Chapter 142 The Snow Clan's Intentions: Temporarily Adopting the Little Snow Elephant
"You mean you hope the Land of Sin will temporarily take in this snow elephant?" Shu Xin asked, somewhat uncertainly.
A snow elephant covered in thick white fur stood quietly behind the Snow Clan. Its massive size made Veranika, who was over three meters tall, look petite and delicate.
This period of time spent together allowed Veronica and Shuxin to become more familiar with each other. She no longer used cumbersome honorifics, and when faced with the Flower Fairy's questions, she didn't deliberately embellish her words. Instead, after nodding, she answered directly and sincerely:
"Yes, Shushuxin, this is really important to us. Do you remember what I told you before? We need your help with something, and that's what it is."
Shu Xin naturally remembered that after she had used up all the snow dragon fruit in her spatial ring, she took the time to mention the matter of reward to Veranika. Veranika said that no reward was needed, only that the river elves would provide them with some help. As for what kind of help was needed, Veranika only said that they would have to wait a little longer, and that wait has lasted until today.
“You just need to provide Gothor with an open space, and Gothor will be very quiet,” the Snow Clan said.
Shu Xin couldn't help but look up at the snow elephant behind the Snow Clan. Seemingly sensing the Flower Fairy's gaze, the snow elephant lowered its eyes and looked over.
Having only ever seen snow elephants frozen in the ice of an underground lake, Shu Xin only noticed now that beneath the snow elephant's long, thick, pure white eyelashes were a pair of serene, sky-blue eyes. Gazing into the snow elephant's eyes for a moment, Shu Xin felt as if she were looking into an incredibly clear yet unfathomably deep sea.
The snow elephant's fluffy trunk swayed gently, and a cool breeze blew by. Shu Xin instantly felt her mind clear, and she looked at Veranika with some surprise.
The Snow Clan member smiled faintly and stroked the snow elephant's trunk. "Gosor likes you very much, Shushuxin."
Veranica stayed in the Land of Sin for so long partly because she was warmly invited by the River Elves, and partly because she was waiting for the arrival of the last remaining juvenile snow elephant in her tribe.
The Snow Elephant, whose existence is inextricably linked to the continuation of the species, was attacked the moment all the Snow Clan members sensed it. However, when they investigated the specific details and discovered that the Snow Elephant had been attacked by the Kingdom of Ganar, they found it hard to believe.
After all, the river elves have never attacked any creatures on their own initiative, not to mention that the snow elephants are magical animals with a very peaceful and pure magical aura and an extremely gentle and docile temperament. Most importantly, their tribe's activity range is not near the Land of Sin at all, and the snow elephants have never gone in that direction.
When the snow elephant Gothor returned to the snow tornado, the Snow Clan communicated with her and learned that Gothor had actually approached the land of evil on her own initiative.
It turns out that snow elephants are extremely sensitive to the state of free magic in the air. The adult snow elephant Gothor, who carries the Eternal Ladder, immediately sensed that the magical aura near the Land of Sin had changed, from frenzied and chaotic to stable and peaceful. This was exactly the magical environment that snow elephants needed to grow. So, at the request of the adult snow elephants, the young snow elephants left the snow tornado, left the territory of the snow tribe, and headed towards the Land of Sin.
After that, the demons who went out hunting captured the snow elephant. The snow tribe took this opportunity to invite the river elves to their territory, and a cooperation was successfully reached.
The only problem here is that this young, still-grown snow elephant doesn't have a very good grasp of space and direction...
Little Gothor, who had left Snowdragon long ago, had been wandering the Twin Moon Snowfield, but had never been able to find the Land of Sin. In fact, if they hadn't communicated directly with Little Gothor, the Snow Clan wouldn't have guessed that she was heading to the Land of Sin.
Her route made it impossible to tell that her destination was the Land of Sin. The Snow Clan thought she just wanted to take a walk, which was why she was wandering around!
The demons had actually encountered a snow elephant once before, and they even wanted to hunt it down. Fortunately, Shu Xin dissuaded them in time. But that doesn't mean the little snow elephant was already close to the Land of Sin at that time; it's just that the demons had gone too far...
Veranica came to the River Elves' aid in person and has stayed until now because she wanted to take this opportunity to check on the River Elves' current recovery status. At the same time, she also wanted to guide the snow elephants in her family so that they could find the Land of Sin.
Adult snow elephants do not allow the snow tribe to interfere with their inheritance and education. If Veranika were to directly lead the way for the baby snow elephant, even the good-tempered snow elephant would be angered. However, the existing adult snow elephant, Great Songsol, did not expect that because the magical environment was too harsh, the seemingly healthy baby Songsol was actually born with malformation.
Unaware that her child was directionally challenged, Great Gothor pointed out the location of the Land of Sin to Little Gothor. She then prepared for the child to grow up quickly and, in order to conserve her strength for the handover of the Eternal Stairway, she entered a short period of hibernation. Once Little Gothor was fully developed, she would be awakened to begin the handover.
As a result, Little Gothel did manage to go out, but he kept getting lost.
Veranika couldn't openly give directions to the little snow elephant. The Snow Clan could obtain intelligence and information at different times and places through wind and snow, and the snow elephant could too. So she had to take the opportunity of delivering snow dragon fruit to the river elves and stay in the Land of Sin—actually, it would have been more convenient to send the space ring over using the Ice Spirit.
When Shu Xin asked what help she needed, Veranika could only give a vague answer. During this time, she worked hard to help the cook, Meimeilin, make ice cream, actually hoping to spread her magical aura so that the little snow elephant would come looking for her.
Although Veranica had tried her best, and every flower fairy in the land of sin had tasted the ice cream she made, the little snow elephant was still lost.
By the time the demons who had moved to the surface and lived in treehouses were enjoying ice cream, Little Snow Elephant had finally arrived in the Land of Sin. However, it wasn't that Little Gothor found her way on her own; she followed the Gray Feather Caravan to find it.
The flower fairy merchants were quite well-informed, and the Grey Feather Caravan naturally knew that the River Elves and the Snow Clan had reached an agreement. On their way back to the Land of Sin, they saw a huge and conspicuous snow elephant in the distance. Although they didn't know why the snow elephant had left the Twin Moon Snowfield and entered the Garnar Plain, they still went over to greet it, only to find awkwardly that the two sides could not communicate.
As they headed towards the Land of Sin, the Grey Feather Caravan was puzzled as to why the snow elephant was following them. After some thought, they decided to accept it without trying to drive it away or avoid it. They continued on their way back at a normal pace, only calling for a patrol team and reporting the situation as soon as they entered the Land of Sin.
Veranika was deeply moved when she learned this.
Even before entering the Land of Sin, but only gradually approaching it, the snow elephant conveyed its immense joy to the Snow Clan, which put Veranika's mind at ease.
Chief Elena's time is already on a countdown, and it's unknown when it will freeze. Now, Great Song Thor, who bears the burden of the Eternal Ladder, is also nearing the end of his life. If Little Song Thor cannot grow up before Great Song Thor dies, then the Eternal Ladder, which the Snow Clan has struggled to maintain for three thousand years with the voluntary sacrifice of countless clansmen, will completely collapse, and the Snow Clan will probably be wiped out.
Shu Xin was well aware of the crisis facing the Snow Clan, so she naturally agreed.
Veranika stated directly that the snow dragon fruit provided to the river elves was merely a reward for the Sinful Lands taking in the baby snow elephant. From now on, the Snow Clan will provide the baby snow elephants with food while also offering an equal amount of snow dragon fruit to the Sinful Lands as a reward.
Veranika was very happy that the baby snow elephants could grow up steadily and that the lineage would not be broken, and her smile became much more obvious.
Shu Xin was very happy to receive a continuous supply of snow dragon fruit from the Snow Clan—the more mutually beneficial things like this, the better!
Although Veranika said that all the Sinful Land needed was a plot of land for the little snow elephant, Shu Xin, as the landowner, still needed to choose a suitable place for her guest to live. Shu Xin also specifically asked about the little snow elephant's size, and breathed a sigh of relief after learning that the snow elephant could freely control its size.
Together with Veranika, Shu Xin led the little snow elephant on a tour of the Land of Sin, and finally the little snow elephant stopped at the Sun Spring.
Veranika told Shuxin that the little snow elephant really liked this magical spring, which put Shuxin in a difficult position. Sun Spring was an important source of drinking water for the Land of Sin, and there wasn't enough open space nearby to accommodate the little snow elephant.
Thinking of something, Shu Xin asked, "Does the Snow Clan have a lot of Snow Dragon Fruit in reserve?"
Veranica nodded: "We've accumulated enough snow dragon fruit to feed several thousand snow elephants. Do you need more, Shushuxin? I can have Ice Spirit send you the amount you need right now."
After communicating with the Tree of Life, Shu Xin unceremoniously asked the Snow Dragon Fruit from the Snow Clan.
As magic surged and the ground trembled, an artificial lake appeared in the Land of Sin. The shimmering water, like the water of the Sun Spring, was a pale golden color imbued with magic. In the center of the vast golden lake sat a small island, upon which grew a towering tree.
The little snow elephant was taken to the edge of the newly created artificial lake. She raised her long trunk and, with great joy, transformed into a gust of wind and rushed to the small island in the center of the lake.
After looking around at the small Tree of Life and rubbing its back against the trunk, the little snow elephant lay down and fell asleep against the tree.
As the little snow elephant took its long, deep breaths, wisps of white, chilly air gathered, and in the blink of an eye, a cold wind carrying snowflakes surrounded it. However, as the wind grew stronger, threatening to become a tornado, a green leaf drifted down from the treetop, fell into the wind, and vanished with it.
After gazing quietly at the sleeping snow elephant for a long time, Veranika whispered, "Thank you. The Snow Clan will always be the most loyal friends of the River Elves."
Shu Xin smiled and said, "No need to thank me. Your clan leader is right. Helping you is actually helping ourselves."
The next day, after seeing Veranica off, Shuxin turned and flew to the Flower Castle.
The Grey Feather Caravan, having returned to the Land of Sin, was already waiting in the meeting room.
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Author's note: ...On a side note, being bad at directions is really caused by underdeveloped brain...
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