Chapter 188 The World Beyond the Sky
Shu Xin fell silent again.
Even though Bretzman woke up in the Flower Castle, she thought Shu Xin had "come to the human side." Even though she could see large areas of dry, yellow farmland just outside the Flower Castle, she had no idea what Shu Xin was collecting water elements for.
...It's likely that Bretzman lost more than just his sight; he also lost some of his sensory abilities.
After looking down at the potion bottle in her hand for a while, Shu Xin asked, "Is your magical talent refinement magic?"
Bretzman also fell silent. Shu Xin looked up at her and saw that she had a somewhat embarrassed expression.
"Am I really that bad at water magic..." she muttered to herself. Noticing Shu Xin's gaze, she looked up at the sky. "Okay, my innate magic is indeed refined magic... But baby, the water elements I collect are very obedient, really!"
...Is this a matter of whether the water element is obedient or not?
Xi brought back a huge crystal clock from the human race. The magic crystal, carved into the shape of a clock, was derived from the eye of a river elf, who possessed the talent for refining magic.
The thought of having to explain the current situation to this river spirit from thousands of years ago made Shu Xin feel quite uneasy.
After pursing her lips, Shu Xin finally spoke: "Bretsman, come with me."
Landing under the Tree of Life, Shu Xin turned around and tried to take Bretzman's hand, but naturally she grasped nothing. However, Bretzman noticed her movement and took the initiative to place his hand lightly on Shu Xin's palm.
Shu Xin then took Bretzman's hand and gently placed it against the trunk of the Tree of Life.
“What’s wrong, baby? Is there something you need to tell me—” Bletzman paused, then turned to look to her right. “This is the Tree of Life?! It’s injured! It’s badly injured!”
Shu Xin responded softly, then took out the crystal core that she had buried under the tree roots. She tried to speak, but found her throat tight. After coughing twice, she handed the crystal core to Bretzman: "...Take a look, is this your eye?"
“…Yes, this is my right eye.” Bratzman took the crystal core and smiled wryly. “It would take at least three thousand years for it to crystallize to this state. Delia broke her promise…”
Magic surged, and Bratzman raised her hand and pressed the crystal core into her eye socket. When she looked up again, her right eye had color—a rather bright light gold.
Looking around, Bretzman's gaze swept over the withered crops and flying flower fairies, finally landing on Shuxin's antennae and wings of light. She opened her arms and gently hugged the flower fairy: "Good child, thank you for your hard work."
As night fell, Shu Xin pushed open the bedroom door and, unsurprisingly, saw Xi waiting on the bed with her arms crossed.
"I'm sorry, I'm not in the mood today," Shu Xin said as she walked over and sat down on the edge of the bed.
Xi was about to pull her into her arms when she heard what she said and was speechless: "I can read people's expressions too, okay?"
Xi stretched out her arms and pulled the flower fairy into her embrace. She then reached out and brushed a strand of hair from Shu Xin's face. "You asked Bletzman, so what exactly is going on with you river fairies?"
Shu Xin shifted her weight to the black-haired devil and sighed deeply, "What else could it be..."
After regaining some of her vision, Bretzman immediately realized why Shuxin was collecting water elements. She hugged the flower fairy, who was still very young in her eyes, and flew into the sky again.
The rain had stopped, but the cumulonimbus clouds that Bretzman had summoned to collect water elements had not yet dissipated. Shu Xin flew through the canopy of the Tree of Life and into the sky. There she saw a faint blue hue peeking through the vast and thick white clouds.
Not long after, Bretzman descended from the clouds and saw Shu Xin looking up at him. She smiled and flew over.
“Baby, look, that’s the Sky Sea.” She pointed to the large blue clouds in the sky. “This land needs more than just rain, so I summoned some water elements. They will stay in the sky, and when we need rain again, we can just separate a rain cloud from the Sky Sea.”
The drought was solved so easily and once and for all. Logically, Shu Xin should be happy, but under Bretzman's gentle gaze, she couldn't feel happy at all.
Shu Xin was still hesitating about how to phrase her words when the older riverside elf smiled slightly: "Baby, do you want to know what really happened in the past? Come on, I'll take you to see the Sky Sea. It was on the Sky Sea that I met Delia."
High above the sky on the sea, Bratzman recounted how he met and got to know his human friends.
River elves, skilled at cultivating delicious mushrooms, have their own little tricks. For example, they use the seawater from the very core of the Sky Sea, where the magic concentration is highest, to irrigate the mushrooms, ensuring they grow quickly and well.
It was a fine, sunny day. As usual, Bretzman flew up to the Sky Sea to fetch water to irrigate the mushroom fields. Then she was surprised to find an unconscious human cub floating on the shimmering sea.
After being revived, the human child, whose magic and mental energy were both exhausted to the limit, repeatedly declared that he was already an adult. Bratzman shook his head: "I really didn't expect that humans are considered adults in their teens. Poor Delia, she almost died in the Sky Sea."
A human girl from a farming family possesses exceptional talent in water magic, but this very talent makes her a target of relentless hunting. After successfully killing all her hunters, she loses control of the spells she casts and is swept into the sky by a water dragon. Luckily, she falls into the Sky Sea and is then rescued by a river elf.
The lively human girl lived with the river elves for a while. She sewed clothes for the open and honest elves to wear, and helped the naturally raised elves build houses and cultivate fields. She also taught the elves how to make stews and salads. Even the idea of using water to catch newborn elves to prevent them from falling and getting hurt was hers. All the elves liked her very much.
After recovering from her injuries, Delia left with the blessings of the elves. Decades later, when she returned, the lively and adorable little girl had grown into a spirited and powerful forbidden magician.
She said she had founded a magic academy, open to all regardless of social status, as long as one possessed magical talent. She wanted to invite river elves to teach nature magic. Knowing that elves didn't care about gold, silver, or fame, she simply raised her voice and said loudly—
“The outside world is very interesting,” Bretzman repeated.
Bletzman, who was nearing the end of his life, left with Delia. Life in the magic academy, raising human children, was indeed simple and interesting, but the outside world was also very complicated and dangerous.
Delia, who couldn't stay idle even in the elven lands, became even busier after returning to human society. The magic academy's area expanded, but Bratzman saw Delia less and less often.
When Bratzman heard the call of the Tree of Life and sensed that death was imminent, she prepared to return to her homeland. She sent a message to Delia to say goodbye, but she did not expect that what awaited her was not the powerful magician who was always full of energy and hopping around like a bird, but a blind pregnant woman with a big belly and heavy steps that looked like she was about to fall to the ground.
Delia not only lost her eyesight, but also her magic and her memories.
“Poor Delia, she almost died again at the hands of her own people,” Bretzman lamented.
So Bratzman recalled Delia's memories, shared his magic with her, and even gave her his eyes. Fearing that the magic and sight he had given away would disappear after his death, Bratzman deliberately buried his body in the back mountain of the magic academy, separating his soul and using his soul power to maintain Delia's regained sight and magic.
Delia, having regained her memories, was furious. She cut open her own stomach, took out the unborn baby, and made it into a puppet. She then controlled the puppet to go on a killing spree. Every time she came to visit Bratzman, the smell of blood on her was so strong that even Bratzman in his soul state could smell it.
Later, Delia meticulously crafted a magical artifact that could preserve soul power so that Bratzman could rest inside it.
“Delia only told me to get a good night’s sleep, and that she would wake me up and take me back to our homeland once she finished her work.” Bretzman said helplessly, “Thousands of years have passed, I’m afraid something might have happened to Delia…”
After listening to Bretzman's account, Shu Xin also felt that something must have happened to Delia.
Although Bretzman gave Delia a pair of eyes, one of them, the right eye, was scattered and buried deep in the ground. Under the influence of the river elf's innate magical talent, it crystallized and, over a long period of time, evolved into a large magic crystal. Eventually, it was unearthed and carved into a purely decorative clock ornament.
Under what circumstances would Delia lose an eye?
Previously, as a forbidden magician, she was ambushed to the point of losing all her magic power, going blind, and becoming pregnant. There are many hidden reasons behind this. After regaining her strength, Delia should have established her own country, otherwise it would be difficult to explain the origin of the name "Bleitzman Empire".
Unfortunately, the Bratzmann Empire then launched a campaign to exterminate the River Elves. The magic academy that Delia had built to treat all students equally had now become a royal magic academy for nobles. The "white-robed" magicians who came out of it had made full use of the River Elves, from their corpses to their souls.
I don't even know if the current royal family of the empire is of Delia's bloodline. Maybe they are, maybe they aren't, but either way, it's all pretty hellish...
With the harvest month approaching, the matter concerning the human race could be addressed later when there was more time. After inviting Bratzman to rest in the guest room, Shu Xin, along with Nono Ri Peng Peng An, went to fetch the demons and flower fairies who were still chiseling ice on the Twin Moon Snowfield.
On the way, Shu Xin also encountered envoys from the Snow Clan. They not only brought a large batch of snow dragon fruit, but also specially collected a lot of clean water and sent it over. Although Blatzman had already solved the drought in the Land of Sin, Shu Xin was still very grateful for the Snow Clan's assistance. It's easy to add flowers to brocade, but difficult to provide charcoal in the snow!
This calmed down Shu Xin's complicated feelings caused by Delia's experience. The river elves and snow tribes were not as fickle as humans, and even the demons were quite well-behaved now. She didn't need to think too much and just focus on her work!
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