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Latis made a shushing gesture, then clapped his hands, stood up, and gave Slink a ballroom bow with a smile, placing one hand behind his back and slightly bending down to hold the other hand in front of Slink.
"Huh?" Slingk was a little flustered. She blankly reached out her hand, but suddenly withdrew it a second before it was about to touch Latis's hand. Her face flushed slightly, she hurriedly took off her gloves and then awkwardly placed them on Latis's hand.
"Excuse me." "Excuse me..."
The two said the words almost at the same time. Latis was stunned for a moment, looked at the bewildered Slinger, and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"W-what...oh!"
Before Slinger could finish her question, Latis grabbed her slightly feverish hand, activated "Flight Spell," and pulled her from the treetop into the air.
"Lord Latis!" Slingk instinctively grabbed Latis's hand and immediately cast "Flight," following Latis's lead as they flew into the sky.
After flying for an unknown amount of time, Latis finally stopped, flapping its phantom wings, and looked back at the Dawn Tree, which now looked like a small tree, and nodded in satisfaction.
"Your Mightiness?"
Looking at the scene high above, Slink gripped Latis's hand tightly, her voice trembling slightly as she sensed the thin magical energy and faint magical network connecting them.
"Sir, it's not safe here. If we lose the magic network connection, the flight spell will immediately dissipate, and even if we maintain the magic network connection, the spell won't cool down quickly after its duration ends..."
"Don't rush, just think of it as your first time riding an airship. Look at the scenery on the ground, isn't it beautiful!" Latis pulled Slingkra closer and pointed downwards with his other hand, saying:
"At this altitude, you can see the entire Kingdom of Norard in just over ten minutes!"
"Yeah……"
Slinger shook his head, temporarily casting aside the unease in his heart, and looked down at the country he had visited countless times.
From Shuangxialing, which faces the icebergs across a rift valley in the far north, to the adjacent Shanhuangling, with its rolling hills.
From the kingdom's jewel, the Fortress of St. John's, standing on the west coast, to the vast Senhai Territory, adorned with vegetation of various colors.
Even the southernmost Dragonhorn Territory, known as the Wilderness, resembles a pair of majestic dragon horns, exuding a sharp and imposing aura.
"Norlad... is very small."
Slinger recalled the paths he often took when carrying out Magic Network commissions. Although they were full of hardships and various open and covert struggles, they were not long, or rather, because they were free enough, they did not seem long.
Just like those players who have gone through incredible adventures in fantasy games, although the process is difficult, they do not feel it is difficult because they have lived freely enough in the world of imagination.
"But... the capital is very large."
Her gaze shifted to the Siyuanhua Castle, which was pursued by countless people. She felt that the tasks there were endless. Even after more than ten years, she still hadn't memorized all the nobles' names. The waves surged from the west side of Siyuanhua Castle to the east side, and then rolled back from the east side to the west side. This constant surging was simply too long.
The two hovered in the air for more than ten minutes before their flight spells ended. With a scream from Slink, they suddenly fell more than ten meters before being pulled up again by Latis, who had released the flight spell once more.
Slingk slightly widened his eyes and glanced at the phantom wings behind Latis. Although he was a little confused as to why Latis didn't use cooldown, he didn't think much of it.
She gripped Latis's hand tightly, then, after thinking for a moment, decided that it would be too tiring for her arms, so she simply hugged him.
After gazing at the kingdom for a long time, Slingk closed his eyes wearily, leaned on Latis's shoulder, and murmured to himself:
"I don't know if I'm already dead, and my legacy will only gradually fade away in the coming decades..."
Before he could finish speaking, Latis suddenly shouted:
"Little princess, look! Look!"
"Huh?" Slingk opened his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the shadows cast by the floating islands on the Norard land, and following the direction Latis was pointing, he looked back at where they had come from.
She stared for a long time, and suddenly, a brighter color appeared in her already golden eyes.
"That is……?"
Slinger closed his eyes tightly, then opened them again, until he was sure that what he was seeing was not a hallucination, before asking in an uncertain tone as if seeking confirmation.
"Those are new students!"
Latis shouted:
"That is a new life that sprouts from twenty years of collapsing death! That is a new life that can shatter the long feeling of death in an instant! I have seen you many times in my dreams, whether we talk about it calmly or remain silent and deafening, whether we observe its sprouting up close or watch its growth from afar, you should believe, like me, that no matter what kind of death it is, a new life will come!"
"Slinger, you love morning glory flowers the most!"
"……yes."
It took Slingk a long time to recover from the series of green hues that appeared. She turned her head to look at the excited Latis, then looked down again at the distant ancient tree bathed in morning light.
She suddenly remembered the moment when Latis gave her the Morning Glory flower, the strange action of pulling the flower from behind his buttocks, and that inexplicable grin.
Whether it was because she had been thinking about him before, or because he was closer to her than the entire Kingdom of Norard at this moment, she couldn't quite figure out how to categorize the joy she was feeling.
"Your Mightiness……"
Slinger muttered to herself unconsciously, but this time she realized in time what she was about to say.
To avoid being heard by Latis or anyone else, Slinger pursed his lips and then gave a bright smile.
Finally, Slinger coughed lightly, broke free from Latis's embrace, and activated the now-cooled "Flight" spell. Under Latis's curious gaze, he flew around him three times, then turned his back to him and leaned down to look at the cluster of new buds on the branches of the ancient tree in the morning light.
"Look, Your Excellency!" she said loudly, a smile she didn't want others to understand.
"The morning glory is still in full bloom today!"
Chapter 215 Many things lurk in the afterglow of the setting sun.
"I've come to inquire whether His Excellency Norrige is still in contact with you."
At the Alice Welfare Home, Zerris, holding a magic cloak, sat next to Grandma Leiqing, formerly known as "Peep Leiqing," and asked with a slightly anxious tone.
"Don't rush, Lord Zerris."
Lei Qing slowly poured two cups of tea, put the teapot back on the stove, and then handed one of the cups, along with the milk jug and sugar jug, to Zhe Lisi.
"Knowing some things makes it hard not to feel anxious." Zerris nodded apologetically, grabbed his teacup, took a big gulp, and immediately frowned, exclaiming:
"It's so astringent...it's so hot!"
"We've waited so long, what's the rush?" Lei Qing shook her head with a hint of sarcasm, picked up the teapot from the stove again to fill Zhe Lisi's cup, personally picked up three candies for him, and poured in half a can of fresh milk.
"...You're right."
Zerris sighed, picked up the teacup and placed it on the spell cloak with his legs crossed, stirring it slowly with a teaspoon while looking out the window.
The two chairs facing each other in Lei Qing's room were right in front of the window, and the heavy red curtains were neatly tied up, so the sounds of children playing outside could be heard without any obstruction.
Zerris found it a bit noisy, so he leaned out to look around for a while. He saw a girl with long blue hair holding a wooden giant sword, laughing and playing "Knight vs. Dragon" with the children who made up the dragon.
"Drink up, take this 'Holy Slash'!" Tina deliberately imitated the whooshing sound of a greatsword being wielded, and slowly swept it horizontally while bending over. The children who were acting as dragon heads let out an exaggerated scream and then spun around and fell to the ground.
"Hehe, the mighty knight has won again!" Tina said, shouldering her greatsword and laughing.
'So the Dragon Knight who was famous a few days ago is quite childlike after all...' Zerris thought to himself as he took a small sip of tea.
"Hehehe... You wretched knight, you're celebrating too soon!" Suddenly, the headless dragon roared arrogantly, flapping its wings formed by a wave of people, and howled ferociously:
"Little did you know, after bathing in dragon blood, you too will be transformed into a bloodline warrior!"
"Wh-what?!" Tina exclaimed in shock, looking at the little girl who had somehow wrapped her arms around her waist behind her. She stammered, "Could it be...could this be my dragon tail?"
"What a nonsensical play... It seems the children at the orphanage have a richer spiritual life than I imagined..."
As Zerris watched Tina spin around, swinging her dragon tail and laughing shrilly, he unconsciously stroked the side of his cup, using his magic to cool the tea down before bringing it to his lips.
"Boss, boss, I'm here!" Suddenly, another dragon waddled into the arena and shouted at the bewildered Tina, "Boss, I'm your mount! Have you forgotten? You and the 'Father of Dragons' gave birth to me together!"
"W-what the hell?!" Tina exclaimed, her face slightly flushed.
"Latis and I are both human, how could we possibly give birth to a dragon! That was a dragon egg that was bred!"
"Yes, yes!" the headless dragon chuckled evilly. "Little dragon, you are my child! Come quickly, let's kill this wretched knight together and live freely in Lundia from now on!"
Little Dragon looked at the headless dragon, then at Tina, and shouted:
"An evil dragon wreaks havoc on the world, and righteous knights protect everyone. Boss, it's not my mother, you are my mother!"
……
"puff!"
Zerris quickly cast "Cleanse" to wash away the tea he had sprayed on the window, then awkwardly turned to the smiling Lei Qing and said:
"Excuse me, Your Excellency Lei Qing, I apologize for my rudeness."
"It's alright, young people always make mistakes," Lei Qingyun said with a smile, taking a sip of tea.
“We old folks don’t care about these things anymore. Now it’s your turn, you young folks, to learn to forgive yourselves.”
"Am I still considered young?" Zerris shook his head helplessly, put down his teacup, adjusted the magic cloak on his legs, and said:
"Your Excellency Lei Qing, the tea is finished. May I ask you about Her Excellency Norrigi? Principal Walmart said that you are probably the only one in the city who knows anything about her."
"After all, she's a 'twin-strong old lady,' and when we talk about the past, she's the only one I can relate to. The funny thing is, we've both changed now." Lei Qing laughed heartily, as if recalling something happy, and said:
"I can tell you about her, but I want to ask what you want to see her for?"
“That’s how it is.” Zerris smiled slightly, tapping his fingers on the table as he explained:
"I only found out these past two days that my former apprentice, Milut, um... might have had my child. Cough, although something may have actually happened back then, she never mentioned it, and I didn't dare ask her, so I only dared to confirm it these past two days when I found some clues."
"I heard that Lady Norrigi was once hired by Milut to accompany her, so I wanted to go and ask her if she knew where Milut was now... The thought of her raising her child alone until today makes me feel very indebted, and I am eager to find her."
“…I see.” Lei Qing fell into deep thought. Although she had never heard Norrigi mention this matter, she could guess a little about the ending of the story from Norrigi’s current state, so she began to hesitate.
"I'm not sure if you should see her."
Lei Qing thought for a moment, and finally said:
"You also need to think this through. So many years have passed. If she should see you sooner, why didn't she? Is seeing you really a good thing?"
"..."
Zerris stood up, holding his spell cloak, and looked at the headless dragon circling in the courtyard, raging in a helpless frenzy. For a moment, he was speechless.
……
……
"The power of light is beginning to weaken..."
Latis reached out his hand, feeling the light in the air, and fell into deep thought.
After witnessing the resurrection of the ancient tree together with Princess Slingk, they exchanged beacons and said goodbye.
Slinger's performance seemed slightly different from the simulation, but as a player who relies on electric waves, Latis might be able to match the electric waves when facing them directly, but it was really too difficult for his steely will to think about such subtle differences in emotion afterward.