??Chapter 273: Chapter 254: The Divine Artifact of the Rose Spider Queen
Chapter 273: Chapter 254: The Divine Artifact of the Rose Spider Queen
Amberser never worried about not being able to find those rebellious Drow.
Since these subterranean elves were plotting a rebellion, they naturally wouldn’t take their eyes off the movents of Withered Rose.
The explosion earlier must have rocked this Gloomyland to its very core.
At the very least, anyone with a bit of sense would surely send soone to investigate what had happened.
Amberser and lina leading such a large group of escaped slaves was certainly the pri focus of their surveillance since they wanted to gather intelligence from these slaves.
Therefore, waiting passively was the best thod.
When lina spotted the spider-transford Drow lurking in the shadows, Amberser also sensed soone spying on him.
“Father, they have co. Should we flush them out of the shadows?” lina asked.
Amberser didn’t answer but instead asked, “What do you think?”
lina imdiately fell silent, knowing that this was Amberser’s way of testing her, urging her to think for herself.
If they didn’t capture these spider-transford Drow, wouldn’t they have to continue performing under the enemy’s watchful eye? And who knew how long that would last. If they captured this spider-transford Drow, would that not alert the mastermind behind the scenes and deter further contact?
These two choices tugged at lina’s mind, leaving her unable to determine which was better.
Amberser offered no hints, waiting until she had thought for several minutes before saying, “Do you still see that spider-transford Drow?”
lina pretended to glance nonchalantly into the distant darkness and then replied, “It’s still there.”
“So, after thinking for so long, has the situation worsened?”
lina quickly realized and asked, “Father, do you an that as long as things haven’t gotten worse, we should continue?”
Only then did Amberser offer guidance, “When faced with a dilemma, choose the option that surely won’t worsen things. If you hesitate, it ans you don’t have enough determination to take the risk, so don’t take it.”
This was a lesson Amberser had learned during his days as an adventurer.
Young people always hesitate when facing opportunities, longing for greater rewards but fearing the potential adverse outcos.
Amberser didn’t know how many tis he had suffered before realizing that if he couldn’t venture forth without hesitation, any failure would be accompanied by complaints, leading to a vicious cycle.
So rather than taking risks, it’s better to be thoroughly prepared for the next opportunity and then gamble decisively without hesitation.
lina understood Amberser’s point and resolutely chose to pretend she didn’t see anything.
After a while, the spying spider-transford Drow disappeared. lina was sowhat anxious, fearing she had given herself away, but Amberser continued to reassure her, telling her to do what she was supposed to do.
lina was now the leader of the tribe, and her subordinates comprised several different races. It was one thing to be mixed during the escape, but now that they had settled down, many problems had co to light.
The Drow Elves sought to completely dominate the tribe, the Fungus Folk did not want to lose their holand, and the few Subterranean Dwarves and Dwarves just thought about fleeing. They were well aware that living under the Drow was no different from living under the Undead, and in so aspects, the Undead might even be preferable, since the Undead wouldn’t kill a slave for fun, but the Drow would.
Haven’t they already gained their freedom? Why not take the chance to escape now?
Now was the ti to test lina’s leadership.
And lina wasn’t doing well; she had no way to balance the conflicts between the various races, only relying on brute force to suppress all dissenting voices. This approach was bound to lead to problems sooner or later.
However, it didn’t matter much, as they weren’t here to farm; they just needed to keep the tribe together for a short period. Amberser believed it wouldn’t take many days before those rebellious elves would co to lina to discuss cooperation.
As for the opposition, they were less patient than Amberser had anticipated, not even requiring a few days. Less than half a day had passed, and a spider-transford Drow appeared on the outskirts of this Fungus Folk Tribe.
The huge spider body of the spider-transford Drow made everyone tremble with fear, ugly, massive, and laden with danger, an oppressive presence for escaping slaves.
This ti, lina didn’t need Amberser’s reminder; she went straight up to confront the spider-transford Drow.
The spider-transford Drow, with a row of eyes on its forehead, stared at lina and said, “Heh, you have more courage than I imagined. A Drow, enslaved by the Undead for so long, yet still retains this amount of pride; truly rare.”
lina crossed her arms and said disdainfully, “A sacrifice so worthless, speaking to
with that tone, have you forgotten the teachings of the Rose Spider Queen?”
Spider-transford Drow were all male because the transformation ritual was extrely cruel and the risks were very high. Female Drow would never willingly take such a risk.
The command of the Rose Spider Queen did not care about which faction the Drow belonged to, if one was of this race, they had to abide by this rule. Therefore, after lina so forcefully expressed her discontent, the expression of this Spider-transford Drow beca a bit ugly.
However, the Spider-transford Drow did not imdiately prostrate and knock his head on the ground, instead, he retorted, “I am here to talk to you on behalf of our mother. I represent the dignity of my mistress, don’t think about pressing
with rules. Besides, you Drow who are raised by the Undead, can you still hear the voice of the Spider Queen?”
Though he said this, his tone was no longer as arrogant as before.
lina also noticed the change in his tone, outwardly maintaining a stern and arrogant deanor, but inwardly she was already eager to find the hidden hand behind this Spider-transford Drow.
“Out of consideration for an unknown kinsman, I won’t take issue with the matter of courtesy with you. What exactly have you co to find
for?”
Not daring to waste more ti, the Spider-transford Drow said directly, “My mistress is launching a counterattack against the Undead and needs to gather all the forces. You are a slave who has escaped from the castle of the Undead, aren’t you? Join us, and together we will retake our Drow domain—Gloomyland!”
lina was about to agree imdiately, but Amberser hurriedly reminded her, “You’re a slave who has just escaped to freedom. Even if they are of the sa race, don’t you know what kind of deeds the Drow are capable of? Conspiracy, betrayal, these are the Drow’s favorite strategies, every Drow is a conspiracist, they won’t agree so readily.”
lina realized she was mistaken again, luckily she had her father there to guide her.
Struggling to think for a mont, lina then said, “Counterattack? I get it, it’s those ambushes on the mineral transport convoys you all carried out before, right? But I’ve heard that you’ve suffered heavy losses lately. With such strength, how can you confront the Rose Queen?”
Amberser’s fingers trembled, the girl was still not detail-oriented enough. Which escaped Drow would continue to refer to Withered Rose as the queen?
However, that Spider-transford Drow seed not to have much intelligence either and didn’t notice anything wrong with the detail, explaining directly, “That was just part of the plan. That Death Knight, stupid as a Goblin, thinks she’s been winning all along, but in fact, she’s been losing miserably. As soon as our plan is set in motion, she will stumble into our trap like an idiot.”
“Heh, I’ve seen plenty of Undead, but even those skeletons without any intelligence aren’t easily fooled. Killing that Death Knight will be the signal for our final counteroffensive, and that idiot’s flesh and blood will beco our offering… Hm? What’s that noise?”
It was the sound of joints cracking from clenching the fists too hard.
lina’s fist was already clenched tightly, and she nearly couldn’t restrain herself from exploding that Spider-transford Drow with a punch.
Amberser understood why the girl was depressed, if she had to endure such comnts every day, that pressure was indeed substantial.
But now it was up to lina’s own performance.
A child only a few days old, could she bear such direct insults?
lina angrily smashed her fist against a nearby stalagmite. With one punch, she shattered the column that was thicker than her waist, startling the Spider-transford Drow.
Just when Amberser thought lina could no longer hold back and was about to act directly, lina gritted her teeth and said, “That Death Knight you’re talking about is the daughter of the Rose Queen. Indeed, she’s an idiot. It’s because of her stupidity that I am in my current plight!”
Amberser suddenly felt a sense of comforting maturity from her, the child had grown. Her lies were quite natural; if she could just improve the details of her wording, they would be perfect.
The Spider-transford Drow, looking at the shattered column, saw his originally gray-black face turn pale instantaneously. It was fortunate he hadn’t further offended this kinsman, or else a punch like that landing on him would have exploded him.
The Spider-transford Drow hurriedly said, “So you also have a grudge against that idiot; that’s really great. Join us. With your abilities, you will certainly gain the favor of my mistress, and she will surely support you in building your own tribe!”
lina, however, sneered, “You’ve been talking for a long ti but have said nothing concrete. I still don’t know what your so-called plan is. For all I know, you could be luring us to be cannon fodder.”
The Spider-transford Drow shook his head, “How could that be? In this battle, every comrade is precious; we are not like the Undead, we don’t have the ability to increase in number the more we are attacked.”
lina shouted, “Enough with the nonsense! Tell
your plan!”
The Spider-transford Drow hesitated for a mont, then said, “I cannot tell you the whole truth, but I can reveal a bit. This is the oracle of the Spider Queen; she has bestowed upon my mistress a Divine Artifact capable of destroying all the Undead!”
“A Divine Artifact?”
lina was greatly surprised and imdiately asked Amberser, “Father, they have a Divine Artifact! What should we do?!”
lina, though only born a few days ago, had been imbued with considerable knowledge by Amberser during the soul-weaving process, such as language, writing, and so basic history. She didn’t understand much about the Rose Spider Queen, but she knew a Divine Artifact was a formidable thing.
Amberser was startled as well, for a Divine Artifact bestowed by a Deity was not sothing to be taken lightly.
But after thinking it over, it seed unlikely. A Divine Artifact that could destroy an entire nation wouldn’t be granted unless the Rose Spider Queen was tired of living and was looking for a slap from Aeo. Don’t think that the Elven Gods, alien as they are, are outside Aeo’s jurisdiction here.
If it were that convenient, the Lord of the Dawn could just toss a hamr down, and Laine would unify the continent already; the other kingdoms wouldn’t stand a chance.
The Divine Artifact might be real, but its power surely wouldn’t be so exaggerated.
However, a Divine Artifact is still a Divine Artifact, and that thing is worth a lot!
Amberser directly said to lina, “My daughter, plans have changed. We must capture the hidden hand, and that Divine Artifact, we must have it too!”
Reviews
All reviews (0)