Chapter 2701 - 1166: An Irresistible Temptation

Chapter 2701: Chapter 1166: An Irresistible Temptation

The Crowned Valentino was silent for a few seconds, then slowly began to respond: "Humans!"

Although he didn’t want to admit it, his nature made him incapable of lying, for the rise of humans is an acknowledged fact by the gods, including the Elf Gods.

To address this, the Elf Gods issued a soul call to all the elves, which led to the great retreat of the elves—elves on the Felen Continent leaving their forests to live on Eternal Gathering Island.

To address this, the Mother Earth started to relinquish some of the natural wild divine positions, shifting towards the agricultural priesthood.

To address this, the Forest Lady began frequently stepping out of the forest, extending her divine power to human Rangers and Druids.

"Since the Crowned One already knows the trend of history, why still be so conservative?" Gaven asked again.

Valentino remained silent.

Gaven did not expect a direct answer from his mouth and began to convey his viewpoint: "Defending the forest through force is not advisable, you elves have proven this point over nearly ten thousand years.

Not all races can proliferate freely in the forest like you do.

For you, the destruction of forests by humans is an evil act.

But for humans, elves who obstruct their search for a habitat are the evil ones.

They fight for survival, willing to risk everything, which the elves cannot do, so the elves lost, forced into a great retreat.

But I believe this extreme retreat mentality is also inadvisable, what does the Crowned One think?"

This was clearly a question with an obvious answer.

If the elves of the Veldas Forest agreed with this viewpoint, they would already be gone, already joined the ranks of the great retreat, living on Eternal Gathering Island.

"I also disagree, because doing so is an extremely irresponsible act.

It would mean leaving the forest to those greedy humans, allowing them to destroy it, which would lead to catastrophic consequences, for all things in the world, and even humans themselves."

The Crowned Valentino seemed to have found common ground, the expression on his face noticeably softened.

Gaven continued steadily: "Indeed, humans have already passed the initial expansion period and have ample living space, large-scale deforestation is no longer necessary.

On the contrary, in some places, they need to start compensating for the mistakes they made before. In some mountainous areas, severe soil erosion has begun, and in some places desertification has occurred, turning those areas back into forests is urgent.

Many human nations have realized that forests are also part of their lives and have started protecting them. The Komeer Kingdom is currently doing the best.

But in my view, they are still not doing well enough, for they are implementing this according to human notions, without allying with the race most skilled at this task.

In this regard, the Forest Lady is already ahead, she is trying to guide those who have recognized the importance of nature, leading them on the path of protecting nature."

Throughout, Gaven did not utter a word suggesting the Crowned Valentino, but every sentence was closely related.

The meaning was very clear and straightforward, the Natural Gods are all making changes for this, why can you maintain the views from ten thousand years ago?

Whether the Crowned One was convinced by Gaven, remains to be seen.

The Great Druid Melvin from Moss Stone City first expressed sincere admiration: "No wonder Lord Road Builder was personally selected by the Forest Lady as the Tree Branch Guide, you interpreted the Lady’s teachings and future direction from a brand new perspective."

"It’s only a matter of time before you interpret this direction, as this is the general trend," Gaven humbly said, "No matter how huge the differences between races and notions, we all need to face one fact, we live on the same Material Plane, on the same continent.

Everything here will be closely related to every life form, we must abandon bias and hatred, seek common ground while reserving differences, and strive for common development, what do you think, Crowned One?"

Once again, he tossed the question back to this elf ruler.

This time the Great Druid Melvin did not respond, instead looking expectantly at the two elf rulers, clearly, he strongly recognized Gaven’s philosophy.

This is exactly what they have been doing all along — maintaining the balance between humans and elves, ensuring that human actions on the trade roads didn’t completely anger the elves, thus avoiding unnecessary wars.

Rachel smiled and said: "Lord Road Builder is very right, we are all sharing one world, everyone has a responsibility to protect it, but how do we ensure humans have the same philosophy as us? And how do we ensure they won’t change their minds overnight?"

’That’s a good question,’ thought Gaven.

He wasn’t afraid of questions, but feared a silent response, which would be the true stubbornness.

Even though it was the Crowned One’s wife who spoke, it still represented a breach emerging.

"No one is born knowledgeable, this requires learning and accumulation," Gaven continued with more effort, "This requires the teaching and guidance of everyone present, and trade and exchange is the best method.

Blocking is not as good as channeling.

Instead of eliminating humans’ need for the forest, it would be better to take control of this need, obtaining in a way that does not harm the forest, and satisfy their need through trade.