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Chapter 1968 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Cooperation

Seeing the fallen elf sniffing in front of him, Blaze waved her off cleanly.

"Hurry up and leave, the Golden Tree Sea doesn't welcome you anymore."

"Why are you, an outsider, trying to kick me out? I came here to thank you!"

"The answer to question one is that, starting today, I will engage in in-depth cooperation with the elves, and I will also begin to pay attention to the internal issues of the elves." Blaze held up one finger, and he could clearly feel the change in the expressions of the elves around him when he mentioned "in-depth cooperation."

Please, can you maintain the indifference of an immortal race for a little longer? Don't let your sensitive spots be so easily touched and start getting excited on your own.

To strangers, you people are called trash!

Blaze's eye twitched. He couldn't voice his complaint, because the elf would follow up with more questions. Unlocking new XP was almost second only to the elf's creed in importance.

After all, it concerns the healthy mental state of elves throughout their long lives.

"As for the second question, I don't think I helped you much. Rather, I did something like cutting open the pupa for a butterfly that is breaking out of its cocoon."

“Three hundred years from now, you will still have to face Catherine’s natural death, and this time, you really will have no excuse. I don’t know if this is a good thing or a bad thing for you.”

"You really are still a child. Only children worry about whether something is good or bad. Of course, I'm not trying to mislead you. Whether something is good or bad depends on the person involved." The fallen elf wiped his nose and put on a strong expression.

“If I just try my best to stay with Catherine for 300 years and accept her departure peacefully after 300 years, then what you are doing now is a good thing.”

"On the other hand, if I couldn't accept it, it wouldn't be a bad thing. You at least made me happy for 300 years. Only if I fall into depravity, become obsessed with demons, and do something irreversible, would it become a bad thing."

“In other words, everything is still uncertain.” Blaze raised his fist and shoved the fallen elf’s shoulder hard. “If things turn out badly, I will take responsibility for what I’m doing now.”

"Then please."

The Fallen Elf and Catherine left the Golden Tree Sea, which was unavoidable. The Fallen Elf violated the elven code and fell into depravity once again. Catherine was allowed to prolong her life by the elves turning a blind eye because she was not one of them. It would be awkward for her to stay in the Golden Tree Sea.

But as Greenland says, great misfortune is divided into many small misfortunes.

Although the Fallen Elf was driven from her homeland, she still had her little home with Catherine and the Abyss Legion. 300 years later, if she accepted Catherine's passing, she could return to the Golden Tree Sea once more.

As for Catherine, she only had a blood-related attachment to the Golden Tree Sea, but she was already quite old and longed even more for the small village where she had spent her entire life. Staying in the Golden Tree Sea was something the fallen elves forced upon her.

To Blazer's embarrassment, after nearly getting into a conflict with the elves, he was now about to discuss cooperation with them.

He was full of confidence before he arrived, but after arriving he hesitated. This matter was unexpectedly not so simple.

He hadn't noticed the elves' attitude towards the Golden Tree Sea. The elves wouldn't ask anything from the Golden Tree Sea beyond what they needed for their normal lives. The cooperation with Kanshui City seemed like a win-win situation, but in reality, it was dispensable to the elves. Not cooperating wouldn't change their lives, and cooperating would only mean facing the possibility of exploiting the Golden Tree Sea's resources, which might violate their creed.

Of course, it would be more convenient to talk to Ishtar or Ereshkigal, who have transformed into a golden sea of ​​trees, avoiding a lot of trouble and greatly increasing the chances of success. But that is precisely why we cannot be impatient and ignore the elves' thoughts.

Fortunately, Eldar, the Elf King, listened calmly to his proposal. When the topic of selling the resources of the Golden Tree Sea came up, he frowned slightly and finally fell into deep thought after Blaze finished speaking.

Time ticked by, but Blazer grew increasingly unhurried. Herbie had taught him the art of negotiation, and that silence and reflection meant weighing the pros and cons.

The moment you begin to weigh things, it signifies victory. Rejection at the end is merely more harmful than beneficial. It's not the mistakes or problems that are scary, but the absence of any problems.

If there's a problem, just solve it. If the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, then either increase the advantages or eliminate the disadvantages.

As expected, Eldar, the Elf King, refused after much deliberation, and thus the matter was resolved through negotiation.

Elves don't need personal gain; to be precise, what they need is the benefit related to the Golden Tree Sea and the cycle of life.

Elven King Elda had several reasons for refusing, the most important being that Kan Water City's cooperation was tantamount to voluntarily opening up the Golden Tree Sea, revealing its resources, which would naturally attract those who coveted it.

Secondly, the number of elves is not large. If some of them are sent to Kanshui City, it will inevitably lead to a decrease in the number of elves in the Golden Tree Sea, and the power to protect the natural cycle of the Golden Tree Sea will also be weakened.

While Ereshkigal and Ishtar, who had transformed into a golden sea of ​​trees, have indeed awakened, the problem is that they are now caught in the natural cycle of life and death.

Nature will never proactively tell living beings that they have over-exploited resources; it will only directly impose a result known as punishment.

The elves guard the order of the Golden Tree Sea, which is actually protecting the earth from being punished by the two gods who have transformed into the Golden Tree Sea. However, those who crave the resources of the Golden Tree Sea will not understand this, and even if they do, they will only take their chances.

These two things are actually one and the same: the stability of the Golden Tree Sea. Whether or not to demand resources from the Golden Tree Sea is not the issue.

Blaze crossed his fingers. The quickest solution right now would undoubtedly be to vouch for this with Asgard and his own reputation, but a guarantee is far less meaningful than proposing a solution.

“The problem is that the power of the elves alone is not enough to protect the Golden Forest after it has been fully opened to the world.” Blaze glanced at Greenland, who shook his head.

One of the few things that outsiders cannot do is protect a place for a long time. Moreover, outsiders are incredibly complex, and theft by those in charge is bound to happen.

"You wouldn't mind protecting the Golden Tree Sea together with other races, would you?"

“If faiths are not conflicting,” said Eldar, the Elf King.

"Then I hope you can meet the Druids. They not only believe in nature, but they are also skilled at taming animals. With their help, I believe the giant beasts of the Golden Tree Sea itself will also become a force to protect the Golden Tree Sea."

(End of this chapter)