Chapter 684 Providing Justification.


    “What is the meaning of this?” Aron demanded, his voice cutting through the tension as he looked directly at the tree folk delegation. Instinctively, he had cast a protective shield around his group the moment he sensed the massive surge of mana. This swift action had caught everyone else on his side off guard, just as the palace began to shake and emit an ominous creaking sound. for new novels


    "Nothing personal, we''re just making a logical choice," Oak responded through his massive humanoid form, looking at Aron as if he weren''t one of the two who had just tried to crush them.


    “Aron narrowed his eyes. "A logical choice? By attacking us during a diplomatic meeting? What do you plan to do after killing us? I’m sure you know that killing me won’t mean the empire will fall. They will not stop seeking revenge against you. Our current military is more than capable of that,” Aron responded in the same calm manner, making the other humans in the room get goosebumps at his composure.


    “Do you think I’m worried about your little military at all? Why worry about something that we can already deal with through our people? Also, what makes you think that we were trying to kill you?” Mangrove, the creator of the dark elves, responded, with him being the other person whose roots are currently covering half the palace.


    “What do you mean by that?” Rina asked, her voice sharp and direct.


    “Why go to all this trouble if there was nothing to gain from you worth all the upcoming trouble?” Oak responded, his humanoid body forming a creepy smile.


    Mangrove continued from where Oak left off, “The ability to hide the amount of power you have indicates that you have enough power to warrant that, but also enough power to achieve the hiding to the point that we almost missed it. Although we planned this ahead of time, your response pushed us the final mile in giving us the confidence that your bodies can handle our full consciousness without us facing any limitations in our previous abilities.


    If it succeeds, we will have every bit of our powers and an empire under our control. And if you die, we can just create a body the same way we recreated Lee’s and put one of our people in it. What is there to worry about?” Mangrove revealed their entire plan.


    [URGENT SYSTEM QUEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]


    Objective: Deal with the situation without killing the preparators and put them under your control.


    Reward for Fully Completing the Task: +2 of the system''s awakening requirements.


    Reward for Partially Completing the Task: 500 billion SP


    Punishment for Failure: -


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    This was the system notification that appeared the moment Aron shook hands with the giant''s creator at the palace''s door, which left him puzzled about what the system required from him.


    Although the notification listed no punishments for failing, the rewards were enticing. Completing the task fully would grant him two of the five system awakening requirements, leaving only three remaining. This was crucial, as the system had hinted at a significant reward for fully awakening it.


    Throughout the meeting, Aron had been trying to discern the actual mission and whether it would involve confronting those on the opposite side of the table. He had focused on answering their questions to buy time for figuring out the mission. With the revelation of the preparators'' true intentions, it seemed the need for further investigation had diminished.


    “I hope you don’t regret this,” Aron said with a serious tone before finally releasing the suppression he had been placing on himself. The gravity of his words was clear, and with the justification to act now fully realized, any sympathy he might have had was set aside.