'Although I can do it, building a bridge several hundred meters long will cost me a lot of energy, and I might even fall into a deep sleep for a long time. Furina, are you really willing to do this?'
Rina spoke to Furina in a pitiful tone.
"Ah?"
Hearing Rina's words, Furina's brain momentarily stalled.
Indeed, repairing this bridge would be a great convenience for the residents of Gray River and would also increase the success rate of subsequent negotiations.
Moreover, it only required Rina to use her own power to build the bridge, which wouldn't affect her personally and didn't require any other manpower or material resources.
One could say that doing this was almost entirely beneficial.
That was what Furina had previously thought.
However, now that she learned the price to be paid was her only good friend falling into a long sleep, leaving her with no one to talk to... Furina fell into silence.
The small self versus the greater self—it truly was a difficult choice.
Looking at Furina's troubled expression, Rina murmured.'Furina, I look forward to your choice…'
Furina kept her head down, her gaze occasionally darting to Rina standing before her and occasionally closing her eyes.
After a long period of contemplation, she painfully raised her head, looking at Rina with eyes full of apology.
'So that's how it is…' Rina pursed her lips; she had already seen through Furina's thoughts.
'That's for the best, then I can rest easy…'
Before Furina could speak, she took a step forward, wrapped her arms around Furina's back and comforted her. 'Furina, I'm sorry... I was just joking with you earlier, I'll be fine.'
"Re... Really? You're not lying to me, are you?" Furina's voice already carried a hint of a sob.
Furina had truly made her choice with extreme hesitation and immense difficulty just now.
We can guess the result of that choice.
And the reason she made this choice, in the end, was only one.
Because she is Fontaine's Hydro Archon.
'No, no, I promise you, I will never lie to you in this lifetime…' Rina wiped away the tears from the corners of Furina's eyes and said. 'Alright, alright… don't cry crying, what kind of Hydro Archon are you? Let's hurry up and build the bridge first.'
Hearing Rina's words, Furina wanted to say many things, but nothing came out.
After hearing the news that Rina was fine, a smile returned to the corners of her mouth. The thousands of words she wanted to say ultimately turned into a single word.
"Mm."
Furina took the initiative to hand over control of her body to Rina. In the outside world, Furina's eyes turned a vivid blood-red.
Cecily naturally wouldn't worry about this issue; she only knew she had to follow Furina's command, stay on standby where she was and that was enough.
Furina's body rose into the air, flying into the sky.
Rina raised one hand, controlling the Hydro throughout her body to slowly gather and flow .Soon, Furina's body was enveloped in blue light.
Rina pointed her finger and a large amount of Hydro transferred from near her hand toward the broken bridge.
The Hydro slowly flowed toward the broken bridge, forming a beautiful blue ribbon.
As time passed, that ribbon gradually widened and the blue light slowly became more dazzling, covering a large area and showering down upon the people.
The gentle Hydro entered the bodies of the people in Gray River, alleviating their hunger, discomfort, and fatigue. Every poor citizen living in Gray River area was surprised to find.
"The injuries on my body have actually healed!"
"My Archon! I'm actually no longer feeling hungry!"
"Is this a miracle? This really is a miracle!"
Of course, those in Gray River who usually did bad things naturally wouldn't receive Rina's favor. Meanwhile, the blue bridge composed of Hydro continued to grow longer and wider.
Ten minutes passed, as the last drop of Hydro merged into the bridge, this bridge made purely of Hydro was finally completed. Rina used her last ounce of strength to return Furina's body to the ground.
Her consciousness returned to the mental space, her weakened body so frail she could barely stand, covered in cold sweat from exhaustion. Seeing this, Furina rushed to Rina as fast as she could, caught her and helped her onto the sofa.
Rina hadn't lied to Furina; she indeed wouldn't sleep for a long time.
However, mobilizing such a massive amount of Hydro power to build such a large bridge while also helping the Gray River people recover their health had indeed almost drained all the Hydro Rina possessed, causing her great exhaustion.
Therefore, some necessary rest was required.
Before resting, Rina also gave Furina one instruction. Furina gently tucked Rina in with a blanket, placed a hand on Rina's face and lightly stroked her cheek and hair.
"Other Me, you have to get better quickly..."
Furina returned to the outside world. Many surrounding residents were gradually approaching them. Furina hurriedly pulled Cecily out of the crowd and ran toward the Fire Land base.
The Hydro Rina released earlier also carried a message-transmitting function. All the scattered team members also learned the information to end the mission and head to the Fire Land base.
Thus, after helping the last person they were currently assisting, all the team members ran toward the Fire Land base one after another.
Because there were quite a few enthusiastic residents on the main road, Furina and Cecily took the back alleys.
However, in the back alleys, monsters would naturally appear right on time. A few Hilichurls and a Mitachurl appeared in the path the two had to pass.
"Ika!" (Enemy!)
"Ika!" Enemy!)
A group of Hilichurls charged straight at them. Seeing this stance, Furina couldn't help but feel her legs tremble and cold sweat began to bead on her face.
"What to do... what to do... Other Me is still sleeping..." she thought in a panic.
Actually, she forgot she still had Cecily by her side. Seeing the Hilichurls getting closer and closer and then seeing Furina's lack of action. Cecily gave a report to Furina and immediately manifested her claymore. Exerting her full strength, a blue light even clearer than Rina's covered the blade and the Hydro was thus infused into the claymore.
Cecily swung her claymore at the Hilichurls. The Hydro on the claymore instantly transformed into sharp small swords that pierced into the Hilichurls' bodies. Several small Hilichurls were immediately mortally wounded and the Mitachurl was also significantly injured.
Cecily pressed the advantage, swinging her claymore and finishing off all the Hilichurls.
Only a few tattered masks and a bronze horn remained on the ground.
Seeing Cecily resolve the Hilichurls so cleanly and efficiently, Furina also breathed a sigh of relief.
"I forgot that Cecily can fight too... and she's actually this powerful?" Furina was very shocked in her heart.
With this small disturbance resolved, the two also accelerated toward their destination.