I don't want to be an elf!

"William?"

As soon as he returned to the base, Yatogami Tohka saw William sitting alone on a chair with a very sad expression.

Seeing this, she couldn't help asking: "I thought you were with Cordoli and the others, why did you appear here?"

"It was originally like this, but I was also stopped by Baroni, and I will go with you to meet the great sage." William sighed, "Do you still remember that I am a human being who survived 500 years ago, Right?"

"Ah."

"The Great Sage of the Floating Continent, Swann Kandel, was one of my former partners, a member of the Brave Squad." William said in a complicated tone, "I was sent to eliminate Black Candle, one of the demon kings. Gong, and he and another quasi-hero were sent to eliminate another demon king, Cui Dinghou."

Just 10 minutes ago, he was happily dating Cortori.

But Baroni found him and told him about the great sage's invitation.

Originally, he had no intention of dealing with any great sage, and he didn't care no matter how high his prestige was.

Until Baroni told him the real name of the great sage.

Swan Kandel, the name reminded him of a friend from the past.

Maybe it's just a coincidence.

After all, no human being can live that long, and his ability to live for 500 years is entirely due to the petrification curse.

But at the same time, he couldn't help thinking, maybe Swan, like him, lived for 500 years because of some special circumstances?

This side, I'm afraid I have to see it.

He didn't tell Keduoli about this, because he knew that if he told Keduoli, she would be worried.

But facing Yatogami Tohka as an ally, he did not hide anything, and told her the complete situation.

"If the Great Sage of the Floating Continental Islands is the same person as the Swan I know, our plan will go much smoother."

There was a little excitement in William's tone, and he secretly whispered in Yatogami Toka's ear: "Swann and I are old acquaintances, since he has such a high status in the Floating Continental Islands, maybe we can get along with him." He cooperates to let the coalition government improve the status of the golden goblins!"

When Yatogami Tohka and the others went to No. 15 Floating Island to participate in the battle, William was not idle either.

These days, he has been thinking about how to improve the status of the golden goblins in society, and what is preventing the golden goblins from being equal.

After constant thinking and research, he felt that the biggest reason why the golden goblins were reduced to where they are now is that they have no channel to speak out.

To get out of the predicament, the existence of the golden goblins must be known to the society.

But today, when the great sage's adjutant, first-class officer Baroni approached him and claimed that the great sage Swan Kandel wanted to meet him, he finally found a breakthrough.

If the Great Sage of the Floating Continental Islands is really the secret treasure of the Sage Tower of the Imperial Capital that he is familiar with, the Curse Magician known as the Pole Star Master, he who was willing to sacrifice his life to save mankind, is also Will definitely be willing to help the golden goblin.

William thought so.

However, Yatogami Tohka's expression was a bit subtle.

As a time traveler, she certainly knew how fantastic this idea was.

It's just that William doesn't know the relationship between Swann and the golden goblin now, so it's reasonable to think so.

"Really? I don't think this plan is very reliable."

In order not to make William more hopeful and disappointed, Yatogami Tohka said indirectly: "After all, you haven't seen him for 500 years, right?"

"This......"

William froze on the spot.

Yatogami Tohka's words calmed down his feverish mind a little.

After defeating Lord Black Candle, William fell into petrification due to the curse, and was not unblocked until he was discovered by the scavenger team not long ago.

For him, his memory is still stuck in the moment when he was petrified 500 years ago.

William is still William, no different from William 500 years ago.

But what about Swann?

The floating continental archipelago was created by him. He did not fall asleep or become petrified during these 500 years, but always lived.

If Swann really lived for 500 years, that means he personally experienced the fall of the Demon King clan, the birth of the Seventeen Beasts, the extinction of mankind, and the construction and continuation of the floating island.

For 500 years, it has been watching over the world like a patron saint.

Although he used to be a boy younger than William's age, in the 500 years of precipitation, the current great sage, Swann Kandel, may be the same as the Pole Star Master Swann Kandel in his memory. Far from it.

"In any case, I believe that even if Swan, who was once a member of the brave team, is different from before, his essence will not change."

William's enthusiasm has gradually diminished a lot, but he still said firmly.

"We are all brave fighters fighting for precious things, and this will not change no matter how many years pass."

Chapter 40 Position and Choice

Under Baroni's arrangement, Yatogami Tohka and William boarded the airship to the first floating island together.

The two were speechless all the way.

William was thinking about what to say after meeting his old friend, and how to persuade him to stand on his side.

Yatogami Tohka was thinking about the questions Swann might ask about his identity and abilities, and how he should answer them to suit his character.

But the two were not given much time.

This express airship, which is specially designed to quickly transfer people between various floating islands, is much faster than ordinary floating airships.

In just half a day, the two of them moved from No. 11 floating island to No. [-] floating island.

When they set foot on this original floating island, it was already getting late.

"Mr. William, Miss Yatogami, welcome to come."

In front of the majestic and tall building, two orcs dressed in maid costumes bowed respectfully to William and Yatogami Tohka to show their respect.

Led by the maid, a group of people walked into Swan's residence, the sage's residence.

This is a majestic castle comparable to a royal palace.

Numerous corridors criss-cross, and pieces of internal gardens are located in an orderly manner. There are more than a hundred offices seen along the way.

Even if it is already night, it is easy to imagine how busy it is during the day here.

After all, this is the residence of the sages on the No. [-] floating island, the undisputed [brain] of the floating continental islands.

Even if Swan himself doesn't care about politics, everything that happens in the floating mainland islands will be sent here for analysis and interpretation, so that he can overlook the overall situation and maintain overall peace.

And now, William and Yatogami Tohka are on their way to meet the great sage.

But as they walked, the two orc maids who led the way stopped and guided them to different places at the intersection of the corridor.

"Didn't Swan want to see us both?"

Seeing that he was about to part with Yatogami Tohka, William couldn't help asking the maid leading the way, "Why do we have to separate now?"

"Yes, both are distinguished guests that the Great Sage wants to talk to, but the content that the Great Sage wants to talk to the two is different." The orc maid replied respectfully, "It's just what the content is, Forgive me for not knowing, but our task is only to bring the two of you to where you should be."

"Where are you going to take Tohka and me?"

"The great sage is going to meet Mr. William tonight, so I will take you to the reception room of the sage's residence, where we will treat you as a distinguished guest, and the great sage will also meet you soon after that. Appear." The orc maid replied, "As for my colleagues, I will take Miss Yatogami to the guest room of the Sage's residence, where Miss Shixiang will rest for one night, and the Great Sage will meet with you tomorrow. Meet Miss Yatogami."

"She's my partner, and she's also involved in what I've discussed with Swan later." William asked, "Can she come along?"

"Sorry, Mr. William, we are just maids, responsible for completing the tasks assigned to us."

"Ok."

William didn't continue pestering the maid either.

He came to meet Swan this time for two purposes.

The first is to confirm whether the so-called great sage Swan Kandel is his former partner.

Second, if he is, then William will ask him to help him improve the social status of the golden goblins.

Yatogami Tohka didn't need to show up in his plan to convince Swann.

After all, he was here to communicate and negotiate with his old friend, not to threaten him with force, so he didn't need to rely on her power for the time being.

It would be the best if I could go to see Swan together with Yatogami Tohka.

But if not, it doesn't really matter.

"Ten Xiang, you heard that too. I will go to see Shi Wan alone tonight, so you can safely follow them to the guest room."

William weighed the pros and cons, and finally chose to stay out of the matter: "I will tell Swann about the golden goblin, so you don't have to worry."

"Are you sure?"

"Well, he can be considered a reasonable person in the original brave team." William said very optimistically, "As long as I explain things clearly, he will definitely help us."

"Hmm." Yatogami Tohka nodded, "Go all the way."

After saying goodbye to each other, William was left.

Staring at his leaving back until it disappeared, Yatogami Tohka turned around and followed the orc maid who led the way to the guest room of the sage's residence.

"Although I want to wish you good luck, their conversation this time should still be quite unpleasant."

Close the door and lie on the soft bed, the girl thought in her heart.

As a time traveler, she has a huge intelligence advantage over William, who knows almost nothing about this world.

She knew that the golden goblins were a race created by Swann, and she knew that Swann only used them as weapons that could be mass-produced and discarded at any time, and she knew that the person who made the golden goblins face their current situation was the great sage .

He deliberately concealed the information about the Golden Fairies and their contribution in protecting the floating continental archipelago, hiding their efforts in darkness so that they would not be appreciated by anyone.

The apartheid law was established so that ordinary orc warriors and the golden goblins would not come into contact with each other, so that the golden goblins would be isolated by other races and unable to get assistance from anywhere.

The range of activities of the imprisoned golden fairies means that apart from fighting, they can only live on the secret unnamed floating island without any chance to contact the outside world.

Build different fairy warehouses to keep the number of golden fairies in each fairy warehouse within a controllable range, and the golden fairies in different fairy warehouses cannot meet each other, so that they can never unite.

The inequality in the system prevents the golden goblins who have contributed the most in the battle not only from being promoted, but also from being rewarded by the military and unable to raise funds. As a result, they are naturally unable to cooperate with other races.

A series of chains imprisoned the golden goblins, so that their wings could not give them freedom.

The source of these chains is their creator, the great sage of the Floating Continent Islands, Swan Kandel.

Now, William wants to get help from this great sage to change the social status of the golden goblins, which is simply nonsense.

He got the wrong guy from the start.

Even looking for limestone skin, you can get more than looking for Swan.

"As a father, how could you treat your daughters like this?"

The girl sighed.

However, after thinking of her current status as an elf girl, she smiled mockingly.

"Well, if you think about it this way, Takamiya Mio and Swan are the same kind of people."

As the father of the golden goblins, the great sage Swan regards the golden goblins as a weapon to protect the floating continental islands, and has no affection for them.

As the mother of the elf girls, the original elf Takamiya Mio used them as tools to resurrect her lovers, and used the most cruel methods to select suitable tools.

Even, compared to the two, Swann is more humane.

At least compared to Takamiya Mio, who killed innocent people indiscriminately, purely for her own selfish desires, Swan's purpose is great, for the safety of everyone and the peace of the floating continental islands.

What's more, the race of golden goblins is indeed Swan's creation.

From his point of view, there was nothing wrong with what he did.

It is precisely because of this that the negotiation between William and Swan will never succeed.

The reason for their failure was not because they had fallen as brave men.

Whether it is William or Swann today, they are still brave men in the brave team who fought for the things they should protect, and their souls remain noble.

However, what they guarded was different.

Once, the human beings they wanted to protect have been completely extinct, but this does not mean that they no longer need to protect them.

Swan established the Floating Continental Islands, and moved the surviving races other than humans to the floating islands to protect the remaining civilization from the Sixth Beast.

The floating mainland archipelago is what Swann wants to protect.

William unsealed from petrification, and lived in a daze until he met Cordoli among the golden goblins, and then regained the courage to live.