“Lady Qimeng, that is a supreme nine-layer alliance! This means you have become the sole sovereign of all Wood Elves on the continent!”
“It is not just limited to our single Wood Elf tribe, you know? As long as you wish, you can win over any Wood Elf on this continent!”
“W-Wait a minute...”
Qimeng pointed at her own nose.
“I'm just a monster girl with an Advanced Rank species rating, and you're telling me I can be the sovereign of the Wood Elves? Since when did the potential of a Sacred Spirit become so cheap?!”
“No, this cannot be explained simply by the word 'potential.' It depends on the commonality between both parties. Before potential, compatibility is above all else.”
“Outsiders believe the Leaf Vein Ritual is merely a simple spirit test. But its deeper essence is actually to facilitate the establishment of our race's alliance. As for the so-called Natural Spirit Mark, it is merely used to designate the targets under your command.”
“So, no matter what form your main body actually is, it cannot lie before the laws of creation. Your compatibility with our Wood Elf race is just too perfect. You are our undisputed Spirit Lord!”
Hearing this, Qimeng went numb.
She had lost.
She had lost to this max-level, scheming little loli. No, she had been completely played and devoured clean by the Wood Elf race.
“Did you even calculate the lizardmen and the demons into your plans?”
“Not at all, as those were pure accidents; I don't have the ability to prophesy. Still, there are always accidents in everything. Isn't it enough that the ending is exciting?”
“Actually, there was an even bigger accident back then. When I saw you swallow the Mother Tree's remains in one bite, I was completely stunned.”
“You are way too strong! How could you be that amazing?!”
“Hehe, thank you so much for the compliment. In other words, even if I hadn't knocked down the Mother Tree back then, you would have manufactured some other accident to force me to negotiate, right?”
“Yes.”
Plop. Qimeng collapsed onto her throne, rubbing her temples.
“So, just how many people knew about this plan?”
“The Chief and me.”
“And?”
“The Grand Elder...”
“And who else?!”
“Well...”
Yinzhi twiddled her thumbs guiltily.
“Actually, all the elders knew. All the setups were planned by them, but I was just the executor following orders...”
“If you are angry, Yinzhi is willing to accept any punishment! Even if you eat Yinzhi like you did the Mother Tree, I'm completely willing. That way, I can be with you forever~~”
“Don't add cute trailing tones at the end! And don't just randomly turn into a yandere!!”
At this moment, Qimeng lost her soul, utterly drained of the will to live.
To think she had felt like a mastermind playing with a Wood Elf loli along the way, even weaving a logically flawless story about Reincarnation just to win their trust.
In the end, she was the clown putting on a solo show under the spotlight!
Those elders weren't just master actors; even their over-the-top assumptions about her were probably deliberately performed to increase her sense of guilt!
This damn otherworld was not simple at all! They looked like soft, cute lolis on the outside, but inside they were all old foxes who had lived for hundreds of years!
Was she the only one in the entire world who got hurt?! Was this the retribution for trying to scam the Wood Elves...
Qimeng couldn't help but chuckle bitterly.
“You guys really know how to play! But since you worked so hard on your acting, I might as well tell you a secret too.”
“Eh?” Yinzhi raised her cute face in confusion.
“When I made up that Reincarnation story, I casually mentioned that the lizardmen and the demons would invade in three days, right?”
Qimeng curled her lips in amusement.
“Actually, I didn't make that up. It was a clue I genuinely saw from the lingering memories of that red-haired big sister.”
Yinzhi's expression froze.
“Which means, in three days, the lizardman army really will march in and level this valley.”
Qimeng seized back the initiative at this moment, pointing below her empty throne.
“To trap me, you gifted me the high-grade black magic stone, let me eat the Sacred Spirits, and let me empty your treasury... Right now, the Wood Elves should be in an extremely weakened defensive state, correct?”
The boomerang of fate flew back along the thread of karma, striking them in a terrifying fashion.
“Waaah? Eh?!!”
Yinzhi, who had been completely in control just moments ago, suddenly went limp and collapsed beside the throne.
The girl squatted on the ground, two streams of tears gushing out like spring water. She bit the corner of her skirt while letting out a miserable wail full of defeated-dog energy.
“How can this be?! The Grand Elder said that was just a lie you made up to escape! We gave you all our trump cards...”
“We really went bankrupt and have absolutely nothing left, waaah... Lord! Sacred Spirit Lord! You have to save us! I'm very capable, please don't abandon us, waaah...”
“You knew all along that the Reincarnation story was fake, yet you were still putting on an act on the way back to the territory!”
Qimeng rolled her eyes, kicking Yinzhi lightly with her toe in annoyance.
“Scram! A deceptive drama queen like you has no right to cry and act pitiful in front of me! Do you know fear now?!”
However, looking at the little dumpling loli crouching at her feet, crying like an abused puppy, Qimeng sighed and leaned sideways against the armrest.
“Alright, get up, you little drama queen. Stop acting! Since I've become your sovereign, I can't just stand by and watch my own assets get smashed by the lizardmen.”
Yinzhi looked up, her tears instantly turning into a smile.
“I knew the Spirit Lord wouldn't ignore us!”
“Shoo, go call the representatives who actually know how to command from among those old Wood Elf actors! While we still have time, let's discuss how to face the enemy!”
“Ah... R-Right, Spirit Lord! Yinzhi will go send the message right away!!”
Realizing she had completely backfired and lost even the entire race's underwear, the Wood Elf girl was truly panicking now.
She frantically limped off toward the woods to send the signal.
Before long, the highly efficient high-ranking Wood Elves arrived, carrying three wooden chests.
Everyone was present.
Leading them was the Grand Elder, followed closely by the Chief, the silver-and-red-haired Head Spirit Attendant, and several senior elders.
The moment they stepped into the Tree Court, they were awed by the scene before them.
Qimeng sat elegantly with her legs crossed on the amber stone, which radiated a thick, magical glow, her entire body blending into the rhythm of nature.
However, when she cracked open her eyes, this balance was shattered.
Having promoted to the Intermediate Rank, she had released her control over her presence.
The originally friendly natural aura suddenly surged. In the perception of the Wood Elves, she was no longer blending into nature, but was a terrifying entity controlling it!
Faced with this suffocating pressure, the high-ranking members knelt in unison, their upper bodies completely pressed to the ground and their foreheads touching the grass in a posture of submission.
For a moment, the lawn of the Tree Court was covered with a sea of prostrated, petite figures.
Qimeng locked her gaze onto the Grand Elder first.
This person, who looked like nothing more than a soft, cute loli with innocent big eyes, was currently face-down, crawling in the front row without a shred of dignity.
Looking back, when they were in the Wood Elf tribe, this old loli had been the most active speaker, single-handedly setting the entire pace.
In the end, this was the ultimate hidden schemer, the true ancestor of drama queens.
“Sacred Spirit Lord, this is a humble token of our appreciation. Please accept it.”
The Grand Elder lay flat on the ground, her voice incredibly sincere.
At her gesture, the three large chests were lined up in a row.
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