Although she usually acted cold and aloof.
Although she didn't want to get hurt again by misplacing her feelings like she had before her Reincarnation.
But that didn't mean she was blind.
This foolish little elf had stood in front of her time and again, even going so far as to make an enemy of her entire tribe. Qimeng had seen every bit of it.
She didn't care whether the Wood Elves lived or died.
But...
“Hey. Yinzhi is the private property of this black-haired monster now. Who gave you the audacity to touch my things?”
“Know your place, you low-tier small fry.”
Under the stunned gazes of the Wood Elves, the black-haired girl stepped out from behind Yinzhi.
Without even needing to chant, she simply waved her hand.
A wave of pure Wood-attribute magic surged forth.
It was a high-tier suppression unique to plant-type monsters.
Faced with a higher-order structure, the Wood magic the Wood Elves took such pride in felt as if its very core had been sucked dry.
The grand spell array they had jointly cast across the sky shattered on the spot, dissolving into glittering fragments of magic.
A one-strike array break.
The entire area fell so silent that a pin drop would have sounded like thunder.
This was the brand-new Wood-attribute magic structure Qimeng had comprehended when she broke through to the Intermediate Rank.
She called it 【Forest Lord's Decree】.
Its effect was rank suppression.
Faced with this new plant-type trait, any entity of the same attribute would be weakened by a full rank.
In other words, even if an Advanced Rank Wood-attribute monster stood before her, it would be forcibly suppressed to the Intermediate Rank.
It was an absurdly broken skill—absolute dominance over those weaker than her, and a powerful counter against those stronger.
Not only that, but after executing this move, she felt a warm current gathering within her body. It seemed to be the residual energy of the thousand-year-old Mother Tree that she hadn't fully absorbed yet.
Talk about a delayed kick.
Could she be about to break through again?
But now was clearly not the time to study her rank. She had to deal with these Wood Elves first and figure the rest out later.
“Alright, alright, stop shouting. My ears are starting to ring.”
Qimeng patted her massive bundle, letting out a heavy thud.
The sound snapped the Wood Elves out of their shock from being utterly crushed by her Wood-attribute magic.
They stared at the bulging bundle with heartache, but Qimeng simply spoke with absolute composure.
“Chief, Grand Elder, I agree to that matter you and Yinzhi were discussing about finding the Great Spirit. Isn't it just finding it? Leave a trivial matter like that to me.”
Ignoring the strange looks from the entire Wood Elf tribe, Qimeng threw out her bargaining chip.
“If I find it, that should be more than enough to pay for those Sacred Spirits I ate, right?”
“That would indeed be enough.”
Enough? It was more than enough!
If a six-layer Sacred Spirit could secure a stable foothold for the Wood Elves right now, then the Great Spirit was the supreme spirit that could lead them back to the Flourishing Forest!
“In that case, these things I took from the treasury will count as my advance payment.”
“As for the rest, I will generously leave them to you. Also, listen closely: I will only help to the best of my ability. Understood?”
The Chief and the Grand Elder exchanged a look.
Hey! That's not right at all!
She had clearly picked out all the best treasures in the treasury!
“What guarantee do we have that you'll find it?” the Grand Elder asked, gritting her teeth.
“Then you'll just have to choose whether to believe me or not. Besides, this is the most beneficial choice for you anyway, isn't it?”
“Or do you really want to fight me to the death? I haven't killed a single one of you. What's wrong with taking a few resources? Let's call it a reasonable resource redistribution.”
But under the pressure of Qimeng's powerful aura, they chose to silently step back and discuss in low whispers.
“Do we really want to go to war with her? We've already lost too much. If we fight her with everything we've got... she's a High-tier Intermediate monster...”
“Yeah, and looking at how effortlessly she handled that just now, she might break through to become an Advanced Rank monster soon. Do we even stand a chance if we fight to the death now?”
“Wouldn't we just be throwing our lives away? Preserving ourselves is more important than anything, right?”
“Yes, yes, exactly. As long as there is life, there is hope. Our tribe can only have a future if we survive.”
Several of the elven higher-ups, who looked like legal lolis, whispered among themselves while simultaneously discussing out loud.
“Hey, you guys are being way too loud. I can hear everything!”
Meanwhile, Yinzhi, who had been healing nearby, rushed over to Qimeng the moment she recovered a bit of energy.
“Lady Qimeng!”
Yinzhi grabbed Qimeng's hand and leaned in close, tears of gratitude streaming down her face.
“I knew it! I knew you would agree! Since you even kindly took in the remains of the Mother Tree, you must be the destined successor chosen by the Mother Tree herself!”
“So, you will definitely never love us and leave us... wait, no! You will definitely take responsibility for us!”
The Wood Elf girl's eyes sparkled brightly.
Seeing how deep she was in her own delusions, Qimeng was temporarily left speechless.
“Wait, kid, isn't there something seriously wrong with your vocabulary? Who on earth taught you 'love us and leave us'?!
“And another thing, that Mother Tree didn't choose me as a successor at all! I just treated it as high-energy late-night takeout and devoured it in one go!”
“Lady Qimeng! You are the greatest person in the whole wide world!”
Staring into Yinzhi's pure, innocent eyes, even the thick-skinned Qimeng felt so embarrassed her toes curled in her boots.
Help. Is it too late to explain that she was actually a bad woman?
Meanwhile, the Wood Elf leadership had reached a decision.
Although Qimeng had thrown them a bone, the Wood Elves were no pushovers either.
Given their tense relationship, both sides remained highly guarded.
Fortunately, Yinzhi acted as a desperate mediator, actively negotiating until they finally reached a consensus.
They would temporarily put down their weapons and sit down to talk.
A moment later.
Inside the Wood Elf tribe's meeting room.
To be honest, the ceiling here was built incredibly low.
While it was just right for the petite Wood Elves, it felt incredibly cramped and suffocating for Qimeng, who was considered quite tall by their standards; she could barely raise her head.
Seated at a long wooden table, the atmosphere between the two sides was incredibly tense.
Only two people sat on the left side.
The black-haired beauty sat with her arms crossed, her massive beast-hide bundle resting beside her, while Yinzhi sat upright on her other side.
On the right side of the table sat a dense row of solemn-looking legal lolis—the entire leadership of the Wood Elves.
Outside, fully armed elite Wood Elf guards had surrounded the wooden cabin so tightly that not even a drop of water could leak through.
Qimeng looked around at the tense, oppressive negotiation setup.
She couldn't help but think that even after reincarnating as a monster, she still couldn't escape the same old tedious meetings she used to have with the Knight Order.
She only hoped these rigid lolis wouldn't beat around the bush. She just wanted to have an efficient meeting.
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