633 Concubine and Rumors (1/2)
The higher-ups in the Moonwheel Capital probably felt quite complex emotions right now. The Northlands Elven Empire's revival and the return of the Gold Elf Empress had all likely been a direct slap in the face to them.
The Moonwheel Capital elves had originally wanted to restore the Elven Empire to glory. They would have completed the revival of the empire, and could die in glorious battle this way. However, they were then informed that they weren't the proper Elven Empire… this face-slapping was rather severe.
”I'm going to sacrifice myself for the sake of the Elven Empire! My sacrifice will be worthwhile and recorded in the elves' history to encourage future descendants… What? I've been exiled by the Elven Empire? And I'm considered a traitor?”
If it wasn't for the urgent crisis right now, Moon Elf Empress Afina could probably be called the most pitiful person of the year. She would likely become a laughingstock for quite a long time to come.
Afina had just happened to establish her own Elven Empire and proclaim herself the Elven Empress right when Gold Elf Empress Harloys appeared with the three Gold Elf royalty God Equipment pieces. Harloys also had the support of all four Superior Elf species, and the Northlands Elven Empire had a far more proper status than Afina's… Afina had declared herself to be Elven Empress, but it turned out that the rightful Gold Elf inheritor was still alive, so claiming to be the Elven Empress had become nothing more than a joke.
Like all ancient species, the elves highly valued proper status and traditions. The Superior Elves who learned the truth all had their belief in the Moonwheel Capital Elven Empire severely shaken, not to mention the ordinary elves. Right now, even if the moon elves survived the demon wave calamity, it was likely that their Elven Empire dream would be shattered. Naturally, the leading moon elves were feeling quite awkward.
As for why the moon elves were felling complex emotions rather than simple fear or loathing? That was because the first action the Northlands Elven Empire took after its establishment was to offer to save ”their own people”.
It was quite evident what this offer truly meant. If you accepted the offer to come help save you, you would be an elf of the Northlands Elven Empire rather than belonging to some other country or people.
Accepting the offer of assistance would be the equivalent of recognizing the Northlands Elven Empire. However, not accepting the offer…
It seemed like nobody would be so foolish not to grab this lifesaving opportunity in this time of dire crisis.
And so, the elves were in inner turmoil, unsure of what to do. However, the upcoming demon wave wouldn't give them any time to be indecisive.
Tremendous amounts of the aura of Chaos were pouring through the dimensional cracks. The forest which had been full of wild creatures of nature suddenly became the elves' trouble. The wild beasts were unable to resist against the corrosion of Chaos, and transformed into Chaos demonic beasts in large numbers. All the villages near the Moonwheel Capital had urgently requested assistance. These dangerous demonic beasts desired to taste flesh and blood.
There was no such thing as dimensional stability anymore. Reports were constantly pouring in about demons appearing at some location. In fact, ever since the clouds covered the skies, the Moonwheel Capital had yet to see the sun or moon again. Panic was spreading under this perpetual darkness. The elves were forced to use the power of nature or other arcane magic to maintain an artificial light that would help to restore their morale. However, the high upkeep required to maintain this artificial light truly pained the archmages and arch druids.
The Moonwheel Capital had already ordered all nearby villages and scouts to abandon their positions and return to the capital. However, there were some elves who hadn't returned in time, still hoping that they could make it through this crisis without having to leave their homes. When elven villagers started being attacked by demonic beasts, the Moonwheel Capital began to send out rangers and druids to help the remaining villagers move to the capital.
Even so, bad news was being brought to the Moonwheel Capital on a daily basis. It seemed that even dealing with merely the prelude to the demon wave was quite difficult for the elves.
Of course, things weren't nearly as bad as they seemed. The Superior Elves were using every moment to train and gather their elite forces and organize themselves for cooperation in battle. However, the ordinary elves wouldn't know about such a thing. Not only that, since all the elven mayors and town leaders had tried to conceal the reality of the demon wave's arrival, along with the Moonwheel Capital Elven Empire's attitude of denying that the demon wave would happen, panic and anger from feeling like they were lied to started spreading amongst the ordinary elves.
”The real Elven Empress from the Northlands will save us! She's brought reinforcements; she's forgiven our sins. There's still hope for the elves…”
This rumor started to swiftly spread. Even though most elves were only half convinced by this rumor since the Gold Elves had been dead for tens of thousands of years already, far too long a time ago for most of them to know about, the seeds of this rumor still started to spread.
As for the Moonwheel Capital Elven Empire, they were naturally quite angry about this. However, there would always be many rumors during any time of war. It would be impossible to find the source of the rumors.
What, you're asking me if it was us that spread the rumors in the first place? Would you believe me if I said it wasn't us?
Haha, but with us spreading such rumors, our arrival would attract even more attention. Then, we would wave the flag of the Gold Elf everywhere, giving more veracity to the rumors. It would be impossible for the moon elves to hide this information even if they wanted to.
We were willing to help the elves. However, we definitely wouldn't be foolish enough to work for free with zero benefits. We activated every single spy we had in the Moonwheel Capital in order to spread the rumors as far and wide as we could.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.
The more rumors there were, the more detailed they became. Even the fact that the floating airships would arrive became known beforehand.
This was an open scheme. Unless the moon elves refused to accept reinforcements, they could only grit their teeth and bear it.
Currently, I had just finished dealing with all this. I was quite astonished to see Reyne, whom I hadn't seen for so long.
I met Reyne on the bridge of the Mizar airship. Two strangers were by her side.
One person was a tall blue-haired female knight who had a pretty appearance and nice figure. Even though she was wearing bright red armor, there was the aura of magic around her. This feeling was familiar… She seemed to be a dragon's descendant.
The other one was a black-haired female noble who seemed to be about fifteen or sixteen years old and was of an average height. She seemed rather weak, but if I saw her family crest correctly—a tiger and lion both wielding shields—she was from the Fenso Family, one of the top three mega families of the Suolo Federation.
I wouldn't have paid too much attention to them if they had only been regular strangers. However, the tall and average-sized women were currently holding onto Reyne's right and left hands, and they sat down adjacent to Reyne on either side. If I recalled correctly, this represented…
”Greetings, Your Highness Roland. I am Helen Winston, concubine to Her Highness Reyne. You… You should be quite familiar with my older brother Halent.”
This tall southern beauty had a copper, healthy, and sexy skintone. Judging from her aura, she was probably the forceful type, but she actually appeared rather hesitant right now.
”Hello, Your Highness Roland. I've long since heard about you. I am Avi Fenso. I'm also Her Highness Reyne's concubine.”
When the black-haired noble girl spoke to me, I discovered that she was even younger than I'd thought she was. She had to have intentionally applied a great deal of makeup to make herself look older. She sounded only thirteen or fourteen years old.