This Holy Knight is So Despicable!

Pushing open the doors of the council chamber, Lette saw a long table set up inside.

One side of the table was already filled with people, while the other side was completely empty. Clearly, it was prepared for them.

Princess Noi and Princess Nora seemed to have recognized familiar faces and appeared somewhat afraid.

But under the encouraging gaze of Joanna, they quickly adjusted their demeanor, standing tall behind Lette.

Lette surveyed the scene with a slight smile, "Looks like they aren't here with good intentions."

Afra quietly whispered in his ear, "You're the one who came here."

"Come on, let's go over and sit."

Lette carried no trace of formality, swaggering into the great hall with Joanna and the others, taking their seats on the other side of the long table.

Once everyone was seated, Rafdel, the leader of the Life God System, stood up and bowed deeply towards Lette.

"On behalf of the entire Life God System, I, Rafdel, welcome the friends from the Holy Light Divine Court. Your presence truly honors us."

Lette rested his chin on his hand, looking at him, then suddenly laughed, "I say, Rafdel, you've suffered such serious injuries. Why aren't you recovering in the juice of the World Tree, instead of coming out here?

Discussing matters like this could easily be left to others, don't you think?"

Rafdel laughed heartily, then began to cough. He took a moment to calm down, looking at Lette with lingering apprehension.

"Mr. Wright, you jest. If I were to rest in bed and leave this matter to others, what if they inadvertently offended you, resulting in the Life God System and Holy Light Divine Court becoming enemies? That would be problematic.

While we in the Life God System have considerable resources, we can no longer afford such generous compensations as we did before."

"Tch..."

Lette was displeased, realizing his intention to exploit the situation was seen through.

It seems his tendency towards aggression was too obvious, the disguise insufficient.

"Alright, enough with the pleasantries. You insisted we come in person for the exchange, claiming there's something you need.

Now, what is the matter?"

The Gods of the Life God System exchanged glances, ultimately directing their gaze towards Rafdel.

He sighed, standing up with trembling legs, supported by his companions.

Then, under the shocked gaze of Afra and others, he bowed deeply towards the sisters, Princess Noi and Princess Nora.

"Princess Noi, Princess Nora, I'm sorry."

"Mr. Rafdel, what are you...?"

"Please, let me finish."

Rafdel sighed sorrowfully, "Initially, there was a dispute within the Life God System regarding the issue of divine shepherding.

The flashpoint was due to a fatal flaw in the first generation of the Ancient Tree of Life.

This flaw led to world collapse tragedies caused by the Ancient Tree of Life twisting the Life Law of worlds shepherded by the Life God System.

At that time, several Gods advocated for reform to eliminate this hidden danger.

But most Gods didn't think it was a significant issue, adopting a passive stance.

Your father, the Fierce Sun King, considering the long-term development of the God System, resolutely decided to develop the second generation Life God Tree.

He promised the Gods of the Life God System that the new second generation Ancient Tree would be more efficient and functional than the first, while also eliminating all hidden dangers.

Thus, the Life God System not only rid itself of the shadow of world destruction but also achieved further strength.

Everyone had great confidence in your father's plan, and the entire God System poured all resources into this second generation Life God Tree project..."

As Rafdel continued, Lette suddenly raised his hand.

"Hold on, let me guess what happened next.

The Life God System's gamble with fortune bore fruit.

The second generation Life God Tree was successfully developed! It was an exciting development.

But soon, after some preliminary experiments, you discovered this second generation God Tree wasn't as fantastic as you imagined.

Though it resolved some drawbacks of the first generation, no longer affecting the Life Law of shepherding worlds, nor destroying them.

Its functionality and efficiency, however, were lower than the first generation Life God Tree.

No, it should be significantly lower.

So, within your God System, a disagreement emerged about whether to replace the first with the second generation Life God Tree.

Am I right?"

Rafdel nodded slightly, "You, guessed it exactly right.

The entire project progressed smoothly, culminating in the successful development of the second generation Ancient Tree of Life.

It was perfect, but significantly lacking in efficiency compared to the first generation.

Initially, we thought there might be a design flaw or room for process upgrades.

But after a thorough investigation, we reached a disheartening conclusion.

The efficiency of the second generation Life God Tree was normal.

In contrast, the high efficiency of the first generation was built on distorted World Law.

Essentially, the high yield of the first generation came at the cost of world destruction.

No matter how perfect the optimization of the second generation, it couldn't surpass the first generation's yield.

As a result, a conflict erupted over whether to proceed with the second generation or continue the first for efficiency, leading to a severe clash.

The Fierce Sun King, advocating for an upgrade, ventured into the shepherding activity himself, moving towards... the world you now govern, to upgrade its Life God Tree.

However, this was a trap set by the opposition, luring the Fierce Sun King to his ambush and demise.

The Fierce Sun King, unsuspecting, died in the ambush set by the dissenting party...

I imagine you know the rest of the story."

By this point, Princess Nora and Princess Noi were sobbing uncontrollably.

Lette tapped his fingers on the table, his gaze sweeping over the faces of the Life God System members across from him.

"So, you called us here today because of the Life God Tree matter, didn't you? Otherwise, you wouldn't have laid bare such guilt-afflicted matters.

Alright, I don't have time for your pretenses.

Get to the point."

"Mr. Wright, may we... utilize the Fierce Sun King's Divine Crown?"

"No way!"

Lette unhesitatingly rejected their request, "Not a chance.

Don't look at the Nora sisters, I'm saying this not only for them.

Because I want to see your downfall.

This is the retribution you deserve for destroying so many worlds.

Especially knowing that the first generation Life God Tree would obliterate shepherding worlds, you still continued using them.

This deliberate malevolence is unforgivable and shouldn't be tolerated.

You're fortunate I didn't learn of this three years ago.

Otherwise, given my mindset at the time... hmph!"

Rafdel covered his face and wept, "Mr. Wright, we've already faced the retribution you spoke of.

We have been forsaken by the World Tree."