After mentioning that flower wine, Siewen couldn't help but smack his lips, indicating his regret. He impulsively finished the glass of fine wine at that time, and now he deeply regretted it.

Then, Siewen seemed to realize that he had digressed and quickly changed his tone to continue, "Although the Leith Elves are currently very fond of this flower wine, according to that fellow, they actually don't need to add too much Amandea flowers and Agathis herbs when brewing this flower wine. Because the role of these two plants is merely to add flavor, so the resources of Amandea flowers and Agathis herbs there are still extremely abundant."

"Moreover, according to what that fellow said at the time, besides coming to visit our Blackstone Castle, he also wanted to look for business opportunities to sell flower wine here. Because they have sufficient resources for brewing wine there, and since the Amandea flowers and Agathis herbs grow quickly, these wine-making resources are now free to use. So, if we can open up the market for flower wine here, he can earn more wealth at the lowest cost."

As he spoke, Siewen even took out a wine label from his steward's robe and said, "Oh, right. That Leith fellow also gave me a contact method at the time, saying that if we could find a market to sell wine here, we should contact him."

Anxilin did not reach out to take the wine label, but she still saw it with her good eyesight. The wine label read "Mafulin Brand Pure Natural Brewed Flower Wine," along with the specific location of the winery.

"So, do you think this Leith elf is capable of providing us with enough Amandea flowers and Agathis herbs?" Anxilin asked again.

"Um... I can't guarantee that, my lord," Siewen pondered for a moment and replied cautiously. "However, since the idea of that Leith elf is to make money by using free Amandea flowers and Agathis herbs to brew wine, then I think if we don't sell wine but only buy those free plants, he should be willing to trade with us, right? Moreover, if we can reach a deal between us, it can also indirectly promote bilateral relations between us and the Leith Elves." Siewen said.

"Well, that's not a bad idea. After all, those elves who often lurk near the border have been quite restless lately. We should take the opportunity to further ease the relationship with the Leith Elves. After all, even though our two tribes have different ideologies, there is not much deep-seated hatred between us. Easing the current conflict will also be more conducive to our future cultivation activities." After listening to Siewen's suggestion, Anxilin said after pondering with her chin resting on her hand.

Since the Leith Elves built walls at the border, the Leith Elf tribe and the Dark Elf tribe have been completely separated. However, in order to maintain communication and prevent deeper trouble due to estrangement between the two sides, the two tribes have also deliberately built many places at the border for communication and trade, and they have also encouraged eligible elves to travel to each other's continents.

At first, these places at the border were operating normally under the joint management of both tribes. However, over time, many things that affected the harmony between the two sides still inevitably occurred there. The most serious of these was the illegal underground fighting events between the two sides.

The root cause of the matter, of course, lies in the long-standing conflicts between the Leith Elves and the Dark Elves. The Leith Elves considered the Dark Elves dirty and rude beggars, while the Dark Elves considered the Leith Elves a group of pampered and luxurious white chickens. Although the vast majority of elves from both tribes only engaged in private mocking and teasing of each other, there were still some hot-blooded youths who couldn't stand the loneliness and took the initiative to provoke each other.

And the first to come out and provoke, and stand at the border to challenge, were naturally the hot-blooded and warlike Dark Elves. However, due to the warnings and strict punishments of the Dark Magic Association, these Dark Elves naturally would not act against the Leith Elves in broad daylight. Therefore, the underground fighting arena appeared in the border area under this background. According to the Dark Elves, if the Leith Elves wanted to prove that they were not white chickens, they should send someone over to have a fair one-on-one man-to-man battle with them.

Although the Leith Elves are fond of peace and enjoy a life of luxury, since they felt the potential threat from the Dark Elves practicing dark magic, they have also begun to recruit talented white magic geniuses for training. At the same time, the White Magic Association of the Leith tribe also began to require elves of their tribe to regularly undergo highly professional militarized training to prepare for future contingencies.

It is precisely because of this that many Leith Elves have also been cultivated with a certain amount of courage while enjoying their luxurious lives. Therefore, when they heard that the Dark Elves stood at the border and insulted them as pure white chickens, they naturally could not bear it and wanted to go and teach those ugly clowns a lesson.

In this way, the hot-blooded elves from both sides continued to engage in illegal underground fights for many years. Although both sides tried their best to remain calm during the battles, there were still many incidents of serious injuries. Moreover, although the levels of black and white magic proficiency were similar between the two sides, the Dark Elves, relying on their more pure warlike genes, still won the majority of victories in the underground illegal fights.

The warlike elements of the Dark Elves naturally did not let go of this topic. They used more victories to ridicule the Leith Elves, making the Leith Elves resent the warlike branches of the Dark Elves even more. As a result, the relationship between the two tribes slowly began to be affected again and gradually became alienated.

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Especially in recent years, due to the bottleneck in the Dark Elves' cultivation, it has triggered societal questioning of the Dark Magic Association. This made the Leith Elves even more cautious about the Dark Elves. They didn't want their territory to be affected by the turmoil caused by internal conflicts among the Dark Elves. So now, unless it's for some essential cultural exchange or business activities, the Leith Elves will never easily open their gates to meet with the elves of the other tribe.

Although the Leith Elves actively reducing their interactions with the Dark Elves and strengthening their defenses against them wouldn't directly affect the Dark Elves much, having such a neighbor next door who is always wary and distant wouldn't make anyone comfortable.

So, while Anxilin continued to strengthen the control over the Dark Elves, she also sought ways to alleviate the tension with the Leith Elves. However, with Anxilin herself facing a crisis of trust in recent years, she didn't have the energy to manage the relationship with the Leith Elves anymore. Therefore, based on these reasons, upon hearing Siewen's suggestion, Anxilin expressed strong agreement. After all, now that they had found a way to break through the cultivation bottleneck, she didn't want to be bogged down in trivial matters every day, wasting the opportunity to further enhance her dark magic power.

With this in mind, Anxilin immediately made a decision: "Siewen, inform all the elders of the Dark Magic Association to gather in the council chamber and wait for me. It's time to inform them about the situation with the Dume Ore. Then, we need to quickly start developing a new method to break through the cultivation bottleneck and discuss how to negotiate with the Leith Elves regarding the procurement of Amandea flowers and Agathis herbs!"

After receiving the order, Siewen immediately went to inform the other elders. Anxilin herself then had a couple more smoked cookies, and tested once again how much her spells were enhanced under the influence of the Dume energy. Satisfied, she put away her notes, grabbed the small wooden box filled with smoked cookies, and walked briskly towards the council chamber at the top of Blackstone Castle.

Inside the council chamber at this moment, all the elders, dressed in deep gray robes, had gathered here after receiving Siewen's message, waiting for Anxilin to arrive. Judging from the situation on the scene, the elders' expressions were all very unpleasant, making the atmosphere in the council chamber as silent as death.

"Hahaha! Sorry to keep you waiting, esteemed elders! Hm? Why does everyone have such gloomy faces? If there's any trouble, why not speak up? Let's all cheer up together!" With a hearty laughter, Archbishop Anxilin strode into the council chamber.

After Anxilin entered the council chamber, all the elders directed their gazes full of resentment towards her, as if she had committed a grave mistake, which puzzled Anxilin.

Just as Anxilin was about to ask again why the elders looked so unhappy and if something had happened, an elder who looked very old spoke up, pointing at Anxilin, and said in a tone that was condescending and lacked respect: "Hmph! Anxilin, how dare you joke around like this? Just because you are currently the acting Archbishop of the Dark Magic Association, you think you can act recklessly and keep disappearing on us! If you continue like this, do you still have the qualification to continue serving as the acting Archbishop?"

"Enough, Elder Borui! How can you be so disrespectful to the acting Archbishop?!" Another elder immediately intervened.

Seeing this person speak up, Anxilin politely bowed and said, "Respected Elder Patrick, I don't know why everyone is so angry today. Could Elder Patrick please inform me?"

"Haha, it's like this." The elder named Patrick nodded slightly towards Anxilin and said, "Recently, the turmoil at the border with the Leith Elves has increased, and the White Magic Association has sent envoys to protest again. They said that if we don't restrain the elves within our tribe, stop inciting and provoking the Leith Elves to engage in illegal fights, they will completely close the only channel for communication between the two tribes on the border."

"Originally, this matter should have been handled by you, the Archbishop. But because you have been immersed in cultivation in the underground chamber recently, you have not been able to give a reply to the White Magic Association. As a result, just now, the Leith Elves have ordered the temporary closure of the border and dispatched heavy troops to guard the border. At the same time, they also declared that if our people dare to offend them again, they will ruthlessly kill the troublemakers on the spot."

"Now, some troublemakers in our tribe have started provoking the Leith Elves again at the border. Fortunately, although the other side has made threats, they are still showing restraint, which prevents both sides from engaging in a full-blown conflict."

"Alas!" Elder Patrick sighed and continued, "In addition to the problems at the border, there has been no decrease in the voices opposing the continued pursuit of dark magical forces within our tribe. This is both an internal and external problem, coupled with your recent focus on cultivation, making us only able to barely cope without a leader, which has made it unbearable for all the elders!"

Listening to Elder Patrick's words, Anxilin nodded and said, "I understand. In fact, I have heard a lot about what has happened at the border recently. The main reason those disciples are so unruly now is that they are anxious due to encountering a bottleneck in their cultivation, coupled with their excessive energy that has nowhere to be vented."

"So, in my opinion, the best way to better control their behavior is to let them immerse themselves in the cultivation of dark magic again. This way, they can have a clear direction, and they won't have too much energy to engage in other activities. Actually, this is why I suddenly called all the elders here for a meeting. Because it's time for us to discuss further cultivation of dark magic."

"Hmph! Our Dark Elf tribe has been stuck in a cultivation bottleneck for many years, yet we still can't find a way to break through. So, in my opinion, we should indeed seriously discuss whether the Dark Elves still need to continue practicing dark magic?" Elder Borui, with a hint of annoyance, spoke up. At the same time, murmurs of agreement or cautious discussion regarding Elder Borui's proposal echoed in the council chamber.

Anxilin pursed her lips and pretended to ponder. "Hmm, Elder Borui does make a valid point. However, before we delve into this topic, I'd like to show the elders something."

Anxilin gestured towards behind the elders. At this moment, Siewen had already placed a training dummy, wearing heavy armor, in one corner of the council chamber behind the elders.