“After we go back, we should invite the Old man for a drink. I wonder if Aganzuo is still at the Moonlight Tavern. If we have a chance, let's get a table together.”
He stretched comfortably, then looked at the devastated land and the ruins of the temple. The reconstruction of the GBL Church would take time and a large amount of materials.
It wouldn't be long before Isha Dula would come to him with the Dragon Head Cannon and donier's technology to achieve a win-win cooperation.
“Mo Mei’s awakening title is Hundred Flowers Chaos?” Siate nodded her chin, a hint of envy flashing in her eyes.
“Yes, flowers refer to Nen petals, scattered charmingly, falling like a thousand leaves.”
After speaking, he pinched Siate’s Fei Zong again, and in her angry gaze, he whispered, “Do you know, besides Sword Sect (Zong) and Fei Zong, I prefer another title…”
“Hmm?”
Siate was suspicious, a little surprised.
“Wife Sect (Zong)…”
After saying that, he immediately bolted without hesitation, a routine he was very familiar with.
“Shameless, beast, get back here!”
She picked up her greatsword and chased him around the base of the mountain for several laps, with the clang of weapons occasionally ringing out. Siate was panting and flushed, half from shame and anger, half from exhaustion.
He looked at his block and auto-block proficiency, wow, it was almost maxed out, most of it gained from being chased and hit by Siate.
“You don’t look like a future Sword Emperor at all, how can you cut out the Sword of Vows!” Ye Lin’s righteous appearance made Siate grind her teeth in anger.
“When I become Sword Emperor, my first strike will definitely be to cut you down, shameless!”
“Then I’ll definitely hang you up first. Let’s go, let’s go. With donier, we don’t need to wait for Kakun anymore. Just tell him when we get down.”
Just as they were about to board donier, Isha Dula jogged over, waving for them to wait, and took out several dark red scales the size of a washbasin, handing them over with a faint smile.
“These are scales from the Tian Wei Giant Beast, precious materials only found on its sides and abdomen, extremely difficult to obtain. Consider this a small token of gratitude from the GBL Church.”
After taking the scales, he examined them with the Fifth Element and secretly compared them to the dragon scales Tana had shed during her bath. As expected, the Tian Wei Giant Beast’s scales contained three times more powerful energy.
“Thank you, if there’s a suitable blacksmith, perhaps legendary or even epic equipment can be forged.”
He understood the etiquette of reciprocity. He took out tens of thousands of Remi from his backpack and arranged them into a pile, making a gesture of invitation: “Recovery potions, they work wonders for healing your believers’ injuries.”
As donier slowly ascended, Ophelia rushed over, cupped her hands like a megaphone, and shouted, “Come visit whenever you like, the GBL Church will always welcome you!”
“I will, don’t forget my words!”
Ye Lin waved his hand, a smile playing on his lips. Ophelia, having comprehended the true blue truth, supported by Isha Dula and Van Zhelis, and leveraging her reputation for defeating the Apostle and her excellent management skills, had been elected as the leader of the GBL Church.
This position, after Leslie, had been vacant for many years because no one was qualified to sit on it.
Once Marcel the Judge was rescued, Ophelia’s position would be unshakeable.
As for his words to Ophelia, he suggested that the GBL Church should primarily leave the Venus Goddess Temple alone and not destroy it.
The corrupted Holy Grail had been destroyed, and Venus was still alive, so destroying the temple was not a wise move. The GBL Church was in a tumultuous period and needed to stabilize first.
West Coast
Kakun had made a good profit in recent days due to the Tian Wei Giant Beast, but the “airship donier” that brought Adventurers back, a flying vehicle similar to mogaduo, was clearly not good news for him.
He had monopolized this business for so many years, and for the first time, he felt a strong sense of crisis, his heart restless and uneasy.
“Kakun.”
Ye Lin jumped down from donier, calling out to him to snap him back to reality, as he still had something to ask him.
“Ah, you’re back…”
After a brief moment of awakening, Kakun showed a wry smile. It was donier again.
“The Imperial Army, do you know where they went?”
“They did leave on my mogaduo. It seems they returned to the Delos Empire due to heavy losses.”
“Barn certainly ran fast…”
Seeing his lack of interest and despondency, Ye Lin quickly guessed it was probably due to donier, encroaching on his business.
“You are an excellent Dark Elf blacksmith; piloting mogaduo is just your sideline. Why bother with such small gains? Besides, those who can afford donier are nobles and dignitaries; would they use it for recreation like you?”
He patted Kakun’s shoulder, offered a few casual words of comfort, then clasped his hands in farewell. He still had things to discuss with Shalan after heading to the Magic School.
………
“Congratulations, you have defeated Apostle Lotus. The reputation of your team has swept across the West Coast like a whirlwind, and the next step is Belmare.”
Shalan took out a bottle of black liquor from behind a stack of books on the bookshelf, and then brought out a sliced lemon on a plate.
“A Dark Elf specialty, black tequila. Most people can’t buy it even if they want to.”
She poured a small amount for everyone, then placed a lemon slice on the rim of each glass. Mi Gao looked left and right, found no cup for himself, and simply picked up the bottle and chugged it down…
Cough cough~
Mi Gao started shaking his head, spitting out a lot of liquor. This time the liquor tasted too strange. He ran pitifully into Mai Lu’s arms for comfort.
“Haha, our tequila tastes very astringent. Without lemon to neutralize it, most people… even a Unicorn like you can’t drink it.”
After a burst of good-natured laughter, Ye Lin began to tell Shalan about what they had seen and heard on the Tian Wei Giant Beast, including the Venus Goddess Temple.
As expected, Shalan, who had been smiling and listening, occasionally interjecting with curiosity, slightly changed her expression upon hearing about Venus.
“By the way, Principal, has there been a reply to the letter to Queen Meiya?”
Noire Ferra would see the phantom of Direjie appear, causing a terrifying black plague, which would then lead to war between the Dark Elf Kingdom of Vannes and Belmare. However, Alice, the troublemaking diviner, had currently become an ally, so the war between the two countries should not break out, but Direjie’s phantom would not disappear.
Shalan’s always polite smile suddenly stiffened. After putting down her wine glass, her face was filled with worry, and she said, “There has been no reply yet. Although our Dark Elf political system respects the Queen, the Senate has great restraining power, especially the faction led by Shaplun, the chief of the Senate. They often oppose the Queen’s orders, such as sending me to establish this Magic School.”
What she meant was that Queen Meiya probably encountered difficulties and was too busy to reply to her letter.
“This… I’ve heard a little about it.”
Ye Lin was helpless and could only sigh bitterly. The reason he sent a letter in Alice’s name was because Shaplun, the powerful Necromancer, greatly trusted Alice’s prophecies.
Now it seemed it wasn't Shaplun’s obstruction, but rather that the actual situation might not allow it.
Noire Ferra was once a Dwarf city. After the Dwarf tyrant betrayed Venus, the Elves were cursed by Venus and became Dark Elves. The enraged Dark Elves, led by Aragon, Lord of the Holy Spirit, beheaded the tyrant Augustus and occupied Noire Ferra.
Now, Noire Ferra was a large city of the Dark Elves, home to many Dark Elf citizens. Would they evacuate Noire Ferra just because of one of Alice’s prophecies?
Housing, food, water, public sentiment, and so on, all were problems that needed to be solved. It wasn't as simple as just saying ‘move’ and doing it.
“It is indeed difficult for Queen Meiya to make such a large-scale relocation. Her power has been largely divided by Shaplun. As a child, the burden on her shoulders is truly heavy.”
Shalan looked pained. Meiya, who was only a little over two hundred years old, was not only the Dark Elf Queen to her but also a lovable little girl.