In the western part of the Zerg territory, near the Glowing Forest.
After a fierce battle, the elves retreated to the surface world with the scarred and battered Zerg.
Following a period of rest and reorganization, Vigaya led the remnants of the swarm back to Zerg territory.
Ellie was the one who came out to meet them.
“My deepest apologies. The brutality of the underground combat exceeded all expectations; your losses are quite severe.”
Seeing Ellie’s livid expression, even Vigaya felt a sense of embarrassment.
In reality, Ellie’s expression was naturally feigned.
She was already well aware of the swarm’s current situation.
In fact, during the battle in that forest, Xia Jin had still obtained a significant amount of resources through the zerglings’ modest resource-gathering capabilities.
Although they were not as efficient as drones, the energy acquired was still enough to hatch over 300 Tier 4 zerglings.
Furthermore, the group of zerglings sent to support the elves were Tier 3 combat units that had not yet been upgraded. When calculated properly, Xia Jin had actually made a massive profit.
“Since Her Majesty agreed to this, we will not dwell on it.”
Facing a loss of over 150 units, Ellie waved her hand generously.
“We are truly sorry. Her Majesty the Queen deeply regrets this outcome. To express the elves’ apologies, she is willing to provide another ten kilograms of precious mithril as compensation.”
Ellie looked at her in surprise. After a few seconds, she nodded and said, “Very well. I will personally convey this to our Queen.”
“Then I thank you.”
As the two parties bid farewell and Ellie was about to leave, Vigaya suddenly thought of something and hurriedly asked, “Looking at your recent movements, it seems you have encountered some trouble with the humans?”
“Yes.” Under Xia Jin’s instructions, Ellie did not hide the truth. “The human side has mobilized their army on a large scale and invaded the forest multiple times. Out of necessity, Her Majesty had no choice but to deploy the army to resist.”
“What? The humans are planning to attack you?”
Vigaya was genuinely shocked to hear this.
“We are not clear on their objective. Perhaps they have had their eyes on the forest for a long time.”
After Ellie finished speaking, she turned and left the scene.
Watching her figure disappear into the distance, the several elves looked at each other before hurrying back toward the Elven Forest.
...
An hour later.
“Your Majesty, what do you think of this matter?”
After the message was delivered, the Elven Queen sitting in her chair let out a deep sigh. “These are truly calamitous times. The situation in the underground world has yet to be resolved, and now this has happened on the surface. Judging by recent events, that Zerg Queen is a woman of her word. We cannot help directly, so I fear we can only pray they overcome this hurdle.”
“Are these humans preparing to invade our forest?” Vigaya asked in a low voice.
“They are likely after magic cores. After all, adventurers have been encroaching on the forest for years. It is not impossible for them to launch a large-scale invasion of the Magic Beast Forest for profit.”
There was one thing the Queen did not say: if the magic beasts were defeated, the elven race living in the Glowing Forest would also be in grave danger.
After all, the human pursuit of elves far outweighed their love for magic cores.
After ten minutes of deep thought, she spoke. “Vigaya, go to the Zerg once more. It would be best if you could clearly identify the problems they are facing. If possible, inform them of our situation as well, and ask if there is a possibility for cooperation between our two sides.”
“Ah?” Vigaya’s mouth hung open in surprise. “Cooperate with magic beasts?”
“Humans are far more dangerous than magic beasts.”
“Understood.”
...
Sitting beside the Hive playing cards with Ellie, Xia Jin suddenly learned of Vigaya’s return through the swarms on the front line.
She let out a soft sigh and gestured to Ellie. “Go and make another trip.”
“Yes, Princess.”
The young woman, who had now completely integrated into the Zerg, immediately stood up and left the scene at extreme speed.
Her current strength was at Tier 4, making her stronger than before, and thus her speed had increased significantly.
In just over ten minutes, Ellie arrived before the green-haired elf.
“Is there something else?”
“Forgive me, I bring word from the Queen. She hopes our two races can form an alliance to face our enemies together.”
“Oh?” Ellie was quite surprised. “Do you want us to help you resist the invasion from the underground world?”
“It is more than that. In fact, Her Majesty the Queen is aware of the conflict between your people and the humans. The forest is a home shared by both our sides. She believes we need to unite, complement each other’s strengths, and face threats from any direction together.”
“I see. The swarm finds your proposal very reasonable. Go back and tell your Queen that we agree.”
Ellie nodded decisively.
“Ah? You… don’t you need to go back and report first?” Seeing that the girl in front of her agreed on Xia Jin’s behalf without a second thought, Vigaya looked very surprised.
“There is no need to report. She already knows.”
How could Xia Jin possibly disagree with such a thing?
The magical power of the elven race was so potent that borrowing some ranged units at this stage was a great advantage.
Moreover, she only needed to send a small number of troops to the underground battlefield to harvest a wealth of resources, which was a very favorable deal.
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