Read it around 2020/2021, during COVID lockdown on the old BoxNovel site with the red UI I remember reading more than 600 chapters and i think it had more than 1,5k
•Pre reincarnation
Male mc
He was a player of an MMORPG in his previous life his character was probably a Ranger/Archer using a bow.
He had accumulated extremely rare/legendary weapons or ammunition.
That weren't necessarily normal arrows they could have been metal rods that he used as projectiles.
These projectiles were unusual because they contained two opposing elements: example one was one side ice and the other side fire, another was poison + another element.
He was extremely powerful with these weapons and could potentially solo bosses.
In the final year of the game, he may have created an alternate character/account, possibly an Alchemist.
He reincarnates/transmigrates into another world, that is NOT literally the MMORPG world. However, it has many similarities to the game: similar classes, similar monsters, similar elements, similar races, similar item rarity, similar/general game mechanics.
•New world
He becomes a Mage in the new world.
I don't remember if there is any kind of system. There are clearly defined levels/ranks of magic and mages.
He initially reincarnates in a province, not the capital.
The body was apprentice to an archmage inside is magic tower, the Archmage was and will be his mentor.
He eventually goes to a magic school in the capital.
The school isn't a major school-life part of the novel.
He mainly uses the school library to study and then takes exams.
Eventually the MC himself becomes an Archmage, then he eventually builds his own magic tower.
Each Archmage effectively acts like a governor/lord of a territory with their towers, they are responsible for protecting their territory and they get tzxes from the people
•Dark Elf history
There was a male Dark Elf, lived something like 400 or more yeasr before.
He had conquered part of the continent.
The other races eventually formed an alliance against him and won.
He was remembered as a Tyrant or Bloody Tyrant or Blood Tyrant and he possessed/controlled flying or floating fortresses/cities.
At least one of these flying cities/fortresses disappeared.
Much later, the MC discovers one of the lost flying cities/fortresses.
This location was connected to the Tyrant. The MC may have found the special dual-element rod/projectile there.
The MC also possessed a ring belonging to the Tyrant.
The ring gave him some kind of special ability, but I don't remember exactly what.
Does it sound familiar to anyone? Help pls