Chapter 2211 Magic Vine <TOC> Chapter 2213 Silver-White Flying Fish
Translator: SumTLMan
Gentle Wind Uranos did not wish for allies to intervene, possibly indicating that the matter was not severe? Yet, if it was not severe, why were all wind elemental creatures recalled, in such a hurry that even the mature elementals had no time to attend to sprites?
Uranos also did not disclose the specifics to allies, suggesting that it might not want the matter to become public knowledge?
Given the lack of detailed information, based on the current synthesis of messages, Angel deduced that the incident might have occurred within the inner circles of White Cloud Hamlet.
Could it be an internal conflict?
Angel couldn’t help but recall historical instances of royal family disputes, such as battles for the throne, quests for fame and fortune, and factional strife, where myriad schemes were employed. These shadowy dealings, often kept secret to save face, were usually unknown to those outside the royal family.
By comparison, Angel speculated that the events unfolding on Wind Island might be of a similar nature, a kind of domestic disgrace that Gentle Wind Uranos was reluctant to broadcast.
Of course, this was mere speculation, and the actual circumstances would only be clear upon visiting White Cloud Hamlet.
At this time, the Magic Vine spoke again, “The sage has heard of your situation and invites you to visit the Lake of Birth. The sage and Highness Abundance are also paying attention to the situation on Wind Island. Should there be any new developments, you will be promptly informed upon your visit to the Lake of Birth.”
Despite this invitation, Angel decided to decline after some thought.
To his knowledge, although Green Wilderness and White Cloud Hamlet were in the same region, governing the sky and the land respectively, to avoid conflicts of interest, Wind Island and the Lake of Birth were actually quite distant. Firstly, he did not want to waste time traveling back and forth; secondly, since the sage of Green Wilderness was also unaware of the specifics, going there might just result in waiting in vain, rather than sticking to the original plan to visit Wind Island.
After all, visiting the Lake of Birth in Green Wilderness was optional for Angel, but visiting Wind Island in White Cloud Hamlet was mandatory.
Moreover, the duration of the events on Wind Island was uncertain, and Angel could not afford to wait indefinitely.
Even if he arrived at Wind Island to find the speculated “internal conflict” playing out, Angel believed that Gentle Wind Uranos would not make things difficult for him. After all, he held the “noble cause” of Arnoldo and the message from the sage of Toothpull Desert, Kuplatinum.
He was coming with a purpose, not intruding without reason.
With these thoughts, Angel declined the Magic Vine’s offer. He might visit Green Wilderness in the future, but for now, heading to Wind Island was the priority.
The Magic Vine then said, “Very well, I will convey your decision to the sage.”
After declining another invitation from the Magic Vine to visit its temporary residence, Angel inquired about the shortest route to Wind Island and any possible taboos he might encounter before bidding farewell to the Magic Vine.
The Gondola set sail once again.
After navigating through the cloud paths for approximately an hour, Angel encountered no wind elemental creatures, aligning perfectly with the sage of the Green Wilderness’s account, suggesting that all beings of the wind had indeed congregated at Wind Island.
A few minutes later, a streak of green suddenly pierced the uniform white of the clouds ahead.
The stark contrast caught Angel’s attention immediately.
It was a green bean vine adorned with white fluff, stretching about ten meters in length. Utilizing the strong winds high in the sky, it flew with a flexibility, its movement dictated by the breeze.
Moreover, this green bean vine could control its flight direction through swaying.
Now, the vine, manipulating its supple limbs, approached the Gondola where Angel resided.
Angel did not evade; he had noticed that initially, the vine simply drifted with the wind before it deliberately veered towards them upon their discovery.
He was curious about the vine’s intentions.
Quickly, the green bean vine neared the Gondola, and as it approached, Angel heard a crisp sound: “One, two, three, two… No, that’s not right, let me count again. One, two, three, what comes after?”
“You dummy, it’s four.” Dangros, too, had made his way to the ship’s side, intrigued by the green bean vine, and casually released a fragrant remark.
“Oh right, it’s four!” The vine paused in its speech and then descended towards the Gondola.
As it drew closer, Eremy’s blue lantern flower began to slowly emerge at the bow. At that moment, Angel sent a mental message, and Eremy withdrew his guard, allowing the blue lantern flower to sink back into the shadows.
The vine then successfully reached the Gondola, wrapping around the crossbar of the starry veil, hanging down like a curtain.
Angel glanced at Dangros with a look, and Dangros immediately caught on, asking, “Who are you? Boarding someone’s vessel uninvited is quite rude. I’ll have you know, we have rules here; uninvited guests are to be caged, unless you agree to be my little brother…”
“Cough, cough.” Angel coughed, interrupting Dangros’s improvised threat, learned from who knows where.
Dangros continued, “Well, even though we don’t really cage intruders, I was serious when I said boarding uninvited is rude. Speak your purpose quickly.”
The vine responded, “My name is Jack… I didn’t want to intrude, I was actually busy learning to count. It was the sage who sent me here.”
Jack was obviously referring to the sage of the Green Wilderness.
“The sage said it has received the message from Absinth and extends a welcome to you one, two, three, two… to visit the Lake of Birth at your convenience.” Jack attempted to count the individuals on the ship but struggled to get past three.
“Was Absinth the previous Magic Vine?… Understood, and thanks for the sage’s invitation,” Angel replied, his gaze still fixed on the vine, suspecting the Green Wilderness’s sage had more reasons than just delivering a message to send the vine specifically to them.
As expected, Jack paused, then added, “There’s one more thing.”
With a gentle flick, a slender pod on its body released a green-glowing bean.
The bean bounced onto the table, rolling and stopping in front of Angel.
“What’s this? A gift from the sage?” Angel sensed the bean was imbued with a pure and harmonious natural force.
Jack shook its head, “This is from me to you.”
Angel, puzzled, looked at Jack for an explanation.
Jack: “The sage has also given me a task to explore Wind Island to see what exactly has happened there. I figured going alone would definitely get me intercepted. Since Absinth told me you all are very strong, I thought, why not hitch a ride on your ship? I know it can’t be for free, so the Magic Bean is my payment.”
Angel: “The sage sent you to check out the situation on Wind Island?”
Jack nodded with its vine, as if to agree: “The sage is indeed concerned about the matters of Wind Island.”
“Did you come up with the idea to board my ship and join us on your own?”
Jack nodded again, quite proudly: “Yes, upon seeing your flying ship, I came up with this brilliant idea. Isn’t it smart?”
Angel looked deeply at Jack without saying anything.
At this moment, Dangros laughed and said: “What’s so smart about that? It was clearly hinted by your sage.”
Jack: “The sage didn’t hint at anything, just instructed me to scout out the situation on Wind Island.”
Dangros: “Think about it. Would your sage really send you to deliver a message that makes no sense? He might not have said it outright, but sending you to find us is a kind of hint, leading you to think this way, isn’t it?”
Angel looked at Dangros with some surprise. Previously, in the Fire Domain, he only saw it as somewhat blunt, but after spending a few days together, he found that Dangros could be quite cunning.
What Dangros said was exactly what Angel was thinking.
Perhaps the sage didn’t explicitly tell Jack to “hitch a ride,” but the implication was clear enough.
“Is that really the case?” Jack was still somewhat incredulous, but Dangros’s analysis made a lot of sense, especially after Dangros had previously revealed the numbers after three, making Jack think this strange entity might be wiser than it, thus it began to doubt.
“It’s definitely the case. Your sage knows very well that with your condition, you would definitely not be able to enter Wind Island. Only by following our ship, using the “noble cause” of returning Arnoldo as an excuse, would you have a chance to enter Wind Island. So, this is definitely a hint.”
“I won’t hitch a ride on your ship then.” Jack wasn’t sure of the truth, but it vaguely felt that if it was indeed a hint, continuing to hitch a ride seemed inappropriate. So, it immediately chose to disembark.
“Forget it, come along.” Angel said indifferently.
He could see that the sage of Green Wilderness, by sending out such a “naive” Jack, might have already anticipated Jack’s subsequent actions, including the current situation.
Such a simple scheme, Jack might not think of, but the sage surely understood, they should see through it.
The sage was not only interested in learning about the situation on Wind Island but probably also wanted to probe their bottom line.
Whether he refused Jack boarding or allowed it, in fact, was showing a kind of attitude. If Angel truly went to the core of Green Wilderness——the Lake of Birth, the attitude he showed at this moment would also become the sage’s attitude toward him.
Perhaps the sage guessed that he was not an elemental creature and suspected he might have some plot, wanting to test him. Angel couldn’t be bothered to care because sending the Drama Shadow Box to various places was already the limit of what he could do. The opening of Tidal Realm is an irreversible trend, all the probing will not change the outcome of the Tidal Realm, only the ultimate fate of the elemental creatures here, which doesn’t concern Angel much.
Therefore, Angel didn’t bother to analyze the outcome the sage hoped to see, to him, it actually didn’t matter.
All he wanted to do now was to meet Gentle Wind Uranos and inquire about Feng.
As for whether or not to let Jack board, Angel felt indifferent, it was entirely up to his own preference.
Since Jack had offered the ship fare, and Angel found Jack to be quite naive, he agreed to let Jack board.
However, he only agreed to let Jack board the ship, but whether Jack would be allowed to explore Wind Island after arriving there was another matter. At least, Angel planned to first meet with Gentle Wind Uranos and ask for their opinion before making a decision.
After all, compared to the attitude of the sage of the Green Wilderness, Angel cared more about the stance of Gentle Wind Uranos.
After agreeing to let Jack board, Angel accepted the fare he paid——a magic bean.
He carefully examined it and discovered that this magic bean had a peculiar form; it existed materially in the physical world but was essentially a collection of elements, seemingly possessing a power that linked the physical world with the energy realm, allowing it to have a form in both realms.
Perhaps, this was Jack’s ability?
Upon inquiry, it turned out that this was indeed Jack’s ability.
Jack could convert nature energies into pods on his body, which could replenish his energy by consuming the magic beans from the pods when his own energy was depleted.
In essence, this was the fruit produced by Jack.
It could be considered a special type of magic material. Although not high in rank, it was very pure and could replace many wood elemental materials.
Of course, it could also serve as a ‘magic replenishment’ or ‘casting material’ for nature wizards, as its natural force was very pure, making it a good consumable for nature wizards.
Angel quite liked this magic bean; after all, although it was a low-level material, Jack could produce and consume it on his own, and if produced in large quantities, it could lead to a qualitative change.
Angel inquired about the production rate of the magic beans.
However, Jack’s answer was somewhat disappointing to Angel; creating the pods required a significant amount of energy, and it took a long time to produce one. Moreover, the ratio of energy replenishment was very low, only suitable as a non-combat material reserve.
Unless in the Voice of the World, that is, during an elemental tide, Jack had the chance to produce more pods.
Moreover, Jack enjoyed the crunchy taste of the magic beans. He usually did not accumulate them, crunching them whenever he had a surplus. This particular magic bean was saved for a while as a snack for later, but now it was given away in order to hitch a ride on the ship.
Knowing that magic beans were not easy to produce, Angel had to temporarily abandon the idea of exchanging for some.
However, Angel still planned to maintain a good relationship with Jack, as such pure natural fruits were rare. After the Tidal Realm opens, perhaps a business could be conducted in the name of an individual or Phantom Island to increase revenue.
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The Gondola continued to sail through the clouds.
After flying for five hours, Angel was already nearing the core area of the White Cloud Hamlet.
If the clouds elsewhere could be compared to inland lakes, then what he was seeing now was the true sea.
It was a vast sea of clouds stretching unknowingly how far.
The clouds were thin in some places and dense in others, but there was never a break in the middle, extending all the way to the horizon.
This was the real White Cloud Hamlet, a land of wind entirely composed of clouds.
And Wind Island was deep within this sea of clouds.
Angel marveled at the majesty of the sea of clouds without stopping. The Gondola sped up, turning into a white arc, and directly plunged into the sea of clouds.
The closer he got to the core of the White Cloud Hamlet, the richer the wind elements Angel felt around him.
Moreover, these winds were blowing directly against the direction of the Gondola’s voyage.
Chapter 2211 Magic Vine <TOC> Chapter 2213 Silver-White Flying Fish