Chapter 1062 - 815: Forget It If You Won’t Give It

At the morning council meeting the following day, as usual, Selena and Sajia presided. Since the incident last time, Sajia had clearly become much more restrained. Of course, this was also because Elsa hadn’t provoked him again. However, when Sajia saw Elsa appear here today, his eyes immediately brightened. The seemingly peaceful look in his eyes instantly turned sharp, his face filled with confidence, and even his gaze became somewhat intimidating.

"Yes, whatever Elsa wants to do, I’m already prepared,"

Sajia told himself.

"This time, I won’t give you any openings."

There is a set order for review at every morning council, and all the ministers proceed according to this pre-established order. Under normal circumstances, the ministers generally bicker about their respective proposals or points. But today was different, all the agenda items were completed at an extremely fast pace. Almost every minister was waiting to see what surprise Elsa would bring to everyone today.

Finally, it was time for the temporary agenda items. Those who had planned to propose topics withdrew their items. They all wanted to see what would happen between Elsa and Sajia today!

"Then, next it’s Princess Elsa’s turn to propose an agenda item," Sajia said with a smile.

"I don’t have any agenda items to propose, I only have a request," Elsa said.

"A request? What kind of request?" Sajia’s smile grew even more evident. The difference between an agenda and a request is that an agenda is meant for discussion, and the outcome of the discussion is very unpredictable. But a request is different; a request means that Elsa’s intentions were something he had the power to deny!

"I request to use the shards of the Cosmic Stone in the Imperial treasury," Elsa said.

"Use the Cosmic Stone shards?" Sajia didn’t even know that there were Cosmic Stone shards in the Imperial treasury because these items didn’t mean much to the Celestial Clan.

"Yes, use the Cosmic Stone shards," Elsa said.

"Do you have a very important reason for using the Cosmic Stone shards? You should know the Cosmic Stone shards are the legacy of the Giants, and using any part of it must be justified by their renown," Sajia’s first move was to pin her down.

"My reason is very important and also substantial. I am researching how to convert Ghost Spirits from parasitic half-energy life forms into purely material life forms. Once they become material life forms, Ghost Spirits will no longer pose a fatal threat to the Celestial Clan, and the conflict between the Ghost Spirits and the Celestial Clan will become history,"

Elsa stated calmly.

This statement immediately caught the attention of all the ministers present. For many years, the problem of the Ghost Spirits had been a significant issue plaguing the Celestial Clan. These half-energy life forms attacked the Celestial Clan in a parasitic manner, and while the Celestial Clan had powerful military might, they lacked effective means to deal with them. Apart from relying on the Boundary Monument, the Celestial Clan had tried many methods to no great effect on the Ghost Spirits.

And now, Elsa was suddenly claiming she had a way to completely solve the Ghost Spirits’ problem?

"No, I disagree." The discussion had barely started when Sajia immediately cut everybody off. He wouldn’t allow the discussion to continue; the threat of Ghost Spirits was too easily baiting, and continuing the discussion would be very unfavorable for him.

"Why?" Elsa asked.

"Because you don’t have sufficient reason to prove that your plan can resolve the threat of the Ghost Spirits," Sajia said.

In fact, this kind of argument was simply sophistry. Elsa needed the Cosmic Stone to prove her theory correct, and by not providing Elsa with the Cosmic Stone, Sajia prevented himself from being proven wrong while accusing Elsa of failing to provide proof.

The ministers present were all masters of rhetoric, and the contradiction in Sajia’s logic was quite apparent. If Elsa chose to back down and requested Sajia to grant her some Cosmic Stone to prove her case, everyone would support Elsa.

But clearly, that was not Elsa’s way of speaking.

"You’re right, I indeed have no way to prove my theory, after all, I don’t have any Cosmic Stone," Elsa said helplessly.

Hearing Elsa say this, Sajia’s face kept a light smile, but his heart was filled with excitement!

"Yes, you have no way out now, right! You thought that entering the treasury required the agreement of two people! Although Selena is on your side, as long as I disagree, you’ll never get the Cosmic Stone! And I will never agree!"

"I think my talking with you here is a complete waste of time because you don’t care at all that the Celestial Clan is still in danger, and the Ghost Spirits are still those terrible beings," Elsa’s voice suddenly filled with sorrow. She let out a long sigh, shook her head, and said, "I will be leaving the Heaven Realm immediately to search for the Cosmic Stone. Before my return, the old Imperial City will once again become a danger zone. Without my suppression, the Ghost Spirits will resume their instinctual activities. And I will not be responsible for anything that happens during this time. If anyone has an accident in the old Imperial City, there will be only one person responsible, and that’s you, Sajia!"

Having said that, Elsa didn’t linger any longer and turned to leave. There was no change in Sajia’s expression, for he treated Elsa’s spoken words as her admission of defeat!

Yes, the initiative is in my hands now! And you, you are out of moves!

Sajia had never felt so elated. Since Elsa’s return, she had been causing him nothing but trouble. At last, today, all the measures you relied on are of no use, right?

As Elsa left, Sajia looked around with satisfaction, feeling like a hero. But there were no eyes that looked upon him as such, only irritation, and even a hint of contempt.

All the ministers present understood just how terrifying the threat of the Ghost Spirits was. The Celestial Clan had made tremendous efforts to deal with them, expending countless manpower and resources, yet ultimately had achieved no results. Now, not only had Elsa led the entire Celestial Clan to reclaim the lost ground, but she had also become the first person to deeply understand the Ghost Spirits. If she said she could resolve the threat of the Ghost Spirits, the success rate would be higher than anyone in history! And all the Celestial Clan had to give up were those so-called Cosmic Stone fragments that had lain untouched in the treasury for nearly ten thousand years! Compared to the price paid by the Celestial Clan in the past, this was practically a steal!

Confronted with such a series of major advantages, Sajia made an immensely irrational decision to refuse. By directly driving Elsa away, not only was the plan to solve the Ghost Spirits put on hold, but the old Imperial City, which had become a tourist attraction, had once again turned into the most dangerous and deadly area!

Who knows when Elsa will return?

If the Boundary Monument encounters problems during this time, who other than Elsa could lead the Celestial Clan to defeat the Ghost Spirits once again?

Sajia was taken aback and quickly realized where the problem lay.

Retreat in order to advance!

Perhaps because Elsa had always presented herself as aggressive, Sajia had never imagined Elsa would adopt such a strategy of retreat to gain an advantage!

From the very first word Elsa said, until the last word she uttered before leaving, she was economical with her words, hitting the nail on the head with every sentence and giving Sajia no time to recover. This time, she didn’t intend to pressure Sajia actively. She wanted to leverage the strength of others!

"Cough cough, Crown Prince Sajia," an elderly minister spoke up, "I believe your blunt refusal of Princess Elsa’s request was somewhat lacking in consideration."

Once this minister had spoken, a second one stood up as well: "First Prince, I also believe it was inappropriate to directly refuse Princess Elsa’s request without thorough discussion. Princess Elsa didn’t even present her detailed plan."

"We know there are some conflicts between you and Princess Elsa, but this matter concerns the future of the Celestial Clan. Hence, on this issue, please reconsider, First Prince."

Sajia understood that he had lost. Although he could still maintain his position against everyone’s pressure, if anything went wrong in the future, they wouldn’t blame Elsa in the first instance but would direct all scrutiny at Sajia.

"Heh, there’s no need for the ministers to worry. Actually, I just wanted to extract all the plans from Elsa in this manner. But unexpectedly, she is so impatient that she left immediately without any explanation. How could I possibly obstruct something that benefits the future of the Celestial Clan? Those Cosmic Stone fragments are useless just sitting there anyway; it’s better to let them contribute to our clan’s future."

Sajia knew that there was no need to be obstinate anymore. The ministers were not his enemies, and his future still depended on them.

By now, someone had already gone to find Elsa. But before long, that person returned, panting and reported, "Princess Elsa has just performed spatial teleportation with concealed coordinates; we don’t know where she has gone!"

As soon as these words were uttered, everybody in the council chamber was flabbergasted. No one had expected Elsa to act so decisively and simply leave!

The surprised ministers almost all looked at Sajia with an odd expression. Sajia naturally felt their accusing stares, his heart already seething with hatred towards Elsa, but he had to show composure in the face of crisis.

"Immediately investigate all Teleportation Gates, and we must find Princess Elsa as soon as possible. At the same time, send additional manpower to post notices around the old Imperial City. The area is now under first-level alert; no one is allowed to enter on their own!"

Sajia felt sweat beading on his forehead. Elsa, with just one move, had troubled him to this extent!

Selena watched Sajia and couldn’t help but smile. He was too obsessed with winning against Elsa, which made him fall for such a simple trap.(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)