Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 401 The Price of Peace

Time passed day by day, and half a month had gone by since the two stars were in the same orbit.

Time is naturally of the essence, since the collision of the two stars will take at most three months. This is something that not only the elves have calculated, but the Seed of Creation has also estimated the approximate time using the calculation system derived from the arrangement of wood fibers.

However, judging from recent events, things seem to have changed somewhat.

Compared to the beginning, the number of suicide squads deployed by those long-eared elves has decreased significantly. As for now, half a month later, we haven't even seen a single deployment in a whole day.

This was undoubtedly excellent in Du Yi's view, as both sides no longer had to waste their strength on pointless fighting.

"Could it be that what I said before actually worked?"

Du Yi's impression of the Seed of Creation changed immediately. His eldest son deserves great credit for being able to achieve this level of accomplishment.

"amazing!"

Du Yi praised the Seed of Creation for its merits and gave it a considerable reward.

That's what the Seed of Creation likes most, namely, snake dung.

This delighted the Seed of Creation.

As a sapling, the Seed of Creation rarely possesses human-like emotions. Even its filial piety is merely an imitation of the Taheris. However, the energy it is currently absorbing is a genuine boost, stemming from the instinctive desire for life.

Thus, a simple circuit appeared in the head of the wood fiber.

Calling for peace can be rewarded, not only with praise from one's father, but also with an energy boost.

Therefore, peace is good and must be upheld.

Everything that hinders peace must be physically eliminated.

However, it seems that the Seed of Creation doesn't need to take action itself. When it turned its gaze to the distant alien planet again, it saw the long-eared elves fighting each other.

First, the Astral Faction, in order to consolidate resources and also for the arrival of peace, launched a large-scale assassination campaign, despite already holding a dominant position.

From the perspective of the Astral faction, this was the fastest way, since the local faction was now in decline. As long as the last few die-hards were eliminated, the elves could achieve complete unification.

That way, we can wholeheartedly embrace true civilization.

However, it turned out that while the astral ideas were good, there were still problems with their implementation.

Simply because the local faction is just too formidable.

After all, the local faction has always been a staunch advocate of war and has its own soldier training system. Those soldiers can even go to alien planets to carry out sabotage missions with no return. How could they be so easily assassinated by internal forces?

However, since both sides had been cooperating, the native elves relaxed their vigilance slightly, which directly led to the deaths of some native elves in the assassination attempt—but more native elves survived.

The native elves who survived were clearly the more vigilant and stronger group. The assassination attempt by the Astral faction actually helped the native elves to weed out the weak and retain the strong.

Then, the great war began.

Led by the immortal demon king Baiwa, the local faction decisively raised the banner of "pacifying the country before resisting foreign aggression," labeling the astral faction as "traitors who have defected to alien planets." The former demon king's city once again rose from the ground, but this time, more elven officers joined them.

Meanwhile, the Astral faction, facing the aggressive offensive of the native faction, could only raise the banner of "civilization replacing barbarism," portraying the native faction as representatives of backwardness and ignorance. They argued that to embrace true civilization, the elves needed to sever ties with them, letting the beings of the Astral plane see the elves' yearning for peace. Of course, yearning was one thing, but their actions were ruthless. The mage towers originally used to communicate with the Astral plane were transformed into fortified towers, blocking nearby supply lines while bombarding the Demon King's city.

In just a few days, the elves' planet had been completely turned into a battlefield, with the two factions of elves fighting fiercely, and even more elves dying than on the alien planet.

"This is probably the price of peace."

After witnessing all of this, the Seed of Creation felt a sense of melancholy.

"Peace has come so hard; Father was right after all."

However, right now, it's not just the Seed of Creation that's eyeing these elves.

And then there's the one who did all of this, Upo Salas.

When he threw out this precious artifact, he already foresaw the destruction of two planets. However, from the perspective of venting his anger, it was all worthwhile—and even from the perspective of value, it was worthwhile, since there was actually something else going on.

If he could successfully acquire those Ignivas, it would naturally add valuable items to his collection. However, if he destroyed that blue planet, it would mean that the Ignivas would become extinct. From any perspective, he would win.

If he can gain both, then he wins twice.

But now, everything seems to have taken a different turn. The original planetary explosion and horrific massacre seem to have completely disappeared. Instead, the planet he controls, which belongs to the elves, has begun to experience turmoil.

The elves, who should have been united against a common enemy, were now divided into two factions, fighting fiercely and completely forgetting what they were supposed to be doing.

"What are you..."

Upo Salas tried to sense the thoughts of the elves, and was immediately speechless.

It seems like it's that damned snake again.

Although the elves didn't see anything, how could Upo Salas not see that the current turmoil among the elves was all instigated by that snake behind the scenes?

Without using any force, it simply spat out venom with words.

That snake is dangerous.

Upo Salas was particularly annoyed by this feeling of being hidden behind the scenes.

After all, that's exactly what he did.

"We must kill this snake."

Faced with a rival who appears to be a fellow professional, Upo Salas has already decided to kill him.

He couldn't rely on himself alone; he wasn't the type to fight head-on. Besides, that snake was backed by a planet that had already awakened its consciousness. If he took action himself, he would be going to confront an entire planet.

That would be quite troublesome, especially while the snake is still around.

So he needs some other way.

"For example, entice a few Ignivas to do this."

(End of this chapter)