"What... what nonsense are you spouting?"
Seeing Xing Hen leave, Yue Ling finally blushed and playfully slapped Su Yi.
"I'm not spouting nonsense, it really smells exactly like you."
Su Yi pulled her closer and tried again, stating with certainty:
"That's right, it's the exact same smell. Even that mysterious life essence is the same. If I had to say there's a difference, it's that the feeling you give me is even purer than this life essence."
Yue Ling saw that he really wasn't joking and seemed to recall something, becoming lost in thought.
Seeing her reaction, Su Yi continued:
"Didn't you say before that your tribe's High Priest sealed the core of the Elf Kingdom's Spring of Life into your body before he died? Could that be the reason?"
"If the seal really has a problem... then the core of the Spring of Life might never be taken out," Yue Ling frowned, a little troubled.
"That shouldn't be. Why don't I feel anything myself?"
With that, she got up and found a flowerpot in the office. It contained an ornamental plant from the Otherworld that was very beautiful when it bloomed.
But it was currently only just sprouting.
Yue Ling extended her finger, and a drop of fresh blood slowly gathered at her fingertip.
The moment this drop of blood fell, a massive life force seemed to materialize.
Su Yi could clearly feel a powerful energy sweep through the entire room, and then he saw the magic plant grow wildly at a visible speed, quickly maturing and blooming from a seedling in a moment.
It was simple for Yue Ling to achieve this effect with magic, but this time she hadn't used magic. This was just a single drop of her blood.
Judging by the effect, it was probably even more effective than life essence.
With the facts before her, she couldn't disbelieve it.
The core of the Spring of Life, that thing called 'vitality,' sealed within her body, had a problem with its seal and had completely merged with her.
In other words, she was a humanoid Spring of Life...
She herself had never realized this, and the only person who had intimate contact with her was Su Yi.
Su Yi had only ever seen life water that had been diluted countless times, so he naturally didn't know what the original Spring of Life water tasted like.
It wasn't until today, after drinking the life essence, which was closest to the original Spring of Life water, that the sense of familiarity made him discover this blind spot.
"So, does that mean I've become a chump? Spending so much to buy a bunch of life water," Su Yi joked, embracing Yue Ling.
Yue Ling also seemed to think of something, her small face instantly flushing red, and she whispered:
"Those life water that were bought have other uses. What's on me can't..."
This topic was a bit absurd, but it was actually quite a serious problem.
Yue Ling had suddenly become like a Tang Monk's flesh, completely integrated with the core of the Spring of Life. Now, anything that dropped from her body was a good thing that could prolong life.
But just as she said, even if the life water from the Otherworld was diluted countless times, and its internal life force was thin, it still flowed from a legitimate Spring of Life. There would certainly be no problem using it for transactions or other purposes.
However, her current situation made it impossible for her to be 'legitimate.'
Not to mention herself, Su Yi would be the first to disagree. This was his wife, after all.
"The Spring of Life merging into your body, this current situation should just be a form of manifestation."
"What if you could completely control the power of this Spring of Life core, and then, without needing such an awkward form, you could still control this power? Then, later, you could simply take a cup of water, use a magic, and it would become the most concentrated Spring of Life water?"
Su Yi speculated.
Of course, he didn't understand any of these things. To put it plainly, it was inspiration he found from those fantasy novels he had read before.
Yue Ling pondered for a moment upon hearing this and actually nodded:
"What you said seems correct. If I can try to master this power and actively control it with magic, then both my own strength and other aspects can be greatly improved. Just as you said, from a small lake to a cup of water, I would only need one magic to turn it all into life water. This is not impossible."
"However, the Spring of Life was previously just an inanimate object, passively sitting there and flowing on its own. The deities, when designing it, probably never thought of people mastering the core of the Spring of Life, or the possibility of using this power for themselves."
"Therefore, I suspect that fully mastering it might not be so easy and will require a long period of experimentation. At the very least, I first need to figure out in what form this 'vitality' has merged with me."
The most crucial issue now was still this: how the core of the Spring of Life was sealed into her body, how the seal failed, and how this thing merged with her.
Yue Ling was completely in the dark, not knowing anything.
She didn't even know where this life force came from, let alone actively controlling it for her own use.
"No rush, we have plenty of time," Su Yi comforted her, then, remembering something, he laughed:
"I used to see people online say that snuggling with a beautiful woman could prolong life, and I didn't believe it."
"So it's true! Come on, let me try again."
"...Xing Hen hasn't gone far yet!"
...
While Su Yi was making a major discovery, Vivi finally brought reinforcements to Dreamchuan City.
Su Yi had previously sold her some cannons and firearms.
Although not many, she at least knew the principles of these weapons and how to use them.
Before the transaction, Su Yi had already told her in advance what types of weapons he would send her this time.
So Vivi had already prepared the automatic turret and rocket launcher positions in Dreamchuan City, and the camps and warehouses were also properly arranged.
Here, one must mention the value of the developed agricultural productivity in the Magic World, based on magic, which supported a massive population.
As a border fortress, Dreamchuan City often experienced wars.
This was a typical military city.
In such places, in ancient Kyushu, besides merchants and armies, usually not many people would live there.
The Magic World was the same; ordinary people didn't like war, and this principle applied in any world.
However, due to the huge population base,
even such a war-torn border fortress city had a permanent population exceeding several million.
This population size naturally gave rise to an extremely large city.
Coupled with the fact that on the eve of the allied forces' siege, the civilians in Dreamchuan City realized that this was not like the previous skirmishes and most of them fled, so now fewer than a million people remained in the city.
This resulted in Dreamchuan City being very empty now.
Whether it was the artillery positions or the temporarily established military camps and warehouses, it was easy to find space.