670 Natures Residence (1/2)
\”Alright, everybody is here.\” Jurisian, black-haired and brown-eyed, checked the names on the roster.
Hearing his words, Arcelion put on a smile and turned around towards Lucien. \”Mr. Evans, Mr. Forman, are we ready to go?\”
He was too anxious when he thought of the contaminated elvish tree and his corrupted compatriots to control his feelings and manners.
Lucien meant to look at Atlant and see his attitude, but he only saw a pair of closed eyes after he turned his head. He immediately shook his head in amusement. Natasha's chuckle also entered his eyes. She had obviously noticed his awkwardness. Habits and experiences tended to lead people to mistakes.
\”Mr. Atlant, is there anything else you need to do?\” asked Lucien.
Atlant smiled amiably. \”No, there isn't. I'm supposed to be your assistant in the investigation.\”
Relieved, Iristine was about to speak, when her head became dizzy, and all the colors around her faded away, leaving only the densest darkness behind. Then, she saw a boundless cosmos where stars did not shine but emanated various colors like elements. Some of them were silver, some gold; some were green, and some were vermilion…
\”Atomic Universe…\” The name somehow popped up in her heart. The middle-rank and senior-rank sorcerers except for Heidi and Lucien's students all said it out in a low voice.
Felipe was as pale as before. His eyebrows were furrowed, as if he was holding back the dizziness caused by the space jump. He stood straight with his hands in the pockets of his coat, raising his head high to observe the elemental planets around him thoughtfully. There was no telling what was on his mind.
Iristine's sickness hadn't been relieved yet, when she saw that the planets were suddenly accelerating and connecting into weird symbols, leaving arcane trajectories behind them.
When she saw the symbols, her eyes were blurry again, making it impossible for her to perceive the sight around. She had the strange illusion that she was traveling inside a long, dark tunnel.
In her ignorance, Iristine did not know how long it passed, but light suddenly glowed before her eyes, so dazzlingly that she squinted. Her head was extremely heavy, and she felt like throwing up.
\”We're in the Stroop forest now. Please lead us to Nature's Residence.\” Lucien's pleasant voice seemed to have passed countless worlds before it finally reached Iristine's voice obscurely.
'Nature's Residence' was a powerful defense of the elves. It was also a reference to the habitat of the elves within the Stroop forest.
Iristine shook her head, trying to get rid of the dizziness, but she suddenly saw a beautiful and energetic face whose silver eyes contained a vague smile. There was a finger-sized fruit on the lady's opened hand. She said with a delighted voice, \”Chirga, a special fruit of Holm, grows only next to the Chirga River and can remove the dizziness caused by space transfer quickly.\”
Iristine took the fruit and put it into her mouth. Feeling the sweet sourness, she was immediately refreshed. \”Thank you, Your Majesty.\”
As a diplomat, she certainly knew the queen of Holm, Mr. Evans's wife.
Natasha smiled. \”In fact, you will be better after you are used to it. Space jump isn't that terrible.\”
She turned back and walked to Lucien, chuckling in the telepathic bond that had been preset. \”Even princesses of elves are so weak, too? I am truly one of a kind among princesses.\”
\”Do you not know what level she is at?\” Lucien was rather satisfied that his wife did not keep talking with Iristine.
Natasha said gloatingly, \”I came to Holm through 'Element Paradise' when I was little. I didn't find it as unbearable as she did.\”
\”Of course, you are unique.\” Lucien sensibly ended the conversation with a compliment.
Taking a few deep breaths, Iristine was completely recovered and found that the sorcerers of the Congress of Magic had all been woken up one way or another. Therefore, she said with a graceful and polite smile, \”Everybody, please follow me to 'Nature's Residence'.\”
They left the place earlier through Malfurion's natural power, and the dizziness was less severe. Not all legends had a demiplane. The saint cardinals did not, most legendary knights did not, and nor did the druids. Only the legendary sorcerers and the experts who occupied a certain demiplane or alternate dimension of special qualities had such a thing, like Apsis with his 'Skeleton Land' and Tiphotidis with his 'Silent Hell'.
Of course, it was generally accepted that their demiplanes were granted by the Lord of Hell or the Will of Abyss. Their strength would be improved by half a level if they fought in those areas.
\”Is this a space jump based on demiplanes?\” Arcelion was behind his sister. He felt that he had only been giddy for a while before the familiar Stroop forest appeared again before his eyes.