I don't want to be an elf!

Chodori and the golden fairies are what William wants to protect.

So they can never agree.

Because if you want to protect the floating mainland islands, you have to sacrifice the golden goblins, but if you want to protect the golden goblins, the safety of the floating mainland islands will be affected.

This is a dead end situation where you can't have your cake and eat it too.

No matter which one of the two of them did anything wrong, they both wanted to protect what they thought was worth protecting as much as possible.

As for Yatogami Tohka, since her main mission is to become the princess of the golden fairies and lead them to defeat their fate, it is destined that she must stand with the golden fairies and William.

But that doesn't mean she and Swann are enemies.

On the contrary, Swann is a potential ally she needs to win over.

"After all, if you want to complete the second sub-quest, Swann's support is a must."

The second branch task requires her to go to the ground and retake the land occupied by the Seventeen Beasts.

Even if Yatogami Tohka brings all the golden fairies with him, there will be very little land that can be regained.

Because the power of the individual is always limited.

If no one can help them consolidate the land they regained, they will only regain as much as they lose.

That is to say, she must persuade all the residents of the floating mainland islands to let them move from the floating island to the ground.

Only in this way, the land recaptured from the hands of the Seventeenth Beast can be regarded as recaptured in the true sense.

To do this, Swann's support is necessary.

Only he, the great sage who created the floating mainland islands, can persuade the coalition government to let the orcs move to the ground.

Therefore, she needs a reason to convince Swann.

A reason that not only allows him to take the initiative to liberate the golden goblin, but also allows him to become his ally and counterattack the ground.

"Having said that, the similarity between spiritual power and magic power is actually quite high."

The girl touched her stomach, feeling the source of power in her body, the pure spiritual crystal, and muttered to herself.

"As a great sage, Shi Wan should have the knowledge to study spirit crystals, right?"

Chapter 41 continuation of 500 years of ideals

Time soon came to the second day.

On this day, Yatogami Tohka has been waiting for Swann's summons.

It's just that Shi Wan didn't meet her until the evening.

After asking the orc maid working in the Sage Bureau, she learned that William and Swann went to Floating Island No. [-] not long after meeting last night, and I am afraid they will not be able to come back today.

Therefore, she spent the whole day hanging around the Sage Curie with nothing to do.

Although a day wasted and Swann didn't show up as promised, she didn't complain.

After all, the cafeteria in Sage's Residence is quite high-end. There are many things that can't be eaten in the Fourth Fairy Warehouse, and the scenery is not bad.

Think of it as a holiday after the war.

"Miss Yatogami, the great sage is already waiting for you in the guest room."

At noon on the third day, when Yatogami Tohka was walking in the garden, an orc maid came over.

It's finally time.

After receiving this news, her relaxed spirit tightened up again. After being mentally prepared, she followed the orc maid.

"Do you know where William is?"

On the way to the reception room, Yatogami Tohka asked, "He is the second floating island that he went with the great sage. Since the great sage is back, he should come back too, right?"

"Well... when the great sage summoned me, I didn't see Mr. William and the great sage together." The orc maid replied, "I don't know the specific situation, wait until you and the great sage After meeting, you can ask him in person.”

"I understand."

Yatogami Tohka did not continue to ask.

Since William and Swann were not together, and did not come to see her, it could only mean one thing.

Like the development of the original book, the two former comrades-in-arms did not agree.

This is also expected.

After all, their goals are completely opposite, so it would be strange if they could reach an agreement.

The current William, after breaking up with Swann, has probably boarded the airship back to the Fourth Fairy Warehouse, and is probably already thinking about what attitude he should adopt towards the floating continental islands after Yatogami Tohka returns. And plan it.

Soon, she came to the reception room of the sage's residence.

Pushing open the door, she saw an old man with long hair and beard in a white robe sitting on a high-end red silk sofa.

This person is the Great Sage of the Floating Continental Islands, Swan Kandel.

However, the old man at this moment seemed a little tired, and it seemed that he came to see her non-stop as soon as he came back from the second floating island.

The orc maid stepped back and closed the door, leaving space for the two of them.

Yatogami Tohka took a deep breath and raised her concentration to [-]%.

William failed.

Then, it's time for her to show off her fists.

"Yatogami Tohka, I remember your name is this, right?"

Seeing the arrival of the guests, Shi Wan narrowed his eyes slightly and showed a kind smile: "Sorry for keeping you waiting, the old man was supposed to meet you yesterday, but it was delayed because of other things."

"It's okay, you and William have something to discuss, right?"

"Thank you for your understanding."

Swan pointed to the sofa opposite him, and said kindly: "Don't be so nervous, sit down, if you keep standing, the old man will feel uncomfortable."

This guy doesn't seem as aggressive as he imagined.

Yatogami Tohka thought quietly, and sat on the sofa opposite him.

In front of outsiders, she put on that arrogant and indifferent expression like a queen.

Faced with the kind smile on Swann's face, he was not moved at all.

But inside, I couldn't help but feel a little confused.

There was only one reason why Swann invited her to the First Floating Island.

Her performance in No.15 Floating Island Guardian Battle was too outstanding, far beyond what the golden goblin could do.

As the creator of the Golden Fairy, of course he would want to further study the mutant Yatogami Toka.

Therefore, before coming here, she was already prepared for the possibility of fighting him.

After all, she was really unsure about this old man's character.

On the one hand, like a saint, he has been guarding the floating continental islands for 500 years. On the other hand, he has no mercy on the golden goblins, and treats them as consumable weapons with a heart of stone.

Since Yatogami Tohka is still a golden goblin, she is naturally a weapon in his eyes, and it is not impossible to control her and arrest her for research.

Unexpectedly, the old man did not show any urgent curiosity, but his attitude was unusually kind.

This made Yatogami Tohka somewhat unable to guess what this guy was thinking.

However, since Swann didn't show any intention, she could only stand still.

Following the atmosphere of chatting, Yatogami Tohka asked, "What did you talk about with William?"

"Some old things between old friends, and things about the future." Swan sighed, "It's just that his vision has not kept up with the development of the times. Originally, the old man wanted to invite him to complete the great ideal with me. , unfortunately... was rejected by him."

"A great goal?"

"That's right." Swan nodded, "Speaking of which, do you know William's true identity?"

"A human hero 500 years ago."

"Well...it seems that your relationship with him is deeper than I imagined, and he trusts you quite a bit." Swan gave her a slightly surprised look, "Then the old man will not hide it." In fact, like him, this old man was also a brave man 500 years ago."

As he spoke, he pulled open the coat on his chest, exposing part of his chest.

Then, the wound that was so rich that it was pitch black, like the abyss materializing, appeared in Yatogami Tohka's eyes.

"500 years ago, I fought with Marquis Cuiding, and defeated Marquis Cuiding at the cost of the sacrifice of his comrades and his own life." Swann slowly told his past, "I'm not bragging, the old man in the past is here In terms of magical attainments, I can be called the No. 1 human being, so before I was about to die, I had an idea and planted a curse on myself and changed my life form, so I am still alive today."

"Hmph..." Yatogami Tohka had a strange expression, "Why did you tell me these things?"

"Hehe, it's probably because the old man wants to have a sincere conversation with you." Swan said lightly, "The old man understands that you must be wary now, but this is not a problem, because in front of you, the old man There will be no concealment."

"Really?" Yatogami Tohka asked half-believingly, "Then just tell me, why do you want to see me?"

"The answer to this question is related to the ideal of the old man."

"ideal?"

"That's right, an ideal that has lasted for 500 years."

When it came to this topic, the old man raised his arms high, and his old eyes showed a desire that was as pure as a child's.

"Old man, I want the seeds of civilization to be sprinkled on the earth again, and the orcs in the floating mainland islands return to their hometowns, so that the human beings who should have died can set foot on their homeland again and return their fallen leaves to their roots." Swan said sadly, "This , is the ideal that I have been working hard for for 500 years."

Hearing this, Yatogami Tohka's eyes lit up slightly.

From the looks of it, Swann is still a main combat faction who advocates sending troops to the ground.

This coincides with her second side mission.

Perhaps, this time the negotiation would be easier than she thought.

"Sounds like a good ideal." Yatogami Tohka scratched her head, "William should support you if he knows it. Why would he refuse to cooperate with you?"

“Because if you want to make your ideals a reality, you always have to sacrifice something.”

Swann sighed slightly, stroked his long beard, and said with some regret: "If we want to counterattack the ground, the battle damage rate of the golden fairies will rise sharply, but William is unwilling to sacrifice the golden fairies, so he refused to cooperate with me."

The golden goblin is a creation of necromancy.

In other words, it is a race that can be mass-produced at any time.

There are two reasons why Swann did not mass-produce golden goblins.

First, there are too many golden goblins that are not easy to control. If something goes wrong, even he will have a headache.

Second, there are not so many holy swords for them to use.

Swann does not have the ability to make holy swords. The holy swords used by the golden goblins are all old antiques found among human ruins by the scavenging teams sent to the ground.

Once these ancient weapons inherited from human beings are damaged, they can only be put in the warehouse for refrigeration, never to see the sun.

Because only humans can maintain them.

Although Swan used to be the leading magician among human beings, but now he has become a cursed and distorted life form, which made him lose the ability to repair the holy sword.

William is the only person who can repair those damaged holy swords in this world.

Therefore, William is a necessary presence in Swann's plan to reoccupy the ground.

However, it was impossible for William to agree.

Because every time he restores a holy sword, Shi Wan will create a new golden goblin, asking them to fulfill his ideal at the cost of their lives.

This is impossible for William to accept.

"I see." Yatogami Tohka nodded slightly, "William likes the golden goblin very much, so it's understandable to refuse."

"Yes, although the old man is very annoyed by his weak appearance, but he can't blame him." Swan said lightly, "I don't want to sacrifice innocent people except him, since the old man knew him before. , that's what he is."

"Weak...?" Yatogami Tohka frowned slightly, as if she didn't like this description.

"No, I should actually say that he is too upright." Shi Wan changed his words, "Because he is too upright, he is unwilling to face the cruelty of reality, because he is too upright, so the brave team Everyone else pitied him, and no one wanted to tell him...the truth."

Shi Wan's voice paused, as if recalling the past, his eyes became ethereal.

"Kid, do you want to hear a story?"

he asked.

"A story of man and god."