Where did this father come from?
A father suddenly appears out of nowhere?
Seeing Cocot's bewildered expression, Vinya put a fist to her mouth, her cheeks slightly flushed, and coughed lightly twice to ease her embarrassment.
"It is Lord Victor."
"As you know, his existence is of great significance to the elves."
Elves are born of nature and revere nature.
The six elements that exist in nature are the most important things for the elves.
They need to obtain natural energy from these elements.
Calamity is the concrete manifestation of these six elements.
Thus, Viktor, who possessed the three sources of calamity, was like a father to the elves.
Furthermore, Victor personally killed the Tree of Adrien, liberating the Elven race from their imprisoned minds.
Although the liberation was not entirely complete, the elves will understand after some time.
With the death of the Yad Tree, their society will develop in a better direction.
"Of course, I will not call him father in public, so you can rest assured about that."
While Kokot looked on in bewilderment, Vinya calmly said...
"Because Lord Victor is not an elf, we cannot force him to lead us."
"So he recommended you to us."
Upon hearing these words, Kokot felt as if his spirit was about to collapse.
It feels like... you've been sold out, but you still have to count the money for the other person.
"Why...?"
Aren't she and Viktor comrades-in-arms on the same side?
Seeing Cocot's confusion, Vinya kindly explained:
"Lord Victor said—"
"I feel that having a real elven queen working for his family would be a great honor for the Clavner family."
boom!
In an instant, it was like a bolt from the blue that struck Kokot's ears.
Kokot's mind went completely blank, and he was stunned.
She simply couldn't accept this reality.
For this reason alone, she wants to become the Elf Queen?
Of course, these are not the only reasons.
Only after hearing what Vinya said next did Kokot begin to accept it somewhat.
"Furthermore, we need a leader who is familiar with the outside world of the Elf Forest to build a bridge between the Elf Forest and the outside world for us."
After breaking free from the control of the Tree of Adrien, which had lasted for thousands of years, Vinya realized the old and simplistic ideas of the elves.
Just how limited is their understanding of the world?
It's no wonder that almost none of the elves who left the Elf Forest ever returned.
"Therefore, we plan to open the Elf Forest to the outside world and establish contact with other countries."
"For the first country, I would like to choose the Karencia Empire as the elves' first attempt."
Vinya held the scepter, her expression very serious.
After all, with the connection between Kokot and Victor, establishing diplomatic relations with the Empire is much easier than with other countries.
Viktor was an Imperial Earl, and the Empire's attitude towards elves was openly friendly.
Cocotte understood what she meant, and although she could accept it, she still wanted to resist.
Pointing to himself, he quickly added:
"But I am Clevin's retainer! A retainer, you know!"
Kokote's meaning is quite clear.
If a retainer of an imperial count becomes the queen of the Elf Forest, wouldn't that make the whole world think that the Elf Forest is about to become a vassal of the empire?
However, Vinya shook her head:
"Lord Victor also made this clear to me."
"There is a saying in the human empire."
“The vassal of my vassal is not my vassal.”
"Furthermore, although you are the Queen, it does not mean that your status is higher than ours."
With the Tree of Adriatic dead, all elven surnames have lost their meaning.
Even the high priestess Vinya was completely equal to the other elves.
Because the sacred tree died, the identity of the high priest became meaningless.
Other elves could also become "high priestesses" if they wished.
Naturally, even though the Elf Queen is a vassal of Clavenna, Kokot does not represent the entire Elf Forest.
Incidentally, after the destruction of the Tree of Adrien, the elves finally discovered the most tangible benefits.
They no longer need to work.
The elves' job is to create natural energy, and the harvest of natural energy is to be given as a gift to the Tree of Adri.
Now, the Tree of Adriatic is dead.
So, those elves who don't even want to have children and just want to give up can simply hang themselves from a tree.
When thirsty, drink dew; when hungry, drink the northwest wind.
Of course, such unambitious elves are in the minority.
For example, Cocotte.
Vinya glared at Cocotte with exasperation, then said:
"After becoming the Elf Queen, you will not need to work."
"You just need to keep this title and stay at the Clevina house."
"I'm determined to be the Elf Queen!"
In other words, Cocote only needs to be a mascot.
Cocotte blinked and looked at Vinya:
"Why do I always feel that you are more suitable to be the queen than I am?"
Listening to Cocotte's speech, Vinya rubbed her forehead, sighed, picked up her scepter, and stood up from her seat.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not capable of being the Elf Queen."
"I still have to go home and raise my children."
She stood there, glanced at the bewildered Cocotte, and smiled slightly.
I hope you understand that I never intended to take his place.
But I can, and am willing to, do it for you.
Do your best.
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