"Are elemental creatures rare?" Angor asked curiously.
"Not exactly. There are many elemental creatures in the wizarding world. Wizards can even raise elemental spirits in a special way and turn them into elemental creatures. But it takes a long time to do so.
"However, naturally born elemental creatures are indeed relatively rare, because these elemental creatures can only be born when they meet special environmental requirements and some harsh restrictions."
Angor nodded. It was almost the same as what he had learned. But that was not what he wanted to know.
"Is there a world that only has elemental creatures?" Angor asked casually.
"A world with pure elemental creatures? I've never heard of such a thing. But the general plane hasn't been explored yet, so maybe. " Madelyne chuckled. "But if such a world is discovered, most wizards will go crazy over it."
"Crazy? Why? "Angor was surprised.
"There's a strange relationship between wizards and elemental creatures …" As Madelyne explained, Angor began to understand what elemental creatures meant to wizards.
First of all, having an elemental creature could help a wizard with his or her elemental training. Apart from a few rare cases, most wizards would dabble in elemental spells. Studying elemental creatures would also shorten the time needed for cross-discipline training.
Second, elemental creatures could also be used as mediums to cast elemental spells. As long as the elemental creature's energy was not depleted in one go, it would slowly recover after some time.
Also, elemental creatures could be quite powerful if they were properly trained. They could even be used as helpers.
"When you become a wizard, you can start cultivating elemental creatures. If you can capture a naturally born elemental creature, you can save a lot of time. "
Madelyne also compared natural elemental creatures with nurtured ones. Both had their advantages and disadvantages.
In terms of support, there was no difference between the two. However, nurturing elemental creatures took too much time and magic materials. Still, nurturing an elemental creature could be done according to one's will.
Naturally born elemental creatures were not easy to tame. Besides, elemental creatures were rare in nature. It was not easy to find one that suited one's needs.
"Of course, if it's a world where only elemental creatures exist, then it's much easier to find a suitable elemental creature. Wizards will naturally go crazy over this."
After listening to Madelyne's explanation, Angor realized something. He had seen Bogula's Fire Element Spirit before, and he guessed that Bogula was trying to cultivate it into an elemental creature.
However, he still had a doubt: "Since elemental creatures are so hard to come by, why did you kill that Snow Wind witch?"
"The elementium energy in the Abyss is too explosive and difficult to control. It may not be of much use to an adept. Furthermore, that evil intent that seemed to materialize just now has already shown that it is very difficult to tame, so there is no need to keep it alive. " Madelyne gave Angor a puzzled look. "So you're interested in elemental creatures?"
"This is the first time I've met you. I am indeed a little interested."
"Although elemental creatures are rare, it's not like they don't exist. The next time we encounter elemental creatures like the Snow Witch, I can help you catch them."
Angor quickly shook his head. He only said that because he thought of the Tidal Realm, not because he really wanted to capture elemental creatures.
Since Angor refused, Madelyne didn't insist. She still preferred to cultivate elemental creatures on her own.
Dokibell continued to chatter, and the group returned to the Frost Church.
Angor felt a little relieved after listening to Madelyne's explanation. It seemed that no one else knew about the Tidal Realm. If the Tidal Plane was discovered, it would be just as Madelyne had said. Most adepts would go crazy over it.
It seemed he had to keep it a secret for now.
Still, he wasn't sure if the Tidal Realm was really behind the small door of the Shannon Royal Palace. All of his deductions were based on the incomplete map that the Magic Painter Sorcerer had drawn.
He would have to wait until he found out what was behind the door and decide if he should reveal the secret to the public.
Two hours later, Dokibell passed through layers upon layers of mountains and finally arrived at the intersection of the mountains and seas.
They could already see the silent sea from afar.
The sky above the Silent Dead Sea was enveloped by a strange aura. Even if they didn't go into the sea, they could still feel the terrifying aura that made them want to avoid it.
Through the window of the church, Angor also saw the lifeless ocean that looked like a dead sea.
According to some legends, a demon god from the deepest parts of the Dead Sea once perished here. Later, Mister Monkey came to investigate and confirmed that it was just a legend. However, he also told Angor that there was a great danger lurking beneath the sea. Not only were there many powerful monsters, some of which were even stronger than him.
However, those monsters usually lived in the sea and wouldn't come to land. Even if they did, they wouldn't pose as much of a threat to wizards in the sea.
Anyway, as long as one didn't go into the sea, the Silent Coast should be safe.
However, was the Silent Coast really safe now?
Angor shifted his gaze from the dark sea to the nearby coast. The so-called coast wasn't a beach. Instead, it was a barren mountain range on top of a cliff. There were only a few strange rocks and barely any plants. Angor couldn't see further because of the undulating mountain range. But when he looked closer, he saw nothing.
"Normally, there would be monsters near the sea after leaving the snow mountain range. But now, as Dokibell said, there's not a single one. " Vifet's expression was solemn. He had to be cautious when dealing with the abnormal situation in this area.
"Let's keep moving forward. Just be on your guard." Sennefer glanced at Brofen. "You too. If anything happens, tell Dokibell to go berserk."
Dokibell finally set foot on the path of the Silent Coast while everyone was solemnly dealing with the situation.
Perhaps Dokibell sensed the strange atmosphere, so it didn't need Sennefer to tell it to hurry up. Instead, it picked up its pace. Not only that, it also purposely lowered its footsteps to avoid attracting the attention of those hiding in the dark.
Dokibell's sudden change in behavior caused the apprentices in the church to become even more nervous.
Time passed, and Dokibell picked up its pace.
Nothing happened so far, but the pressure on everyone's mind didn't lessen at all. They still needed half a day to get out of the Silent Coast.
In this state of high tension, some of the apprentices began to feel suspicious just from the slightest movement of the grass.
"I think I heard something. Like a heartbeat. But it's so loud …" One of the apprentices trembled.
Brofen looked back and chuckled. "That's your heartbeat, don't you?"
"Why do I feel the wind getting weaker? Why is it so quiet?"
"Because I closed the window," Angor said.
There were quite a few apprentices who were scared of themselves. It was almost like an emotional infection, which caused them to experience auditory and visual hallucinations.
Brofen shook his head. He looked at the apprentices and then back at Angor, which was a stark contrast.
"I don't even know where I've gone after living for so many years. I can't even compare to a teenager." Brofen shook his head inwardly. It was no wonder that they had been stuck at the Abyss for so many years, unable to make any progress.
"Did you hear that?"
Brofen thought the apprentice was being paranoid again and was about to scold him. However, when he turned around, he saw that it was Sennefer who was frowning.
Sennefer didn't look like she was faking it. She wouldn't scare them like this.
"What's that?" Vifet tapped his walking stick on the ground and released a strange energy. The ears of the fat gerbil under his feet instantly grew several times bigger.
The gerbil's ears twitched, and so did Vifet's.
"Yes. Someone's …" Vifet tried to find the right words but didn't know how to describe it.
The sound was as soft as a mosquito's buzzing. It sounded like someone was praying, but it also sounded like a chant. But it didn't seem to be expressed in words.
Brofen listened attentively. After a while, he frowned. "I think I hear birds."
"Ahem … That's Angor's familiar," Vifet reminded him.
Brofen looked back and saw Angor talking to the bird named Toby in a low voice.
Brofen didn't know what to say.
"Toby told me that someone's singing." Angor looked at the others.
"Singing?" Brofen was confused.
"To be precise, it's humming."
"Yeah! It's a hum! " Vifet finally realized what was going on. He didn't know how to describe the "hum" until Angor mentioned it.
Sennefer nodded. "Hum. But I don't think there's any energy fluctuation."
"No matter what it is, if there's a hum, it means there's life here. We either have to find it or avoid it, "Brofen said.
As Dokibell moved forward, the hum grew louder.
"Looks like we're heading for that hum. It won't be easy to avoid it. Maybe it already found us."
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