Book 8: Chapter 21: Inheritance
Release Date: 2026-06-02 00:23:02
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“Why did it come to this?” Qin Lun asked with a darkened face. As soon as he spoke, he realized it was inappropriate—he was originally from the Qiongda’er Elves himself, so how could he ask such a question?
However, Iristin was lost in thought at that moment and didn’t notice the oddness of the question. She casually replied, “Ever since the World Tree began to decline, the Council of Elders of the Elven Court united and used various excuses to take away the mines that originally belonged to the Moon Elf Tribe. Even our hunting grounds were severely restricted. They wanted to force us to take care of the World Tree Seed.”
“King Testiel did try to stand up for the Moon Elf Tribe a few times, but in the end, the Council of Elders overruled him.” Iristin’s expression turned somewhat gloomy. Although the Moon Elf Tribe had long since moved out of the Elven Court, descendants of the pure-blooded royal line like her still held a place in the royal court. She truly didn’t want to see her own people fighting each other.
Qin Lun nodded silently. Without the mines and with restricted hunting grounds, it was no wonder the Moon Elf Tribe was living in such hardship. When governing subordinates, there were only two methods: high pressure or placation. The Green Elves’ Council of Elders’ slow-pressure approach wasn’t entirely wrong. If it weren’t for Ank Forest interfering, the Moon Elves would have eventually given in.
As for King Testiel—if the Elf King really wanted to care for the Moon Elf people, couldn’t he carve out even a single hunting ground or iron mine from the vast Qiongda’er Forest? He and the Council of Elders were simply playing good cop and bad cop, applying pressure from both sides. Their act could only fool someone as young as Iristin; the Moon Elf tribal elders probably all saw through it.