Chapter 118

Having made up his mind, Lin Yifan's inner panic also calmed down considerably.

And Kelisiting seemed to be immersed in painful memories at that moment, his face full of anger and sorrow, and for a while neither of them spoke.

After a while, Lin Yifan was the first to come to his senses and spoke to Kelisiting:

"Mr. Kelisiting, what happened afterwards? And what exactly happened to your town?"

"Your town! It was destroyed by those bastards!" Kelisiting came to his senses, his face filled with raging anger, his aura even stirred the nearby water, causing a violent commotion.

Lin Yifan was shoved several meters away by that surge, and he shouted:

"Mr. Kelisiting, calm down quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Kelisiting regained his composure, reined in his overflowing aura, and spoke with a bitter smile:

"I'm really sorry; whenever I think back to what happened back then, the hatred and anger in my heart just can't be suppressed."

Having said that, he took a deep breath, struggled to calm his mind, and then spoke hoarsely:

"As I told you before, those without magical talent will forever stagnate, becoming slaves enslaved by mages, yet ordinary people lacking talent can still bear children with magical talent."

"So ordinary people aren't completely without hope, but those mages, in order to forever maintain their interests, have gone insane and slaughtered all children with magical talent, fearing that once these children grow strong, they will overthrow their comrades."

"However, not all mages are so insane; some mages stand on the side of ordinary people, doing their utmost to protect them. Our town has been protected by a Great Archmage, which is why it has been able to thrive and reproduce."

"Unfortunately, those benevolent mages are few and weak; although they can barely protect a small territory, children with magical talent still cannot be safeguarded. And our Yuntetisi Town, whether fortunate or unfortunate, has gone nearly a hundred years without producing a single child with magical talent."

"Until I was born..."

Kelisiting's face showed a painful struggle, and he said: "From the moment I was born, I displayed strong magical talent; the Great Mage who guarded our town judged that I would surely become a powerful Mage."

"A Mage is a being stronger than a Great Mage, the strongest in the field of magic. If I could grow, there would be hope to change the situation of our Merfolk Tribe. Therefore, that Great Archmage and all the people of our town joined together to hide me."

"I didn't disappoint them; starting to study magic at age six, I took only ten years to become a Great Archmage, and indeed a Nine-Tier Great Archmage, while the Great Archmage protecting us was only Three-Tier. At that time I was very proud, and I also began to yearn for the outside world."

"But my existence is absolutely secret; if the Mage Alliance discovers me, I will surely die, so they all advised me not to leave the town, but I just couldn't listen!"

"But I just... couldn't listen!"

On Kelisiting's face, two tear-shaped Small Pearls actually fell down.

Lin Yifan stared at the two Small Pearls, his eyes almost popping out.

That is, tears?

A mermaid's tears?

Although myth says a mermaid's weeping tears become pearls, no one has ever seen a mermaid like you, so everyone just took it as a legend.

Yet no one expected that a mermaid could actually cry out pearls.

Lin Yifan instinctively reached out and caught the two Small Pearls; instantly, a huge sorrow enveloped him.

It even made him involuntarily shed tears.

He quickly tossed the two Small Pearls away, and only then did he feel relieved.

Meanwhile, Kelisiting didn't notice him at all, as Small Pearls kept sliding down his face one after another.

Seeing Kelisiting's state, Lin Yifan could basically guess what had happened afterward.

It must be because he left Yuntetisi Town, was then discovered by the Magic Alliance, and that brought disaster upon the town.

But he also felt awkward to actively interrupt their sorrow, so he could just stay silent.

However, he watched the Small Pearls littering the ground; although touching them would plunge one into great sorrow,

But after all, these are a mermaid's tears; they might have great use.

So he carefully gathered all the Small Pearls, wrapping them in a piece of seaweed he saw.

Kelisiting finally emerged from his sorrow, seeing Lin Yifan gathering his Small Pearls, and he said somewhat embarrassed:

"Sorry, my emotions were just out of control, making you laugh at me."

Lin Yifan quickly waved his hands, comforting:

"It's fine, it's fine; when people encounter painful memories of sorrow, their emotions always leak out a bit."

Kelisiting nodded, then pointed at the Small Pearls in his hand and said:

"Although our Merfolk Tribe's tears can turn into pearls, these pearls carry the emotions we felt when we wept; once a sentient being touches them, they will fall into that emotion."

"So although these Small Pearls are still nice to look at, they aren't as valuable as other pearls; however, when crafting a Magic Artifact, they can be used as a material additive, enhancing the magic-guiding effect."

Lin Yifan, seeing Kelisiting and noticing the Small Pearls, also felt a bit embarrassed, and quickly said awkwardly:

"Sorry, I just thought these Small Pearls looked nice; not collecting them seemed a bit wasteful..."

"It's fine, you can keep them!" Kelisiting waved his hand, saying indifferently.

He then turned back to the previous topic, his face heavy, and said with a bitter smile:

"You must have guessed it—I didn't listen to the townsfolk, left Yuntetisi Town on my own, crossed the District, and went to a more prosperous city-state to learn more powerful magic."

"And just as the townsfolk said, I was quickly discovered by the Magic Association; since I wasn't registered with them, they wanted to arrest me, but my strength is decent, so they couldn't do anything to me."

"Moreover, I never revealed my origins while out there, leading them to think they wouldn't find the town; later, I found the opportunity to become an Advanced Mage, becoming the Mage the townsfolk had hoped for."

"But when I rushed back to town to share this good news, I discovered that everyone in the town had been slaughtered by the Magic Association—my parents, my siblings, my relatives and friends, even my teacher… all of them died!"