Chapter 311: Her Aura
Whoosh— The evening wind blew, scattering the broken branches all over the ground.
Looking at the Human-faced Willow under the moonlight with an extremely serious expression, Jia Na, standing beside it, didn't feel the slightest bit of worry.
Aside from the reason that Jia Na knew the Human-faced Willow, as the guardian of White Coral Academy, would not easily harm the apprentices of White Coral Academy, it was also because Jia Na, who possessed the Natural Affinity talent, could very clearly sense the Human-faced Willow's goodwill towards her.
“On your body, there is the aura of the Venerable.”
Just as Jia Na was still contemplating the content of the 【Side Quest】, the Human-faced Willow's words directly broke the silence between the two.
The Venerable?
Hearing this unfamiliar address, the first person Jia Na thought of was the former wielder of the Law of Nature and Life who often appeared in her dreams—Evefresia.
“Tree Spirit, may I ask, who is the 'Venerable' you spoke of?”
“A great sacrificer, and the guardian of countless living beings—Venerable Evefresia.”
It really is her!
Receiving information about Evefresia from another living being for the first time, Jia Na's eyes couldn't help but flash with a hint of excitement.
Because, up until now, she had never seen a single word about Evefresia in any book in the library. Even when she privately asked Anthony-Black Sparrow, his reply was an ambiguous statement—
Until today, she finally found a being who knew Evefresia, and had even met her during Evefresia's lifetime.
“Tree Spirit, would it be convenient for you to tell me about Venerable Evefresia—””
“I'm sorry, I cannot.”
Before Jia Na could finish asking, the Human-faced Willow directly refused her query.
“Because, when my will was born, Venerable Evefresia had already permanently vanished from the Primary Material World.”
Hearing this, Jia Na's brows couldn't help but furrow.
“Then why do you think I have the aura of Venerable Evefresia on me?”
“That is because my enlightener—Mister Rosen—was one of Venerable Evefresia's followers.”
Through Mister Rosen's memories, I can sense the power unique to Nature and Life on Venerable Evefresia.”
Hearing this, Jia Na finally understood that the Human-faced Willow before her had never met Evefresia at all. The reason it could recognize Evefresia's aura was because it had inherited part of the memories of 'Rosen', who was the 'Oak Giant' mentioned in the 【Side Quest】.
In other words, the target to be resurrected in the 【Side Quest】 Jia Na had accepted was actually the Human-faced Willow's enlightener, and also a follower of the former wielder of the Law of Nature and Life, Venerable Evefresia. Whoosh— She sighed softly. Although Jia Na was disappointed that she couldn't obtain information about Evefresia from the Human-faced Willow, if she could successfully resurrect the Oak Giant, it would mean she would gain a powerful helper whose strength had at least reached the Formal Wizard level.
“Tree Spirit, is there something you need me to do?”
Seeing that the Human-faced Willow was slow to get to the main point, Jia Na spoke up again and actively inquired.
“That's right, there is indeed something I need you to do, or rather, something I request you to do.”
After speaking, its willow branches swayed gently, and a dull grey acorn was rolled up by the Human-faced Willow's branches and gently delivered before Jia Na.
“This acorn is the 'Essence of Life' left behind by Mister Rosen when he followed Venerable Evefresia away, and it is also his soul seed.”
Hearing this, Jia Na extended her hand and carefully took the oak seed, which showed no signs of being special at all. Then, after just one glance, Jia Na said to the Human-faced Willow with slight hesitation.
“Tree Spirit, forgive me for being blunt, but I haven't sensed any aura of Life recovery within this seed....”
For Jia Na, who possessed the Natural Affinity talent, no plant or plant seed containing vitality could escape her perception.
However, when Jia Na took the oak seed, she could directly conclude that even though she had initially grasped the power of the Growth Law Fragment, she could not make a dead seed have the possibility of taking root and sprouting.
Unless she truly mastered the Law of Life and possessed the power to grant Life to inanimate objects, otherwise, she would simply not be able to complete this 【Side Quest】.
“Logically speaking, even if the quest has no time limit, the system wouldn't issue such a quest without basic logic.”
“Alas—”
Just as Jia Na was secretly contemplating the quest's rationality, the Human-faced Willow beside her let out a long sigh, and then said in a heavy tone:
“I have always known that Mister Rosen's Essence of Life has long dried up, but his soul fire has not extinguished. Therefore, as long as his Essence of Life can be revived, then he will have the possibility of being resurrected—””
“And you are the one who can resurrect him!”
Hearing this, Jia Na hesitated for a moment, but she still didn't speak.
What the Human-faced Willow said was indeed feasible, but it would only be achievable after Jia Na mastered the Law of Life.
However, judging from the current situation, Jia Na didn't think the Oak Giant Rosen's soul fire, which was stored in the oak seed, could last until then.
“Never mind, it's a quest issued by the system anyway. At worst, I can find some Wizards skilled in 【soul Authority】 later,”
to consolidate his soul fire—for example, Principal Anthony is a good candidate.”
Thinking of this, Jia Na carefully put away the oak seed, and then solemnly said to the Human-faced Willow:
“Tree Spirit, I accept this quest commission from you, but I cannot guarantee that I will succeed—””
“You will definitely succeed!”
Looking at the Human-faced Willow before her, who had inexplicable trust in her, Jia Na merely nodded along with its words, which could also be seen as reassuring this loyal Human-faced Willow.
“Don't worry, I know you Wizards value 'equivalent exchange' the most, so in this regard, I won't let you suffer any loss—””
Jia Na, who was originally feeling relatively annoyed because she had accepted a difficult quest, couldn't help but feel a hint of anticipation flash in her heart when she heard the Human-faced Willow actually take the initiative to mention the quest reward.
“This is the first willow leaf I have grown since my consciousness was born, and it is also my origin essence. If taken by someone near death, it can bring them back to Life; if taken by a healthy person, it can extend their lifespan by three years—””
