Chaos Flower Subspecies

"Yes."

Frieren agreed very much with Fern's words.

Then she said to the two of them a little seriously: "Do not ever tell Rienta about this, okay."

Fern nodded knowingly.

Seeing that Stark still wore a puzzled look, she said: "Lord Stark just needs to follow along."

"Alright, I understand."

Seeing that both of them looked serious, Stark had no choice but to agree.

Then a new wave of confusion welled up in his heart.

"Then how is the Goddess's magic different from ordinary magic?"

Frieren was very satisfied with Stark's eagerness to learn.

She explained:

"Goddess magic is recorded in the Sacred Scripture, and only those who hold the Sacred Scripture can use it. Just like the demons' magic, most Goddess magic has not been thoroughly researched yet at present."

"So there is no fun to speak of."

Seeing that Stark looked as if he half-understood, Frieren continued:

"Using Goddess magic requires inborn aptitude, which seems to be called 'Goddess's Protection'. Those with this aptitude have extremely strong resistance to curses, so dealing with curses has always been a priest's specialty."

"However, Rienta does not have this aptitude, or else Heiter definitely would have taught him the Goddess magic from the Sacred Scripture."

"Then Rienta is...?"

Stark had taken in a bit too much knowledge today, and at this moment his head was spinning.

Fern said somewhat helplessly: "I just said that Brother Rienta is a research-type talent, did Lord Stark forget so quickly?"

Watching Rienta, who was still experimenting, Frieren said softly: "Letting Rienta try won't waste too much time anyway, and if it doesn't work, we'll just go find a priest in a nearby town."

While the few of them were chatting, Rienta had figured out roughly how to use the Goddess's Blessing.

He needed to keep his mind as free of distracting thoughts as possible while telling himself two things in his heart.

First, I can lift this curse.

Second, I am a loyal believer of the Goddess.

By the same logic, the Goddess's Blessing could also be applied to other magic.

But the most urgent task was to save the villagers.

He temporarily suppressed the thoughts of various flashy magics in his mind.

He began to cast Magic That Heals Everything.

The originally green light was now mixed with countless golden streams of light.

The curses inside the villagers' bodies also began to slowly dissipate at this moment.

Noticing this, Rienta hurriedly increased his mana output.

The golden streams of light were almost on par with the green light.

Soon.

The curse inside the villagers' bodies was eliminated.

Rienta stopped Magic That Heals Everything.

He carefully observed the villagers' condition.

The eyelids of the unconscious villagers twitched slightly, as if they were about to wake up immediately.

But it was only a twitch.

Rienta checked once more, only to find that the curse he had just eliminated had once again filled the villagers' bodies.

Ordinary people without mana had no way at all to contend with this curse.

Unless he kept casting magic continuously.

Or else, directly solve the source of the curse.

Earlier while searching for the Blue-Moon Weed, Frieren had used a tracking magic.

The effect was that one could see footprints on the ground.

Rienta had asked Frieren for the scroll of this magic to study.

The purpose was to solve the bug where defensive magic could not defend automatically and still required his own artificial manipulation.

Modified Tracking Magic relied on tracking mana auras to lock onto the target.

This time's curse most likely came from a monster skilled at concealing its own mana.

If it were a demon releasing such a massive curse, Frieren would have discovered its whereabouts long ago.

With a solution in mind, Rienta did not hesitate.

He cast Modified Tracking Magic 2.0.

The scene in Rienta's eyes changed instantly.

Trails of blue-and-gold mana traces constantly came from the distant forest.

Several mana traces were exceptionally obvious.

Rienta looked along the traces.

Two traces linked between himself and the villagers he had just treated.

The remaining few traces linked to Frieren and the others nearby.

Rienta sighed and walked over to Frieren and the others.

"Lady Frieren, I've found a solution."

"We just need the two of us to go eliminate the source of the curse, and the villagers will naturally be able to wake up."

"I've also found the monster's location."

Upon hearing this, Frieren said with great satisfaction: "Very well, simple and clear."

"What about us?" Fern asked somewhat anxiously.

Rienta pointed at Stark, who had already fallen asleep, and said:

"The amount of mana is directly proportional to the time one can resist the curse, so Fern should stay behind to take care of Stark, and Lady Frieren and I will go deal with that monster."

Fern: "..."

She hadn't even noticed that Stark had passed out.

"Lady Frieren, let's set off, I'll explain to you on the way."

"Mm."

Rienta used Telekinesis to lead the way in front, and Frieren followed closely behind as they left the village.

Looking at the departing backs of the two, Fern fell somewhat silent.

On the way.

Rienta felt a sense of emotion as he looked at Frieren, who remained completely unaffected by the curse.

He seriously suspected that Frieren had not released her full mana when fighting Aura last time.

He relied on the Goddess's Blessing to avoid falling asleep.

While Frieren simply relied entirely on her sheer mana to brute-force it.

After flying for about ten minutes or so, the two arrived near the monster.

Rienta signaled Frieren to stop first.

Landing on the ground, Rienta began to clear the accumulated curse inside her body for her.

It was equivalent to resetting Frieren's status.

Soon, after the clearing was complete, the two began to slowly approach the monster.

After crossing a patch of bushes, they saw the source of the curse.

It was a flower of extremely massive proportions.

Rienta had never seen it before, and looked inquiringly at Frieren.

Unexpectedly, Frieren walked straight out, and an offensive magic directly struck the pistil.

A white flash passed, and the flower-shaped monster began to slowly dissipate.

Rienta looked at this scene somewhat dumbfounded; he had even prepared to discuss countermeasures with Frieren.

After all, this monster could release a curse across such a distant distance.

Its strength must undoubtedly be astonishing.

Yet! Yet...

Frieren, having solved the trouble, was in a great mood.

Seeing that Rienta was still in a daze, she explained:

"This kind of flower should be a subspecies of the Chaos Flower, its leaves can reflect most magic, and the weakness is right in the pistil part."

I am not surprised by this issue at all!

Rienta's urge to retort was stirring, but he still suppressed it.

The two strolled leisurely back to the village.

By this time, the villagers had all woken up one after another.

Fern had already explained the current situation to them.

Rienta picked a few villagers to check on, and finding that the curses inside their bodies had completely dissipated, he also set his mind at ease.

As they were preparing to leave, a big sister who fit Sein's preferences very well came to thank Rienta.

"Thank you very much, we will not forget this kindness."

Having left the village far behind, Rienta understood why Sein liked this type so much.

A gentle tone, and a very big-sisterly figure.

Thinking about it, Rienta felt that his own preferences could also add another option.

A smile carrying a hint of lingering aftertaste unconsciously appeared on his face.

After Fern noticed this scene, her desire to ask for magic advice vanished instantly.

She snorted coldly and said: "Brother Rienta is a pervert too."

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"Fern, did you want to shout Stark?"

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