Global Lord: Start with Divine Favor-Chapter 837 - 148: Lin Rui Succeeds

As Lin Rui analyzed, Rose's face grew increasingly pale; she simply could not accept this brutal reality.

From the day she was born, she grew up hearing stories of the Empress's wisdom, valor, and divine nature.

The entire Elf community and the entire forest were spreading the Empress's deeds; she was the wisest, most merciful, and most heroic Emperor the elves had seen in thousands of years.

The whole forest thrived under her protection, with martial virtues flourishing, the nation prosperous and peaceful, so for a millennium of peace, it was never involved in large-scale wars nor suffered disastrous defeats and severe wounds.

So every Elf adored her, revered her, including Rose, who regarded her as a model; her silhouette was the direction she followed, and where her finger pointed was the battlefield she fought to the death for.

Every citizen of the forest believed the Empress was selfless, working tirelessly day and night for the empire's great ambitions and world dominance.

Even most people revered her as a divine being, and even if she left this world to ascend as a Divine Spirit, countless still believed they would honor and believe in every word she said, taking her guidance as their doctrine, and firmly worship her as the Divine Spirit who protected them.

So no matter what she said, Rose never doubted that she had any personal motives.

Even when she wanted to oppose the world and collect all the Elemental Keystones in the World Tree, though countless people sensed something was amiss, they still firmly believed in the Empress, that this was for the eternal foundation of the forest, to transform the entire Colonization Star into a planet belonging to the forest.

When thinking of the scene described by the Empress to the citizens, this world returning to the ancient era, when the world initially opened, with only oceans and forests between heaven and earth, and the canopy of the World Tree covering the entire world, with the nation of Elves beneath it.

Countless believed in her, thinking it was their shortsightedness, unable to match Her Majesty the Empress's grand vision.

Thus, countless citizens of the forest, even fighting to the death, held noble ideals, believing they were sacrificing for the welfare of their descendants.

But the more Rose thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, her heart near collapse. She felt the painful sense of being abandoned by her most trusted parents, asking, "Why! Why! What could the Empress possibly want that she cannot get? Why does she betray the elves' esteem and trust in her."

"Betray you?" Lin Rui raised an eyebrow, saying, "Why do you have that thought? I didn't say your Empress was planning to betray the elves."

Rose, teary-eyed, looked at him, asking, "What do you mean?"

Lin Rui spread his hands, saying, "If you cannot understand the Empress's ambition, then you cannot comprehend why the Empress has this scheme. Her ambition has never changed, so this scheme has always existed; you are just too naive to see the extent of the Empress's ambition and dominion."

"The Empress cannot tolerate anyone, any force, or even any Divine Spirit above her; she wants to be unrivaled, both in heaven and on earth! Therefore, including your elf Elder Council and your elf Divine Spirits, they all must be overthrown! From the moment the Empress was forced to marry the Hero King, your forest was doomed to be destroyed by the Empress."

"Therefore, you can imagine that the Empress does not want to destroy the whole world, but to extract the essence of this world to construct a small world. In this small world, she is the unrivalled Empress, the only true deity revered by the entire world. Those elves loyal to her will follow her into this new Divine Kingdom, a paradise on earth. And those stubborn elements, along with other deities' followers, will perish and sink along with the whole world."

If Rose could understand this, she would understand why the Empress had been laying out this plan for so long.

After all, angelic Divine Spirits like to open up new small worlds, and they enjoy creating a Peach Blossom Spring-like utopia.

For instance, the famous Elf Goddess Lilith wanted to lead people into a new world she created. However, a series of operations turned her into the greatest aid for the Chaos Demon to destroy the world, directly leading to the Order Faction's collapse, bringing the entire world to an end. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

And the Elf Empress Yunning, an aspiring individual about to ascend to a Divine Position, is also leading the world on a grand gamble.

But her winning chances are very high, especially with Lin Rui as the sword in her hand, orchestrating everything; there is no power strong enough to threaten her plan, let alone steal the Plane Crystal Core from her.

Unless... that Blood-colored Demon Shadow obeys Lin Rui's command!

But that's almost impossible, and even if Lin Rui seized the thing, he couldn't guard it; it's the ultimate pursuit of countless Divine Spirits.

Lin Rui could only immediately offer it as a sacrifice to the Goddess of Fortune.

But that wouldn't align with Lin Rui's interests.

If the Goddess of Fortune becomes too strong, Lin Rui fears he might find it difficult to remain on equal terms with her.

A strong woman and a weak man could not sustain a stable relationship.

Moreover, the fundamental logic of that Shadow of Evil is to kill Lin Rui and take his place.

Lin Rui does not want his opportunity to touch the main quest, with Wutong within reach, to be replaced by that Shadow of Evil. Ultimately, he would die, and it would replace him, involving himself with Wutong, the Goddess of Fortune, and other women.

And it was precisely by touching the main quest that Lin Rui could understand the Empress's various previous arrangements.

After all, the Empress giving Lin Rui the Eye of Light was an operation that was simply too far-fetched.