The Witch Hunter System - Chapter 884

Chapter 884: Wood Spirit Tribe's Allegiance

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After Vaan and Elder Willowthorn met up, all of Elder Willowthorn's doubts were dispelled with Vaan's brief explanation.

Elder Willowthorn learned that the disappearance of the death energy and Death Eaters was indeed related to Vaan. He quickly expressed his relief when he found out the Death Eaters were simply moved to another subspace and not annihilated.

Although the Death Eaters were lifeforms of opposing nature to the Wood Spirits, they were still a type of lifeform.

As such, Elder Willowthorn thought it was too cruel to eliminate the Death Eaters after they had served their purpose of guarding the inheritance.

His concern seemed universal and did not discriminate despite his incompatible attributes with Death Eaters.

Such was the nature of Wood Spirits.

The Wood Spirit Race sought harmonious co-existence with all beings and wouldn't intentionally harm others for self-interest. Wood Spirits would rather be hurt than hurt others.

As such, the loyalty of a Wood Spirit friend was more reliable than a lifetime of friendship with any other race.

Since Vaan had Emerald, he didn't have to worry about befriending all the Wood Spirits in the Garden of Thyia and obtaining their loyalty.

It was also easier to trust them than it was to trust Great Devil Hecate.

After all, the Boundless Sea and Sky Aura was not omnipotent. Its influence on intelligent lifeforms wasn't absolute like it was on non-intelligent lifeforms.

As long as lifeforms were capable of rational thinking, their choices couldn't be governed by blind loyalty. Their choices would be governed by many other factors, such as morals, principles, self-interest, and fear.

As such, if Great Devil Hecate ever got caught in a difficult situation that required revealing some of his secrets for self-preservation, she would most likely do it.

Even if Great Devil Hecate didn't outright betray him, she could still sell out the information about the Garden of Thyia, sacrificing the Wood Spirits to save herself.

Although such a situation was very unlikely, Vaan still considered it since the future was full of uncertainties. As long as Great Devil Hecate knew about the Garden of Thyia, this minuscule risk of danger would always exist for the Wood Spirits.

"Senior, have you ever thought about the entire Garden of Thyia elsewhere?" Vaan casually asked.

"Oh?" the Elder Spirit's eyes flashed before thoughtfully replying, "Why do you ask such a question, Junior?"

If a Divine Lord like Elder Willowthorn could really move into such a heaven-blessed world, becoming a Divine King or even a Divine Emperor wouldn't be impossible.

It would only be a matter of time.

After Elder Willowthorn understood the value of the Profound Pearl of Life, he was even more astonished by Vaan's act of revealing the priceless treasure to him.

It signified his absolute trust in his people.

Plop!

Elder Willowthorn suddenly knelt and lowered his head before saying, "Lord Vaan, your benevolence and open mind have earned this Old Thing's absolute admiration. To reveal such a priceless artifact to others isn't something easy to do."

"In order to repay your trust and the opportunity you have graciously bestowed to our kind, this Old Thing would like to represent my Wood Spirit Tribe and swear our allegiance to you." "As long as you don't make us do things against our nature, we, Wood Spirits, will follow you to the end of time," Elder Willowthorn solemnly swore with sincerity.

"Please get up, Senior. You have already shown me sufficient goodwill and trust. How can I not repay you in kind? This is a small matter," Vaan replied, downplaying the significance of

his act.

Nevertheless, he was pleasantly surprised with the result.

He didn't expect to obtain the allegiance of the Garden of Thyia's Wood Spirits in such a

manner.

Given their previous goodwill due to Emerald's existence, he was already satisfied with being able to trade with the Wood Spirits for precious magical plants that he may need.

But now?

It was very likely that the Wood Spirits would offer up any magical plant or wood spirit essence as long as he showed even the slightest desire for it.

Moreover, it wouldn't harm the Wood Spirits much since they could recover within the Profound Pearl of Life and even grow from it through the process of destruction and creation.

Vaan quite looked forward to the Wood Spirit Tribe's growth in the Profound Pearl of Life.

It seemed that he would not be lacking any top-grade magical plant or wood spirit essence in the future.