Chapter 39 Home

The smoke surrounding the two of them did not spread much, floating gently like a huge ball of cotton candy. Hughes took a deep breath.

This kind of smoke does not make people feel choking, but instead has a slightly spicy fragrance.

Hughes smelled the charred aroma of burning pine wood, the scent of roasted chestnut shells, and a very rich caramel smell, sweet, like brewing tea by a warm fireplace in winter.

This should be the incense used by the buried to ward off evil spirits. There is a related part in the common sense obtained by Hughes. It is said that the smell smelled by each person is different.

There was confusion in the girl's eyes, as if she didn't understand why Zeus was exposed to pollution but had no problems, but at least she was relieved.

Then she stopped turning her hands, and the smoke was quickly sucked back into the incense burner. She nodded to Xius and put away the incense burner.

Zeus felt the extraordinary senses from the Banshee and found nothing unusual, so he smiled.

Okay, it looks like it’s basically done.

Then we can talk about things.

"Miss Nora, one of my alien friends has been affected by the pollution and now cannot recover from her injuries. If possible, I hope you can help her treat her." Xius looked at Nora and said.

Nora was silent for a long time, her beautiful white eyes trembled, and finally she closed her eyes and nodded.

Hughes felt a little strange, but didn't think much about it. He stood up and greeted Nora.

"That's great. Castel will not forget the help from the Silent Temple at this moment." Xius said seriously, "This is also your home."

He didn't ask Nora what she wanted in return, but he could guess roughly. In fact, he had already known the current situation of the White Crow Principality, and the decision to contact the Silent Temple was made after that.

Saving lives is the most important thing now.

Hughes and Nora discussed the details in a low voice, and Nora hurriedly said goodbye.

Some preparation is needed on both sides.

Hughes called Connor and started planning in advance.

The treatment certainly cannot be carried out in the manor. Not to mention the dangers of exposing the secret passage, Hughes needs to consider the possibility of the spread of pollution.

There are many people in the manor. If something unexpected happens, everyone will be wiped out. Xius can reopen the business on the spot.

Finally, Hughes decided to do it in a cave on the coast.

It was not far from the manor, so it would not be a problem to send Monica there. Moreover, there was a passage in the cave that led directly to the sea, so the banshees could hide underwater and take action in time if they encountered an accident.

In addition, Hughes also invited Sister Chloe of the Candlelight Society to visit the manor as an insurance policy in case Nora could not successfully treat the pollution or something went wrong, in which case she might have to seek help from the Candlelight Society.

For this purpose, Hughes specially prepared a carriage.

After making the arrangements, Connor left in a hurry. After giving a few instructions to the maid beside him, Zeus walked into the study, locked the door, opened the secret passage and entered the underground.

Zeus went down along the slippery cave. He had been here many times and was quite familiar with it. With the extraordinary senses brought by the symbiotic contract, he could see things easily in the dark and walk in the dark and narrow secret passage as if it were flat ground.

"My Lord!"

"It's the lord, the lord is here!"

Seeing him coming, the banshees gathered near the water.

Hughes looked around but didn't see Ash.

"My Lord, Ash is too tired and has entered a dormant state." A blonde enchantress saw Zeus searching and took the initiative to speak, "You can call me Nini."

"Okay." Xius looked at her mature and steady appearance and nodded strangely.

Why does this name feel like something only a little girl would have?

"Can Monica move now? What's her condition? I found someone to treat her. She's just a little to the south."

Xius's manor is almost on the easternmost side of the island. The pier where fishermen go out to sea to fish is in the north, and the south is relatively sparsely populated, which is perfect for treatment and not easily noticed.

"As for the status." Nini looked a little strange. "We have made a new discovery."

Hughes raised an eyebrow.

"You know, our flesh and blood magic can forcibly maintain the body's constant state. Because of this, we can resist water pressure."

"And we found that flesh magic seems to be able to prevent the erosion of pollution, because..."

"The body will be kept in a constant uncontaminated state?" Zeus' eyes lit up. This was good news. No one knew how long this pollution would last and how big the impact would be. The banshees could maintain their flesh and blood magic without fear of pollution, so there was hope for a solution.

Nini continued, "As for Monica, there is no problem with short-term movement. Her condition has stabilized now. We just need to constantly replenish the flesh and blood magic, which will take up a lot of manpower."

“How much does it take?”

"Almost all of it." Nini sighed. "Flesh magic consumes a lot of energy. We don't have much magic power left after maintaining our own magic. We can't even rotate to release it for her."

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"That is to say, the margin for error is very low. If the pollution outbreak causes some people to be unable to release flesh and blood magic, Monica might even die on the spot?"

"Yes." Nini nodded seriously. "If the treatment requires the suspension of the flesh and blood magic, it must be done quickly. If the flesh and blood magic cannot be continued in a short period of time, Monica will not be able to hold on. She is too young."

The risk is huge.

Xiu Si bit his lip and asked hesitantly, "What if I sign a symbiotic contract with her? The pollution shouldn't be transmitted through the contract, right?"

Nini was silent for a moment, then she swam in front of Xius by swinging her tail.

"Monica is my best sister. Everyone in the tribe loves her. I love her as much as I love my own eyes. I am willing to give my life for her." She said slowly, "You can say that she is more important to me than you - I hope you understand. After all, I have been with her for a longer time."

Xius nodded, this is human nature.

"But if saving her puts you at risk then I won't do it."

Hughes choked: "You didn't say."

"My Lord, you still don't know what you mean to the Banshee." Nini said seriously, "Perhaps to you, thousands of years of slavery are just a number, a light word, but to us, every minute and every second is torture."

“That kind of pain makes me appreciate the present moment more.”

As she said this, she smiled.

"I am more realistic than others. I don't care about the promised land, and I don't believe in vague prophecies."

“I just want a home.”

"Home." Hughes muttered to himself.

"Yes, sir." Nini moved closer and looked at Xiu Si with an earnest expression, "Please don't let us lose our home again."

"For our homeland, no sacrifice is too great to be accepted, even for me, even for her."

Zeus looked at the banshees in silence, then looked at Monica.

"I see."

Finally, the foreshadowing is almost complete (end of this chapter)