Shut up, brave man! I don't want to atone for my sins to you!

Finally, after Fuwenna had digested this key information, she asked again:

"Do you understand now? Any action that touches the starry sky may lead to the destruction of the Pangaea, so the Homecoming must not set sail."

After saying this, she began to worry that Fuvenna would respond with something like, "But what does the catastrophe that will happen to the Pangaea have to do with us elves?"

If Fuwenna really answered like that, then they were bound to part ways unhappily today.

There is no way. If the elves intend to cut ties with Pangaea and say "I never felt happy joining Pangaea", then Pangaea's friends will probably have to give them some strength.

By then, perhaps all human countries and even dwarves and dragons will come to Lentiheim to participate in the celebration.

The radicals might propose genocide against the elves who insist on going their own way, while the conservatives might think that the radicals are a little too conservative.

Of course, the reason that induced the human countries and even the dwarves and dragons to declare war on Lentiheim was not just the elves' intention to touch the starry sky - in fact, Laciel even believed that the mistress's legacy itself was enough to make the elves a hunting target.

"The premise is that the human nations, together with the dwarves and dragons, are enough to defeat the elves who have inherited the legacy of the Matron."

Thinking of this, Lacie turned her head and looked at the "wall" not far away.

Artificial gravity technology, a complete ecological circulation system, and unknown black technology that can rebuild such a starship in just three months...

Lacey instantly imagined a not-so-good scene:

"If your opponent is Lentiheim, will you win?"

"It would be a bit tricky if Lentiheim used the inheritance left by the mistress."

"Will you lose then?"

"It will win."

Lacie suddenly felt a little overwhelmed.

But she still tried hard to control her expression, trying not to laugh, and not to lose her composure in front of Fuwenna.

Fortunately, Fuwenna was still thinking and didn't notice the change in her expression.

But Lacier still felt inexplicably guilty.

This was clearly a very serious issue, one that even involved the survival of the entire Pan-Continent, but her mind was filled with this kind of nonsense...

It's really not serious. In the end, I still can't change my bad habit of thinking more easily the more nervous I am.

Lacie couldn't help but shook her head in self-mockery.

At this time, Fuwenna finally digested all the information.

Her face no longer smiled, but it was far from gloomy.

If I have to say it, it can only be described as "calm".

She "calmly" accepted the information that Rachel brought her, which was extremely unfavorable to her and her compatriots. Then she raised her head and looked at Rachel. Her beautiful emerald eyes were covered with a layer of mist that made it difficult to see clearly.

"So," the Archon asked in a calm tone without any emotion, "if we insist on letting the Homecoming set sail and try to touch the stars, Miss Rachel..."

She looked at Charles again, looking seriously into his iron-gray eyes:

"——And Mr. Ciel, you will spread this news, right?"

Without waiting for their answer, she quickened her pace and asked again:

"You're going to stop the Homecoming from setting sail and stop us from leaving Pangaea, right?"

"You will also bring outsiders into Lentiheim and bring us killing and death, right?"

Rachel had no way of answering these three questions.

She could only remain silent.

At this time, Charles stood up.

He walked past Lacie and faced Fuvenna, staring into the Archon's eyes which seemed to be shrouded in a bit of gloom.

"That's right," he replied.

Fuwenna had to remain silent.

After a moment, a rare look of fatigue seemed to appear on her face, so she turned her head and leaned against the guardrail.

"Do you remember the lantern I gave you as a consul when you left Lentiheim?"

she said suddenly.

Without waiting for their reply, Fuwenna continued to speak:

"And the pocket watch. After you left, Mulla told me that he gave you his most treasured pocket watch. 'It's the proof of our friendship,' he told me."

"I thought we were already friends."

The elf said this, his disappointment evident in his words.

Lacele became increasingly bewildered.

She felt like she was stuck in the classic trolley problem.

If she chose Lentiheim, she would become a traitor to Pangaea; if she chose Pangaea, she would betray the friendship of the elves.

"Why not just be an ostrich?" Lacielle thought dejectedly, "and pretend that what I have in my hand is not a lever but a toilet plunger."

Or if she gets really angry, she might as well explode with them! No matter whether it's Lentiheim or Pangaea, if she drifts over there, her grandmother's legs will be gone!

She can't satisfy everyone, but she can kill everyone equally!

Rachel had already begun to give up on herself, but Charles shook his head and calmly told Fuvenna:

"No, Ms. Fuwenna, it is precisely because we are friends that we tell you this information. If we do not regard you and Lentiheim as friends, it will not be just our team that steps into the gate of Lentiheim now."

Then he added:

"It is our duty as a friend to tell you this information. As for what choice you will make... we will not interfere. But please understand that your friends, the brave Charles and the witch Laciel, do not want the Pan-Continent to suffer a catastrophic disaster. They also do not want to lose any of their relatives, friends, lovers, and precious lives."

"..."

Fuwenna fell silent for the third time.

Rachel regained her spirits after hearing Charles's wonderful speech.

She thought, handsome! Charles! Handsome! You resolved such a troublesome situation so easily. I am really impressed by you!

Yes, as friends, they have done everything they can.

She didn't understand whether Fuvenna did it intentionally or unintentionally. In any case, the Governor was undoubtedly using their friendship as a bargaining chip.

That's why Charles said this.

It was both a candid answer and a powerful counterattack.

Don't think about what your friends can do for you, think about what you can do for your friends.

What's more, they have already been very kind and righteous.

So, after a long silence, Fuwenna smiled bitterly and shook her head, then bent down and apologized to the two of them:

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that. I... didn't mean to embarrass you. I just... feel a little powerless."

Her expression became dazed, and she was stunned for a moment as if sleepwalking, and finally left and said:

"I... I need to think about it. Please take a rest. If you have any questions, you can ask the mistress... She will answer your questions diligently and responsibly. I will... take my leave first."

Having said that, without waiting for the two to react, she turned around and slowly left along the long and winding passage.

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A moment later, the Archon of Lentiheim, the temporary captain of the Homecoming, the elf Fuwenna, stopped at the end of the passage.

The expression on her face suddenly disappeared.

Whether it was a habitual, gentle smile, or the guilt and apology caused by the conversation just now.

The woman regained her "calmness".

Then she raised her head and looked at the ceiling above her head.

As her eyes fixed on the ceiling, the originally metal ceiling suddenly twisted and deformed silently - no, it should be said that it was more like some living creature wrapped in thin metal began to struggle, trying to break free from it.

A face - a young and beautiful face gradually emerged from under the steel.

The lips of that face moved, and a voice came from beside Fuwenna:

"They shouldn't have come."

Fuwenna stared at the face, and after a moment she suddenly smiled gently again.

She nodded slowly and repeated the words, as if to express her agreement:

"They shouldn't have come."

[To be continued]

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Laceier watched Fuvenna disappear at the end of the passage.

After that, she turned around and faced her companions behind her.

"What should we do next?"

She asked them for advice.

The members of the brave team looked at each other.

Obviously, they don't know what to do now.

In the end, it was Gordo, who was always known as the "King of Ideas", who spoke first:

"So, should we disclose the situation in Lentiheim to the outside world?"

The one who responded to him was Ciel:

"If we disclose the situation in Lentiheim to the outside world, what will happen next?"

Godot thought about it carefully and replied:

"Just like what Rachel analyzed before, if the outside world knew about the situation in Lentiheim and knew that the elves were planning to touch the stars..."

He paused, twirling his wand between his fingers:

"Behind every powerful country stands a witch, right? So everyone is aware of the warning left by the previous civilization for the Pan-Continent - do not touch the starry sky, and the price... no, the consequences, are also very clear."

"Previous civilization," the finely crafted wand stopped between Godot's fingers, and his expression became serious. "Previous civilization is a lesson for us."

"So what Rachel said might be right. After we disclose the situation in Lentiheim to the outside world, the elves may become the common enemy of the entire Pan-Continent."

"When the time comes, both wizards and mortals will try every means to prevent the Homecoming from setting sail."

"Then the question is," Rachel asked immediately after Godot, "Which side do you think will win, Lentiheim or Pangea?"

Charles and Joseph did not answer, but Godot thought for a moment and then answered:

"I think that even if the elves have technologies we haven't seen, such as the ship under our feet that can sail in the starry sky, it is still unlikely that they can compete with the entire Pangaea. After all, whether it is the spells mastered by the wizards or the steam armor troops owned by Victoria, they are enough to give them a hard time."

Lacie immediately showed a suspicious expression.

real or fake?

You have to know that no matter whether it is a wizard or a mortal, the current civilization of the Pan-Continent has not yet developed to the point of leaving the cradle and stepping into the starry sky.

And the civilization that gave birth to the elves...

Undoubtedly, more than 3,000 years ago, before the elves appeared on the Pangaea, they had mastered advanced and complete aviation technology.

In this way, compared to the immature, weak, baby-like mages and mortals on the Pangaea, they can be called tall and strong adults.

Isn't it easy for adults to deal with babies?

Lacie even suspected that the starship beneath their feet was equipped with some extremely lethal super weapon.

If the wizards and mortals really invade Lentiheim and piss off the elves, they might use super weapons to turn the entire Pangaea into a scorched earth...

"Or, just burn it into a glass ball?"

Rachel even began to have such wild thoughts.