Chapter 475 : Origin of Tides
Chapter 475: Origin of Tides
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Hearing Janna’s words, the mermaid Anna’s expression gradually shifted from confusion to dawning comprehension.
“Could it be that this place is actually your [Law Domain]?”
“Yes.”
With a soft swish, the mermaid’s tail fin stirred the seawater beneath her. Having received Janna’s answer, Anna finally began to seriously observe her surroundings.
When she was first summoned here, Anna had thought she had arrived in some heavily polluted region of the [Material Plane].
However, once she came to her senses, she realized that not only was the ocean severely polluted, but even the [Ocean Origin] itself had been utterly depleted, on the verge of collapse.
“So this is a [Fallen Star]—no wonder.”
Because of Anna’s descent, the tides of [Zoe Star] had been in constant turmoil. The floating algae on the surface were swept toward the shore, leaving the sea considerably “cleaner.”
“How long have you been cultivating this [Fallen Star]?”
“For about a month now.”
“Only a month? That’s shorter than I expected.”
Although she was not yet an adult, Anna already possessed the strength of a full-fledged wizard. A single glance told her much about the current state of this [Fallen Star].
The problems were numerous—depleted [Source Power], completely missing [Primary Laws], severe planar contamination—but even so, the [Law Consciousness Group] here was slowly reviving, showing faint signs of life.
Moreover, even the pollution in the land was being gradually purified. The process was slow, but steady; given time, everything would one day be cleansed.
It was clear Janna had poured her heart into cultivating this [Fallen Star].
“That creature from the [Holy Realm of Heaven]—is it your contracted familiar as well?”
“Yes, it’s my contracted companion. Her name is Aph.”
During Anna’s probing, she discovered a bird-type magical beast on land—one radiating holy power as it diligently purified the corruption of the soil.
Judging by the sacred aura it released, it was undoubtedly a creature from the [Holy Realm of Heaven], a realm no weaker than the [Material Plane], and its aptitude was extraordinary.
“How interesting—you really know how to make good use of your ‘contracted companion.’”
As she spoke, Anna’s gaze once again turned toward Janna. Receiving that gaze, Janna tactfully responded, “Honorable Envoy of the Sea, Lady Anna-Russell, may I ask if you are willing to form a contract with me, to answer my summoning—”
“No problem.”
Before Janna could finish, Anna had already agreed to her contract request.
“Thank you, Lady Anna—”
“Just call me Anna.”
Interrupted once again, Janna looked at her serious expression and eventually nodded, changing her address.
“Thank you, Anna.”
“That should be my line—Janna, thank you for saving me back then. If not for you, I might have already succumbed to mutation.”
Anna’s sincerity, coupled with the natural [Extraordinary Charm] possessed by a Deep-Sea Mermaid, gradually eased the tension Janna had been feeling in the presence of such a powerful being.
“I didn’t expect that even I could be affected by [Extraordinary Charm]…”
Not resisting Anna’s [Extraordinary Charm], Janna relaxed and, at the mermaid’s prompting, solemnly recited the incantation of the [Prayer Summoning] to seal their contract:
“O Lord of the Spirit Realm who witnesses all along the River of Time, beneath the eternal and immortal stars, I vow—let this contract be established, and never betrayed—”
Hum— The moment the incantation ended, phenomena erupted.
As Janna extended the contract invitation to Anna, a massive vortex suddenly formed upon the sea around them. Waves surged, the waters roared sky-high—and before long, what had begun as a localized anomaly spread to engulf the entire ocean.
As the waves swelled higher and higher, Janna’s previously calm heart grew tense once again.
But this time, her anxiety did not come from Anna—it came from the feedback of the [Law Consciousness Group].
“The Dead Sea… has come back to life!?”
At first, Janna thought the phenomenon was merely caused by Anna’s overwhelming magic power.
However, as moments passed and the [Law Consciousness Group]’s feedback grew stronger, she realized that the [Ocean Origin] within [Zoe Star]—which had long since dried up—was now rapidly recovering!
“This gift, I hope you’ll like it.”
Just as Janna was marveling at the restoration of the [Ocean Origin], Anna smiled at her from the center of the vortex.
“Anna, was it really you who restored the [Ocean Origin]? How did you do it?”
As the contract between them took effect, a seashell-shaped magic mark appeared on the back of Janna’s hand.
Because of that, the bond between Janna and Anna grew even closer.
“I didn’t do much—just took advantage of your chanting to quietly inject a trace of the [Origin of Tides] into the sea.”
The [Origin of Tides]?
Hearing Anna’s words, Janna was filled with both surprise and emotion.
If she was not mistaken, one of the [Laws] Anna had mastered must be the ocean-exclusive [Law of Tides], a purifying law.
The [Origin of Tides] that Anna had just infused into the “Dead Sea” had been forcibly split from her own [Law of Tides].
Moreover, judging by the joyful feedback from the [Law Consciousness Group], what she injected was by no means a small amount.
Without at least a year or two of recovery, that portion of [Origin of Tides] would never replenish itself—
“This gift is far too precious…”
Seeing Janna’s deeply grateful expression, Anna only smiled and shook her head. Then, descending upon the Tulans Snowlotus where Janna stood, she gazed out toward the surging sea.
“This little thing is nothing compared to the life you saved. Besides, to truly restore the [Ocean Origin], that’s something only you can accomplish.”
Hearing this, Janna also turned her gaze toward the newly transformed “Dead Sea” before them.
Just as Anna had said, though the “Dead Sea” now possessed self-purifying ability, for the nearly exhausted [Ocean Origin], these [Origin of Tides] alone were still far from enough—