Global Lord: Start with Divine Favor-Chapter 622 - 42 The most gentle Empress should use the most domineering strategy_2
With a Divine Spirit husband as her backing supporting her ambitions, she naturally dared to give it her all.
On the trial battleground of the plane, Lin Rui has already been chosen and is destined to join the battle.
So he was extremely focused and asked, "How did the Hero King ascend to Divine Spirit? Does your tribe have Divine Core Fragments? What effects do they have?"
Rose laughed proudly, "Those are three questions, requiring three secrets in exchange. But I can tell you, the Hero King did not ascend using Divine Core Fragments; there are opportunities to directly ascend on the trial battleground. Now it’s your turn!"
Lin Rui was shocked inside, could the trial battleground directly make one become a god?
What is the purpose of this trial anyway? If gods can be encountered on the battleground, then what’s the point of becoming a god?
Could there be many ways to become a god?
Lin Rui was now full of curiosity about the realm of Divine Spirits.
What exactly are these Divine Spirits busy with after becoming gods? Yulidan apparently didn’t even care about his young wife, who was newly wed a month ago.
These secrets, Lin Rui feared he would never access among the Explorers without contact with elite factions like the Elves.
Lin Rui then turned to Rose and asked, "Alright then. As an exchange, what do you want to know? Why does the Empress not care about the exposure of the Elemental Keystones’ location?"
Rose nodded immediately, saying, "With the absence of the [Eye of Light], won’t the other five Elemental Keystones be exposed to everyone? This will inevitably lead to an unstable foundation. It’s equivalent to exposing the risk to all strong enemies and external threats."
Lin Rui laughed, "Strong enemies and external threats? That’s because you haven’t truly encountered them yet. If there truly were a strong enemy invasion, with the current situation, losing Elemental Keystones is inevitable. That is to say, sooner or later, you’ll face such a predicament. For example, a powerful swarm fleet attacked the Graveyard Influence and snatched the [Eye of Light] from Setra."
"So, whether or not Elemental Keystones are exposed does not affect their safety."
"How can it not affect!" Rose raised her voice, angrily saying, "Now all the Elemental Keystones are exposed to everyone; surely, the ambitious ones will be eager to seize them with various means. From now on, Elemental Keystones will never be settled and won’t be secure."
Lin Rui glared at her and asked, "Your head, huh? Let me ask you, where is your Empress’s Seal located?"
"That’s no secret. Even if I tell you, you can’t get it. It’s in the Hall of Government Affairs within the Imperial Court, managed by Xingluo the Great Sage. If someone at your level dared to steal the Seal, the Great Sage would erase you with a finger."
Lin Rui clapped his hands and said, "So you still don’t understand?"
"Understand what?"
Lin Rui was amused and asked, "When I was talking with the Empress, were you really not daydreaming, but listening seriously?"
Rose was furious and embarrassed, "What do you mean! Are you saying I’m dumb?"
"The Empress asked me my thoughts on the visibility of the Elemental Keystones’ locations. How did I respond?"
"You said your thoughts aligned with Her Majesty’s."
Lin Rui laughed and said, "There you have it! In all the lands, no soil does not belong to the king. At the ends of the land, no one is not a servant of the king! As the Empress, she wants to be the hegemon of the next era, so naturally, she aims to weaken all other tribes’ powers. To reclaim all other Elemental Keystones to the Royal Court, bringing them under control."
Rose’s eyes widened, trembling with excitement; she felt as if her delicate body was falling into hard ice, and a chill rushed from her spine to her scalp, making her shiver all over!
"You! You! You mean, the Empress wants to deal not only with the Graveyard but also gather all Elemental Keystones from the other five forces to the Royal Court?"
Is this still the gentle Empress she knew?!
To do the most domineering thing with the gentlest qualities!
No wonder the Empress is celebrated as the most wise and brilliant ruler in the Elf World in millennia!
Lin Rui laughed and said, "That’s right. Just as you imagined. As long as all Elemental Keystones are stored in the World Tree Imperial Court, alongside the Elf Seal, even if the whole world knows where the Elemental Keystones are, it doesn’t matter at all! Because once the Elves become the hegemon of this era, no one can reach the World Tree and seize the Elemental Keystones."
"Then what if the World Tree is destroyed in a fierce battle?"
"You’re silly! If the World Tree no longer exists, then whether this world exists or not, what does it matter to you Elves?"
"..." Rose’s tone paused. "Seems to make some sense."
"But why did the Empress give you the [Eye of Light]?"
Lin Rui raised an eyebrow, "That’s another question. First, tell me, how many Divine Core Fragments does your Royal Court have?"
"I don’t know."
"Don’t know?" Seeing Rose’s seemingly justified expression, Lin Rui couldn’t help raising his voice.
"Why shout! There are too many of these. There must be dozens of Demigod-level fragments. There are three or four Divine-level fragments too, almost enough to form a Divine Core. This isn’t much of a secret, and most people in the Imperial Court are aware."
Lin Rui was utterly shocked, "How can there be so many Demigod-level fragments? What effects do the Divine Core Fragments have?"
"Hey, hey! Are you following the rules? One person one secret, now it’s your turn to answer." Rose laughed proudly, deliberately echoing Lin Rui’s original words.
Lin Rui had to explain, "Why would the Empress give me the [Eye of Light] unless I helped her?"
"Help with what? Luring Emperor Setra away? Is this reward worth the [Eye of Light]?"
"You really don’t bend your mind a bit. The Empress’s requirement isn’t just the [Eye of Light], but other Elemental Keystones too! Don’t I have to snatch them back as I did with the [Eye of Light]?"
Rose looked Lin Rui up and down with disdain, "Which Elemental Keystones couldn’t the Elves seize? Do you need help?"
Lin Rui laughed and said, "That would be perfect. Go seize them. Why don’t you go?"
Rose glared at Lin Rui in anger, "Aren’t I afraid that snatching them back would provoke hatred between the Elves and them? Although the forest is very strong, if attacked by several factions, the losses would be heavy."
"Then doesn’t this make perfect sense? I snatch the Elemental Keystones, the Elves conveniently use the World Tree Root to teleport near me, and you! The brave first warrior of the Elves, Commander of the Imperial Court Guard, Empress’s Maid, Tier Nine Legendary Hero, Commander of the Forest Expeditionary Army, Elemental Guardian, Lord Rose, led forces to seize the Elemental Keystones from me and guard them properly. Wouldn’t that avoid enmity between the forest and all forces?"
As long as the Empress doesn’t turn the forest into King Xuan of Qi, avoiding a united siege by other forces, the Elves’ power should defend against enemy attacks, safeguarding the World Tree shouldn’t be too big of a problem.
And once declared war by other races collectively, the Elves have a strategy of mutual destruction.
That is handing over all Elemental Keystones to Lin Rui, letting Lin Rui offer them at the altar to accompany the World Tree in its burial of the entire world.
If that really were the moment, Lin Rui could only say that he didn’t want such benefits; it’s all their forcing, the Empress’s enthusiasm left him no choice.
For world peace, he must bear such a heavy responsibility.
And if he really obtained the six Elemental Keystones, offering them all, the Divine Core Fragments would be complete.
Even relying on the effects of the Divine Core Fragments, Lin Rui could achieve the Divine Position.
So Lin Rui immediately asked with concern, "What exactly is the effect of the Divine Core Fragments? Why is the effect of the Fragment I have so strange?"
But at this moment, Rose couldn’t hold back from laughing triumphantly, "Hahaha! Hahaha! You wretched guy, finally got your comeuppance! Sorry, I don’t have any secrets I’m curious about anymore. I refuse to answer your question!"
After saying that, Rose’s face was full of pride, an absolute sense of revenge fulfilled.
What good is your brilliance, Lin Rui? I’m not interested anymore!
The saying goes, all desires bring struggle, absence of desire means strength!
Haha! Miss Rose doesn’t have any secret curiosities, the exchange terms are invalid!
Rose’s steps got brisker, "Let’s go! To the Celestial Prison! To meet the woman the Empress gave you."
