He was the patriarch of the Spirit Clan and the ruler of the Ancient Realm of Myriad Spirits.
No one had ever dared to speak to him like that before.
“This junior member does not dare threaten the clan leader; this junior member is simply stating a fact.”
David’s voice remained calm, without the slightest fear.
“The strength of the Protoss Alliance is increasing, and so are their ambitions.”
“If the Eldar continue to hide here and don’t join forces with the other races, they will be conquered by the Gods Alliance sooner or later.”
“At that time, not only will this ancient realm inhabited by many spirits be destroyed, but all members of the spirit race will be enslaved by the gods, or even killed.”
“I came here today to seek cooperation with the Spirit Clan.”
“We helped the Spirit Clan repair the Spirit Vein and resolve its depletion crisis.”
“The Eldar helped us against the Alliance of the Gods and together we protected our home.”
“This is a mutually beneficial collaboration, which is beneficial for both of us.”
Chairman Aoki remained silent.
He stood in front of the tree hole, his gaze fixed on the ancient trees and exotic flowers and plants in the valley.
His eyes flashed a complex mix of emotions: struggle, reluctance, and barely perceptible worry.
He had lived for 100,000 years and had witnessed too much greed and betrayal among humanity.
He distrusts humans and does not want to cooperate with them.
However, he couldn’t ignore what David said.
The spiritual vein problem and the threat from the gods weighed heavily on his mind, like two mountains.
“You came to the Spirit Clan just to say these things?”
Chief Aoki’s voice softened a little, but remained cold.
“If your only goal is to persuade me to cooperate with your human race, then you may leave.”
“The Spirit Race will not cooperate with the Human Race, and they don’t need your help either.”
“No.” David shook his head.
He took out a weathered black stone from his pocket and handed it to the Qingmu Chieftain.
“This is the main reason I came here.”
“Clan leader, you should recognize this stone. It is a weathered stone that was formed after the spiritual veins rotted.”
“I found a lot of these stones on the outskirts of the Misty Forest.”
“Moreover, the deeper one enters the Spirit Clan’s territory, the clearer the signs of corruption in one’s spiritual veins.”
“This junior can sense that the spiritual veins of this Ancient Many-Spirit Realm have been drained by thirty percent.”
“Moreover, the level of corruption is increasing.”
“If we don’t act soon, this ancient realm inhabited by countless spirits will soon become a dead zone.”
“All spiritual plants will wither, and all members of the spiritual people will perish.”
Chief Aoki reached out and picked up the weathered black stone, examining it carefully for a moment.
His pupils narrowed slightly.
His fingers were clenched tightly inside his sleeves.
The cold expression on his face was instantly replaced by seriousness.
He knew better than anyone what this weathered stone meant.
The decline of the spiritual veins has reached the point where it can no longer be ignored.
He refused to face the truth and chose to keep it a secret.
But he quickly regained his composure, and his expression returned to indifference.
He threw the rotten stone back to David and said in a cold tone, “This is just an ordinary stone. The Spirit Race has many such stones.”
“You don’t need to worry about spiritual veins; our Spirit Clan has its own way of dealing with them.”
“Chief Qingmu, you know better than me that this stone is not an ordinary stone.” David caught the weathered stone and held it tightly in his hand.
His gaze was fixed firmly on Chief Aoki’s eyes.
“The corruption in the spiritual veins is getting worse. The higher-ups of your spiritual race should have discovered this problem long ago.”
“The problem is, you can’t solve it. Your Spirit Race can’t leave this Ancient Myriad Spirit Realm, and you can’t leave the Spirit Vein.”
“If you leave, you will wither and die. You are now trapped here.”
“If you refuse my help, only destruction awaits you.”
David’s words sounded harsh and contained a hint of threat.
Chief Aoki’s expression turned grim.
He looked at David with a cold gaze, but did not refute him.
Chief Aoki’s expression turned grim.
He looked at David with a cold gaze, but did not refute him.
David’s words were piercing, touching the truth he least wanted to face.
He was already aware of the crisis of depleting spiritual resources, and several elders in the clan had discussed countermeasures on many occasions.
However, be it ancient sacrificial rituals or secret techniques of the Spirit Clan, all of them could only slow down the rate of damage to the spiritual veins temporarily.
This approach cannot address the problem from its roots.
Over the years, he had watched the spiritual energy of the Ancient Desolate Realm gradually deplete.
Watching some ancient spiritual plants wither slowly.
Seeing that the cultivation level of the younger clan members was difficult to break through.
The anxiety in my heart has been carved into my bones.
FAQ Novel
Q: Who arrives to meet Chief Qingmu?
A: David, a junior from the Free Valley Human Resistance Army, arrives to speak with Chief Qingmu.
Q: What is Chairman Aoki’s initial stance on the human conflict?
A: Chairman Aoki expresses disdain, stating the Spirit Clan will not participate in conflicts involving humans and gods, and prefers to remain neutral.
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