What was going on?
Lanaia's remaining eye could even vaguely see some pale green drizzle slowly descending around Little Cabbage. Yet this drizzle was not water droplets condensed from Water Element. When it landed on the ground, it caused no physical reaction at all, giving the impression of illusory light and shadow. But Lanaia, who was within it, could clearly feel that the drizzle truly existed.
Like the gentlest flowing water nourishing parched earth, Lanaia felt every pore in her body enjoying this nectar of life. Her entire body relaxed to an unprecedented degree!
She could no longer remember how many years it had been since she had enjoyed such complete relaxation.
Ever since she had been chosen as a seed candidate of the Sanctuary Family, she had been subjected to hellish training every day. Of course, to ensure that the strain on her body did not become excessive, the family instructors also made sure her body received enough rest.
But the extreme training and merciless competition among her peers had kept her nerves tense without a moment of respite. Moreover, never relaxing one's vigilance was a basic part of assassin training. As a top assassin, even during deep sleep, the slightest disturbance had to immediately trigger her conditioned reflexes, activating her entire body and putting her on the defensive.
This had indeed trained their nerves to react with extraordinary speed. But the price was that they had almost completely lost the ability to truly relax their nerves.
She was naturally not the only one in this situation. In fact, most children of Great Clans born as assassins or rangers suffered from this problem. Thus, within the Federation, Flower Spirits with the Tranquility talent could often make money by relying on it.
The last time she had enjoyed Tranquility seemed