Emperor Dale's face darkened. But he still remained calm and asked the Heavenly World Tree, "Your Grace, is that true that you have already chosen the fortunate one?"
The emperor wanted this to be a lie. After all, they came from a faraway place and it'd be an utter loss if they couldn't make it, it wasn't something he didn't want to happen. After all, their empire was suffering a significant loss these days.
The Heavenly World Tree didn't answer immediately and the emperor waited patiently. After a while, the tree finally spoke, "Indeed, the fortunate one has been chosen. So I advise everyone to leave now, though I'm very happy that you all want my blessing."
Many sighed in disappointment after hearing this. Since the fortunate one had been chosen, they had no reason to stay here any longer. They would be shaming themselves by staying here. After that, many leave in depressed states.