Undine, the Water Spirit, who had been standing like a stone statue, bent down, reached out, and helped Lolopechka, who had fallen to the ground. There was a hint of doting in her tone, which was filled with exasperation: "Oh my, really, Lolopechka! You need to act like a princess!"
"Oh no, a nosebleed!"
"I'm fine."
Just as previously understood, Empress Lolopechka of the Heart Kingdom, dressed in formal attire, appeared noble and dignified, but secretly she still couldn't shake off her dazed, homebody nature.
After Bai En waited for Lolopechka to return to her throne, he began to answer the questions she hadn't finished asking.
"I am here to conduct a transaction with the Empress, but before we begin, please allow me to make a request: please do not keep my visit to the Heart Kingdom a secret, especially do not reveal it to the Clover Kingdom."
Although Lolopechka had questions, she glanced at the silent Elf Guard beside her and softly replied, "Understood."
Bai En nodded and then introduced the "transaction" for which he had traveled thousands of miles to the Heart Kingdom: "I wish to obtain some 'profound crystals' in the Heart Kingdom. Their mineral deposits are located in the cluster mountains of the Boronfrum Forest."
"profound crystals?"
The few people who heard the name of the ore were stunned. Although they were the rulers and guardians of the Heart Kingdom, they were unaware of the hidden mineral deposits in their own country. This kingdom, integrated with nature, takes from nature and returns to nature.
Those resources buried deep underground were almost preserved in their primitive state.
This is also why the resource-poor Diamond Kingdom constantly invades the two neighboring countries. The Clover Kingdom and the Heart Kingdom possess enormous and enviable resources!
Unlike the surrounding Elf Guards, Lolopechka, who inherited the magic and wisdom of successive Heart Kingdom Empresses, sank into her mind. After a moment of darkness, she found herself in a massive library, lined with countless bookshelves filled with books, seemingly endless.
This was the crystallization of the wisdom of successive Heart Kingdom Empresses.
With such a treasure, the Empress of the Heart Kingdom had another title—"The Omniscient and Omnipotent Witch."
Setting the profound crystals mentioned by Bai En as key information, the entire library began to operate like a machine. Rows of bookshelves slid and exchanged positions, and Lolopechka, with a slight movement of her feet, was already in front of a nearby bookshelf, opening a recorded book.
The information on the profound crystals was clear at a glance.
These peculiar crystals, hidden in the cluster mountains of the Boronfrum Forest, are also known as "Shattered Crystals" and "Crystals of Nature." In forests rich in natural magic, they can regulate and enhance natural magic, promoting the growth of surrounding magical beasts and plants.
Lolopechka opened her eyes, her clear and beautiful eyes, like ice stones, fixed on Bai En. Her lips moved slightly: "What do you need it for?"
"I am forging a weapon, and it is in its final steps. It only needs to be adorned with profound crystals, and this weapon will be tempered and completed."
"Using profound crystals to make a weapon?" Lolopechka murmured, sinking back into her mind. In the known wisdom, there was no precedent for using profound crystals to make weapons. On the contrary, profound crystals, also known as "Shattered Crystals," would crack into layers of translucent fissures like ice flowers upon touch.
Their fragile nature made them completely unsuitable for weapon crafting.
"A lie?" Lolopechka thought, and upon returning from the library, she did not immediately question him, but instead sat silently and gracefully on the throne.
In the quiet atmosphere, Bai En spoke of the latter part of the transaction: "In return, I can help you remove the demon's curse and promise to assist you in your upcoming battle against Vanica."
"Vanica"—a name that left a deep impression on everyone in the Heart Kingdom. It was with the appearance of this name that the atmosphere in the hall shifted from quiet to tense, with faint magical fluctuations vibrating throughout the hall.
"The Heart Kingdom almost used a nationwide blockade to seal all information about that battle. How do you know so much, and... you even know that the Empress is under a curse and has less than a year to live?" Gacha stared coldly at Bai En, killing intent rising in his eyes.
The only people who could be so familiar with that defensive battle, apart from themselves, were the attacking enemies!
Feeling the almost riotous magic in the hall, Bai En sighed and stepped forward. The magic in his body surged out like a tsunami at that moment. Day after day, acquiring magic through spells had finally accumulated his magic to an almost terrifying degree.
Looking across the entire Clover Kingdom's Order of Knights, no one could compare to him anymore.
The materialized, luminous white magic trembled and surged like a giant flame. Just as the Elf Guards realized something was wrong and blocked in front of Lolopechka, preparing to protect the Empress, a dark, small sword swiftly flew out.
A terrifying gravity descended like a meteor hitting its peak, and the air shrieked and wailed like ghosts.
The Elf Guards, led by Gacha, were crushed to the ground, their faces contacting the white flagstones, cracking into black spiderweb-like fissures.
Bai En took another step forward. Seeing the situation was amiss, Undine, the Water Spirit, exhaled a large amount of water, and a huge water curtain shielded Lolopechka.
With a slight thought, two sharp figures flew out from the luminous white grimoire suspended beside Bai En, one after another, like two long lines. The first line touched the water curtain, and that exaggerated, chasm-like water curtain shattered like paper.
"The magic that constructed the Water Magic... has reverted to its most basic form!"
"No, Lolopechka!"
Undine shouted, but the long line drawn by the sword would not stop its pace with useless shouts. The long sword, having pierced the water curtain, pressed against Lolopechka's abdomen.
The imagined blood did not boil out.
"I'm fine, Undine." Lolopechka's breathing was somewhat rapid, but there was no pain. On the contrary, the torment she had always felt due to the demon's curse had sharply decreased.
The gravity receded.
The dark small sword hovered beside Bai En, circling the luminous white grimoire.
Gacha, who had regained his ability to move, immediately roared at Bai En, "You damn bastard, I'll kill you!"
Blue currents surged and shrieked, materializing in Gacha's hand. He charged towards Bai En, the accumulated lightning growing more violent. The scattered, branching lightning, viewed from afar, resembled a ferocious thunderbird.
"Lightning Magic, Thunder Beak."
Flashes of lightning.
Bai En stood calmly in place, quietly watching the ferocious thunderbird approach him, closer and closer, until it was right before his eyes, the wind rustling his black hair.
"Gacha."
Lolopechka's shout made Gacha stop. He looked back, and the disgusting, cold black magic that had been gathering began to diminish with the touch of that sword.
"This... how is this possible?"
Gacha, who had fought Vanica, knew what that black magic was. The curse, which had resisted all previous methods, was slowly dissipating.
And this also meant that his Empress's lifespan... was no longer less than a year!
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