Xu Le froze. When he was little, his family and teachers had constantly told him not to damage public property.
So people of their generation rarely thought of deliberately destroying public facilities.
"Evaporate the water? Won't that... cause problems?"
"What problems?" Chi Xiao looked completely unconcerned.
The corner of Xu Le's mouth twitched.
"Won't someone report us or something... If this reservoir gets evaporated, what about drinking water..."
"First, nobody will report me. Second, even if they do, what can they do about it? Finally, this is a backup water supply. It isn't a drought right now. Even if the water here stops flowing, other locations in Tianrui Lifeng will still supply water. So what are you worried about?"
"Well reasoned and convincing..."
"Burn it?"
"Burn it."
The corners of Chi Xiao's mouth lifted slightly. She hadn't cultivated flame because it was her only talent.
Her talent was multicolor, meaning she could cultivate Disaster Spell Formulas of any element.
She specialized in flame mainly because she liked setting fires.
Yes, simply because setting mountains ablaze felt great...
"Move back a bit so you don't get burned."
"Uh, okay."
Xu Le let go of the dead roots, with no intention of retrieving the rootstocks he had left on the ground.
Although recovering them would save some Spirit Energy, he had other ideas too.
Besides, was Spirit Energy... even an issue?
Xu Le stepped back a few paces, keeping a safe distance from Chi Xiao, then watched her work.
Chi Xiao gently rotated her Prosthetic Limb, then raised one hand to rest her cheek on it.
Then... a red tear slid down the side of her face resting against her hand.
Xu Le watched the translucent red tear fall into the reservoir.
Everything remained still, as though it had been an ordinary