Chapter 530

The elves chatted together during the day, continually making new friends, and at night they rested in the trees.

Under the effect of powerful magic, the temperature in the nearby forest was not low, and combined with the elves' robust bodies, there was no risk of catching a chill while sleeping.

Time slipped by swiftly.

Before they knew it, the festival day arrived.

That morning, twenty airships descended from the south.

On the airships, Meng Ying stood elegantly at the prow—this time, she brought the gift from the Flame Empire!

A full twenty small airships.

Twenty small airships could carry only ten thousand people at once, less than a single large airship.

But they were perfect for the elves of Sacred Flame Forest.

Life in Sacred Flame Forest would now be relatively peaceful, and the elves would rarely move in large groups.

Since Sacred Flame Forest covered vast territory, these twenty small airships would make travel much more convenient for the elves.

Meng Ying's arrival drew the attention of all the elves.

"Meng Ying, Holy Maiden, we meet again."

Princess Chenxi was delighted to see Meng Ying.

Meng Ying smiled and said, "Princess Chenxi, I bring the gift from the Flame Empire!"

The twenty small airships descended.

The elves soon discovered that all twenty small airships were filled with fruit.

Grapes, apples, pears, dragon fruit, and more.

And vast quantities of fruit juice pressed from these fruits.

The fruit and juice on the twenty small airships were enough for over a million elves to feast happily for one or two days.

This was the result of negotiations between Sister Qing Ling and Meng Ying.

The elves liked different things.

Jewels, gold coins, diamonds—they might not care for those.

Even silk might not appeal to them.

Their clothing was woven from magic extracted directly from plants, each garment perfectly suited to their bodies—not merely in shape, but also aligned with their personalities and favored magics.

If sold, their clothes would cost far more than silk, for each was one-of-a-kind.

As for potatoes and similar staples, they might not even enjoy them; the elves' food consisted mostly of fruits from magical plants, yet they loved all kinds of fruit.

So Meng Ying and Sister Qing Ling decided to fill the small airships with fruit, preserved by magic, and transport them all the way from the City of Miracles—better than sending twenty empty ships.

"Wow, so much fruit!"

Princess Chenxi was overjoyed at the sight of the fruit.

Although Sacred Flame Forest had been cultivated so rapidly, its own fruit yield was insufficient to let over a million elves feast freely.

Just as humans never gather without wine, elves always kept fruit on hand during gatherings; Princess Chenxi had prepared large quantities, but the sheer number of elves from Loki Forest made it far from enough.

These twenty ships of fruit arrived just in time to solve the urgent need.

"Thank you so much—Princess Chenxi, please stay and attend the festival before leaving."

Princess Chenxi extended a warm invitation.

This time, Meng Ying stayed.

She had come specifically to represent the Flame Kingdom at the festival.

News of Meng Ying's arrival with twenty airships and twenty ships of fruit as a gift spread quickly.

"It seems the Lord of Flame truly has a nation in the south—and an empire at that. This suggests the Lord of Flame is likely a third-tier deity!"

Rebecca silently speculated upon seeing this.

To ordinary people, elves appeared cold and haughty.

But the elves' haughtiness stemmed from human perception alone—many humans, upon seeing elves, immediately felt possessive desires, so the elves disliked interacting with humans.

Under Princess Chenxi's arrangement, Meng Ying joined the circle of Lomina and Ophelia; as a legendary figure and now queen of a small empire, Meng Ying showed no intimidation before Lomina and Ophelia, and conversed with them warmly.

Elves indeed disliked humans—but only because too many humans harbored malicious intentions toward them.

But Meng Ying was clearly not like that.

Moreover, Meng Ying was the Holy Maiden of the Lord of Flame, so Lomina had many topics to discuss with her.

Upon close observation, Rebecca noticed the astonishing aura emanating from Meng Ying.

"Another legendary!"

Rebecca was secretly astonished.

What surprised her even more was Meng Ying's age—Meng Ying looked impossibly young, not merely the youthful appearance of someone who had lived a thousand years and preserved their looks.

That was only youthful appearance.

Meng Ying's youthfulness was internal and external.

To Rebecca, a Holy Maiden so young yet so powerful suggested the Lord of Flame's capabilities might exceed imagination.

"I wonder if there's a Holy Domain."

Rebecca thought.

If the empire possessed a Holy Domain, then the Lord of Flame was certainly a third-tier deity—possibly even the most powerful among them.

Rebecca silently speculated.

As an elder of Loki Forest, Rebecca had studied the deities of the Heavenly Realm deeply.

In the Heavenly Realm, most deities resided at the second tier.

Third-tier deities were already exceedingly powerful.

The third level is in fact an extremely vast level; entering it for the first time is a world apart from reaching its peak.

Soon after Meng Ying arrived, the ceremony officially began.

On this day, a million elves of the City of Holy Light sang and danced, celebrating the formal establishment of the Holy Flame Elf Empire.

And before the witness of a million elves, Princess Chenxi officially ascended the throne, becoming the Queen of the Holy Flame Elf Empire!

At the very moment Princess Chenxi ascended the throne, the Lord of Flames descended another blessing from the sky, benefiting all elves present.

The hundreds of thousands of elves from Loki Forest also felt, for the first time directly, the generosity and power of the Lord of Flames.

Such a vast blessing had never before been bestowed, not even by the strongest Light Goddess of Loki Forest.