"So, you mean Ainz Ooal Gown foresaw our actions when we decided to take Clementine to visit the Empire?" Maximilian asked.
"That's the only possibility, isn't it? To be able to foresee to such an extent, how terrifying is this guy? What exactly are we fighting against!" Ion said somewhat dejectedly.
"Then what should we do? Should we continue to let Clementine assist the Fire Extinguishing Scripture?" Benice's usually kind smile also showed a shadow of gloom.
"Uh... this is just a hypothesis. The plan to have Clementine assist the Fire Extinguishing Scripture in eradicating the elves remains unchanged. As for the new information obtained by Sir Xi Neiding, please ask Sir Xi Neiding to organize it and report it as soon as possible. I will then distribute it to everyone, and we will strive to find a countermeasure before the next regular meeting," Raymond said, seeing that everyone's spirits were not very good, and thus proposed to temporarily put this topic aside.
"Alright, this old man will do his best," Xi Neiding also nodded in agreement.
"Then, the reason I called everyone here today was to convey the above two matters. If anyone has any other opinions, please raise them as soon as possible," Raymond said, implying that he wanted to end the discussion.
"I still have one question, Chief Priest Raymond, can I have contact with Clementine?" Ruoqiebeien said.
"Hmm? Chief Priest Ruoqiebeien? What do you mean?" Raymond was a little curious.
"I want to see how she developed that internal explosion magic. If I am fortunate enough to steal its secrets, I think it would be of great help to us," Ruoqiebeien said. After all, magic that can directly destroy mithril with magic resistance, if mastered, would be a very significant improvement!
"Hmm, what do you all think?" Raymond threw this to the other Chief Priests for a joint decision. After the other Chief Priests thought about it, all of them, except Dominic, nodded in agreement.
"Then let's do that. However, Chief Priest Ruoqiebeien, please be very careful not to let her perceive our intentions. Although the Priests who have had contact with Clementine say she is an uninhibited person, don't go too far and let her realize that we want to steal her magic, that wouldn't be good," Raymond reminded Ruoqiebeien.
"But she's leaving with the Fire Extinguishing Scripture tomorrow, isn't she? She might not be back for a long time. Shouldn't this matter be discussed at the regular meeting?" Dominic once again raised an opposing opinion.
"With her there, she'll probably be back in no time..." Xi Neiding closed his eyes and said leisurely.
"..." At these words, everyone fell silent, after all, there was a precedent... She was sent to the Dragon Kingdom, and she repelled the Orc army in three days.
Although everyone initially mistakenly thought that there might have been Undead from the Magic Kingdom assisting in the background, subsequent intelligence reports all said that she alone repelled the Orc army. One of the purposes of having her assist the Fire Extinguishing Scripture this time was to confirm this point.
"Ah! Right! I have one more thing! Didn't Gelos just say that she was injured in a duel with that child? And didn't he also say that she needed to eat some good food to recover her ultimate skill or something? But she's leaving tomorrow, isn't she?" Benice suddenly remembered this and quickly interjected.
"Uh... that's also a problem. How about this? The departure of the Fire Extinguishing Scripture will be postponed by one day. I'll instruct the Priests below to procure some delicious snacks and such to be given to Gelos to deliver. How about that?" Raymond immediately offered a suggestion.
"That's the only way, I suppose... But can her injury really recover within this one day?" Benice said with some concern.
"According to Gelos's description, her arm was just a little swollen, so it shouldn't be a big deal, right?" Raymond thought for a moment and replied.
"What? You said her injury was just a slightly swollen arm? Hey!! She was in a life-and-death duel with that child, wasn't she? She only suffered a trivial injury!" Maximilian instantly became flustered.
He wasn't the only one flustered; everyone else also had grim expressions. They had thought that Clementine had narrowly defeated Death Knight, but she had only suffered a slightly swollen arm, a practically negligible minor injury. Everyone had severely underestimated Clementine's combat power.
"Can it be said that she is indeed the Great Demon's daughter? It's truly too unexpected. I think, until we find a truly effective way to deal with the Magic Kingdom, we should not show any hostility towards them," Ion said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
The thoughts of the others were almost the same as Ion's, they just didn't voice them.
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