Seeing everyone’s gaze turn towards him, Elder Long showed no surprise, his expression unchanged. All of this was within his expectations.
“Is my presence here that strange?” Elder Long asked with a smile, his previously cloudy eyes flashing with a sharp glint as he looked at the man who had spoken.
The man who had spoken earlier was the leader of Gaul, Xiong Gao!
“It is strange!” Xiong Gao nodded, then turned to the leaders of various nations seated in the hall and declared loudly, “As everyone knows, the relationship between Great Xia and the demon beasts has always been delicate.”
“And this time, we are prepared to annihilate the demon beasts!”
Hearing this, while others did not nod, their puzzled expressions had already betrayed them.
Clearly, they were very curious about this matter, and not just a little bit.
“The reason I am here is very simple: to persuade you not to act against the demon beasts!” Elder Long replied with a constant gentle smile.
*Rustle.*
However, at these words, everyone’s faces suddenly changed.
Ao Yuan’s statement was no less than a slap in the face.
And it wasn’t just one person he was slapping, but all the nations present.
After all!
This very meeting was convened with demon beasts as the target.
“Since Elder Long is not here to target demon beasts, why did you come here?” Xiong Gao smiled, no longer concealing his direct confrontation.
“Elder Long, this is where you are in the wrong. If you don’t wish to help us, not coming would have been fine,” the leader of the Lighthouse Nation also chimed in.
Her voice was soft and calm, but it fell upon everyone’s hearts like a mountain.
This was unbelievable, and even more unbelievable was that she was a woman!
The only female present!
Elder Long looked at her and said faintly, “I am only here to tell you that demon beasts are not so easily dealt with, and Ao Yuan will not stand idly by in this matter.”
“If Ao Yuan becomes enraged, the persecuted demon beasts will surely stand with Ao Yuan.”
“At that time, it will truly be hell on earth, with rivers of blood flowing!”
The entire hall fell silent.
A surge of anger appeared on everyone’s faces!
Elder Long’s words were like a needle, deeply piercing their hearts.
Especially Elder Long’s attitude, which was clearly in favor of the demon beasts.
Given that he was human!
For thousands of years, the Blue Star has been dominated by humans!
Undoubtedly, a traitor!
At this moment, Elder Long was branded with this label by the leaders of the nations present.
“Hmph, is it not possible for us humans to win?” a clear voice rang out, and everyone’s gaze shifted to the leader of the Lighthouse Nation.
She spoke with a cool voice, “Ao Yuan is currently the strongest on Lan Star, that is evident to all, and I do not wish to argue about it.”
“But is the strongest invincible?”
Upon hearing this, the leaders of the nations below could not help but nod. Ants could still bite elephants.
What’s more, they were humans. It would merely cost a bit more to annihilate Ao Yuan.
But this…
It was still better than letting the demon beasts establish their own lineage and stand at the pinnacle of the Blue Star.
*Clap, clap, clap!*
As her voice fell, the people around burst into enthusiastic applause.
Their thoughts were no different from the leader of the Lighthouse Nation.
“Now, let’s vote! Do we proceed with an extermination of the demon beasts!”
Xiong Gao raised his hands slightly, signaling for quiet, and after the applause subsided, he stated directly.
“Those who agree, please raise your hands.”
After saying this, Xiong Gao was the first to raise his hand.
The leaders of the nations below did not hesitate and followed suit, raising their hands.
Clearly, they all agreed with Xiong Gao’s approach.
However.
The next second.
As if they noticed something, they suddenly paused.
This was not just one person, but almost everyone.
Following their gaze, one could see the five people standing on the platform.
Only two of them had raised their hands.
The other three made no move, as if they had not seen the actions of everyone present.
Those three were the leader of Northern Bear Nation, Emperor, the leader of Beautiful Country, Flehan, who was, interestingly, a new blood race born from the bites of vampires like Bruk Gura.
And the other was Elder Long.
The leaders of the nations did not pay much attention to Elder Long, as his choice was obvious to everyone.
What caused them great confusion was why the leaders of Northern Bear Nation and Beautiful Country had not expressed their stance?
Northern Bear Nation was adjacent to Great Xia, and even before the spiritual energy revival, they were allies with Great Xia.
His indecision was understandable, but why had even Beautiful Country remained silent?
If there was any nation among them that harbored the greatest hatred for Ao Yuan, it would undoubtedly be Beautiful Country!
This was a golden opportunity to annihilate demon beasts, what was the new leader of Beautiful Country thinking?
The leaders of the nations below noticed this, and the other figures on the platform naturally did as well.
Elder Long’s expression remained unchanged, while the leader of Northern Bear Nation looked slightly surprised.
Xiong Gao and the Lighthouse Nation, however, showed sudden shock.
Clearly, their confusion was the same as that of the leaders of the nations.
No matter how they thought about it, they couldn’t figure out why the leader of Beautiful Country wasn’t stepping forward to declare his stance.
It was important to remember that although John Klison’s death was not directly caused by Ao Yuan, he was heavily involved!
“Mr. Fle, why are you…” Xiong Gao asked Flehan.
Hearing this, the leaders of the nations fell silent, their ears perked up, wanting to hear Flehan’s explanation.
“There is no why.”
Flehan shook his head and said calmly, “Beautiful Country has been overburdened by its previous encounters with demon beasts.”
“Participating this time would require Great Beautiful Country to pay a significant price, a price Great Beautiful Country cannot afford at the moment.”
“For this meeting targeting demon beasts, Great Beautiful Country will merely be a witness, and has no other intentions.”
At these words, the faces of the others could not help but show a hint of displeasure.
Beautiful Country was the most prosperous among their human nations.
If they did not participate, it would certainly not be good news for the human nations.
As if sensing the thoughts in everyone’s minds, Flehan paused and added, “Great Beautiful Country does not wish to be involved in this matter.”
“However, due to Beautiful Country’s current shortage of currency and other resources, you may exchange resources with us for other resources.”
Flehan’s words were not explicitly stated, but how could anyone who could become a national leader, be as astute as a well-seasoned individual, fail to understand the hidden meaning of these words?
At this moment, the leaders of various nations felt a sense of relief. At least Beautiful Country was still on their side.
On the high platform, Flehan looked at the eased expressions of the leaders of the nations below, his own expression unchanged.
Inside, however, he was almost jumping with joy.
In reality, the problems he claimed Beautiful Country was facing were all fabricated.
The reason was simple: he did not want to face Ao Yuan.
No.
Or rather, he did not want to be the first to step forward!
He wanted to wait in the shadows and reap the benefits!
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