Chapter 69: The Painter Who Has Run Out of Talent
Chu Yi returned to her identity as a witch, floating in the air invisibly and watching Evelyn being escorted home by the military.
She didn't plan to continue following this girl. Country Y had only one elf, which was far from enough. She also needed the presence of other people. At least a human magician must be found, otherwise the government scientists would have the magician's notes but would not know how to learn, thus wasting her preparations.
Originally, she put the magician's notes in a place where they could be easily discovered, hoping that the foreign government would start the training era as soon as possible after getting them. You should know that the information is very comprehensive, covering everything from mage training to auxiliary skill learning, and even methods of testing magic talent.
However, governments around the world have not yet figured out the cause, and have not even made their findings public.
This efficiency was a little unacceptable to Chu Yi.
Since they wanted to engage in mysticism, she would openly give away the "mystery" wholesale!
Not only must it be done above board, it must also be known to the world.
Now that the first 'drama' has come to a perfect end, the second one is planned.
"Okay, Orange, let's go find the second destined person."
Chu Yi rubbed the soft fur of the orange, turned around, and randomly chose to leave in the opposite direction.
After an afternoon of hard work, it was almost evening in Country Y. The sun had retracted its dazzling light and turned into a golden disc, illuminating the azure sky into a golden color, which looked particularly magnificent.
Flying under this beautiful afterglow of the sunset, even your mood will become very peaceful, as if your soul has been cleansed.
After quietly enjoying the beautiful scenery with Orange, Chu Yi descended and came into the crowd.
She looked around for a while and found that this should be a university. There were many lively students around discussing Evelyn.
It seems that Evelin has caused quite a stir.
But this is understandable. After all, since the revival of spiritual energy, people all over the world have been watching the flower planting announcements every few days. Apart from eating lemons, they have nothing to brag about.
Now that the God from Country Y has finally appeared, everyone is of course going to have a big discussion about him.
Chu Yi eavesdropped silently for a while and found that the situation of the Elf Queen had been basically leaked. He didn't know where they got it from. Evelyn should not leak it easily. It was really strange.
But fortunately, this is the information she wants to show to the world, so it doesn't matter if it gets out.
After listening to these gossips for a while, Chu Yi lost interest. Holding the orange, she began to search for a satisfactory target in the school. All her actions this time were based on fate. Since she had landed here, she would search here.
There is actually not much to see on campus after school. Most of the students and teachers have left, and only a few remain. Chu Yi flew across most of the campus but didn't meet anyone that satisfied her.
There are talented people, but according to her perception, they are all average and of little value, and most of them are students. Her ideal candidate is a teacher. Although these college students are adults and some of them are very good in academics, they are still far from qualified to be the magic leaders of Country Y.
After walking around for a while, Chu Yi still didn't meet anyone that satisfied him. He frowned and became a little impatient.
She stopped where she was and complained to Orange in annoyance, "In such a huge school, how come we can't find someone with good talent? Even if they're not that good, I can always use props to make them better. But everyone I've met so far doesn't even want me to help them."
"Because everyone has gone home, there are fewer and fewer people left here, so it's certainly not easy for you to meet Lingling. How about we come back tomorrow?" Orange suggested.
If you want to select someone from this school, you'd better wait until tomorrow when everyone returns to school. This way you will have more opportunities to choose.
Chu Yi didn't want this, she rejected the proposal outright: "No, I don't want to come a second time, I'll go around one more time, the last time, if I still can't meet you, I'll change places."
After she said that, Orange didn't object and continued to help her select candidates.
Maybe it was really fate that brought Chu Yi here. This time, she had just taken a few steps when she met someone who made her eyes light up.
Sensing the faint magical fluctuations coming from the teacher passing by, Chu Yi smiled excitedly.
She found her destined person.
However, she did not rush to find the other party immediately, but continued to follow him invisibly, wanting to understand what kind of person he was and see if he was worthy of her giving her this opportunity.
Although her witch abilities allowed her to see into the essence of a person's soul, she still wanted to witness it with her own eyes.
Judging from the way he is dressed, he should be a teacher in the school, or an art teacher, because there is a lingering smell of paint on him.
There was a hint of sadness on his face, and it was unclear what unhappy thing had happened to him.
Chu Yi followed him all the way to the teacher's dormitory in the school and watched him start to clean the room.
It was not convenient for her to follow and watch this, so Chu Yi left the teacher and walked around in this pretty good room.
The furnishings in this house confirmed her previous guess that this man was indeed the art teacher of the college, and his name was Clement Clive. After getting the name, Chu Yi searched for information online and found that Clement was a well-known painter in the industry.
However, he became famous when he was young. Now he has been silent in the art world for many years, and the media have commented that he has run out of talent.
Chu Yi seemed to be thinking, is this the Y country version of The Story of Zhongyong?
While she was reading the report, she also admired the other party's earlier works. They were indeed amazing, especially the one that made him famous. Chu Yi fell in love with it at first sight.
Turning around and looking at Clement's frustrated look, Chu Yi couldn't help but feel a little sorry.
I don’t know what happened to him that made him become like this.
Chu Yi's curiosity was aroused. The other party was still packing up, so she couldn't go over to find him. She just went to the room next door which was used as a painter.
Once inside she expanded the barrier to cover the entire room to prevent anyone from hearing any movement. After completing her preparations, she slowly began to appreciate Clement's recent works.
All the paintings in the studio were covered with dust sheets, and Chu Yi needed to lift them up to see the paintings.
There are many paintings displayed here. It seems that Clement has not given up painting and is still trying to return to that world.
However, as Chu Yi watched, he discovered the problem.
The contents of these paintings are all the same red, deep and light red; irregular red; gentle and ferocious red...
"...Lingling, what's going on?"
Orange looked at the blinding red and felt a little worried. It had also seen Clement's previous paintings, all of which were full of vitality and made people smile at the first sight. But now things are different. The emotions in the paintings can only make it feel depressed and painful.
"It's okay, it's not a big deal."
Compared to Orange's worries, Chu Yi relaxed after taking a closer look. It seems that she has found the reason.
"Eh?" Orange's little eyes were full of confusion, "Why is this happening?"
Chu Yi waved his hand and restored the studio to its original state before explaining to Juzi, "Clement's ancestor must have been a very powerful human magician. Perhaps he foresaw the bad situation in the future, so he made a sealing prop that was passed down from generation to generation to seal the magical talent in the bodies of future generations and prevent the talent from being eroded to the greatest extent possible."
"That necklace is on Clement's neck. His situation is much better than Abe Ryoyan's. He has lived in a world without any spiritual energy or magic for so many years, but his talent has not been damaged."
"So that's how it is." The orange suddenly realized, but it still didn't understand the most crucial question.
"But what does that have to do with him not being able to paint anymore?"
Clement Clive was once a shining star in the art world, but now he is an unknown art teacher.
After understanding the truth, Chu Yi left the studio and took Orange to find himself. Standing in the not-so-big living room, she watched Clement preparing dinner in the open kitchen while talking to Orange.
"Clement once loved nature and revered life. His paintings could instantly inspire the love of life in those who saw them. But after hundreds of years of erosion, the seal has gradually lost its effectiveness and has become an ordinary decoration."
"After the seal was lost, the suppressed blood began to boil in his body, causing him to unconsciously yearn for the attribute represented by his own blood. If it was a 'gentle' attribute like water or wood, it would be fine, but unfortunately he has the attribute of fire."
"Is there anything wrong with the fire attribute?" Orange still didn't quite understand. Even if it was a fire attribute, why would it have such a big impact on his career as a painter?
Chu Yi patiently explained: "People with talents are naturally very close to things that represent their own attributes. For example, people with water attributes like water, people with wood attributes like plants, people with fire attributes like fire, and so on. Clement has the fire attribute, so he naturally has a great liking for flames. That's where the problem lies."
She sighed and continued, "Clemente is not an ordinary person. He is a very talented painter, a genius painter with a very rich inner world and a very sensitive mind. For the most ordinary things in the eyes of ordinary people, they often have different understandings. We see water as water and fire as fire, but he doesn't see it that way."
"I see..." Orange understood this time, "Then what does the flame represent in his eyes?"
Chu Yi did not answer it directly, but asked back: "What was your first impression of those recent works you just watched?"
Orange tilted his head to think for a moment, then answered with certainty, "It is destruction and despair."
It does not use any interrogative tone or ambiguous adjectives; its most intuitive feeling is destruction and despair.
"This is what Clement feels deep in his heart." Chu Yi said with a sigh.
She looked up at the painter who was still busy in front of the stove, with a hint of sympathy in her eyes.
This talented painter once experienced a fire when he was young. This disaster took away the two people he loved most in his life. Because he was too young and the shock was too great, he forgot about the fire and the real cause of his parents' death.
But the fear and hatred of fire remained. As much as he loved life and praised beauty, he feared destruction and hated loss. It just so happens that a large part of fire represents destruction and hell. After Clement's bloodline began to awaken, he became afraid of himself who was attracted by fire and was unable to pick up the paintbrush to create life.
But in this case, how can she break the monster of fear in Clement's heart?
Chu Yi stared at the painter, feeling extremely annoyed.
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