Of course, Negris was just bluffing. If it dared to chew up all of the saplings, Ange would string it up and have the Angel Skeleton zap it with a Holy Light Flash.
The negotiation phase commenced after that. But the Elf Queen revealed a shocking piece of news: "Someone has already sold us a World Tree sapling. They've won our friendship. Yours is the second one, so..."
Though she didn't finish her sentence, Negris knew what she was implying. She wanted to haggle over the price. Who sold the World Tree sapling to the elves? Negris had a bad feeling about this.
"Who sold us the sapling? I'm sorry, but I can't divulge a friend's information," Gailard replied.
"Just tell me what race they are," Negris requested.
Upon learning that the seller was a Goblin, Negris was filled with rage: Goblin! Goblin! As expected, it was a Goblin, the damn silver coin-stealing fiend! Wasn't he afraid of being caught and having his memories searched, thereby exposing us?
