I became a mage and was recruited by the lord as his son-in-law

As soon as Adam finished speaking, a figure floated down to Beth's side.

Adam's face darkened again in an instant.

Beth looked back and saw that it was Bennett. Without thinking, she punched him.

I thought it would be the same as before, just that Bennett's body would instantly disperse like smoke and dust, but I didn't expect that after one punch, Bennett would fly backwards.

"Fuck, Beth, murder."

Bennett's chest collapsed completely and he spat out a few mouthfuls of blood foam. Beth's punch was so ruthless that she didn't give Bennett any chance to survive.

Beth was also shocked. It wasn't like this before.

"Bennett!" Beth was really scared.

Fortunately, Bennett managed to steady his body in mid-air, and his collapsed chest gradually returned to its original shape, like a balloon being blown up, his chest slowly bulging.

Beth stopped beside Bennett, touched him up and down, and said:

"Why aren't you the same as before? And your body is warm now."

Bennett pushed Beth's hand away. He was not angry, although he could not immediately turn into atoms when he was hurt.

But the body is something dispensable to a mage. As long as the magic core in the brain is not destroyed, the mage is essentially immortal.

"Now that the sequelae have been resolved, my body has returned to normal and is no different from an ordinary person."

Beth finally felt relieved. She looked at Bennett's face. The stubble on his chin was gone, and his face was no longer as dry as before. He had regained his former handsomeness.

The most important thing was Bennett's eyes. Those eyes had regained their blue color, and were once again full of vitality and joy, without the previous gray and dead feeling.

"This won't affect your ability to perform natural disasters, will it?" Beth asked.

"It has no impact at all. In fact, my ability to control the power is even stronger. After all, I can feel it intuitively instead of relying solely on data."

Bennett is obviously very satisfied with the current situation.

He looked around. The woods were not bright at night. Even though the moon in the sky was as bright as white jade, it did not affect his mood.

It’s been a long time since I last saw the scenery of the world. To Bennett, this world is so lovely.

Bennett kissed Beth's forehead, pointed above the swamp and said:

"Beth, look, it's a firefly."

Beth looked back and saw the clear moonlight, with the trees casting shadows across the swamp.

And around the shadows of the trees, fireflies are flying, some gathering together, some scattering.

On the leaves, on the tree trunks, and in the air, spots of light lit up and then went out.

Fireflies are flying and the moonlight is peaceful.

Beth leaned in Bennett's arms, and the moment was so peaceful.

Feeling the body temperature of the person behind her, Beth was deeply moved. When she wasn't paying attention, the darkness in her soul also quietly dissipated a little.

Adam watched the two people hugging each other, feeling touched but also unhappy.

Adam sighed, thinking about his old father's psychological problems, but did not disturb the two of them.

Bennett ruffled Beth's hair, which was still black, and he knew that business was more important.

"Master Adam, do you have any solution to the pollution in Beth's soul?"

"If you hadn't come, I should have taught her a lesson just now." Adam complained.

Bennett was a little embarrassed. He quickly straightened Beth and said:

"You guys continue, I won't disturb you, I'll just watch from the side."

Beth knew that Bennett was concerned about her, so she nudged Bennett with her butt and jumped to Adam's side.

Adam glanced at Bennett, expecting to see his unhappy expression, but he didn't know that Bennett was so absorbed in nature that he had no time to pay attention to him.

Feeling bored, Adam gave up the idea of ​​quarreling with Bennett and simply looked at the fireflies in the sky and released his sea of ​​wishes.

The blue spots of light complement the fluorescence, and fireflies are attracted to them.

They carefully tested the blue light and passed through it. When they saw there was no danger, they gathered together and played beside the blue light of wishes.

The brilliance of both of them is not obscured, but instead becomes even more beautiful and brilliant against the backdrop of each other.

"Fireflies are almost the only living creatures in this death swamp."

Beth looked at the fireflies, then at the mud below. She felt something, but couldn't grasp the key point.

Bennett was also listening. He checked the environment and explained:

"The water in this swamp is too shallow and the silt accounts for too much of the total volume. Generally, life cannot survive in such an environment."

Adam nodded and added:

"Bennett is right. In addition to these trees, their roots are deeply embedded in the mud, absorbing nutrients from the mud, and the exposed parts are breathing air."

Adam raised his hand, and a firefly, flashing with fluorescence, fell on Adam's fingertips, flickering on and off, with the frequency getting slower and slower until it went out.

The firefly died, and Adam threw its tiny body into the swamp.

"Most of the nutrients in the mud come from the corpses of these fireflies."

Beth looked at the fireflies flying in the air. The life of fireflies is very short. After mating in the summer, they will die.

She watched the fireflies die in large numbers, but countless new ones came to replace them.

In this small swamp, the drama of life and death is being played out, but it is performed by tiny lives.

“The firefly has been working towards this moment all its life, this is the moment when life blooms, but also the moment when life dies.

The dead life becomes part of the mud, providing the trees with space for new fireflies to live in.”

Adam put away the Sea of ​​Wishes, held a Light of Wishes in his hand, looked at Beth and said:

"The light symbolizes good wishes, and it is like a firefly, bringing people the touch of life.

But what lies behind the light of wish is the insatiable human desire. No matter how beautiful the wish is, it all comes from deprivation, possession, attachment to life and confusion about the future.

It corresponds, Beth, and you should feel it."

Beth nodded, and wings appeared behind her again. The feathers on the wings spread out and gradually turned into a big tree.

This big tree has a thick trunk and lush branches and leaves, but it lacks a root system.

Adam released the light of wish, and the light of wish danced on the golden tree like fireflies dancing in the swamp forest.

“Beth, there is a sea of ​​wishes in this world, and there is a dark swamp behind the sea of ​​wishes.

The power of the saints is not only the control of might, but also the roots of absorbing power in darkness.

Those soul pollutions were originally just some poisons, but they accidentally affected the dark swamp.

It should not be a burden to you, but a source of strength for you.

Your previous way of fighting, which was to extract the life given by God, was like a tree extracting nutrients from its own branches and leaves. That is not how a tree should be, nor is it how a tree of power should be.

Just as trees should provide nutrients to their leaves, the tree of power should provide faith and strength to its believers.

Beth, it's time to feel your true power."