Chapter 77, Chapter 13: The Magical Maid
Everyone shook their heads in unison.
Yu Wanwan: "..."
Well, all that talk was for nothing.
"So how do you manage the herb garden?"
Someone answered quietly.
"There's a fertility incantation..."
"No incantation is needed; only those who have reached the level of Archmage can cast spells instantly..."
Yu Wanwan pressed her brow.
We were hasty; we misjudged the strength of this world once again.
But it's not her fault. Who would have thought that in a magical world with gods and a fairly high level of magic, the level of magic would be so low!
No wonder the king and the president of the Magic Association reacted so strongly after she made a move at the altar.
Originally, she thought that the world's learning and application of wood magic was not yet fully developed.
[Who told you not to carefully examine the original owner's memories!]
Yu Wanwan lowered her eyes.
What's so interesting about a pre-set set of data?
So you're at a disadvantage now.
Yu Wanwan snorted, but resigned herself to her fate and began teaching these magicians how to sense the elements in their bodies and how to manipulate them.
This completely shattered their existing system and rebuilt it from scratch.
This process was arduous; it took at least three months before a reasonably talented apprentice finally succeeded in releasing the wood element without relying on spells or magic.
When she excitedly talked to the flower she was growing, the other magicians looked on with envy, but also worked even harder.
If some people succeed, it proves that Yu Wanwan's teaching method is correct, and they can definitely succeed too!
Another half month passed, and more and more wood-type mages succeeded.
Currently, their strength is not enough to command plants to do things at will like Yu Wanwan, nor do they possess any particularly powerful destructive force.
All I can do is communicate with the plants, understand what they are saying, and figure out what they really need.
You have to coax plants into doing things, but that's enough to get them excited.
So when Liu Guang brought his carefully prepared poison, attempting to drive the wood-type mage into a state of demonic possession and slander Yu Wanwan's teaching as unorthodox, he was completely dumbfounded.
To avoid leaving any evidence, the poison she prepared was not a liquid, but a powder.
This powder is only effective on magicians who are currently practicing, as it can induce their inner demons.
None of the magicians in this group are practicing; they're all squatting in the open space, holding plants and talking to themselves.
The powder she sprinkled silently had no effect whatsoever!
Liuguang was absolutely furious.
Even worse, she discovered that the magicians who had been talking to the plants had stopped at some point and were all looking at her with strange and shocked expressions.
Liuguang touched the holy emblem on her neck, and after confirming that she hadn't given anything away, she put on a smile that was no different from before.
"What's wrong? Did I disturb you?"
The apprentice closest to her suddenly staggered back a few steps, a hint of hurt in his eyes, and turned to run away while clutching his flowerpot.
The other apprentices also ran after her, glancing back at her with disbelief as they ran. When they met her gaze, they quickly looked away and ran even faster.
She looks like some kind of filthy thing.
In the blink of an eye, she was all alone in the vast open space.
Liu Guang stood frozen in place, the dark aura that was faintly visible in his eyes almost impossible to suppress.
Have they all gone mad?!
How dare they treat her, a saint, like this!
She didn't know what had gone wrong, and she couldn't chase after him to ask.
With her last shred of reason, Liu Guang suppressed the churning black energy, closed her eyes, and left the area with a touch of melancholy.
Meanwhile, the apprentices who had run away were now gathered in the large classroom where they usually had classes.
"Is it really a bad idea for us to just run away like this?"
No one spoke for a while before someone finally spoke in a low voice.
"Um, why are we running?"
"you do not know?"
"Huh? What should I know?"
"If you don't know, then why did you run away?"
"You all ran away... so I ran away too..."
Clearly, many people have this question.
Those who knew fell silent; no one answered.
After a long while, those who were unaware of the situation looked at the girl who had run away first.
"Adele, why are you running away?"
Adele's eyes reddened as she hugged the flowerpot tightly, inhaling the scent of the star orchid inside, and bit her lip.
"Xingyue told me that the reason they failed to mature before the blessing ceremony was because someone sprayed them with plant inhibitors!"
Adele is the magician in charge of managing the Star Moon Orchid field.
The wood-type mages all knew that she had failed to cultivate the Star Moon Orchid for making the antidote within the stipulated time.
For this, Adele was punished by Elder Fina.
At the time, they just thought something had happened. After all, no matter what kind of plant it is, it only has a general growth cycle, and no one can guarantee that it will mature at a fixed time every time.
But now...
"How could this happen? Who could be so wicked! Did it tell you who did it?"
Adele's eyes were red, and she opened her mouth, but no sound came out.
But she didn't say anything, and soon some quick-witted people realized what was going on.
"Could it be the Holy Maiden?!"
Adele didn't respond; she had been holding back her tears for a long time, but finally, she couldn't hold them back any longer, and they fell down in a patter.
Nobody wants to believe it, but it seems to be the truth.
"And what about you? Why did you run away?"
The person remained silent for a long time before speaking in a low voice.
"Do you all remember... a few years ago, when Lady Violet was distracted during the elemental blessing ceremony, she failed to resonate with the sacred object and the ceremony almost failed?"
"Of course I remember, I still remember that it was the Holy Maiden who took over Lady Vera's position, that's why..."
He suddenly realized something halfway through his speech and stopped talking.
The man pursed his lips, his tone strained.
"It told me that back then, the Saintess deliberately bumped into Lady Violet in the garden and replaced the wooden plaque that Lady Violet had prepared with a broken plaque that had long since lost its power..."
More and more people are starting to talk about their plants and what they say.
Most of them practiced using plants from their own medicinal fields or gardens, with only a small number bringing them in from outside.
The plants in the herb garden and the garden, even if it's just a flower or a blade of grass, have been in the temple for a very, very long time, some even longer than these magicians, and they know far more than they do.
In the past, no one could understand what they were saying; they could only talk to themselves or gossip among themselves.
So, ever since Yu Wanwan arrived and they discovered that she could understand them, they've been chattering in her ear every day.
They completely disregarded whether she wanted to hear it or not.
It has to be said that a large part of the reason why Yu Wanwan taught them their first lesson was how to communicate with plants was this.
Although she had long been used to the plants chattering to her all day long and had learned to ignore them, the plants in the temple were just too gossipy.
They even told her things like what color underwear each elder liked to wear!
But things are different now. Ever since these wood-type mages could understand them, they have had more people to talk to.
He excitedly grabbed the group of little magicians and poured out everything he knew, like spilling beans.
Unfortunately, life in the temple was boring and repetitive. The only exciting thing for them was the things that Saintess Liuguang did.
When Liuguang does those things, she is wary of people, but she doesn't think about being wary of plants.
After exchanging information they had gleaned from the plants, the group of magicians fell into an endless silence.
In their eyes, Liuguang was like a goddess, second only to the priest.
But now...
Especially Adele, they knew that Adele's worship of the saintess was so fervent that it even surpassed that of the priestess at one point.
Someone gently patted Adele on the shoulder.
"Don't be sad. At least we've finally seen Saint... her true colors, and we won't be deceived anymore!"
"Should we tell the elders about these things?"
"But... will the elders believe it?"
"Everything that has been done will leave behind evidence!"
"What evidence?"
Yu Wanwan's gentle voice rang out from outside the door.
She walked into the classroom and glanced at the group of little magicians with strange expressions. Some of the girls were even crying sadly, which puzzled her.
Could it be that these plants were too enthusiastic, and the little magicians finally couldn't stand it anymore?
Why are you all gathered here?
The magicians looked at each other, then suddenly, they all bowed deeply to Yu Wanwan, performing the most standard courtesy.
Yu Wanwan was startled and subtly took a step back.
"What is this...?"
"Your Excellency Vera! We apologize for the misunderstanding we had with you!"
"I'm so sorry, Your Excellency! We were blinded by the saintess and failed to see the truth. We misunderstood and slandered you, which violated the doctrine of fairness and justice!"
"...What happened?"
Yu Wanwan narrowed her eyes, glanced at the plants in their hands, and quickly understood the whole story.
Yu Wanwan: "..."
Honestly, I almost laughed.
It's a pity we didn't get to see Ryuko's expression at that time.
Yu Wanwan's lips curled up slightly, her expression becoming even gentler.
"It's okay, it's not your fault."
To be honest, she didn't expect such an unexpected gain.
This is really...
marvelous!
Her magnanimous and gentle behavior made the group of young magicians even more ashamed.
In the end, they jointly reported Liuguang to the elders.
They did not slander Liuguang, but wrote down the details of what happened and how they found out. They also stated at the end that they had no evidence and hoped that the elders could investigate and clarify the matter.
This joint letter, besides being signed by Yu Wanwan, involved all the wood-type mages in the temple, which made the elders take it very seriously and immediately begin to investigate.
Of course, what they valued more than that was the cultivation method that Yu Wanwan had taught them, as mentioned by the young magicians.
Elder Yad's hands were trembling. Several of the mustaches he had painstakingly grown back had been plucked out, but he didn't care about the heartache.
"Oh God of Light! Is what they say true? To be able to unleash elements without relying on spells or magic! To directly wield the power of the elements! Only a mage can do that!"
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