"Tell me, is it your fault that misfortune has spread to me as well!?"
Harloys's beautiful face was right in front of me. She was jumping on my head, and it was quite cute to see her fangs rubbing together. Her vicious expression made it seem like she wanted to directly bite me, but I found it quite funny.
"Pfft! Haha, I'm the one who wants you to laugh at me. You little brat, you deserve this. "
Alright then, I really did laugh out loud. I laughed arrogantly and domineeringly, and I laughed so hard that I rolled on the ground.
But right after that, I crouched on the ground in frustration, because I instantly realized that since Harloys was bound to me, her troubles were my troubles as well. In the end, I was laughing at myself for being the unlucky one.
Now, the Northlands Mist Alliance saw that my family couldn't make up their minds, so they pushed their troubles onto me. Who taught them to be so irresponsible? (Harloys: It's you) … In the end, I became the scapegoat again, and this scapegoat was related to the survival of an entire species. I couldn't take this scapegoat!
"This is all your scapegoat! If it wasn't for you digging out the information and shamelessly tossing it to the elves in the mortal plane, wouldn't this have happened? It's because you don't want to take responsibility that you're the scapegoat! "
Actually, this logic was quite reasonable. If I hadn't obtained the information, the elves wouldn't have gone crazy, and they wouldn't have forced me to take the scapegoat …
Why was I taking the scapegoat? Actually, they didn't need me to give them any advice at all. Right now, they only had two choices. They could either accept the silver elves and create an Elven Empire in the Northlands, giving the elves a way out. Or they could watch as the elves messed around and prepare to collect their corpses.
The former would cause a major division among the elves, and it would likely be permanent. The latter would be doing nothing to save the elves. No matter what decision I made, I would become the mortal enemy of some elves. Perhaps I would even be given the title of "Destroyer of the Elves" or "Destroyer of the Elven Empire". If this wasn't taking the scapegoat, what would it be?
The demon wave was about to arrive, and the elves were about to meet their doom. However, the elves' behavior had once again surpassed my understanding of how low they could go.
Actually, the most rational and effective method right now was to directly disband all of the elven tribes and destroy the wariness of the surrounding human kingdoms. Then, they would organize a great escape. It didn't matter if they became slaves or refugees. They would escape as far as they could and do their best to preserve the elven bloodline. As long as there were enough elven survivors, there might be a day when they could rebuild their homeland.
Even if you adults aren't afraid of death, you can organize the elderly and children to escape. If it's just the children and the elderly, other countries will also accept such refugees.
However, the elven leader who made this decision would probably become famous in history for destroying his own country and people. He would also become a sinner for personally destroying the Elven Empire's ideals … But in this day and age, weren't leaders supposed to be professionals at being scolded and blamed? He didn't even have the slightest bit of backbone. He couldn't even compare to a single finger of the "Foolish King" Orloss.
Right now, the elves' decision seemed generous. "None of us will escape." However, it was actually the equivalent of "Everyone will die together." If the demon wave was as frightening as the legends said, then it would be the same as waiting for the elves' destruction.
Actually, based on our calculations, the demon wave's power level would probably be able to break all of history's records. At that time, not only would the elves be unlucky, even the neighboring human kingdoms that were currently rejoicing in the elves' misfortune would likely be destroyed as well. Even if the elves started a great escape right now and all the human kingdoms along the way opened up a path, they still might not be able to escape.
I was no saint, and I had a grudge against the elves. However, I really didn't want to see the entire elven species be destroyed. Apart from the fact that if the lips were gone, the teeth would be interdependent, there was another reason that no one knew about.
"Indeed, the elves aren't strong right now. But in another twenty years — no, ten years, they'll welcome a super golden age …"
Was that inconceivable? Actually, in my eyes, the elves had the most potential out of all the species. In fact, it was even possible that the elves would rise again in the Holy War. The reason for this was because of the battle of the Hades eight years ago.
Many things that happened in that year were destined to be recorded in history. However, there were also many things that didn't happen immediately. Those things needed time to settle.
That year, the God of Fate, the God of Wealth, and the other Gods of the Hades chose to enter the Hades. The moment that they entered the Hades, they gave up on their old Divine Kingdoms and Valkyrie Temples. Countless Valkyrie were scattered in the mortal plane. Those new generation's Dawn Children coincidentally met with a new Cycle of Reincarnation and a new Cycle of Reincarnation. They were saved from having their memories erased in the Cycle of Reincarnation, becoming the "luckiest" reincarnators.
When the Gods of the Hades discovered that the Gods of the Hades had cheated, many Gods hurriedly did the exact same thing!
The "Dawn Generation", Valkyrie reincarnation, and undead transforming into demons weren't all that different in theory. They were both undead transforming into living beings. However, unlike my revival, the new Valkyrie reincarnation would be a brand new life. They would only have their past memories and knowledge. Fundamentally, they would still be two different people.
Perhaps they couldn't compare to their previous lives, but they would have the experience and knowledge of a hero as their starting point. As long as they didn't die midway, their achievements wouldn't be too bad.
Even if a Myth-ranked hero couldn't surpass their previous lives, it wouldn't be too difficult for them to become a Legend.
Then, what did this mean? This meant that within ten or twenty years, the replicas of those historical heroes would appear in every corner of the continent. Aichy would enter a new generation of heroes.
This was our ultimate defense against the Chaos Faction. Perhaps it wouldn't be effective in the short term, but it would definitely increase the overall combat strength of Aichy. Perhaps a single hero wouldn't be able to change the outcome of a battle, but defending a village shouldn't be too difficult.
And among these heroes, at least one-third were elves!
The reason? The elves had the longest history and had the most heroes. Was that enough? Apart from that, there was another coincidental reason that made me speechless.
Elven Main God Anslo just happened to choose to betray the Order Faction at that time. His Valkyrie Temple was filled with elves. A Main God had accumulated countless years of Valkyrie. I couldn't even begin to imagine just how many future mega seeds there were in Valkyrie.
I didn't think that Anslo would be able to think so much in such a short period of time. It was mostly luck. Still, it really seemed like the heavens were protecting the elves.
According to the basic rules of reincarnation, the souls of the elves would always choose to reincarnate in other elves. The location where the demon wave was about to descend would be the largest elven gathering in the world …
If the Moonwheel Capital's elven land was destroyed by the demon wave, countless future heroes would be killed in the cradle. From this standpoint, the demon wave had truly chosen the correct location to begin.
"Damn it, I need to change my plans. Not to mention Renée, even I might not be able to deal with this situation myself."
Originally, I had a plan for the future heroes of the elves. When I notified the mortal plane about the demon wave, I had contacted Renée and told her to take the new Polaris airship fleet to the Moonwheel Capital, saying that they were there to rescue the elves.
Of course, the real purpose of this mission was to sell some weapons and purchase some magical items, which would count as some war profits. But the real purpose was actually for the sake of those young elves.
Even the most valiant and fearless warrior would soften when talking about their children. Even if they were going to die, they wouldn't be willing to watch their children die with them.
As long as Renée's Polaris airship fleet told everyone that they had sold out all their weapons, it would be meaningless to return to the Moonwheel Capital empty-handed. Out of humanitarianism, the elves would be obligated to take the elves' children and elderly to live in the Northlands. Considering that the Northlands was the only place where elven slaves weren't sold and that the Church of Law was known for being fair and just, it would be highly likely that they would be able to convince the elves.
The Elven Queen wouldn't be able to force her own citizens to sacrifice their bloodline for the sake of glory. It would be impossible to stop her. Perhaps she would even kidnap a large number of royal or noble Superior Elf children.
I also instructed the Polaris airship fleet not to be greedy and kidnap as many elves as possible. There was also no need to verify the information beforehand. It was fine to treat it as a good deed. It would be possible for the Polaris airship fleet to take twenty thousand elves with them. But when the demon wave truly arrived, the Polaris airship fleet would use all sorts of illegal methods such as ambushes and kidnappings. It would be quite easy for them to kidnap several tens of thousands more elves.
This plan could be described as quite insidious, but the success rate would still be quite high. Not only would it preserve the elves' bloodline, it would also strengthen the Mist Alliance. It would be a win-win situation.
But with the current situation, the elves would rather give their children to the humans as slaves than give them to the Northlands Elven Empire, which was fighting for the rightful throne. It was highly likely that Renée and the others would be banished the moment they entered the Northlands Elven Empire.
"No, I have to go personally. This will be quite difficult for Renée and the others to deal with."
While I made up my mind, Harloys was quite likely to have a huge headache.
For the sake of my "human trafficker" plan, it would be best not to establish an Elven Empire that would attract hostility from the elves. But when Harloys heard that there was a chance to reestablish an Elven Empire, her eyes lit up even though she didn't seem to mind it as trouble.
Not only that, the Northlands Elven Empire would improve the Mist Alliance's overall strength if it was established. All the Northlands elves would have their own home, and countless elves would go to the Northlands. This was a rare opportunity that only appeared once every ten thousand years.
If it wasn't for the fact that the Moon Elves and Elven Gods were so busy with their own affairs, how could the rightful throne possibly be destroyed?
And it just so happened that Harloys obtained three God Equipment that symbolized the Elven Empire's royal authority. If it wasn't for the fact that I personally witnessed this, it would have been nothing more than a joke of fate. But if news of this spread, everyone would probably think that this was a scheme of the Northlands elves.
"A princess of a destroyed country becomes an undead after her country is destroyed, and she wanders for ten thousand years with the national treasures. She then painstakingly revives and uses three national treasures to rebuild the Northlands Elven Empire … This is a classic story that will probably be repeated for several hundred years, with many doujinshi novels and dramas."
At that time, no matter if this was a scheme or a Golden Elf conspiracy, the Northlands Elven Empire would instantly become the rightful throne as long as the Gold Elf Empire and the three national treasures appeared together.
So many pieces of information spun around in my head that my head began to ache.
I originally had a backup plan for all of them. Perhaps it could be called an evil plan, but none of them were anything honorable. Every plan had a different goal. As for which plan to use, that would depend on the person involved.
"Harloys, just what are you thinking? You still hate the Elven Gods? Do you want to destroy the elves? Or do you want to revive the elves and revive the entire Elven Empire? "
"Of course I want revenge …"
"Don't speak so quickly. Think about it carefully. You're the last descendant of the Gold Elves. Your decision will affect the future of all elves. Ask yourself. Just what do you want? This is your responsibility. "
I didn't want to force her. But right now, I had to force her to make a decision. Although it would be cruel, this was her responsibility.
"I …"
Harloys sunk into contemplation. By the time she spoke up again, she had probably already resolved herself.
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