[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-global-deities-rising-as-wood-elves-god":3,"chapter-global-deities-rising-as-wood-elves-god-global-deities-rising-as-wood-elves-god-chapter-59":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Global Deities: Rising as Wood Elves' God",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},550627,798,"Chapter 59: The Dwarves’ Submission, the Fire Elves and the Withered Ancient Tree","global-deities-rising-as-wood-elves-god-chapter-59",59,"\u003Cp>Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer finally, slowly, lowered the weapon in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer made this decision,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Dwarf Warriors behind him heard their leader’s response and looked as if they wanted to say something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then they glanced at the abundant food and tempting meat stew before them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and then at the neatly arranged Wood Elf Corps behind them, poised and ready to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, they shut their mouths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>GRUUUMBLE!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An abrupt sound rumbled from a stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And soon, that same sound began to echo from the bellies of every Dwarf Warrior,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all at once,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>rising and falling in a continuous chorus!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer, who had been trying to maintain a shred of dignity,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>now blushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um, that food... can we eat it now?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elf Legion Commander Feiyana nodded. After all, the food had been prepared for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feiyana’s words were like a magic spell being broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the Dwarves, who had seemed incredibly weak just moments before, exploded with powerful force,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>charging directly toward the spot where the Wood Elves had laid out the food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer, taking advantage of his position at the front, was the first to charge and the first to grab food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held a Baobab Fruit in one hand and a wooden bowl brimming with meat stew in the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Copperbeard Ironhammer wolfed down the food in his hands, his cheeks puffing out like two round balls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stew dripped from his beard onto his chest,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but he didn’t care in the slightest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Dwarf Warriors were like starving wolves pouncing on their prey, sweeping the food before them clean and letting out satisfied grunts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wood Elves in the rearguard had been mentally prepared, but watching this disorderly group of Dwarves eat,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a hint of disdain still showed in their eyes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they recalled the cold they had faced back in the Dawn Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for their sincerity, which had moved the great Elf God,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and been blessed by the great Elf God with the Baobab Fruit,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they feared they would have ended up just like this group of Dwarves!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, remembering their past, the disdain in the Wood Elves’ eyes vanished, replaced by a measure of sympathy for these Dwarves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Copperbeard Ironhammer, who had charged to the front,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had already finished a bowl of stew and eaten two Baobab Fruits in less than a minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He inadvertently caught the Wood Elves’ gazes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and only then did he realize how crudely he was eating, his face flushing red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But then again, it’s been so long since I’ve had real food. It’s only natural to lose my composure this one time.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer silently comforted himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he saw that the nearby Wood Elves did nothing even after he devoured so much food,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>at that moment, Copperbeard Ironhammer was finally certain of one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This group of Elves was definitely not the same as the very similar-looking Elves he had encountered before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this blizzard had lasted far too long!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly all grain and food had been exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If these were the Elves from the west of the continent,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it would be impossible for them to produce so much food,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>let alone give it to them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So, is it all true? That they’re from another continent, and about the great Elf God?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Copperbeard Ironhammer thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But even if this group of Elves has no connection to the ones living in the west of the continent!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Their goal must be to follow the commands of the great Elf God they believe in and subjugate other Clans.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’In that case, if I tell them about that other group of Elves on the west side of this continent, they should be very pleased, right?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’After all, though they look a bit different, they are all Elves!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his stomach momentarily full, Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer’s mind began to race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anyone judged him by his appearance and assumed Copperbeard Ironhammer was a simple-minded leader with more brawn than brains,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they would be gravely mistaken!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, the reason Copperbeard Ironhammer was able to become the leader of the Dwarves,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>aside from his necessary decisiveness,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was his intelligence, which was far superior to that of the average Dwarf!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The Scout who went out to investigate the day before yesterday said that...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’a few days ago, that group of Elves was ambushed by Half-beastmen from the east of the continent!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Although they managed to defend their territory in the end, their most precious Fire Element Ancient Tree was destroyed.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’With the source of their warmth gone, even in this frigid weather...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I believe that in the days to come...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’those Elves over there have not been faring well!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Copperbeard Ironhammer realized he could potentially use this information to secure better treatment for the Dwarf Clan in the future!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, even if he didn’t say anything,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>once these Wood Elves reached the place where the Fire Elves lived, they would discover the situation for themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was better to speak up sooner; he might even get a better deal out of it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So, I can take this gamble!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’After all, we have nothing left to lose!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having thought it all through, Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer prepared to find the right moment to tell the Wood Elves this news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating their fill, the Dwarves present were not as wary of the Wood Elves as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, their leader had already agreed on their behalf to join the Wood Elves’ faction and work for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dwarves were a Clan that kept their promises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that they had eaten the food provided by this group of Elves, it was as good as agreeing to work for them in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dwarves will never be slaves, unless room and board are included!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the atmosphere had become more harmonious,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer took the initiative to stand up and find Feiyana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told this group of Elves what he knew\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>about the situation with the other group of Elves on the west side of the continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just as he expected, after hearing his news,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elf Legion Commander Feiyana grew pensive for a moment, then granted him better treatment and a promise for the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the fulfillment of this promise depended entirely on the other party’s credibility,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was already the best deal he, the Dwarf Leader, could possibly secure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the \"better treatment,\" it came in the form of a new set of clothes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the idiom of \"paying a thousand gold for a horse’s bones\" didn’t exist in Zhang Yi’s Divine Realm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the general principle—showing grand generosity to attract talent—was a proverb found in some form in every civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elf Legion Commander Feiyana naturally understood this logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since no troublesome Dwarves had stepped out of line,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there was no chicken to kill to scare the monkeys. So, a reward was given instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carrot and the stick; you have to offer one, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, the new clothes were bestowed as a reward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The new clothes were woven from wool,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>much warmer than the animal hide Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer had been wearing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the Wood Elves and Natural Elves who had set foot on this continent\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>were all thanking the great Elf God for his foresight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had taught them how to raise animals and use their pelts to make clothing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for these clothes, they, the Wood Elves, would never have been able to endure such cold weather!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the Elves before him were stronger and wiser than he had imagined,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there was nothing he could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had already accepted the Elves’ terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lacking the strength to go back on his word, Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>could now only see this path through to the end!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, under Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer’s guidance, the Wood Elves headed for the Dwarves’ hidden settlement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, when Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer told them about the Elves in the west, he had hoped to divert a potential disaster onto them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who could have guessed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that Elf Legion Commander Feiyana had deftly defused the situation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did she say that they didn’t know the Elves in the west and were in no hurry to go there,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but she also insisted that they must first fulfill the promise they had already made!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would go to the Dwarves’ gathering place first to help the rest of their people,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and would afterward escort them all the way to the Wood Elves’ own Divine Realm, helping them leave this frozen continent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she had put it that way,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer, who understood this was a display of courtesy before force,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>could only begin walking with heavy steps,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>leading the group of Dwarves behind him back to their home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer’s greatest fear did not come to pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the group of Wood Elves arrived at their settlement, they did not launch a brutal attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, just as they had said, they truly prepared to help the remaining Dwarves!\u003C\u002Fp>",1543,"2026-05-30T14:41:38.888Z","2026-06-01T04:31:29.709Z",1,"novelbin.me","86ca4a2ba1610c4780d317765d4464bad3b7d3eca89b372b144d95622fbe4518","global-deities-rising-as-wood-elves-god-chapter-60","global-deities-rising-as-wood-elves-god-chapter-58",130,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-deities-rising-as-wood-elves-god-cover.jpg"]