69novels Chapter 161 Amber Starlight
Chapter 161 Amber Starlight
"You mean, is there a way to save my brother?" Lani's eyes widened as she looked at me in disbelief. "What's the solution?!"
"It's very simple. Lani, you should have figured out this method yourself." I pointed at the other person's body and kept it in suspense for a while.
“Me? Do you want my brother to change into a puppet’s body like me?” The clever magician quickly understood what I meant, but at the same time he lowered his eyes, “…Although your idea is good, it’s too late now.”
"Huh? Why?"
Lani sighed and did not intend to hide anything. "There are many reasons, but the most important one is that my brother was completely infected with the poison of corruption after the battle with Marennia. It has been too long... I heard that he even lost the glory of being a warrior and turned into a hungry hyena devouring carrion. He has no reason at all."
I still insisted, "But 'Starbreaker' is still sealing the stars to protect the magic town of Ceria. If he completely loses consciousness, he shouldn't be able to maintain magic, right? And there's something else that's strange...his warhorse. I heard that until now, General Latan is still using gravity magic to protect it and fight with it."
After a pause, I continued in a serious tone: "... If the above actions are just a habit retained after the general's consciousness died, there is really nothing I can do. But I still want to gamble on the possibility that General Latan, as one of the strongest warriors in the border area, his subconscious has not completely succumbed to corruption... Besides, even if I fail, the final result will be the same as it is now."
"... But even if it's as you wish, I don't have the Rune of Death in my hand now, and I can't perform the ritual as before." Lani also pointed out the next difficulty, "What means do you have to transfer my brother's weak consciousness to the doll?"
I had already thought about this: "Lani, you should know about origin magic, right?"
"of course."
"I remember that a senior magician of the Origin School has a source of radiant light in his body. As long as it is transplanted into a new body that is compatible with it, he can be resurrected." I said my idea, "Is there any way to make something similar appear in General Ratan's body?"
"This... As a family of magicians, my brother has indeed been exposed to origin magic. But the conditions for producing source pyroxene in the body are also very harsh." In order to make me understand, Lani paused for a moment, pondered for a moment, and explained, "I read in a book that in order to produce source pyroxene, origin magicians will even grind pyroxene into powder, pour it into the body, and then nourish the pyroxene powder with rune magic, gathering it into a ball. After many years, they can produce source pyroxene, which symbolizes half of their lives."
“Oh, is it so complicated?” I was a little surprised.
And Lani continued, "Secondly, Zero, you may not know that we, the descendants of God, are somewhat different from the ordinary life forms of the borderland. It is difficult to create Origin Pyroxene by relying solely on the methods of the Origin Magician."
"why?"
"...Perhaps it's because ordinary pyroxene can't withstand the power of the Great Rune. Even if we eat it, it can't absorb our power at all. It's just a simple foreign object."
"It sounds quite detailed. Have you ever tried it?" I said casually.
Lani also remained silent and did not respond to my words.
—Wait, you’ve really tried it?
——That’s right. Although I don’t know how the two fingers control the fate of the gods, isn’t it the same as changing her body for Lani to become what she is now?
——Moreover, her mother is the top leader of the magic academy, so she will naturally provide Lani with all kinds of help.
——So, it is not completely impossible for Lani to try the Origin School's Source Pyroxene manufacturing to switch her body and get rid of the two fingers... Rather, it is precisely because it does not work that she has to use a more extreme method.
However, this would make my plan even more hopeless.
The idea of using the source stone was completely shattered, and if one wanted to hold the same ceremony as Lani before, the Death Rune, that is, the power of destined death, was indispensable.
But now, this kind of power in the border area has basically been handed over by Queen Marika to her "beast priest" Gulang for safekeeping. Even if there are some omissions, they have long been transformed into the weapons of the black knife assassins - black knife daggers.
It seems that the idea of saving that brother-in-law is too naive.
“...Please allow me to interrupt you two.” Suddenly, Melina, who had been silent on the side, spoke up, “I have heard that in the city of Rodel, there is something that can carry the fate of all the demigods.”
"What is it?" Lani asked impatiently.
Melina also gave her answer word by word: "Amber Starlight."
——Amber starlight!
The moment Melina finished speaking, Lani's whole body was like a sculpture. She froze for a moment, then propped her chin with one hand, and waved her hands quickly, as if drawing something in the air. A few words kept falling out of her mouth: "······Is this possible?······hiss······It doesn't seem to work·····No, how is it possible?"
And I naturally knew what Melina was referring to:
——Amber Starlight is the magic professor under Lani and a prop in the Selvis side story.
——This old guy has a strange material fetish and loves to make people into puppets. Under the guidance of the player, he will mistakenly think that A-Tai is also a fellow enthusiast, so he entrusts A-Tai to find this prop related to the fate of the demigod, and then give it to Lani to drink, in an attempt to turn Lani into an obedient puppet.
——Of course, I advise everyone not to do something stupid, otherwise, the wife will not make things go well for you.
"Yes, maybe it really works!"
Just as I was recalling the relevant knowledge about Amber Starlight, Lani suddenly raised her eyes as if she had realized something. "If it is Amber Starlight, it can indeed absorb the power of demigods like us. With the guidance of magic power, it should be possible to extract pure crystals! That is, Originite! Zero, your idea and that of this witch may indeed be realized!"
“Eh…really?”
Perhaps it was my silly expression that made Lani laugh out loud: "What's wrong? Weren't you the one who came up with this idea first? Are you not confident now?"
I smiled awkwardly and answered honestly: "Actually, I just provided an idea. I am not sure whether it can be realized, so I came to discuss it with you."
Now, Lani seemed to have turned back into the proud princess of Kalia. She said confidently, "If we can really find the Amber Starlight, and my brother really has the will to fight corruption as you bet, then he can still be saved! But..."
"But what?"
"This matter requires some careful consideration. For example, we need to find the amber starlight..."
"It should be near the royal city of Rodel, I know that." I interrupted him.
And Lani asked back curiously: "Huh? Zero, have you been to the royal city of Rodel?"
"Ah...well..." Oh no, I said it too naturally and too quickly, but I can't tell Lani that I am a person who traveled through time from the outside world. At least not now is the time.
Melina interrupted, "I mentioned this to Master Zero. After all, the Amber Starlight is a rare item. I thought Master Zero might find it useful, so I told him."
—Good cover, Meimei!
I responded with a grateful look.
"...Really? Then, I'll leave this matter to you." Lani suddenly jumped down from the chair and bowed slightly to Melina. "Also, I'm sorry for being rude to you at the beginning, Miss Melina."
Melina was flattered by this and waved her hands quickly. "You, you are too polite, Princess Ranee. I, I... I can actually understand why you are wary of me, so please raise your head. I don't blame you."
"Thank you." After hearing Melina's understanding, Lani raised her body.
The two of them smiled at each other.
——Yeah, these are my good wings~
"Then I will take care of the doll matter." Lani said, and without her knowing, she had quietly climbed back to the chair.
——But I saw it clearly just now. There are indeed four books stacked on your chair! Lani~
"Ahem, are you listening? Zero." Lani seemed to be aware of my gaze, and her spirit face glanced away shyly, but the puppet's face was slightly angry, like an elementary school teacher, reminding naughty students to concentrate.
I couldn't help but smile and apologize: "Yes, I'm sorry, did you say something just now? Lani."
"Another thing is, I hope you can go to the magic academy and tell my mother, Reinara, about this." Reinara said solemnly again, "Although she has immersed herself in her own world and lost her mind because of a shameless guy, if it is for her own child, perhaps her mother will react... She will be an important piece of the puzzle in our plan, so please be sure to tell her about this."