Chapter 144: Making Full Use of Fairy Consumables

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"……"

Oberon and Fujimaru Ritsuka stared at each other, both wearing strange expressions, and for a moment neither knew what to say.

After a moment, it was still the girl who broke the silence first.

She pursed her lips and said in a somewhat powerless tone: "Mr. Xia Zhi, you're a bit too extreme……"

If it were before, she might still have thought the other party was joking.

But after witnessing the other party ruthlessly tear the sky apart, triggering that scene of falling, the girl no longer doubted that this Magician's attitude toward the Fairies had already approached the point of intolerable endurance, perhaps truly having designated the latter as pests.

And the kind that urgently needed cleaning up……

Perhaps before it could still be tolerated, but from the instant he made his move that night——

There was no tolerance whatsoever to speak of anymore.

To be exact, it was the Fairies who had pushed his tolerance to the absolute max, the progress bar completely in the red. Wanting it to naturally cool down and drop back would probably take a certain amount of time.

"How is it me being too extreme? Clearly it's the Fairies who are too urbanized……"

Xia Zhi naturally wouldn't admit to this either. He smiled as he sized up Fujimaru Ritsuka, slightly confirming the other's mental and psychological state, only then turning his gaze to fix on that strange Fairy with blue eyes and silver hair.

His gaze held no disguise; it was a very intuitive scrutiny.

"……"

"……"

Quiet, Divine Silence.

The atmosphere also became slightly tense for a time, as if the air itself had a tendency to freeze solid.

"Speaking of which, I've also heard of your name……" After a good long while, the youth still didn't withdraw his gaze, but asked with great interest: "Is it called Oberon? Right?"

"Yes, Mr. Xia Zhi, my name is Oberon."

Blue eyes, silver hair, a Fairy very much like a storybook prince's design. He also followed suit, addressing him by Fujimaru Ritsuka's designation, answering while bowing with a brilliant smile on his face.

Although beneath that perfect smile, Oberon also couldn't help feeling a headache.

——The monster before my eyes……

——Just where did it run out from……

With power like this, why didn't he go kill the White Titan and make a name for himself back then? Why wait until the planet was ravaged into this state, then choose to retire on this Island? What exactly is he plotting?

Oberon truly couldn't understand. After all, even he, who knew nearly all the secrets on this Island, couldn't figure out just where this monster wearing human skin had popped out from?

And when exactly had he already appeared on the Island?

All Intelligence regarding this aspect was like a fog, completely impossible to verify.

But the one point that could be determined was——

Oberon knew deep down he had no way to directly confront such an Existence. Even if he recovered his Main Body, there was absolutely no Opportunity…… It wasn't a case of the arm not twisting the thigh, but completely the difference between an infant and an Adult.

This wouldn't change just because Oberon's wish was Destruction of All, Destruction of Fairies, Destruction of the Island…… If holding such thoughts, thinking he could go all out and fight to the death with the other party, that it wouldn't be a loss no matter what, that would be a huge mistake.

Such a monster could not only directly kill Britain……

It could also leave Britain hanging by a thread forever, unable to die no matter what……

——This is what the Island fears most, and what causes it the most pain.

"Why this name?" Xia Zhi continued asking with a smile, his eyes still staring straight at the Fairy opposite, as if wanting to take in all his expressions, bearing, eye movements, and actions, not missing a single Detail.

"Uh…… sorry, I don't quite understand your meaning?" Oberon showed an awkward and doubtful expression, letting out a few dry laughs.

His expression was also very real, as if his whole face was filled with confusion.

In this day and age, even what you're called needs a reason?

Even Fujimaru Ritsuka had a somewhat uncomprehending look, revealing a surprised expression. Could Oberon have some problem? She couldn't help looking at Mr. Xia Zhi, then at the Fairy beside her whom she had just met not long ago.

Or was it not some coincidence of sharing a name?

But truly the Fairy King appearing in Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?

The girl was also not unlearned; she immediately associated this point. After all, when she first heard that name, she had thought the same.

"Isn't this very normal? After all, it's 'Oberon'! A Fairy name passed down since ancient times on Britain Island. Of course I'd be a bit curious." Xia Zhi waved his hand, wearing a hearty smile.

As if he really was just that simply curious, so he came over wanting to figure it out.

"It's actually a Fairy name passed down since ancient times…… This, I really don't know much about it……" Oberon thought seriously and carefully for a bit, then shook his head with difficulty, indicating he knew nothing.

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"……"

"Then——Titania?"

Xia Zhi raised an eyebrow, carefully observing Oberon's eyes, tone unchanged as he continued: "For this name, do you have an impression? Or have you known other Fairies bestowed with this name?"

"Hmm…… don't know her either."

Oberon likewise pondered very seriously for a moment, finally confirming he had no impression, and shook his head apologetically.

"Is that so——"

Xia Zhi nodded thoughtfully: "Then it might indeed just be a coincidence. Or perhaps you haven't encountered your destiny yet……"

Speaking here, he hehe'd a laugh, reached out and patted Oberon's shoulder, wearing an expression of feigned maturity: "But it doesn't matter. Even if you aren't that Fairy King Oberon, you can still grow to that level through your own efforts……"

"Although I'm not optimistic you can cure this purely sick Fairy Kingdom, who knows how far you can go…… As long as you can produce sufficient results, the future isn't without the possibility of becoming a Clan Chief."

"Eh? Me…… I can too? Become a Clan Chief?"

Oberon subconsciously widened his eyes. One couldn't tell if it was truly from the heart or if his acting was too perfect, looking like Disbelief.

"Of course you can. Look at the current Fairy Clans. The Clan Chief positions are basically all vacant. Aren't those empty seats?"

Xia Zhi seemed not stingy with painting big pies, draping an arm over his shoulder and boasting——

"The other Fairies are so unreliable. You're the model who followed us from the First Time. The Opportunity is huge!"

"As long as Oberon truly means well for the club, I'll definitely cast my vote for him……"

To be honest, this doesn't seem like empty promises.

After all, the native fairies of Britain have suffered heavy casualties; every clan is like this, except for the Mirror Clan, which remains intact, while the other clans have almost all lost their Clan Chiefs and high-ranking members.

——Fairies cannot be without leadership……

——Such creatures, if not suppressed by sufficient authority, would normally slaughter each other internally, blood splashing five steps, flesh flying everywhere, rivers of blood flowing……

Plus, management needs require selecting new leadership; otherwise, the large-scale engineering project to build the Royal King City Londinium couldn't possibly rely on Artoria alone to handle everything.

Even with B-rank "Leadership," being the ruler of a nation is enough, but it's impossible to shoulder the entire management layer's functions alone.

Recruiting fairies stems from exactly this consideration.

Oberon becoming a Temporary Worker is also one of the results.

So how could this be called empty promises? It's genuinely very likely to happen, only that Xia Zhi brought it up in advance to motivate the Temporary Worker who just joined.

Oberon indeed showed a look of being motivated, just short of clenching his fist and thumping his chest to swear an oath.

Only Fujimaru Ritsuka beside him looked stunned.

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After a moment, Xia Zhi also turned and left, not continuing to probe further.

Though, continuing to probe probably wouldn't yield any useful results.

After all, from what can be seen so far, there indeed seems to be no problem; neither Vivian's Fairy Eye nor his own vision capable of receiving biological waves detected any obvious issues through dual approaches.

It seems one can conclude that the side Oberon shows——is all real.

There's nothing problematic about it.

But things can't be judged in a blanket manner; Xia Zhi felt that for such problems, suspicion alone is enough, no evidence needed. Only, Vivian also has her considerations, thinking it's unnecessary to act directly.

Because she proposed a view, believing this is very likely also the island's countermeasure——

Eliminated here, it might pop up elsewhere again, because that's a phenomenon happening within the island itself; as long as the island exists, it's hard to truly eradicate……

Unless one can make up their mind to completely destroy Britain Island, otherwise, this kind of counter-phenomenon from the island itself will keep emerging endlessly……

So facing such a situation, the best solution isn't discovering one case and eliminating one case, after all the enemy is dark while we are clear, there's the logic of being a thief for a thousand days but not guarding against a thief for a thousand days……the best solution is to find a way to restrict the discovered cases.

The island itself ultimately has no true wisdom, nor can it make very delicate thoughts.

If Oberon is indeed an output device made by Britain Island, as long as he isn't eliminated, the island will keep exerting force in this direction and won't start anew elsewhere……

This way, one can naturally effectively restrain the island's power, waste the island's correction phenomenon, and prevent it from playing its true role……

"Once the secrets of the fairy bloodline are thoroughly researched, first bestow Oberon with a portion of Aralin Bloodline, helping him strengthen while also indirectly controlling him."

Xia Zhi pondered, opening the warehouse page to take a look.

"Better search again, whether there's Titania among Britain's fairies, or a similar fairy appearing; if worse comes to worst, we can also cultivate one ourselves, specifically to restrain this 'Fairy King'……"

Merely upon thinking it, he had already thought of the two most likely methods.

One is the project already being pushed forward with Vivian, concerning the analysis of fairy bloodlines; if successful, perhaps using artificially purified Aralin Bloodline, one could create batches of Fanliu Ling.

This could effectively enhance the Fairy Kingdom's overall strength, continuously raising this Lostbelt's total value to a point where it cannot be easily corrected by the Human Order.

At the same time, it could establish absolute control over the fairies at the bloodline level.

As for the other method, naturally it's to start from Oberon's interpersonal relationships; if that name of his isn't groundless, then it probably contains elements of that Fairy King, and his love for Titania would very likely become his weakness.

These aren't exactly aboveboard methods, and are somewhat despicable.

But Xia Zhi felt no psychological burden, immediately considered the specific plan, and prepared to implement it next.

Of course, this doesn't need to be handled by him right now; as the first successfully created Avatar with abilities on par with the Main Body, he still has a mission: to explore the Sea of Nothingness.

"The materials should be enough; prepare to depart——"

The youth, through the golden ripples rising in the air, easily completed the final confirmation.

In the huge warehouse were piles of fairy corpses like mountains, all fairy remains that died in that day's battle.

The dense remains had not become part of nature, but were collected, processed with Magecraft, and could temporarily be maintained in a pure corpse state……these are the most important materials.

Once the Jutsu is undone, this large number of corpses will begin the process of "naturalization"……

Such a huge quantity should be able to fill out a not-small piece of land in the Endless Sea……

And before that, the remaining blood of the corpses had already been drained, to be used as precious resources, invested into another project, with the focus being no waste, making full use of everything.

That project is also precisely the attempt at artificially purifying Aralin Bloodline.

This project is somewhat inhumane, and more fairies might be used later, so these dark sides are destined not to appear in the Royal King City Londinium……

So for now, another site is being prepared, finding a secluded small town as a testing ground……if nothing unexpected happens, Xia Zhi plans to maliciously name that small town——"Yanan".

(Chapter End)