Chapter 137 Chapter 137 She is already dead. (Nutrient solution 7w...
Su Cheng sorted out the contents of the book and then briefly recounted it, adding some of Gerald's and his own ideas.
Ian listened carefully, understood what she meant at an astonishing speed, and asked several crucial questions.
She answered them one by one. "Wow, it looks like you're getting started."
"Well, it's actually similar to some of the ancient magic I've come across," the blond boy mused, "although I only had a limited time to learn it. During those few years in Esaenlos..."
He saw confusion on the girl's face and explained.
"That's my father's hometown, the territory of the Duskwind Clan. It's located in the Honeydew Plains, one of the most fertile areas in the empire..."
"Oh," Su Cheng thought, feeling that the clan name sounded familiar, "so your father is a grassland elf."
Ian nodded gently, a look of melancholy on his face. "He attempted to decipher a forbidden soul technique, causing irreversible damage to himself. Even with the many precious potions in our clan, it was difficult to repair the damage. So, he died when I was seven. I... many elves there don't like humans, so they didn't like me either. I later wrote to my mother, and she took me away."
Su Cheng: "Sorry."
"It's nothing," Ian said calmly. "If it's because I did something wrong, that's my problem. If they dislike me simply because I have human blood, that's their problem. After all, they haven't been harmed by humans—and humans don't have the ability to do that, but there are always some elves who think humans are stupid and lowly."
Su Cheng hesitated, "Then ignore them. There are more than just half-elves in this world. There are always many elves with normal brains."
"Yeah," he said easily, "I thought so too, and I love going on adventures with Mom!"
Su Cheng watched as a smile appeared on the boy's face. His beautiful golden eyes contained a kind of pure vitality that had not been tempered by the world.
——At this moment he looks so familiar and yet so strange.
It was clearly just a childish version of the face in my memory, but the temperament was so different. That man never smiled like this.
Su Cheng: "...Speaking of which, what exactly is that thing you're looking for on this mission? Let me help you find it."
She had already demonstrated her strength, and it was obvious that she didn't need their help to leave the mountains.
However, she was genuinely curious about the man in front of her—she felt 99% certain that he was the future Ian.
Even if there is a slight possibility that this is not the case, there must be some connection.
"Actually, we've almost found the first mission."
Leia had not participated in the conversation between the two young men until she called them over.
She was sitting by the campfire drawing a map, as if to record her current location, and she took out a guiding crystal and buried it in the ground.
"Go to Green Pine City to hand in the quest," Leia said, then turned to Su Cheng, "ask him to take you there to play. This should be your first time in the Red Sun Empire."
Su Cheng asked about her itinerary, and Laya said that she wanted to complete another task and would stay in the mountains for a few more days.
Ian was used to it.
"Let's go," he waved at her, "We can probably get out in a day. You don't need to use magic for now..."
The two chatted as they set off. Ian continued to ask questions with great interest. Su Cheng initially answered them, but later they turned into a discussion with each other.
However, not long after he left, only about half an hour later, the blond boy's face changed and he pulled the pendant out of his clothes.
The crystal pendant on the necklace was originally transparent, but now it took on an ominous blood color, and wisps of red mist dissipated from the crystal core.
“…My mother is injured!”
He said hurriedly, turning around and running.
"I'll take you there!" Su Cheng said immediately, "Do we have to go back the same way?"
Ian held the necklace and felt it for a moment, then pointed, "Go over there first—"
They walked and stopped, and Su Cheng activated his ability several times in succession, each time trying to maximize the distance while maintaining safety. They found it in just a few minutes.
The forest was filled with a strong smell of blood and a sweet, stinky smell that numbed the back of the tongue.
She didn't know how to describe the strange smell, but just smelling it made her feel very nauseous.
The woods ahead were in a mess. Bowl-sized bloodstains were splattered along the ground, soaking the dark green moss and soil. The surrounding trees were almost all broken or shattered, and horrifying marks remained on the rocks.
A huge snake-like monster corpse lay there, more than fifteen meters long, with a head similar to that of a human, and the lower body covered with blue-black scales.
Its head was tilted upwards, revealing a huge, bloody mouth with several rows of sharp fangs. Some of the teeth were broken, and the longest fangs still had glittering green slime on them.
The monster's body was covered with crisscrossing wounds, and several horrific slash marks had directly cut open its waist and abdomen, causing its internal organs to roll out.
The closer you get to the corpse, the more foul the stench becomes.
Near the dead monster, Leia was leaning against a cracked rock, breathing rapidly.
Her clothes were almost all stained with blood. There was a huge wound from her collarbone to her right shoulder, and there was also a hole in her waist and abdomen.
These two wounds were the most serious. Strange black and green lines were spreading next to the rolled up skin and flesh, and the blood flowing out was also covered with green foam.
There were also various deep and shallow scratches on her limbs, and the exposed skin was covered with spider-web-like dark lines.
Leia turned her head slightly to look at them, her face a dead-looking gray. She seemed to want to say something, but only made hoarse gasps.
Then she fainted.
"Mother--"
The blond boy stumbled over, his handsome face filled with pain, tears streaming down his face.
"don't want--"
He had no wounds on his body and seemed unfazed by the venom. He leaned over and lifted the man onto his shoulders. "It's okay, it's okay. I'll take you to Esaenlos..."
The discolored poisonous blood also stained his body. He looked a little uncomfortable, but still did not put the person down.
Su Cheng also felt sad, but after all, they had only known each other for less than a day, so she was still sober and quickly took out a bottle of universal antidote from her bracelet.
She hesitated for a moment. "I don't know the type of snake, but this potion has no contraindications—"
"Thank you!" Ian took it with red eyes. "We also have medicine, but it is ineffective against the venom of the human-faced boa constrictor. I swear that no matter what the consequences are, you have nothing to do with it—"
Su Cheng was a little surprised.
He looked like he was on the verge of collapse, but he was still keenly aware of what she was worried about.
However, this bottle of antidote worth thousands of gold coins is not a targeted potion and its effect is very limited.
Especially for the venom of high-level monsters.
"...Judging from the corpse, the human-faced anaconda wasn't in its full form yet. If it hadn't grown, its toxicity would have been weaker. Otherwise, my mother would have succumbed long ago."
Ian said this as they were on their way to the Honeydew Plain.
The two quickly left the forest, teleporting and running wildly across the sand under the night, until the first rays of dawn fell on the vast wilderness.
She crossed a long, turbulent river and saw the boundless grassland reflecting the golden sunlight.
"This is the land of honey and nectar," the blond boy looked up at the sky, "If it weren't for my mother, I really don't want to come back."
When the sun rose completely, Su Cheng saw the ancient elf habitat.
In the lowlands of the plain stand dozens of massive moonstone buildings.
Those stone towers are curved and tall, shining with silver-gray light. From a distance, they look like silent tombstones, or like the severed fingers of a giant trying to touch the sky, with a sense of oppressive solemnity.
Between those tall towers, there are all kinds of wonderful flower beds, some of which are planted in the ground, and some are circular pools. Elves sit in groups of three or two around them, observing the status of the magic plants and chatting leisurely.
“…Right here.”
Ian stopped at the entrance and said, "We have to wait a moment. Only members of the tribe can enter the magic circle here—"
Apparently his mother wasn't included.
In front of them was an entrance blocked by a magic circle. Ripples like water waves appeared faintly in the air, and some kind of magical energy rolled in like an invisible tide.
Su Cheng felt that it was a power of detection nature.
The blond boy looked anxious and kept looking at Leia who was leaning on his shoulder.
The latter was almost always in a semi-comatose state, rarely waking up, and unable to speak from beginning to end.
Su Cheng suddenly wished he was a clergyman.
—That might cleanse these wounds.
However, after she completed the dragon trial, she knew that she no longer needed to worry about injury and poisoning, so she never collected similar scrolls again.
But then again, the Church no longer exists and the God of Light has not appeared, so it is unknown whether the sacred arts of light can be used.
“…It’s you.”
The water barrier in front suddenly parted, and several elves walked out.
They have long hair of light golden or silver-white, their white skin is shrouded in a hazy soft light, and they wear silk robes of strange texture.
The leading elf frowned and glanced at them, his gaze paused on Su Cheng, then looked at Ian.
"When you left, you said you would never come back," the elf said lightly, "and now you have returned to your tribe with such a guest—"
"Are you serious?" Ian said in disbelief. "My mother is dying, can't you see? This wizard is just helping! And I said at the time that I didn't want to come back!"
"A magician?" The elf raised his lips slightly, his expression somewhat sarcastic. "Such a distinguished guest—"
He was still staring at Su Cheng.
He didn't even look at Leia seriously, as if the seriously injured and dying human was just an ant on the side of the road, not worth his attention at all.
Not to mention discussing its existence.
"Oh my God," Su Cheng also got angry, "Don't waste time, are you doing this on purpose? I'm leaving now."
She wasn't sure what the other party wanted to do, but she didn't want to give them a chance to make trouble, in case they missed the treatment time.
The next second, the black-haired girl disappeared from the spot.
"...Please, Your Excellency the Elder," Ian looked at his mother on his shoulder, "She killed a human-faced boa constrictor and was poisoned by its venom—"
"I can see that," the elf said with a cold expression, "a mere seventh-level magical beast. Your father chose such a fragile partner. This is what you have to deal with."
"She's only in her forties!" Ian hissed. "How many humans can reach the sixth level before the age of fifty? Do you think she's too weak to use the Light-Tracing Flower Dew? Or do you want money? We have plenty of money, I can give it all, and I, myself, can use all those weird magic experiments of yours on me!"
"She can indeed be considered a strong one among humans, because most humans are stupid and cannot learn elemental magic without the talent of resonance—"
Another elf sneered, "What a ridiculous existence! His Majesty Logos has given them knowledge and enabled them to become civilized. This is the highest gift he can bestow upon them."
"I beg you—"
The blond boy put his mother aside and knelt on the ground. "I am willing to do anything. As long as you tell me, I will do my best to do it. I only want a drop of the light-tracing flower dew."
"You know the rules. The nectar produced by our sacred flowers and holy springs is not worthy for humans to use."
The elder said casually, "Besides, I admit that she is a powerful human. Such a person is fully qualified to decide her own path. Obviously, she chose to face those monsters instead of more harmless things like teaching at the academy or managing the manor. It was all of her own will. Unless she is a complete fool, she must have foreseen this outcome."
Another elf nodded. "And you, Ian, even though you are contaminated by human blood, you are still very talented, a rare talent. So if after your mother dies, you want to return to your tribe and serve the God of Truth with us—"
"Give me a drop of flower dew." Ian whispered, "I'll ask you to do anything."
The elder shook his head grimly, "That's impossible, and she's already dead."
The blond boy looked at them calmly for a few seconds, then suddenly chuckled softly.
"Ha," he looked at his mother who had already passed away beside him, "...that guardian of infinite wisdom was nothing but a maggot with two heads. He raised arrogant, cold-blooded, and inhuman beasts like you. I am ashamed that I share the same bloodline with you!"
"I can see you're harboring resentment," the elder said, his face scornful. "So you brought your friend to our clan's land and showed her the entrance we'd hidden with secret magic—an ancient dragon speaking broken elven?"
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