Chapter 700 - 698: Forest Leaf

"Is Lord Rose going to search for the other half of the soul?"

"Of course, an incomplete soul, before long, Haroldias will be able to completely siphon away the soul energy here."

"The other person is an elf, if they’re in the Elf Forest now... we’ll have to go to the Elf Forest again."

Recently, Hilia couldn’t remember how many times she’d been to the Elf Forest; that place was like a backyard, almost fully explored.

"Rest assured, this time it will be quick."

Hilia had already left Phil’s meditation area and was heading toward Melina’s office.

Rose had told her that the divine relic wasn’t fake, it was something genuinely helpful to Phil.

Though it was something Haroldias used to enhance and locate Phil, the item itself was absolutely real.

"Go straight to your room, take out the key artifact, and I’ll transport you directly to the target point."

"What is the key artifact?" Hilia hesitated for a moment, but her body obediently turned to head back to her house in the camp.

Rose didn’t answer but instead said, "Aren’t you curious about which elf Haroldias chose?"

"Besides Elina... I can’t think of any other elves with an affinity for the element of life."

"Haroldias indeed originally wanted to choose her, but Elina has the blessing of the Elf God, providing resistance and shielding against the call of other gods, so he resorted to selecting from elves who were once tainted by his life element, looking for one that was a good fit."

"An elf once tainted by the life element of the gods... Lord Rose, do you mean... an elf treated at the Recovery Temple?"

"Yes."

A figure immediately appeared in Hilia’s mind, the friendliest elf she’d met aside from Elina.

But she quickly shook her head.

"It shouldn’t be Lana, right? She has talent, but there’s still quite a gap..."

"It is her. Do you remember when you accompanied Phil to seek the divine relic, and in the first city, Forest City, during the confrontation with the Beast Tide, there was a patrol disappearance incident?"

Rose smiled at Hilia.

Reaching this point, even Hilia understood.

"Lord Rose is saying that the patrol was precisely Lana’s patrol, and the God of Life and Death pulled her into that subspace, which is why she disappeared?"

Rose nodded.

"Phil was the first choice Haroldias made, based on his documented notes, he hadn’t planned to look for a second. But during the Beast Tide attack, he sensed Phil didn’t align at all with the life element, and coincidentally, Lana was nearby when the Beast Tide appeared. The two resonated through the Beast Tide, and he took advantage of the tide’s transport to bring Lana over."

"Huh?"

Hilia blinked, slightly confused.

"Is it really that simple?"

"Yes."

"Then why is there such a dangerous ’trial’ for Phil?"

Rose chuckled, "At that time, Haroldias hadn’t revived, so he didn’t know the risk of the trial. He could only control the intensity of the Beast Tide, but not the Holy Tree."

"Does Lana have a divine relic?"

"Of course, she does."

"So... Phil has to undergo four Beast Tide trials and then the most dangerous trial beneath the Holy Tree to get the relic, while the other only needed to be pulled into the divine space to get it..."

Such differing treatments left Hilia somewhat speechless.

Clearly, Phil was a believer of the pantheon, yet the gods put him through such trials while giving an ’outsider’ who didn’t believe an easy pass...

How to put it...

Hilia’s favorability towards Haroldias decreased by 20.

Hilia wasn’t saying anything bad about Lana; she still really liked this elf.

"Because the life element is continually replenished and the death element isn’t, Haroldias needs the withered power the Holy Tree has accumulated over the years, enough said, remember what that elf named Lana gave you?"

"Yes, I remember."

Hilia took out what Lana once gave her, a crystal leaf called the Forest Leaf.

This leaf wasn’t simply a tree leaf but was carved from a material unknown to Hilia, and it was a beautiful, vibrant green.

"Forest Leaf is a unique token that every elf possesses. You can think of it as an accompanying entity of an elf that relies on the connection and communication between the elf and the Elf Forest, slowly condensing it. Each elf has a limited number of Forest Leaves they can condense. Holding a Forest Leaf allows you to walk freely in the Elf Forest without being obstructed by other elves or small animals in the forest."

Hilia scrutinized the Forest Leaf. When she first got it, she glanced at it and then tossed it into her ring, not caring for it further.

Now that she took a closer look, the item was quite beautiful.

"What exactly does the Forest Leaf do?" Hilia asked.

She sensed that the Forest Leaf was not so simple.

"That depends on what the owner elf placed in it." Rose took up Lana’s Forest Leaf from Hilia’s hand and said, "Remember what Lana once told you? If you need help, she can quickly come over. That is the effect of her Forest Leaf. By activating it with magic power, it can create a unique spatial channel for Lana to arrive."

"She’s a space magic mage?" Hilia looked surprised.

So far, she hadn’t yet encountered an orthodox space magic mage.

"No, that originates from a function granted by the Holy Tree, unrelated to her mastered magic factions."

Rose drew out Hilia’s magic power, slowly infusing it into the Forest Leaf.

"If the Forest Leaf can transport her over, then you can use this trait to transport yourself to her side. Are you ready?"

Hilia nodded.

The next moment, the Forest Leaf emitted a glow and enveloped her.

When the light dissipated, Hilia found herself no longer in the familiar camp.

This was a simple room; judging by the decor, Hilia quickly confirmed it was a tree house.

Inside the tree house, there were two elf maidens, one lying on the bed, while the other was pacing anxiously beside it.

The one lying in the bed was Lana, and the restless elf bore some resemblance to Lana.

Hilia gave a quick glance and swiftly disguised herself as the elf form that Lana had once seen, appearing as ’Xi’.

"Who are you, and where did you come from?"

The anxious elf’s voice was timid but carried a strong sense of caution.

But soon, the caution dissolved.

She looked at Hilia in surprise: "Are you... Xi?"

"Uh... yes, it’s me. Hello, I’m a friend of Lana. You are...?"

"I’m Nara, Lana’s sister."

"Uh..."

What a hasty name.