Extraordinary in Reality Through Magic Games

468: Chapter 450 Not attending the banquet is disrespecting the Elf KingAs the ruler of a race, the Elf King must be cautious when facing major decisions.

When the withering of the life tree first showed signs, an Elder suggested that since it was a gift from God, they could hold a sacrifice to communicate with the deity and request a divine oracle to guide their race.

The cause of the life tree’s withering could be known by asking God. This was originally the best way to solve the problem, but the King did not nod decisively.

Elves are ”sinners.” For ten thousand years, God has never appeared to personally punish the elves, but it’s not because He is merciful. God cannot arbitrarily interfere with the operation of the Saul Continent; this rule has a prerequisite: there must be no form of connection between the two parties—thought, matter, and so on.

If God were to get angry, the accumulated wrath from ten thousand years of failing to punish heretics would probably be enough to burn the entire Saul Continent into scorched earth, leaving not a single living being.

If the elves were to start a sacrificial ritual now and establish a mental channel with God, the King felt that what the Elf Clan would receive would likely not be a divine oracle on how to heal the life tree, but rather thunderous bolts of venting rage.

On the surface, the Elf King seemed indecisive; facing the two options proposed by Zhang Mu, he needed to delay for three days before giving a final conclusion.

However, once a choice was made, it would be executed regardless of the cost.

After discussing and finalizing the basic strategy with the Great Elder—first exchange for enough fertilizer to ensure the land of the Forest of Spirits would not be barren for a hundred years, then wait for an opportunity to plot for the manufacturing method, keeping the lifeblood of the race in their own hands.

The next second, he instructed the Great Elder to politely invite Zhang Mu and speak the decision frankly.

It was truly frank; even the ”afterwards” part was told in its original words without missing a syllable.

Zhang Mu was not dissatisfied with the Elf King’s concerns. Although this decision was full of speculation and doubt about him, why should he expect others at the ”acquaintance” stage to trust him unconditionally?

This was a transaction between equals, not charity from a rich man to a refugee.

The two sides soon reached an agreement.

Zhang Mu would pay the Elf Clan a hundred years’ worth of fertilizer, and the Elf Clan would select a hundred clansmen to provide to him as reserves for air force pilots.

As for the fertilizer manufacturing technology, as both had envisioned, it was temporarily set aside.

The land of the Forest of Spirits was vast; the fertilizer needed for a hundred years was no small amount. Even with the industrial capacity of the Blue Star’s Four Nations, it would take a long time to prepare everything.

The Four Nations of Blue Star could add production lines to greatly shorten the time, but the matter was not very urgent, and the new production lines would have to be dismantled afterward, which was too wasteful.

After leaving the council chamber, Zhang Mu immediately returned to Blue Star. Under the pretext that ”the mundane areas of this realm need fertilizer to increase crop yields,” he instructed the Four Nations to collect a staggering amount of fertilizer.

Of course, it wasn’t for free; Zhang Mu promised a reward so generous that even at a national level, it was ”astonishing.”

The staff in various countries responsible for contacting the Transcendent immediately picked up the phone to report to their superiors. During the call, when describing the specific details of the reward, they not only emphasized their words but also spoke slowly and clearly.

The superiors’ eyelids, which were still fighting because they had just woken up, reconciled instantly and retracted to their limit. The handset didn’t even need to be placed back on the base; after pressing the hang-up button, they directly dialed their own superior’s private line.

The news was reported up layer by layer and soon reached the top level.

Usually, meetings lasted at least ten hours with many pending issues left over, but in this meeting, the big shots took only ten minutes to reach a consensus on all proposals, followed by a rapid series of orders.