Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 468 - 461: Closing In Step by Step

Chapter 468: Chapter 461: Closing In Step by Step

"We and the Ancient States are friendly nations, isn’t your statement a bit, excessive?" the queen said, frowning.

"Between nations, interest is paramount, wouldn’t the queen, as the highest ruler of Ilanadale, understand this principle?" Cheng Ziang replied with a smile.

"What benefits do we get from cooperating with you?" the queen asked.

"Development, let Ilanadale develop and become powerful." Cheng Ziang answered.

Upon hearing his words, the queen lowered her head and fell silent. For them, development is both a strange and familiar concept. Only nations who had been humiliated understand the benefits brought by development. Although Ilanadale is always threatened by the foreigners, they do not have too much ambition and still stick to the land left by their ancestors, like the small creatures in the game waiting to be slaughtered, quietly waiting for the next invasion.

"Now Ilanadale is also very powerful, no one will invade us. Your so-called ’development’ is just a way for you to restrain us," the elf guard spoke again.

Cheng Ziang wasn’t sure what relationship the guard had with the queen, but he felt the elf guard acted so unruly because the queen intentionally allowed it. Otherwise, in such an important diplomatic scene, when would it be the guard’s turn to interrupt.

With this thought, Cheng Ziang nodded slightly, didn’t rebuke the elf guard, but patiently said: "Ilanadale is powerful, but how do you explain the constant hunting of elves every year? The comrades who were taken away and humiliated, what are your plans to rescue them?"

His words instantly silenced the elf guard, leaving her speechless. Not only her, but the queen also fell into an awkward silence.

Cheng Ziang was stating facts, every year foreigners enter Ilanadale to hunt female elves, selling them as slaves elsewhere. Once these elves are caught, their fate is mostly tragic, while Ilanadale cannot come up with effective rescue plans.

What’s worse, even if these elves could escape and return, if they bear offspring with foreigners, their own kind in Ilanadale would reject them. Unless they abandon their flesh and blood, they can never return to Ilanadale.

Under such weak defense and entrenched beliefs, the number of elves in Ilanadale is rapidly decreasing. Earthmen have done statistics, after the Otherworld War, the entire population of Ilanadale lost more than 10%. Elves already have a low birth rate and the growth cycle of their offspring is long, so they can’t compensate for the loss of population. If this continues, within fifty years, the entire Wood Elf Tribe will be endangered, a very dangerous situation.

And most importantly, according to statistics from Earthmen, in the thirty years after the Otherworld War, not only the human population on the entire continent is rapidly growing, the number of half-elves is also sharply increasing. Today, half-elves have surpassed the population of Wood Elves. If these half-elves have a good leader, they can completely recover Ilanadale and take over Divine Wood Down.

If Ilanadale accepts these half-elves, the population and military scale of Ilanadale will get a huge boost.

In fact, according to research from Earthmen, Elf Race has no reason to reject half-elves and adhere to the so-called pure bloodline. Because besides having a shorter lifespan than elves, half-elves have no other significant shortcomings.

As for the so-called bloodline, it is nonsensical. Long-term research by Earthmen shows that the elf bloodline is a very dominant gene. This can be seen in Luo’er and Luoya. Although both are Luo Chuan’s descendants, they are closer to wood elves in appearance and characteristics.

So it’s not about Luo Chuan’s Yellow Race genes mixing with Nina’s Wood Elf genes, but Nina’s Wood Elf genes encapsulating Luo Chuan’s genes. This isn’t the fusion of salt and water, but the combination of sand and water, water wraps the sand, not fuses to become a solution.

The Elf race is like an advanced hybrid race created by heaven. According to the inference of humans from Earth, the lifespan of a half-elf and half-elf combination doesn’t weaken at all. Even when half-elves breed with foreigners, life expectancy also remains unchanged. In other words, the half-elf is the ultimate form of the Elf race.

"Colleagues, if a country can’t protect its people, how can it be called a powerful country? You are indulging in this so-called power, ignoring the development of the outside world. The population of Ilanadale is dwindling. Haven’t any of you thought about the future? What will you be like in thirty years, or fifty years? Haven’t you really considered this?" Cheng Ziang looked around and asked.

"What should we change according to your meaning?" the Queen asked, cooling her mind.

"Develop industries, develop the land, build a powerful near-modern military force, accept tribesmen and their descendants," Cheng Ziang suggested.

"Impossible, the half-elf absolutely cannot enter Ilanadale. This is tradition, the iron law of Ilanadale." Before he finished speaking, the female Elf guard interrupted him excitedly.

Cheng Ziang looked at her quietly, glanced at the Queen finally, and then asked somewhat angrily, "Is this also the Queen’s intention?"

"Sophie, stand down!" The queen sternly reprimanded the female Elf guard. However, her attitude had already made her position clear.

Seeing their attitude, Cheng Ziang couldn’t help but laugh. He laughed particularly brightly, like he had just learned something interesting.

"You think we’re doing it wrong?" the Queen asked, her face sinking.

"Of course it’s wrong!" Cheng Ziang said unreservedly.

Then, not giving the Queen a chance to speak, he paced back and forth in the hall, explaining, "I don’t know if you have done any statistics. Now on the entire continent, the number of wood elf hybrids has surpassed the wood elf’s own tribe. They’ve been in contact with foreigners for a long time and unavoidably influenced by Earth. These people have long been ostracized by foreigners, hence their desire for a homeland is stronger than anyone else’s. Imagine, if there’s a qualified leader to lead them, then tell me, who has the final say in Ilanadale?"

"You want to rally the half-elves to invade Ilanadale?" the Queen asked with a frown.

"Not rallying, but a foregone conclusion. The half-elves have already formed a scale. To accept them and let them become a part of Ilanadale. Or reject them and await their takeover of Ilanadale. It’s all up to the Queen’s decision now," Cheng Ziang said, "I just want to remind the Queen. Whether the Wood Elves want to stay dominant, or live under the rule of the half-elves, that depends on your thoughts."

"The half-elves are still scattered now, no threat."" the Queen retorted.

"I want to remind the Queen, ’State relations are all about interests.’ These words are effective here and the same goes for Earth. If you keep neglecting the half-elves, I’m worried there might be some malicious Earth nations supporting them, making them the masters of Ilanadale, and thus Earth obtains a foothold in Ilanadale," Cheng Ziang said.

"Of course," he paused, then continued, "We believe we wouldn’t do that, because we have no need. It’s feasible to support the half-elves, but it’s still better to hold a good relationship with Ilanadale, since we’re relatives, right?"

Cheng Ziang emphasized the relationship between the headquarters and Ilanadale, forcing the Queen to accept Luo’er. His intention was very clear, pushing the Queen to choose-- to acknowledge Luo’er and accept the cooperation of the headquarters. Or deny Luo’er, and the headquarters would support the half-elves instead.

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