Cornflower Witch

Chapter 313 The Girl of the Sunflower

Flame flowers emerge thread by thread from the cracks in the rocks, unfold and bloom, and continue to spread, permanently altering the local environment.

The distorted pollution and erosion seem to disappear in this blazing sea of ​​flowers, easily cleared away and covered, giving rise to completely new earth and air.

In the blink of an eye, the enormous fleshy lizard was burned to its skeleton, which gradually collapsed. The will that had been attached to it cried out and broke away in the sea of ​​fire, turning into scattered black smoke, which was absorbed by the picture book floating in the sky.

[Grimoire of Lies] (Tier 6, Insect Moth, Beast Fang, Nightmare); A grimoire that records the memories of 'Parenmarkov'

Included classes: [Traitor] [Beast Flute Player] [Insect Herald]

Includes the following abilities: [Oath-Breaking Slash], [Words of Lies], [Forced Contract Seizure], [Beast Taming Flute], [Long-Toothed Beast Horn], [Blood of the Running Beast], [Insect Body], [Insect Chirping Command], [Killing Fist], [Red-Tailed Bee Sting], [Butterfly Wings], [Nectar Breathing Technique], [Mantis Flying Legs], [Mantis Blade], [Fly Steps], [Terrifying Body], [Possessed by Evil Thoughts], [Black Mosquito Breath], [Maggot Devouring Carrion]

Includes the following knowledge: Beast Blood Modification Technique, Insect Body Metamorphosis Technique, Nightmare Possession Technique, Contract Tampering Technique, Corruption Rebirth Ritual Secret Method, and Evil Induction Technique.
Although it was a grimoire containing mysterious knowledge, Hilti had absolutely no desire for it this time. This was the first time she had ever felt such aversion to a certain kind of knowledge. Suppressing her nausea, Hilti flipped through the contents of the grimoire, noted down the parts she needed, and then burned the grimoire to ashes.

The disappearance of the grimoire means that the secret arts created by 'Parenmarkov' will no longer be known to anyone. Most of the traces he left in the world have been permanently erased, and the 'true name' engraved on the wall of the world has also gradually faded.

As the magic book slowly dissipated, Hilti's mood finally improved. At this moment, she slowly emerged from that strange 'witch' state, gradually lowered her rank, and returned to her usual appearance.

Within the Destiny Plate of the Sea of ​​Consciousness, the burning Destiny Card dissipated its strange, blazing flames and returned to its original state, and the girl engraved within closed her eyes once more.

It seemed that opening 'herself's' eyes would require extremely high-level power, Hiltiya thought. It was probably impossible before the seventh level. She turned her attention back to the earth below.

The flames and flowers blooming on the earth are still burning, but the flames are slowly diminishing, revealing the vibrant soil beneath.

After the intense flames and flowers burned, the land in this abyss was completely transformed, feeling even purer than the surface continent, filled with the warmth of the sun and the clarity of the sky.

With a light touch of her toes, Hiltiya landed back on the ground, the soil beneath her feet still warm and soft.

She bent down, picked up a small amount of soil, spread it in her palm, and then carefully examined it by rubbing it between her fingers.

In the flames of the blooming sunflower, the soil was burned by the fire, and the twisted, filthy, and insect eggs contained within were all burned away. What remains is now rich in nutrients and free of the strange and unknown things that had accumulated before. The air is still somewhat hot, but it has become cool in the light breeze.

This place is perfect for growing flowers. As soon as she thought of it, Hiltiya took out cornflower seeds and scattered them into the soil at her feet. The white sprouts stretched out in the soil and then sprouted.

New green cornflower buds and tender leaves are blooming on the ground.

Feeling the light and joyful emotions conveyed by the cornflowers beneath her feet, Hilti's jade-like fingers lightly touched her lips as she pondered for a moment.

Then, she unfurled her beautiful silver-blue butterfly wings, which carried her slowly into the air. Subsequently, many cornflower seeds were scattered across the land by the breeze created by her wings.

The verdant grasslands gradually spread, covering the black soil and sand, from gentle slopes to high hillsides, from low valley crevices to rugged rocky peaks. The tender blades of grass stretched in the wind, gradually taking up space in the crevices of the rocks and taking root everywhere. Folding her wings, the girl stood quietly amidst the undulating waves of grass, her long hair and skirt billowing forward, slightly obscuring her ears and vision. Her fingers spread in the wind, feeling the flow of life in the air.

The wildflowers and grasses covering the mountains and fields at her feet blended into her, their roots entwined around the stones, slowly absorbing the nutrients in the soil, the warm earth nurturing the delicate, thread-like roots... Hiltiya, with her eyes closed, was aware of all of this happening.

Her heart had never been so quiet, so quiet that she could hear the joy of a blade of grass extending its roots into the crevices of a hard rock to draw precious water from a distant source.

Among the wildflowers covering the mountains and fields, tiny flower buds gradually take shape, their petals, softer than cotton or water mist, tremble in the wind, slowly unfurling and expanding.

The delicate pink stamens swayed under the abyss-like sky, exuding a faint fragrance. As far as the eye could see, pale white cornflowers bloomed all over the mountains and fields, their stamens fiery red like gold—the most delicate and tender part of the flower, and also the most intense and passionate display of life.

【Bright Flame Cornflower】(Blazing Sun & Emerald Honey): A special variant of the cornflower born under the influence of the 'Witch of the Blazing Sun Flower', appearing only in specific environments. (Seed transplantation is ineffective)

The gale-force winds of the Dark Mist Mountains never cease. Even though this place has been purified, the distortion and erosion brought by the wind will slowly pollute this land again. Hilti thought that the environment here was just a fleeting miracle, but when these 'Bright Flame Cornflowers' covered the mountains and fields, the wisps of intense heat they emitted actually burned and purified the distortion and erosion brought by the wind little by little, maintaining the pure vitality of the land beneath her feet.

The extraordinary sight of them burning their own lives to sustain the environment in which generations have lived is truly awe-inspiring.

Although these cornflowers were created by her and grew under her care, their lives did not entirely belong to her, and the special changes and effects they produced were something that Hilti had never anticipated.

Like a child who has been nurtured since childhood, they grow up and display talents that their parents never expected, as well as completely new beliefs and ideas.

This feedback, in turn, inspired Hilti, giving her a moment of realization.

Perhaps the best way to cultivate flowers and plants is not to create the best environment and make them move in a predetermined direction, but to give them what they need and then let them move in different directions, thus revealing more unknown possibilities.

If they simply follow her ideas, even if they can cultivate flowers and plants of perfect quality every time, they will be limited to that, constantly repeating the same process and the same direction, and eventually their imagination will be exhausted, trapped in the cocoon created by their own experience.

Having figured this out, the silver-haired, blue-eyed girl smiled. She no longer restricted the cornflowers covering the hillside to grow in a specific direction or state. Instead, she carefully perceived each plant's different environment and then improved and managed it according to its needs.

The difficulty and effort required to cultivate them in this way are nearly ten times greater than before, but in this process, Hilti also gradually perceives things she had never thought of before, a completely new discovery and more possibilities.

In this process, her perception also spread along with the breeze. She no longer forced herself to cultivate every flower and plant she saw to perfection, but instead did as much as she could, following her heart and completing what she liked.

In this state, unique cornflowers bloom gently in the meadows, on the cliffs, and in the valleys, and the energy they give back slowly merges into the girl in the sea of ​​flowers.

[Girl in the Courtyard] (Tier 3 - Emerald) → [Girl of the Sunflower] (Tier 4 - Emerald)

At this moment, she officially stepped from the third tier to the fourth tier.

(End of this chapter)