Astrid’s expression was strange. Give it back to the Nature Church? Only a fool would do that!
I should definitely keep such a good thing for myself!
‘What? Of course, I am a devout believer of the God of Nature! But I am not a devout believer of the Nature Church!’
‘We are both individuals blessed by the Mother Goddess. It is the same whether I keep it or the Church keeps it!’
With a burning gaze, Astrid ‘reluctantly’ accepted the ancient lantern.
Lance and Astrid discussed the matter briefly through their Mental Link and decided to wait until they reached the teleportation room on the next floor to settle the ownership of the Holy Lantern.
Astrid was quite wealthy, and she felt she could definitely offer something that would tempt Lance.
Time passed slowly, and the Takins who had been unconscious earlier gradually woke up.
To Lance’s surprise, once the other elders woke up and learned of the Grand Elder’s decision, they chose to accept it despite some lingering reluctance.
Once the village had regained order, the Grand Elder asked Lance with some anxiety, “Lord Lance, may I ask where my grandson Maji and Zaen are? Are they still alive?”
Maji and Zaen?
Lance slapped his forehead. He had completely forgotten about them.
He quickly ran out of the village to find the two Takins hidden in the haystacks.
After a fair amount of effort, Lance finally found them.
They had not yet escaped the Dream, and their expressions were currently grim, though they seemed close to waking up…
Sure enough, less than 30 minutes after Lance and the other Takins carried the two back to the village, Zaen suddenly jolted awake.
His eyes were filled with terror.
But upon realizing he was in the village’s Clan House, he immediately felt at ease.
He grabbed the Fourth Elder nearby and said, “Elder! Lord Lance subdued the Ice Element Lord in the north! Now we only have to face one Element Lord!”
The Fourth Elder was slightly stunned. He had not heard Lance mention this. He hurried over to find Lance to confirm the news.
“Oh—you mean that! It is like this…”
After briefly explaining what had happened, Lance spoke to Falia and summoned the little bird with snow-white feathers from Falia’s Element Pool.
“This is the Ice Element Lord!”
“I will take her to the outside world later, so you do not need to worry about the northern side of the village anymore!”
Hearing this, the Fourth Elder was overjoyed.
This might mean they did not have to migrate!
After all, the main threat to the village came from the two clashing Element Lords.
Now that the Ice Element Lord was leaving with Lance, what about the Fire Element Lord?
Would he leave this floor as well now that he had won?
In his excitement, the Fourth Elder hopped and skipped away to find his elder brother to report the good news.
Standing on Lasnie’s shoulder, the snow-white bird moved her body.
Like an owl, she turned her head 180 degrees to look behind her, seemingly lost in thought.
Lance was puzzled and asked, “Miss Anahita, what is wrong?”
Hearing her Master’s question, Anahita slowly replied, “Chillingus… he is coming…”
Chillingus? Lance did not react for a moment.
But a moment later, his expression changed drastically.
Wasn’t that the name of the Fire Element Lord?!