Half-elf Notebook

Chapter 158 Magic Fountain

When winter comes, especially on the northern border.

There are always only a few cold-resistant flower species that can persist in bloom, and the widely distributed blue crystal flower is obviously not among them.

"Magic Eye"

Ina murmured a few words.

A circle of magic vaguely appeared in her pupils, and her eyes seemed to be a little brighter, like two emerald gems reflecting light.

The vision passed through the partition called "fertile soil" and saw one by one... or it could be described as a pile of magical aggregate clumps.

The density is not high, but there is no doubt that it is a unique light belonging to magical materials.

"how come……"

Xilia muttered to herself, looking blankly at the empty flower field.

Only bunches of long grass and a few bunches of withered and yellow vegetation silently tell the witnesses about the splendor that once bloomed above.

Her voice trembled and her face looked deathly pale.

If I hadn't already witnessed the changes and sufferings at home.

The brown-haired girl probably fell to her knees on the spot.

“How could it be…how could it be.”

Xilia repeated the same words, but her voice became more and more sad.

"I didn't take into account their flowering period... I should have thought of it... things shouldn't be like this!"

Mitaokel's face also looked depressed and ugly.

He wanted to step forward and support Xilia's staggering body.

Unexpectedly, Ina on the side patted Xilia on the shoulder first.

"Calm down, Miss Xilia."

Ina remained calm and composed.

"Magical plants made of rhizomes are not that easy to decay. We are lucky. At least in my opinion, most of them are still safely under the soil."

Xilia was startled and looked at Ina in astonishment, with mist still in her eyes.

As ordinary people, we do not have the "magic eyes" that can observe magic power like magicians, or even penetrate matter and observe the rich magic power.

Ina didn't explain much and took a few steps forward. Bai Jie's palm quietly touched the ground through the green grass.

A first-order "Primary Ground Peristalsis" magic array suddenly gathered on the surface, and the soil began to surge, pushing the objects below to the surface.

They were several potato-shaped tubers, each only half the size of a palm, with brown skin and several secondary rhizomes extending from the main stem.

The most conspicuous thing was the lavender lines on it. Ina rubbed it twice with her fingers and found that the inner stem flesh was exposed, not because of cracks.

Ina grabbed two of them and waved them back:

"This is the rhizome of the blue crystal flower. I've seen it in the illustration book of basic magic knowledge."

Well, actually it was all bullshit and she didn’t remember it.

It was almost two years ago that Ina last read the "Basic Magic Knowledge" used by apprentices.

But the only thing that is certain is that what is in hand is indeed magical material.

"really have?!"

Xilia took one of the pieces from Ina's anxious hands - she had seen the real thing of this magical material.

Xilia, who came here in May of the previous year, dug up several blue crystal flowers and their rhizomes.

It helps the herbalists’ professional instinct. For any unfamiliar spices or herbs, they will first collect some to see if anyone wants to buy them.

This is also how Xilia knew the origin of magic materials.

There is no time to waste.

Put the tubers with light purple stripes into the basket, and take out a small shovel and a one-handed hoe from it.

Xilia then prepared to do her own job.

Do I have to dig it manually? There are more than 300 pieces over there...

Ina couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth. She looked up at the sun that was clearly setting, and stopped Xilia from taking the rest of the action.

"No need to bother."

Under Xilia's puzzled gaze, Ina raised her hand and used a second-level ground creeping technique, directly pushing all the tubers out of the soil.

However, in the next second, Ina's expression became a little strange and uncertain.

"What's wrong, Miss Ina?"

Just as she was about to pick up tubers with Mitaokal, Cirilla looked at Ina, whose expression changed slightly.

"No, it's nothing. I'm just a little tired after using the Mao method. Can I leave the rest to you?"

Ina shook her head, indicating that she was fine.

"of course."

The simple Cirilla did not have any dissatisfaction or doubts about the elf girl's words. Instead, she felt very happy that she could help.

Apart from finding her way, she hadn't helped much along the way, and now even her own job had been perfectly taken over by someone else, and she was going to take half of the harvest.

I do feel a little uneasy.

Ina nodded and stepped back to stand beside Rick, who was on guard duty.

After Ina and Rick stood side by side, they whispered:

"Something's wrong... Although I felt something was a little strange about this flower field when I first heard about it, it seems that it is even more...strange than I thought."

Rick noticed Ina's choice of words and explained that this was not a dangerous situation. Then he put away his guard, but his tone was still serious:

"Can you tell me specifically what's wrong?"

Rick, who has more than ten years of experience both in the military and as an adventurer, is very sensitive to any abnormalities around him.

This was common sense taught to him by the battlefield and hunting career. No matter whether it was reasonable or not, as long as it appeared where it should not be, it should be taken seriously.

...That often means unexpected danger.

"The magic has been amplified...even if it's just a second-level magic that doesn't use regional magic control."

"And in the eyes of magic, the magic power under the flower field is abundant to an incredible degree... It's like a water outlet that suddenly gushes out spring water."

Ina frankly recounted what she had seen, heard and felt.

Generally speaking, visible magic power beneath the soil is thinner than that in the air.

Every grain of sand and every stone is a manifestation of the earth element, an ultra-high-density visual magical entity that is extremely stable.

This is the most basic and universally recognized common sense of magic theory.

"I know what to do."

Although Rick does not have a complete knowledge system related to magic, nor does he have Ina's perspective, he has his own way of perceiving and confirming.

And the range is far better than Ina!

A powerful fighting spirit spread out from his body and transmitted to the surface through his legs, like an ever-extending steel cone, piercing through dozens of meters of sand and rock.

Until it disappears without a trace.