Chapter 165: Mother's Secret
"Alas!" Ace sighed heavily, and then prepared to use the space to jump back to the subhuman tribe again.
But at that moment, a few snowflakes fell, swaying in front of Ace's eyes, and slowly falling down.
For some reason, Ace felt that the snowflakes were falling more slowly, and even the cold wind around him was gradually disappearing.
In the end, Ace didn't feel a hint of cold wind.
He saw falling snowflakes hanging in the air
Everything around him was still, and nothing could be heard except breathing and heartbeat.
"Is it the same as last time?" Ace thought to himself.
Suddenly, an idea flashed through his head. Why not take advantage of this moment to stop and feel the space jump?
He no longer hesitated, and immediately called out the black hole again. With the appearance of the black hole, Ace slowly approached the black hole.
But unlike in the past, he barely felt the slightest siphon force.
He looked at the black hole and found that standing outside the black hole, he still couldn't see anything.
Ace then enters the black hole and finds himself in a dark space. There was only a faint silk thread in front of him, connecting the exit of the subhuman tribe hundreds of meters away.
What's even stranger is that in this emptiness, he can't see his body and hands at all. It seems to be invisible, nothing!
Looking at the faint white light in front of him, Ace was about to walk forward. At that moment, time suddenly returned to normal. When he reacted, he appeared in the subhuman tribe.
Everything is working fine around. A few children from the subhuman tribe played nearby, and a few young people polished their arrows farther away.
When the cold wind blows, countless tiny snowflakes are carried away by the wind and cover behind a thin veil.
"Time has stopped. If only I could control this power freely!" Ace thought to himself.
Ace is very good at controlling space-based magic, but he is still confused by time-based magic. br>
Although the Codex left behind by Hades did record the relevant information, Ace never understood how time magic should work, which left him very confused.
Time always flies and never stops to wait for anyone.
In the blink of an eye, three years have passed.
In the past three years, trade between the prairie and the Yali River has become closer and closer, and now covers almost the entire grassland.
Not only that, but due to the geographical advantages of the province, the trade routes even extended into the territory of the Jane family.
As a result, an extremely prosperous trade route stretched from north to south, connecting the Black Cow Province, the Yali River, and the savannah.
Over the past three years, the development of trade routes has not been smooth. The New Delhi Empire raided trade routes several times. However, due to the covert protection of Thornrose and another mysterious group, the Shine, the attack in New Delhi had little effect.
As trade routes develop, there is also a vast intelligence network built by Ace, Snoopy, and Thorn Rose.
This intelligence system, which covered the entire Mandala continent, was now a headache for the king.
Although he also built his own intelligence system, called "Dark Night". This group is made up mainly of his own cronies.
However, this intelligence organization called "Dark Night" also has assassination missions. However, in the contest with Thorn Rose and Shine, it always loses one move less, resulting in a crushing defeat. It is estimated that Terrera is so angry that he is cross-eyed!
Over the years, the prairie has grown very rapidly, with the construction of several commercial roads but also several small towns along the way.
Good people no longer rely solely on nomadic life, they have more options.
The war horses of the prairie also made the military strength of Yali River and Heiniu provinces stronger. It is estimated that this is the last thing the king of New Delhi wants to see.
Last year, trade routes were still stretching outward. Ancient forests and dwarven mountains will also join this win-win trade relationship.
At that time, Terraria's delicate light armor, as well as the wine and armor of the Dwarven Kingdom, will surely become a hot commodity in trade.
What made Terrella's headache even more was the nobles who made secret deals with Yalijiang Province.
These aristocrats usually have a very good face. If they can get a purebred prairie horse for a good price, they will feel very dignified and then show it off everywhere.
Of course, the most popular item in the industry is the storage device made by Ace himself, which is priceless.
It was a must-have fortune for the merchants who often came and went on this trade route, their life, and would never be sold at will.
As for the small number of other storage devices circulating in the market, this is hard to come by. As the saying goes, scarcity is the most valuable thing. It's a fact!
On top of that, Ace is the only person in the world who can forge space equipment. Ace has also been mysterious in recent years. Few people know where he is and what he is doing.
Three years earlier, Terrilla had initially wanted to rebuild a new guild of nobles and thus change the laws of the empire.
However, many obstacles arose during this period that could not be resolved in the end.
In addition, there is a more pressing problem that needs to be solved in the New Delhi Empire today, and that is the Monster Mountains.
Especially last year, the demons have rushed out of the Abyssal Gate, and a large number of soldiers need to be stationed there to guard it.
This largely limited Terrella's dominion, preventing him from putting the empire in order.
Deep in the Dwarven Mountains, a very secluded cave.
At this time, Ace was standing next to a large pool. There is a one-meter-wide hole at the top of the cave. The sun shines through it and it's right on the pool. The water sparkles and illuminates the scenery inside the cave.
The cave is not big, only about ten square meters. Inside the cave there is a long wooden table filled with drawings of various strange shapes.
Especially last year, the demons have rushed out of the Abyssal Gate, and a large number of soldiers need to be stationed there to guard it.
This largely limited Terrella's dominion, preventing him from putting the empire in order.
A breeze blew from outside the cave, and the pictures on the wooden table rustled.
Ace also recovered from meditation, and after a while, he let out a long sigh.
Although he expected that temporal magic would be difficult to understand, he did not expect that three years later, his control over temporal magic would still be superficial and progress would be slow.
"How can we control time freely? According to Hades's records, you can't be a creator unless you thoroughly study the magic of time." Ace muttered to himself.
For the past three years, he has devoted almost all of his energy to the study of time and space. The progress of the spatial magic is obvious, and now he can cast space magic freely.
Now he can use Space Jump to move dozens of miles away.
This is completely different from the fast movement of Ciro. Ciro mainly relied on his lightning-fast speed. Ace, on the other hand, passes directly through the Void and reappears in another part of the world. There is a big difference between these two.
"What is the time?" Ace whispered, "That's a really hard question!"
After thinking about it for a long time, Ace still couldn't understand. He couldn't help but sigh, "Forget it. I'd rather not think about it. Enjoy this wonderful moment!"
Ace raised his head and bathed his entire face in the mild sunlight.
In the warm spring afternoon sun, Ace's handsome face and increasingly mature temperament are in perfect harmony.
The only regret is that his face, which should have been perfect, has a visible burn mark that makes his face look less than perfect.
"Looks like I haven't had a good rest in a long time. Hopefully this moment will last longer!" Ace closed his eyes and faced the sun. His thoughts drifted into the distance with the wind, like a thin line with nowhere to place, constantly stretching.
Suddenly, his inspiration flashed.
"Time is the eternal movement of matter, the continuity of change, and the sequential expression of change, including the concepts of time and period. Time is a parameter used by human beings to describe the process of material movement or the occurrence of events, and the determination of time depends on the law of periodic changes of matter that is not affected by the outside world.
The difference between the present, the past and the future is only an illusion. Going back in time, or going back in time, is actually based on a logic that doesn't exist."
Somehow, Ace suddenly felt a burst of light, as if the whole world had become very beautiful!
At such a moment, Ace discovered the problem that had plagued him for years, and he couldn't help but smile lightly.
When he understood this, he went to the wooden table again and looked at the paintings in a completely different mood. At this point, many problems are solved, which is very comfortable.
He silently recited some time-related incantations, then waved his right hand, and everything around him froze. In the sunlight, the tiny suspended matter stopped in the middle of the sky.
It's the control he's always wanted to achieve.
Then he painted another painting by his side, which recorded some of the magic of time that would allow him to go back in time.
This magic bears some resemblance to the time that Gaia used to put him through. This is not to let him go back in time to change history, but to let him see what happened and become a spectator of history, that is, to recreate the past.
In fact, Ace has been wondering a lot for years.
For example, the acquaintance of his parents, the truth about his mother's death, and so on.
Therefore, by learning such time magic, Ace can find the answers he wants to know.
Although Ace had seen his mother once, it was in the Hades Palace, where the Abyss Gate was located, but he soon saw that his father and mother had been to the Hades Palace.
Ace wanted to see his mother often, but that wasn't possible until then.
Ace was happy and nervous at the thought of him being able to meet his mother, even though he couldn't communicate with her.
He took a deep breath and recited a few difficult incantations as he thought of his mother.
When he said the last sentence, Ace only felt that the scene in front of him began to retreat and constantly change, as if he had entered the long river of history, constantly shuttling in between.
During this time, Ace vaguely saw the amazing battle that took place in the Imperial City three years ago, and also saw the battle of the dragon slayer more than ten years ago. He even saw the crazy years of his father and a couple of good brothers.
There were too many images in front of Ace, but he didn't have time to enjoy them all. Suddenly, the picture froze in front of him, removing the messy scenes.
Ace looked around and found himself in the Terraria Elemental Kingdom.
But he could see himself standing next to a very elaborate little palace. Just at night. The nights here are charming and quiet.
As Ace looked around for his mother, suddenly a baby's cry came from the palace. The sound is crisp and loud, breaking the silence of the night.
Ace looked curiously into the room and found two very cute elemental envoys, two little girls, lying on a large and delicate wooden bed.
The skin of these two fairies is as clear as snow, like ice crystals in winter.
Ace saw that there was no one around, so he quietly walked into the palace.
He wondered why two such small but cute elements were not guarded at night? While Terraria has been remarkably safe, few people have been seen as much as they have been tonight.
Ace walked up to the two fairies and crouched down.
A little fairy muttered to herself, tears sliding down her eyes. The other was still quiet, sleeping soundly, completely unaffected by the crying.
Ace wanted to lovingly wipe away the child's tears, but his right hand had just touched the child's cheek and suddenly penetrated.
Ace couldn't help but laugh. Now he is not at the scene of the story, so naturally he can't touch the people and things here.
Somehow, the child suddenly stopped crying and stared at Ace with her big, watery eyes.
Ace was dumbfounded. Can this child see himself? How is this possible?
The little element made the girl suddenly stop crying and looked at Ace with a smile. She stroked Ace's cheek with her gentle hand, as if she wanted to touch the scar on Ace's face.
"What's going on?" Ace was completely
Confused. Doesn't that mean that this magic can only see these scenes by itself, and the people in the scenes don't feel their own breath? Why can this fairy see herself?
At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the door. The sound is low. Ace could tell that the man wanted to speak quietly.
When the man came to the door, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Why is there no one left to watch? Although today is the Night God Festival, everyone went to see the ceremony, but no matter what, at least one person must be left to watch over the princess! It must have been the lazy servant who secretly went to see the ritual!"
As he spoke, the man walked into the room.
Ace immediately froze because it was his mother who came, not anyone else.
Although his mother is still an elemental envoy, her beautiful eyes and charming temperament lead him to conclude that this is his mother, Sarina.
Instead of resting on Ace, Sarina's gaze looked through his body, at the twins on the wooden bed.
A beautiful smile appeared on Sharina's face. She walked up to Ace, squatted down, and stroked the little fairy's cheek with her hand: "Little princess, why don't you sleep at night? Look at your sister, how well she sleeps!"
At this time, Ace had already guessed the identity of the baby made by the little elemental, which should have been Golia and Jennifer when he was a child.
When the elemental baby girl saw Sarina, she giggled and spread her hands as if wishing that Shalina would pick her up.
Sarina didn't pick her up, but sighed, "I'm about to leave this ancient forest, and I'll probably never see you again!" Before I leave, I have something to give you!"
With that, Sarina put the fingers of her right hand above her eyebrows, and a dazzling moon mark appeared on her forehead.
Ace couldn't help but exclaim, "It's so beautiful!"
He had to admit that his mother Sarina's moon marks were more visible and dazzling than those of him and Golia, and the moonlight was more intense.
"Do you like this monthly mark? Shall I give it to you?" Sarina asked with a smile.
The fairytale baby girl was chirping and couldn't speak. Her eyes were drawn to the moon symbol on Serena's forehead, and those large, intelligent eyes stared at her without blinking.
"Then I'll give it to you. I hope you will be able to sustain the future of our elemental envoys in the future!" Sarina said, her right hand brushing her forehead, a white light completely curling her fingers.
Ace was a little confused. His mother even gave Golia the moon symbol? Didn't you say that Golia's Mark of the Night God was given by a nature elf?
Ace was confused!
Two of Sarina's fingers were slightly higher than Golia's forehead, and the silvery white light wrapped around her two fingers immediately fell on Golia's forehead.
When Sharina moved her hand away, Ace saw that the cute element made a very beautiful moon symbol in the center of her eyebrows.
Little Golia looked at Sarina with wide eyes. Her eyes quickly turned white.
"It turns out that Goliath's eyes are not born white, but my mother's nocturnal mark!" Ace thought to himself.
Sarina walked over to the other little girl again. Seeing that she was still sleeping, Sarina couldn't help but laugh: "You little thing, your sister's cry can't wake you up. What a sleepy bug."
"I gave your sister the Emblem of the Night God. You should also be given something, otherwise there will be too much prejudice."
After Sharina finished speaking, she bent down and gently took little Jennifer's hand. Then she saw a pale green smell that had passed from Sharina's body to little Jennifer's.
When the green aura was fully spread, Shalina took a long breath and whispered, "Little one, this ability is extraordinary. It allows you to communicate with and connect with all living beings."
Ace stood aside, listening to all this, his heart already pounding.
Golia's nocturnal symbol and Jennifer's abilities as a "child of nature" were given to them by his mother.
After all this, Sarina stood up, waved to the two little ones on the wooden bed, and walked towards the door without looking back.
When little Golia saw that Sarina was leaving, she cried loudly again. The cry was so loud that it made the otherwise silent night no longer silent.
On the other hand, little Jennifer was still asleep after turning over and did not wake up.
Ace chased after her, wanting to see where her mother was going.
However, when he left the palace, he found that his mother, Shalina, was gone.
Not far away, two terrified elemental envoys ran towards here. They should have stayed here tonight to take care of the two little princesses, but they were too lazy to run to see the ritual.
When they entered the palace, they found that the two little princesses were very good. They couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
But don't know why. The little princess kept crying. It's useless to coax.
Ace hasn't regained consciousness yet, but he finds himself in the middle of history again. The scene in front of him was constantly changing, making Ace dizzy.
Soon, the surrounding scenery was frozen again.
Ace found him standing on top of a high mountain, with the cold wind blowing in his face.
Not far in front of him, there seemed to be a high cliff.
"I look like I've been here before!" This was Ace's first reaction.
He soon realized that this was supposed to be the mountain where the dragon Ryls lived. The mountain in front is Ryles' head.
When Ace was in a trance, there was a sudden rustle of footsteps behind him.
Someone was walking towards here with heavy snow.
The wind and snow were heavy, but the man's steps were steady.
Soon a small element wearing a turban appeared at the top of the mountain. It's Ace's mother, Sarina.
"Elemental, this is not where you should be. Get out of here!" A sound as loud as thunder rang out.
Sarina takes off her hood, revealing her beautiful little face. The snow quickly covered her hair, making her skin look whiter and brighter.
"I want to make a deal with you!" Sharina said calmly.
Dragon Ryls slowly opened his eyes. Those huge dragon eyes, like stars in the sky, were not angry and looked at Sharina coldly.
"Deals? I'm not interested in that. I'll warn you one last time, and then leave quickly!" After saying this, all the snow on the top of the mountain was suddenly blown up by a hurricane and rushed towards Shalina.
Sarina remained still, letting the snow fall. But when the snowflakes were less than a meter away from her, the snow suddenly spread, bypassing Sharina and passing her.
"Elemental, are you looking for death?" Ryles's tone became a little impatient.
Sharina still did not retreat. She asked, "Don't you want to know what deal I want to make with you?"
Ryls didn't answer, just looked at Sharina coldly.
"I'm willing to trade with you for half my life!" Sharina exclaimed.
Gaia let out a surprised voice, "Oh? The elements make the average lifespan, at least a hundred and fifty years, are you sure?"
Shalina was firm, "Don't worry, since I said it, I won't regret it. As a dragon Ryls, don't you know the characteristics of the elemental envoys? The Elementals don't lie!"
Ryls let out a deafening laugh, "I've tasted countless breaths of life, but I've really never enjoyed the life of the elementals, because after their death, they always choose to give their bodies and souls to Lulsie."
"Okay, let's talk. What do you want?"
Apparently, the dragon Ryls has become very interested. After all, this is the breath of life of the elemental envoys for 150 years. This temptation is also great for Shenlong.
The life and soul of the elemental beings have always been the purest of all living beings. They have a lot of respect for their soul and life and usually don't take it lightly for trading.
Sharina took a deep breath and said, "I want to get the appearance of a human."
Ryls was stunned, "Human? Do you want to be human? Are you sure you're not kidding?"