"What did you just say to that whale? The communication between the shell people is not that far, and I only heard a rough idea of it. Peg asked curiously after Hela had caught up with a few people. Thanks to the small rest in the whale's mouth, she is now in a better state of mind. In particular, the strange beauty of the coral forest below also makes her very interested now.

"Nothing. Just let it get out of the sea as much as possible. As a result, it seems that I was overthinking. Hela replied with a smile, and she seemed a little amused.

However, the witches' attention was inevitably drawn as they continued to approach the glowing white coral forest, for the simple reason that as spellcasters, they could clearly feel that the corals were resisting the magic. This feels somewhat similar to Cold Iron's condition towards mana, but the former is much softer than Cold Iron who resists all magic.

At this time, Jacquia, who was at the front of the tour leader, sent a message to the other companions, "Fioni will meet us in the forest, please stay focused when entering the forest." ”

The other members of the team were somewhat confused by this request, but as their bodies began to glow white, the confusion was solved. These corals, not only resist magic, they also repel other things. Almost as they approached the forest, Lothar and the witches found themselves gradually concentrating their thoughts, a concentration that they were all familiar with, and they had all had such concentrations on the battlefield of life and death, in the careful and careful casting of spells. However, it is a phenomenon that manifests itself when the body and mind are in high harmony with the awareness of the importance of what they are facing, rather than a posture that will be maintained for a long time in the ordinary state of life.

By the time they regained their ability to think, or to observe their surroundings, they were already treading on the seabed of white sand. The shell people did not seem to be affected by the corals, so they were able to faithfully convey Jaquia's call to several people. Of course, it's also possible that they focused all their attention on helping to get the word out, so the tone and intonation of the message and even the voice were much clearer than before.

"What's going on? these corals, no, why does this forest have such power?" Lothar's problem is also that of the witches, but the difference is that the Earl who has witch-hunting knives for self-defense is no longer affected by most magic, and it stands to reason that even if this forest has problems, he should be the most sober. But the truth is, his performance is no different from the others. This puzzled Lothar and gave him a slight sense of fear, for what was in front of him was beyond his knowledge, even beyond what seemed to encompass all irrational magic. In fact, people are always like this, the world will be instinctively divided into the understanding part and the incomprehensible part, and the ambiguous area in the middle is the part that seems to be understandable. And in order to avoid the incomprehensible parts that interfere with normal life, people will give them a uniform name, either mysterious, or weird, or bizarre, or magical.

It doesn't matter what these names mean, they are just a box in which all the fears and incomprehensions are contained, and then shut, locked and hidden out of sight. In this way, even if the box appears in the field of vision by chance, what you see is the surface of the box, and it will not cause too much impact. But the more this is the case, the more we explore the ambiguous area in the middle, and people will gradually find that compared with the unknown and incomprehensible part, the things we know may be a small box in the vast world, we never lock the unknown, but just get into that box and refuse the outside world.

Naturally, Lothar didn't think of any analogy between the box and the world in these few seconds, he just realized that the anomaly brought about by this forest could not be explained by perhaps the most knowledgeable gray robe he had ever seen. In fact, it is. Jaquia didn't laugh at the Count's agitation, and her reaction to the forest's first contact wasn't much better than Lothar's. "I don't know how it works. It has always been regarded as a forbidden place by the Kraken, whether it is a shark tooth or a scorching wave. Some dying old people choose to come here to reflect on their lives, and some wise people who seek wisdom hope that these corals will help them sort out complex issues in their minds. But the truth is that there are many things you can do in this forest, and the only thing you can't do is meditate. It's also known as the Sleeping Forest, which means that once you start to concentrate on your thoughts, you won't get a chance to go out again. ”

"And you're still keeping us focused?" Kiri keenly noticed the difference between the Huntress's previous reminder and her current instructions.

Jaquia shook her head slightly, a movement she and humans had learned, "You can't meditate here, but if your mind is confused, your mind will be torn apart by the forest." Fioni's argument is that this forest has the ability to amplify our thoughts indiscriminately, and that single-minded thoughts are magnified, as well as complex thoughts. ”

So it's better to focus on one thing than to think about several things at the same time, and then end up causing your mind to collapse because of this juxtaposition. A calm voice joined the explanation, and despite the lack of tonal qualities, several people immediately realized that it was the shapeshifter talking to them. As the words fell, a figure spun out from behind the coral. The two arms behind his back and the golden scales on his body made him quite conspicuous.

"You sound experienced. Peg asked after a slight nod to Fioni.

"I lived here for a while. In the first years when I left the Burning Waves. The shapeshifter approached his companion and gently stroked the huge white jewel-like coral tree with his palm, "This has helped me figure out a lot of things. It also reminded me that this is a place where the Tidedal Ladies can't regulate, and that they can't concentrate on being such a great being. Because they have to worry about too many things, too many calculations, too many plans. Sorry, I'm a little excited. ”

"It doesn't sound like your trip home is very pleasant. Lothar walked up to the friend who had been absent for half a year, and the two comrades-in-arms patted each other on the shoulder to express their feelings.

"Memories are always dangerous, and in some cases deadly. The stray kraken tugged at the corners of his mouth in an attempt to make a human grin, and pointed to his chest, where his scales were visibly broken at the lower end of his heart, revealing the freshly healed flesh below. But on the other hand, Fioni could see the changes in Lothar in the past six months, this human being, who was different from everyone in Heartless Bay, had lost some weight in the past six months, but his spirit was not depressed, his eyes were still full of vigor and fighting spirit, and they were more solid than before.

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to be in this operation. Your wife must want to chop me down and dry me. ”

"Don't worry, she won't. She has been preferring pickled fish lately. ”