Chapter 126 - Chapter 126: Chapter 120 Spirit Realm Palace (1/2)

Chapter 126: Chapter 120 Spirit Realm Palace

Before leaving Nasir Town, Mr. Byrne first checked the barrier spell protecting the town.

Viscount Bast had once given him a bag of black stones, which were actually “barrier markers” created through alchemy.

He had buried the barrier markers around the town, and by chanting the spells inscribed on the stones, he could activate them.

Once activated, they would generate a barrier spell known as “Dark Mirror,” which would continuously consume the magic power inherent in the stones while manifesting strange black mirrors in various selectable locations within the barrier’s range.

In principle, it was a simple transport array that carried the power of a curse.

The activator could allow certain individuals to freely enter and leave through the Black Mirror, transporting them to different locations around the town, while the enemies within the barrier range would be persistently suppressed and weakened by the curse power of the Black Mirror.

Byrne was grateful to Viscount Bast; the “Dark Mirror” barrier spell wasn’t ordinary merchandise but a Level 2 magic barrier that even an ordinary baronial family couldn’t afford.

Although he knew Viscount Bast surely had his own motives, Byrne couldn’t help but feel grateful.

His weakness was always falling for an “emotional play.”

“Very well, the barrier can still be activated at any time. As long as they stay within its range, the Fischer family can even handle a mid-level Transmutation Extraordinary Exponent,” he said.

With the church divided and the emergence of the Spirit Realm, he who was well-read in history, knew that the collapse of the old order was just a matter of time and the world would become increasingly chaotic.

The Fischer family was still very weak, and the time they had to grow stronger was diminishing.

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Ourde Village was a barren place, with its northern forest being the most noteworthy feature.

The forest itself was part of the vast northern expanse of Nasir, where a kind of flower that was completely invisible to human eyes during the day, called “Night Orchid Crystal,” would emit a pale blue glow at night.

It was a Class 2 Extraordinary Material and an annual steady source of income.

Beyond that, it would also attract mysterious creatures lured by the scent of the Night Orchid Crystals, occasionally even attracting low-level Transmutation magic beasts.

In other words, it produced Class 2 Extraordinary Materials regularly and occasionally yielded materials of the third classification, making it quite valuable.

The Kesse family even gradually perished in the struggle for the resources within this forest.

Byrne and Chris hid in the forest, silently waiting for Baron Leander to bring his men over.

“Honestly, the excuse he made had some basis, as the unique scent of the Night Orchid Crystals does occasionally attract mysterious creatures,” Byrne said.

“But there were still flaws in his words. I’ve read a book about mysterious creatures, where it’s mentioned that the gray horn deer is actually a pure carnivore that doesn’t eat plants,” Chris responded, silently listening.

Suddenly, Chris knelt down, carefully picked up a strand of light green hair from the ground.

It was almost indistinguishable from the weeds on the ground, very hard to spot, but Chris’s keen perception still managed to find it.

“…”

He stared at the hair for a long time before shaking his head and passing it to Byrne.

“Chris, do you think this is the hair of some mysterious creature, or of a person?”

After Byrne received the light green hair, pale blue circles of light emerged in his eyes, and he began to deconstruct its composition through his “Deconstructive Perspective.”

The results made him pause for a long moment, as an image he had not thought of for a long time surfaced in his mind.

The emerald figure with light green hair flowing like a waterfall, bright eyes, an elf of such beauty she seemed beyond the ordinary.

“It belongs to an emerald elf. It seems there are elves wandering nearby,” Byrne murmured after a pause.

“You might have heard as well, Chris, about the rumors of elves frequenting the land of the four towns. And… I did truly see her when I was younger,” he added gravely.

“I’m not certain whether that elf harbors any ill will, but if, Chris, you determine the presence of hostility, we must kill her at the first opportunity!” urged Byrne.

An emerald elf that had roamed the East Coast Province alone for years was not to be trifled with, especially in a forest they favored. If there was any sign of hostility, the situation could become very tricky.

Byrne knew the importance of preemptive action, if the elf showed the slightest hostility, they would need to act immediately.

Eventually, Baron Leander arrived at the forest with two Bloodline Knights and several dozen guards.

He appeared to know exactly where his target was and immediately headed deeper into the forest.

Chris, using his “Tracking Senses,” and Byrne followed from hundreds of meters away, and during their movement, Chris, expressionless, found another strand of light green hair.

“It seems the emerald elf is indeed nearby,” Byrne nodded, even more confident in his assessment.

They continued along the trail indicated by the breath lines and footprints Chris’s “Tracking Senses” had observed, only to find that the men had stopped and were resting near a river.

Chris quickly sensed something was amiss—not everyone had ceased moving.

The men of Baron Leander stood by the river while he disappeared, continuing alone in another direction.