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"I need to rest for a bit. You should disconnect these dead people first. I'll try my best to control the Demon Gathering Tower to help you maintain your necromancy later."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work..."
Cambinash watched with deep emotion as the rosy-cheeked Yashutia found a large tree to lean against and sat down to rest. She took a deep breath, used her consciousness to control the dead behind her to gather together, and then dispelled the necromantic magic within her body.
After doing all this, she was already quite tired. Being in a low-magic state for a long time would inevitably weaken her body, and even as an immortal lich, she would inevitably want to fall into a deep sleep.
However, seeing how hard Yashutia had worked along the way and how she still had to scout ahead, Kambinash cheered up and checked the situation near the forest for Yashutia.
She wasn't without her suspicions about Yashutia, but after divining based on the limited information available, she discovered that she was making great strides on the right path. Surprised, she no longer had any doubts.
……
"They've stopped for a short break!"
Two kilometers away from Yashutia and her companions, the two reporters were hurrying along, covered in dust.
The mid-level mage lowered his telescope, stopped, and breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced around, then suddenly gasped in shock:
"Holy crap, where did I end up? Is this still in China?"
His companion gave a wry smile, leaned against the tree trunk, and sighed.
"...As a journalist from Lundia, this is the first time I've felt such a sense of defeat. Not only can I not outrun two women, but I can't even outrun a bunch of dead people..."
The mid-level mage ignored his companion; he simply stared palely in the direction he had come from, muttering in despair:
"Oh no... Do you remember our previous route?"
His companion paused for a moment, then stood up, supporting himself on his knees, and glanced back in the direction they had come from.
The winding path was hidden by tangled bushes and trees, and there were no traces of footprints on the dense weeds. In this place, which was far from the trade route, there were no signs pointing the way, and the tall ancient trees blocked out the sky, making it impossible to tell which direction was which.
His companion fell silent.
The mid-level mage and his companion exchanged glances for a moment, took a deep breath, and forced a smile:
"Haha, looks like I have no choice but to focus on the big news in front of me. I guess this counts as dedicating myself to the cause of journalism?"
"Ugh."
His companion sighed, pushed aside the bushes beside him, stepped out, and said, "Let me see if I can find any supplies around here."
The mid-level mage watched his companion disappear into the bushes, then, somewhat dazed, sat down on the ground. He raised his binoculars, gazing at the mass of dead bodies lying in the distance, and muttered:
"There's nothing to be afraid of. At worst, we can join them. That wouldn't be considered going deep into the heart of the matter..."
After a few minutes, his companion poked his head out from the bushes and said calmly:
"I have good news and bad news, which do you want to hear first?"
"..." The mid-level mage was silent for a moment, then said with difficulty, "Bad news."
His companion stepped over the bushes and sat down next to the mid-level mage, saying:
"The bad news is, we might have to eat cow dung from now on."
The intermediate-level mage wiped his sweat after hearing this and quickly asked:
"What about the good news?"
His companion chuckled and patted the mid-level mage on the shoulder.
"The good news is, there's plenty of cow dung!"
Chapter 340 The Secret of the Corichou Tribe
Today is the second day of Latis's secluded training, where he is absorbing the power of the Nine Dragon Crystals.
Artemis opened her eyes groggily, instinctively crawled to the bedside, squinted at the traditional elven astronomical clock, and yawned.
She seemed normal when she said goodnight to Latis last night, but after returning to bed, she tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. She then realized that she seemed to have been inspired by the overly hardworking little bird. After making plans in her head for a long time, she simply got out of bed and stayed up all night, inscribing two more spells into her magic book: "Fourth Ring Spell - Illusion" and "Fifth Ring Spell - Dominate Man".
At this point, she had basically used up all the magical materials she had accumulated over the past few months, leaving only the daily necessities for the mage's item shop.
In this state of mind, her meditation speed seemed to increase slightly, so much so that she didn't go back to sleep after recording the spell. She only fell into a deep sleep after her consciousness became blurred during meditation.
Fortunately, she woke up relatively early, so she didn't waste any time today.
"Just five more minutes of sleep..."
Artemis, who had only slept for a short while, instinctively braced her hands on the edge of the bed and dozed off for half a minute. Then, she accidentally let go and the elf rolled off the bed with a whooshing sound.
After a while, the half-elf, supporting himself on the edge of the bed, stood up shakily, covered his head, cried out in pain a few times, and then gradually came to his senses.
"I guess... I should get up. Sigh."
Artemis rubbed her face wearily, slowly took off her thin nightgown, and walked unsteadily to the wardrobe in a plain tank top and loose trousers.
Bang!
Just as her forehead was about to hit the wardrobe, she quickly covered her head with her hand, then suddenly jolted awake, her ears trembling, and carefully opened the wardrobe.
Of course, there are more than a dozen hooded coats in the wardrobe. As a fan of hooded coats, the half-elf has at least half of his wardrobe filled with this style.
However, the reason it's only half a wardrobe is because...
She glanced guiltily at the maid outfits, evening gowns, and school uniforms she had recently acquired, grabbed a hooded coat, and closed the wardrobe.
She secretly bought these clothes behind Latis's back. In order not to waste the funds allocated by the mage's office to buy these clothes, she has been working overtime recently to make a lot more magic scrolls.
A small portion of them were given to Yashutia, who often goes out; it's unknown whether that careless girl noticed.
In short, it's all because of what Latis said before, that the first time should have a sense of ceremony, which made her anxious. She wanted to buy new clothes and think about what else she could do for Latis. Now, she felt very confused when she thought about the word "certainty".
Elves certainly have the tradition of courtship, but due to their long lifespan, elves who become a couple usually find that one day, during their long time together, their mood, physical condition, the evening breeze, and the moonlight are just right, and they naturally come together.
Latis didn't have such a long lifespan, and he had no reason to wait for the elven tradition, nor did the half-elf want Latis to wait.
But the question is, what exactly does Latis mean by the sense of ritual?
Artemis sighed, skillfully put on her hooded coat, and walked out of the room.
She planned to visit the Mage's Guild today, firstly to inquire with Lady Oriana about the situation of the Kolich tribe to which the little bird belonged, as she wanted to do something for the child; and secondly, to ask about the Herod City Ruins and see if the Guild had any plans to issue any missions.
Arte closed the door and was about to go downstairs when she subconsciously glanced in the direction of Latis's room and was suddenly startled.
There sat Serfal, dressed in a long red dress, sitting cross-legged like a big dog at the entrance of Latis, drooling and dozing off. It was unclear what had happened.
“Serfal, Miss Serfal!”
The half-elf quickly stepped forward, shook Serfal's shoulder, and asked:
"Why are you sleeping here? Is something wrong with the dragon's nest?"
"Dragon's Nest..."
Serfael gradually regained consciousness. She rubbed her eyes, subconsciously wiped her mouth, and upon seeing it was Ateliers, immediately grinned.
"It's you! Good elf, Serfal is alright!"
"That's good..." Artemis breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the smiling face that resembled Latis's by ninety percent, and asked with a wry smile, "Why are you sleeping here? It's so uncomfortable to sleep sitting up!"
She was somewhat helpless. After the expansion of the Mage's Territory, she had originally wanted to free up a room for Serfal on the third floor, but Serfal didn't like sleeping indoors. He usually either lay around in his dragon form or slept on the hill next to the Mage Tower in his human form. In the end, Serfal refused the invitation to sleep in the "small" room.
That's why Atelier was so surprised to see Serfal sleeping by the door. Could it be that the red dragon lady is finally planning to sleep properly in her room?
"Nah!"
Serfar shook his head, then held up a finger and said very seriously:
"Serfar smelled Little Ra stealing food! After Little Ra stole some food, she smelled delicious, so Serfar wanted to smell her!"
"Stealing food?"
Artemis opened her eyes wide in confusion. Suddenly, she remembered that Latis had mentioned that items could be obtained from the "simulation." Perhaps this was the item that Latis had just acquired that he was using.
"Mmm!" Serfar nodded vigorously, chuckled, wiped his drool, and said, "Little Ra smells so good, I really want to eat her..."
"Miss Serfa, you're just hungry!"
The half-elf was immediately exasperated. She patted her face, sighed with a headache, took Serfa's hand and pulled her up, saying as they walked downstairs:
"Alright, alright, let your older brother cultivate properly first. I'll go make you something to eat..."
……
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"The Monk's Ominous House..."
After finishing her morning chores at the Mage's Guild, Artemis quickly crossed the spire wall and arrived at the entrance of the Mage's Guild.
It has to be said that every time the half-elf sees those two spherical rooms on the left and right of the top of the Mage Guild, he is reminded of the "elegant name" that is often used to refer to the Mage Guild.
She couldn't help but chuckle softly as she walked into the association. After greeting the receptionist, she sat down on the monster fur sofa in the lobby and began waiting for the receptionist to relay Lord Orianna's reply.
I wonder how my elder brother's cultivation is going...
Artemis placed her hand on the sofa armrest and gently rubbed the sofa's plush fur. She wisely refrained from using her appraisal skill to analyze the composition of the fur, lest she be further humiliated by the arrogance of the Mage Guild.
Before leaving the monks' quarters, she habitually took good care of everyone, and only after seeing that everyone was in good condition did she feel at ease to go out.
The robin, who had just developed his abilities, planned to stay home today to practice them. Frico was diligently minding the shop, while Serfa seemed to have received three books from Latis yesterday and was actually reading them earnestly…
Atelier's unusual behavior was rather frightening; for some reason, she had a vague feeling that an ancient god was about to be resurrected.
As for Yashutia, the half-elf also sent a concerned inquiry to her beacon. She replied quickly, saying something like, "Just wait, I, Yashutia, am about to accomplish something great." However, the half-elf always felt that Yashutia's words contained an excitement about plotting to seize power.
Oh well, let her be. Anyway, if I pat her head later, she'll be all excited and calling me "Big Sister" again...
Artemis sighed and fell into deep thought.
As she was leaving, she happened to be with Silver Hur. According to Silver Hur, she was going to ask the three schools for a leave of absence so that she could accompany Latis to the new mage tower to meet the noble examiners.
As a teacher at the Queen's Academy, Yin Xiuer had previously gone to the capital to participate in her thesis defense and was quite well-known there. If Latis were to go to the capital later, taking Yin Xiuer with her would be very helpful.
However, Art also remembered that they had met a princess named Slingk before. She seemed to have a good relationship with Latis, and as a princess, the capital city was definitely her home ground.
I wonder when my elder brother will head to the capital after completing the assessment for becoming a new noble...
Arterifus couldn't help but feel a little worried. If Latis stayed in the capital for too long, she wondered if the princess might make a move against him. Teacher Yin was gentle and modest, and he might be bullied by the princess. If the royal family took a fancy to someone, they certainly wouldn't allow him to have any other partners...
Unfortunately, it's inconvenient for half-elves to get involved with the noble Titania. Latis also said that while Herod Mage Territory needs to develop vigorously, it still needs to keep its distance from the emerging powers in Titania to prevent anything from affecting the girls of the Mage Territory.
The human world is still so complex...