An elder of the Gray Elves with a severed arm rasped out a warning, golden blood still seeping from the wound in his chest.
"Your Majesty, that is the supreme treasure our ancestors brought back from deep within the Ten Thousand Gods Burial Ground, the foundation of our people's comprehension of Space Law. If we give it to an outsider..." Before he could finish, Diana raised a hand and cut him off.
Diana's gaze swept over her surviving people. Their missing limbs, bloodstained silver hair, and the fear buried deep in their eyes sent a pang through her heart.
"Foundation?" Diana repeated softly, brushing her fingertips over the bloody mark between her brows that had yet to fully heal. "When our entire race is about to become Mo Yetuo's slaves, when even survival is a luxury, what meaning does this so-called foundation have?"
She took a deep breath, her gaze turning exceptionally resolute as she looked at Yun Che. "It is not impossible for you to have those Godhead Fragments, but I have one condition."
"Your Majesty!"
The surrounding Gray Elves warriors cried out in unison. Even the one-armed elder struggled to offer another word of persuasion, only to be stopped by Diana's icy gaze.
She slowly rose to her feet. Although her Mental Attribute had permanently fallen to 1 point, making her Divine Sense sluggish, her dignity as the Elf Queen had not diminished in the slightest.
"I ask that you help me destroy the Land of Shells' strongholds within Gray Elf Territory. Those Hatching Nests hidden in the shadows are turning our young elves into soulless battle puppets. As long as you can do this, I will gladly hand over the Godhead Fragment."
``` "Ding! Diana has issued you a God-Tier Mission. Accept?"
[Mission requirement: Destroy the Land