Chapter 356: Arrived at Zhadphis Woodland
Chapter 356: Arrived at Zhadphis Woodland
“Well, it was our fault, and especially my grave mistake. I was too furious because of that bitch elf and that insolent dwarf.” Yralissa put down her teacup and heaved a subtle sigh. “I was too oblivious to quickly notice that we were in the presence of a real divine being. I shall atone for my sins when the Goddess of Light arrives as she promised.”
“Well, it’s no use lamenting what happened. Being ignorant and clueless about history is our fatal mistake. Let’s hope the Goddess of Light will forgive our impudence.” A Fairy Emperor in a green and white robe closed the document and rested his chin against his hand.
“I just hope the Goddess of Light doesn’t hold a grudge against us, Emperor Flix.” Yralissa fiddled with her teacup. Then, she sighed once again.
“Alright, take a look at this data. This is a list of the information reported by our spies in the Human Continent and Devil Continent. I have summarized it into some important points that we need to pay attention to.” Onyx handed a note with only a sweep of his hand to Yralissa.
“Hmm…” Yralissa tucked her long turquoise hair behind her ear and caught the floating note.
“The humans set a lot of mysterious massive traps in certain places. As for the devils… They seem like they are preparing a lot of unknown deadly weapons. Humans and devils are really preparing for a major war against accursed monsters, huh? The Goddess of Blessings guides the Human Race and Evil God for the Devil Race.” After she read the note, Yralissa passed it to Alyssum.
“Uhh, humans and devils are lucky enough to be guided by divine beings from the ancient era. Humph! The Beast Race in the Beast Continent is no different either. When our Goddess returns, we will also make proper preparations.” Alyssum clenched her fist while pursed her lips.
“We have already made war preparations, but it’s only to fight the elves and dwarves in case their troops enter our continent again. Ugh, it still shudders me to remember that one giant slime.” Flix embraced himself with a slightly pale face.
“I assume that giant black slime is one of the accursed monsters that the Goddess of Light has talked about. The monster seemed to be speaking in an ancient language. I didn’t understand anything that slime said against the Goddess of Light. It was so vague and unclear.” The other Fairy Emperor expressed his opinion.
“Yea, I also don’t understand anything that giant slime shouted even though I can speak in the ancient language. That slime was even capable of restoring its body every time it was destroyed! If all the accursed monsters are like that, then this will be the worst battle for us.” Alyssum replied with a slight snort and a small nod. However, something important suddenly flashed through her mind. “Eh? Wait a minute…”
“Hm?” Yralissa became curious about the reason why Alyssum suddenly fell silent and seemed to think of something important.
“Wait, if the Goddess of Blessings is the Human Goddess, then what about the Goddess of Light? The Human Race has two Goddesses who will protect and guide them?” Alyssum swallowed her saliva with a taste of injustice.
“It seems your suspicions don’t fit the facts, Empress Alyssum. Although we fairies don’t know much about ancient history, we’ve known for a long time that the Human Race has only one Goddess, namely the Goddess of Blessings.” Even speaking so, Onyx stroked his chin as he thought about it.
“However, what Empress Alyssum said has the truth too. If the Human Race only has one Goddess, so who is the Goddess of Light? Is she a Human Goddess or not? She is not a Goddess of an extinct race, right?” Yralissa tried to remember a few things from her memory.
Yet, she was clueless and gave up because she absolutely had no idea about the Goddess of Light’s identity.
After that, Yralissa and four other highest-ranking authorities in Fairy Continent discussed other matters. They decided to keep most of their confusion for later. Although they would bring it up again when the Goddess of Light and other divine beings came to visit.
When the sun inclined thirty degrees westward from midday, Elysia’s group had just arrived near the biggest and most beautiful city in Fairy Continent. It was only a journey of less than an hour.
Zhadphis Woodland was a city with many trees within the city walls, a forest city.
At first glance, Zhadphis Woodland was similar to a large city on the Human Continent if those giant trees were not considered.
The one thing that attracted Nell and Rhea the most was a huge tree in the middle of the city. That large tree was three times bigger than the other trees. When viewed from several sides, that largest tree was indeed somewhat similar to the Tree of Life.
“En, this is unmistakable. We have arrived at Zhadphis Woodland, and the biggest tree over there is the fake Tree of Life.” Nell tried to make sure they had arrived at their real destination. She got lost before and pointed to the wrong city, but not this time because she was extremely confident.
“Yay! We’re here. I’m sure it’s the fake Tree of Life.” Rhea cheered happily and threw her hands up. “All right, we need to wake Ely, Helen.”
“Are you sure, Aria? Ely looks tired. I didn’t have the heart to wake her up. Do you agree with me, Vann?” Nell hesitated to wake Elysia after she saw Elysia’s adorable sleeping face.
“Hum.” Vanessa only gave a brief response with neither yes nor no. To be honest, she just wanted to let her master rest until her master woke up.
“Erm… But, Ely herself asked us to wake her up when we arrived at Zhadphis Woodland. I need to obey my master’s command.” Rhea immediately made up her mind after brief consideration.
“…” Vanessa glanced at the little fairy with mint colored hair.
For some reason, she began to feel that this Goddess had become her fellow servant to serve the same master, the real and sincere one.
Even though it was just a hunch, she got the vibe. Well, this Goddess’s reason for becoming her master’s servant was also a bit complicated.
Nell could only agree because her big sister was so convinced. Thus, she and her big sister floated near Elysia’s face and tried to wake the sleeping princess with a gentle effort.
“Uh? Ah, are we at Zhadphis Woodland yet?” Elysia awakened from her light rest without taking long. She looked left and right, then forward. Before her eyes, she could see a lively and majestic jungle city.
“Woah, a big green city full of tall trees. Are we going to just enter the city?” Elysia immediately became fully conscious and delighted to see the big forest city, fairy capital city. She tried to wake Elena up, but the latter was a bit difficult to get up.
“Well, yes, but actually no, Ely. Zhadphis Woodland is protected by an invisible defensive barrier. We’ll enter through one of the main gates by sneaking in. Then, we can head straight to the fake Tree of Life for a few vials of Dew of Life.” Nell explained the list of plans that she had thought through.
“After that, we can meet Fairy Empress or Fairy Emperor. I need to know the attitude of fairies towards divine beings before we appear before them as Goddesses.” Rhea clasped her hands with a faint smile.
“Err, you already know what my master said to those elves, fairies, and dwarves.” Elysia scratched her head gently.
“En, Helen told me, Ely. Your master said that she will appear with other divine beings, namely Helen and I. Emm, I mean the Goddess of Light will come with the Goddess of Blessings and the Goddess of Life.” Rhea gave a sunny smile after rectify her reply.
‘You are quite used to your second name, Aria. Alright, let’s land first, and we will infiltrate. Vann and I will follow you two in invisible magic. Also, please don’t separate from the group.’ Elysia spoke to Rhea and Nell via telepathy.
‘En, okay.’ ‘I understand.’ Nell and Rhea responded via telepathy too.
After that, Nell gave the command to her magic carpet to land in a surveillance-free area. She covered herself and her big sister with invisible magic before flying toward the city entrance.
Vanessa transformed into a small cat, then Elysia carried Vanessa before following Nell and Rhea closely behind.
It was easy for Elysia’s group to infiltrate Zhadphis Woodland even though the city was under heavy guard.
‘Hehe, none of those imperial guard fairies will notice us. Big sister, how about my magic?’ Nell put her hands on her hips with pride.
‘Your invisible magic has improved a lot, Helen. Emperor-level or below will have no way of detecting us.’ Rhea smiled softly while looking at her little sister. She knew this little one was expecting a compliment.
‘Hehe, then shall we go straight to the fake Tree of Life under this guise?’ Nell chuckled happily.
‘Not so fast, Helen. We need to find some information first. Let’s get out of this invisible magic and ask some fairies first before going to the fake Tree of Life. What do you think, Mast- Ely?’ Rhea shook her head, then looked back. But she couldn’t see Elysia anywhere. ‘Ely? Master Elysia?’
‘I’m here, Aria. Please call me Ely on this mission.’ Elysia smiled helplessly. She was right in front of Rhea, but was Rhea unable to see her?
‘Big sis-, Aria, please take a closer look. Ely’s magic is tricky and mysterious. She’s right in front of you, you know?’ Nell gave a piece of thoughtful advice. She also sometimes failed to find the invisible Elysia if she didn’t look carefully.