Chapter: Chapter 540
Evangeline, shocked by these gods who could eat such bizarre things without changing their expressions, couldn’t resist the temptation of good food in the end. While mentally chanting to herself that it was just ordinary beast meat, she devoured a lot of “cat meat” with large mouthfuls.
As the Elf Queen, eating meat so heartily was quite rebellious.
“Not to mention anything else, this meat tastes genuinely good,” said Her Majesty the Queen, wiping her oily lips after finishing the barbecue, to Leticia. “Flora has told me everything. You’re leaving tomorrow, is there anything you need me to prepare for you?”
She was now the de facto ruler of the elf race, with the Elder Court’s influence completely eradicated. She, the Queen, could finally hold her head high. Although there were many new matters to handle, she was enjoying herself.
After all, she was now working for herself. The better the elf race developed, the more comfortable her future life would be. How could she not work hard?
“There’s nothing I need prepared. I’m the Empress of the Demon Realm, after all. Returning to the Demon Realm is like going home. Besides, Kira has already gone back, and I can’t stay in the Demon Realm for too long. I’ll be going to the Human World soon,” Leticia said, resting her chin on her hand, her eyes flickering. She suddenly thought of a good way to obtain the Human World’s prophecy book. “I’m wondering if I should invite you and the Great Chieftain of the Orc race to the Human World to explain the situation to the humans who are still in the dark.”
If Leticia went to negotiate with humans alone, her claims might seem weak. However, by inviting Evangeline and the Great Chieftain, her persuasiveness would be immense.
Look, the Demon Realm, Elf Race, and Orc Race have all united. The hatred between these three races is no less than their hatred for humans. Now that they have united, something big must be happening.
Any normal person seeing this luxurious lineup would be shocked and subconsciously believe whatever Leticia said next.
“I can do anything, but can you really call over the Great Chieftain of the Orcs that easily, Leticia?” Evangeline said that she would definitely listen to Leticia, but she suspected that the Orc side wouldn’t be so easy to deal with.
Those guys who were strong in limbs but lacked in brains didn’t seem like easy people to communicate with. Would those lion-headed people agree to be used as props by Leticia?
To this, Leticia replied that it was completely fine. She had met that lion-headed chieftain last time, and he was a smart person who wouldn’t do mindless things.
If possible, she even wanted to invite the Hawk Chieftain from the northern part of the Orc territories. After all, the Orcs were divided into two factions. Inviting both factions would make her words more convincing.
However, thinking that these two might start fighting if they met, Leticia finally gave up on this interesting idea. She would just invite the Great Chieftain. Having him alone was enough to add weight.
“Speaking of which, if the sun doesn’t come out, many anomalies might occur in the Great Forest. In just these few days, the temperature has dropped considerably,” Evangeline said to Leticia, her voice filled with concern as the topic shifted to the elf race.
The starry sky had covered the heavens for several days. Under the unchanging starry sky, almost everyone’s sense of time had become quite chaotic. Even Evangeline was having trouble distinguishing time.
This situation was very common among the elves. Many elves already had a poor sense of time, and now it was even worse.
“You elves are doing alright. If the Orcs were in the same situation, that would be a major problem,” Leticia said as she patted Evangeline’s shoulder to comfort her.
The elves had a considerable amount of stored food and at least some ability to cope with such anomalies. For the Orcs to encounter this natural disaster would be like waiting to die.
If they didn’t see the sun for a month, the Orcs’ crops would likely not survive at all. For these Orcs, who already had low productivity, this would be a disaster of extinction.
Famine, and a great famine at that. The Orcs would likely not escape this fate.
“I feel like I should lend them a hand, otherwise, it would seem like I’m kicking them when they’re down,” Leticia muttered, pressing her forehead.
She was thinking of having the Orcs support her, so she should at least give them some benefits.
The Demon Realm also had sufficient food reserves, so supporting the Orcs was not a problem. Or, some Orcs could come to work for the Demon Realm. This cheap and high-quality labor was quite popular in the Demon Realm.
“However, there shouldn’t be any problems in the short term. Let’s solve the most important matters first,” Leticia said, sighing softly as she looked at the starry sky outside the window.
Undoubtedly, this suddenly appearing starry sky was the impact of Shen Zuo’s grand plan. How much power did they need to make this starry sky cover four worlds directly?
The domain that Bai Ling deployed when she used her full power was only the size of a small city. The current range of this starry sky was not on the same level at all. Could Bai Ling’s body withstand such power?
If Shen Zuo’s plan succeeded, Bai Ling would undoubtedly disappear from this world forever. This was what Bai Xing had said, and she couldn’t possibly lie to herself about this matter.
Because if she wanted to lie to Leticia, she would say that this plan would not affect Bai Ling. She would never tell Leticia directly that Bai Ling would die if this plan succeeded.
She even added that after Bai Ling died, she would use Xiao Ya to eliminate all extraordinary powers in the world, so that the newborn world would not encounter the same crises as before.
Both of her daughters had been used as tools. That woman was truly terrifying.
Such an opponent was the most difficult to deal with.
“Actually, I still don’t have confidence. I’m afraid I won’t be able to find a way to save everyone.”
“I didn’t expect you to think that way too, Leticia. You don’t need to worry. As long as you do your best, that’s enough,” Evangeline said, smiling, and playfully pinched Leticia’s face. “In the past, I was just like you, overthinking and fearing this and that. But now I understand that fear is useless. When moving towards a goal, you just need to think about how to move forward.”
“There are too many things to consider, and there’s no room for fear. You just need to know that we’ll always be behind you.”
The once timid half-elf girl had now become so mature and reliable. Looking at Evangeline, who had a gentle smile on her face, Leticia shook her head, her expression gradually becoming firm.
Wait for me, Bai Ling, you troublemaker.
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Time passed quietly, and soon it was time for Leticia to depart. Although the unchanging starry sky above made it difficult to determine the exact time, Leticia estimated that it was around eight or nine in the morning through mental calculation.
“Let’s go.” Yin reached out and tore open the space in front of her, creating a dark spatial tunnel. After tearing it open, she stroked her chin and muttered, “Does it feel easier than a few days ago?”
The difficulty of opening world passages seemed to be decreasing day by day. Before, she had to exert some effort. After just a few days, she could now do it with little effort. If it continued like this, wouldn’t she be able to create spatial tunnels with a casual sweep?
However, it was hard to say whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.
“The barriers between worlds are becoming fragile. Yin, you understand this area better. What will happen if these barriers completely disappear?” Infeo heard Yin’s muttering, furrowed her brow, thought for a moment, and asked Yin.
Yin had already stepped into the spatial tunnel. Hearing Infeo’s question, her steps hesitated, and then she shrugged. “We’ll have to see for ourselves. If our luck is bad, it’ll probably be the explosion and destruction of all four worlds.”
“Don’t just stand there, hurry up and follow us. We can take a look at the current situation on the way,” Yin said after answering Infeo’s question, gesturing for the others to hurry and follow.
After entering the spatial tunnel, Leticia felt that the experience of traversing this time was indeed better than when she had visited the elf race last time. As for the time she returned from the Human World yesterday, the time was too short to notice any difference.
After walking for about a few minutes, Yin stopped in the middle of the tunnel and told everyone that from here, they should be able to see what the outside world looked like.
As she spoke, she waved her hands to the sides, and the dark spatial tunnel gradually became transparent. Leticia once again saw the magnificent sight she had seen before.
Compared to that fleeting glimpse, the four worlds seemed to have drawn closer, almost touching. However, in the gaps between these worlds, some strange energies had appeared, which were preventing the worlds from merging with each other and were pushing all the worlds back to their original positions.
These energies… seemed to be the stellar energy that Leticia was familiar with, the energy that Bai Ling used!
Did Shen Zuo’s plan involve completely severing the connection between the four worlds?
But how could the damage to the four worlds themselves be compensated?
“I see, I see!” Yin clapped her hands, her face revealing a look of sudden realization. “Those guys are really daring to come up with such a method!”
It seemed that Yin had found the answer.
Ashen’s expression remained unchanged. She was a god who was better at martial arts than knowledge, and she was really awkward with these theoretical things. From certain perspectives, she was even inferior to Leticia.
And now, even Leticia was completely baffled, let alone her.
Therefore, Miss Ashen directly raised her hand and asked Teacher Yin a question, “Can you stop speaking in riddles? Just give us the answer directly!”
“Cough, cough, to put it simply, Shen Zuo wants to use these energies to completely separate the four worlds, thus avoiding the imminent first world destruction crisis… yes, the first one.” Yin coughed a couple of times and began to explain the answer she had found. “If they merge in this way, the four worlds will undoubtedly be completely destroyed in a large explosion.”
As she spoke, she raised her hands and vividly demonstrated what it meant to be completely destroyed.
This description reminded Leticia of how the Dream God had once forcibly dragged a dream from the spiritual world into the real world. The result was also a large explosion, but the Dream God controlled this destructive energy flow and used it to help her break her seal.
“Is it like things from the spiritual world entering the real world?”
“It’s not quite the same. The spiritual world and the real world have intricate connections. The problems that arise when they meet are not too significant, unless someone deliberately exacerbates the conflict between them,” Yin shook her head, denying Leticia’s thought. “The relationship between these four worlds is not that good. Once they really collide, everyone might truly have to live in the void, homeless.”
Well, so that’s what it means. So, Shen Zuo wants to prevent this destructive future, but they don’t have a plan yet on how to repair the rifts in the world?
Leticia clearly remembered what that woman had said about her plan. It didn’t mention what to do afterward, only that Xiao Ya should be used to eliminate all extraordinary powers in the world… Wait, what about the other three worlds?
Shen Zuo’s plan seemed to only be able to protect one Human World, right?
“That little girl’s power can’t take effect across worlds, or rather, no power can take effect across worlds,” Yin said, her face showing a contemptuous expression after hearing Leticia’s guess. She was right; Shen Zuo and the others were indeed incapable. “They intend to save themselves, using stellar energy to isolate the connections between worlds, and then eliminate all unstable factors within their own world. As for the other worlds, they don’t plan to manage them.”
“Moreover, this method only treats the symptoms but not the root cause. Who can guarantee that the stellar energy will always be effective? What if the stellar energy fails one day? Won’t this world still explode?”
“In fact, the arrival of that destruction will be incredibly fast, so fast that we won’t be able to react.”
“In other words, their method is just to delay the death sentence a little longer, and then they have to seal all their power, only to accept their fate and die when the next destruction arrives. Hmph, the sorrow of short-lived species.”
As she spoke, Yin shook her head, not hiding her mockery of Shen Zuo’s plan at all.
“And there’s an even more important issue. If this stellar energy persists, won’t all worlds have to live in darkness?” Infeo also noticed something wrong. If Shen Zuo’s plan were to truly succeed, it was likely that no one would be able to survive in this world!
Sunlight is indispensable for the creatures in the world, and now, under the influence of stellar energy, the sun has not appeared for a long time. If Shen Zuo’s plan is completed and it remains like this, what difference is there between saving the world and not saving it?
