"That elf girl has practically been one step away from moving her bedroll into our courtyard these past six months." Elena's tone was icy.
"Free high-end labor." Su Li played dumb. "She's awfully useful when it comes to forging."
"Stop pretending you don't know." Elena mercilessly exposed him. "I've been carefully studying that shared circle of yours these past few days."
Elena had no idea the system existed. But over the past few years, she had long since grasped the core logic of this "Family Group." Anyone brought into Su Li's circle would undergo absurd synchronization in every aspect of their abilities.
"And what did you figure out?" Su Li asked in return.
Elena laid out the balance sheet of benefits with crisp clarity.
"Elves are most famous for their terrifying lifespan limit and their affinity with natural elements." Elena gave her conclusion. "If that girl joins our circle and shares her racial advantages with us, everyone will be able to live longer."
This woman's abacus was clicking furiously.
"Those elemental problems bottlenecking your forging work would also be solved at once." Elena added.
It was typical aristocratic thinking: before absolute interests of survival, all emotional entanglements had to take a back seat.
Su Li raised an eyebrow.
"You're starting to be so magnanimous now?" Su Li teased. "Are you planning to personally bring her through the door for me?"
"I'm not that selfless." Elena snorted coldly, making no effort to hide her calculations. "I only look at the results. One more person means one more extremely solid trump card."
She stepped forward, drawing very close to Su Li.
"That girl looks at you like she wants to rip out her heart and liver and lay them on the table for you." Elena's words were sharp. "In all of Silver