How to Save Humanity After Transmigrating into a Villainess Princess? Chapter 312 : The Deal from Ten Years Ago

"Ah... do I still need to keep pretending..."

"I... am clearly not mature at all, and... I'm thin and small, without any divine appearance at all..."

Looking at the Northern Fire mbers smiling at her, Elashia felt like crying without tears...

Please... she was just Elasia's mascot... how could she have any connection to a goddess...

"Oh, Empress Elashia, you don't need to worry!"

Caroline showed Elashia a bright smile.

"I have the most authority on this point!"

"Compared to you big shots who co from wealthy or noble backgrounds, I, a poor person from humble origins, understand the thoughts of common people best!"

"What wealthy or noble backgrounds..."

Adeline looked at Caroline with mixed feelings.

Among the five people present, only she, Adeline, could be considered from a wealthy background...

The first half of Ileina's childhood was spent living as a princess, but after going to Elasia, everything was ruined...

Dorothy need not be ntioned—she didn't even know who her parents were. Without the orphanage taking her in, she wouldn't exist now...

And Elashia... she was even more heavyweight...

"Oh, that's not important."

Ignoring Adeline's complaints, Caroline smiled and continued to Elashia:

"What I an is... I really understand folk mythology."

"Regarding Goddess Alesia, the official scriptures actually describe her very little, since mystery is needed..."

"The descriptions and stories about Goddess Alesia are mainly created among the Holy Kingdom's common people..."

Speaking to this point, Caroline's face reddened slightly.

"And actually... I really like collecting these folk mythological stories..."

"There are many versions of folk myths about the goddess, but they often use a similar story as a template..."

"That is, when the Holy Kingdom faces catastrophic disaster, Goddess Alesia will descend to save the Holy Kingdom together with an earthly [Hero]..."

Smiling at Elashia, Caroline continued:

"A very cliché story, but it's very popular among the people."

"In these stories, the image of [Goddess Alesia] basically has no clear settings... sotis she's a mature woman, sotis she's a cute girl like Empress Elashia."

"But the [Hero's] setting is quite consistent."

Staring seriously at Elashia and Ileina, Caroline continued:

"The [Hero] who saves the Holy Kingdom together with Goddess Alesia is basically set as Holy Kingdom royalty in almost all folk mythological stories."

"And the story's ending..."

A knowing smile appeared on Caroline's pretty face again.

"I think you can all guess—sweet and sour love is often an inevitable part of all stories..."

"The warrior who saves the world marries the beautiful goddess, then they live a shaless life together..."

"No, what exactly are you trying to say?"

Hearing Caroline's words gradually exceed normal boundaries, Adeline reminded her with a red face and loud voice.

"Ah... this..."

The awakened Caroline looked to the side—both Elashia's and Ileina's faces had turned red...

Looking around, Caroline realized that except for Dorothy, who still had a smiling expression, everyone's faces seed to have been reddened by her...

"Hehe... I did get carried away..."

Knowing she had said so strange things, Caroline scratched her head, then looked at Elashia with a serious expression.

"Anyway, Empress Elashia, the purpose of saying all this is to tell you—actually the Holy Kingdom people's expectations for the goddess's earthly form aren't as high as you think."

"To prevent the [Hero's] presence from being too low, in most folk mythology versions, Goddess Alesia's earthly form is set as soone... who doesn't understand the mortal world deeply and whose combat power isn't high."

"Even... possibly to create more cute points for the goddess, in so individual versions the goddess's image might be a small loli who's 1.3 or even 1.2 ters tall..."

"Anyway, what I an is... your image actually matches most folk mythology versions."

"Oh... I think I understand..."

The red-faced Elashia nodded hesitantly.

Caroline's aning was... actually in most Holy Kingdom citizens' eyes, the goddess's image might not be as grand as she thought?

"But... I still feel sothing's strange..."

Having a foreign person like Elashia suddenly play the goddess... no matter what, it felt wrong.

"Empress Elashia, although saying this is selfish... but regarding this matter, please be sure to cooperate with us..."

Adeline stared at Elashia with extrely serious eyes.

"Empress Elashia, our Northern Fire and the Holy Kingdom are about to face the Blood Clan's major offensive. Even before the Holy Kingdom's great catastrophe, the uncorrupted Holy Court was at a disadvantage against the Blood Clan's army."

"I think, as Elasia's Empress, you are definitely very clear about this fact."

"Mm... I understand."

Being stared at by Adeline with such serious eyes, Elashia also nodded seriously.

In the past, due to years of warfare with the Blood Clan, the stretched Holy Court would often send envoys to the relatively closer Elasia seeking weapon support.

Elasia's successive monarchs also understood the principle that when the lips are gone, the teeth feel cold, and would provide certain weapon aid to the Holy Kingdom.

But... the Elasian royal family wasn't a charity organization.

Transporting weapons from Elasia to the Holy Kingdom required either crossing the dangerous Northern Forests or climbing over the giant mountain range between the two countries—both extrely dangerous and costly...

So Elasia's weapon aid to the Holy Kingdom was often conditional.

Considering transportation issues, when selling weapons to the Holy Kingdom, the Elasian royal family would usually demand quite substantial financial returns from the Holy Court.

For example, an Elasian standard steel crossbow costing one gold coin would require five gold coins in return when Elasia sold it to the Holy Court.

As weapon grades increased, the Elasian royal family's demanded returns would increase accordingly.

An Elasian standard knight sword costing ten gold coins would require a full hundred gold coins when sold to the Holy Court.

A siege heavy crossbow costing five hundred gold coins would require the Holy Court to pay a terrifying three thousand gold coins in return.

Going further up, the Magic Crossbow, Elasia's ultimate weapon, had been completely refused for sale for over a hundred years since its invention.

The Magic Crossbow's sales ban was maintained until twenty years ago, when it ended due to Evelyn's request...

It was precisely Evelyn's request back then that allowed Elashia to et Ileina...