Succubus cannot be a saint

"No, I will tell you." Sharlelei said with a smile. She waved to Isadore and stared at the elf girl's heterochromatic eyes. "Well, do you accept it, Miss Mirror?"

Faced with the girl's almost provocative attitude and the frivolous and suggestive words "Ms. Mirror", a hint of anger appeared on Vera Valintia's pretty face.

But even so, she still looked at Sharlene calmly.

It has to be said that she cares very much about the secret in Shalelei's hands - how did she use the "catapulting magic crossbow" to destroy an entire army?

Vera Valindiya was fully aware of the structure and principles of the catapult magic crossbow. She knew that a magical weapon that could continuously cast catapults would undoubtedly be a nightmare for ordinary armies.

But the problem was that manipulating it required magical talent—or at the very least, the ability to control magic. Where on earth did Shalelei find so many magic apprentices, or "half-casters," to manipulate these weapons?

As soon as this idea came into her mind, it began to sprout in her heart.

"...I promise. But first, tell me how you annihilated the army with your catapult magic crossbow."

The elf girl took a deep breath and her little hands in her sleeves gripped the armrests of the wheelchair.

"The deal is established."

Under the flickering magical light, Salares' smile seemed a little erratic.

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Tomorrow is New Year's Day! Happy New Year in advance!

And I'm about to take a leave!

Volume 2: The Silver Lily of the West: Chapter 144: Two Mothers

"So... how did you do it?" Vera Valindiya's fingertips slowly tightened on the wheelchair armrests. "Did you later modify the catapult crossbow? Change it to a structure that triggers magic by striking the crystal, so that ordinary people can use it?"

But she quickly frowned, her slender eyebrows furrowed tightly, and she muttered to herself, "No, that simple structure is not enough to withstand the impact of hitting the magic crystal. It will cause the energy supply structure to be unstable and the magic circuit to overload..."

Finally, she raised her eyes. Behind her large glasses, her cat-like, heterochromatic eyes stared intently at Sharlene: "...How on earth did you do all this?"

"I've used some means... to grant ordinary people the ability to control magic. So I don't need that crude activation method. I just need... to let them learn how to activate the spell themselves."

Salarei smiled and told the secret lightly.

The moment she heard these words, the elf girl's eyes widened, and her glasses were half tilted, while Isadore even hugged her head, looking as if the sky was about to fall.

"You did it through some means...what means! How did you do it!" Her small body suddenly leaned forward, and even the wheelchair rushed forward a short distance.

A single catapult magic crossbow was clearly no match for Baron Volo's army. The only answer was that the girl before him had mastered the method of granting ordinary people the ability to control magic en masse.

Any mage apprentice would understand the significance of this matter.

Whether it is humans, dwarves or elves, since the emergence of magic, they have been trying to figure out how to awaken the magical talent in those who do not have it.

The most notable achievement was the "potion catalysis method," which involved using large quantities of potions to create a half-baked spellcaster regardless of cost. This method was also unstable and not guaranteed to succeed.

But Vera Valindiya knew the situation in Moon Spring Town. The town definitely didn't have that kind of resources, so Sharlelei must have mastered some extremely low-cost, stable, and reproducible technology to mass-produce that kind of "half-caster."

Although a half-caster with only magic control ability cannot cast spells independently and can only cast spells through magic items, but...

The mere fact that one can mass-produce "half-casters" at low cost and without risk is already far superior to the current mainstream "potion catalysis method"!

It's simply a miracle!

Moreover, this incident has another extraordinary meaning for Vera Valindiya...

Therefore, if her legs had not been paralyzed and she had been confined to a wheelchair, she would have rushed to Sharlene without hesitation, grabbed her by the collar, and shaken her to make her tell everything.

But under her scorching gaze, Shailelei smiled mysteriously, and actually stopped talking, not saying anything further.

"Ahhhh! You-you just say it!" The elf lady was almost going crazy. She wanted to stand up from the wheelchair and pounce on Shailelei immediately.

"I'm done," Salares said innocently. "As for 'how I gave ordinary people the ability to control demons,' that's another question. Now it's your turn to answer my question."

“You—! You—! You… you… %@…%￥!＆@!”

Vera Valintia was stunned for a second, her little face suddenly flushed red with anger, even her glasses hung crookedly on her pointed ears, and a bunch of elven curse words burst out from her thin lips.

However, this was like talking to a cow for Sharlele, who did not understand the Elvish language. At first, she was a little nervous, wondering if she had really angered the little wizard.

But gradually, Sharlele realized that the other party was just pointing at her nose and cursing her hatefully. Although she cursed for a long time without repeating herself, her voice was crisp and tender, and the pronunciation of the elven language was so clear and melodious that it was much more pleasant than the common language of humans. For a moment, it was like she was listening to a song.

It sounds pretty good...

“—you bastard!”

Seeing that she had been scolding her for a long time, not only was there no ripple on the woman's face, but she even showed a hint of a smile, Vera Valintiya suddenly went crazy, and even the guilt in her heart of "Did I scold her too harshly" disappeared without a trace.

Salleh finally understood what he said.

After scolding her, the elf girl took a breath, and the angry blush on her face gradually faded. She stared at Sharlene's smiling face and muttered something under her breath.

“So annoying… these huge breasts…!”

But Sharlelei continued to look at her with a smile. In the end, the elf girl retreated under her smiling gaze, "Okay... okay, I'll tell you my story first, but after that, you have to tell me yours!"

"That depends on whether you have any new stories to exchange for my secrets."

As soon as Shalelei said this, the elf girl was so angry that she trembled all over. She pointed at her nose for a long time before she finally managed to catch her breath and said through gritted teeth:

"It was Philanya's mother who decided to move the family here in the first place."

She was silent for a moment, as if lost in memories of the past, and her tone gradually softened.

"Mother Philanya is a high-ranking wizard from the Elven Kingdom of Albery. However, not long after I was born, she and Mother Gelley adopted me. I've never been to the Elven Kingdom..."

"You told me at that time that you were in the Elf Kingdom." Sharlele said with a smile.

"It's so noisy, so noisy, so noisy! You, you shut up!" Vera Valintiya's little hands groped around, as if she wanted to pick up something and throw it over, but she finally held back.

"As for why Mother Felannia insisted on settling here...it's probably because she's always been obsessed with exploring the Black Forest...she's always wanted to see the other side of the Black Forest. And this place is very close to the Black Forest..."

As soon as these words were spoken, not only did Salares' expression suddenly change, but even Isadore's expression changed.

——What is on the other side of the Black Forest?

Salares never thought about this question.

But she did know what was in this vast forest located west of the Stag Kingdom.

——The mysterious black flesh attached to the statue of the Deer Horned Goddess is the culprit that created the monster.

Could it be that this was the secret that the high-ranking elven mage was trying to uncover? What exactly was that black lump of flesh, and what lay beyond the Black Forest?

However, the elf girl, immersed in her memories, did not notice Sharlelei's changing expression.

"And Mother Gelley... she's human, and was ostracized by the Stag Kingdom's Magicians' Association. So, she and her lover came here from the kingdom's eastern border to continue their research."

As she spoke, she waved her hand and smiled bitterly, "This tower you see is her work."

A wizard proficient in creating magical mechanisms? Shalelei's eyes slowly lit up. If there was one thing she lacked most right now, it was undoubtedly knowledge of magical construction.

Whether it is to construct a charging magic circle, continue to optimize the catapult magic crossbow, or even create more advanced magic weapons, experts in this field are needed.

"Then... Ms. Gelley now..." She looked at the elf girl hopefully, but before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by her cold voice.

“—dead.”

"...Thirty-four years ago, Mother Felannia insisted on exploring the depths of the Black Forest and never returned."

All the expressions on Vera Valintia's face disappeared, whether it was anger, embarrassment, or shyness, all disappeared, leaving only a numb coldness.

"After that, Mother Gray went to look for her several times, but she returned in vain. Soon after, she died in this tower in depression."

The elf girl looked at Sharlene expressionlessly and spoke in a gloomy voice.

"Now, I'm the only one here."

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Happy New Year everyone! After spending several days visiting friends and helping a friend feed their cat, I'm exhausted and can finally go home to update!

Thanks to @咏明月之诗 for the reward. Today, in addition to the reward for additional chapters, there will be additional chapters, which means there will be four chapters in total. See you this afternoon!

Volume 2: The Holy Silver Lily of the West: Chapter 145: You are very suitable to be a succubus

died.

Of Vera Valindiya's two mothers, one disappeared into the Black Forest and the other died of depression.

And this happened more than 30 years ago.

Only at this moment did Sharlele truly feel that the elves' long lifespan was actually a curse. The girl before her had spent such a long and lonely time in this deserted tower.

All she saw every day were cold towers, dusty books and scrolls, and the only one who could talk to her was the taciturn element.

"I have finished my story. It's your turn to make your next request." After a moment, Vera Valindiya took off her glasses, wiped them on the hem of her skirt, and looked at Sharlelei coldly.

"Next request?" Sharlene was still immersed in the loneliness revealed in the girl's words and did not come back to her senses for a while.

"You tell me how you destroyed Baron Volo's army, and I'll tell you why the two mothers chose to settle here. The contract is complete."

The elf girl said coldly, "If I want to know how you gave ordinary people the ability to control magic, what will it cost?"

She raised her head, and her heterochromatic eyes looked at Sharlene provocatively. Her sharp and cold voice also stubbornly broke the sad atmosphere that was lingering in the room.

How could Sharlele not understand what Vera Valindiya meant?

——She doesn't want to be pitied.

She disdained to use this sad atmosphere to force Sharlene to reveal her secret directly. Therefore, she spoke first, letting Sharlene make her request. This was a fair, one-on-one exchange.

"I hope to get some of Ms. Gelley's...research results." Shalelei thought for a moment and said carefully, "Especially the knowledge about the construction and hypothetical magic circles."

Vera Valindiya's expression remained unchanged, she just calmly put on her glasses and said, "Okay."

"You agreed just like that?" Shalelei raised her eyebrows in surprise.

"Even if I give you these research results, you may not understand them. But before that, I want to ask you, what do you plan to do with them?"

"Well..." Sharlelei raised her eyes, looked at this incredible room that was completely powered by magic, and smiled slightly.

"What if I say I want all my subjects to enjoy this technology?"

"What did you say?"

Vera Valindiya shuddered.

"Magic has many possibilities and infinite power. It can change the world. But if it only exists as a means of personal force, it would be a waste, wouldn't it?"

"Does someone who only has the ability to control magic but no magical power really have no connection with magic forever? I don't think so. You see, since I can give ordinary people the ability to control magic, I can also find a way to let them come into contact with and control magic."

"I want the technology used to build this magic tower to also be used to build my territory. To do this, I need Ms. Gelley's research results."

Vera Valindiya lowered her head.

Every word the girl in front of her said was like a sharp needle piercing her ears.

For a moment, she felt her heart suddenly tremble.

Before she came to her senses, her hand subconsciously pressed the button of the wheelchair, turning it around so that its back was facing towards Sharlene and Isadore.

"…Is there anything wrong with what I said, Miss Vera Valindiya?"

The woman's voice rang out again, but this time, the elf girl took a deep breath and tried to control her voice so that it would not sound so trembling.

"I've known you were stupid, but I didn't expect you to be this foolish," she trembled. "You just happened to pick up my mother's belongings and met me by chance... so you came up with this whimsical idea, right? Do you really think... do you really think such a frivolous, random idea can come true? You don't understand... you don't understand what you're trying to do at all!"

"You are just a little kid who stumbled upon a lantern in the dark night. You used this pitifully small lamp to illuminate a corner of the forest and climb over a small tree root! You have no idea where you are, and you don't know what else is in this forest! There are wild beasts, thorns, and countless dangers... and you just stumbled into it carelessly... stupid little fool! You..."

Having said this, she could no longer speak.

It was not only because her voice was choked with sobs, but also because Salares' voice also sounded calmly at this moment.

The girl calmly stood up from her seat and said calmly as Isadore looked up at her in astonishment:

"—No, that wasn't a coincidence."

On the wheelchair, the elf girl's body trembled slightly.

"My meeting you was not accidental. This thought did not appear in my mind by chance. On the contrary, our meeting was inevitable."

"...Necessarily?" After a moment's silence, the elf girl's trembling voice rang out.

"Your mother settled in Greystone Town because she wanted to explore the Black Forest. And Moonspring Town, where I am, happens to be right on the edge of the Black Forest. Even if I hadn't found your mother's belongings, I would have come to Greystone Town sooner or later and met you there."

"…………!"

"How wonderful! Our destinies are linked by this forest, aren't they? Your mother would rather leave the Elven Kingdom and come to the edge of this forest. And during the time I ruled Moon Spring Town, I also constantly battled the monsters in the Black Forest."