Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 656: Fury!
After Zhao Hai sat down, he felt countless gazes on his back, some of which were filled with great hostility, and even a few showed disgust.
Zhao Hai was very clear on why these people looked at him with such eyes, because he was a human, and also a dark mage. Either of these identities was enough for the spirit race to look at him like this.
As for the human race, it goes without saying; the spirit race probably hated the human race even more than the divine race. After all, the enmity between the divine race and the spirit race had existed for far too long. Even though the lifespan of the spirit race was longer than that of humans, no one could live for a thousand years and remember events that happened tens of thousands of years ago.
On the other hand, the hatred towards the human race was still fresh, having occurred just recently, even within the last thousand years. Moreover, some members of the spirit race could easily live to a thousand years, so their hatred for the human race was something they always remembered.
Adding to this was the fact that Zhao Hai was a dark mage. Dark mages were absolutely the most despised profession among the spirit race. The spirit race valued life and loved peace. Although they seemed quite obsessive in their pursuit of art, their passion for life and pursuit of peace were almost pathological in their intensity.
The necromancy used by dark mages was viewed by the spirit race as the utmost disrespect for life. When a person had died, to then manipulate their corpse was the greatest disrespect to life. Because of this, it was entirely within Zhao Hai's expectations that those from the spirit race would look at him with such eyes.
After both parties sat down, the Lady King looked at Billy and Zhao Hai and said, "Clan Leader Billy, Family Head Zhao Hai, what I want to know is whether what Clan Leader Billy said is true? What does the Zhao family have to prove your claims?"
Zhao Hai looked at the Lady King with impatience. He had not expected that, even now, the spirit race would still not believe him. However, he had long been prepared. He took out the animal skin scroll signed by the dwarf clan, orc tribe, and sea tribe, then stood up and said to the spirit Lady King, "Your Majesty, please take a look at this."
The spirit Lady King nodded and waved her hand. Immediately, a spirit came over, took the animal skin scroll from Zhao Hai, and presented it to the Lady King.
The Lady King opened the scroll and carefully examined its contents. In the end, she noticed the signatures of Billy and the others, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.
The dwarf clan, orc tribe, and sea tribe were several of the other major races on the continent. They had previously interacted with the spirit race, but ever since the church of light began to sow discord between humans and other races, contact between the spirit race and these races had decreased significantly. It was only after the dwarf clan dug through tunnels that the spirit race had resumed contact with them.
Although there had been a long period without contact, the Lady King was still familiar with the unique markings of these races. These markings could not be faked, and with Billy sitting there, it was obvious that the signatures were genuine.
After the Lady King finished examining the scroll, she handed it to the grand elder and then turned back to Zhao Hai, saying, "It seems what you said is true. Is it also true that the Dragon Clan and the church of light have already made their move, and that they have occupied the Leon Empire and the Emerald Dynasty?"
Zhao Hai nodded. He did not want to waste words. He really did not understand why the Lady King would doubt him. He had shown such sincerity with Billy, yet the Lady King still suspected him, which frustrated Zhao Hai.
At this time, the grand elder had also finished examining the scroll. She instructed someone to pass the scroll to the prince consort, while the Lady King looked at Zhao Hai and asked, "Do you have any plans?"