The Moon Goddess Artemis indeed would be interested in the matters of the Sun Divine Palace!

This was Charlotte's first thought when she heard the other party mention it.

Of course, this was understandable, after all, the Sun God Helios, one of the two main deities of the Elves, was Artemis's brother.

Thinking of this, Charlotte nodded and said:

"Yes, that is the true power behind the Old Gods Alliance, and the enemy I came to ask Your Majesty Oceanus to deal with."

Hearing Charlotte's words, Artemis couldn't help but look at the Sea King Oceanus, and the usually bold and boisterous Oceanus also rarely became serious.

He nodded to Artemis and said in a deep voice:

"Yes, the Sun Divine Palace is an organization that appeared in the Northern Border three years ago, and is also the enemy of Your Majesty Eternal Night."

Artemis frowned and said:

"Your Majesty Oceanus, you should understand... what the words 'Sun Divine Palace' truly mean to us Elves."

Oceanus nodded:

"Of course, anything that can be called a 'Divine Hall' naturally enshrines a deity, and anything prefixed with 'Sun' naturally involves the God governing the sun. As far as I know, since ancient times, only one has been crowned with the title 'Sun God', and that is the Elven Sun God Helios."

Upon saying this, Oceanus couldn't help but add:

"Regarding this matter, didn't I convey relevant information to the Elves two years ago? Have you really not received it?"

Artemis remained silent.

Seeing her complex yet somewhat desolate expression, Oceanus seemed to have vaguely guessed something.

He showed an enraged expression and cursed:

"Wait... could it be that the Elves didn't tell you? Could the rumor be true, have they really betrayed you?!"

Artemis shook her head and sighed:

"No, it's not their fault."

"The topic of Helios... no, the Sun God Helios has long become a taboo within the Elves."

"Although I am the current Protector of the Elves, my special relationship with Helios has also determined that matters concerning him make the clan nervous and sensitive."

"It is quite normal for the Elder Council to suppress the matter."

Oceanus couldn't help but chuckle:

"You don't need to make excuses for them, you're just too good-natured. I dare say, of all the races in the world, only the Elves would dare show such disrespect to a God. They boast some methods to restrain Gods, yet are so arrogant, neglecting even their Guardian Deity like this, such descendants are not worth your worries!"

Artemis sighed and said:

"Your Majesty Oceanus, it's not their fault. After all... the Elven homeland was indeed destroyed by my brother's hand.

"But it was Helios, not you! If I recall correctly, that guy Helios coveted the power of creation long, long ago. These foolish long-ears only see your good nature and harbor resentment! You saved them, brought them to the Eastern Continent as their Protector, rightfully, they should report such intelligence about the 'Sun God' to you first-hand!"

Oceanus furrowed his brows and said.

Artemis revealed a bitter smile.

He sighed and said:

"But my relationship with Helios is, after all, special. Trust, once lost, is incredibly difficult to rebuild."

Hearing Artemis's words, Charlotte fell into thought.

She recalled some rumors she had heard about the other party in her three-and-a-half-year quest to secretly contact Artemis.

These were rumors that Charlotte had not known of before her crossing.

In the afterlife, they could have long become secrets known only within the Elf Clan.

Furthermore, contrary to what Charlotte knew about the unwavering faith in the Moon God among the later generations of Elves, in this era, faith in the Moon Goddess Artemis among the Elves was not so steadfast.

No, more accurately, like Sea King Oceanus, the Elves did not even have a temple to worship the Moon God, nor did they have corresponding priests.

This was something Charlotte discovered during her covert investigation within territories controlled by the Elves.

Not only that, upon further investigation, she found that the standing of the Moon Goddess Artemis among the Elves seemed somewhat awkward.

Though she was the Elves' only True God and their protector and guardian, seemingly the entire clan seemed wary of her.

In the covert Elven communities that Charlotte visited, there was hardly any Elf who wholeheartedly regarded her as their protector.

Conversely... many of the Elves believed that the destruction of the Western Continent was caused jointly by the Moon Goddess Artemis and the Sun God Helios, and that saving the Elves to cross to the Mireya Continent was merely Artemis's own "redemption."

When Charlotte first heard this rumor, she thought the Elves' caution and wariness towards the Moon Goddess Artemis might indeed be the "historical truth," but upon meeting Oceanus, she overturned all of this.

This fellow Oceanus, though greatly incapacitated during the fall of the Western Continent and fell into eternal sleep, had been quite knowledgeable about some internal intelligence within the Elves beforehand.

After getting acquainted, their tempers being quite compatible, the two deities rarely quarreled over anything significant for three years, except once concerning the Moon God Artemis.

That time, it was when Charlotte brought up the rumor, which immediately ignited Oceanus's fiery temper.

After that, Oceanus narrated to Charlotte some of the secret history of the Elves before the destruction of the Western Continent that he knew.

Like the secret tales about the Elf Clan that Charlotte learned in the afterlife, Moon God Artemis had always opposed the ambitious plans of Sun God Helios.

However, in this current era, for some unknown reason, this matter seems to be largely unknown to the Elf Clan.

From that time, Charlotte realized that, as Oceanus had just said, the current attitudes of the Elf Clan toward Moon God Artemis were merely the misplaced anger of the ignorant.

At the root of it, Moon God Artemis was too gentle, her position somewhat awkward, coupled with the highly developed magic of the Elf Clan, which inherently lacked reverence for the Gods and had means to counter myths. These internal and external factors combined led to their disrespect and mistrust towards the Moon God.

Even though... Artemis is their Guardian.

After all, only good people would be held at gunpoint.

Charlotte even speculated that perhaps... this might be the situation that the Elders of the Elf Clan wanted to see.

After all, for the ruling class of a race with means to counter myths, it would certainly be undesirable to have a deity of higher status and greater power above them.

Thinking of this, Charlotte couldn't help but say:

"They are just a bunch of spoiled children, until the day they utterly disappoint their mother, I'm afraid that's when they'll know regret."

Artemis sighed:

"Their worries are not entirely unfounded, for indeed... I have been searching for the whereabouts of the sun believers."

Charlotte's heart stirred:

"Why do you plan to search for the sun believers?"

Artemis's expression became solemn:

"Those believers who worship my brother are madmen who carry out his ideals."

"Brother... no, the Sun God had long ago fallen into Eternal Sleep following the destruction of the Old Continent, but many of his followers also escaped from the Old Continent."

"Those lunatics are incessantly preparing to awaken 'Brother's' plan, their scheme poses a significant threat and disaster to the Elf Clan, to the world, so I've been secretly tracking their whereabouts..."

Oceanus furrowed his brows:

"Do the Elf Clan not know about these matters?"

Artemis sighed, smiling bitterly:

"The sun and moon were originally one entity; though I disagree with my brother, in the eyes of the elves, I ultimately seemed to have acquiesced or even supported my brother's attempt, and thus lost the trust of the clansmen."

"The trust lost... is inherently difficult to regain. So... all I can do is investigate these things on my own, letting time prove everything."

But this only deepened the misunderstanding further; otherwise, perhaps the news transmitted by Oceanus wouldn't have been stuck within the Elf Clan and failed to reach Artemis.

Charlotte thought silently in her heart.

At this thought, she couldn't help but look towards the Moon God before her.

Beautiful, gentle, righteous.

Those clear eyes reflecting upon the mention of the Elf Clan showed sorrow, compassion, and guilt.

It was definitely not an act but a genuine emotion from the heart.

Moreover, those bright eyes like moonlight showed hope and faith towards the future.

She seemed convinced that she could regain the trust of the elves through actual deeds, and that she could atone for the harm Sun God Helios caused to the Elf Clan.

Yet Charlotte, familiar with the afterlife history, felt a bit forlorn.

Artemis's wish indeed came true.

In the afterlife, everything about her was indeed "vindicated," and the future elves respected and believed in her.

But her hope and faith perhaps collapsed as well.

To cause such a deity who fervently loved her own race to ultimately abandon it, it surely would have taken an unprecedented betrayal and setback.

Charlotte couldn't fathom what that would be, but to bring such a deity who wouldn't abandon protection even when misunderstood, to despair, it certainly would have been a soul-crushing "fatal" blow.

"Artemis, if indeed it's the followers of the Sun God behind the Sun Divine Palace, and even if the will of the Sun God has already 'resurged', what do you plan to do?"

Charlotte asked.

Artemis shook her head:

"That's impossible, bro...the Sun God's will had long since perished with the destruction of the Western Continent, and if the 'Sun God' truly awoke, it would not be the 'Sun God' of the past."

Saying this, her expression became solemn as she continued:

"Lily, from what you imply... is the so-called Sun Divine Palace acting according to the 'deity's' will?"

Charlotte sighed:

"They are not only acting according to the 'deity's' will, they... can even 'create gods'."

"Create... gods?!"

Hearing this, Moon God Artemis widened her eyes, her usually calm expression even in seriousness changed for the first time.

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