Chapter 286 You didn't come to help me? I refuse!!!
The primordial elves, in groups, chatted and laughed as they followed the naked ape into the distance.
As the white mist dissipated, an endless sea of white fog once again appeared before Shu Xin's eyes.
Garnar did not show Shuxin what happened after the elves left their territory.
In fact, there was no need for Garnar to demonstrate; Shu Xin knew perfectly well what had happened next.
She never imagined that the human mages who brought about the annihilation of the river elves were actually brought by Delia, even though it was by no means Delia's intention...
"Riverside Elves" is indeed a pseudonym, just like "Darkmoon Elves." The true name of this race is the Primal Elves.
In Shu Xin's perception, the Tree of Life was already within reach, yet she remained rooted to the spot, unable to move forward.
Even though the truth was right in front of her, Shu Xin suddenly realized that she wasn't mentally prepared enough, and for a moment she was afraid to face it.
Finally, she gritted her teeth and took a step forward.
The white mist dissipated, and the scene that Shu Shuxin had seen in her memory was now vividly presented before her eyes. However, in addition to the withered tree and the floating cocoon of light, there was also a tall and slender illusory figure under the tree.
"We've finally met, a heroic spirit from another world." Her back was to Shu Xin, and she didn't turn around. Her calm and gentle voice rang directly in Shu Xin's mind.
Before she could even be surprised that King Ganar was a woman, Shu Xin stared blankly at her retreating figure, finding it hard to believe: "You, you're a modified elf? How could you be a modified elf!"
Although the female elf standing beneath the massive withered tree was somewhat transparent, the long tentacles on her head and the several pairs of wings of light that spread out behind her were still clearly defined.
[...So that's how it is. You've always thought I was a survivor from within the tribe's territory? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to mislead you. My conscious time is getting shorter and shorter.]
"But I am indeed a survivor," she sighed softly, "because I was only recently born, and my magical rules were still developing. That's why I was the only one who retained my complete form during the naked apes' crude modifications. Also, because my magical rules were still unstable, I was able to escape the naked apes' control, but I woke up too late..."
What do you mean by "not long after it was born"? Shu Xin's eyes widened in surprise: "What do you mean? Wait, wait, are you that little elf from earlier?!"
Garnar was very frank: "You mean the memories I shared with you before? Yes, those are my memories."
Shu Xin felt that the truth was far beyond her imagination. She tried her best to calm herself down, but her mind was still in a mess.
Staring at the semi-transparent figure not far away, Shu Xin suddenly realized something was wrong. Ganar was very gentle and polite in her speech, but she always had her back to her. Whether it was the original elf in the past or the river elf in the present, their personalities were all better than the last. No matter how you looked at it, they would never talk to someone with their backs to them!
Shu Xin asked, her voice trembling with fear, "...Why didn't you turn around?"
Garnar paused for a moment before replying: "I was worried I might startle you."
What have you become?!
Shu Xin felt a tightness in her chest: "No, please turn around."
Garnar hesitated for a moment, then slowly turned around, revealing an empty face—a face that should have features, but only surging white mist.
That little sprite with beautiful red hair and intensely bright green eyes, that cheerful child who sang with the birds and danced with the deer, has become a strange being who has lost all color, like a ghost in the mist.
It has to be said that the white mist on her face was indeed refreshing. Shu Xin calmed down completely. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, and began to ask questions:
"Are you still alive? Is this white mist related to the black mist on the border? Were you the only survivor three thousand years ago? If you are a modified elf, how were the flower fairies in the kingdom born? What is the difference between a flower fairy and a flower fairy? The one in the cocoon of light is a flower fairy, right? What did you do to them? They asked me to stop you. You brought the Tree of Life to this place. What exactly are you trying to do?"
Garner listened quietly, and after Shu Xin finished her barrage of questions, she answered them one by one carefully and attentively:
[I am still alive. I have merged the Mother Goddess's divine essence into my body. We are the Mother Goddess's creation, and this continent is also her creation. Therefore, I exist alongside the continent of Lefra. But the Mother Goddess has perished, and the continent without her is dying. I, too, am dying.]
The white mist here is the same as the black mist on the border. The white mist represents the mother goddess's love and attachment to the world that remains within my divine essence, while the black mist represents my hatred and loathing for the world after merging with my divine essence.
I was the only one who survived three thousand years ago.
As for the birth of the flower fairy, I know you come from a world where magic doesn't exist, and I think I need to explain it to you—
The so-called modified elves are actually magical rules that have been corrupted and distorted by the naked ape.
The Mother Goddess loves all creation on the continent equally. She endows all life with the ability to approach, understand, and use the rules of magic. We, the Primal Elves, are the embodiment of the rules of magic.
Every continent is destined for destruction after its birth. The Mother Goddess attempted to replace the destruction of the continent with her own destruction. She succeeded, and the existence of the continent of Lefra continued. She also failed, and the continent of Lefra continued its march toward destruction.
The Mother Tree inherited the creative power of the Mother Goddess, while the Primordial Spirits, as the embodiment of magical rules, used their own reproduction to advance the evolution of magical rules. According to the Mother Goddess's calculations, as long as a new Primordial Spirit is born, a new magical rule will appear, and this continent can maintain its vitality.
The naked apes were also loved by the Mother Goddess, but they were not satisfied with simply using the rules of magic. They wanted to possess, manipulate, and control, so the primordial elves were destroyed, and this continent once again embarked on a path of death.
...However, distorted and corrupted magical rules are still magical rules. As long as new magical rules are born, even if they are fragmented, weak, powerless, or fleeting, they are still new magical rules, and this world can continue to exist.
You've already realized that the Flower Fairy's true nature is an alchemical puppet of the Naked Apes. Now you've also realized that I am the only original spirit who has retained a complete form after being modified by the Naked Apes.
Therefore, I divided my physical form, which became the physical basis of the flower fairy; I replicated my soul, which became the soul foundation of the flower fairy; and by invoking the Mother Goddess's creative authority, flower fairies were born continuously.
There is no fundamental difference between flower fairies and flower spirits; both are embodiments of weak magical rules. Flower fairies, however, under the blessings of the Mother Goddess and the Mother Tree, represent relatively more stable and powerful magical rules.
[The flower fairy is inside the cocoon of light.]
I didn't do anything to them; I simply gave them power. This continent is constructed of magic, and I gave them all the magic offered by the flower fairies. I hoped they would help me stabilize the rules of magic, and they didn't refuse.
Shu Shuxin, it was an accident. I'm very sorry. Because the Mother Goddess has perished, the divine power she left behind has the power to dismantle the rules of magic. It was difficult for me to maintain my sanity for long. By the time I came to my senses, she was already dead, and you had already been summoned to this world.
This place was once the divine realm of the Mother Goddess. I brought the Mother Tree here, hoping to use the power of the Mother Goddess and the Mother Tree to reshape this continent.
The voice that echoed in Shu Xin's mind was filled with confusion:
Why are they trying to stop me? Are you here to stop me too? I thought you and I had the same goal.
You're collaborating with the demons, who inherently possess the laws of chaos and destruction. With your intervention, their numbers are dwindling. You even attempted to transform a demon into a primordial elf, further accelerating the decline of the Tree of Life… Weren't you here to help me?
Shu Xin was dumbfounded.
Is this right? This isn't right! What is all this nonsense?!
Pinching her brow, Shu Xin decided to cut to the chase:
"Forget about magic and rules, I don't understand any of that. All I know is that the flower fairies are living better and better lives. Now all the flower fairies in the entire Kingdom of Ganar have been freed from the shackles of the rune chains. They are free!"
"You said the flower fairies' forms were created by dividing your form, and their souls were also created by covering your soul, right? The flower fairies have all been restored to their fairy forms, so you should have been restored to some extent as well? You previously said that your conscious time was getting shorter and shorter, but you've been talking to me for so long now, and you seem to have been quite conscious the whole time?"
"You came all this way to reshape the continent, right? What exactly are you planning to do to reshape the continent? Forget about all that magical theory and rules, just tell me what you originally intended to do, what the first step was, what the second step was, and what the third step was. Just tell me what you're all going to do, excluding any magic-related actions!"
After a moment of silence, Garnar replied as requested by Shuxin:
[The first step is to recall all the scattered fragments of the primordial spirits' forms and souls, and gather them into the Mother Tree;]
The second step is to erase all life on the continent, destroy the continent, and dismantle all magical rules of this world.
The third step is to reshape the continent, plant the Mother Tree, nurture new primordial spirits, and cultivate new magical rules.
After saying that, she couldn't help but add: "A new continent, a new world, will belong only to the primordial elves."
Okay, I understand. Formatting the computer and restoring factory settings while keeping only the work software, right? Shu Xin pinched her brow again: "Are the flower fairies of Garnar also included in the lives that were erased?"
Yes, that includes me, and it includes you.
...You treat everyone fairly, huh?
Shu Xin screamed, "I refuse!!!"
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