Raina North glanced at the First Elder.
The First Elder shivered, fearing Raina might reveal he did it to seize power and become the Alliance Hierarch.
However, the First Elder quickly realized his worries were unfounded. This woman was merely a female servant casually brought in by Pip Finch, merely a menial worker in the alliance. As the lofty First Elder, there was no reason to fear such a small figure.
Even though the First Elder understood this clearly, his fear just now was genuine. For some reason, he suddenly saw the shadow of Orion Rivers in this woman, a terrifying feeling that he might be pushed out to die by her.
This was purely overthinking on the First Elder’s part.
Raina would never push the First Elder out. No matter what foolish things the First Elder did for power, he was still part of The Celestial Alliance. She didn’t have the hobby of randomly picking someone to take the fall for these matters.
"Of course, it’s because our Celestial Alliance is recently facing economic difficulties. Our brothers are starving, so we had no choice but to take this desperate measure. We ask the Lord of the Dark Tower for understanding." Raina’s words were polite but in reality, very arrogant.
Upon hearing this, everyone couldn’t help but gasp.
Economic difficulties justify robbery?
If you’re going to rob, fine, but to rob the Dark Tower? And to provoke six other families as well? It’s not just economic difficulties; you’ve got a death wish.
Pip Finch looked at Raina with eyes of admiration.
This... this is too bold.
Impressive, this young lady is truly impressive.
Raina was indeed provoking.
When she decided to attend the meeting with everyone, she had no intention of being low-key during it.
The incident had already happened, regardless of the reasons. It was impossible to settle it quietly, but she didn’t expect to see Quinn Thorne at the meeting.
Although Raina was very sure, the only person that could make Quinn so courteous was Elias Hawthorne.
Realizing this, Raina’s mood turned extremely sour, feeling that the presence of both Quinn and Elias was particularly displeasing.
Raina added, "As long as The Dark Tower is willing to provide our Celestial Alliance with a settlement fee every month, I guarantee that our Celestial Alliance will never touch the Dark Tower’s stuff again, how about it?"
Upon hearing Raina’s audacious words, this was the thought that surfaced in everyone’s minds.
The same realization dawned on each of them: this girl must either be out of her mind or hastening to her own demise. Otherwise, how could she dare utter such wild words in front of the Lord of the Dark Tower?
Claire Lowell couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh, looking at Raina as if she were already dead.
Since this little brat insists on courting death, The Dark Tower is more than happy to oblige, ensuring she meets a certain end.
"And then?" Elias Hawthorne stared at Raina, his face cold, yet flickers of light occasionally flashed in his eyes.
"Since your Dark Tower proudly touts itself as the leader of Aethelgard’s forces, being the leader should involve doing what a leader does. What’s with constantly oppressing us small factions? Is bullying the weak something you inherited ancestrally?"
Upon hearing Raina’s accusations, everyone couldn’t help but be confused.
Was there something wrong?
Claire Lowell couldn’t hold back a cold laugh, saying, "If you’re not as skilled, you should accept your losses gracefully. Using weakness as an excuse—if weakness could be used to blame the strong, everyone might as well become weaklings, leeching off the strong!" Thɪs chapter is updated by novel·fiɾe·net