Water Mage in the Flame Realm-Chapter 426 - 406: Fog of War
"So, what exactly is this underground space?" Silver finally fully recovered at this moment and asked on behalf of everyone.
Once the heart of revenge is ignited, people naturally have a target and are no longer confused.
The Water Mages, after all, do not have the same feelings for the Flame Realm as Liang does. Forcing them to harbor a save-the-world mentality to assist Andrew in his actions against the Magic Guild is somewhat unrealistic. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶
However, everyone is now solely focused on taking down the Magic Guild to avenge Lord Li’s death, becoming extremely proactive, without any need for Andrew to say much.
"Here? You could say it’s my main base in the Flame Realm." Andrew withdrew his gaze from an exceptionally thick Water Tornado and smiled back, saying, "This is a secret base deep underground from the main base."
"And what about the Magic Guild? How far is it from here to the Magic Guild?" another Water Mage asked, full of murderous intent.
Seeing their stance, they seemed eager to return to the surface immediately and head straight to the Magic Guild’s lair!
It turns out that Andrew somewhat underestimated the adaptability of the Water Mages.
He also underestimated the bloodthirsty nature of the Water Mages!
When he was in the Water God Realm before, Andrew shared his memories with Pasha, which contained a lot of information about the Flame Realm.
And now, many Water Mages were gathered around Pasha, listening to her explain the overall situation of this brand-new Flame Realm to everyone.
The intelligence everyone cared about the most was: where is the Magic Guild? Where the hell is it?!
Seeing this scene, Andrew suddenly felt a bit overwhelmed.
Before heading to the Water God Realm, President Beiru gave him the task of meeting up with the Water Mages and bringing them back to the Flame Realm.
Now that Andrew completed the task, bringing back a large group of Water Mages, including a master from the Magic Guide Realm.
Without a doubt, this force will play a crucial role in the upcoming confrontation with the Magic Guild, perhaps even becoming a decisive surprise force.
But Andrew suddenly doubted: can he really lead this surprise force as well as Liang did?
Under Liang’s command, the Water Mages followed him mindlessly, whatever Liang said was what they did.
Now it’s his turn to lead everyone, and Andrew found that he is ultimately different from Liang.
Liang has lived for endless ages, his age alone is in itself, and in those long years, he has always been so reliable, stable, and trustworthy.
For the Water Mages, Liang is almost a spiritual totem, a god-like figure.
And what about himself? Andrew thought to himself that although his strength is quite strong now, in terms of age, he is still a junior after all.
Everyone certainly respects him very much, but it is ultimately not the same as with Liang.
"Alright, alright." Silver seemed to see Andrew’s embarrassment, raised his hand to signal everyone to calm down, and said, "Don’t be anxious, everyone. Revenge for Lord Li’s blood is a must. But we’re new here, haste makes waste, everyone should follow Lord Andrew’s unified arrangements."
As Silver spoke, he turned to Andrew: "My lord, what is the current situation in the Flame Realm? Could you tell us about it? So everyone has a rough idea of what to do next and what needs to be done."
Andrew quickly nodded, thinking to himself that this is the right approach, Silver is indeed sensible, hmm!
Clearing his throat, Andrew began to speak: "The current situation in the Flame Realm is like this... um... the current situation..."
Under the eager gazes of "eager for revenge," the smile on Andrew’s face gradually stiffened, and his body language became somewhat unnatural.
Because Andrew suddenly realized something.
And that is: regarding the "current situation" of the Flame Realm, or the latest changes in the situation after the Royal Court negotiations—
He knew absolutely nothing at all!!
The Royal Court negotiations marked an end to the first double flame war.
But at the end of the negotiations, the three Earth Fire Scholars "descended," and President Beiru led the entire top brass of the Warm Fire Commerce Association to support them.
Catherine was originally a female assassin, and the king of the Royal Court had long been dead, merely a puppet in Catherine’s hands.
—With so many huge variables, it’s easy to imagine that the post-negotiation period must be the beginning of a new storm.
Not to mention that President Beiru lost the Warm Fire Order, the three Earth Fire Scholars are almost certain to take this opportunity to do something!
Thinking about this, Andrew couldn’t help but feel the shadow of the crisis looming overhead, never dissipating.
He could not at all feel relaxed or complacent because he successfully completed his task, bringing a powerful force back from the Outer Domain.
Although when he went to the Water God Realm, President Beiru told him: "Don’t worry, besides the Warm Fire Order, I have other cards up my sleeve, there won’t be any trouble. You just focus on the Outer Battlefield mission, don’t worry about the Flame Realm."
But at this moment, the more Andrew thought about it, the more worried he became.
He immediately said, "Pasha knows the general situation of the Flame Realm before, she will tell everyone. As for what happened and what new changes occurred during my absence from the Flame Realm, well... I also need to re-familiarize myself with it."
After reaching the Magic Guide Realm, all information about the world becomes more sensitive.
Returning to the Flame Realm shortly after, Andrew had already vaguely felt: although the Flame Realm and the Water God Realm are not too far apart, the time flow between the two worlds is probably different.
Moreover, the gap might not be small.
In other words, he actually hadn’t stayed in the Water God Realm for too long.
But on the Flame Realm side, perhaps some time had already passed since the end of the Royal Court negotiations.
"Uh, Lord Andrew, you also don’t know what the current situation is?"
Yin was obviously taken aback for a moment.
From her perspective, it was like having a new leader, and she needed to adapt.
In her impression, Lady Li had never said something like "I don’t really know what the situation is either."
However, Yin had also reached the Realm of Magic Guide and had vaguely sensed the difference in time flow between the two worlds, so she could understand Andrew’s situation.
She said, "Alright, we’ll stay here and listen to Pasha give us a brief introduction to the basic situation of the Flame Realm. My lord, you can go about your business."
After a pause, she added, "Don’t worry, we’ve already decided to avenge Lady Li, but we won’t be in too much of a hurry. You’re our leader now. Before you return, we’ll stay put here and not go causing any trouble for you."
It was no coincidence that Yin could become Liang’s deputy, serving as the second-in-command among the Water Mages.
Her strength was formidable, and she conducted herself with efficiency and propriety.
Andrew expressed gratitude, "Thank you, thank you so much!" Without saying any more, he directly added, "Everyone, please wait here for a moment, I’ll be right back!"
With that said, he took a step and transformed into a flash, light-footedly leaping into a water tornado.
If he hadn’t sensed it wrong, this water tornado connected to the Water Tower Tree known as "Shire" in Wildfire Territory.
The Shire that had once been cut in half and then forcibly reconnected by Andrew!
Following the water tornado, Andrew performed the Water Manipulation Technique and quickly entered the farthest reaches of Shire’s roots.
He then climbed upward along the tree roots, onward and onward!
Once, Andrew needed to use the water-blue Space Gemstone in the Temple to travel from this Underground Space to the surface.
Now that he had reached the Realm of Magic Guide, he naturally didn’t have to adhere so rigidly.
The pressure deep underground was immeasurably heavy, exceeding thousands of pounds.
Yet, Andrew moved through it as if swimming easily through water.
Yin watched Andrew leave and then retracted her gaze, stepping towards Pasha.
The Water Mages had already gathered around Pasha.
In the dreamy Underground Space, at the center of the Lake of the Ocean, beside the island temple, Pasha spoke like a storyteller, endlessly and fluently.
What she was recounting was less about the general situation of the Flame Realm and more about Andrew’s previous personal experiences in this realm.
Originally, everyone just wanted to avenge Lady Li with this mindset, attentively listening to Pasha’s storytelling.
But as they listened, their eyes, expressions, and emotions underwent subtle changes, almost imperceptibly.
"So this is how the Flame Realm is?"
"I thought we were already suffering in the Water God Realm, but I didn’t expect that people in the Flame Realm have it worse, unable to even have a drink? Bathing is out of the question? Terms like swimming and surfing have even become lost?"
"At least our Water God Realm still has a very good environment! It’s just those Flame Warriors that are a hassle, but the environment itself is excellent!"
"So... is this the kind of world Andrew wants to save?"
Everyone listened until the end—when they heard that Andrew, not knowing if he could ever return to the Flame Realm, still decided to go to the Water God Realm to seek out the Water Mages—although there was no apparent, special reaction on the surface, no visible emotion like gratitude.
But deep down, everyone simultaneously had a thought: "So that’s how it is? Even when Andrew was as weak as a little chick, he resolutely vowed to go to a completely unfamiliar world for our sake?"
For the Water Mages, leaving their homeland was just one reason for the previous sense of confusion.
Losing Lady Li’s leadership was actually the more important reason.
Affections need to be cultivated. After the battle with the Wilderness, everyone already held absolute respect for Andrew and some level of trust.
But treating Andrew with the devotion shown to Liang wasn’t something that could happen immediately.
Now, after listening to Pasha’s recounted story, their feelings subtly changed.
The desire for revenge remained unchanged.
It wasn’t possible to develop feelings for the Flame Realm overnight either.
"But... if this is the world Lord Andrew wants to save..." more than one Water Mage thought to themselves, "let’s help him this time, and see if we can work together!"
