Chapter 158 The Reward Given to Xi by the White Robe and the Black Robe
The demons didn't care whether the human mages' robes had changed color, but the mages who had been forcibly brought to the city lord's mansion by the demons were terrified by what they were seeing.
Magic wands and robes are important tools used to assist in spellcasting. Therefore, like magic wands, magic robes are also highly imbued with magic. As a result, the color of a mage's robe is closely related to the wearer's magical attributes.
Light magic, which leans towards healing and defense, will make the magical cloth appear white; dark magic, which leans towards restraint and attack, will turn the magical cloth black; and natural magic, which focuses on balance and stability, will dye the magical cloth the colors unique to the natural elements.
White-robed magicians are skilled in healing and protective magic;
The black-robed mage is proficient in magic with high attack and destructive power;
Aside from those in white or black robes, all the colorful-robed mages—whether easily recognizable as gray-robed phantom mages or less easily recognizable as elemental or soul mages (such as blood spirit mages and fire mages who both wear red robes, or ghost mages and water mages who both wear blue robes)—can accurately and meticulously control the size and depth of their communication with external magical elements.
Strictly speaking, magic itself is neither good nor bad, but magicians are obviously either righteous or evil. In the public's perception, white-robed magicians are often seen as righteous and kind, while black-robed magicians are always portrayed as evil and ruthless. In reality, this perception does reflect the actual situation because of the different focuses of magic.
One after another, white-robed mages were transformed into pitch-black robes right before everyone's eyes. It was an incredibly shocking sight for the mages, as if their soft, adorable magical cats had suddenly turned into deadly, venomous, and hideous toads right under their noses!
Perhaps under the influence and deception of the demons, the soul state of humans may change, but the essence of the soul is difficult to change completely in a short period of time, and the magical attributes of humans are even less likely to be changed instantly. Even the most foolish magic apprentice among the humans present knows this basic magical knowledge.
This means that if what is happening in front of them is real, then these magicians in snow-white robes are indeed disguised dark magicians!
The Soul Mages and Illusion Mages have confirmed that what they are seeing is not an illusion or hallucination, but something that is actually happening in the material plane. Other mages cannot confirm this, but the silence of these two types of mages is enough to explain the situation, not to mention the soul medium of the Puppet Curse taken from the mind sea of the magic apprentice as further evidence—the poor little girl has been crying silently.
Although it was unclear what methods the demons used or what their purpose was in exposing the masks of these dark mages, the mages wisely remained silent.
Even though the demons not only extracted all these people's souls, but also stuffed their bodies into the dimensional space and took them away, and even moved a lot of things from the city lord's mansion, no one ever stepped forward to stop them.
After the demons left, the human mages looked at each other in bewilderment.
If all the white-robed mages had been turned into black-robed ones, people would certainly suspect that this was a trick by demons. However, a large number of the white-robed mages present were unharmed. Although they were unwilling to believe it, they could hardly help but suspect that there was something wrong with the mages who had been captured.
Especially after some communication and exchange, the mages were astonished to discover that all the white-robed mages who had been captured by the demons were actually graduates of the Royal Magic Academy of the Bratzmann Empire!
“Brightsman Empire? Royal Magic Academy?” Shu Xin pondered. “Okay, I understand.”
She smiled and said to the smug Xi, "You did a great job this time. You brought back very important intelligence. Of course, it would have been even better if you had told me beforehand. Later, please ask your demon subordinates what they want. As long as it's within my power, I can reward them."
A week before the harvest month arrived, Xi led the demons back just in time. After learning the details of their trip, Shu Xin was overjoyed. The way she looked at Xi now could be described as tender and affectionate.
However, Xi, who was being gazed at with such affection by Shu Xin, was quite dissatisfied: "Darling, don't look at me like that! You make me feel like I'm a big piece of mutton, and you're about to send me to the kitchen to be cooked in a pot!"
Shu Xin spoke in an exceptionally gentle voice: "No way, you are much more precious than snow mutton."
Xi grew increasingly dissatisfied, raising his voice slightly: "Darling, don't you think you've forgotten something? What about my reward? Didn't I get any reward? If I hadn't remembered the emblem design you drew and led those idiots to human territory, you wouldn't have been able to get this information by now, would you?"
Shu Xin quickly replied, "Of course you'll get a reward! It depends on what you want. Just tell me!" Then, remembering something, she added, "But it has to be within my reach. Like, if you want to taste the soul of a flower fairy, you'd better not ask me, okay?"
"Of course, it's within your capabilities!" Xi immediately perked up. "You promised it yourself, so you can't go back on your word!"
Looking at the elated Xi, Shu Xin suddenly felt a little regretful. But after hearing Xi's reward request, she couldn't laugh anymore: "What do you mean, to sleep with you in my soul form?"
Back in the bedroom, Shu Xin nervously lay down on the bed and closed her eyes. Immediately, a warm, light kiss landed on her brow, and Xi's soft voice whispered in her ear: "My dear master, thank you for your generosity~"
Shu Xin didn't even know when she fell asleep. It was a really strange feeling. She was asleep, so how could she know that she was sleeping?
Soon, Shu Xin felt a faint, almost imperceptible pull. She relaxed herself, did not resist, and instead followed the pull that was difficult to describe and could not be truly felt, and walked forward.
She seemed to have woken up, yet also seemed to be still asleep. She soon saw Xi, who maintained his youthful demonic appearance, his entire body shrouded in a layer of raging black flames.
Upon seeing her, Xi's eyes lit up: "I like you even more now! Black hair, black eyes, how beautiful you are!"
Before Shu Xin could even process what he meant, the black-haired demon with horns reached out and gently pulled the equally black-haired girl into his arms. It was just a simple hug, but the touch that seemed to touch her soul made Shu Xin almost tremble.
Even though it was a dream, the slightly itchy sensation of soft strands of hair falling on my cheek was incredibly vivid;
Despite having no physical form, the demon's lips and tongue, teeth and fingers were both cold and hot.
Because there are no ups and downs or left and rights in dreams, the ups and downs are all the more unrestrained;
Because the hands and feet are suspended in the air, the sense of support and fixation becomes all the more profound.
Where the sky meets the earth, and the sea crashes against the shore, the dream is so vast and boundless.
When Shu Xin woke up from her dream, she clearly recalled the scene. The strange feeling brought about by the fusion of souls was so deep that it went straight to her bones. She couldn't help but glance at the blond boy lying next to her with a satisfied look on his face. After a long silence, she finally commented, "You have so many tricks up your sleeve."
Xi felt flattered and very satisfied: "I have even more tricks up my sleeve!"
Shu Xin didn't want to discuss this topic in the short term. She coldly kicked Xi: "You've received your reward, now get up and get to work!"
Xi brought back quite a lot from this trip. In addition to bringing back the human mage's soul, body, and magic wand, he also led the demons to move the magic gas lamps and music boxes from the banquet hall, pried off the magic crystal clock embedded in the wall, and shot down the magic airship above the city lord's mansion. It can be said that he returned with a full load.
The magic gas lamp and music box were just magical artifacts, so Shu Xin didn't take them away and let the demons take them to the dungeon and put them there.
Shu Xin inspected the airship that had been damaged by the demons. Its construction was too intricate, and even with her repair magic, the airship could not be restarted. It was clear that she couldn't fix it herself, so she gave it to the demons to play with as they pleased.
Shu Xin took the magic clock, which was carved directly from a huge and complete magic crystal. She originally intended to cut it into smaller pieces of magic crystal to give to the wand workshop to make magic wands. However, before using the cutting magic, she inexplicably wanted to reach out and touch this enormous magic crystal. The moment her fingertips touched the crystal hands, Shu Xin felt an extremely subtle yet clearly present magical resonance.
At the time, Shu Xin didn't know what magical resonance was. She only felt that her magical power seemed to increase after touching the crystal clock. She had some vague guesses, but Shu Xin didn't really want her guesses to come true. However, she still went to the Tree of Life and asked.
Her guess was wrong. She thought that a river elf was sealed inside the giant crystal clock, but the Tree of Life told her that there was no seal inside the crystal clock. The reason she felt the magical resonance was because the magic crystal was derived from one of the river elf's eyes.
The magical talent possessed by the flower fairy is actually a very low-end version of the magical talent of the river elf. The real river elf does not need to use a magic wand or magic robe to release powerful innate magic. And this eye, which has turned into the core of the magic crystal, belongs to a river elf with refined magical talent.
In the end, Shu Xin still cut the crystal clock and sent it to the wand workshop. She only kept the crystal core and buried it under the Tree of Life.
Next, Shu Xin had to deal with the human mage.
She first examined all the magic wands that Xia Xi had collected. She touched each of these exquisite wands, each with its own unique style and design, and unsurprisingly, sensed a magical resonance emanating from every single one. Shu Xin took the wands and inquired of the Tree of Life, receiving the expected reply—
Each staff core contains a strand of hair from a river elf.
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Author's note: Horrible, it's almost 5 AM, I need to fall asleep quickly.
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