Within the emerald crystal ball, an immense surge of magic churned, and nature's consciousness was crushed beneath the ocean's boundless magic.
In the blink of an eye, only the ocean's azure magic remained inside the emerald crystal ball, surging as though it would burst free of its confines.
"It's running wild."
Kroya sighed deeply and reached out, a three-colored glow circling his fingertips as he pressed down.
The three-colored halo encircled the crystal ball, forcibly arresting the turmoil within for a single instant.
In that instant, Kroya immediately recalled the magic he had injected, then brought the chaotic magic within back into balance. Only then did the crystal ball settle down.
It regained its emerald hue.
Only one indistinct message appeared on its surface-
"The ocean... is rejecting nature."
After reading those words aloud, he fell into thought. He had suspected something along these lines for some time.
But after this attempt, he was certain: the ocean's magic was squeezing out nature's consciousness.
Yet something about that was strange. Didn't nature include the ocean?
Or was the stretch of sea he currently occupied breaking away from the bounds of nature?
"It seems the Merfolk Tribe's plans aren't over yet."
Kroya glanced outside. The azure sea stretched endlessly, and the merfolk prince Tredan was happily playing with the creatures of the sea.
Reef Island was always peaceful, like a pristine sanctuary that could never be polluted.
"Never mind."
He shook his head. Fortunately, he didn't need to worry too much about any of this.
The Merfolk Tribe had placed a massive order for waterlight essence with him, and their prince was staying here. Clearly, he didn't need to worry about them suddenly turning against him.
"So the changes along the Northern Frontier's coast are all caused by the ocean squeezing out