Chapter 233: Scheming (Part 1)

  Aimee sat on the Pegasus, smugly looking at the classmates around her. She tried to pull the Pegasus's reins, wanting to learn from the two Elven riders' movements and make the Pegasus fly. But the Pegasus just snorted, spread its wings, and flapped them twice. Even so, the surrounding magic apprentices let out another gasp of amazement. This kind of animal, which only lives with the Elven race, was originally unseen in the Eastern Continent, and when they learned they came from the legendary, mysterious Whispering Woods, their astonishment was even greater.

  Most of those gathered around Aimee were male apprentices, while nearby, even more female magic apprentices surrounded Yabin. Especially seeing him in a suit of leather armor with a longsword at his side, a few of them even clamored, saying they needed a swordsman companion for their upcoming internship. Yabin seemed like a fish in water among this group of girls, from time to time making them laugh out loud, as they chattered and asked questions nonstop.

  The two siblings happened to feel the huge spatial magic fluctuation from within the forest as they passed by Whispering Woods yesterday, so they curiously entered the forest, but were almost crushed into a pulp by one of the The Withered Wood Wardens inside. Fortunately, in the end, Luya led people out to investigate and recognized that it was them, the two siblings.

  Regarding the matter of the Elven race's entire migration to Whispering Woods, Luya had not mentioned it to anyone before, following Elder Lloyd's instructions, and of course, the two siblings would not have known either. But since they had encountered the two of them in Whispering Woods, Luya simply dispatched two Pegasus riders who had just been teleported from Tulalion to send the two of them back to the Tower of Fangs.

  Whispering Woods had always been unknown to the world. The combined divine power of the Sunwell and the Leaves of the World Tree made ordinary people subconsciously dare not approach there. Only the Elven race themselves and a very small number of top-tier mages knew of this sacred land of the ancient Elves from the ancient texts. But now that there is only one Leaves of the World Tree, its deterrent power against mortals was already not as great as before. The Elven race's migration would be discovered sooner or later. Rather than hiding it, it's better to openly build good relationships with the surrounding powers. This was Elder Lloyd's advice to Luya.

  Elder Lloyd went directly to the royal capital of Ainfast to discuss the details of the relationship between Whispering Woods and the Empire, so while Luya gave the two Elven Pegasus riders the mission to deliver the people, she also had them come to the Tower of Fangs to pay a visit, to call on this continent-famous holy land of elemental magic.

  Of course, in Luya's mind, since the teleportation was already complete, the biggest problem had also been solved. The Elven race had completely escaped the sphere of influence of Celeste. Moreover, once the War Ancient Tree regrew completely above the Sunwell, the two magic barriers, originally of the same lineage, would resonate with each other. Their influence would be so great that it would even surpass the time when all three Leaves of the World Tree were in the Sunwell. With the combat power of over ten thousand Elves and countless The Withered Wood Wardens, there was no need to fear even more or stronger opponents.

  In a situation where everything seemed to be perfectly in place, sending people to visit the nearby Magicians' Guild to build a relationship was a very normal thing. At least for Luya, who was striving to learn how to get along with humans, it didn't feel inappropriate in any way.

  And Yabin and his sister would feel even less that there was anything wrong. The two of them, riding with the Elven Pegasus riders, quickly arrived at the Tower of Fangs. The two Pegasus riders were invited up the tower by the two Tower Masters, while the two siblings remained temporarily in the academy below the tower.

  "Aimee, are you still going to study in the Tower of Water now that you're back?" a girl who was friends with Aimee asked.

  "Tower Master Graden said last time that if I came back, I should go to the Tower of Earth. With him and Tower Master Aiden speaking up for me, my previous dereliction of duty will be overlooked." Aimee said, sticking out her tongue with a smile, then pointed at Yabin. "This time, my brother is also coming to study at the Tower of Fangs. Let me tell you, my brother's swordsmanship is very impressive."

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  "Wow, the legendary dual cultivation of magic and martial arts... so cool." a few girls who heard this exclaimed.

  "How did you get to know the Elves? And they sent you here on a Pegasus, I'm so envious of you."

  "That's a secret I'm not telling you." Aimee was about to speak but closed her mouth after a thought. But it seemed she couldn't resist saying something, so she said in a very mysterious tone: "But I can tell you that I have many more secrets, and they are all very important and interesting. If I told you, it would definitely shock you, hehe."

  "Aimee. Don't talk nonsense." Yabin turned his head to glance at her, his voice not loud but with a certain authority. He then made a face at the girls and said with a smile, "My sister just likes to say things to scare people, sorry about that."

  "So authoritative, just like a big brother. Which element of magic are you planning to study? Why not come to our Tower of Flame?" a girl in a red robe, who had somehow even dyed her hair fiery red, said to Yabin with a wink.

  "Of course, you should come to our Tower of Earth. A big brother has to take good care of his little sister." another short-haired girl in a khaki robe directly grabbed Yabin's hand. "Big brother, where is the Whispering Woods? I don't think I've heard of an Elven settlement anywhere in the Eastern Continent. I've only seen Pegasus with such beautiful wings in picture books. Come on, tell us about it..."

  Yabin really didn't expect to receive such preferential treatment here. He gave a wry smile and said, "Let's wait until the two Elves come out to talk about these things..."

  He didn't have to wait long. While chatting with the surrounding magic apprentices, news came from the high tower about the two Elven knights.

  But this news came rolling down in the form of screams and uproar, turning everything upside down for everyone and even the entire Tower of Fangs: Tower Master Graden had been seriously injured in a dispute with the Elven knights, and the two Elven knights had been electrocuted into two chunks of charcoal by the enraged Tower Master Aiden.

  "How is that possible?" Aimee and Yabin were both stunned, completely in disbelief. The apprentices around them were also so shocked they were at a loss.

  Before the two of them could react, over a dozen senior mages had already rushed out from the tower, running towards them.

  "It's them who brought the Elves. Seize them." With a shout, dozens of various curses and auxiliary magic came pouring down from all directions, in all ways, with all kinds of force and speed.

  The two siblings didn't even grunt, directly collapsing under the onslaught of auxiliary magic like Slow, Weakness, Aging, Curses, and Energy Drain that rained down on them. Even if it wasn't magic, but water or mud, it would have been enough to drown a person, to crush them there.

  "Impossible, it must be a misunderstanding..." Aimee fell to the ground, mustering all her energy to open her mouth and shout, but only a faint sound came out. She felt that what was flowing in her veins was no longer blood, but the intertwined curses.

  No one paid her any mind; the entire Tower of Fangs was already like a thick porridge boiling violently over a raging fire.

  Two great water mages had already gone to examine Tower Master Graden's injuries, and both had concluded that it might not be treatable with magic. The weapons of these two Elves seemed to have a strange effect, causing Tower Master Graden's entire body to suffer damage that was difficult to heal. Although there were no White Magic practitioners in the Tower of Fangs, the judgment of the great mages was still sufficient. They could all see that such an injury seemed truly hopeless unless several Cardinals from Celeste worked together.

  And for several Cardinals to condescend to come to this place, which they considered heretical, to heal a heretical leader, was absolutely impossible.

  Although several great mages were very skeptical that the Elves, who were always known for their elegance and peacefulness, would use violence against a kind great archmage over a simple disagreement, and could severely injure Master Graden, whose earth magic had long been godlike, unfortunately, two senior mages and three apprentices had witnessed the whole thing. They could all vividly describe the situation at that time.

  According to Master Aiden, only the treasure called the Leaves of the World Tree in the hands of those Elves could possibly save Tower Master Graden, and it was clear that Master Graden's injuries could not hold on for much longer. So, under his command, over a hundred mages gathered and rushed to the Whispering Woods at the fastest speed possible.

  Including Master Aiden, nearly ten great air mages summoned over twenty air elementals. Using scrolls as well, a total of more than fifty giant, cloud-like air giants carried the mages majestically into the sky.

  To be able to use elemental giants, which can only be summoned by top-tier elemental mages, as mounts, was an act of extreme luxury that only the Tower of Fangs could afford in the world. And those summoned by Master Aiden were none other than the most outstanding of the elite. At least a third of them were great mages capable of using top-tier single-element magic.

  It's no exaggeration to say that this elite team of mages accounted for half of the mages of the same level on the continent, and their magic was more than enough to wipe out a small country. So the others in the Tower of Fangs were not too worried. They had absolute confidence that this team could bring back the medicine to cure Master Graden.

  The two siblings who had brought the Elves were thrown in a prison cell. Master Aiden questioned them first, but Yabin remained sullen and taciturn, saying not a word, while his sister Aimee just sobbed, saying she knew nothing. Master Aiden originally wanted to strike them down with lightning and turn them into charcoal as well, but the other great mages stopped him. Aimee was, after all, a student of the Tower of Fangs, and in this situation, it seemed she herself was not to blame. With the departure imminent, Master Aiden didn't have the energy to deal with these two, so he had no choice but to lock them up temporarily.