Ragdoll Fox's worries were unnecessary.
After years of experience, the Great Sprites knew how to face a world in the throes of violent change. As soon as Yan Hua's Blue Bird brought its warning, they released swarms of Elves around their camps to investigate.
The Great Sprites had evolved from Elves.
That gave them a natural, almost uncanny control over Elves, much like the Blood Clan over bats, Werewolves over dogs, Treants over Tree, Fishmen over fish, and other Magical Lifeforms over their own kind. They could make the Elves understand fairly complex instructions and direct their movements. They could even see through their eyes.
According to Zhu Si, it practically counted as Innate Magic.
The green Elves were no bigger than a palm. Their transparent wings carried them silently over the ground, and the fluctuations of Magic Power they gave off were barely stronger than those of Firefly Bugs. In groups of three or five, they could form simple formations that muffled most of their presence and sound. With their natural instinct for danger, they soon discovered several Spirits disguised as rocks outside the camp.
"So close!"
Zheng Suyi sat cross-legged beside the Wizard Tower's Magic Pool, her eyes closed. When she spotted the first Spirit, she calculated its distance from camp and could not help biting her finger. "What are they up to?"
"...
"They're up to no good!"
Zheng Sushuang recited the new idiom she had learned and instinctively glanced left, then right. Like Zheng Suyi, she was sitting beside the Wizard Tower's Magic Pool with her eyes closed, directing an army of Elves to investigate. The glances were nothing more than reflex.
Part of her worried about the other two Great Sprites' camps. Another part wanted to hear what the other sisters on the hunting team