Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 477 - 470: Negotiation Accepted

Chapter 477: Chapter 470: Negotiation Accepted

With Nina’s approval, the two of them became even closer to her. They constantly clung to her, so much so that Nina was somewhat overwhelmed.

However, she understood Tangmo and Baiyue’s feelings. According to the Advance Team, after they were born and weaned by their surrogate mother, they were sent to the academy to study without having a chance to experience familial affection.

As the mother of two children, Nina still exuded a strong maternal aura. Tangmo and Baiyue couldn’t help but want to get close to her and experience the familial love they had never had before.

With this in mind, Nina wasn’t annoyed at them, but instead comforted them tirelessly. Both girls seemed to have feelings for Luo’er, and it was her chance to see which girl was more suitable for Luo’er, or maybe both were suitable.

Although the battle was over, worried for Luo’er, Nina didn’t dare to slow down. It took them a day and a night to get there, and similarly a day and a night to return.

When they arrived at Divine Wood Down, news of their great victory had already spread throughout the whole town, and the townspeople came out spontaneously to greet the returning triumphant team. The Advance Team got a feast for their eyes looking at the beautiful men and women of the Elf Race.

Cheng Ziang was generally serious, but he was a man after all, and he liked to see beautiful things. Hu Daoke, despite complaining about ’spiritual derailment’, was even more eager to gaze at beautiful women than Cheng Ziang was.

Tangmo and Baiyue observed the handsome men in the crowd, which led them to exclaim in surprise at their good looks. However, after their exclamations, they would sigh that these men were not as gallant as Luo’er, causing Nina to chuckle at their side.

The team did not go directly to the palace, but to the altar square. Not only the priest but also the queen had come to welcome everyone.

Once they reached the center of the square, the queen was already at the bottom of the pyramid waiting for everyone. They all got out of the carriage and directly approached the queen.

"Your Majesty!" Nina kneeled on one knee and bowed deeply.

"Your Majesty!" Seeing Nina show deference, the others in the Advance Team set aside their prejudice, followed suit, and expressed their respect to the queen.

"Allow me to crown you with laurels, victorious warriors." The queen didn’t help them up. Instead, she took a laurel crown made of branches from a servant’s dish, walked over to Nina, and put it on her.

The crown was made from fresh branches of the Divine Wood. According to Ilanadale’s tradition, it was the highest honor given to warriors.

Once the queen had crowned everyone with laurel, she helped them all up one by one. Before they went into battle, the queen had worried that the Advance Team might not play a significant role. Unexpectedly, however, the Advance Team’s achievements were remarkably remarkable. They eliminated all invaders without any casualties on their side.

According to her and the high-ranking military officials’ prediction, Ilanadale should have lost at least a hundred people to barely repel the hunting team. The idea of completely eliminating them was absurd. However, the accomplishments of the Advance Team surprised her. They didn’t just suffer no losses, they nearly wiped out all members of the hunting team. Such a victory could be considered a great success.

The achievement of the Advance Team was due solely to a coincidence. The hunting team had long lost its vigilance due to constantly facing an elf army with outdated equipment. That’s why they were caught off guard by the Advance Team’s sudden strike. If they knew a team equipped better than them was helping Ilanadale, they definitely wouldn’t have been so reckless. The final outcome would likely have turned into a stalemate, even though the hunting team would retreat due to ammunition shortages, the Advance Team definitely wouldn’t be able to wipe them out.

With the crowd witnessing, the queen and the Advance Team completed the award ceremony in the square. Along with their cheers, the Advance Team and the queen headed towards the palace to discuss the matter of cooperation.

With the outstanding achievements of the Advance Team, cooperation was certain. However, the only issue that couldn’t be bypassed was acknowledging Luo’er’s legitimate identity, which required the queen’s judgment.

This was not the queen being heartless. After hearing the love story of Nina and Luo Chuan, she had dismissed her prejudices towards Luo’er and her sibling. Nina wasn’t reduced to being a pleasure tool for a foreign race, but truly loved Luo Chuan. So, their children naturally became the fruit of love. For an emotional race like the elves, they could completely accept such a result.

But accepting Luo’er would indeed set a precedent, declaring that Ilanadale officially accepts half-elves. At present, neither the queen nor the elders have the courage to accept half-elves, so this matter has always been shelved.

"I am aware of your performance on the battlefield. I thank you all for fighting for Ilanadale; you’ve demonstrated enough sincerity and in return, we will give a comparable response."

In the Council Hall, the queen is discussing cooperation matters with the members of the Advance Team. This time, not only Cheng Ziang, but the other members of the Advance Team are also present.

"I will arrange for a priest to treat Luo’er as soon as possible. However," saying this, a troubled expression crossed the queen’s face, "at present, I can only acknowledge Luo’er and Luoya as Nina’s children, I’m unable to recognize them as my grandchildren. I am truly sorry."

"It is understandable!" Cheng Ziang nodded his head. He knew about the difficult position of the queen. It’s impossible to get Ilanadale to instantly open up, progress has to come gradually. Eating in haste makes you fat, causing stomach perforation. Achieving this result has actually made him feel fulfilled.

"Then consider it as our Headquarters owing a favor to Ilanadale. After cooperation, as long as you are willing, we can always fulfill this favor at any time," Cheng Ziang continued.

"You are being too polite." the queen said with a slight nod of her head.

"Our advance team only serves as a reconnaissance squad of the Headquarters, so we aren’t authorised to make decisions regarding cooperation. But Your Majesty needn’t worry, the Headquarters has begun to take action. A commercial airboat has already taken off from Yazhi City and is expected to arrive at Divine Wood Town in half a month. Then, the representative of the Headquarters will come to discuss cooperation matters with you," Cheng Ziang added.

"If that’s the case, you should take some time to rest in Divine Wood Town as our esteemed guests. We hope to take good care of you all," the queen replied.

These pleasantries exchanged, Cheng Ziang led the Advance Team back to the tree house. Their goal being accomplished, they didn’t have to worry too much. Their main task now was to rest in Divine Wood Town for a while.

According to the Headquarters, the Judgement Legion has been constantly attacked by Theron en route and given that Kroel’s whereabouts were unknown, the Judgement Legion was now in disarray. So the Headquarters didn’t require the Advance Team to follow up on the Judgement Legion, instead, asked them to successfully complete tasks in Ilanadale.

The mission of the Advance Team was originally just a show of strength, accompanying the Judgement Legion to the south and reinforcing the so-called cooperation between Headquarters and Church Court. But surprisingly, the Advance Team turned out to be a huge asset, securing a big client for the Headquarters. This invariably came as a pleasant surprise. The people back on Earth were too excited by this to sleep for days.

After sending off the Advance Team, Nina didn’t immediately leave. After all the elder ministers left, Nina couldn’t resist calling out: "Mother."

"You have suffered these years, Nina!" In the absence of others, the queen would show her tenderness as a mother.

"Not at all, I am not suffering." Nina, her eyes red, stepped forward and hugged the queen, basking in their belated intimacy.

"You’ve grown and gotten married now. You’re no longer that naive little girl," The queen stroked Nina’s head, smiling.

"Because I met the best man in the world," Nina hugged the queen, blushing at the thought of Luo Chuan.

"Would you like to share the story of you two?" the queen asked curiously.

"Him?" Nina got a blissful look on her face as soon as she thought of Luo Chuan. "He is the best man in the world!"

Starting thirty years ago, almost all lovers from both worlds couldn’t escape the curse of separation. Understandably, Nina couldn’t escape it either. She was still daydreaming about Luo Chuan’s face, oblivious of the fact that he had broken his promise over twenty years ago.

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