Chapter 1293: Elental Gate
According to Agatha, the Book of Elents was brought into the water elental plane by a group of elves who opened the elental gate and fled into the elental plane a while back (Note: Never expect elental creatures to have a good sense of ti). Back then, when the elental lords sensed the mighty power of the Book of Elents, they sealed it inside the arctic ice of the water elental plane in order to prevent its impact on the four elental planes. This move wasn’t too surprising. After all, the fire and wind elental planes weren’t suitable for storing items, so only the earth and water elental planes were left as their choices. And sealing items was the specialty of the water elental plane.
As one of the ocean elves, Agatha once spent so ti in the water elental plane and happened to witness the scene where the group of elves from the main plane fled to the elental plane. And because of that, she knew where the Book of Elents was. Even though it sounded like an understatent, it left Rhode feeling powerless. Although he did consider the possibility that the Book of Elents was in one of the elental planes, the four elental planes were huge, after all. If one were to search aimlessly, one wouldn’t know when one would finally see results. And since there were definite clues from the elves, Rhode put all his energy into pursuing them. In the end...
He felt like a mule following the carrot dangling before it. He had focused so much on the carrot dangling before him and ignored the fresh, green grass surrounding him.
I’m such a fool...
Although it was humiliating for him, he was shalessly quick to ignore his foolishness. As long as the result was good, everything was good, wasn’t it? And if it weren’t for the clues provided by the elves, he wouldn’t have thought of the elental plane so soon.
Seems like I’m still a really smart person. Well, that was just a mont of carelessness and negligence on my part. After all, I’ve been really busy. Just look at Chaos’s attack. I need to take care of matters surrounding the entire Dragon Soul Continent on my own, so it is understandable that so oversights occurred. Isn’t there a saying that goes ‘it’s never too late to nd one’s way’? Yes, we must learn from our mistakes. We must learn to learn from our mistakes, experiences, and strive to achieve greater and more ambitious goals... This lesson is painful and the mistakes are profound, but we must not only look to the past, but also to the future....
“... So that’s all I have to say. Is there anything else that you want to add?”
Rhode said and caught his breath. Then, he reached for a cup of tea to moisten his throat and turned to the group which looked at him with various expressions. Facing his question, they stared blankly at him and only after a few monts, Mini Bubble Gum let out a sigh.
“Leader, I know people always change. Just look at you... You said a load of crap for an hour without getting to the point. Can’t you just tell us the truth? It was actually your foolish self who forgot to ask the inhabitants of the elental planes and made us bustle about for so long! Aren’t you tired of finding excuses for an hour? You’re acting just like that fat swine of a principal in my school!”
“...”
Rhode’s expression stiffened at Mini Bubble Gum’s blunt accusation. Then, he took a deep breath.
“Of course... For this matter... the main responsibility...”
Rhode dragged out his sentence before shooting looks at the two Canarys seated beside him, seeking help from them. But it was a pity that both of them were indifferent. At that mont, they ignored Rhode’s call for help entirely.
As a true lover, shouldn’t you step up to get out of this nasty situation? Also, as a qualified subordinate, you should take the initiative to assu responsibility too. It doesn’t cost you anything to say “Actually we are also responsible...” or sothing. This will make look good and make things easier for later... Sigh, where’s the trust between people at?
“... Falls on...”
After glaring helplessly at the two Canarys, Rhode let out a long sigh and confessed.
“... ...”
“You see! That’s all you’ve got to say... Have you also been corrupted and degraded by the sugar coating of capitalism? Making a mistake and asking you to write a reflection is like asking you to kill soone....”
“Alright, alright. Let’s skip this part for now.”
Facing Mini Bubble Gum’s grumbles, Rhode neglected her shalessly.
Don’t be ridiculous. Whether it’s leading a guild or starting a harem, how can one do it if one doesn’t have thick skin? A he-man should be arrogant, have an indomitable spirit, and not flinch when treated with disdain... This sentence should be appropriate for this situation, right?
With so self-consolation in the mind, Rhode let out a cough. He tried to liven the atmosphere up earlier. But since Mini Bubble Gum had ridiculed him rcilessly, it was ti for him to go about his own business. Since he learned the whereabouts of the Book of Elents, the next step was naturally to unlock its seal. But before that, he still had one more important thing to do. And that was to open the Elental Gate...
The importance of the four elental planes was self-evident. Back then, when the Creator Dragons made this continent in the first place, this world wouldn’t have taken shape without the four main elents. In this respect, the four main elental planes were even more important than the Seven Fantasy Boundaries. After all, the Seven Fantasy Boundaries were re existences derived from the four elental planes. For instance, ocean elves in the Silver Ocean were originally the inhabitants of the water elental plane.
However, it was much harder getting into the elental planes than the Seven Fantasy Boundaries. The elental planes belonged purely to the elental world, and there was no way for mortals to enter. Although the elental planes could be said to exist everywhere, it wasn’t easy to actually find their entrance. But it wasn’t that difficult for players like Rhode; as long as he found four beings with strong elental powers, used their powers to call upon the rules of elents, and opened the gate, he could enter the elental world.
Yes, four beings with strong elental powers... Not only that, but what was most important was that the beings must also be natives. Because natives had the closest connection to the Dragon Soul Continent. In this case, the Phantom Guardians and projected players weren’t useful anymore. But fortunately, he didn’t lack powerful beings by his side who possessed rules.
Gillian, as the fire elental lord, was chosen as one of the candidates to open the gate to the elental world. As for Anne, she was chosen as the representative of the wind elent. No matter what, Anne had the blood of an elental lord cruising throughout her body and her grasp of the wind elent was also really skillful. As for the water elent, the little rmaid in Rhode’s possession was also sufficient to fill in the gaps. If he were to activate the Taboo Halo, the little rmaid’s water elental power would be strong enough to be used to open the gate. And as for the final earth elent...
Rhode didn’t own any card of the earth attribute and also couldn’t rember anyone with that kind of power. But luckily for him, he had a ‘godlike’ system interface. He tapped open the list of nas in his territory and sorted them according to attributes and levels. Shortly after, he found the strongest person with the earth elental attribute located at the top of the list, except that...
After seeing that na, he realized that he was acting foolishly again. Because not only did he know that person, but he was also really familiar with her...
“Bell?”
Upon hearing Rhode’s words, Christie widened her eyes in shock.
“... Rhode... You said... you need Bell’s help?”
“Yes.”
Upon hearing Christie’s question, Rhode showed a bitter smile and nodded. He was well aware of Bell’s strength. Back then, it was he who rescued her from the underground refuge and even back then, she possessed strength of the Legendary Stage. Not only that, but she was also an Order beacon... But what caught Rhode by surprise was that this little girl who followed Christie around all the ti was actually a dominant being of the earth elent. Even though Bell possessed strength of the Legendary Stage, she was too inexperienced and unfit for battle, which was why Rhode left her by Christie’s side all the ti. She could protect Christie, and Rhode also hoped that Christie could help change Bell’s ice-cold appearance and behavior. And from the looks of it, being with Christie had indeed changed Bell a lot. Although she was still as quiet as ever, she seed to be more emotional and no longer acted like a still object.
“Is it... dangerous?”
“I won’t deny that traveling in the elental plane can be a little dangerous. But don’t worry, Christie. We won’t be there for long.”
In order to retrieve the Book of Elents in the shortest possible ti, Rhode decided to travel to the water elental plane with the four beings. But fortunately, one of the advantages of the elental plane was that they had little to no passage of ti. That was also why elental creatures had a very vague concept of ti. Even if he spent half a month on the elental plane, it would only be two or three days gone on the main plane. That was also why he chose to travel to the elental plane with them. But of course, the other reason was that the requirents were very demanding for anyone entering the elental plane. If he weren’t protected by strong elental powers like Gillian, Anne, the little rmaid, and Bell, the mont he entered the elental plane, he would be obliterated. But being a Void Dragon, his attribute level was higher than the elents, so there wasn’t a need to worry about that aspect.
For Rhode, the process was simple: lead the four of them into the water elental plane, retrieve the Book of Elents, open the Elental Gate again to return to the Dragon Soul Continent, and everything would be solved....
Yes, that was all to it, so there shouldn’t be any problem!
“Are you willing to co with , Bell?”
After explaining to Christie the situation, Rhode turned to Bell who remained silent at the side. After hearing his question, Bell hesitated for a few monts, but eventually lifted her head and nodded with might. Although she didn’t say a word, she had clearly made her point.
There was no ti to lose, and Chaos wouldn’t wait for anyone. After receiving Bell’s reply, Rhode got to work imdiately. The next day, he brought Bell and the rest to the plaza located behind Grandia’s palace, where the magical ritual used to open the Elental Gate was already prepared.
“Be careful, Big Brother. I wish you all the best.”
Holding his hands tightly, Rhode’s younger sister said in a soft voice. Upon hearing her words, Rhode smiled and nodded in response. But at that mont, Mini Bubble Gum who stood beside them curled her lips, before speaking with a witty smile.
“Sigh, you are a natural born toiler, Leader. Go at ease. There will be no problem leaving this place to !” With that, Mini Bubble Gum patted her underdeveloped chest and gave him a thumbs up. “There’s a saying, Leader; thou shalt not be concerned about thy wife, who shall support herself[1]!”
... Is this saying supposed to be used in this place?
Upon hearing Mini Bubble Gum’s remarks, Rhode twitched the corner of his eye. Shortly after, he pounded that little rascal’s head with his iron fist.
If you want to show off your knowledge in ancient texts, go back and understand its aning first!
“Alright then, we’ll be making a move now. I’ll leave this place to you.”
After glaring at Mini Bubble Gum who crouched with her hands over her head, Rhode turned around and looked at the chuckling younger sister and Canary. Unlike the others, they certainly understood what exactly Mini Bubble Gum said, and that was the difference between gifted students and an Internet addict.
“Don’t worry, Big Brother. With us around, everything will be fine.”
After hearing his younger sister’s response, Rhode finally put his mind at ease. He turned around, entered the center of the magical ritual, and gestured to Gillian with his hand. Upon witnessing his action, the fox-eared young lady who stood in one of the circles within the magical ritual revealed a relaxed smile.
“Wow, I never thought I’d get the chance to invite my master for a day trip to the elental planes. So... Are you ready? The plane is about to take off, so please put away your trays and fasten your seat belts...”
After speaking in sentences that sounded foreign to the natives, Gillian lifted her arms high.
Along with her movent, things changed all of a sudden. The peaceful magical ritual emanated a bright glow. A dazzling flare erupted from the fox-eared young lady’s body, tamorphosing into a fire column that rushed skyward. On the other side, as if resonating with the flas, rushing gales swirled into a whirlwind with Anne in its center. anwhile, the ice edges frozen by the whistling cold air extended in all directions, flowing like a fountain between the little rmaid’s arms. Shortly after, it was Bell’s turn. Facing the magical ritual before her, the little girl stretched out her arm and opened her eyes. Soon, the ground trembled and a towering, stone pillar rose from the flat ground.
The whirling elental powers achieved peace at that mont. Shortly after, a colorful array of elental lights erupted in the masses. All five of them, including Rhode, vanished completely.
Just as Gillian ntioned, transmigrating into the elental plane felt like riding an airplane. Rhode witnessed dazzling and complex flashes before his eyes as his body simply accelerated toward the front. The restraints of gravity gradually disappeared from his body. After an unknown amount of ti—perhaps it was an instant or a long ti—the whole world suddenly changed.
The light that shrouded him disappeared in the blink of an eye. He stepped onto the ground once again with his weightless body. Whistling cold winds blew past his ears. At a glance, he witnessed a vast, white, snow-covered plain before him, as well as a forest that resembled ice crystals. A flurry of snowflakes blew against the face and even Rhode felt a bone-piercing chilliness.
“Phew... All is well. No delays on this flight. Folks, we’ve arrived at the Ice Throne of the water elental plane!”
Upon hearing Gillian’s voice, Rhode couldn’t help but turn to her. In the elental plane, everything on the outside was concealed by the inside. At that mont, it was the sa for Gillian. Although she retained her original appearance, red and illusory flas could be seen burning in her body. This was exactly what the elental plane was. On the other side, the little rmaid and Bell were the sa, where the azure power of water and yellow power of earth enfolded their bodies, making them look as if they were wearing illusory and translucent luxury dresses.
“Alright, since we’re here, we should prepare to...”
Rhode said and swept a glance at Anne who stood near him. Then, he couldn’t help but be taken aback.
Just like the rest, Anne was shrouded in the power of wind from head to toe. The rushing gales tamorphosed into a long dress that wrapped the young girl’s body. But despite that, it wasn’t the elental dress that caught Rhode’s attention, but what was behind her instead.
A totemic marker that resembled a storm appeared on her back. And as a knowledgeable player, he certainly knew what that was.
It was the symbol of the wind elental lord.
[1] What Cao Cao said to Wang Hou from the book ‘Romance of the Three Kingdoms’ by Luo Guanzhong.
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