IW:Chapter 213 - Glan's Fire, I Heard Love Once Was Here!
"I can follow you to investigate the anomaly in Gran Forest."
After hearing Bai Ye's words, Celia immediately volunteered to go with him.
She had been in the forest recently, calming the increasingly agitated animals and investigating why things had suddenly changed, the source of this anomaly.
Since Bai Ye was also looking for the reason behind the changes in Gran Forest, it seemed they could go together.
Perfect, if she went along, the monsters in the forest probably wouldn't go berserk and attack Bai Ye, right?
"That's great! Let's go together!"
He was just wondering how to trick Celia into going with him.
Now it was good; since Celia had offered to go with him, Bai Ye was naturally happy to see this happen.
Anyway, the money he had spent was definitely not coming back, so he could only make Celia pay him back!
"So, are all the people outside like you?"
If it was truly the timeline where Glan's Fire was about to happen, then for her, it seemed there was nothing she could do.
Celia thought silently, and couldn't help but feel a new sense of respect for Bai Ye's kindness.
Despicable!
"I'm not a fool!"
Bai Ye patted Niu Niu's head, signaling him to leave quickly; he was in a good mood now, so he temporarily forgave Niu Niu for his recent offense!
However, he still needed to cultivate a relationship with Celia; after all, she was the Light of Genesis. Wouldn't it be great for her to be his tool-person in the future?
No!
You just ask me and that's it?
If she hadn't seen it wrong just now, wasn't Bai Ye's sword about to strike Niu Niu?
"You don't understand, he made the first move. You know I prefer to be passive. Besides, I was just playing with him. Even if you hadn't come, he definitely wouldn't have died."
"..."
This also made Bai Ye sigh, it was exactly as he had thought.
After saying this, Bai Ye suddenly felt a cold sweat on his back. How could he have said such a thing?
With his strength, he clearly wouldn't bother with problems he couldn't solve at all.
Bai Ye was speechless at Celia's attitude.
Although she had met few people, Celia was not a fool.
Celia Held back for a long time, and finally spoke her mind directly.
Everything he did afterwards, if successful, and if he smoothed things over with Mar, then who wouldn't give him face?
Of course, his strength definitely needed to improve quickly.
After she finished speaking, Celia actually realized something was wrong, but since the words were already out, she couldn't just take them back.
"Then you?"
Bai Ye stroked his chin, looking contemplative, as if the person who had just tried to kill Niu Niu with a single strike wasn't him.
She turned to look at Bai Ye, her gaze and pitiful expression were just right!
In the distance.
But when Bai Ye finished speaking, and said that most people were evil and untrustworthy, Celia was a bit slow to react and questioned Bai Ye.
She also realized that Bai Ye was treating her like a fool.
Then Alice, as a puppet, naturally wouldn't include him in her attack targets. From beginning to end, her sister's goal was only to deal with the Apostles.
"I am an exception."
Once they discovered humans, they would strike without hesitation.
So, even if Celia hadn't asked him, he would still have to participate in the great fire of Gran Forest.
Celia wasn't very clear about this matter; she only knew that people kept coming and going, and some were trapped here.
Celia clenched her fists, a flash of gratitude crossing her face.
"Yes, so don't easily trust humans."
He seemed to understand. He seemed to have stepped into this vortex. From this moment on, it seemed he couldn't back out at all.
Niu Niu was still preparing to curse Bai Ye a few more times, but upon seeing the dangerous glint in Bai Ye's smiling eyes, he now understood that this guy probably wanted to eat beef!
If he didn't leave now, Niu Niu's Mama wouldn't have to prepare dinner tonight. He could also sing the song, "Goodbye, Mama, tonight I'm sailing far away..."
"Then I'll be going now."
Was it because she met him?
How could she ask such a question?
Celia muttered to herself, simultaneously letting go of her earlier worries.
He was too weak now.
"That should be fine."
Just now, when he asked if she could, she was vague, but now when he asked if she could, she said it should be fine.
It seemed that ever since he finished speaking those words, he had changed, completely different from his previous personality.
And what did he mean by "that time point"?
A series of strange remarks also made Celia feel a bit odd.
Hey, hey, hey?!
The further they went in, the stronger the smell of burning seemed to get, which also seemed to indicate that Glan's Fire had truly arrived.
"Actually, I haven't researched it, so I don't know how to answer you. Besides, don't adventurers prefer adventure?"
This guy.
He only hoped that Niu Niu wouldn't casually fight with others in the future!
"Niu Niu is really cute!"
Don't think Niu Niu can't tell what you're really thinking.
Indeed, just as Celia said, adventurers should prioritize adventure. As for love, it's fine to have one incidentally—for example, one in Arad, one in Celestial Realm, one in Divine Realm, and one in Demonic Realm, and just make sure they don't find out!
"How could this be?! How could the forest..."
"It shouldn't have reached that point in time yet."
Wasn't he fine just now?
And don't adventurers prefer adventure?
Why would he ask this question?
"Celia, you're wrong again. Adventurers don't necessarily have to stick to just adventuring. Who says you can't have love during an adventure!"
Arad is a bit big, absolutely intolerable, only one here?
"Mmm-hmm."
"Oh, I was just asking."
"Don't worry, I came here specifically to investigate this matter!"
Listening to Bai Ye's words, Celia nodded in agreement. She also agreed with that statement, as even though elves were kind, each elf's personality varied greatly.
"Celia, do you know what the situation is like inside Gran Forest right now?"
"Isn't Bai Ye going to the depths of the forest?"
And this was not a game, so it was naturally impossible to follow one plot event after another. Perhaps one thing he did would change the original outcome.
"It's alright, actually most humans aren't very kind, and they are all evil, unlike me..."
Bai Ye was certain that his second sister wouldn't attack him at this time.
Bai Ye didn't intend to continue speaking; a verbal chat was enough. If he kept talking, he would become a perverted man in Celia's eyes.
So, if I hadn't said that just now, you probably would have just brushed it off like that, right?
Besides, his wife, Elise, hasn't grown up yet. *cough* Celia isn't bad either!
"Are you and Niu Niu very close?"
Originally, they just thought there was a problem with the Great Magic Array, and they could slowly find and solve it.
"Can elves and humans intermarry?"
Bai Ye, who had already been labeled a good person, was momentarily speechless.
Bai Ye had just arrived here and was still a bit confused about everything that was happening.
An adventurer?
Then the people outside should be like the elves.
"Not entirely. It really depends on each person's personality. Don't you elves also have personality differences?"
After organizing her words, Celia spoke: "The plants and animals in the forest seem to be affected by some kind of energy. Recently, some strange people have also appeared in the forest. Although our people have been trying to drive them away, it's..."
Celia was surprised by Bai Ye's sudden question, but after realizing it, she understood that this seemed to be the task Bai Ye needed to complete.
Listening to Bai Ye's words, Celia was also a bit surprised. Cute?
But she seemed to have never thought about these things at all.
I didn't expect you to be such a Celia.
The burning flames reflected in the sky. Even though the distance was somewhat far, Celia still saw the flames spreading at an extremely fast rate.
After hearing Celia's answer, Bai Ye murmured, now also a bit confused.
"Niu Niu, you go back first."
According to the game's setting, the adventurer was always guided by Mar. Although his second sister also contributed a lot here, and even various factions got involved.
He wasn't the adventurer from the game, who only had quests. Although there were gifts to send, it looked like some unscrupulous penguin was using his in-game wife to act like a simp!
Besides, who says an adventure can't have a wife? Here, he specifically points out Agamzu and Luxi. I heard love once passed by...
"Forget it, Celia, you're still young and don't understand. Just take me into the forest first!"
Alright.
Actually, the timeline of Arad has always been a mystery, mainly because it sometimes travels through time back to the past, and sometimes the adventurer changes things by doing something.
Was he really thinking too much?
"I don't know how to answer that question either."
An elf like her, who had always lived in Gran Forest and was usually very well protected, wouldn't know the dangers of the human world.
Celia was a bit dizzy from Bai Ye's words, telling her not to easily trust humans, but wasn't he one too?
Even if the fire cannot be extinguished in the end...
"You are truly a good person!"
She understood. Bai Ye was a bit thick-skinned.
"..."
Celia nodded repeatedly, then led Bai Ye towards the forest.
And he also felt that he seemed to have embarked on that path.
Had he... become an adventurer?
Was it his imagination?
Bai Ye found that he seemed to have embarked on the old path of the game.
"What?"
Although the Great Magic Array was now affected by the Transfer, it was indeed rare for humans to reach the depths; they were mostly in the outer areas. So, Celia actually knew very little about humans.
"Oh, by the way, my name is Bai Ye. You can also call me Adventurer. That's my profession outside."
Bai Ye was quite straightforward. Since Celia wasn't so easily fooled, Bai Ye naturally gave up.
"Hello, Warrior, my name is Celia."
Celia's expression was serious, as if she believed Bai Ye's explanation.
He seemed to truly have something on his mind.
But the appearance of this great fire also caused a slight panic in Celia's calm heart.
"Celia, let's quickly go to the depths of the forest to see!"
Clearly, Celia considered Bai Ye to be the kind of person with a thick skin, and she had always been quite curious about the outside world.
Celia had always lived in Gran Forest. In the past, due to the existence of the Great Magic Array, humans basically couldn't enter here.
Celia tilted her head and asked, looking at Bai Ye, who seemed worried.
Celia felt a bit embarrassed under Bai Ye's gaze. Indeed, she didn't know how to answer Bai Ye just now; she hadn't researched it.
Didn't she look like she wasn't very smart?
How come Celia now seemed to be exceeding his expectations?
So, how did that saying go?
Ah~
Everything was so familiar.
"The situation in Gran Forest?"
And why did everyone in the game have to give the adventurer face?
In the end, wasn't it just Mar smoothing things over, although it was also related to the adventurer's strength?
"Cough, I thought you were easy to fool."
In her opinion, since Bai Ye said so, it must be true.
"Let's go, Celia. Speaking of which, Miss Celia, I have a question I'd like to ask you."
It was Bai Ye's sudden offensive that surprised Celia a bit. She was still thinking, are humans all so direct?
Just now, under Bai Ye's few words, she actually believed that humans might all be good people like Bai Ye, only because the animals in the forest were unfamiliar with humans and thus had prejudices.
Niu Niu wailed in his heart. This guy was really too familiar.
But in fact, the so-called main quest was not unrelated to Mar's guidance.
Life is like that; if you can't resist, you can only enjoy it.
Just now, before she even opened her mouth, Bai Ye offered to help.
And the animals' reaction to human intrusion had changed from initial indifference to increasingly fierce opposition.
If it were anyone else, they probably wouldn't have answered Bai Ye, but Celia was different; she still gave Bai Ye an answer that wasn't quite an answer.
"You are truly kind."
Celia had already walked a few steps, but seeing that Bai Ye behind her hadn't moved, she couldn't help but turn around and ask.
Now, it's "Niu Niu" this and "Niu Niu" that!
Bah!
He should have known not to say anything just now!
Noticing Celia's strange gaze, Bai Ye touched his cheek somewhat guiltily and asked calmly, "What's wrong?"
Besides, being chosen by Mar didn't seem like a bad thing. At least he could participate and wouldn't be just a bystander.
If it was a human, the so-called arsonist was actually Alice. In the end, all of this was just his second sister, Held, manipulating things behind the scenes.
Why, after hearing what he said, did she immediately look worried?
Niu Niu picked up his axe and ran directly into the depths of the forest without looking back. He was going back to find his Mama.
If it hadn't been for Celia just now, he probably would have been instantly killed by Bai Ye's sword.
"Is that so?"
"You seem to have something on your mind?"
He had no time to waste talking to Celia. If he was considered a good person, then so be it. He immediately grabbed Celia's hand and rushed forward, but as they approached the spreading flames, Bai Ye's steps grew slower.
And he also realized a problem.
Glan's Fire was extinguished at the cost of the elves' sacrifice. And while Celia wouldn't die, she would lose her memories and her identity as an elf...
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