Within the Temple of the Great Forest Palace, Beech expressed disdain for the biological knowledge Gwenna Dante had brought. In his view, if he truly possessed cell walls, then magic ought to be able to affect their structure.
Yet Landen was intrigued by Beech's proposal and suggested, "If you're interested, I can have Sophia come over to help regulate the magic within you and test it with you."
"Hmm..."
Beech pondered for a while. "If you insist, just have Firefly come. That little girl isn't as flamboyant as Sophia, but she's interested in all forms of Life Magic. After this recent period of training, I think she's only one step away from High-Rank."
"Really?" Landen was somewhat surprised. "That's wonderful. I'll have her come over as soon as possible."
Among the five girls, Firefly was one of the quieter ones. From the Magic Beast breeding workshop in Night-Kirin City, to the Healing Garden in the Great Forest Palace, to the operating tables where the Beast God's Favored gave birth, Firefly could be found in nearly every place that needed a Life Mage. Yet the girl was exceptionally low-key, and rarely drew Landen's notice.
Firefly and Tierney soon arrived beside Ernst, carefully manipulating the many Life Magic Pattern Ambers on the great tree's body. Yet after several hours of bustling about, neither of them managed to change even a single patch of bark.
Watching the two busy mages, Ernst said helplessly to Landen, "What did I tell you? That girl's concept may sound perfectly reasonable, but it cannot be put into practice through magic..."
"Hmm... perhaps we need a different approach?" Faced with the words of the High-Rank Magic Tree, Landen was somewhat unconvinced. He then called out to Firefly, "Tonight, find Gwenna and Fanil and see whether you can research