“Huh? Is that so? Maybe he forgot to ntion it, after all... it’s not a big deal.”
The young man shook his head helplessly, then counted on his fingers for a while, before chuckling with so sentintality.
“It’s been almost decades since I’ve seen that arrogant butterfly in person. She’s inside the gate, I’m outside. Though it’s just a wall apart, it’s like two different worlds. The gates of the 【Illusionary Realm】 aren’t that easy to open. Chatting with her always reminds of those unbearable pasts, those old friends I can’t see anymore. It’s quite uncomfortable, and gradually, I just lose interest.”
“I see...”
Berta nodded as if understanding so secret, still maintaining the respectful posture of kneeling on one knee.
“Master, you haven’t left the gates of the 【Sanctuary】 for over a hundred years. Is today’s sudden appearance because there’s going to be a significant change for the generation, requiring your personal intervention?”
“Haha, little Berta, don’t always be so serious and suspicious, it won’t do you any good.”
After teasing his charming and cute disciple for a few monts, the man laughed again, though a hint of lancholy and helplessness flashed through his seemingly clear eyes.
“I’ve been squatting in one place for almost three hundred years. It’s ti for these old bones to move around a bit and get so fresh air. I’ve heard there have been quite a few interesting things happening recently, especially hearing about so intriguing individuals from Tiyelu. So, I just wanted to co and take a look.”
The man in plain clothes took a few casual steps forward. Though it seed like just a few steps, he instantly passed the kneeling tree spirit lady, walking hundreds of ters away to the edge of the mountain platform, gazing into the distant misty mountains.
“How ti flies. In the blink of an eye, three hundred years have passed. A mistake, a promise, a secret. Though the heavens and earth are vast, they’re not my ho. Ah, sigh, sigh...”
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The day after the negotiations ended.
The sudden agitation of the monsters, handled properly by both sides, did not affect the final outco. The negotiations between the Human United Kingdom and the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains lasted for three hours of extensive discussions and exchanges, successfully reaching a consensus.
Representatives from both sides drafted an authoritative formal agreent on the spot, which included hundreds of clauses regarding the future developnt and cooperation between the Human United Kingdom and the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains.
For example, the Human United Kingdom agreed to unconditionally return tens of thousands of abducted creatures rescued from the poacher’s stronghold, including Novia Moon Shadow.
In return, the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains would fully assist in their resettlent and relocation, and provide temporary shelter for other non-Ten Thousand Demons Mountains victims until their families could take them away.
This was particularly important because the Human United Kingdom would later vigorously conduct nationwide efforts to combat and rescue victims of human trafficking, a group that would likely be ten or even a hundred tis larger than the current one. The Ten Thousand Demons Mountains, as a land of racial integration, undoubtedly provided a more suitable place for these non-native creatures.
Of course, there were many other agreents, all of which were generally beneficial and not overly one-sided, constituting win-win agreents for both parties. Violet, finding it botherso, didn’t bother to read the specifics.
As a result, the intense conflicts and contradictions along the border that had persisted for months were essentially resolved.
If future developnts went well, perhaps even the opportunity would arise for the Human United Kingdom and the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains to establish their first diplomatic relations in history.
Surely, after hearing the news, Her Majesty the Queen, far away in the Courage City, could finally get a good night’s sleep.
In the morning, in front of the North Gate of the Demon Suppression City.
“Miss Violet, are you really leaving so soon? You’re in such a hurry to leave the Demon Suppression City. Is there sothing important you need to attend to?”
The princess, dressed in casual attire, held the priestess’s delicate and tender hand, not much older than her, with so reluctance, desperately trying to persuade her.
Ahead of them, a large convoy protected by the military and carrying creatures stolen by poachers was constantly driving outwards from the city gate.
This was the first batch of creatures being returned to the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains according to the agreent. The human army would escort them to the border, where they would be handed over to the demon side for processing.
Including the part of the important girls from the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains, who were initially treated by Miss Priestess under the alias “Dawn”, as well as the most crucial Novia Moon Shadow, will all be returned together this ti.
And Violet, taking advantage of the opportunity, chose to bring along several other companions to make a detour to the interior of the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains.
With Walter and the others helping out, there would naturally be no problems. It’s not so much that, as back when Violet made the agreent with Tiyelu, as a reward for helping her find Novia, the Elder promised to allow Miss Priestess and her party to co and go freely throughout the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains in the future.
“I won’t stay, I won’t stay. Anyway, the Demon Suppression City has been turning around for so ti now, it’s ti to see so new places. Little nna, don’t worry either, I’m not going to disappear forever as soon as I leave. At least, the tree planting thing I ntioned before definitely needs to be taken care of when I co back.”
Planting the sacred tree of the Goddess of Life is no small matter, nor is it sothing that can be done casually with a sprinkle of seeds, fertilizer, and water.
It requires a considerable amount of ti for observation and cultivation afterwards, and Violet currently doesn’t have the leisure to stay in the city and slowly handle such matters.
Moreover, Theresa has no experience in planting divine trees. It’s her first attempt, and after considering it carefully, Miss Priestess decided it would be better to proceed as calmly as possible.
Once the secrets of the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains are understood, especially the information related to those travelers, she can co back to the Demon Suppression City to deal with this matter in ti.
In addition...
Violet turned her gaze to the proxy lord standing beside the young girl with blue hair, scratching her face sowhat embarrassedly.
“Um, refining swordsmanship is not sothing that can be achieved overnight. I have sothing I’m currently very interested in investigating, so for the ti being...”
“Ahem! Don’t worry! I’ll definitely fulfill my promise to you! I won’t take back ‘Clear Sky’. As compensation for delaying the agreent, from today onwards, it belongs to you. When you co back from the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains, I’ll make sure to give you an explanation.”
Miss Lan, who was ruthlessly stood up by soone, smiled helplessly, gently stroking the handle of the long knife in her hand, but she didn’t seem particularly angry.
“It’s okay. When we decided to cooperate initially, we didn’t set a specific ti, and I never expected to easily grasp the mysteries in that book. With such a precious blade as compensation, I actually made a big profit.”
“Violet, you don’t have to feel guilty. Just do what you want to do. Besides, in the short term, I’m afraid I won’t have ti to leisurely practice martial arts.”
“Haha, it’s great that you can think like that...”
In fact, Miss Priestess did have the ans to imdiately teach Lan those swordsmanship techniques. If she really wanted to, she just needed to turn “Martial Arts” into a “Skill”, just like Lilya did initially.
But when it ca to things in the ga, unless absolutely necessary, Violet still hoped to avoid exposing them. Moreover, her journey to the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains to find information about the travelers was partly driven by the desire to fulfill this agreent.
After all, from “True Explanation of Famous Swords” to the diary found in the basent of Eileen’s house, and the various clues that had erged recently, all pointed to an increasingly obvious fact.
The author of “True Explanation of Famous Swords” also ca from the “Illusory World” ga, and it’s very likely that one of the mbers of the expedition team ntioned in the diary is one of them.
In the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains, there must be more clues left by them, and perhaps even... traces of the person themselves.
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