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    Chapter 143

    “Cough… well, let’s stick with Regulus then.” Yan Yunqing thought, I dare to call you “Little Flower,” would you dare to respond to that in front of other elves?

    Regulus lowered his eyes, “Alright.”

    Yan Yunqing looked at Regulus, feeling like something was off, a strange sense of déjà vu.

    Why does he seem like Sylphie and yet not like Sylphie at the same time?

    Speaking of which, the “Demon King” in the later stages of the game never saw Little Flower again. By that time, the game had entered the stage of heroes vying for supremacy, with all sorts of gods displaying their abilities. The “Demon King” was also stirring up trouble, leading a group of followers to fight here and there.

    Young elves were well-protected by Sylphie in Cerin Vale, and only adult elves joined the Demon King’s team.

    No wonder he couldn’t remember Little Flower right away; that period of memory was too distant. After all, if you ask a Zero-God launch player what the meaning of their journey is, they might be able to give you a few reasons.

    But if you ask them who the NPCs were that they spent a lot of time with in the newbie village but never made it into the card pool, many people would probably be dumbfounded.

    Kami-beast folded his paws, pressing them against his chest.

    Regulus’s gaze softened a bit. He seemed to be able to see through the long years and time, seeing the once spirited human youth.

    “How did you recognize me?” Yan Yunqing asked curiously.

    Regulus paused, “Well… you are very easy to recognize.”

    Yan Yunqing: ?

    Yan Yunqing’s gaze fell on Regulus’s face, discovering that he was still the expressionless Little Flower. He couldn’t read any information from the other’s face.

    Yan Yunqing observed for a long time but couldn’t see anything, so he could only change the subject, “Speaking of which, Cerin Vale seems even more closed off than before? I heard those two little guys say that there’s a defensive magic array outside Cerin Vale. I just don’t know why it didn’t stop me. You guys should remember to inspect your magic arrays.”

    “Yes, ever since… war broke out in the world again, Cerin Vale’s location had already been exposed. Sylphie took us deeper in, and later we set up a new defensive magic array.”

    Regulus slowly answered Yan Yunqing’s question, “As for you… probably because this magic array was set up by Sylphie, that’s why it didn’t stop you at the entrance of Cerin Vale.”

    Yan Yunqing was stunned. Regulus curved his eyes, actually revealing a very faint smile, “Cerin Vale and the elves can never forget you.”

    “…”

    That’s a bit of a foul.

    Yan Yunqing looked away, feeling slightly embarrassed.

    Fortunately, his ears were now covered with a thick layer of fur. Regulus couldn’t possibly see his burning ears through his thick fur.

    “O-Oh, so that’s how it is.”

    “Speaking of which, I learned from Lillian that Sylphie has already returned to the Mother Tree? Did something happen to the elves before?”

    Regulus: “…Huh?”

    Yan Yunqing heard Regulus make an uncertain “huh” sound, then he was silent for a few seconds before answering his question, “A thousand years ago, magical creatures appeared. Sylphie foresaw that the elven race would face three unavoidable calamities. In order to better protect the safety of the clan, he led us to migrate here, sacrificing himself to return to the Mother Tree as a price, transforming into the last barrier to protect Cerin Vale.”

    Yan Yunqing suddenly understood, and at the same time, a sense of loss arose in his heart.

    He thought so. With Sylphie’s strength, he shouldn’t have died so early. What’s more, he was the most powerful support healer in the entire game, so he shouldn’t have been unable to heal himself.

    Actively returning to the Elven Mother Tree to protect his people, that does fit Sylphie’s character.

    “I see, so Sylphie entrusted the elven race to you at that time? Elder?”

    Regulus: “…Yes.”

    “Really, that guy left a little too easily.” Yan Yunqing sighed, “Have you seen any elves reincarnated from Sylphie later?”

    Regulus suspiciously paused again, “Sylphie considered the next few calamities. There would likely be huge casualties in the clan. In order to allow the clansmen to have enough ability to cope, Sylphie took out the memories and preserved them in the crown. Each batch of newborn elven cubs will be screened and receive the baptism of the crown.”

    Yan Yunqing was startled, remembering that Lillian had indeed told him about this matter, “So Sylphie didn’t return to the Mother Tree with his memory… You can’t tell whether Sylphie has reincarnated, can you?”

    Regulus opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but finally closed it again, silently lowering his head.

    Yan Yunqing took his reaction as tacit consent, and his heart was even more mixed.

    The appearance and characteristics of each elf after reincarnation are random, and only the inherited memories can prove that they were indeed that elf before reincarnation.

    Sylphie did not enter the Elven Mother Tree with his memory, which means that after his reincarnation, he will no longer have any imprint belonging to Sylphie. TA will become a brand new, pure white newborn elf.

    No one familiar with Sylphie can recognize him at a glance from countless newborn elves.

    The Demon King can’t, and Yan Yunqing can’t either.

    Not all elves will choose to reincarnate with their memories, nor can all elves retain all their memories after reincarnation, but Sylphie is the first king of the elven race. If he wanted to preserve his memory and reincarnate, he could definitely do it.

    Why… doesn’t he want to?

    Is it really just to make the clansmen have a stronger ability to protect themselves?

    “I see…” Yan Yunqing was silent for a few seconds, then comforted himself again.

    Sylphie did not reincarnate with his memory, which means that all newborn elves will not be Sylphie, but in a sense, all elves who have received Sylphie’s memory baptism are all Sylphie.

    The abilities they possess and are good at all come from a part of Sylphie.

    Sylphie is gone, but Sylphie is everywhere?

    Yan Yunqing was amused by his own dark joke, and couldn’t help but grin, but he was a little sad while smiling.

    Only a little bit.

    Regulus raised his hand, but eventually put it down.

    Yan Yunqing shook his head, “Forget it, let’s not talk about this. It’s sad to talk about it.”

    “I asked those two little guys to bring me in this time to find two people. My companions are missing in the Norman Forest.” Yan Yunqing told Regulus what happened at noon, “I suspect my other companion, but the reason is not easy to explain. Later, when I was tracking him, he also mysteriously disappeared in a place.”

    “I looked around there and didn’t find Demetrius, but I found Zara and Quell. Those two little guys should have sneaked out to play. It seems like they are also looking for their sister? Anyway, I asked Zara to use a tracking spell, but the spell failed.”

    Yan Yunqing described the performance after the tracking spell failed. Regulus pondered, “The situation you mentioned is indeed possible. Zara’s level is not high enough. The tracking spell she uses is likely to be interfered with by a higher-level magician using a shielding spell, and finally presents this situation.”

    Yan Yunqing’s eyes lit up, “Then you should have a way to find my companion, right?”

    Regulus was very humble, “I can try.”

    Yan Yunqing flicked his tail, “Then try it quickly!”

    He had previously told Robin to search for Rowena and William in three directions at the same time, and to gather at the original place in three hours. Now, these three hours are almost up. In theory, Yan Yunqing should go back to find Robin to reunite.

    It’s just that he just happened to have some clues here, and he was really unwilling to leave just like that. Yan Yunqing thought about it and sent a message to Penelope, asking Penelope to find someone to go to their original camp to take a look. If they met Robin, tell him that he had found some clues and was continuing to investigate in depth, and would not be back so soon.

    So Robin wouldn’t think that he was also missing.

    After sending the message, Yan Yunqing stared at Regulus, waiting for his next move.

    Regulus thought for a moment, then reached out and lifted Yan Yunqing up, placing him on the other side, while clearing away the messy documents on the table, leaving a space, and flicked his fingertips slightly twice. Yan Yunqing twitched his nose. He keenly noticed that the surrounding air was becoming humid.

    A mass of water gradually condensed in front of Yan Yunqing, and then spread out on the table, forming a small pond.

    Yan Yunqing poked his head out and looked. He found that the small pond accurately reflected Kami-beast’s furry face. With Yan Yunqing’s movements, the long ears shook.

    It was several times clearer than the current mirror.

    Yan Yunqing was a little surprised, but there were too many things that magic could do, so he was only surprised for a moment, and then he immediately regained his composure.

    “What are your two companions’ names?”

    “Rowena, William.”

    Regulus reached out and stirred in the pool of water, whispering a few words in ancient Elvish. With his movements, the pool of water gradually gave birth to some pictures, but they were a bit blurry and unclear.

    Yan Yunqing stretched his neck and looked inside. As he looked, his body couldn’t help but lean forward. He lost his balance and the whole Kami-beast fell into the pool of water with a splash.

    Yan Yunqing: …

    Kami-beast blankly raised his head from the water. The pool of water soaked all the fur on his face, turning it into strands, looking particularly pitiful.

    Regulus was startled. He was just about to use a drying spell on the little Kami-beast when he saw the little Kami-beast press his paw against his hand.

    “Wait–”

    Yan Yunqing stared at the water mirror in front of him, looking at the scene that appeared on it, “This… this, how does it look like a town?”

    He looked up at Regulus, asking for confirmation, “Does this magic of yours show their current location, or the places they passed through in a short period of time?”

    Little Kami-beast still had a paw pressed in the water mirror, staring with a wet head, and looked at himself with wet eyes. Regulus almost couldn’t help it, pursed his lips, and suppressed the strange emotion in his heart.

    He looked at the scene printed in the water mirror, and explained to Yan Yunqing, “It will generate the places they have passed through in a short period of time, and it will also show the last place they stayed before they died.”

    Yan Yunqing was startled. What did he mean by the last place they stayed before they died?

    As a result, Regulus added again, “But the water mirror hasn’t ended yet, your companions should not have returned… Oh, have not died yet.”

    Yan Yunqing breathed a sigh of relief, almost thinking that he had only delayed for a while, and Rowena and William had died on the spot!

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