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Hikari naturally recognized them, and Qin Yu refrained from making a move for the time being.

Since they are the Eternal Queen's maids, they shouldn't have much hostility towards her.

As expected, the Eternal Queen's maids did not attack Qin Yu and his companions immediately. Instead, they landed in front of them and transformed into human form. These little fairies could grow larger after becoming the Eternal Queen's maids.

"Outsider, Her Majesty the Eternal Empress requests your presence..."

The head maid politely invited Qin Yu and his group, showing no hostility whatsoever.

"Since it is Her Majesty the Queen's invitation, we cannot refuse."

Qin Yu readily agreed. Since they were in a different territory, it was best to keep a low profile. In any case, the Eternal Queen herself shouldn't have much hostility.

Led by these eternal elf maidens, Qin Yu and his companions were taken to the Eternal Palace, but they avoided the eyes and ears of other elves along the way. It seemed that the Eternal Queen did not want others to know that she had summoned Qin Yu and his companions.

The door to the room opened, and the Eternal Maids stopped outside, respectfully saying to the figure inside, "Your Majesty, the person has been brought..."

"Okay, you can go now."

"Yes."

The Eternal Maidens left, leaving only Qin Yu and his two companions.

"Please come in."

The golden-haired queen, who had been facing away from Qin Yu and the others, turned around. As the leader of the elves, the Eternal Queen was undoubtedly the most beautiful among the elves. Her eyes were as clear as sapphires, and her body proportions were perfect. Qin Yu could only describe her as flawless.

After Qin Yu and the others entered the room, the door closed automatically.

Hikari and Nanaf were also seeing the Eternal Queen for the first time, and they were both captivated by her beauty.

"Thank you for traveling such a long way to the Land of Ideals. The Golden Sword Saint must have already told you, the Night Sword Saint, some things..."

The Eternal Queen's attitude towards Qin Yu surprised Hikari and Nanaf; she treated him like a VIP.

"Hmm, so the Golden Sword Saint is still in solitary confinement?"

"Yes, but he'll be out soon, if only the Night Sword Saint does me a favor."

Qin Yu felt a headache coming on when he heard he needed help. It always seemed like helping someone was never a good thing.

"I came to Utopia this time only to seek justice for Hikari and Nanaf, and to help Hikari obtain her own Nature Spirit..."

Upon hearing Qin Yu's words, the Eternal Queen looked at Hikari, "I didn't expect you to reach Rank 7 so quickly. It seems you can become the most outstanding elven knight in the history of Utopia..."

The Eternal Queen's words were not an exaggeration; Hikari's rate of power increase did indeed surpass that of all the previous elven knights.

“But Hikari is no longer an elven knight, Your Majesty.”

Qin Yu reminded the Eternal Queen about Hikari's ordeal; if it weren't for the help of the Flame Deer, Hikari would probably have died in Utopia last time.

The Eternal Queen then approached Hikari. "No, the Elf Knights don't exist just because Utopia doesn't acknowledge them. Hikari, you know the story of the first Elf Knight, right?"

"Ah."

Hikari nodded; of course she knew about the first generation of Elf Knights.

"However, those histories have all been embellished later. In this embellishment, the elven knights became the guardians of the ideal world, and a symbol of the forest elves' ascension..."

Judging from what the Eternal Queen said, it seemed she was about to reveal some unknown information.

"But in reality, the first generation of elven knights were rebels who raised the gun of rebellion against the high elves..."

"..."

"..."

These long-forgotten events are known to no other spirits except the leadership of the Ideal Land.

"They secured more rights for the forest elves than before, but unfortunately, they couldn't completely overthrow the rule of the high elves. They couldn't contend with the Council of Elders. In the end, my mother pardoned them, making them guardians of the ideal world and propaganda tools for the high elves to use against the forest elves. As long as the forest elves became elven knights, they would receive the same treatment as the high elves..."

Behind the birth of the Elf Knight lies a story completely different from what the public knows...

Chapter 249 The Eternal Queen's Request

Having learned the story behind the Elf Knight, Hikari was somewhat at a loss for words.

“Hikkari, I’ve said it before, you are the most outstanding elven knight in history. Your actions have not betrayed the fundamental principles upon which elven knights were born. On the contrary, you are the true elven knight…”

The Eternal Queen spoke highly of Hikari, leaving Nanaf stunned. "No wonder she's Hikari!"

"To awaken the spirit of nature, you don't need anyone's approval."

A voice echoed from the void.

"It seems there are still reasonable people in the ideal world..." The voice belonged to Ta Yanlu.

"I have long admired your name, the Fiery Deer."

The Eternal Queen recognized the voice and greeted it. She had only heard the legend of the Flame Deer from her mother. It was a divine deer that had mastered the power of nature to the extreme, and its strength was comparable to, if not greater than, that of the Feathered Serpent and the Flame Demon.

"Hikari, now you can awaken the spirit of nature..."

The fiery deer learned that the ideal land was not for humans.

After learning about her, he prepared to help Hikari awaken her nature spirit.

Normal nature spirits are mostly elemental nature spirits, but Hikari is awakening a nature spirit that is different from any elemental nature spirit.

"This is the most fundamental power of the Elf Knight: rebellion. Now, you have inherited it."

Hikari was enveloped by power. She felt a special power growing within her. Behind her, a huge figure appeared and disappeared. It was a black armored figure holding a long spear.

"The spirit of rebellion, indeed, the power of the first elven knight resides within you..."

The first Elf Knight disappeared without a trace, most likely going to the Trial Grounds. It seems she eventually found the Flame-Treading Deer.

"I'm just fulfilling the promise I made to that elf back then."

The Eternal Queen helped conceal the leak of the awakened aura; if the elders found out, they would definitely bring their army to confront them.

After awakening, Hikari felt the power within her body fully activated.

"Hikari~ You've gotten even stronger~"

Nanaf hugged Hikari and pressed her face against hers.

The matter of awakening the spirit of nature was resolved so quickly that Qin Yu felt as if they had been tricked by the Flame-Treading Deer. But it didn't matter. Now there was only one last thing to do, which was to seek justice.

"Nanaf, come here."

The Eternal Queen beckoned to Nanaf again, and Nanaf flew over with a puzzled look on her face, wondering what the Eternal Queen wanted to do with her.

"Would you like to become my eternal handmaid?"

As a result, the Eternal Queen threw a trump card at Nanaf: Eternal Maid, a profession that all fairies dream of. Just the fact that her wings could turn golden was very attractive to Nanaf.

"Of course!"

Nanaf nodded repeatedly, but then hesitated, "But if I become an eternal handmaid, does that mean I have to stay by Your Majesty's side forever?"

Thinking of this, Nanaf hesitated again, after all, she wanted to stay by Hikari's side more.

Before the Eternal Queen could say anything, Hikari spoke first: "Nanaf, this is an opportunity not to be missed, don't hesitate."

Hikari didn't want Nanaf to lose this opportunity, knowing that it was much harder for a fairy to advance than for a forest elf.

"But...Nanaf just wants to stay by Hikari's side..."

Nanaf could only bow and apologize to the Eternal Empress, saying, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, Nanaf cannot leave Hikari, so..."

After the two finished speaking, the Eternal Queen finally had a chance to interject: "Don't be so serious. Becoming an Eternal Maid doesn't necessarily mean staying by my side. I have many Eternal Maids by my side, and I don't need Nanafu."

The Eternal Queen smiled and explained, "It's because these two didn't let me finish speaking."

"Really? That's great!"

Nanaf twirled in mid-air to express her joy, and under the influence of the Eternal Queen's power, Nanaf's wings gradually turned into a transparent gold.

"Hikari, look!"

Nanaf couldn't wait to show it off to Hikari.

"Now all the other little fairies will envy me!"

Seeing that Hikari and Nanaf had both made some gains, Qin Yu was happy for them. So the question was, did he get a share?

At this moment, the Eternal Queen came to Qin Yu, as if she had something to say to him.

"Night Sword Saint, I've already helped Hikari and Nanaf..."

According to the Eternal Queen, this is a deal between Qin Yu and Hikari and Nunnappa.

"Speak, what is it?"

"He who eats another's food is bound to do his bidding," and "He who takes another's gift is bound to do his bidding," so Qin Yu would help the Eternal Queen unless her requests were too unreasonable.

"I wish to ask the Night Sword Saint to take me out of my ideal world..."

"..."

Upon hearing the Eternal Queen's words, not only Qin Yu, but also Hikari and Nanaf fell silent. All three looked at the Eternal Queen with puzzled expressions, wondering if she was joking or...

"Are you serious?"

Qin Yu confirmed that the Eternal Queen was not joking.

"Yes, I want to leave my ideal world..."

The Eternal Queen's request left Qin Yu somewhat bewildered. Why would a perfectly good queen want to leave? He couldn't understand it.

No, the Eternal Queen must have ulterior motives. As far as Qin Yu knows, there are traitors in the Ideal World. Could it be that the Eternal Queen intends to...?

"I've already devised the plan; all the Night Sword Saint needs to do is execute it..."

Qin Yu was debating whether or not to agree. It was a difficult decision. At this moment, Qin Yu had already forgotten about the bet with Luna. He didn't take the bet seriously at all, since it was just a joke between him and Luna.

"Alright," Qin Yu agreed.

"After this is done, I will not treat the Night Sword Saint unfairly. I will give him my most precious possessions."

Hearing the Eternal Queen say this, Qin Yu became expectant. The Eternal Queen possessed all the wealth of Utopia, and the most precious things in her possession must be the best.

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