Chapter 176 Can You Touch Me Again?

"You really left me with a mess this time."

In the center of the Elf Empire, inside the Royal Palace.

After hearing the news from her subordinates, the Elf Queen sat on the throne with one hand on her forehead, looking troubled.

The instigator of this incident, the Moon Priestess Phillis, was sitting below with a normal look on her face.

"Those filthy ants dared to disrespect him. I was merciful to them by not killing them all."

Elf Queen: ...

Looking at Phillis sitting there with cold eyes, the Elf Queen felt even more headache.

What she was most worried about was that her sister would know the news of the arrival of the Moon Goddess's messenger and then cause trouble.

Now, everything she was most worried about had happened.

I was busy negotiating with other empires during this period, so I didn't pay much attention to the situation here. As a result, as soon as I came back, I received the news that the Moon Priest had left the cabin, and I immediately knew that something bad was going to happen.

as predicted.

And something really happened.

"Forget it, forget it. He's just a count. Even if you really kill him, it won't have much impact on us."

The Elf Queen sighed. The mere title of Earl was not enough to make those empires declare war on them, let alone just coming to apologize.

What she was most concerned about was another issue.

"Did you really see the messenger of God?"

"What else? How long are you going to keep this secret from me?"

Phillis raised her head, looking somewhat dissatisfied.

He actually secretly strengthened the barrier to isolate the outside world. If she hadn't come across it by chance, she would probably still be kept in the dark.

"I just don't want to make you sad."

The Elf Queen stepped down from the throne and walked to the fence next to her, looking out at the imperial capital: "The arrival of the divine messenger did not bring the will of the Moon God. As a priest of the Moon, you should know clearly what this means."

"No, you are wrong. The Moon Goddess has always been here." Phillis said firmly.

"Okay, okay, I'm always here."

The Moon Goddess must still be alive.

The Moon Goddess will definitely come back.

The Moon Goddess was just delayed by something.

The Elf Queen has heard words like this countless times over the years and has long been accustomed to them.

The only thing that made her feel fortunate was that after learning the truth, Phillis did not go crazy or collapse as she had imagined. Instead, everything was normal and she even left the cabin and came outside.

Seeing her like this, the Elf Queen finally felt relieved, but she still couldn't help but remind her:

"I know you miss the Moon God, so you regard the God's Messenger as your spiritual sustenance, but he is not the Moon God after all. He just has the Moon God's aura on him."

She understood this feeling very well, but all she could do was to warn her, hoping that Phillis would not fall deeper and deeper into obsession.

"Don't worry, I know what to do. I will be responsible for his safety here from now on. I'm leaving now."

Phillis didn't explain much. After leaving a few words, she disappeared from the spot in a flash.

The hall was empty and silent. The Elf Queen stood there, looking at the place where she had left, and shook her head helplessly.

"That's good, at least she's out. I'll have to ask the envoy to help take care of this girl."

After that, she also left the hall to deal with various matters between the empires.

……

A community of fox people.

On an empty lawn.

At this time, Rhodes was not affected by the turmoil in the imperial capital at all. He was sitting on a wooden stool, feeding a group of little foxes in front of him with elemental crystals.

"Come on, come on, everyone has one, don't grab one."

Rhodes held elemental crystals of various colors in his hands, broke them into pieces and fed them to the little guys.

The way he chose to feed the little fox was also very simple. He would feed it crystals of the same color as the little fox, and the properties would be correct.

As a result, a large number of little foxes gathered around after smelling the scent. They were not afraid of strangers and lay beside the crystals, holding them and absorbing the energy inside them with sobs.

The scene was colorful and magnificent.

A few of them who absorbed the fluid faster immediately came over and rubbed their heads against Rhodes' body affectionately, making him feel as if he was in a pile of fur balls.

"You are the greediest one."

Rhodes picked up the little red that had eaten the fire mushroom and rubbed its head hard.

I don’t know if it’s because he ate too many fire-related foods, but the little red fox’s fur has become much smoother than before. It feels soft to the touch, and it even closes its eyes and makes a clucking sound, as if it is feeling very comfortable being massaged by him.

It seems that this little fox is about to develop intelligence and even knows to chase him for food.

"This is the last piece. I'm afraid your body won't be able to handle eating too much." Rhodes said as he took out another piece of fire crystal and handed it to the little fox.

"Hey~"

The little fox snuggled into his arms and rubbed against him affectionately. Then it bit the crystal and jumped onto the tree next to it, disappearing in a flash.

I don't know if he went to advance.

It would be nice if we could get a few and raise them in the woods.

If petting a dog or a cat doesn't work, petting a fox will do, especially a species of fox that I've never seen before. It looks so strange.

"I am back."

At this time, Phillis, who said she had something to do and would be away for a while, came from a distance.

Next to her was a fox-man who was wearing a wizard's robe, small glasses, and had a literary temperament.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I am the shaman of the fox people. You can call me Skalu."

The fox people came forward very politely and introduced themselves.

Beyond Rhodes's expectation.

He originally thought that this fox-man shaman would be an old man, but judging from his age, he was at most a middle-aged man.

He has been awarded the title of magic scholar at such a young age. The fox people's magical talent is indeed as amazing as the rumors say.

"It's okay. I won't let it affect your magic teaching. I'll call you Mr. Scarlu." "No, no, just call me by my name."

Scarlu waved his hands repeatedly, looking flattered.

Although Phillis didn't tell him who was looking for her, he knew Phillis.

The Moon Priest of the Elven Tribe and the second in command of the Empire actually came all the way to find him. It went without saying that the tree spirit in front of him was of extraordinary status.

"Forget it, don't worry about it. Phillis should have told you why I came to see you, right?" Rhodes asked straight to the point.

But I don’t know.

Hearing him calling the Moon Priest by his name, Scaru's heart skipped a beat.

He couldn't help but glance at Phillis next to him, and found that her expression didn't change at all, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes, I've already told you. You want to know about magic overlap, right?"

"Yes, yes, that's the magic overlap. Can you explain it to me? I can give you a reward!"

"of course can."

Talking about his area of ​​expertise, Scarlu's expression became serious, and he didn't care about the reward Rhodes mentioned.

After taking a deep breath, he raised his hands with a serious look.

"Watch carefully. I will demonstrate the principle of magic overlap first."

As soon as he finished speaking, two magic circles were quickly constructed on his palms, one was a second-level wind blade, and the other was a second-level ice cone.

Under his efforts to control, the two magic circles slowly overlapped, merging into each other where the routes were the same, and intersecting and overlapping where the routes diverged.

"The first step in overlapping magic is to seek common ground while reserving differences, to merge the similarities and retain the overlapping differences. Many people can do this, as long as they have elemental talents of two or more systems. The next step is the most difficult part."

As Scaru spoke, he exerted his strength again, using his mental power to control the blue and green magic powers to intertwine and entwine, and finally merge into one, wandering in the overlapping magic circles.

hum-

A cyan and blue magic light lit up, and an ice knife in the shape of a wind blade suddenly swept out and cut a huge wooden stake in the distance.

"Okay, this is the whole process of magic overlap, feel free to ask if you have any questions."

Scarlu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said.

Although it was only a second-level magic, the simultaneous overlap of two magic arrays and magic power still consumed a huge amount of his mental energy.

Even for him, the highest he could stack was only the fourth-order magic. To go higher he would need even stronger mental support.

"It actually combines the characteristics of two magics?"

Looking at the cut wooden stake, Rhodes was both surprised and delighted. This was exactly the magical overlap he was looking for!
As long as he masters this technique, he will be able to draw more magic circles on the magic props and greatly enhance the effects of the props.

In excitement, he immediately asked about many points that he didn't quite understand, such as the fusion of magic powers of different attributes and the energy conflict at the intersection of magic arrays.

Scaru did not hide anything and explained all the tricks he had researched over the years to answer his questions.

It was not until more than half an hour later that Rhodes finally figured out everything and all he had to do was go back and experiment on his own.

"So that's how it is. I think I know what to do now. Thank you so much for today. Is there anything you want?"

Looking at the excited Rhodes, Phillis smiled.

If it was that person, this kind of thing could be done with just a thought, but she didn't say it out loud. Instead, she enjoyed the beautiful time with him silently by her side.

Seeing that Scarlu looked embarrassed and didn't dare to ask for anything in return, she said softly: "Tell me what you want, I will try my best to help you."

"really?"

Scarlu's two fox eyes lit up, and he looked at Phillis expectantly through the lenses.

If it was a moon sacrifice, then it would be different. Perhaps it would be able to fulfill his long-cherished wish.

Although he knew it was difficult to do, he still couldn't help but say:
"I... I want to explore more mysteries of magic. Do you have something that can allow me to temporarily sense elements other than ice and wind? Even if it's only for one day!"

Scaru lived up to his name as a magic scholar; even the requests he put forward were all related to studying magic. His thirst for knowledge had reached an unimaginable level.

But after hearing his words, Phillis felt a little troubled.

She had been sleeping for so many years and rarely left the Elf Empire to travel. She did not have many things on her, let alone anything that could allow people to temporarily sense elements other than their own attributes.

"Isn't this a bit too difficult?"

Scaru also knew that this kind of thing was difficult to accomplish, so he didn't hold out much hope, he just felt a little regretful.

"Are you sure this is all you need?"

At this moment, Rhodes on the side suddenly spoke.

"Yes, studying magic is my lifelong wish!" Scaru's eyes were full of longing.

"Well, put your head over here and let me try."

"Really?"

Scaru was doubtful, but still obediently stretched out his fox head.

It would be more accurate to say that he was standing in front of Rhodes rather than stretching, since his height was only up to Rhodes' waist.

"Haha, actually I just want to try out how the fox people feel."

Rhodes smiled, reached out his hand, and rubbed Scarlu's head with evil humor.

It’s true that the feel of the fox man was quite different from that of the little fox. It was a bit hard, probably because of the shape of his skull. He withdrew his hand in disappointment.

Before Scarlu could react to what was happening, his eyes suddenly widened.

"I sensed it! I sensed the presence of the fire element!"

The excited voices echoed throughout the open space.

The little foxes who were eating the elemental crystals were startled and ran to the nearby trees with the crystals in their arms, thinking that he was going to steal their delicious food.

Scaru didn't care about so much. He looked at the red dots floating around him in disbelief, as well as Rhodes beside him.

this moment.

He finally understood why the Moon Priest was willing to follow the tree spirit in front of him. He was shocked and extremely excited.

He thought that the reward Rhodes mentioned would be something that could be bought outside, but he didn't expect it to be this great blessing that he had always dreamed of!

When he looked at Rhodes again, he seemed to have become much taller, with fanaticism in his eyes.

"Well, can you touch my head again?"

(End of this chapter)