Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 657: The Suspicious Grand Elder
Billy was not wrong. The reason the dwarf clan was able to live better than other races was because of the iron tools in their hands, which were powerful weapons that allowed the Pagoda Empire to dominate the world. Thus, among all the races, only the dwarf clan lived the best.
Although the art pieces of the spirit race were expensive, that was also why their production and sales were not particularly high. Before the spirit race made deals with the dwarf clan, they were severely lacking in daily necessities. After all, they had no way to interact with the human race and could not engage with other races either. Therefore, among all the races, the spirit race was living the worst.
When the grand elder heard Billy's words, she was momentarily at a loss for words. This only made her angrier. The grand elder always believed that the spirit race was the noblest race in the continent because they were the most beautiful, lived the longest, and created the most exquisite artworks. This made the spirit race very proud; they looked down on other races, and the dwarf clan, in their eyes, was synonymous with rudeness. If it weren't for the need to exchange useful items with the dwarf clan, they might not even deign to interact with them.
This mentality formed partly due to their lack of interaction with other races. In their own kingdom, they regarded themselves as the most noble beings in the world. It was like a frog sitting in a well, believing it owned the entire world.
Many spirits shared this mindset; after all, they had not interacted with other races for too long, gradually developing a sense of arrogance.
The lord had long noticed this, but she could do nothing to change it because the spirit race really could not interact with the human race. Interacting with orcs was also very dangerous. To be honest, the lord felt somewhat powerless.
Although the spirit race was managed by the lord, once the prince consort and the grand elder joined forces, the lord was also helpless. Unfortunately, the current spirit race's lord found herself in such a situation.
In theory, the lord and the prince consort should be quite close since they were husband and wife. However, the current situation was somewhat special. Although they were married, the prince consort was the son of the grand elder. Thus, the lord was essentially the daughter-in-law of the grand elder. The prince consort had grown up under the grand elder's influence, always taking the grand elder's words as the standard. Therefore, when something happened, the grand elder often teamed up with the prince consort. Even if the prince consort didn't help the grand elder, he wouldn't help the lord either, which led to today's situation.
The prince consort, upon hearing how disrespectful Billy was to the grand elder, became furious. He suddenly stood up and pointed at Billy, saying, "Rude! How dare you disrespect the grand elder? Apologize immediately!"
Billy turned to look at the prince consort and snorted coldly, "Did I say anything wrong? Isn't the situation just as I described? And don't forget, I am the clan leader of the dwarf clan, standing on equal footing with your lord. What gives you the right to order me around? Who do you think you are?"
The dwarf clan's fiery temper was well known across the continent. Billy had long since disliked the spirit race's arrogant demeanor, so he was direct and didn't hold back.
Zhao Hai glanced at the grand elder and the prince consort, unable to understand why things had escalated to this point. Were their reactions a bit excessive?
This time, they came to ally with the spirit race without asking for anything in return, and it was agreed that they would fight together only when the divine race arrived. Given this context, the grand elder's reaction shouldn't have been like this. Why was it?
Furrowing his brows, Zhao Hai observed the grand elder and the prince consort. He couldn't shake the feeling that when Billy and the prince consort had their argument, a flicker of amusement flashed in the grand elder's eyes.