"...Sorry, I failed to keep them under control." Avril steadied herself and said as if trying to save face, "Our tribe was suddenly invaded, and these children had never experienced anything like this before, so they panicked. It wasn't their intention."
Ah Xiruo shrugged indifferently. As long as Avril really cared about this divine beast egg, that was enough.
"Miss Long, please believe me. Our Laurel Tribe is very peace-loving..."
"Enough. Let's call it a misunderstanding." Ah Xiruo said calmly, "The fact that your tribe was invaded and the enemy came right to your doorstep is undeniable."
"That's good to hear..." Avril nodded with an ingratiating smile, forcibly pulling her gaze away from the divine beast egg.
Just as she was about to continue, an anxious voice rang out.
It was Boros's voice!
"Great-Grandma!" Boros and [Gold] Sha Ke boarded the Grand Priest's exclusive airship at the same time... Boros looked extremely anxious. "Please let me join the battlefront! I can do it!"
"Don't make trouble. You're only an apprentice priest." Avril frowned and refused. "Don't add to the chaos at a time like this. Go to the rear and settle the elderly, the weak, the women, and the children!"
"Great-Grandma, I..."
"That's an order!" Avril displayed overwhelming authority. "If you disobey the Grand Priest's order, I'll strip you of your status as an apprentice priest!"
Boros opened his mouth, but finally lowered his head helplessly.
Avril thought for a moment, then looked at [Gold] Sha Ke and the others. "Everyone, you're guests of our tribe. You shouldn't get involved in a disaster like this... I'll send someone to escort you away."
[Gold] Sha Ke frowned. When he and Boros had hurried over, they had already taken a brief look at the situation at the tribe's entrance.
The invading treasure