Volume 4 Chapter 283
by Need_More_SleepVolume 4 + Chapter 283: Flying Mouse And Little Fox
How alike, so very alike.
Serra sighed inwardly. Xia Yi truly was becoming more and more like the Silver Dragon Queen.
As a successor of the Dragon Clan, she is indeed quite exceptional.
…As long as she doesn’t laze around in the flower fields.
“Your Honor, will you not pass the verdict?” Xia Yi looked at the judge.
“Uh…”
The judge actually felt very discontent deep down.
But what could he do? In the face of such great power struggles, he was merely a figurehead, a tool with no real authority to decide the outcome of this trial.
He glanced towards the Fox Clan side.
The Nine-Tailed Fox Princess was fuming, her ears standing straight up.
The Nine-Tailed Fox Emperor’s expression was quite complex, his thoughts unknown, but he clearly had no intention of stepping forward to take the lead.
As for the Elven General Kennedy, his face was the picture of someone about to explode with anger yet unable to vent.
If the head of the Anti-Vampire Clan Alliance was like this, let alone the other allied nations.
Even the usually brash Minotaur tribe didn’t have anyone stand up and shout their disapproval.
The overall situation was decided.
Miu Miu signed the peace treaty and submitted it.
Finally, the judge, following Xia Yi’s intent, passed the verdict and publicly read out the punishments for the defeated Vampire Clan once more.
The situation now was different from before. The Dragon Clan would provide economic aid to the Crimson Empire to cover the war reparations.
As for the airship fleet, it would definitely be dismantled, the Vampire Clan could forget about using it in the future.
And concerning Miu Miu’s life…
For now, it seemed, it was temporarily preserved.
As the Vampire Queen, she had accepted the Dragon Clan’s aid plan. During the implementation of this plan, she would not die.
As long as she lived, she had to repay the debt, thus she had value in being alive.
An empire on the verge of collapse had its tragic fate rewritten by the Dragon Clan’s intervention.
“Tch.”
The Elven Grand General was extremely displeased.
The Dragon Clan’s arrogance was utterly insulting, showing no regard for the myriad races of the world.
The strongest superior species indeed had the capital for arrogance, but…
Arrogance also invites destruction.
That is a universal truth.
Today, the Dragon Clan’s actions might seem glorious, but in reality, they had drawn the hatred of every race.
The enemy of all people on this continent, the Vampire Ancestor Elizabeth, had fallen, and the Dragon Clan had once again stepped into the position of the common enemy.
This time, perhaps even more despised than before.
Kennedy observed his surroundings and found that everyone harbored a grudge against the Dragon Clan.
Perhaps forming an Anti-Dragon Clan Alliance should be put on the agenda.
……
The International Tribunal concluded.
As they were leaving, Miu Miu, unable to contain her excitement, sought out Xia Yi.
“Xia Yiyi, thank you! If you hadn’t intervened today, our Vampire Clan might have been truly finished, and I would have lost my life!”
“Miu Miu, there’s no need to thank me. This decision wasn’t mine, it was Xia Lulu’s idea,” Xia Yi explained.
“The Silver Dragon Queen?”
“Miu Miu, although this seems like help, you understand its nature, right?”
“…I know.”
Miu Miu wasn’t that naive and innocent.
She was well aware that the Dragon Clan provided financial aid to help the Vampire Clan’s post-war reconstruction and stationing troops to deter covetous foreign races… this series of actions couldn’t possibly be charity.
This had transcended the personal relationship between Xia Yi and Miu Miu, it was about interests between races.
The Dragon Clan undoubtedly had designs on the Vampire Clan. Anyone with eyes could see it. Precisely by seizing the opportunity of this war, the Dragon Clan could emerge from their isolated northern territory.
The Vampire Clan’s Crimson Empire would become the Dragon Clan’s tool, to be manipulated.
In the eyes of foreign races, this was an act of clinging to a powerful patron.
From the Vampire Clan’s perspective, it was nothing short of humiliation…
Both the Dragon Clan and the Vampire Clan were superior species. Historically, the two superior species had engaged in fierce conflicts, once evenly matched.
But in the face of national survival, Miu Miu had no choice.
“Accepting the Dragon Clan’s financial aid and cooperation is already the best choice. If not, the Crimson Empire would likely become a name only within three years. Under foreseeable invasions from other countries, it would disappear from this continent. The Vampire Clan people would be displaced, losing their homeland. Even if it comes at a cost, I must ensure my people’s lives and futures. That is my mission as the Vampire Queen.”
Miu Miu’s gaze was resolute.
“Even if this path is arduous, I will rebuild the Crimson Empire as quickly as possible, allowing the Vampire Clan to rise swiftly and become an equal partner with the Dragon Clan.”
“Miu Miu…”
Xia Yi was amazed by Miu Miu’s resolve.
Thinking about it, Miu Miu had always been a strong girl. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have chosen to fight with everything she had against her fate as a vessel from the very beginning.
“Do your best.”
“Xia Yiyi, I will definitely… strive!”
Miu Miu expressed her determination.
Afterwards, she seemed to want to say more, but a figure suddenly inserted itself between the two of them.
“Hmph, Bat of Endless Primordial Sin, that’s far enough! She is… my fated rival!”
The little fox stood in front of Miu Miu, her eyes filled with hostility.
“Why is it you again, pink-haired fox?!”
Miu Miu’s cheek twitched.
“Get out of my way! Don’t interfere with my conversation with Xia Yiyi!”
“Xia Yiyi?”
The little fox was startled upon hearing this. She turned to Xia Yi, growing frantic again.
“My fated rival, what is the meaning of this? Why is she calling you by such a… such a peculiar nickname?!”
“Ah? That…”
Xia Yi didn’t know how to explain.
Her relationship with Miu Miu was a bit complicated, not easy to explain.
It originated from a twisted fate she couldn’t possibly talk about.
“Well, of course, it’s because Xia Yiyi has a special relationship with me. Xia Yiyi has been bitten by me not just once, satisfying my urges… Heh, do you know what that signifies among the Vampire Clan?”
Miu Miu boasted in front of the little fox.
“There’s no room for you to interfere between Xia Yiyi and me.”
“What did you say?!”
The little fox bristled.
“My fated rival and I are already connected by an unbreakable thread of destiny! Fate decrees that we shall be entwined! You are the one who suddenly barged in, the superfluous one!!”
“Enough already, fox!!”
“You’re the one who’s had enough, bat!!”
The atmosphere between the little fox and Miu Miu grew tense, each regarding the other as an enemy. The air was thick with the smell of gunpowder, it wouldn’t be strange if they started fighting the next second.
Xia Yi was dumbfounded.
What was going on?
Why were these two suddenly arguing?
Are flying mice and little foxes natural enemies?
A series of question marks popped up in her mind.
“Hehe~”
Serra, standing to the side, suddenly chuckled and made a statement the little princess couldn’t comprehend at all.
“Your Highness, you truly are a sinner~”
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