Chapter 3172: An Invitiation
Rui’s eyes lit up with eagerness.
"That does sound attractive."
Genora was the native homeland of the elves, and he was certain that there was no other place where he could gain a greater understanding of the nature path. He was especially curious to see what elven society looked like. Given that the two species had fundamental differences, he was certain that he would run into a civilization that would be nothing short of alien to him.
Despite the fact that human civilization on the Panama Continent was very diverse in culture, they were still part of the same species.
"I would love to visit Genora," he replied with an enthused tone. "I take it that this is an invitation?"
"I wouldn’t have made the offer if I weren’t inviting you," she replied with a knowing tone. "We, too, wish to befriend you humans who have co-existed with nature so well. Even if you cannot follow our path, we can still teach you much about how to integrate with nature as a civilization."
Rui was glad that they hadn’t learned about the Panama Continent’s war with nature. Though it probably wouldn’t matter since they could justify it with nature being under the control of the Authority of Alpha of the Eldritch Chimera.
Still, it was better not to let them get a bad impression of human civilization with how desperate the latter was for powerful allies.
In fact, he was certain that his father had scrapped any expansionary plans to deforest and mine the esoterified territory of the Beast Domain, formerly part of human civilization. After the Beast Incursion ended, it would have been normal to restart the expansionary process.
However, it was worth holding back with this if it meant befriending the elves more easily and quickly. Not to mention, ever since Rui gained the Authority of Alpha, the Beast Domain had become a tremendous asset. Destroying it would be a waste given how much value it could provide.
Thus, most likely, human civilization would consider establishing permanent boundaries and a benevolent, mutually beneficial relationship with nature.
"Normally, we would simply build a bridge between our continents," the dark elf elder remarked. "However..."