Although Eilush’s joking and bantering, whether intentional or not, indeed helped alleviate the somewhat heavy atmosphere in the spring, Violet, who had initiated the previous topic, couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
It turned out that the relationship between the Spirit Puppet Tribe and that “Father” was like this. No wonder no one wanted to mention him.
Before being abandoned, that “Father” must have been the only reliable and trustworthy figure for the newly born and naive puppets. This first-sight relationship was akin to Violet’s relationship with the little dragon girl and Snow Wing.
Thus, it was not hard to imagine what a tremendous psychological trauma this would bring them. Although it is said that puppets do not have souls, from her brief interactions with them, Violet had already determined that each puppet was indeed a vivid life form with rich emotions.
The mental core is truly amazing. The ability to create such things and their “Father” also piqued Violet’s interest even more.
Unfortunately, in this situation, it was not appropriate for her to ask for his name. Perhaps the puppets did not know either, otherwise, Ewan would not have been aimlessly searching everywhere.
But one thing should be certain.
From the information revealed in Enya’s words, it was not difficult to infer that the birthplace of the Spirit Puppet Tribe was in these Ten Thousand Demons Mountains.
Ewan was said to have always been searching for that “Father” under the guise of traveling in this demonic paradise. This indicated she was confident that there must be some clues related to him here.
Could this “Father” of the Spirit Puppet Tribe be one of the players who traversed the 【Illusionary Realm】 as noted in that journal...?
At present, Violet could not be sure.
Even if he’s not, she still quite wanted to meet this guy. However, since Ewan had been searching for so long without success, he must have either hidden deep in some remote mountain forest, already left the area, or perhaps even passed away. The idea of encountering him just upon arriving here was indeed rather fantastical.
After soaking comfortably in the Spirit Spring for a long time, thoroughly enjoying the nourishment of magic and heat, everyone casually chatted about some light-hearted topics. Then, Ini led them to their accommodations to rest.
After several days of exhausting travel, and even having to sleep in caves within the mountain wolf territory, the opportunity to experience a finely decorated bedroom and a soft bed was naturally wonderful for Violet and her group.
Although the magic contained in the Spirit Spring had little effect on Violet, soaking in its warm waters still made even the priestess from the Divine Race feel somewhat drowsy.
Theresa, who had the weakest physical constitution, was even worse off, yawning continuously as they walked along the forest path.
The rooms arranged by the spirit puppets, while not excessively luxurious, were meticulously crafted. Being situated in the forest, they had thoughtfully ensured protection against mosquitoes and other insects.
Everyone was naturally very satisfied with such thoughtful hospitality. After being shown to their respective rooms, they quickly bid Ini and the others goodnight and went to bed early.
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Late at night, in Violet’s room.
Curled up in her blankets, the black-haired girl, originally sleeping peacefully, suddenly furrowed her brows.
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Soon, she opened her eyes and sat up in bed, a look of confusion and vigilance flashing across her flawless, delicate face.
“This strange feeling... what’s going on?”
The girl’s silver-blue eyes scanned the dark room. Without turning on the custom-made magical lamp by the Spirit Puppet Tribe, she thought for a moment, then lifted the warm covers and gracefully climbed out of bed. She slipped on her slippers and walked to the desk.
The little dragon girl was not by her side because all the rooms here had small single beds, standard single rooms.
Originally, Ini had prepared individual rooms for each of them, but Xiao Guang did not like being alone outside. Since she couldn’t sleep with Violet, she went back to the pet space to be with Snow Wing.
Instinctively raising her hand, Violet slowly lowered it again.
Forget it, there’s no need to disturb Xiao Guang’s rest right now. She can be summoned at any time, let’s see what the situation is first.
The magic in the surrounding air felt very off.
There was too much of it, far exceeding the normal fluctuation range, reaching more than ten times the usual amount, and it was still continuing to expand.
Everything had been normal before resting.
What had happened?
Even without the light, the divine race’s excellent vision allowed Violet to clearly discern everything in front of her in an environment where an ordinary person wouldn’t see their hand in front of their face. Given the unclear situation, she did not want to draw too much attention for now.
First, she need to ensure everyone’s safety.
The rooms are not far apart, basically right next to each other. Violet first went to the room of Theresa, who was right next door and had the weakest self-defense ability, and tried knocking on the door.
“.......”
After waiting for a good ten seconds, Miss Priestess frowned.
No response. Is she sleeping too deeply...?
She could sense that Theresa was indeed still in the room, but with such a heavy and oppressive concentration of magic, it was like being submerged in thick Spirit Spring liquid, making it hard to breathe.
The weaker one’s strength, the more uncomfortable it should be. With Theresa’s level of strength, there was no reason she could continue to sleep peacefully.
No, something is definitely wrong.
Feeling a slight tension, Violet didn’t hesitate anymore. She took out the [Universal Key] from her backpack and unlocked Theresa’s door.
Inside, it was as dark as expected. All their rooms were basically furnished and decorated the same way, so Violet directly looked towards the bed. As expected, the girl with long green hair was lying there, breathing evenly with her eyes closed.
She was lying on her side, the covers concealing most of her body except for her head and shoulders. The hem of her nightgown was slightly exposed, which was not provided by the Spirit Puppet Tribe but was Theresa’s own change of clothes, carried via a storage tool.
From Violet’s angle, she could see her face, which, though not extremely beautiful, was still pretty and pleasant. A slight trickle of drool hung from the corner of her mouth due to her relaxed state, looking somewhat comical.
She seemed quite normal.
The black-haired girl walked up and shook her shoulder.
“Theresa, wake up. Something seems off.”
“Hoo~ hoo~”
However, the person being touched did not wake up, her lips continuing to breathe deeply in her deep sleep.
“.......Theresa?”
Violet frowned and reached out to pat the girl’s smooth, pink cheeks. This time her actions were a bit rough, but she still couldn’t wake Theresa up.
Something was definitely wrong.
With her hand on the green-haired girl, Violet activated [Information Detection].
As a result, Miss Priestess furrowed her brows even tighter.
“How could this... be happening?”
The magic in Theresa’s body had vanished.
No, more accurately, something was continuously extracting her magic, keeping Theresa’s body in a state of extreme depletion.
For beings accustomed to the flow of magic, suddenly losing it causes their bodies to enter deep sleep as a self-protection mechanism due to weakness and to reduce energy consumption.
This was why she couldn’t wake up.
In the short term, this might not be too severe, but if Theresa stayed in this state for long, her body would definitely have problems, possibly even collapsing due to magic circulation imbalance.
If anything, this situation was somewhat similar to the 【Mana Rampage Disorder】 that Violet had treated once in Demon Suppression City, only it was the exact opposite.