Chapter 19 - Visit from the Golden Seal Empire

In the Goddess Hall.

Three gold-inlaid flags stood in the hall.

Each flag had a lion pattern inlaid with gems.

However, it was Undine who was sitting at the conference table.

A scene like this should have been Slyph’s doing, but she had to take care of Golden Egg and Aurora today.

“I think my answer is clear. You should remember the way out. Help yourself.”

Undine did not want to interact much with humans, but at this moment, the leader of the other party’s envoy, Great Magister Lester, suddenly spoke.

“It’s fine not to form an alliance, but I want the elves to make a promise.”

“You won’t participate in any subsequent human conflicts!”

With that, the few Great Magisters beside him stood up.

But at this moment, a rude voice came from behind.

“The elves don’t owe anything to humans. Why promise such a ridiculous oath?”

Gwen instantly flew behind Lester and the others. She threw a pile of smoking items on the table.

“I… I just don’t want elves interfering in human affairs. I—”

“I found this in the area you passed. You don’t think I didn’t notice you hiding two Saint Magisters, do you?”

“A mere Level 7 spell. Humans really overestimate themselves!”

The three flags in the air of the hall suddenly burst into flames.

In a few breaths, there were only three bare flagpoles left.

“Leave in five minutes. Pretend you never came.”

Undine obviously lost her patience. She could almost see flames flowing between her palms.

“Don’t get me wrong. We might have accidentally left it on the way here!”

Seeing that his plan had been exposed, Lester quickly explained, afraid that Undine would pursue the matter.

Then, he hurriedly greeted them and left with the rest of the diplomat group.

“Humans are indeed the greediest creatures. Dwarves can’t compare sometimes. Go and keep an eye on them.”

Undine said something and Gwen turned to follow her out.

Then, Undine came to Galadriel’s bedroom.

“Your Majesty, I’ve sent the diplomatic mission of the Golden Seal Empire back.”

“They pretended to have accidentally abandoned some items with arrays on the way here and were discovered by Gwen.”

The door opened slowly and Galadriel stepped out.

“What’s their purpose?”

“An alliance, but definitely not to defend the Abyss. Over the years, according to external intelligence, the Golden Seal Empire has been trying to invade and expand.”

“That’s why they’ve made a lot of enemies. There’s no benefit in forming an alliance with such an empire.”

“Moreover, we don’t have too many resources to consume at the moment. If other forces come looking for us, it’ll be quite a problem.”

Galadriel smiled at Undine.

“Not bad. Our current situation is indeed not suitable to be mixed up with any faction.”

“If they find out about the internal problems of the elves, this might become someone else’s weakness in the future.”

Galadriel came to the balcony and looked in the direction where the Golden Seal Empire had left.

“Has Slyph been informed?”

“I contacted her in advance when I went to see the envoy of the Golden Seal Empire. I should be back soon.”

Hearing the answer, Galadriel seemed to remember something. “By the way, how’s the refinement of the Philosopher’s Blood?”

Undine stepped forward and said, “The materials have been collected and most of the extraction is done. It will probably be completed in a few days.”

“It’s been hard on you. You have to refine the Philosopher’s Blood and worry about the elves.”

“Rest well when this is over. Consider it a vacation.”

Galadriel turned around, her smile warm in the sunlight.

“Sister Elder, are those humans bad?”

Aurora followed Slyph, the golden egg in her arms.

“How can I put it? Human intelligence is commendable, but very few people can put this ability on the right track.”

“Most humans will yearn for more after obtaining all their strength and money.”

“The diplomat group this time is from the Golden Seal Empire in the east. They haven’t been very honest in the past few years.”

Slyph’s words revealed her rejection of the Golden Seal Empire.

That wasn’t surprising.

The Golden Seal Empire was located 500 kilometers east of the Golden Forest. It was one of the three powerful countries on the Dolan Continent.

This country was relatively economically developed because it was close to the coast.

In the early years, he had made some transactions with the elves.

However, later on, the new king of the Golden Seal Empire issued a new policy, and cooperation between the two sides stopped.

It was also because of the developed economic trade that a large number of outstanding magisters and alchemists were born in the Golden Seal Empire.

This also provided a powerful combat power resource for the later expansion of the Golden Seal Empire.

Such actions would naturally not be welcomed by the peace-loving elves.

“I didn’t expect to meet the famous Elder Slyph here!”

Slyph had just stepped into a path when Lester’s voice came from the main road.

She naturally couldn’t be bothered to deal with such an obviously ill-intentioned pickup, but Aurora stopped curiously.

Lester quickened his pace when he saw this. Slyph had pulled Aurora behind her.

The group of dozens arrived in front of Slyph in a majestic manner. Lester spoke with a smile.

“I thought I would meet you. I didn’t expect it to be Elder Undine.”

With that, Lester’s gaze stopped on Aurora.

“As a governing elder, you were actually sent to lead a newly-born elf?”

Slyph looked impatient at the provocative words.

“If there’s nothing else, hurry back and prepare to invade other countries. Put away this low-level provocation.”

Lester looked embarrassed. Even the diplomat group behind him couldn’t stand it.

Chen Kun, who was in the egg, felt it a little and had a certain understanding of the strength of the Golden Seal Empire’s diplomatic mission.

Without a doubt, the strength of the Golden Seal Empire lived up to its reputation.

If there were Saint Magisters in other countries, they would be treated as treasures.

However, there were two Saint Magisters in the dozens of people in front of him alone.

Although the others were not that strong, they were basically all advanced or even Great Magisters.

Slyph left with Aurora, leaving Lester standing awkwardly.

But when Slyph disappeared, the embarrassment on his face suddenly returned to normal. Then he continued to lead the team forward.

He had just clearly seen the elf holding an egg.

The elves never took the descendants of other creatures. It was necessary to investigate the origin of this egg when he returned.