Let them live with that regret for the rest of their lives!

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After packing her things, Elise left the room with her little maid.

It's unclear whether Wendy was deliberately keeping watch, but as soon as the two stepped out of the room, she came out of the room as well, less than three seconds apart.

Wendy looked at Elise, and as if she had smelled something, she licked her lips.

Just as she was about to speak, Elise covered her mouth first. If nothing unexpected happened, Wendy would remind her about some kind of taste again.

Wendy, whose mouth was covered, looked innocently at Elise; she hadn't said anything yet.

"Um, will there be any problems if you're not at the church?"

"No, I have a clone over there. I can sense what's going on."

"Alright, I'll have someone search for the materials to build the ancient teleportation array as soon as possible, then you can come back anytime."

"Ah."

A hint of anticipation flashed in Wendy's eyes as she thought about being able to come back anytime.

After a night of rest, Elinlina had recovered from her weakness. As soon as she entered the restaurant to eat, she felt Elise's burning gaze.

Although Elise didn't say anything, her gaze gave Elena a bad feeling.

"Hey, why are you looking at me like that?"

"I just wanted to check on your health, why are you using such a fierce tone?" Elise skillfully displayed her aggrieved side.

Feeling that continuing would lead to a trap, Elena quickly said, "Um, I've recovered, thank you for your concern."

"It's good that you've recovered." Elise licked her lips, a certain desire stirring deep within her eyes.

Elena didn't quite understand why Elise was laughing so happily after hearing the news.

I don't know why, but I suddenly felt a chill down my spine.

……

A land of hope.

As soon as Elise and her group passed through the teleportation array and arrived here, they saw a dense forest in the distance. Even she did not expect that such a big change could happen in just one night.

Just then, Eve, who was giving instructions, noticed Elise's presence and quickly walked over to her side: "You're here."

Before her people migrated, Eve always frowned, but now that they have safely moved to the Land of Hope, she looks much more relaxed.

To be honest, she was very grateful to Elise; otherwise, she didn't dare to think about what might have happened.

"Hmm, how is Lily doing?"

"The clan leader is still unconscious. The elders have examined her and said she is too weak. She will be fine after resting for a while."

"That's fine."

After briefly inquiring about the situation with the elves, Elise went to Vivian's temporary office.

Although it was still early, Vivian was already sitting at her desk, engrossed in handling various matters.

Noticing Elise's arrival, she looked up at Elise and saw that her eyes were bloodshot, indicating that she had been up all night.

If it were someone with some strength like Elise, staying up all night for a day or two wouldn't be a problem, but Vivian's strength is currently only at the third tier, and she's only a mage.

This also made Elise feel like she was back in the past, when she was betting on Vivian. Back then, Vivian was such a workaholic, working until late at night every day and getting up early the next morning to continue working.

Just as Elise was about to say something, Vivian spoke first, saying, "You help me with the work, I want to take a nap."

Elise paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay."

After giving up her seat, Vivian didn't leave. Instead, she adjusted her wheelchair, leaned back, and closed her eyes.

After glancing at Vivian's sleeping face, Elise kissed her on the cheek before starting to help with various tasks.

Having previously assisted Vivian, she was no stranger to this kind of situation and handled it quickly.

Moreover, she knew the elves, Vivian's subordinates, and the Church of the Earth Goddess, and knew who to entrust matters to for the fastest time, so she handled all kinds of matters very quickly.

Even so, Elise sat there until midday, and if her maid hadn't come to call her for lunch, she probably would have continued working until the afternoon.

Elise stretched lazily and smiled at the maid, saying, "Misha, you go ahead, I'll be right there."

Volume 1: Chapter 342 Lily: I deserve to die!

"If you keep poking, I'm going to get angry."

Vivian opened her eyes and coldly looked at Elise, who was squatting beside her and poking her face. She wasn't someone who knew nothing after falling asleep. The reason she hadn't opened her eyes was because she didn't want to eat. She didn't believe that Elise couldn't see that.

Despite being threatened by Vivian, Elise still wore a faint smile: "I know you definitely don't want to get up to eat, but irregular eating habits are bad for your health. I've told you this many times before, and it's one thing if you didn't listen then, but you still don't listen now, right?"

Elise brought up her past life, and even Vivian was unable to refute it for a moment. She sighed helplessly and said, "I'll get up."

Vivian stretched lazily, her body feeling a little sore, and then threw herself into Elise's arms, rubbing against her like she wanted to cuddle with the blankets after waking up.

After Vivian let go of her hand, Elise went around behind her and pushed the wheelchair out of the room.

During the meal, Elise briefly told Vivian about what she had been dealing with.

Upon learning that Elise had almost finished handling everything by morning, a strange, inexplicable heat suddenly appeared in her eyes as she looked at Elise.

Vivian thought that if she could keep Elise by her side to work, her life would be much easier.

"Stop staring at me. I'll only help you when I have time. I have a lot of other things to do."

"I didn't expect anything from you either."

Actually, Elise had given her a list of talented people from various fields before, and she had already recruited most of them to her side, but she hadn't brought them over yet.

Once the person is brought over, she'll have a much easier time.

After the meal, Vivian quickly returned to her work, while Elise, led by Eve, went to Lily's place.

Upon entering Lily's room, Elise immediately saw Lily lying on the bed, still unconscious.

She slowly walked to the bedside, just as she was about to check on Lily's condition, when she saw the sleeping Lily murmuring something softly.

When Elise leaned closer to listen carefully, she heard Lily say in a drowsy voice, "So soft, so fragrant."

Although she didn't know what she was dreaming about, just from listening to her sleep-talking, Elise felt that the other person was having a bad dream.

Just then, Lily, perhaps sensing Elise's approach, slowly opened her eyes.

She had just woken up and her eyes were still a little dazed. But when she saw Elise, she gradually came to her senses: "You, how did you get into my room?"

"Have you forgotten what you did to me?" Elise said, sounding a little aggrieved.

Hearing her words, Lily was also a little stunned. She remembered that she lost consciousness after being teleported to the Land of Hope. Did she do something strange when she lost consciousness?

"Probably not?" But she wasn't quite sure, and in the end, she could only look at Eve with pleading eyes.

Sensing her clan leader's plea for help, Eve glared at Elise with annoyance: "Don't worry, clan leader. You fainted after you teleported back and didn't do anything strange to Miss Elise."

"That's good." Lily was still a little worried that she might be affected by the magic runes and do something irreversible to Elise.

She didn't know if it was because the magic markings on her body were planted by Elise, but every time she generated her own power, the object of her imagination was Elise, which was why she always felt a little awkward whenever she saw Elise.

Elise was a little disappointed that she had been exposed. If Eve hadn't been there, she felt that Lily's little brain could probably have conjured up a whole story.

Maybe I can even persuade the other party to agree to a few more of my conditions.

Pity.

"How are you feeling now?"

"I feel much better than before, thank you." Lily could feel that the life force that Elise had poured into her body was still continuously nourishing her nearly depleted body.

If it were an ordinary person, being nourished by such a massive life force would have healed even the most severe injuries, but she was different.

As a powerful being of the ninth rank, and having coexisted with the World Tree for many years, her body was severely depleted. Even with such a vast amount of life force constantly nourishing her body, it would still take a long time to fully recover.

However, she now feels much more relaxed, no longer tormented by constant pain.

But it just feels like something's missing.

Without pain, the magical runes on her body would no longer be able to transform pain into pleasure.

Although she hadn't experienced this feeling of ease in a long time, she still somewhat missed the feeling of being overwhelmed by pleasure.

cough cough.

Of course, Lily couldn't tell Elise about this. She put aside her wandering thoughts, focused her gaze on Elise, and said, "Now that we have some time, let me see the World Tree."

Without hesitation, Elise summoned the World Tree that was temporarily residing in her body and handed it to Lily.

Even Lily was somewhat stunned to see Iris give the World Tree to her so directly.

"You can give it back to me if you don't want it."

"Who said I don't want it anymore? But you're just giving me the World Tree like this. Aren't you afraid I'll break our previous agreement?"

"I believe you."

Feeling Elise's sincere gaze, Lily felt a little embarrassed.

I really deserve to die. Rin Iris risked her life to obtain the World Tree, and then handed it over to me without hesitation, and I was still testing her.

Thinking of leaving it here, Lily suddenly felt a little guilty.

What Lily didn't know was that the World Tree seemed to be very close to Elise. If Elise wanted to, she could take control of the World Tree at any time, which was why she was so generous in handing the World Tree over to Lily.

"I'm entrusting the World Tree to your care. Find some time to hold a symbiotic ritual so that the life force of the World Tree can also nourish your body."

"it is good."

Previously, she had given everything she had to nourish the dying World Tree, but this time it was the World Tree that was nourishing her fading body.

All of this was because of Elise, and she didn't know how to thank her enough.

Volume 1: Chapter 343 How could she be so beautiful?

Are you thinking about how to thank me?

Hearing Elise's words, Lily was stunned for a moment before nodding: "Indeed, if it weren't for you, my people would definitely be in dire straits right now, and I might not have survived either."

"I don't know how to thank you right now. Just tell me what you need, and I'll do my best to help you if it's within my power."

"Really? Even some unreasonable requests are acceptable?" A pleased smile appeared on Elise's face.

Although the smile seemed somewhat malicious to Lily, she still nodded earnestly: "As long as it's within my power and doesn't harm my people, it's fine."

"In that case, I'll have you be my personal maid for a while."

"what?"

Even Lily hadn't expected that Elise would make such a request.

Keep in mind that she is the chieftain of the Elf race, and to ask her to be Elise's personal maid is simply too impolite!

Just as Lily was about to say something, Elise spoke up first: "You don't want your people to know about that either, do you?"

After hearing Elise's words, Eve glanced at the two or three people with some curiosity, feeling that there seemed to be some unspeakable secret between Elise and her clan leader.

With just a simple sentence, Lily's eyes instantly cleared: "You've helped me so much, but I still feel a little guilty about asking for this. Why don't you go to my clan's treasury and choose something else?"

“Great!” Elise certainly wouldn’t let such a good thing pass her by.

"Then you're not allowed to threaten me with magic runes anymore!" Lily said angrily, standing on tiptoe and whispering in Iris's ear.

Although Lily seemed to compromise because of Elise, she actually genuinely felt that being Elise's personal maid for a period of time was simply not enough to repay her kindness, which is why she suggested that Elise go to the treasury to choose something.

This is considered compensation for Elise, and she had previously agreed to two requests from Elise that Elise hasn't yet made.

Even with all of this added up, Lily felt that she had taken advantage of Elise a lot, but she couldn't think of any way to repay her at the moment, so she could only wait for another opportunity.

"I'm planning to have the World Tree take root right now, what do you think?"

"Sure, but aren't you planning to have a grand ceremony or something for this?"

“No need. Right now, our people are rebuilding their homes. If the World Tree takes root, everyone within its protection area will receive nourishment from the life force,” Lily said earnestly.

Within the World Tree's protective range, there are attribute bonuses, and the recovery speed of injuries is also greatly increased.

Of course, only healthy and robust World Trees have this. The tree in the Forest of Sanctuary was already doing its best without any debuffs, otherwise the residents there would definitely not be in much better condition.

"Since you've already said so, let's go."

The planning for the Land of Hope was done long ago, and the location where the World Tree took root was also carefully chosen, situated in the very center of the newly built city.

Looking at the busy people moving around, Lily saw hope in their eyes, unlike before when she was in the Forest of Sanctuary, watching the World Tree gradually wither, as if it were waiting for death.

Seeing all this, she sighed once again that if she hadn't met Elise, there wouldn't have been such a grand occasion.