Chapter 78
Yu Chi suddenly stopped, looked up at the two still-mocking lizard clan envoys. The height of a ten-year-old child made this upward gaze look particularly naive, but when she slowly raised her right hand, the entire dock suddenly fell into a strange silence.
“Your Highness?” Carindor bowed slightly, his voice so low that only they could hear. “Do you need me to…”
“No,” Yu Chi interrupted him, a cluster of silver-white light suddenly condensing at her fingertips. The light spun and expanded in her palm, gradually turning into translucent elven characters—it was every single foul word the giant beast clan had said just now.
The elves behind her were all stunned. This was 「Word Spirit Manifestation」, a spell that only high-level elves could master. A spell that should have required a long incantation was actually used so easily by Thalassa.
Yu Chi felt a steady stream of magic power coming from the necklace on her chest. With the support of the necklace, she now only needed to recite the incantation to use any kind of magic.
“Everyone has heard,” Yu Chi’s voice was as clear as a child’s, but under the blessing of magic, it spread throughout the entire dock. She stood on her tiptoes and pushed the light ball into the air. The characters suddenly exploded into a sky full of sparks. “According to the 《Race Alliance Treaty》 signed by all the races in the past, insulting an envoy is considered a declaration of war.”
The lizard clan’s faces changed drastically. They hadn’t expected this seemingly harmless little brat to dare to quote the ancient alliance treaty on the dragon clan’s territory—this treaty was set when the various races had not been confined to one place by the sea god.
Of course, it was still in effect now, but most people did not know about this treaty, and the elf in front of him clearly looked less than 10 years old.
How did she know?
The lizard clan was so arrogant in the holy city, of course, not because they were stupid. The reason the lizard clan could rise from a third-grade race to a fourth-grade race was all because of their faint relationship with the dragon clan, and their current actions were just in line with the dragon clan’s interests.
No one would underestimate the elven race. As a long-lived race, their heritage was incomparably deep. But the dragon race needed someone to be the scapegoat to judge whether the elven race, which had been demoted to a fourth-grade island, was still the same as before.
The few lizard clan members subconsciously looked at the blue dragon envoy, but the other party did not look at them. He just looked at the elf cub standing in front of everyone with an observant gaze.
“Interesting, but private fights are forbidden in the holy city.”
“Of course,” Yu Chi nodded obediently and suddenly took out a badge inlaid with a moonstone from her space bag. “So I apply for [Honorary Arbitration].”
The dock was suddenly in an uproar.
This was the highest-level diplomatic protest of the elven race, which meant that if the other party refused to publicly apologize, the two races would automatically enter a three-day state of war.
Carindor stood behind the cub with a blank expression. Ferwyn and Valira almost couldn’t hold back their expressions—the King had given the cub too much authority.
“Are you, are you crazy?” One of the lizard clan envoys looked at his companion in a panic. “We just…”
They absolutely could not afford the price of fighting with the elven race. Even if they thought that their strength had greatly increased after a thousand years of seclusion, that was the elven race.
The elven race, which had always been a fifth-grade race in the past, no one had ever shaken their position. Even when they fell to a fourth-grade island, no one knew the reason.
Could it be that their strength had really declined greatly? The few lizard clan members couldn’t help but start to doubt this rumor. They were hoping that the blue dragon envoy could stop the elven race, but the other party did not say a word.
“Hey, this is [Honorary Arbitration]. Does your Elf King really allow this little envoy to do this?” The lizard clan member couldn’t help but ask the knight order behind him.
Carindor looked at her with some confusion and said calmly, “Of course, Her Highness Thalassa is the first in line to the throne. She has the right to do anything.”
The originally noisy dock instantly quieted down.
First in line to the throne?
Everyone looked at the ten-year-old cub in front of them in disbelief. Blonde hair and green eyes, indeed a traditional light elf, but the Elf King had actually sent out such a young heir. Was he crazy?
“What are you trying to find out?” Yu Chi tilted her head and looked at the other side. She looked like she had no combat power, but at this moment, no one dared to underestimate her. “Are you satisfied with our performance?”
The few lizard clan members’ faces were pale. The worst result they had thought of was being beaten up by the elven race on the spot, but private fights were not allowed in the holy city, so it was more likely that they would be stopped by the envoy.
No one present had thought that the elven race would directly take out the [Honorary Arbitration]. The fact that the Elf King could give the authority to the cub in front of them meant that they were not afraid of any battle.
So, those rumors about the elven race’s great decline in strength and heavy losses were all false!
They were still the high and mighty, inviolable fifth-grade race of the past.
Yu Chi suddenly took a step forward. Although she was a little brat who wasn’t even as tall as their knees, the lizard clan all took half a step back. This action caused a burst of sneers from the onlookers, which made them even more angry and ashamed.
“Enough!” One of the giant beast clan members suddenly erupted. His three-meter-tall body pressed down like a small mountain. “A little brat should just—”
A silver light flashed.
No one saw clearly what had happened. They only saw that Yu Chi was still standing in the same place, and the pouncing giant beast clan member was frozen on the spot, a piece of ice crystal as thin as a cicada’s wing embedded in the center of his forehead.
Carindor stood in front of Yu Chi. He had calmly finished his move and calmly looked at the dragon clan envoy next to him. “You just said that private fights are not allowed in the holy city. Just drive these lizard clan members out.”
Although he had also attacked his opponent, everyone had seen clearly that it was the lizard clan who had attacked first. If they were not allowed to resist even after being attacked, even the dragon clan would be boycotted by everyone.
The dragon clan envoy’s expression stiffened for a moment. Soon, the lizard clan suddenly let out a shrill and miserable cry. His whole body was covered in frost, and spiderweb-like silver patterns appeared under his skin—this was the famous 「Cold Moon Curse」 of the elven race. The victim would continuously suffer from frostbite until the caster lifted it or died.
“How dare you…”
“I’m a little tired,” Yu Chi interrupted the other lizard clan members. She lazily looked at the dragon clan envoy next to her. “The dragon clan should give us an explanation, right?”
The blue dragon envoy smiled, but in his heart, he didn’t know how many times he had cursed the lizard clan for being stupid. “It’s really wonderful.”
He flicked his finger and shattered the ice crystal on the giant beast clan member’s forehead. “But now that all the clans and alliances are here, it’s not good to directly drive them out. Since Your Highness needs an honorary arbitration, how about I be one of the witnesses?”
An honorary arbitration required a total of three witnesses. Otherwise, it could not be established. The blue dragon envoy’s words were clearly to make up for his inability to directly drive the lizard clan out.
Yu Chi’s lips curled up, and a naive smile appeared on her face: “Then I’ll have to trouble you, Lord Envoy.”
“Then I’ll be the second witness,” a crisp female voice interjected. A red-haired girl with a mechanical hammer on her shoulder jumped down from the dwarf clan’s airship. “We dwarves hate people with a foul mouth the most.”
The elven race and the dwarf race had been fighting for many years. Although in Yu Chi’s perception, it was all a one-sided fight from the dwarf race. They looked down on the elven race. They clearly had so many treasures, but they had no desire to possess them.
And the elven race felt that the dwarf race was too rude. If it weren’t for their high forging skills, they wouldn’t even want to bother with them.
But in fact, Yu Chi was not surprised that the dwarf race would speak up for her. Compared to the stupid lizard clan, it was normal to find the elven race more pleasing to the eye, right?
“A little familiar,” another red-haired young man suddenly jumped down. He wanted to get close to see Yu Chi, but was blocked a few meters away by Carindor.
The red-haired young man looked nonchalant. He thought seriously for a moment, and his eyes suddenly lit up. “It’s you! But you’re actually so small?”
Yu Chi also recognized the red-haired young man in front of her. It was Roy, whom she had met on the central island. The guy who had sold her the dwarf forging manual.
At that time, she had been worried that the other party would be suspicious of her identity. Now, her identity was completely confirmed, and she had even become the crown prince of the elven race.
Although she was very different from her body at that time, the elven race had magic that could make the main body bigger. Roy did not seem to be suspicious, but just said exaggeratedly, “If I had known you were a cub, I would have charged you less.”
Yu Chi didn’t believe it. The greed of the dwarf race was only a little better than the dragon race.
“Mr. Roy,” she smiled at him.
The red-haired young man seemed to want to come over and touch her head, but his action was still stopped by Carindor. “Tsk, so boring.”
The third witness had not yet appeared. Yu Chi was not in a hurry. She refused to believe that a stupid person like the lizard clan had only offended the elven race. Someone would always stand up.
“How about I be the third witness?” A lazy voice came from the sky, with a gentle and sleepy feeling.
Everyone saw a touch of red suddenly appear in the sky. A fiery red phoenix appeared in front of everyone, and then quickly transformed into the appearance of a long-haired man in red.
“It’s actually the phoenix clan. How did he come?” someone said in a low voice, unable to hide the shock in his tone.
Yu Chi, however, pursed her lips nervously. Carindor noticed this and expressionlessly blocked the man’s gaze.
“Long time no see, little fellow.”
The long-haired man in red appeared next to Yu Chi in the next second and smiled gently at her.
Yu Chi, Yu Chi couldn’t smile.
Is this normal? After all, this is the Beast God’s Emissary she had met on Phantom Beast Island!
And a Beast God’s Emissary who had witnessed her Vermilion Bird form. This is really… completely inexplicable.
Most of the people from the elven race were calm even when Mount Tai collapsed in front of them, but the others couldn’t hide the shock on their faces at all. They had never expected that this crown prince of the elven race actually knew this old guy from the phoenix clan.
“Who is this crown prince of the elven race? Is she only 10 years old!”
“That shouldn’t be right? A 10-year-old of a long-lived race like the elves should still be in kindergarten.”
“How did she get in touch with the Beast God’s Emissary… not to be underestimated.”
“Greetings, senior,” Yu Chi bowed obediently, not even daring to raise her head.
The red-haired man smiled and said casually, “It’s only been a few months, but the little fellow has changed quite a bit.”
No matter what the others’ expressions were when they heard this, Yu Chi just smiled guiltily, her heart panicking.
The blue dragon envoy had known for a long time that this matter could not be easily settled today when the phoenix appeared. He sent a message to His Majesty, took a step forward, and also bowed to the long-haired man in red.
“Lord Beast God’s Emissary, long time no see.”
The man waved his hand casually and said with some interest, “I’m very interested in the honorary arbitration. How about being a witness?”
Yu Chi was very well-behaved: “Of course, no problem.”
The situation was instantly reversed. The lizard clan envoy’s face was ashen.
They had originally thought that as long as there were not enough witnesses, this honorary arbitration would not count. After all, the lizard clan was a rising star, and this was the dragon clan’s territory. Many people would still give the dragon clan some face.
But because they had attacked first, they could not stop the blue dragon envoy’s actions. The dwarf race had always been at odds with them, and the last witness was actually the Beast God’s Emissary who had been in seclusion for many years. This time, there was no way out.
Yu Chi looked at the pale-faced lizard clan members and returned to her harmless appearance: “Actually, a public apology is fine.”
“S-sorry!” The few of them squeezed out this sentence from between their teeth.
Yu Chi shook her head: “Not to me.” She pointed to the twenty elf knights behind her. “You insulted my kinsmen.”
Almost in the witness of everyone in the alliance, the lizard clan members bowed and apologized to the elf knight order with a aggrieved expression. Yu Chi’s eyes curved, and she took out an image stone. “That’s more like it. We elves are very peace-loving.”
Mmm, everyone looked at the lizard clan member who had been tortured to the point of being better off dead. You elves are really so peace-loving.
“Cunning little fellow,” the Beast God’s Emissary suddenly laughed out loud. He raised his hand and touched Yu Chi’s hair. “Grow up quickly.”
After saying that, his figure disappeared in front of everyone. No one could clearly see his movements.
Yu Chi and the others relaxed.
【Your Highness, isn’t it too ostentatious?】
Valira transmitted her voice in Yu Chi’s spiritual link. Their highness was still so young. She was worried that someone would suddenly attack and assassinate her.
【On the contrary,】 Yu Chi hid the curve of her lips with the action of tidying her sleeves. 【The King said that all the clans are watching the attitude of the elven race. The tougher we are, the safer we are.】
As expected, no one dared to provoke them on the rest of the journey. Even when they passed by the delegations of other races, the other party would take the initiative to bow.
After passing through the seven-layered dragon bone arch, the view suddenly opened up. The center of the holy city was actually an inverted mountain peak floating in the air. A waterfall flowed upstream from the top of the mountain, turning into a water curtain that enveloped the entire palace complex.
“The dragon race is really…” Valira sighed in a low voice.
“Exaggerated,” Ferwyn continued, and was glanced at by Carindor.
The dragon race loved treasures and magnificent things the most, but all the elven race generally thought that these were very tacky.
Yu Chi touched her nose guiltily. Although her nature was temporarily suppressed after she became an elf, in fact, she also quite liked treasures.
Well, this should be human nature.
The blue dragon envoy led them to the crystal guest area: “The meeting will begin tomorrow morning. Tonight, the envoys of all the clans will attend the Dragon King’s reception banquet.”
After the envoy left, Yu Chi immediately collapsed limply onto the soft couch: “I’m so tired…” Pretending is really a technical job.
The knights tacitly turned their backs, pretending not to see the little highness kicking off her boots and rolling around. Only Carindor walked over, knelt on one knee, and massaged her stiff calves: “You did very well.”
“That Cold Moon Curse…”
The elf knight smiled. “Even if the dragon envoy had stopped it, it would have been useless. That lizard clan member would not have survived.”
He would not let these guys who had insulted his own clan live, especially when the other party had wanted to harm the highness. A cold light flashed in Carindor’s eyes.
Yu Chi chuckled, then became worried again: “But what about tomorrow? I can’t always rely on you guys…”
Although she was the crown prince of the elven race, in fact, her strength was still very ordinary. What could a level 30-something elf do in this place where everyone was generally level 70 or 80 and above?
No, this place where the delegations of all the groups were gathered was not level 70 or 80 at all. They should all be at the max level.
“Don’t worry,” Carindor said seriously. “The dragon race will not let anything happen to you.”
Once a crown prince of a party had an accident at the dragon race’s meeting, it would not only trigger a war between the two races, but also make all the races lose their trust in the dragon race.
This was not something the greedy dragon race would do.
Yu Chi nodded. She didn’t think too much about it, but just felt that if necessary, she might be able to ask for help from that Lord Beast God’s Emissary. And she also needed to explain some things.
When night fell, a maid brought a formal dress inlaid with dragon scales. Yu Chi stood in front of the mirror, looking at the little person who was made to look particularly noble by the gorgeous dress, and suddenly made a face at herself in the mirror.
“Come on,” she cheered herself on in a low voice. “Now you’re leading the entire elven race through this.”
The matter of her being chosen as the crown prince was particularly smooth. A normal successor to the Elf King would be given a silver crown mark by the Mother Tree when they came of age.
And because of the long-lived nature of the elven race, they rarely decided on an heir in advance… if the Mother Tree did not agree at that time, they would have to select one again.
But the Elf King had given her the title of heir under the Mother Tree of Life, and no one had objected. They had just sent their congratulations with a smile.
What Yu Chi didn’t know was that when she had been personally trained by the Elf King, everyone had already known in their hearts.
The dragon race’s banquet could only be described as luxurious. Carindor and the others could not come in. Here were the envoys of all the races.
“The crown prince of the elven race has arrived—”
With the announcement of the master of ceremonies, hundreds of gazes in the banquet hall were cast over. Yu Chi maintained a just-right smile, her peripheral vision sweeping over those legendary existences: the mermaid race, the beastman race, the feathered race…
Yu Chi screamed in her heart, An Jin, I see your kinsmen!
“Little fellow,” the red-haired man appeared by her side at some point, a glazed cup in his hand containing an amber liquid. “Want to try the morning dew of the Phoenix Perching Wutong?”
“Thank you, senior,” just as Yu Chi was about to accept, a hand covered in scales suddenly reached out from the side. The blue dragon envoy had a polite smile on his face: “Lord Beast God’s Emissary, an underage child of the elven race cannot drink alcohol.”
This world was quite strict with the discipline of its cubs. Yu Chi secretly pouted.
“Oh my, I almost forgot,” the man knocked on his forehead in annoyance, his fingertips tapping on the rim of the cup. The liquid instantly turned into a fruit juice with a cold air. “Now it’s okay.”
Yu Chi obediently accepted it and then sat down in her seat. But the next second, she saw a phantom of a phoenix appear on the surface of the fruit juice. For a moment, she didn’t know whether to drink it or not.
“A holy object containing the divine power of the phoenix clan,” the blue dragon envoy glanced to the other side and smiled at the Beast God’s Emissary. “It seems that Lord Beast God’s Emissary is very fond of this little highness.”
“Ah, isn’t she very cute?” the young man in red smiled. After he turned around, his figure disappeared, and she didn’t know which corner he had gone to drink.
“His Majesty has arrived—”
In the midst of a deafening dragon’s roar, twelve dragon-coiled pillars lit up at the same time, and the figure of a king was woven in front of the throne.
Yu Chi followed the others and bowed.
Then came a few more voices.
“The first highness of the dragon race has arrived—”
“The seventeenth highness of the dragon race has arrived—”
Why only the first highness and the seventeenth highness? Yu Chi raised an eyebrow with her head down. Could it be for some reason related to the struggle for the crown prince?
However, when everyone was seated, and she saw the seventeenth highness above clearly, she almost crushed the cup in her hand.
Mu Gui?