Although this is a tragic victory that lost post-war dominance, it at least preserved a spark of hope.
If the Elves and Earth Spirits hadn't antagonized each other but instead developed separately and united against the Divine Punishment Legion, they definitely could have achieved results more glorious than the Magic Empire, possibly even annihilating the Divine Punishment Legion.
But unfortunately, this world doesn't deal in hypotheticals, only results.
The Earth Spirit descendants kept their distance and Roland had no reason to be overly friendly, so he proposed to leave.
The Earth Spirit official responsible for hosting was very courteous in sending him off, offering local specialties to avoid letting Roland leave empty-handed.
The Earth Spirit descendants demonstrated the estranged politeness with their actions.
Just as Roland was about to leave, suddenly someone called his name loudly from behind.
"Great Sage Roland, please wait."
