novelraw Chapter 1076 288: The Forest Emperor's Reflections and the Dragon Raises Its Head on the Second Day of the Second Month (10K)
Chapter 1076 288: The Forest Emperor's Reflections and the Dragon Raises Its Head on the Second Day of the Second Month (10K)
[Location: High Forest · Silver Moon Forest · Elf Great Court]
The "Forest Emperor" Carmel raised his head to look at the Elven Mother Tree, his eyes flickering slightly as he bowed his head to pray softly:
"Great Mother of All and Merciful Elven Mother Tree, the moment of destiny has finally come, but this time, we are no longer the protagonists."
The Forest Emperor showed a sorrowful expression, his gaze directed towards the distant Elf Blood Pool, where his sadness quickly dissipated, replaced by the coldness of a contemporary emperor of the High Forest:
"But it's alright, even though the era of the Elves has temporarily passed, it doesn't mean we will withdraw from the world stage. The rise of the Humans this time is an opportunity, however...
Directly tampering with the bloodlines of other races is too easy to provoke the vigilance and counterattack of that regent. Let's start with collaborating with the Cursed Sword Masters and those Undead.
We can wait, and we have plenty of time to wait for the day to pluck the fruit from the Humans. Until then, let's align our goals to deal with those priority enemies first."
The Forest Emperor murmured softly.
As a long-lived race, he had sufficient confidence to use the long passage of time to wear down the fervor of the Humans. Leaving aside other matters, until now, their export of Elf Language has consistently topped the list of advanced languages among various races.
Due to the inherent mysterious concepts interwoven into Elven text, coupled with years of tireless promotion, a considerable portion of Advanced Secret Scriptures are now written in Elf Language.
In this situation, by re-establishing the external image of the Elf Clan in other domains and continuously eroding the Human population that yearns for Elven power...
If we can extend the timeline long enough, there's a complete chance to, through this alternative method of transfusion, gradually siphon the victory crops of the Human population towards the High Forest.
And the simplest method is to first break the Cursed Sword Masters' limitations on not extracting the bloodlines of sapient beings into Bloodline Essence for absorption.
Hehe, the profession of Cursed Sword Master is indeed strong, but due to their professional nature, while constantly absorbing the Bloodline Essence of other sapient races and monsters, aren't they also blurring their identity as Humans?
The Transcendent specialty has always been something gathered and reinforced over the course of a strong lifeform's growth within its own race, forming something closer to a racial talent than a specialty.
Especially those racial specialties that can only be used by those with partial bloodlines, essentially a power based on racial characteristics and past experiences, continually influencing and taking root within the bloodline.
Just like how the muscle groups of the Human Federation Humans are inherently destined to have more endurance than ordinary creatures.
This is why, when equipped with weapons, early terror figures could repeatedly use their endurance capabilities to wear down most creatures larger than themselves, becoming culprits of mass extinctions of several animal groups over the past ten thousand years.
All that Humans take for granted are things they have possessed since birth.
But now...
The Forest Emperor's eyes showed a subtle expression.
You Humans, the Cursed Sword Masters, have tasted plenty of sweetness from the Elf Blood Pool, haven't you!
Once there's a first time for such a thing, then comes the second, third, fourth... and so on.
Once the inclination is set, your stance will easily skew.
When your stance is skewed, you leave openings, making it easy for people to catch your mistakes.
With a flaw exposed, you become susceptible to flattery, exploitation, and being drawn into our faction, severing ties with the Yibel Federation.
For now, considering the situation, let's allow these Humans to have their moment in the spotlight.
The trend is irreversible.
The High Forest needs to earn more time for itself, and the premise of gaining more time is...
The Forest Emperor's gaze shifted to the high heavens.
We must find a way to bring down a few of those lofty figures, otherwise, all our thoughts and calculations will become less useful when facing those existences.
"Prepare first, then proceed step by step."
He said in a deep voice.
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[Location: Yibel Federation · Royal Court]
Caesar glanced around at those present, the sharpness in his eyes flickering, saying: "So, everyone, regarding the Dragon Knight Army assembly plan on Dragon King Island, and the Elf Blood Pool plan of the High Forest, are there any constraints or methods we need to discuss?"
The crowd shook their heads one after another.
It's not that there aren't any clever minds among them; to some extent, there were doubts about the straightforward attitude from both Dragon King Island and the High Forest.
Putting oneself in the shoes of the two races, considering how they could maximize their interests in such a reasoning, although it might not align perfectly with the calculations of both sides, it can grasp seven or eight points without too much issue.
This is less like a conspiracy and more an overt stratagem.
Yibel Federation is surrounded by wolves and has external tigers as well. Ultimately, Yibel Federation, even holding their noses, must find ways to collaborate with the enemy's enemy.