Chapter 714 Elders' Plan

Chapter 714 Elders' Plan

714 Elders' Plan

Elder Silram grinned at the trio of the EmeraldLeaf Adventurer team with a genuine smile. He ruffled through Lilica's hair and gestured them to follow.

"How are things in the Untamed Jungle? We noticed that Michael has been sending us more weapons over the last few months. His trading business seems to be booming."

"Grandfather, you know as much about Michael's business as we do. Didn't he explain his strategy to you before?" Lilica asked her great-great-great grandfather.

"That..." Elder Silram grinned lightly, "It looks like I cannot fool you anymore. Yes, I understand about his trading cycle. Michael informed me beforehand to gather information about the Forest Elves' demands for armaments, Artifacts, and even Spirit Armaments. As you can imagine, we are very interested in his Spirit Armaments. He gave us three Spirit Armaments as presents. They're outstanding."

Mika couldn't hide his grin after hearing what Elder Silram said.

"Michael got you hooked really bad."

Lilica glared at Mika, but Elder Silram nodded.

"You could say that he got us hooked with the Spirit Armaments. We cannot afford to do that even if we were hoping to ask for more Armaments in exchange for less Agriculture Blueprints. Who knows what Michael will ask for once he sells Spirit Armaments in masses? We must please him to ensure we'll stay in his favor. But that is nothing new, right?"

He grinned at the trio, who knew precisely what the Elder was talking about.

"Michael is loyal? I can tell he is a trustworthy and loyal man, but he is also a businessman and a Lord. His priorities are being a Lord, protecting his people, and expanding his territory. He will terminate his deals with us once his connections improve. And that...is just a matter of time. The High Elves wouldn't hesitate to offer their national treasures for the opportunity to procure dozens of Soultraits, which are not only upgraded to a high star rating but also highly compatible with their existing Soultraits. Their combat prowess would increase tens of times instantaneously. Their enemies would crumble, and their territories would expand. They would form the next Grand Empire with Michael's help!"

The trio of the EmeraldLeaf Adventurer group looked at each other, but Elder Silram was not yet done.

"The Racial Pact alone won't be enough to attract Michael's attention. We possess nothing we can give him that other races cannot give him. That's also why the Elders granted Michael 10% of the Forest Elven future racial achievements. The achievement points granted to the Forest Elves will be divided, and one-tenth will be given to Michael. In exchange, he will have to give us some Soultrait Symbols and Soultrait Upgrades!"

Elder Silram shared the Forest Elven's plan and continued telling the trio more and more about their plans. As the full extent of the Forest Elven Clan's plan unfolded in front of them, Opars, Mika, and Lilica frowned deeply.

"I think we understand what you're trying to do, Gramps...but I'm not sure what you want us to do. Michael doesn't mix business with private matters—at least, not in cases like this." Opars pointed out the obvious.

"I don't want you to convince him to accept the proposal. It will be enough if you hint that the Elders are trying to come up with a proposal. You don't need to be obvious. Saying it once or twice will be enough. He will be curious about our offer, and eventually, we can throw a great offer at him, an offer he won't reject once he knows the true value of Achievement Points."

The EmeraldLeaf trio wasn't convinced, but they nodded. They talked to Elder Silram about a few other things and received permission to retrieve a few more Artifacts from the treasury. They continued using the Pseudo-Legendary Bow Artifacts but added a few Epic Arrow Artifacts and one retrievable Legendary Arrow.

Natural Arrow Artifacts were hard to procure. It was possible to produce them, but most wouldn't reach the Rare rank. A few artificially produced Epic Arrow Artifacts existed, but only two with the Retrieve Rune had been created successfully. The rest were like Mika's Heirloom Arrow—one-

time consumable.

The EmeraldLeaf Trio was already stronger than their peers. However, they didn't feel special. Maybe they would have felt different in the past, but as a member of the Untamed Awakened, they could only be considered average or slightly above average. There were too many powerhouses who'd grown strong with Michael's help.

The competition was fierce, and it would only grow more vicious.