Chapter 402
Chapter 402: Making Others Suffer Deeply
Translator: imperfectluck Editor: Pranav
Let's not mention Beifeng's affairs . They could only be matters that would blind you . After everyone else left, I had Beifeng stay behind as he was the only person who knew the true purpose of the mission .
The fewer the people who knew secrets, the better . Schemes would no longer be useful if they were exposed .
"The Great Stone Sculptor failed to become the next Earth Elemental God? Excellent job . "
I nodded when I heard Beifeng tell me this . Making Ainslo fail to become the next Earth Elemental God was the true objective of this "treasure-hunting" team I sent to the Earth Elemental Plane .
In normal situations, it would take several tens of thousands of years for the Earth Elemental Throne to gather enough earth element on its own to repair itself . If I wanted to fix it faster, I would need to give it lots of money, resources and materials—such as the God Equipment of Earth .
"…Why does this feel like a damned Chinese MMORPG with how much money it wants me to spend? Thankfully, I'm not one of the unlucky players . I'm the power in the shadows . "
I hadn't intended on caring about the Earth Elemental Throne, as it would require far too many resources to fix, and it could fix itself on its own . However, plenty of others were interested in repairing it as it was related to the solidity of the seals on the Titan Giants .
"Since others are foolish enough to foot the bill, I suppose I could participate . "
All I needed to do was act as the intermediary, taking the Mage Country and Dragon World's emissaries to the Earth Elemental Plane to check out the situation . Then, as everyone stared at the destroyed Earth Elemental Throne in astonishment, not knowing how it was destroyed, I would list a long, long list of resources I required to fix it, and then wait for these two major clients to prepare them .
As for whether or not I would take a kickback for myself… if I told you that I was perfectly clean and that I took nothing on the side, would you believe me?
Of course, in order to show that I would be there with everyone through thick and thin, I made some contributions as well . For instance, I gave out most of the Elemental Throne shards that I received previously from Beifeng, which were leftovers from Frigidwinter Earth .
However, the true reason fixing the Earth Elemental went so quickly was because with Ainslo leading the other Earth Elemental Lords, they managed to reach an accord—at least on the surface . They stopped their internal conflicts and pooled their resources together, hoping for the birth of a new Earth Elemental God .
I had no idea what conditions and promises Ainslo gave the other Lords in order to have them all support her in becoming the next Earth Elemental God . The end result was that the Lords opened up their treasure vaults and donated an uncountable amount of top-quality earth element items . The large number of top-quality earth element items helped rebuild the Earth Elemental Throne .
"Ten days ago, a gigantic earth element pillar of light started to form, and now, the earth element in all the planes is decreasing at a furious pace . The Earth Elemental Throne is about to form . "
With so many factions unhesitatingly investing so many resources, the Earth Elemental Throne was successfully restored . However, this hastily reassembled version was much weaker than the previous Throne, which had eons of time to accumulate . Any Earth Elemental God that ascended using this Throne would be the weakest of the four Elemental Gods for a long, long time to come… But when considering how strong Emordilorcan was even when he was seriously injured to the point of death, the "weakest" Elemental God, when in their home Elemental Plane, would still be on par with a powerful God .
"Since we have to have a new Earth Elemental God, it would be best for me if a stupid and weak one ascends rather than Ainslo . "
Beifeng was the only one who knew this secret mission of mine . I didn't personally go to the Earth Elemental Plane in order to avoid suspicion falling upon me . If something happened, everyone else would surely make me take the blame… although I indeed deserved to take the blame . For some reason, I would repeatedly feel as if my reputation was becoming more demonic every day . Everyone kept saying "it's that demon Roland's fault . "
As for why I refused to allow the Great Stone Sculptor to ascend to Godhood? She was supposed to be my ally, you ask? Although I signed various contracts with her, I learned more every day about her astonishing ambition and factional strength . As she was the Stone Mother, she was once the leader of the anti-Emordilorcan Earth Elemental Lord alliance . Many of her children were powerful Lords in their own right . Other Lords left the Earth Elemental Plane in order to escape the dangers of internal conflict, but not her . No matter how the internal conflicts turned out, she would still be the final victor .
This was also why she was, by far, the most active and aggressive Earth Elemental Lord who attacked Emordilorcan . After all, if he perished, Ainslo, who had been the second most powerful existence in the Earth Elemental Plane for tens of thousands of years, would naturally become the new Earth Elemental God .
The real reason she came to the mortal plane was to gather information on the other planes . In fact, she was even here to obtain more information on me, as I defeated Emordilorcan . This was not something she needed to know if she was simply content with staying put in the Earth Elemental Plane .
Without a doubt, her goal wasn't simple . It wasn't confined to just the Earth Elemental Plane . As for her relationship with Beifeng… ever since he discovered her ambition and true nature, this relationship became nothing more than acting on his side .
Later, I discovered that she also secretly maintained contact with the lower planes . Any so-called contracts I had with her couldn't possibly be depended upon to restrain her . If the Great Stone Sculptor really ascended to Godhood, this ambitious Stone Mother would likely become a new trouble for me .
"I don't care who it is that ascends to Godhood, as long as it's not her . Even a rock or a worm will be better for us . "
The wondrous Beifeng was the only candidate who could carry out this secret mission . Judging from the current situation, not only did he accomplish this task, Ainslo didn't even notice what he did . In fact, she still treated Beifeng as her trustworthy ally .
"How did you do it? After the Earth Elemental Throne reformed itself, it should have automatically selected the most appropriate Earth Elemental Lord to become the new Earth Elemental God . How did you twist this natural law?"
The Earth Elemental Throne was a nonliving object, after all . It was the incarnation of the dimensional will . It would only select the most powerful Earth Elemental Lord to become the new Earth Elemental God . Of course, the prerequisite would be that the Lord in question was willing to become a God .
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