Chapter 249: Understanding the Rules of Magic – The Purpose is to Destroy the World
Shu Xin didn't think that signing a contract with Xi would allow the dimensional demon realm to influence the material plane; she didn't think either of them had that much power.
However, Shu Xin felt that the total number of mixed-blood demons in the Land of Sin, which numbered over ten thousand, was very likely one of the prerequisites for this projection.
Even though Xi denied it emotionally, Shu Xin still thought the latter was very likely. However, when she heard Xi say that the hybrid demon race was "not allowed to exist", and even used this to prove that the existence of the hybrid demon race would not affect the connection between the dimensional demon realm and the material plane, Shu Xin thought of her slight confusion about the operation of magic rules when the race name "Dark Moon Elf" was taken out.
Under magical scrutiny, "Darkmoon Elves" clearly refers to the hybrid demon race living in the dungeons. Xi's definition of "Darkmoon Elves" can be broken down into two main points: first, they are "born under a dark and false blood moon," which is the origin of the race name "Darkmoon"; second, they are "shaped into human form in imitation of river elves," which is the origin of the word "elf."
Both of these points are completely true, which is likely why the Darkmoon Elves passed the magical test. Because a race that fits these two definitions truly exists on the continent of Lefla. This means that the definitions of concepts in magical rules are actually quite broad and general.
The term "Dark Moon" can refer to a wide variety of images, but as long as it is included, such as "the dark and false blood-red moon of the demon realm," it is indeed considered "Dark Moon," and the rules of magic will recognize it. Demons are obviously not elves, but as long as the appearance and physique of demons contain the element of "elf race," even if it is just imitation based on "elf race," the rules of magic will still recognize it.
As long as there are definite commonalities and shared characteristics, coupled with sufficiently clever definitions and boundaries, two completely different or even unrelated parties can be recognized as the same object under the rules of magic.
Thus, the hybrid demon race in the dungeon became known as the "Darkmoon Elves".
Conversely, isn't the effectiveness of magical rules based on "common ground and shared elements"?
Just as in her original world, the exchange of matter and energy at the macro level is equivalent, in this magical world, the operation and effectiveness of various spells seem incredibly magical, but at the level of rules, is it also through this "commonality and shared features" that the abstract sense of mutual equivalence and mutual conversion is achieved, thereby achieving a certain conceptual equivalent exchange?
Following this line of thought, if we consider the hybrid demons appearing in the Land of Sin as the link between the dimensional demon realm and the material plane, then under the rules of magic, do the hybrid demons, who are used as a medium, and the dimensional demon realm and the continent of Lefra that can be linked by the hybrids, also share some commonality? For example, what Xi said in her emotional outburst, "an existence that is not allowed"?
Hybrids are demons that are not allowed to exist by pure-blooded races; according to Xi's previous introduction, the Dimensional Demon Realm is also an elemental plane that is rejected and denied by the material plane; what about the continent of Lefra?
Of course, this line of reasoning is based on the information that "the existence of hybrid demon races in the Land of Sin is a prerequisite for the projection of the dimensional demon realm onto the material plane," and there are very useful magical methods to verify whether this conjecture is true—
Shu Xin immediately summoned the Eye of Lefra.
"Is the Eye of Lefra, and the hybrid demon race that appeared in the Land of Sin, one of the reasons that caused the Dimensional Demon Realm to project its influence onto the material plane of the Lefra continent?"
The smiling eye of Lefra represents the answer "yes".
Xi pursed her lips and remained silent.
However, the Flower Fairy continued to seek answers at the Eye of Lefra:
"Is the Eye of Lefra, the magical contract I made with Xi, one of the reasons that caused the dimensional demon realm to project its influence onto the material plane of the Lefra continent?"
The Eye of Lefra laughed again.
Xi lowered his head, his golden hair falling down and obscuring his expression.
Shu Xin seemed to be deep in thought, and then asked, "Eye of Lefra, was my understanding of the rules of magic correct just now?"
The Eye of Lefra also gave a positive answer.
Even though Shu Xin got all three true/false questions right, she couldn't be happy at all.
"Do you want me to send the hybrid back to the Demon Realm?" Xi asked calmly. "Do you want me to break our contract?"
Pinching her brow, Shu Xin could sense that Xi's emotions had reached their peak of anger, and this intense and sharp rage was giving her a headache.
Shu Xin opened her arms and hugged the blond boy who was bowing his head. While sensing his emotions, she gently patted his back and said:
"There's no need to send the hybrids back to the Demon Realm, no need to break our contract. I'm not angry, and I won't regret it. Even if I went back to the past, I would still choose to sign a contract with you, and I would still choose to accept the hybrid demons. If it weren't for the magic you provided, I don't know if I could have survived. And the demons, if they hadn't helped fight the Phantom Beasts, how could the Harvest Month in the Land of Sin have passed so peacefully?"
“But you’re very distressed and troubled,” Xi said in a muffled voice.
Shu Xin slammed her head heavily on Xi's shoulder: "Yeah, but that's not why... You've never heard of the River Spirit before, right?"
Xi hummed in agreement, and then he heard the Flower Fairy speak in a resentful tone: "If the Dark Moon Elf isn't a true Dark Moon Elf, then is the Riverside Elf a true Riverside Elf?"
After her guess was confirmed by the Eye of Lefra, Shu Xin felt that something was very wrong.
The existence of pure-blooded demons preceded the birth of demon hybrids; the material plane existed before the dimensional demon realm. However, it is the pure-blooded demons that do not allow demon hybrids to exist; and it is the material plane that rejects the dimensional demon realm. A simple analogy leads to the answer—
Who else but the Creator God could deny the existence of the continent of Lefra?
The creator goddess Lefra is gone, and even Lefra's divine essence has been shattered. The only remaining fragment of her divine essence has become the Tree of Life. Obviously, the Tree of Life would not have the idea of "not allowing the continent of Lefra to exist." So the only one left who could have such an idea and the ability to control the Tree of Life is the supreme ruler of this country, the only true river elf who has survived the annihilation calamity three thousand years ago, Ganar.
Shu Xin never expected that Ganar would hate the world so much, to the point of wishing for its complete destruction.
So, in these three thousand years, all the seemingly endless suffering and torment that the flower fairies, as descendants of the modified elves, have endured was actually intentionally caused by Ganar?
After listening to Shu Xin's story, Xi, who had calmed down, stroked her chin:
"That's easy, darling. We can just steal the fragment of godhood, right? I came here specifically for the fragment of godhood, but I only sensed its aura. I searched and searched for a long time but couldn't find its exact location. Then I was squeezed and rejected by the laws of the world until I lost consciousness. If you hadn't picked me up and signed a contract with me, I wouldn't have been able to stay in the material plane for long. If you want the fragment of godhood, then I'll keep looking."
Shu Xin silently looked at the blond boy in front of her, her feelings mixed. This guy really did have impure motives? I was the one who let the wolf into the house?
Thinking of something, Shu Xin summoned the Eye of Lefra again and continued to ask questions—
First, she asked whether Shu Shuxin's exile to the Land of Sin was Ganar's scheme. Then she asked whether Ganar had noticed Xi's entry into the Ganar Plain. Finally, she asked whether Ganar had facilitated the current projection of the Dimensional Demon Realm onto the material plane. Shu Shuxin was relieved to receive negative answers to all of them. It seemed that the current situation was not something that Ganar had carefully planned.
The simultaneous existence of the purebloods denying the hybrids, the material plane denying the dimensional demon realm, and Ganar denying the continent of Lefra should be a prerequisite. In addition, the hybrid leader Xi and the flower fairy leader, also known as the flower fairy Shu Xin, formed a contract, and a large number of hybrids entered the material plane. This directly or indirectly satisfied the conditions for the link or medium for the projection relationship between the dimensional demon realm and the material plane, ultimately leading to the current situation.
Through a series of coincidences, Ganal's true purpose was inadvertently revealed, which can only be described as a blessing in disguise.
For the past three thousand years, Garnar has probably been working towards this goal. Could the strict hierarchical system, the harsh magic tax, the black mist and patrols at the border, and the repeated appearances of phantom monsters be related to this goal of destroying the world?
Shu Xin had no idea, but this made her subsequent actions clear—she simply had to go against the king!
"By the way, what are you looking for the fragments of divinity for? Do you want to become a god?" Shu Xin asked Xi curiously.
The blond boy was carefully savoring a glass of rose syrup that was half-filled with moss syrup when he heard Shu Xin's question. He took a delighted sip of the sweet and fragrant syrup, turned a page of the novel in front of him, and casually replied:
"A single fragment can't make you a god. I'm still a demon, so forget about it! I thought the demon realm was terrible. Since it was destined to perish, struggling would be futile. So I came to the material plane to find a fragment of godhood, hoping to borrow the power of the creator god and destroy the demon realm directly."
Shu Xin, sitting at her desk, slowly turned her head: ?
What? Are there any indicators for destroying the world?
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