"Su Xinqi? What are you doing here …? "
That's right, Rorschach never expected that this job applicant would be his previous opponent, the mixed-blood elf Su Xinqi, one of the core members of the May Rain mercenary group.
"Actually, I didn't want to come here either …"
Su Xinqi still had the same baby-like bangs and stuttered words. However, Rorschach instantly understood what was going on just by seeing her bitter smile.
Su Xinqi's description was quite similar to what he had expected.
After the silver elf War God's death, the silver elf Gods had taken a heavy blow, both in terms of reputation and substance.
The elves had the most internal rules. Racial discrimination was no longer a big news. And since the human kingdoms in the Northlands were quite powerful, in this generation, the elves didn't dare to openly discriminate against humans and other short-lived species.
However, the elven society had a clear hierarchy to begin with. Towards the mixed-blood elves and wild elves in their own society … With Molly as an example, it wasn't difficult for Rorschach to guess what had happened.
"You're the scapegoat? You're unlucky? You're fired? "
Rorschach almost blurted that out.
"I'm not fired! I left of my own volition! "
Judging from how her face and neck instantly turned red, Rorschach hadn't been able to control his mouth yet again.
However, this explanation didn't negate the first part … which meant that not only was she unlucky, she was even the scapegoat. In the end, she could only choose to leave with her reputation tarnished.
"… You're using such a strong talent as a scapegoat just like that?"
Even Rorschach would admit that Su Xinqi was strong. During that battle in front of the Gods, Su Xinqi's abilities had left a deep impression on him and his companions. He had almost been ambushed by her.
She had used her long-distance scouting abilities to find the location of the cannon. She was also an excellent melee combat expert. Rorschach even felt that she was the true core of the May Rain mercenary group. Why would such an expert be used as a scapegoat? Even if the upper echelons of the silver elves fought against each other, why didn't Ariel and her companions protect her? It had seemed like they had a good relationship before.
"Big Sister Ariel's current situation isn't good either. Someone accused her of being greedy for the Divine Artifact, which led to all of this. She should have taught him the Book of Divine Artifacts from the very beginning. They … they even said that my sister had embarrassed the silver elves in the battle! They said that she was careless and even colluded with outsiders, even though Elder Sister worked so hard. "
Hearing this, Luo Xia was speechless. This guy was trying to shift the blame to a crazy person.
Even in Rorschach's position, he couldn't say "hand over the Book of Ten Thousand Spells to understand the situation".
As for the accusation of being careless and underestimating the enemy, there was still some credibility. But colluding with outsiders … This was clearly the best reason to pin a label on him.
"… As expected of the elves. As expected of the superior elves."
In the Aishi history books, the elves' image was probably the furthest away from the fairytales. These elves had long ears and handsome faces, but they were abnormally unstable.
The elves had a stable social structure, as well as the elves' long lifespan, and the fact that other species were strong while the elves themselves were weak meant that the elves' upper echelons were incredibly skilled at political struggles. Not only were they skilled at fighting against external enemies, they were also skilled at fighting amongst themselves.
With such a major incident happening, even the elves' upper echelons couldn't bear the responsibility. It was understandable that they wanted to shift the blame.
Perhaps they wanted to shift the blame, or perhaps they wanted to vent their anger on the half-elf Ariel and Su Xinqi. Both of them had made mistakes in battle, so they naturally became the target of everyone's ire.
It was said that Ariel had the status of a princess and had a high status in the elves. The other half of her bloodline, the Dragons, was also a powerful backer for her. Plus, the Silver Elf Divine King had high hopes for her talent and potential, so she would be highly valued in the future as well. With someone protecting her, it wouldn't be a problem even if others criticized her.
As for Su Xinqi …
She was a half-elf who had Earth's bloodline. She had even spent some time on Earth when she was younger. Rorschach and Lori were also residents of Earth … for the elves who desperately wanted to shift the blame, this was already a "weakness".
Plus, she couldn't explain why she had suddenly lost her ability to detect the elves. There was no time for debate before she was accused of colluding with outsiders.
Originally, Ariel would have been able to protect Su Xinqi, but now she couldn't even protect herself. And so, Su Xinqi's background was naturally dug up.
The other half of her bloodline was that of a beast rather than a humanoid creature. This was already viewed as an ugly and evil existence in elven society. Over the past few days, Su Xinqi had already lost count of how many times she had been called a "bastard", "beastwoman", and "beast elf".
This situation only gradually improved after Su Xinqi grew to the point where she could restrain her beast characteristics and become a humanoid. She also became acquainted with Ariel and the elves.
But for the past few days, other elves would call her such insulting names even when she was walking on the streets. Children would even throw stones at her.
Due to the fact that Karwenz had set the tone of her story, the Silver Elf Journal and Teacher's Journal all agreed that Karwenz was evil beyond redemption. In fact, Karwenz was even chased out by the landlord of her own apartment. Many of her classmates and friends who didn't know the truth or didn't know the truth all that well cut ties with her.
She asked Ariel for help … but Ariel herself was grounded.
She asked for companions. Her other companions were all isolated and investigated. Some were unable to meet with her, while others pointlessly cut off all ties with her. The result was that Su Xinqi instantly experienced the loneliness of being surrounded by a sea of people, but not knowing anyone.
As a half-elf, she didn't have any attachment to the elven world outside of Ariel's older sister. The current situation was that the pressure of public opinion was becoming greater and greater. The best outcome for her was that she wouldn't be able to continue living in elven society. Perhaps she would even become a scapegoat and be "sacrificed".
As for May Rain's future … Perhaps nobody cared about that anymore. The most important thing right now was to find someone to take the blame.
The loss of an excellent seedling? Looking at the entire elven society, there was no meaning in fighting a single immature individual. Not to mention, she was a "dirty" and "lowly" beast elf.
Su Xinqi was no idiot. When she discovered this situation and noticed that nobody would be able to help her, she started thinking about her own future. At the very least, she needed to find a God or a powerful being to protect her.
She recalled that the Game Church had once taken in a wild elf engineer who was a descender. That generous and friendly "fellow townsman" who was also her father's old friend, the gorilla grandmaster, was also quite friendly. Su Xinqi wanted to give it a try. At the very least, it would be better than sitting around and waiting for death.
After Luo Xia repeatedly asked and confirmed the authenticity of Luo Xia's words, he laughed out loud. This was really a great gift.
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