The video recorder was filled with scenes of Baili Qingfeng and William XII displaying unity, friendship, mutual aid, and harmony. It even included the moment when William XII, his face brimming with gratitude, presented Baili Qingfeng with one hundred and four portions of Supreme First-Rate Gold.
The person recording all this was a maid hiding behind a crack in the wall a hundred meters away, taking advantage of the palace's collapse.
After recording the footage, uncontrollable hatred flashed through her eyes. She turned and silently left the Imperial Palace.
"Betrayal! We have suffered a shameful betrayal! The humans of the Glorious Empire never sincerely wanted to cooperate with us, nor did they truly intend to shelter us! They fear our strength. Their purpose in cooperating with us was merely to placate us first, then, once we lowered our guard, use a despicable conspiracy to join forces with this terrifying human powerhouse and murder the noble Scarlet Flame Saint Spirit and the mighty Burning Wings. Their next step will certainly be to sever relations with us and attack us... I must tell everyone about this. This is a vile and shameless act of betrayal! They are trampling on the trust of all our Beastmen warriors!"
Anger blazed fiercely in her chest. "Revenge! Our mighty Beastmen warriors must avenge this despicable and vile act!"
Carrying these emotions, she desperately maintained her human form and ran out of Never Setting Sun City at top speed.
After leaving the city, she headed toward...
The area of the Needleleaf Ancient Forest to the south of the Glorious Empire.
"William XII is truly a generous man."
Baili Qingfeng carried his case and sighed from the bottom of his heart.
Not long after leaving the Imperial Palace, he encountered the ambassador from Xia Country. Prince Lucius