The Benefits of Ancestors - Zhu Xie Nai III Chapter 19: The World Tree in the Cave
"Five hundred years?" Sophia looked up at the crystal dragon, and then her attention was attracted by the sparkling crystal on its body - no.
Ryan sighed at the strangeness of the experience and then took a closer look at the giant dragon. It was really a great experience.
"You are a dragon?" Noel was shocked.
Alice, on the other hand, dared not speak at all.
"Exactly, and five hundred years is just a few deep sleeps for my race."
Sofia looked at it for a while, then came back to her senses and remembered that this was not the time to think about gems. "My name is Sofia Zekin. Thank you for your rescue. I wonder who you are?"
"My name translated into common language is pronounced as Menefis. You don't need to be grateful to me. I need your help to kill an evil black dragon."
"Assistance? Can we help?" Noel subconsciously thought that the black dragon was stronger than the evil thing before.
"Black dragon?" Sophia thought of the black dragon in the story.
"How can we help?" Ryan naturally wanted to repay Enlong.
"Although I am willing to help you kill the black dragon, in our current state, it may take some time to recover. In addition to injuries, we also lost a lot of energy in the battle just now." Sophia proposed that we need to rest.
"It's like this. I'm here to abide by the contract I made back then and protect the half-elves and dwarves underground. Now I'm tired of it. I've been fighting with the black dragon for five hundred years and we're still on equal footing, but together with you, it's enough for me.
I will take you to the roots to rest, and also help you strengthen your weapons and armor."
"Half-elf and dwarf, are those two still alive?" Sophia asked abruptly.
"Get on my back, don't gossip, you will know with your own eyes." The crystal dragon lowered its body so that the four of them could climb up by grabbing the edge of the gem that was not too sharp.
"Okay, please excuse me." Sophia thought that the dragon was actually willing to let her and her group climb on its back, so this matter must be urgent. But is it possible that the dragon actually doesn't care about this kind of thing?
Sophia stretched out a hand and used the mage's hand as an aid, grabbing the back of Alice's neck like a chicken. It was very difficult for her to climb up with a burden, but it was much easier for Noel and Ryan behind.
The crystal dragon walked through the cave with great strides, and then threw the four people into a small cave that could only accommodate one person. He went there to rest and then came back.
It took the four of them five minutes to walk through the cave and reach a small platform where they could overlook the rock wall of the cave. Finally, they arrived at an extremely spectacular place!
Although there is also a cave outside the cave, there are extremely huge crystals shining on the top of the cave, just like the sun. I don’t know if it is natural. There is a giant tree 200 feet high, occupying one-tenth of the entire cave space. It is a giant tree.
There are wooden houses and bird's nests in the trees. There are lakes, forests, rivers and stone houses under the giant trees.
It's like a forest above the ground, and it still retains an ecosystem similar to the wild forest!
"There is such a place underground." Noel praised repeatedly after seeing such a spectacular sight.
"This... in a place like this, it is much more spectacular than on the ground, and the crystal above." The scene in front of him broke Ryan's recollection of riding on the back of a dragon.
Sophia took out a pen and paper, observed the cave on the platform, and simply recorded these situations, adding details later. "The key to generating such an ecological environment here should be this big tree."
"The crystal at the top is also very important." Ryan mentioned to Sophia.
After Sophia finished recording, she closed her eyes and silently felt the breeze here.
Alice was still immersed in the beauty here and was speechless.
"Okay, since I said rest, I'm not polite. You can study it slowly." After saying that, Noel walked towards the stone house. Before that, he had to climb a steep road.
After descending to the edge of the forest, Noel walked towards a forest path where humanoid creatures were obviously resting. On the road, a few curious elf deer looked at the stocky dwarf and did not run away. Soon he met a dwarf. The dwarf here
The skin color is lighter than that of the stone scale dwarves on the ground. However, because they do not understand the ancient dwarf language, the two dwarves have to make guesses in order to communicate.
It took Noel a while to figure out that this dwarf was part of a patrol, specifically to see if there were any monster invasions and whether the black dragon was awake.
Noel then asked him if there were monsters here often and what types they were. The dwarf told him that the monsters in the forest were not aggressive. They mainly looked at the monsters outside the cave, such as the monkey that attacked four people.
Blue sheep monkey.
However, these monsters with degraded eyesight are either afraid of light or will run after it, so there is no threat. At least none of the dwarves here have been attacked.
After the exchange, the three people behind also arrived, and Noel briefly introduced the purpose of his team's visit.
Sophia, who was just a beginner in Dwarf, was confused, but after hearing Noel's translation, she immediately said "Huh?". Then Noel asked him where the monkeys lived and whether they had an approximate number and habits.
However, there are no blue sheep monkeys nearby, and the specific location is not clear. Sophia planned to ask Menefis about the group of dead monkeys later. So she asked Noel to ask him about the crystal dragon.
The dwarf says that the diamond dragon is their guardian.
"Didn't you say there are still half-elves here?" Ryan also asked Noel to help translate.
Sofia also asked about the crystal on the head and the big tree, and when the dwarves like them thrived here.
[The half-elf in the story seemed to have turned into a seed?] After translating, Enuoer thought for a while, but felt too tired, so he gave up thinking.
The dwarves said they didn't know the origin of the crystal, but the big tree was called the Tree of Ohiphia, one of the World Trees. As for the time, they didn't know, and they were also affected by the Great Amnesia.
Does Sofia know everything about the World Tree? It is the holy tree of the elves in the novel. There are various specific explanations, and they are probably all fabrications and speculations. No one knows the real situation.
Then Sofia asked about the situation of the half-elves and dwarves. The dwarf said that they lived and worked peacefully here, and there was no big threat except the black dragon.
As for the ancestors in the legend, they have naturally died long ago, but they also know that the first half-elves turned into seeds and later grew into new shoots of the World Tree. The dwarves, on the other hand, assimilated with the earth and became a stone sculpture, a new shoot.
Noel asked where the seeds and stone sculptures were, saying he wanted to see the heroes who had fought against the evil god.
The four people followed the dwarf through the forest, and finally saw a dwarf stone sculpture with a resolute face under the World Tree. The stone sculpture knelt on one knee, touched the ground with his left hand, held a gem in his right hand, and looked at the sky.
None of the four could speak Elvish, so the content of the whispers of the half-elf children watching from the tree was unknown.
Ryan was thinking about why half-elves could turn into seeds and grow into the World Tree, and some random thoughts echoed in his mind.
After a short discussion, the leaders of the dwarves and half-elves said that the four of them were heroes who were going to slay the dragon, and they would give a bud from a branch of the world as a gift.
In fact, there are many buds on this tree, but only this one fell off by itself just now. They think this is the will of their ancestors.
Did it fall when we arrived? Sophia was surprised and asked Noel to translate. But no, the World Tree sprouts once every fifteen years, and this year happened to be the time.
Sophia wanted to memorize some of the Elvish language she heard and let Hitz translate it while he was still on the road.
But there would be a big error in translating twice, and there seemed to be no information that would be helpful to the four of them. The few words that Hitz translated were not as many as Noel translated...
After the four of them rested for a whole day, the crystal dragon came to urge them the next day... Finally, they looked back at the beautiful underground scenery. The dragon, who didn't want to wait any longer, was waiting outside.
When Sophia saw the Crystal Dragon, she first asked where the dead monkeys lived, wrote down the route, and then followed to fight the black dragon. But the dragon said that he didn't know either.
"I can add the essence of any gem to armor and weapons." The essence of this enhancement is probably coating. If there is a magic effect, it may hinder the transmission.
The large armor that Ryan got from the dwarves was still a bit small and too wide for him, but now he had to make do. Unexpectedly, it fit surprisingly well after being plated with the diamonds Sophia had on hand.
While waiting for Alice to think, Sophia asked the Diamond Dragon how long it would take to get to the black dragon's location and how long it would take to fight the black dragon. The dragon's words were vague, and it was estimated that it would take a few hours.
Sophia began to estimate the available time of the spells. Then she put buff spells on them before setting off and before they almost arrived at the place to prepare for action. She also asked about what abilities the black dragon had. But in addition to corrosive dragon breath, dragon language magic and powerful
There seems to be no physical ability left.
Sophia said she understood, and asked if the black dragon was sleeping now. The crystal dragon said that he estimated that the guy would wake up soon.
Ryan asked about the task of the four people to deal with the black dragon this time. The crystal dragon was also confused and did whatever it said it could do. This is the problem of the four people. And if it cannot play its role, the dragon
It's okay, there's something wrong with me...
In the end, Alice thought for a long time and asked the Crystal Dragon to plate her dwarf light armor three times and finally created a suit of heavy armor. Who knows why she, a pure spellcaster, can wear heavy armor? After wearing it, she can really cast spells... Could it be?
No longer a magician but a priest?
Not long after, when the Crystal Dragon stopped suddenly after running in the underground cave, the four of them heard a roar. At the end of the cave in front of them, a huge black dragon spread its wings and flew, then knocked down the top of the cave and dropped a pile of stalagmites.
"You actually brought a mortal into the battle. You are so cowardly that you are not like a dragon!"