In the center of Liaheim, in the Tree of Life, a Warcraft Eagle, which was slightly smaller than the giant eagle Angola, flew towards the crown of the Tree of Life, carrying several elves on its back.
The eagle stopped on the canopy platform, and several elves on the eagle's back jumped down. They were the former captain of the elf guard and his team members. They looked seriously and faced Liaheim's only authority located in the canopy of the Tree of Life. "I "Go to Dian Plain".
The courtyard, the "Plains of Eden", is the place where the elves of Liaheim can live for a long time and are closest to the origin of the Tree of Life. It is also the place where the only part related to rule is located in this relatively peaceful and conflict-free elven capital. .
Even if the elves have neither nobles nor commoners, something that the human kingdom uses to distinguish levels, in any case, when the spiritual realm has not reached a certain level and does not belong to the "cluster consciousness" race, the elves still need a person. the highest authority that leads them.
The courtyard located in the center of the canopy of the Tree of Life is such an existence. It is a place similar to a natural miniature landscape realm formed spontaneously by the branches of the Tree of Life.
The branches of trees change their shapes and join together to form rocks. The special ability of the Tree of Life allows it to change its wooden branches, allowing them to form an existence similar to earth and rocks while still retaining the vitality of plants.
In the center of the canopy of the Tree of Life, there is a passage leading to the interior of the Tree of Life. This is a secret that only a few beings know within the elves. This courtyard was actually created for this passage.
Therefore, this courtyard called "Plain of Eden" looks more like a valley. The recess in the center of the valley extends all the way to the passage into the tree of life. Although the grass, trees, mountains and rocks are low, But it's still beautiful.
Some treehouses are scattered among them, connected by paths paved with stones of different sizes, surrounding a dome building built with white bricks in the center. This is the gathering place for the elf elders. At first glance, it looks like the surroundings The landscape is a bit out of place, but upon closer inspection it seems to blend in quite well with the landscape of the valley.
The spring water flowing out from the branches of the tree of life flows from high to low along this "valley". The spring of life, which has the ability to heal and purify, spreads sufficient vitality in this "valley" In the courtyard.
The Elf Guard Captain and his team members came to the entrance of this courtyard, where several elves wearing pale silver armor were stationed.
These silver-helmeted elves stationed at the entrance to the "Court of Eden" are not carrying the short bows and scimitars commonly used by the elf rangers on their backs. Instead, they are heavy two-handed giant swords and a large bow with a human length. .
Their strength is divided, and they are all at the level of a great knight. One of them, an elf who looks a little older and is over a thousand years old, is already legendary in strength. His strength is well converged, like a bow arrow with its arrowhead rounded. , powerful but not sharp.
"Captain of the Elf Guard, Thorin, I have informed the elders about the situation through the Tree of Life, and have been approved to enter the "Plains of Eden". Please let them go."
Thorin, the captain of the Elf Guard, explained his purpose to the silver-armored elves who were much stronger than him.
The silver-armored elf nodded slightly and said nothing. The ground shook slightly at this time. There were some huge and thick trees beside these silver-armored guards. At this moment, one of the giant trees shook, and its legs composed of roots broke the ground and stood. And rise.
The huge vitality breath turned into substance and swept around, making the Elf Guard Captain feel slightly suffocated.
The several giant trees around here are actually ancient war trees that are old enough. After their life levels reached the pinnacle of creatures like tree spirits, they jumped under the influence of the tree of life, breaking through the limits of the race. The rank of these ancient war trees is legendary, and they are also the true guardians of this tree of life.
Fortunately, these legendary tree spirits still retain their natural gentleness. The reason why this ancient war tree stood up was just to confirm that the elf guard captain was approved.
Reciting the secret words of nature, an illusory oak leaf glowing green flew up from Thorin's hand, floated towards the huge body of the ancient war tree, leaned against it, and then blended into it.
"Boom boom boom..."
Although this leaf is too small for the ancient war tree, the things inside it have been sensed. The huge wooden arm made a gesture of invitation amidst the roar, indicating that Thorin, the captain of the elf guard, was ready. Enter the "Plains of Eden".
The silver-armored elves no longer blocked the way forward, and stepped aside, watching Thorin lead the other team members into it.
Entering this natural courtyard, Thorin led the team members towards one of the wooden houses scattered in the valley. The elders did not stay here all the time, but there must be two or more elders stationed here. This time, The elder he had made an appointment with in advance to report the information was none other than Siege's old friend, Ge Wen.
The door of the tree house opened automatically when these elves approached, and Gwen was already sitting at the wooden table in the tree house, waiting for their arrival.
"Sit down and tell me all the information and speculations you have collected about this incident."
Ge Wen spoke gently, motioning for them to sit down and inform him of the news they wanted to report this time in an orderly manner.
"yes."
Thorin responded, sitting opposite Elder Gwen, and paused briefly to sort out his words.
"You already know what happened in the area where the Elf guests live. This is a serious mistake on our part. I won't say more. I came here to tell you some information this time because of some of my personal doubts and Doubtful, though, it could be me being paranoid.”
Thorin carefully summarized what he wanted to say.
"There is nothing wrong with this caution. Just tell me and I will analyze it carefully."
Ge Wen nodded and said nothing more.
"This kind of accident happened in Liaheim more than ten years ago. An elf whose spirit was polluted by the void killed several of its friends. In the past ten years, no elf has died accidentally in Liaheim. The situation within Heim, so there are some problems in this matter."
"What makes me suspicious is that the being that attacked our guest was a plant life. At the same time, when it killed the orc, it used the forbidden technique of life diversion."
While Thorin was talking, he stretched out his hand to signal one of his team members. The team member took out a piece of magic crystal and activated the image on it, projecting the ugly and deformed twisted wood spirit that Black Cat Ann had restored. In front of Elf Elder Ge Wen.
"..."
Elf elder Gwen observed the Twisted Wood Spirit carefully and did not say anything because of its disgusting and ugly appearance. He just waited quietly for Thorin to continue telling the message he wanted to convey.
"And what makes me feel wrong the most is that the magic circles embedded in the giant trees and growing together with these trees, as well as the parts that are differentiated from the branches extending from the tree of life to provide defense for Liaheim, are actually all That existence was not observed at all, and this is what really makes me feel uneasy.”
Thorin continued, telling the part that felt most wrong to him.
There was a brief silence in the treehouse. After Elder Gwen confirmed that Thorin had finished speaking everything he wanted to say, he nodded slightly and spoke.
"Well done. Your keenness and caution have helped a lot. With the life diversion, and the nature of being ignored by the magic circle and the tree of life, I have already made a guess. I will conduct some investigations immediately. You should know the recent origin What you discovered has allowed me to find some connections between this matter and the current situation in the Forest of Origin."
"Then it's up to you!"
Thorin stood up, spoke to Gavin seriously, and then led his team members out of the tree house.
The door of the tree house was closed. Gwen closed his eyes, thought for a while, stood up on the chair, opened the door and walked out, walking along the valley of the "Plain of Eden" towards the center of the canopy of the Tree of Life.
"Life Diversion..."
As he walked, Ge Wen chewed on the name. Most of the elves knew that Life Diversion was a forbidden technique, but they did not know where this forbidden technique came from.
Life Diversion, a technique that directly materializes the slightly abstract concept of life force and then violently absorbs it, was banned by the elves because of its excessive lethality and the excessive benefits it could bring. Only those who master this technique can There are only some older elves left, as well as some elves or foreign druids.
The reason why it was banned is not the point. What Gwen really cares about is the origin of this technique, the tree of life.
This is a technique learned and imitated from the Tree of Life, just like the Tree of Life absorbs the magic, sunlight, and other energies in this realm, converting them all into life force.
The same is true for life diversion, except that the source of life force becomes the life of the person being cast.
"If you just know how to use life diversion, you don't need to think about it, but..."
Ge Wen gradually went deeper into the valley, and the stream formed by the spring of life under his feet guided him in the direction of progress. His thoughts were still going on, thinking about the meaning of the information Thorin told him.
"It will not be detected by the magic circles that coexist with the giant trees, nor will it be discovered by the branches of the Tree of Life itself. At the same time, as a plant life, it can use spells derived from the Tree of Life without instruction..."
Muttering in his mouth, Gavin's figure suddenly blurred and disappeared into the valley. He penetrated a mystery lock arranged in the "Plain of Eden" and entered the passage leading to the inside of the Tree of Life.
Entering the passage leading to the inside of the Tree of Life, Ge Wen gently stroked the wooden wall of the passage with his hand, feeling the abundant vitality transmitted through the wall of the passage. Here he has entered the interior of the Tree of Life, and the passage composed of , which is the body of the tree of life itself.
"What exactly happened to you these days? If what I guessed is true, what made you do such a thing."
Ge Wen advanced along the passage. The deeper inside the tree of life, the more abundant and rich the vitality that smeared in the space became. Until it solidified to form life force water droplets in the air similar to liquefied magic power, Ge Wen stepped into it. An open space.
There are faint green light spots all over the space, illuminating the space inside the tree of life. In the center of the space inside the tree of life, there is a clear and translucent blue water pool, and all the liquid in it is They are all liquefied life force.
Ge Wen walked to the side of the pool of water, squatted down, and immersed his hand in the pool. A warm feeling came, and abundant vitality was gently injected into his body through the pool water, injecting him into the body. The physical condition that is not too tired is restored to the best state.
Ge Wen closed his eyes. Although he just dipped his hands into the pool water, when he closed his eyes and seriously experienced the feeling of being surrounded by life force, the life force that gently surrounded him gave him a sense of return. The illusion of being in the mother's arms, or perhaps, this is not an illusion in itself.
Although the elves now reproduce in the same way as humans, all elves know that their origins are the three trees of life on the mainland, and the original bodies of these three trees of life are a huge world tree. , the earliest high elves were born from that World Tree.
For all elves, the Tree of Life is their mother, and this pool of water connected to the core of the Tree of Life is no different from the mother's embrace.
In the past war with the Abyss that affected the entire continent, in order to defeat the Abyss, it also prevented the World Tree located near the Abyss itself from being destroyed in the war.
The high elves did not know what method they used to integrate themselves into the World Tree. At this point, the World Tree was divided into three and became three trees of life. They moved their huge root systems and took root in three parts of the continent. Located in different locations, three elven capitals including Liaheim were created.
Ge Wen opened his eyes and looked under the pool. There, there was a long spear with a complicated and exquisite wooden structure quietly sinking at the bottom of the pool. The golden halo flickered on it. The elf clan saint One of the weapons, Source Holy Spear Casimir.
Its state also represents the state of the tree of life at this time. When the vitality is abundant, the sacred weapon will be smeared with soft golden light and will not be extinguished for a moment. However, the state at this moment indicates that the tree of life is constantly absorbing It is full of vitality, filling the vacancies from unknown sources.
Gwen and the Elf Elders have actually discovered this problem some time ago. They have been investigating the origin of this vacancy. However, they are not high elves and do not have the ability to communicate with this "Silent Mother" , where that vacancy lies has not yet been determined.
Combined with the vacancy in the vitality of the tree of life, and the various messages conveyed to him by the squad leader, the twisted wood spirit "will use life diversion", "is ignored by the magic circle and the tree of life", and "obtains vitality".
Ge Wen reluctantly identified the source of the twisted wood spirit as their "mother" tree of life itself.
"Why are you doing this..."
"Is it because of the dwarves?"
"The agreement made during the Battle of the Abyss was for our friendship and for the victory of the war, but they seem to be using this agreement in a direction that should never be used now."
Ge Wen murmured, his expression gradually became serious, and a dangerous light flickered in his eyes.
"They must be stopped before the situation worsens in a direction we cannot predict..."
