Chapter 196

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Chapter 196

"So what if we came? Isn’t crystal testing part of the agreement? We’re fulfilling our obligations!"

Sylas quickly stopped the argument between the two, arranged all the Earth Children according to the scratches, and then came the boring wait. She felt strange in her heart at this time: she didn’t feel this bored when testing crystal before.

Maybe it was just that Xerath was too interesting. No, even if they didn’thing, just being with her made them unreasonably happy.

She sighed, Luna came over and sat on the other side of the Earth Child’s shoulder, asking softly, "What’s wrong? Remembering the time we tested the crystals? Who did you go with?"

"Teacher." She no longer hesitates to talk about "teacher" in front of Luna. On one hand, she already knows about the existence of the teacher and makes occasional jokes about it. If she keeps hiding it, Luna will be even more excited. On the other hand… she really needs someone to talk to about the teacher.

"Is it fun? Where is the crystallization?"

"Near the mountains to the west of the ‘Elemental Gate.’ Teacher said it’s a new crystallization."

"Just the two of you?" Luna’s excitement was hard to contain. Traveling together! A world for two!

"No, no," afraid that Luna might misunderstand, Sylas explained, "There are several helpers with us, not just the two of us." For some unknown reason, she even lied.

"Are there any fun things?"

"Fun things?" Everything is quite fun. She remembered flying through the dragon bones with a wind shield, and Xerath had to cut her hair because of the black water spray. She still hasn’t grown it back. And her and Virgil competing for Xerath’s attention, imagining the two of them cuddling at the edge of the desert. Everything is interesting as long as she’s with Xerath.

She didn’t notice the nostalgic and longing expression on her face, so of course she didn’t notice Luna’s disgusted look either.

But Luna pushed her, indicating that she was about to tease her again! Sylas hadn’t thought of how to defend herself yet, but luckily Swis came over with a well-drawn topographic map and said to Luna, "We’re relying on you to measure the terrain."

"Why rely on me!"

Swis pointed at some big rocks and said, "Don’t you think these places can only be reached by you?"

For a wizard who excels in spatial magic, going to unimaginable corners is actually quite easy, as long as there are no obstacles on the way.

Luna sighed deeply, and the excitement in her eyes vanished in an instant. She followed Swis’s direction, but he quickly grabbed her and handed her a pole, saying, "Take this with you."

"What is this?!"

"It’s a height meter. Go ahead, we need to measure the height of these places before this thing becomes useful."

"Where on earth did you get this thing?"

"Of course, our great mentor found it in the garbage dump. Don’t worry, it’s practically new."

"Which direction should we use this instrument for?"

"A short course on examining rocks and fields. It is only open to assistants and apprentices of the Tower School."

"It’s hard to believe it’s not on our schedule."

"No, it is. It’s in Appendix One of the course catalog. You’ve never seen it, have you?"

The appendix contains various additional subjects for wizards and apprentices. The credits are usually less than two points, and they are not mandatory courses for any specific direction. Very few lower-level students look at them.

With Luna’s help, the measurements became quick. She just needed to aim at a point, use a spell to move herself and the instrument, then record the numbers. Caroline was there to do the calculations, while Sylas seemed to be in charge of directing the Earth Child (and, of course, writing the lab report later).

No matter what, the four of them working together were much faster than Sylas alone (especially because Xerath and she didn’t want to run around measuring distances, so they were slow). Within half an hour, they finished the measurements. When they gathered together, Swis suddenly said to Luna, ‘You’ll be taking this course next semester! Let me give you a preview now.’

"What? What? How did I not know about this??"

Swis mysteriously replied, "Just wait and see. I won’t tell you now."

Luna whispered, as the space in this place rippled, "Didn’t they say there were demons here? Luckily, we were lucky enough not to encounter any." Caroline hurriedly covered her mouth, "Shh, are you afraid that the demons hiding somewhere will hear this and come find us?"

Swis said it with a start, urgently urging Sylas to record the readings quickly.

"Hurry, hurry, let’s go quickly!"

Sylas was still writing slowly and said, "We still have a long way to go, I haven’t tested inside yet."

"Inside?"

Sylas shook her head and two fist-sized Earth Childs fell out of a rift in space, shattering on the ground. But an unknown force pulled the pile of small rocks together, and they lay on the black ground "listening" for a while before burrowing in.

"These stones have many holes," Sylas said, closing her eyes and slightly raising her hands. Golden light sprinkled down with her trembling. "Earth Child can go down very quickly and deeply."

"Are you controlling the Earth Child to walk underground?"

"Shh, walking underground with Earth Child is one of the basic exercises in earth elemental combat training. One strategy is to have Earth Child cast spells from underground to attack enemies on the surface, which is very intimidating. Have you heard of the legend of the ‘Duke of Misfortune’?"

The "Duke of Misfortune" was one of the generals under the last Lich King. He was slightly different from others because he was still alive. But because he loved the feeling of legally killing people, he joined the team of the dead and started targeting the living. His hobby was to impale people from bottom to top, standing them on the ground to dry while watching them slowly and painfully die.

"…heard it."

"Similar skills." After she finished speaking, she remained silent for a long time. Finally, she let go, sighed heavily, and collapsed onto Leunen.

"I’m so tired, Leunen."

"Yes, ma’am. Yes, ma’am." The water lord brought paper and pen, and the wind rustled the paper while Leunen created a barrier behind Sylas to shield from the wind.

"Why doesn’t my water lord behave that way?" Luna asked disappointedly.

Leunen proudly said, "I dare say that if they haven’t dived to a sufficient depth, the water lords they find will recently have been promoted and lack wisdom." It mischievously drew circles on its own head.

Diving depth is similar to the intensity of spells, which is strongly related to the caster’s personal qualities. Leunen had something more to say, but it was said in an especially cryptic manner. Luna sat on Earth Child feeling discouraged. The difference was undeniable: Sylas was controlling ten or more Earth Children and a water lord. She was even able to make the Earth Children dive deep underground. While focusing on controlling elemental creatures out of her sight, the other Earth Children didn’t vanish, indicating that she still had enough energy to take care of these stubborn fellows.

Terrifying. But then, she excitedly thought, "Sylas has the ability to make the aloof King of Elements take notice. Maybe everyone’s fantasies can come true." However, how can we bring Xerath to the school to see Sylas? Perhaps only Jane knows what to do; she has so many absurd ideas.

"The good news is that the magma is still far from us. There’s a hypothesis that Mount Borliboli erupted due to crystallization. The active energy from crystallization has stimulated both the fire elements and earth elementals." As soon as she finished speaking, her Earth Child emerged from the ground and quickly ran down the mountain, with smoke still rising from its body. It must have accidentally entered a high-temperature area and rapidly heated up due to its small size.

Sylas quickly opened a space crack and pulled it in.

She used some hypothetical models that she had given to Xerath on paper to speculate what the crystallization near the volcano might look like. To confirm this speculation, she instructed the Earth Child to gather some new data. Surprisingly, her knowledge of space theory, which she had studied for credits, helped her to imagine the shape of the crystallization better and express them in three dimensions. For the same reason, Luna was the first person to understand the drawings she made.

"It looks like a snake with its back exposed! Do you think it looks like it’s drilling through the underground magma river like this?"

"Perhaps?"

During the waiting period for the second set of data, only Swis seemed increasingly restless. Comparatively, Caroline remained calm. She moved her gaze away from Sylas’s paper and looked at her foolish younger brother, asking casually, "Did you accidentally prick yourself with a needle on your underwear?"

"What? Of course not!"

"Then why do you seem wound up like a spring?"

Swis walked up to a nearby scratch and reached out his hand. The burning emblem immediately became visible. He said, "Don’t you think this thing is strange? It’s definitely a demon’s thing and looks so evil. I feel like I’m being watched."

"I think it’s just your imagination. You’ve been on edge since yesterday."

Swis tightly held his little mirror and glared at his sister with irritation. "This world is so cold, only superstition can make me feel a bit warm."

"Then you should help Sylas instead of constantly causing trouble."

Sylas shook her head. "No need, I’m almost done painting." She thought to herself that only being with Xerath would make her feel at ease. If Xerath were here, even if a volcano erupted, she would appear calm and composed. These friends, though reliable, showed their limitations in this dangerous place.

Can demons tempt the King of Elements?