Chapter: Chapter 532
Without much fanfare, the two factions that were moments ago on the verge of an all-out war were forced to cease fighting by the three external gods and were compelled to sit together and discuss.
What else could they do? With three gods present, how could they possibly refuse?Moreover, for the Elder Council, refusing could lead to these gods, who seemed to have a good relationship with Evangeline, to immediately turn hostile and eliminate them.
“I’ve come to the Elf tribe for only one thing this time, and that is fairness…”
“Wrong lines!” Evangeline gently tugged at Ledycia’s sleeve.
“Oh, right. I didn’t come to the Elf tribe for anything else, it’s just for the Book of Prophecy, understand?” Ledycia slammed the table hard, frankly stating her objective to everyone present.
The Book of Prophecy? The elves each displayed different expressions.
Evangeline, as the Empress, was bewildered. What was the Book of Prophecy? It didn’t seem to be hers.
The members of the Elder Council wore thoughtful expressions, and the oldest elder, with his white hair, looked even more confused. “The Book of Prophecy? Are you referring to that cryptic ancient book?”
A cryptic ancient book… That didn’t seem wrong, Ledycia nodded. Most of the contents of the Book of Prophecy were indeed cryptic to ordinary people. Only after a major event occurred would ordinary people realize that those obscure phrases were actually some kind of prophecy.
“I’ve read that book, and there doesn’t seem to be anything noteworthy in it,” the grey-haired god sitting with the elders raised his hand and asked, “Some unverified prophecies, I don’t think those things have any value.”
“Prophecies themselves indeed hold no value, but this book is very valuable to me… It’s a bit troublesome to explain, but just give me the book.” Ledycia impatiently tapped the table, clearly indicating that she wasn’t here to reason but to rob.
You can’t beat me anyway, so why not just hand over the item obediently? What’s the point of all this useless talk?
Do you think I won’t want the Book of Prophecy just because you talk all this nonsense? How could that be!
Besides, you have no use for that book, so it’s better to hand it over to me.
Anger immediately appeared on the face of the Grand Elder. This was the first time someone had shown him such blatant disrespect, but considering the identity and strength of the girl opposite him, he had to admit that she indeed had the confidence to disrespect him like this.
“I agree to give the Book of Prophecy to you, Ledycia, but the Book of Prophecy is not in my possession,” Evangeline spread her hands. If the Book of Prophecy were really in her possession, she would hand it over now, but unfortunately, it wasn’t.
Since it wasn’t with her, it was obvious that the Book of Prophecy could only be in the hands of the Elder Council.
Moreover, didn’t Ash just say she had read the Book of Prophecy? That was a confession in itself.
Ledycia’s gaze fell upon the Grand Elder, her eyes filled with a hint of playfulness, as if expecting the Grand Elder to give a satisfactory answer.
“That book is indeed not of great use to us elves, but to hand it over just like that… it would truly damage our elven dignity.” Suppressing his inner fear, the Grand Elder still spoke his mind.
As Ledycia had predicted, the pride of these elves was ingrained in their very bones and could not be changed.
“You had the same look on your faces after losing the war before, and you still look like this after the Sword Saint raided your territory. Can’t you use those wooden heads of yours to think properly? Is this the time to throw a tantrum?” Ledycia glared fiercely at the Grand Elder. “You should be grateful that I have a good temper, otherwise, after you said that, you would already be dead.”
Hearing this, Ash, who was holding a cup of black tea, couldn’t help but nod. If it were her in the past encountering such an ignorant mortal, her choice would have been exactly as Ledycia said.
Directly obliterate this mortal, let you be arrogant, go be arrogant underground!
“So, where exactly did you all come from? You’re not from the Elf tribe, are you? How many of your kin have broken free from the seal now? Many?” Ash lowered her voice and whispered to Infino, who was monitoring her.
“As far as I know, I’m the only one,” Infino spread her hands, indicating that there weren’t many.
Ash’s face instantly darkened. Was this a joke? The three of you are a group, so that’s already three! How could you be the only one?
If you don’t want to answer, then don’t. What’s the point of telling such an easily exposed lie!
“I’m not lying to you. As far as I know, I’m the only god who has broken free from the seal through proper channels.” Infino sighed softly and pointed to Ledycia, who was still arguing with the elders. “That one is a junior of mine. She’s the one who released me from the seal, and her own divine position was snatched from another god.”
Snached? Ash’s eyes were momentarily confused. “Can dream god positions be snatched?”
Although the dream gods of the past seemed to have been quite weak, having their god positions snatched by a mortal was too embarrassing!
It was simply inconceivable. No matter how Ash thought about it, she couldn’t come up with a way for a true god to have their god position snatched by a mortal.
“As for that little girl over there, her background is even more impressive.” Infino moved her finger to the blonde girl sitting next to Evangeline and continued to introduce her, “She is the Phoenix God, and she was just born recently.”
“Phoenix? Didn’t that guy perish together with the Dragon God long ago?”
Even Ash had heard of the great name of the Phoenix God, which was why she was surprised by Wu’s identity. In her impression, the Phoenix was already definitively dead, and there had never been a successor to the Phoenix God position.
And now, a new Phoenix God suddenly appeared?
“With rebirth from the ashes, the Phoenix’s authority is even more potent than we imagined. She has lost her memories of the past, so it’s no problem to call her a newborn,” Infino patted Ash’s shoulder, indicating that young people shouldn’t be so surprised, and there would be more surprising things later. “And we are looking for the Book of Prophecy to save this world.”
As soon as Infino finished speaking, Ledycia’s roar came through, “I’m here working hard to save the world, and you guys with your pig brains are still thinking about status and power, right? Watch me annihilate you today!”
Judging by the voice, Ledycia’s negotiations didn’t seem to be going smoothly, so angry vexed that Ledycia wanted to flip the table directly.
Ultimately, under the wrath of the Demon King Miss, the Elder Council had no choice. Faced with life and face, they ultimately couldn’t choose righteousness over sacrifice and succumbed to Ledycia’s tyrannical might.
After driving away all those annoying guys, Ledycia finally had time to chat with her old friends.
“I’m starting to understand why you wanted to kill these people,” Ledycia said, taking Evangeline’s hand, her face still showing lingering anger, her expression gloomy. “Once I get the Book of Prophecy, I’ll flatten them and send them to report to your mother underground!”
“Isn’t that a bit too extreme?” Evangeline’s mouth twitched slightly, subconsciously thinking Ledycia was joking.
“As if you didn’t want to kill them before. They’re yielding now because I’m an outsider. Once we leave, won’t they still bully you?” Ledycia clenched her fist, indicating that she would help with this matter.
At most, they wouldn’t act openly. For gods, it was too easy to act in the dark and cause an elf to “accidentally” die without anyone noticing.
If that didn’t work, they could just turn them into vegetative states, as long as they no longer threatened Evangeline.
“How much time has passed? I didn’t expect to meet again in such a situation. Truly, one look at a person after three days can change them.” At this moment, Flora also walked over. Looking at Ledycia, who had hardly changed but seemed to have undergone a complete transformation, her tone carried a hint of melancholy.
It was like a beloved pet that she had diligently raised grew up overnight, from a cute little orange cat to a big tiger at first glance.
Turning to look at the familiar purple-haired god, Ledycia chuckled twice. The two blessings Flora had given her had indeed been of considerable help in the beginning. She would never forget this.
“A lot has happened, and it’s troublesome to explain everything.” Giving Flora a bear hug just like she did Evangeline, Ledycia shifted her attention to the only slightly uncomfortable lady god present. “But this lady is a bit unfamiliar.”
Of course, she’s unfamiliar! I’ve never met you at all!
So how did you guys get together like a family! This isn’t normal at all!
“Her name is Ash. My relationship with her, how should I put it, we’ve been rivals for many years.” Flora looked at Ash, filled with the joy of revenge. You were so smug just now, what happened? Did you run out of steam?
Pathetic!
You like to champagne halfway, right? Let you champagne, now the wine bottle is smashed on your head, doesn’t it hurt?
Even though Flora’s expression management was quite good, in this situation, her urge to laugh out loud couldn’t be suppressed.
“If you want to laugh, go ahead. It’s okay, no one will say anything,” Ledycia patted Flora kindly. “Miss Ash and I have something to discuss.”
“Pfft hahaha, fine, I’ll go laugh aside, hahaha…” Flora covered her mouth, her body trembling slightly as she walked aside.
The suppressed laughter fell into Ash’s ears, making the god’s expression darken. Was it that funny?
If you hadn’t cheated and called for reinforcements, you would have lost by now, don’t you understand!
It should be me laughing at you now, don’t you understand!
Damn it!
“Miss Ash, can we speak in private?” Ledycia beckoned Ash, showing as friendly an expression as possible. Facing this unfamiliar god who had grievances with Flora, she still wanted to try and win her over.
Having one more friend is better than having one more enemy. Besides, Miss Ash doesn’t seem like a god who cannot be communicated with.
She didn’t fight with Flora but chose to watch the elf civil war in the sky with Flora, which was already a very good performance. Other gods might have ignored everything and started fighting directly.
Based on this, Ledycia had a good impression of Ash.
Ash nodded. She could tell that Ledycia had no ill will towards her. Even though Flora was a friend of this young god, it didn’t prevent this god from showing her a friendly expression.
So, what did this junior want to do? Ash felt curious.
Following Ledycia to a more secluded place, Ash finally couldn’t suppress her curiosity and asked, “Miss Ledycia, what do you want to tell me by calling me here?”
“It’s nothing really, I just want you to join me.” Ledycia didn’t beat around the bush and stated her objective directly. “I need to collect four Books of Prophecy, which are key to saving this world.”
After explaining everything she had experienced to Ash in detail, Ledycia let out a soft sigh and said sincerely, “To accomplish such a great deed, I believe I alone am not enough. The more help there is, the better.”
“Besides, Miss Ash doesn’t seem like an unreasonable god, so I thought I’d talk to you first.”
After listening to Ledycia’s account, Ash fell into contemplation. She was considering the credibility of Ledycia’s words and whether to accept Ledycia’s invitation and stand on the same side as her old rival.
Did she have any deep hatred for Flora? Not really. Their relationship was just that they couldn’t stand each other and often fought.
This was considered a relatively normal relationship among gods.
“I can’t judge the truth of your words yet, but if these things are true, I will stand with you, even if it means standing with that hypocritical woman.” After a long time, Ash raised her head, her grey eyes revealing a look of relief. “I can tell you’re not lying, but the world is about to be destroyed, I still can’t believe it all at once.”
Compared to the crisis of world destruction, the unpleasantness with Flora could be put aside.
“That’s simple. I’ll have Yin take you to see the worlds later. Experienced gods like you can usually see more things.” Ledycia knew that it was difficult to make Ash believe in world destruction with just her words. Seeing is believing. Letting her see the current state of the world for herself was the best way to persuade her.
“Yes, that’s fine. If what you say is true, then I am willing to cooperate with you.”
