Chapter 806: Prejudice, Night of Sacrifice

Since Maluxisi's hands had restorative properties, Xia Duo did not refuse again; although it felt very awkward, this was, after all, not his own true body.

Now, he could only comfort himself this way.

A moment later, Xia Duo's eyes were no longer in any pain; there was only a cool sensation continuously circulating within them, and then he heard Maluxisi's cold voice:

"With me personally helping you heal, what are you still waiting for! Open your eyes!"

This voice, devoid of any emotion, had completely lost its previous gentleness. Even though Xia Duo was certain she wouldn't truly be angry, his heart still tightened upon hearing such a tone.

As a captive of a hostile family, as a male with low status in Drow society, and especially as the weaker party, it was difficult for Xia Duo to truly resist Maluxisi, who was a female and a High Mage.

His only resistance was perhaps to leave this Projection Plane.

However, in the current situation, there was no need to leave yet; with Maluxisi's assistance, he could adapt to the sunlight faster, which Xia Duo felt wasn't bad.

Opening his eyes again, Xia Duo once again felt intense, needle-like pain, but the Holy Power Maluxisi left in his eyes was rapidly smoothing over this pain.

For a moment, Xia Duo felt as if he were experiencing both ice and fire. Amidst this painful yet comfortable sensation, he began to rapidly adapt to this sunlit area using Drow vision.

At this moment, he felt as if he were in a Sea of Light; everything around him was brilliant, and before his eyes were only blurred figures—he wanted to see clearly, but could not make them out.

"Focus your mind, look here!"

Under Maluxisi's guidance, Xia Duo began to re-establish a new understanding of his new vision, even though his true body was a Surface creature, which was of little use at this moment.

Drow vision and that of normal humans were completely different things; even though Drow were once Surface creatures, endless ages had passed, and they had long since lost the memory of normal Surface vision.

Perhaps some instincts remained, but it was not something he could adapt to in a short while.

……

In the following days, Xia Duo stopped going to the library and stayed in the dim environment of the Training Ground to adapt to the sunlight.

Time flew by in such adaptive training. Fortunately, with Xia Duo's current memory capacity, many things could be done within his consciousness and mind.

A mere two months was not enough to leave him idle.

This day, under Maluxisi's gaze, Xia Duo finally mastered the technique of actively contracting his pupils to control light intake to distinguish colors; at the same time, it was his first time seeing Maluxisi from a perspective relatively close to his true body.

It was indeed jet-black skin, but compared to a normal human perspective, it possessed the unique luster generated by Drow temperature and other factors.

In fact, even black was a novel color in the eyes of a Drow, equal to white, red, green, and other colors, with nothing special about it.

It would not produce the prejudice, or rather, the aesthetic difference, of Surface creatures.

One could even say that because of the color of their own skin, Drow might even prefer black.

From a Drow perspective, Maluxisi was an out-and-out beauty, a beautiful Drow, it was just that Xia Duo couldn't appreciate it.

"Since you have adapted to the sunlight, from now on you will accept training together with them. This mission is not simple; do not let your guard down!"

"I understand!"

After briefly giving Xia Duo a few instructions, Maluxisi took him back to the courtyard residence, where the expected whipping game continued.

……

Next, Xia Duo began a new round of book-sweeping work. Once he could adapt to the sunlight, he found a random opportunity to "learn" the Light Spell, and the library Maluxisi had opened to him became the object of his looting once again.

And besides the first time when he swept everything clean, he still went there to read afterward; no one had thought of his Memory Retrospection ability yet, and he was not prepared to expose it.

Instead, he gained half a day of rest time, which allowed him to think better.

When at the Training Ground, in terms of combat, he had the memory assistance of "Brandon"; he was a genuine Drow warrior!

And in other areas such as reconnaissance, lurking, searching, and interrogation targeting the Surface, since his true body was a Main Plane Surface Arcanist, when it came to knowledge of the Surface, these female Drow instructors might not even be as good as him!

Plus, as long as he went to the Surface, he could fully recover his strength as a High Mage (of course, he was one now, but he would be stronger on the Surface), so he didn't pay much attention to this aspect.

Of course, he didn't relax too much either; after all, once he returned to the Main Plane, he might be able to use these experiences to hunt down Drow Assassins!

While Xia Duo was training steadily here, on the other side, after long-term preparations, the Kelaorui Family had also begun the war of conquest for the AozuobeianDakangdong.

Ao Zu Bei En Cheng.

On the plaza where the Timing Stone Pillar stood, the Sacrificial Ceremony for the Creation Mother Goddess's 【Water-Making Holy Day】 was taking place; the Matriarchs of various families, High Mages, and other true superiors of Ao Zu Bei En Cheng were all present.

Especially Maluxisi; as the only High Priestess of the Mother Goddess in the AozuobeianDakangdong, she attended in full priestly regalia.

After countless Slaves, including some Drow Commoners, were slaughtered, a mass of Dark Holy Power appeared on the altar, standing independently from this dark environment.

Seeing this, Maluxisi's face showed a hint of joy; she stepped forward and grasped this mass of Holy Power, while loudly announcing:

"The Mother Goddess has accepted our offering and bestowed upon us Divine Grace!"

Then she waved her hand behind her, and subsequently, a jar of Holy Wine for the gods was carried to the front of the altar by two Priestesses.

Maluxisi cast the mass of Dark Holy Power in her hand into the wine jar. A flash of dark light passed, and she nodded. Her gaze swept over the superiors of Ao Zu Bei En Cheng one by one, a trace of darkness flashing in her eyes:

"Share the Divine Grace!"

Following Maluxisi's loud announcement, the Priestesses on the side began to draw wine from the jar, distributing it one by one to all the superiors present.

"Drink together!"

Saying this, Maluxisi was the first to drain the Holy Wine of Divine Grace in her hand, and the other superiors of Ao Zu Bei En Cheng did not hesitate; after a brief check, they also drank it down.

Even for a Priest, opportunities to obtain Divine Grace were rare. It was not the case that there was Divine Grace whenever there was a sacrifice; it also depended on the Mother Goddess's mood—perhaps there was some, perhaps there was nothing at all.

Gods were always so unfathomable, and perhaps it was precisely because of this unfathomability that they were even more majestic.

……

After everyone drank the Holy Wine of Divine Grace, a trace of a smile gradually appeared on Maluxisi's cold face. She did nothing, just waiting quietly.

Normally, the ceremony should have ended after receiving the Divine Grace, but Maluxisi, as the host of the Sacrificial Ceremony, had actually performed such an abnormal action.

Below the altar, a male High Mage, at the signal of his family Matriarch, was about to open his mouth to question her, but the words died on his lips. With a thud, he collapsed to the ground, his eyes wide open.