse.

But just then—

A faint “gurgle” broke the silence.

Surprised, Lin Xuan touched his stomach, but he didn’t feel hungry.

Looking up, he saw Ellia clutching her belly, her expression awkward as she explained,

“I… I haven’t eaten all day…”

“Human, do you have any food?”

Hearing this, Lin Xuan suddenly had an idea. He nodded.

“I do.”

“Great! Can you give me some?”

“No.”

Ellia was stunned. “I can borrow it! Once I take you to the Queen, I’ll pay you back double. How about that?”

“No deal.”

Lin Xuan rolled his eyes. Even now, she was still thinking about taking him away.

But Ellia was clearly an upright person.

After all, he was only at the first tier, while Ellia was at the third. If she wanted to, she could simply take his food by force.

Yet, instead of doing that, she was politely asking.

Lin Xuan couldn’t help but sigh.

The heavens truly were fair—when they opened one door, they closed another.

“Why not?”

Ellia was confused.

If this had been an elf asking another elf for food, they would have gladly shared it.

“Because you’re not my friend.”

“I only share my food with my friends.”

Lin Xuan decided to take things step by step, starting with friendship.

Opportunities like this were rare—he wasn’t going to waste it.

Sure enough—

Ellia’s eyes lit up.

“Then… can we be friends?”

“Of course!”

Lin Xuan smiled.

[Ding! Congratulations! You have unlocked a special achievement: ‘Friendship with the Elven Princess!’ You have received 1 Bronze Treasure Chest!]

Huh?!

A special achievement?

Hearing the system notification, Lin Xuan’s smile grew even wider.

This was the first time he had unlocked a special achievement!

Since Ellia was still in front of him, he decided not to open the Bronze Treasure Chest just yet.

Instead, he pulled two pieces of wolf meat from his inventory and handed them to her.

“Here, eat up!”

To his surprise, Ellia wrinkled her nose in disgust.

“Do you have anything else? We elves don’t eat meat!”

“Oh? Then what do elves eat?”

“As long as it’s not meat, we can eat it.”

Lin Xuan nodded and put the wolf meat away.

Then, right in front of Ellia, he activated his system and logged out of the game—vanishing from sight.

Ellia’s eyes went wide.

“Spatial magic!”

“Oh my gods! My human friend has space-element abilities!”

Ellia was utterly shocked. Her small mouth formed a perfect “O” shape.

But before she could recover—

Lin Xuan reappeared and tossed two packs of biscuits to her.

“Here, eat this. It’s a snack from my world.”

Ellia instinctively caught the biscuits and took a bite.

The moment the flavor hit her tongue, her eyes sparkled.

“It’s delicious! I never knew human snacks tasted this good!”

“But what surprises me more… is that you’re a space-elementalist!”

“Space-elementalist?”

Lin Xuan froze for a moment.

Then, he remembered how he had just logged out in front of her.

She must have mistaken his logout ability for space magic.

Lin Xuan touched his nose and, while Ellia was busy eating, briefly explained the game and his world to her.

After about ten minutes—

Ellia finally understood.

“Oh! So that’s how it is!”

“In that case, the one who disturbed the dwarven tombs wasn’t you—it was the other ‘players’ you mentioned!”

“Cough, cough… That’s right. After all, many humans arrived in Moonshade Forest—not just me.”

Lin Xuan coughed lightly, lying with a straight face.

He wasn’t a saint.

The issue of disturbing the dwarven tombs was serious. From a self-preservation standpoint, he had no problem shifting the blame.

And the naive Ellia believed him completely.

She even promised to bring him before the Elven Queen and clear his name.

Hearing this—

Lin Xuan rolled his eyes again.

This elf princess was way too honest. She still wanted to take him to see the queen?

“Alright, but even if we go to see your queen, we have to wait until the mist clears.”

“For now, I need to return to my world and rest.”

With that, Lin Xuan prepared to log out.

But just then—

Ellia suddenly asked him something completely unexpected.

“Wait! Can you take me to your world?”

“…?”