"How about we release your Ye Zhou and hide up there to kill these monsters?"
Su Xi thought for a moment and then made a suggestion.
This princess doesn't seem to have much offensive power. The only thing that makes her feel involved is taking out Ye Zhou, activating its protective state, and then having Su Xi transform into Kurumi and attack from above.
Don't be afraid of being attacked by the Nightmare Butterfly. With Kurumi's damage output, she can definitely kill all of these Butterfly Fairy within an hour.
"Your Highness, is your solution to kill them all?" Princess Beatrix bit her lip, her face seemingly showing reluctance.
Su Xi was puzzled. They had all been corrupted by the gods. What else could they do but kill them?
Is Beatrix planning to let them go?
"Princess Beatrix, they're monsters without reason anymore, you know? They're no longer your friends or partners..."
Princess Beatrix lowered her head, her fingers slightly tangled, and said, "I just feel that they are all part of the forest, and I don't want to kill them. Besides, when I came to this manor before, they were all very kind to me..."
Su Xi felt a little helpless.
Princess Beatrix seems to have been too well protected by the Elf race, completely unaware of the dangers brought by the gods. Her ability to be transformed into a water heater in her previous life was probably due to this personality trait.
Su Xi grabbed Princess Beatrix's shoulders, making her look directly at her. "Do you think these Butterfly Fairy are still part of the forest?"
"I don't know... Maybe we can go back to our mother and ask her to think of a solution."
As she spoke, a glimmer of hope seemed to appear in Princess Beatrix's eyes.
Haha, if finding your mother were useful, you wouldn't have been a water heater in your past life.
But if we don't listen to Princess Beatrix, then what's the point of this quest prompt?
Based on the process deduced from past life memories, finding the Empress is clearly an ineffective endeavor.
That doesn't seem right either. If we follow the trajectory of their past lives, Ellie and Beatrix should be here now. Ellie didn't become Dark Witch, nor does she have a high-level talent like Dimensional Avatar. So their only option is to go back to the Empress.
But now it's me who's here, and my strength gives me another option: to wipe out all the monsters here!
But how can we change Princess Beatrix's mindset?
Su Xi is now worried that if she doesn't listen to Beatrix's advice, it will cause her to lose favor with Bi Cui.
After all, the mission instructions all said to trust Princess Beatrix.
Su Xi read the task details over and over again, and carefully read every single word of the task prompts.
Princess Beatrix's heart pounded as she watched the Holy Maiden frown and remain silent. She didn't want the Holy Maiden to dislike her...
The more Su Xi looked at the task prompt, the stranger it seemed.
I seem to have a preconceived notion; seeing "Princess Beatrix would not lie to me" made me think it meant "I should believe Princess Beatrix."
Having completed many tasks, Su Xi keenly perceived from this prompt that this belief was two-way.
Simply put, she can trust Princess Beatrix and act on her advice, which will lead the mission in one direction. However, the other direction is to disregard Princess Beatrix 'Princess Beatrix advice, gain her trust, and then the mission will develop in yet another direction.
If that's the case, then choosing to follow Princess Beatrix's advice is a mistake!
After all, there are memories from a past life as the answer.
The correct answer is to persuade Princess Beatrix Beatrix believe in herself.
Although this choice is different from the one in my previous life, at least the ending won't be a water heater again.
"Princess Beatrix, the source of their power corruption is the Nightmare of the Seven Gods. Their Life Level is higher than that of the Holy Tree. Even if the Holy Tree came, it might not be able to restore them to their original state, let alone the Elf Empress."
A flicker of panic, the impending loss of her friend, flashed in Princess Beatrix's eyes. She murmured in disbelief, "How could this be..."
"Also, if the Elf Empress is unable to handle these contaminations, and you still make her handle them, it's possible that the Empress will be infected by these contaminations, and then you might lose Her Majesty the Empress."
It's not so much a loss, since in their past lives they both became water heaters.
Even though they've fallen from grace, their relationship remains so close.
"No..." Beatrix looked a little lost, not knowing what to do.
She didn't want to lose Her Majesty the Empress, nor did she want to lose her Butterfly Fairy friends.
But there's no perfect solution in this world. Su Xi immediately said, "Little princess, don't think too much. Just listen to me. Besides, they might not really be dead."
Su Xi took out the [Rose Fairy Seed] and placed it in Beatrix's hand.
"This fell from that monster. We only killed its current body. If we plant this fairy seed, they might come back when it blooms."
Su Xi was using a fallacy of equivocation to try and persuade Princess Beatrix.
After all, the Butterfly Fairy that will be attracted will definitely be a different Butterfly Fairy, not the one with memories of being with Beatrix.
Princess Beatrix pursed her lips tightly, her small hands nervously clutching the seed, her expression still showing some reluctance.
"But..."
Su Xi was speechless. If she was so kind, why should she be an Elf race princess? She should be the high priest of the Holy Grace Divine Cult.
It seems we need to take drastic measures.
The Elf race value appearance highly. If Beatrix is still hesitant after seeing the Rose Fairy's appearance, then she will have no choice but to force her way in, even if it lowers her favorability.
These Butterfly Fairy are all mini-bosses, and they have a high probability of dropping items of rare rarity or higher!
"If Princess Beatrix still firmly believes that they are part of the forest, then I will take you in to see what the Rose Fairy is like."
With her subordinates already in such a state, Su Xi believed that this Rose Fairy would become even uglier.
Just like those piranhas we saw before.
Seeing that even the ugly fairy, Beatrix, was still so kind, Su Xi could only suggest that she go to the Holy Grace Divine Cult, move Yuan Yi's statue, and then sit on it herself.
"Can you take me in?" Princess Beatrix asked, somewhat surprised.
Su Xi nodded and transformed back into Nymph.
Using their Anti-Cognition System skills, Su Xi and Beatrix easily entered the small villa in the manor.
Open the door.
There was a layer of black mist on the ground that barely covered the shoes, floating up and down.
"Ding! You have been infected with the [Nightmare] curse from the gods, [Nightmare Interference]."
Nightmare Interference
Effect: When releasing a skill or attacking, there is a 20% chance to enter a confused state, unable to control the character's actions and attacking teammates. The confused state is lifted upon death.
Description: Don't shoot, we're on the same side!
Duration: 24 hours
Were we cursed the moment we walked in?
Holy crap, could it be that the Elf race was brought down because of this curse in their past life?
"Ding, the infection has become an incurable curse. The talent [Curse Reversal] has been activated."
Nightmare Interference
Effect: When an attack hits an enemy, there is a 20% chance to inflict a confused state on the enemy, making them unable to control their body movements and causing them to attack monsters of the same faction. The confused state is lifted upon death.
Description: Don't shoot, I surrender!
Duration: 24 hours
Wow!
It's not me who's confused right now, it's you who are confused!
Su Xi's eyes lit up instantly; this reversal effect was simply too powerful!
Unfortunately, this curse only lasts for 24 hours!