Blessing Of Yuri Goddess-Chapter 408: Volume 5 - Prologue - Alliance Contract

Four days have passed, and the preparations for the military expedition have received my mother's permission.

After several problem and unexpected technical difficult, I finally received an official letter from my mother.

A review had been conducted, and there were no problems with food supplies.

The equipment carried by all of Marquess Rommel's knights had also been rechecked.

Also my mother had given me no cause for concern, and permission to proceed this military expedition was conveyed to me directly.

"Is it all right for you to continue this military expedition after experiencing a surprise attack from the opposition noble faction, Lily?" my mother asked, looking at me as I folded up the central command tent, using a magic tool she had made.

"That kind of surprise attack doesn't scare me, Mama," I replied as I watched Marquess Rommel's knights packing up to continue their military expedition and ready to go deeper into the forest.

"I know that such a surprise attack is nothing to you, what I mean is the mental stress you are hold."

"I'm fine, Mama. It was just the mental stress that I needed to fuel my enthusiasm for exploring the vast forests that lie within our territories."

"I hope you don't overdo things in the forest."

"Don't worry, Mama. I still haven't broken my promise and haven't destroyed the forest, right?"

"Yes, you are not destroying the forest... but already destroying the town center of our neighbors, who are members of the opposition noble faction."

"Didn't you do the same, Mom? And helping me to destroy the town center of our neighbors who are part of the opposition noble faction?" I replied, looking at my mother with a confused look on my face.

I know that my mother is feeling worried after the past few days of being involved in problems related to the opposition noble faction, but this is too much to show her worry.

"I'll be fine, Mama. If there's a situation that I can't handle, then I'll use the teleportation slash and come home immediately," I said in a gentle tone to calm my mother's growing worry.

"You must do that, Lily. If circumstances growing worse, you can return at any time and halt your military expedition for the time being. Exploring this vast forest is not our primary concern in surviving the warring seasons between the nobles. We have already formed an alliance contract with the Forest Elf race, and that is more than enough for what we have planned, Lily."

"I understand, Mama. I will do my best to give you good news after entering the deepest part of the forest," I replied while activating the magic device my mother made to store the central command tent that had shrunk like a toy.

I glanced at Mio and handed over the tidied-up central command tent, so that it would be stored safely and could be used again after finding a suitable location to set up the tent, such as this spacious place.

"Even if I fail to find the Dark Elf race's residence, I won't be angry. Not all military expeditions have to succeed," my mother said, as if trying to calm me down and encourage me to carry out this military expedition with caution and perseverance.

"Yes, I understand that. However, if this military expedition takes too long to find the location of the Dark Elf race and the war season between nobles is already in sight, I will definitely prioritize the war season between nobles over finding the location of the Dark Elf's residence," I replied to reassure my worried mother.

"Yes, do that and don't worry your mother too much," my mother replied with a gentle smile.

I sighed after seeing the smile on my mother's face, who had allowed me to continue my military expedition.

I don't know what foolish things I'll encounter in the deepest parts of the forest. It's definitely related to the heretical sect that has left traces of its presence in the forest.

The underground shrine that was accidentally discovered also contains evidence of the heretical sect's attempted attack on the Forest Elf race.

Even the Forest Elf race fled and settled underground, they continued to get attacks from heretical sects.

That's what made me think, did the Dark Elf race receive the same attack from the heretical sect?

[ The Goddess of Nature: I think that might happen... ]

The answer from the Goddess of Nature left me stunned when I heard it.

I did predict that the Dark Elf race would also experience the same thing as the Forest Elf race, but if it was confirmed by the Goddess of Nature, it sounds like granting a wish I didn't want.

I don't want it to really happen, but the chance of getting attacked by the heretical sect is very high after seeing the evidence in the form of a battlefield that happened in the underground Shrine of the Goddess of Nature.

The remains of the battlefield that can be seen with the naked eye...

Like various sharp arrowheads who were left inside the underground Shrine area...

And a cursed weapon once created by the Goddess of Destruction and sealed inside the Shrine...

With such evidence, I could only draw dire conclusions about what had happened within that underground Shrine.

[ The Goddess of Nature: What Lily-chan thinks is true... ]

[ The Goddess of Nature: These fools launched a massive attack aimed to destroying the Tree of Life and erasing my existence as the Goddess of Nature worshipped by the Forest Elf race. ]

[ The Goddess of Nature: By relying on cunning attack tactics, these fools managed to split the Forest Elf race and the Dark Elf race into two large parts. ]

[ The Goddess of Nature: It makes my head spin after seeing such unique attack tactics and it became worse after Tree of Life get infected by curse weapon. ]

In my mind, who filled with the Goddess of Nature's lamentations, I actually thought that was a common strategy to split a large group into several smaller ones. Once they were divided into smaller groups, they just attack one of them with full force.

It should be a difficult military strategy to pull off, yet this heretical sect could do such a thing.

No wonder that Princess Anastasia and Saintess Hana are busy reducing the activities of the heretical sect that is trying to enter the social circles in the Capital of the Aurora Kingdom.

If their tactics were that neat and effective, I could only think that there was another genius hiding in the shadows.

Just thinking about it, I already feel annoyed after knowing that my duty as a Saintess is to clean up this kind of filth.

Ugh, I miss the slow life duties of the Saintess like before.

[ The Goddess of Nature: Please be patient for a while, Lily-chan. ]

[ The Goddess of Nature: These fools will not to be too much trouble to fight them with all your might. ]

[ The Goddess of Nature: It would be good to reduce the influence of those fools first... then using violence with the divine blessing given to Lily-chan. ] 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

I hadn't thought about that before.

C-Can that really be done... with violence like that?

[ The Goddess of Nature: Yes, that can be done with violence. ]

[ The Goddess of Nature: For example, try planting the Tree of Life, which will eventually become the home of the new Forest Elf race and sending active curse through air spores to the followers of heretical sect. ]

[ The Goddess of Nature: Fufu~ such a perfect violence, isn't it? ]

[ The Goddess of Nature: Isn't there an empty underground cave that has been destroyed by a cute bear attack near where Lily-chan lives? ]

"Um, t-that place?" I muttered after hearing the Goddess of Nature's suggestion.

"What are you mumbling about, Lily?" my mother asked, making me aware of my proximity voice to her.

My mind, who preoccupied with answering the Goddess of Nature's questions, almost forgot where I was, still preparing to continue the military expedition. Several tents that had stood firm were being torn down and folded by Marquess Rommel's knights to continue the military expedition.

Thanks to the magic tool created by my mother, I didn't have to bother doing that after the central command tent could be tidied up using magic, and I felt grateful to the magic tool created by my mother.

"It's okay, I was just thinking about the right location to plant the seeds of the Tree of Life and finding a suitable place to live for the Forest Elf race," I replied to answer my mother's curiosity after hearing my little mutter.

"Finding a new home for the Forest Elves, that's quite interesting idea. May I know your detail plans, Lily?" my mother asked with sparkling in her eyes, having found an interesting topic of conversation.

Kirraa...

Kirraa...

My mother's intrigued gaze, drawn to this new topic, caught the attention of Madam Estelle, who had been silent and standing beside Mio. As my military aide and also undergoing training as a maid, Madam Estelle, unaware of the significance of this important conversation, raised her hand as if to ask a question.

"Uhm, I know that the purpose of this military expedition is to establish an alliance with the Forest Elf and Dark Elf races. But regarding finding a new home for the Forest Elf race... who I just heard about it. Does that mean the Forest Elf race will be registered as part of the citizen in Marquess Rommel's territory?" asked Madam Estelle, making me smile with her thoughtful question.

Honestly, I don't want to force the Forest Elves to become part of the citizen and registered as resident in Marquess Rommel's territory. Making them part of citizens would be a disgrace to their dignity after agreeing to the alliance contract made by the Goddess of Nature.

"Of course not," my mother answered briefly after hearing Madam Estelle's question.

"H-Huh?" Madam Estelle didn't seem to understand the heavy burden of the alliance contract that the Forest Elf race and Marquess Rommel's family had agreed to.

"If we do such a deplorable thing, the sacred alliance contract will tarnish the reputation of the Goddess of Nature, who blessed Lily as her Saintess. Do you know that the burden of this alliance contract is beyond the comprehension and rules of humankind?" my mother replied, posing another question to Madam Estelle.

Actually, the contents of the alliance contract were not as complicated as my mother thought. It only regulated my responsibilities as a Saintess who had been appointed by the Goddess of Nature and became a diplomatic liaison between the Elf race and the outside world.

That's not too complicated, is it?

[ The Goddess of Nature: Pfftt... I didn't know that the alliance contract would be that important in the eyes of humans. ]

[ The Goddess of Nature: I felt guilty after ratifying the alliance contract using my blessings and divinity. ]

From behind the calm voice of the Goddess of Nature, I could hear the laughter of the Goddess Aurora, who was laughing at my mother's innocence regarding the alliance contract blessed by the Goddess of Nature.

The contents of the contract are not really important...

But the abundant divine blessings that make it highly valuable in the eyes of humans...

For some reason, I felt embarrassed after seeing my mother explain the contents of the alliance contract to Madam Estelle.

I hope...

The alliance contract is not a serious problem in the future...