Chapter 262: Natural Affinity
The moment Jia Na saw the latest Wizard Talent entry, a vast expanse of emerald green light, like a boundless sea of Life,
instantly submerged Jia Na's consciousness in a torrent. "Inhale—Exhale—Inhale—Exhale!"
Listening to the long breaths by her ears, Jia Na opened her eyes again and found herself in a forest shrouded in Mist, dark, desolate, and with dim vitality.
"Is this—Mist Forest?"
Jia Na, who had thought she was dreaming again, realized through the familiar surroundings that she was not in a dream state, but her entire consciousness had merged deeply with the Mist Forest.
"Did I turn into a forest?"
Every blade of grass, every tree, every flower, every stone—unlike the perspective locked onto a giant tree when dreaming, Jia Na now
found herself like the will born from the Mist Forest. Even the most subtle changes, such as snow collapsing tree branches, Jia Na could sense immediately.
"Inhale—Exhale—Inhale—Exhale—'
The long breaths came again.
And this time, as if time was reversed, from Jia Na's perspective, the entire Mist Forest went from the white snow of winter, to the withered trees of autumn, then to the lush branches and leaves of summer, and finally to the budding vitality of spring.
Scenes that were both similar and different unfolded before Jia Na like a fast-forwarded documentary... At the same time, they continuously conveyed emotions of sorrow to Jia Na.
"So you were crying—"
From the Mist Forest, to the entire Turin Wizard Gathering Place, and finally, guided by the Mist Forest, Jia Na's perspective also passed through the Magic Tower Barrier covering the Turin Wizard Gathering Place, looking out at the forest landscape outside the Wizard Gathering Place, which seemed unchanged.
"This is—the forest under the dark sun?"
As her perspective continuously expanded, Jia Na finally saw the trees, rivers, animals, and mountains outside the Magic Tower Barrier. Each scene was like a beautiful and delicate landscape painting, seemingly peaceful, but Jia Na smelled decay and pollution from these natural landscapes.
"Are you saying they are actually all dead?"
Listening to the continuous wails from the Mist Forest, a sense of empathetic sorrow made Jia Na feel suffocated.
"But why, even though they are already dead, do they look unchanged from the outside?"
The wind howled, and the leaves rustled.
As her perspective deepened, Jia Na found that in the seemingly harmonious landscape outside the Magic Tower Barrier, apart from some unconscious mutated demonized creatures, Jia Na did not see any other living animals.
"The lack of Law will inevitably lead to the collapse of the plane. As one of the most important Main Law of the plane world, the Law of Nature and Life, its absence will definitely harm the innocent creatures in nature the most—"
Wuwu—
The scene shifted again. Amidst endless whimpers and wails, Jia Na's perspective rapidly contracted, and her consciousness also quickly sank in the torrent of time, until it returned to darkness. "Splash—"
As Jia Na sat up from the bathtub, large drops of water continuously slid from her body.
"Is it already twelve o'clock—"
Looking at the time on the clock, Jia Na, who had drained the water from her body with the Cleaning Spell, changed into a brand new pajama gifted by the Spiritual Communication Group and sat cross-legged on the bed.
"Hmm?"
Just as Jia Na was about to open the character panel, her gaze was drawn to the vibrant green magic plant on the windowsill, which had grown significantly.
"Is this the power of the Growth Law Fragment? system, open the character panel."
"【Name: Jia Na-Luo Lan Wizard Talent: Natural Affinity (A-grade Talent - Temporarily unable to upgrade), Spiritual Body Shuttle (A-grade Talent - Temporarily unable to upgrade)
Authority Law: Growth Law Fragment (Comprehension progress 0%), Purification Law Fragment (Comprehension progress 1%), Beauty Law Fragment (Comprehension progress 0%)
..】"
Looking at the Natural Affinity talent on the character panel, which had been upgraded to A-grade Talent, Jia Na's face was already full of smiles, but—
"Does this mean that Wizard Talent can only be upgraded to A-grade Talent during the apprentice period?"
Looking at the words "Temporarily unable to upgrade" marked after the two Wizard Talent entries, Jia Na pondered for a moment, then shook her head.
Because Jia Na knew that in this Wizard World, there were indeed favored children of the Wizard's Will who were born with destiny,
and had S-grade talent from birth.
However, this kind of talent, being too rare, is often disguised as C-grade Talent or B-grade Talent in the early stages,
and is a very cunning recessive talent.
Only after these favored children of the Wizard's Will obtain Law Seeds or are promoted to Formal Wizard will their Wizard Talent truly break out of its cocoon and return to its most natural form—S-grade talent.
Of course, even if S-grade talent is disguised as hidden as possible, there will still be some clues appearing during the apprentice period.
For example, element affinity far exceeding ordinary Wizard Talent, or extraordinary Comprehension of Witchcraft in a certain field. There will always be a difference that makes them stand out during the apprentice period and never be buried. "Perhaps, I am actually a hidden S-grade talent. And the system's points are just a means to help me return to my talent's original appearance—"
After a boastful fantasy and a silent chuckle, Jia Na turned her gaze to the Growth Law Fragment that she had been thinking about day and night.
"It was activated indeed!"
Decisively, after quickly closing the character panel, Jia Na immediately closed her eyes, and with her deep consciousness, passed through the sea of spirit to the Wizard Tree deep within her soul.
"These two fruits should be the ones condensed by the Natural Affinity talent and the Growth Law Fragment...."
On Jia Na's Wizard Tree, there were currently three fruits and two flower buds condensed.
Among them, the fruit as bright as a star represented the A-grade Talent Spiritual Body Shuttle; and the other lush green fruit, exuding vibrant vitality, was the newly upgraded A-grade Talent Natural Affinity.
In addition, below these two talent fruits, there was a slightly smaller, deep green fruit, crystal clear like jade, which represented the successfully activated Growth Law Fragment.
And below the Growth Law Fragment, there were two flower buds, one white and one pink, representing the Purification Law Fragment and the Beauty Law Fragment respectively.
As for the lush green leaves growing on the Wizard Tree, they represented all the Witchcraft Jia Na had mastered since becoming a Wizard Apprentice.
