"Me?" Even Lola herself found it unexpected.
"Of course you—the one acknowledged by the Elemental God Crown." Hegel's single sentence laid bare the crux of the matter.
The Elemental God Crown? Chen Rui frowned even more deeply. This divine artifact had been obtained by Lola from the card-drawing reward offered by the elven prophet Eluxier. As payment for accepting the Tree of Nature's mission, he and Lola had each received one chance to draw a card. The deck had been the ancient magic card game Chen Rui knew well, Duel of Fate. Lola's luck had exploded, and she had drawn the strongest Order trump card second only to the Golden Emperor—the "White Queen." He, on the other hand, had drawn the weakest resource card: "Wood."
The "White Queen" had transformed into the divine artifact known as the Elemental God Crown. It had played a vital role in Lola's further comprehension of the mysteries of the Six-Element Kingdom and even her breakthrough to demigod level. Yet Chen Rui had also noticed that the Elemental Kings had displayed strange attitudes whenever they saw this artifact. In truth, this anomaly had appeared ever since Lola comprehended the Six-Element Kingdom, but no one had known the real reason. Today would very likely be the day the answer was revealed.
Chen Rui looked straight at Moore. "I want to know the exact reason. Please don't fob me off with vague or ambiguous explanations."
"Something that has been sleeping appears to be awakening. It may bring consequences impossible to predict, so we need Lola's strength." Moore spoke the name of that thing. "The Elemental God Staff."
The name "Elemental God Staff" naturally brought to mind the Elemental God Crown Lola already possessed. Chen Rui immediately understood. "A divine artifact? Or rather, another part of a divine