After returning to the Elf Forest, Mu You called Lin Xue and Xiaoya to go to the Qingnang tribe together.
The troll was of a high level and had many talents. It would be difficult for him to capture it alive by himself, so he called two people for help.
Xiaoya's mount is a night saber she persuaded, a creature special to the forest elves. It can be used as a mount and has good combat capabilities.
The two girls, one riding a leopard and the other riding a broom, made Mu You, who only had a donkey, envious and became more determined to cultivate a chocobo as soon as possible.
Mu You told them the location, and the two of them rushed to the Qingnang tribe first, while he himself went to Granny Spindle's house and handed over the task.
[You gave 42 pieces of spider silk cotton to Granny Spindle. Granny was very happy and praised you as a good boy. She said that if you need any clothes to be repaired in the future, just come to her. She also gave you a pair of 'exquisite gloves' as a gift. 】
[Exquisite Gloves: Make your use of weapons dexterous and refined. When using long-range weapons such as bows, arrows, firearms, and wands, the range is increased by 15%; when using melee weapons such as swords, claws, and spears, the attack speed is increased by 15%. 】
Mu You took it out and took a look. They were a pair of gloves made of animal skin and cotton. They were thin and breathable. There was a green shimmer on the surface, indicating that this was a piece of sophisticated equipment. The increase rate was not high, only 15%. , but it is very versatile and useful in both melee and long range combat.
As a free gift, Mu You accepted it happily and immediately equipped the game character.
[Grandma Spindle took your fishing net and started working. Repair in progress, expected to be completed in 10 hours...]
It took ten hours and he wouldn't be able to get it back until tomorrow. Mu You left the old man's home and rode a donkey to the Qingnang tribe.
Two and a half hours later, I finally returned to the freshwater lakeside and met Xiaoya. It was almost dusk.
Mu You lingered nearby for a while, and after the sky darkened completely, he took out the jack-o'-lantern and walked to the lake to search.
However, it may be because too much time has passed and the footprints in the forest are not easy to preserve, so they have almost disappeared. Mu You jumped along the lakeside with a lantern for a long time, but there was no reaction.
In desperation, he sprinkled a handful of lucky dust into the lamp.
[The lucky dust was sprinkled, and the pumpkin lanterns cast a dazzling light, reflecting some footprints that were difficult to distinguish with the naked eye on the surrounding mud. 】
[These footprints are slender and unique. They are obviously not from elves or ordinary animals. Some traces of moss on the edge of the footprints, combined with the day's mission, indicate that these are most likely troll footprints that you need to investigate. Do you want to follow them? 】
Sure enough, I found the footprints!
[Tracing footprints...]
Next is the tracking process, but it takes much longer than expected.
The three of them followed for almost two hours and finally found their destination.
[You followed the footprints and finally came to the foot of an unknown mountain range. 】
[What appears in front of you is a narrow and humid small cave. Cold air is constantly blowing out of the dark cave, causing whistling bursts, as if a fierce ghost is wailing in it. 】
[You step forward to check and find that the grassy ground in front of the cave entrance seems to be smooth and has no traces of trampling... However, this little trick cannot be hidden from the jack-o-lantern's inspection. You soon find that the grass at the entrance of the cave is drier than next to it. Some, the color is darker, which is most likely the pigmentation accumulated over a long period of time due to the large number of trolls passing by every day...]
Long time passed? In other words, the troll has been operating in the Elf Forest for some time...
After thinking about it, Mu You held his pocket watch and tried to enter the cave.
[You enter the cave and find that the cave leads to a deeper place in the distance. The ground is filled with bones. This seems to be the burial place of the trolls. It is difficult for non-trolls to pass through it. As soon as you took a step forward, you were strangled by several resentful ghosts! 】
[You have died, your life span is -1, and your remaining life span is 429 years. 】
…
"Good guy."
Mu You didn't expect this cave to be so powerful. He was killed as soon as he took a step inside. He didn't have time to think too much and hurriedly pressed his pocket watch.
[Time passes, before you return to the cave. This time, you choose...]
The cave cannot be entered, so they can only wait nearby for the troll to come back.
Mu You set up a trap array near the cave, and then hid around with Xiaoya Linxue and laid an ambush.
This time, I didn’t have to wait long. About a quarter of an hour later, a new prompt popped up.
[You see three trolls walking towards you from a distance, carrying a large golden-red tree. They move quietly, for fear of making any noise. 】
"Carrying a big tree? So these trolls are here to steal the tree?" Mu You was stunned.
But there was no time to think about it at this time. Soon the three trolls stepped into the trap array.
[The three trolls were entangled in the closed trap at the same time. They were all frightened. They dropped the trees in their hands and roared angrily. You choose...]
Seeing the text prompt, Mu You immediately called Xiaoya and Lin Xue to take action.
The three of them started working together. Mu You used a water prison technique first to seal one of the trolls, and then began to attack the remaining two.
[You, the unknown person, and the pea breeder launched a siege against the trolls. In addition, there were a total of seven summoned beasts such as the shadow warhawk, night saber, wild boar, and reindeer to help out. 】
[This is an unfair duel. Ten versus two, you quickly beat the two trolls to death with random punches. 】
[In a cooperative kill, the lifespan belongs to the killer, and the experience is divided according to contribution. You and the pea breeder gain +1 lifespan, you gain 8 experience points, the unknown person gains 4 experience points, and the pea breeder gains 10 experience points. 】
Sure enough, the summoners in this game are very unreasonable. Xiaoya's own strength is the lowest among the three, but her summoned beast A goes up and bites her, but the output is the highest among the three, and she gets the most experience points. .
[The last troll quickly escaped from the water prison, but in the blink of an eye he was beaten to a pulp by the ten enemies surrounding him. He was crushed under him by the little wild boar. He only had his last breath left, but in the giant Thanks to the demon's talent, its injuries began to heal at an extremely fast speed...]
[You step forward and pour a bottle of sleeping potion into his mouth, and the troll immediately falls asleep. 】
[You captured this troll alive! 】
The troll could replenish its health, so just crippling it was useless, so Mu You had no choice but to use a bottle of sleeping potion.
[You search around the area and find a logging ax*1 and a dead ancient tree of knowledge*1. 】
[Logging Ax: A magic ax specially used to cut down trees, allowing you to get twice the result with half the effort when cutting down trees. 】
[The Ancient Tree of Knowledge: The Ancient Tree of Knowledge is one of the ancient treant species of the forest elves. It possesses profound knowledge and is a symbol of the wisdom of the elves. It also has considerable combat power. Possessing the ability 'wisdom training': Creatures that enter the body of the ancient tree of knowledge and communicate with its soul can understand the origin of wisdom, thereby increasing their intelligence value. The Ancient Tree of Knowledge can be trained up to ten times a day, and each unit can increase its intelligence value by up to ten points through the Ancient Tree of Knowledge. 】
[The wood of this dead ancient tree of knowledge is highly friendly to magic. It is an excellent material for making wands. You can get a lot of money from selling it. But this ancient tree has just died and still retains the complete heart of the ancient tree. If you can find an elf willing to fuse the remains of the tree man, you may be able to resurrect it. 】
"An ancient tree that can be trained with wisdom?"
This text description made Mu You stunned, with only one thought in his mind: developed!
The tree of life hasn't been planted yet, but an ancient tree of knowledge has been cut off!
This thing can increase everyone's intelligence value by ten points, which is not too outrageous, but the point is everyone!
This tree has limited value to a single person, but to an entire ethnic group, it is a priceless treasure. Everyone can get ten attributes from it. The more people it benefits, the greater its effect. , it is no exaggeration to say that this is a sacred tree that can enlighten the race!
The only limitation of this thing is that it can only be trained ten times a day. In other words, it can only improve one person's intelligence by ten points in a day. It will take a long time to really improve the intelligence of people of all races.
But even so, this is a sacred tree of almost infinite value. Rather than taking the wood to make a wand, of course it is more useful to preserve it and find a way to revive it.
An ancient tree of knowledge is of such high value, and other ancient trees are probably about the same. No wonder the trolls have gone to such great lengths to come to the Elf Forest to steal the tree.
Mu You came to the backpack space, found an open space, and tried to extract the ancient tree of knowledge.
It turns out it can be taken out!
Huge trees suddenly straddled the space grass.
This is a tree man about fifteen meters high. The crown of the tree is covered with golden-red leaves similar to maple leaves. On the branches spreading out from the head, there are also two lamps representing wisdom hung on tree vines.
However, the two lights have been extinguished at this moment, which means that the tree man has died. A tree man's face can still be vaguely seen from the withered trunk. The lips are slightly open and the eyes are closed, looking a little painful. The edge of the trunk is There are also two shriveled tree-like arms sticking out.
This ancient tree of knowledge should be the one that was mentioned in the beetle information as being on the verge of death.
It was precisely because of the near death that the ancient tree lost its ability to resist and call for help, and was chopped down by the trolls. Otherwise, the Ancient Tree Man in a healthy state would be far more than a mere three trolls could handle.
As soon as the huge trees appeared, the animals in the space came to watch curiously.
Mandrake's mouth opened wide and he looked at the ancient tree in front of him in disbelief: We met a distant relative!
It is the only intelligent plant in this space, and now it finally has other tree people to keep it company.
The mandrake immediately circled the tree man and kept poking at the side. Unfortunately, the tree man was dead and could not respond to its naughty actions.
Mu You tried to unleash 'Crazy Growth' on the tree man, but there was no response.
It seems that this tree man is really dead and can only have a chance to be resurrected by using the elf.
(End of chapter)
