Chapter 1234: The Art of Compromise and Unexpected Wealth
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Fandral smiled and said,
"The wood elves thought that the matter was very secretive, but they did not know that the holy mages had their eyes locked on them.
" We learned a long time ago that the Elder Council of Jade Court intends to cooperate with the legendary Evil Art Master Lance. The latter is also the culprit behind the Scar of the Dead.
"Lance's suggestion to the Elder Council is to arrange a larger scale Void Sacrificial Ritual to summon the Void Ruler's will to descend.
"Then, Lance will personally represent the elves in this ceremony to beg the Void Ruler to take back this tentacle.
"You need the original owner to resolve the knot.
"It was said that this proverb was one of the philosophical treasures left behind by the divine phoenix from the East.
"However, I guess no one expected the elves to follow this golden rule so faithfully.
" In the subsequent discussion, the Elders agreed with Lance's crazy idea. They wanted to take a gamble…"
Hearing this.
Even Matthew couldn't help but shake his head and curse," F * ck!"
This group of elves was really cheap and wild.
They would rather believe in the bewitchment of the Evil Art Masters to maintain their arrogance towards humans.
Perhaps it was because they had been toyed with by the other party once that they developed a sense of dependence and infatuation.
Matthew could understand.
However, he absolutely could not empathize with them.
"It's really f * cked up."
Fandral smiled and patted Matthew's shoulder.
"According to our original plan, we planned to let the situation develop on its own.
"After all, it's much easier to play the role of a saviour than to interfere in the matter beforehand.
" But what was unexpected this time was that another group of wood elves actually took action to save themselves after learning the news!
" They gathered a portion of the army and civilians from within and directly controlled most of the members of the Council of Elders.
" This incident happened in the past two weeks. In the short span of half a month, there were no changes on the surface of the Jade Court, but a lot of blood was shed in the dark. Now that the situation has gradually stabilized, there are still quite a number of important personnel in the Elder Council and Willow Branch who are facing imprisonment…"
Coup?
Matthew was a little surprised.
This term was relatively rare for the elves.
As a highly xenophobic race.
Most elves still maintained a high degree of obedience and respect for the hierarchy and power within the ranks.
Matthew thought for a moment.
There were very few internal rebellions in the history of the elf race.
It just had to appear at this time…
"The timing is a bit coincidental."
Matthew said.
Fandral nodded.
" This is actually neutral news for us. At present, the Silver Council is still studying whether this coup broke out by chance or deliberately.
"The information that has been investigated is that the leader of the opposition is the Elven Sword Saint Tyraste, who had lived in seclusion for many years.
"After Tyraste resigned from his position as Windchaser Grand Marshal, he devoted himself to studying the Path of Sword Chant.
"Although he lived in seclusion in the depths of the forest.
"However, every generation of young sword chanters had the opportunity to learn one or two sword techniques from him.
"Many of the people in these sword chanters later became Windchasers or officers of other troops.
"Tyraste himself had a great influence on the Windchasers.
"This time, he suddenly left the mountain.
"Combined with the news of the Elders Guild working together with the Evil Art Masters.
"He had almost a hundred responses in the city.
"Due to Tyraste's powerful appeal, although the coup had shed a lot of blood, the worst scene for the elves never happened.
"At the very least, they would not have a bigger civil war because of this coup.
"After the coup.
"The willow leaf system that was inextricably linked to the Elders Guild was instantly paralyzed.
"There were many things in the city that could not be carried out as usual.
"The common elves gradually began to complain about this.
"However, most elves still hope that Tyraste can take charge of the overall situation..."
Tyraste?
Matthew was not surprised to hear this name.
Previously, Beanna had told Matthew about the Evil Art Master Lance. It was very likely that she had learned about it from Tyraste's daughter, Tyrani.
They didn't just sit there and wait for death.
This made Matthew look at some of the wood elves in a new light.
"So, Tyraste has the final say in Jadeite Court now?
"Is his attitude towards the Alliance better than the elders?"
Matthew speculated.
Fandral shook his head with a smile.
" No, Tyraste's attitude towards the Alliance is even worse than the Elder Council!
" He's an extremely elven supremacist. Back then, he resigned from the position of Marshal Windchaser because he couldn't see the hope of the elves conquering the world, so he became disheartened.
" He is extremely hostile to all outsiders. However, he has been cultivating the Way of Sword Chant for so many years. Of course, Tyraste is more tactful than when he was young.
" He knows that not only can Jade Court not afford to offend the Alliance, but they also need to rely on us in many aspects. Thus, he is ignoring us."
Matthew thought for a moment.
" So he is pretending that we don't exist?"
Fandral laughed and said,
"That's it.
" I'm guessing that even if you go to Jade Court and have sex with the female elf beside him, he'll pretend not to see you. He'll even walk away quickly to avoid greater embarrassment."
Matthew shook his head.
"What an awkward old man."
Fandral agreed,
"Although the old man is awkward, he is still a little rational.
" He's only a little stronger than those lunatics from the Elder Council, but to the Wood Elves, this is enough to make up for a lot of their losses."