Forin walked up the steps and looked up at the top pedestal.
The stone steps under its feet are made of marble, and go up step by step. On the metal base at the top is a seed bound in a weightless state - the seed is wrapped in an amber shell and immersed in the glowing cyan beam -
—Two interlaced metal rings hold the crystal in place.
Forin reached out his hand and touched the seed lightly. Countless information poured into his mind in an instant, making him lose consciousness for a moment. It seemed to be stories from countless eras ago, the ancient story of Shengbai.
The tree sprouts branches from above the sea of clouds.
The forest is lush, the winter is silent, countless starlights gather into the sea of ether, and the abundant magic is soaked in the roots and branches of the giant tree named Telaka. The giant tree chooses the sky to block the sun, forming the prototype of the continent, with undulating branches, like
Hills form vast mountains, rivers and meadows.
That is exactly the story that the elves once told, the origin of the Holy White Mountain and the Hill of Giant Trees. But the antiquity has faded away, and the tribes of holy trees have withered one by one. Now the shadows in the forest have revived again, indicating that the long winter is coming.
The young alchemist stood blankly beside the throne.
He didn't know what he saw from the shadows. Most of the countless information had no practical significance. He silently only remembered the words that emerged in his mind, just like the inscriptions on a stone tablet.
The ancient tree revives, and the twins arrive.
Is that oracle-like riddle really the key to dealing with that prophecy? The Holy White Tree once spread across every corner of the world. It flourished in the era before Isolin, and before the main continent collapsed, there was the entire
The atrium of Yin Tower is located.
But now the giant tree has witnessed the last glory of this world, sinking into the afterglow of the sunset under the sea of clouds. The last legacy left by the pilgrims of Numelin to this world may be only these incomplete stone slabs.
Already.
The seeds still contain the last breath of the world's main tree. Whether that breath can save Telaka is still unknown, but Forin understands that the elves have no choice, otherwise he would not be here.
I heard that Ormin's knights have recovered the Shadow Saint. This is rare good news when the Winter Palace has not yet been opened. Whether the shadow in the forest stands tall and watches the sacred forest depends on whether they can do it again.
The spirit of Telaka has been awakened.
May the spirit of the sacred tree...
May the lady of the forest bless you;
Forin heard the aboriginal man in the team praying in a low voice. He reached for the seed, took it out of the glowing green light of the anti-gravity device, and put it away solemnly.
Seeing this scene, the teammates on the side couldn't help but remind him: "Forin, you just need to write it down." The other party paused for a moment.
"Everything here has no real object. If you put it away, it is just a ray of light in the sea of ether."
"I know," Forin replied warmly, "It's just that we still need it if we want to move forward."
That's the heart of white.
In the era before Aesorin sank under the abyss, there were still two holy white trees on the incomplete continent. One of them was named Delataire. When the green came, the dragon king's flames burned.
Burn the shadows of trees and cause the whole world to collapse.
The silver sailboats of the elves surrounded the collapsed royal court and fought with the shadow dragon that blocked the sun. Finally, they injured the dragon king's wings. The seven first-generation light knights, together with the elf king Quvenral, removed the seeds of death from that world.
The center is brought out.
And seal it in eternal amber.
They recorded the method of reviving the giant tree in the Chapter of the Holy Tree and sealed it in the center of the seed. In the age of collapse, the occultists recorded all this and stored it in the Silver Tower Library.
In the eternal stillness of time.
This is the origin of this mechanical artifact.
But that past history, after the pilgrims left, is now rarely known.
After hearing Forin's words, his teammates had a look of surprise on their faces, "Forin, do you plan to continue? But our current behavior has crossed the line. If enough is enough, the association can explain it..."
"Do you think it's appropriate for us to just quit?" Forin looked back at the others, "This is a wonderful game. If we don't go all out, it will cast a shadow over it."
"I don't want to turn this into a farce," Forin said. "The best way is to keep going. I won't use abilities other than those permitted, and the same goes for you. Continuing the game right now is a threat to others."
The best respect.”
The teammate opened his mouth slightly. He looked at the youngest generation genius of the Temple, and knew in his heart that the other person did not actually have such a character. He was calm on the surface, but aloof on the inside - that man rarely had anything he really cared about -
The other party chose to stay.
It must be because you have the intention to stay.
He actually knew very well what the reason was, but after thinking about it for a while, he did not continue to dissuade him. Since the most important purpose has been achieved, then let's do the rest - he actually understood it very well, because it didn't make much sense to say it out loud.
.
"Let's go."
Forin said nothing and walked forward, behind the door.
This is the next level of the trial.
…
"The result is that the people from Giant Tree Hill passed the second level first."
In the Wandering Horse live broadcast room, many people couldn't help but complain.
It was clear that several teams from Cauley-Yin Xiulian put in their best efforts, especially the battle in which the Dragon Alchemist single-handedly defeated the Lavender Craftsmen Association, which was so exciting that the Lotao people and
The People of the Outer Sea almost completely serve as the backdrop.
The three delegations of Kaolin and Yinxiulian not only reversed the situation and defeated the Empire from the front, but also completely suppressed the Empire's plan, making their fragile alliance completely come to nothing.
The people of the Giant Tree Hill paid almost nothing in this battle, and still took a huge advantage. Although that was originally part of the agreement, it is still a bit aggrieved to let others reap the benefits.
"But that Forin does have some strength."
Wandering Ma couldn't help but explain that not every session has someone who can open the way to the main tower.
The deal between the players from the Hill of Giant Trees and Fang Plover and his team may have been due to luck, but in the end, there was no trickery involved in their ability to open the door to the third main tower on their own.
"Besides, this battle is not without any benefit to us—"
These words calmed people's hearts a little.
The Imperial people’s plan has completely failed——
Now all the previous plans of the Empire have become a joke on the forum, and are called the "most vulnerable alliance".
Since the plan to let the Kapka Craftsmen Association and the Guta people leave early failed, the dream that the Empire promised to the people of the outer sea turned into a disaster almost visibly to the naked eye.
The subsequent split of the Alliance is almost inevitable. Although the Imperials may not care about it, at least they can no longer give orders as they do now.
So the Kaolin Alliance has broken free from its shackles.
The first team to clear the Sea of Trees can choose the topic for the next game, but this advantage is actually nothing compared to the difficulties faced by the Kaolin-Yinthulian Alliance before.
The next three levels of the tower, the sea of clouds and the bridge are three links of the same trial. The advantage of the first link is not much. The real advantage lies in the gains from this sea of trees space.
The moment the battle was won, the boulder in Wandering Horse's heart actually fell.
He looked at the picture and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
In the picture, Shui Wuming was handing a magic storage crystal to Fang Pliance, looking at him up and down curiously, "The people from the Hill of Giant Trees have already cleared the level. Are you not curious at all?"
Fang Yu shook his head slightly. Before that, his only thoughts were on how to save the ancient tower and the team of the Kapka Craftsmen Association, but in the final analysis, they had only one purpose, and that was to stop the imperial people's plan.
Now that the goal has been achieved, his heart has actually been completely filled with another thought. He is raising his head, staring at the huge white tower through the shadow of the treetops.
The slender spire stretches through the sky, like a thin line hanging from the clouds.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like a lover?" Shui Wuming was startled for a moment and couldn't help but look over there. "What's so interesting about that thing?" She was confused and joked:
"You don't really think that like in fairy tales, there will be a princess living on that high tower, waiting for us to rescue her, do you?"
Fang Plover was startled.
Only then did he come back to his senses. He took the crystal from the opponent's hand and shook his head slightly. He was not interested at all in what happened to the people in the Hill of Giant Trees. They passed through the wall of darkness and opened Tower Three.
's door.
That's really surprising.
But so what?
There were so many things in his mind that he couldn't put anything else into it at the moment. All the experiments in the sea of trees had been completed, and the Valkyrie gave him a surprise, but the Kraken and Elf Creation Techniques only looked beautiful.
Its technical realization is actually very far away.
"Is that the practical application of ancient alchemy?" Those present were all geniuses in their respective fields. Of course Shui Wuming could not fail to see this, "Those things you once taught us, are they the end...?"
She actually didn't care about what would happen to the people in the Giant Tree Hill. The question and answer just now was just an in-depth topic.
After the shocking battle with the Lavender Craftsmen Guild, who cares about such small problems?
Fang Plover nodded slightly.
"You actually taught us such a thing?" Shui Wuming couldn't help but raise his voice a little, causing everyone to look in this direction - not just Luo Wei, Weiyu and others -
There were even people from Guta and contestants from the Kapka Craftsmen Association. Most of these people tacitly understood that Shui Wuming was actually just here on behalf of everyone.
But at this moment, Shui Wuming was so surprised that he subconsciously lowered his voice: "Do you know what that means...?"
"I've told you before, haven't I?" Fang Plover said innocently, "The ancient alchemy of the elves is not just a purified skill. Its real purpose is not to be slow, but to be fast."
"Is this what you wanted to prove in the preliminaries?"
Shui Wuming felt that she couldn't control her tone again, and she was so angry that she gritted her teeth and said, "I mean...are you really planning to make this technology completely public?"
"Yes," Fang Yu said very calmly, "What's the point of keeping the technology in my hands? Sooner or later it will actually spread, and one day later is worse than one day earlier. But I don't have a clue myself, so I can only discuss it with you, because I don’t know if my guess is right..."
"what about now?"
"Do you want to learn?" Fang Plover raised his head and looked at her and asked.
Shui Wuming was suddenly stuck. Although everyone formed an alliance in private and exchanged information, she also saw the power of the elf creation technique with her own eyes. Ed had given them too many surprises along the way...
For her to shamelessly make another request, Shui Wuming couldn't bear to say it for a moment.
"Ed..." Shui Wuming couldn't help but say, "Actually, the big guilds are not consistent with your imagination. There are some things that you take for granted, but in the past... there is no such precedent... If you...
…”
"I know," Fang Yu replied, "I'm not as naive as you think, Sister Wuming. Now that I have completely verified my ideas, this skill has naturally put my own stamp on it."
"But as I said, I have no intention of keeping it private. I can exchange it with you in a fair way."
Shui Wuming breathed a sigh of relief, "But in that case, we might ask..."
Fang Yu interrupted her. Of course he understood what the other party's real intention was here. Before that, ancient alchemy was just a technique for purifying materials. It looked very beautiful, but its application had limitations.
But few people really see the world behind that door, until he pushes open a gap in the door, and then everyone can see the torrent that is enough to change an era.
Of course, no one can help but be moved.
"That's impossible," he shook his head. "And it's meaningless. Once the technology starts to spread, it can't be stopped. And you know my character very well. This technology also belongs to the Tower of Summer Solstice, so I won't use it."
Think of it as an exhibit merely displayed in a glass showcase."
Mortals continue to promote the progress of alchemy.
He would never just watch a technology be shelved on the shelf, or keep it to himself. That would not be in line with his commitment to Anloser and his teachers.
"But that's unfair to us." Shui Wuming said.
"I'm not forcing you," Fang Yu said. "You can also wait for the technology to spread. I treat everyone equally, and I won't treat you differently just because you belong to a big guild. Besides, you can also learn from other people.
Study."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Shui Wuming.
In his heart, he actually understood the behavior of those big guilds. They would never wait, and they would fight for even a slight advantage, because that was the basis for their existence.
Although he is not self-conscious, it does not mean that he will not use the resources at hand to exchange for some reasonable benefits. Besides, for those top guilds, this is equivalent to robbing the rich and giving to the poor.
Shui Wuming sighed, "Who said you can't negotiate? This is already the best result we have negotiated together, so be it. We can't decide much about the rest. We have to wait until we leave here.
Waiting for the guild’s decision.”
She glanced at Fang Yu and said, "But I guess the result won't be much different."
Fang Yu didn't care too much about this. Since he chose to make it public, he had already thought about the causes and consequences. The current incident did not exceed his expectations. Although Shui Wuming and the others gave in so easily, it slightly surprised him.
In fact, secretly, he is still not very accustomed to the change in his status. After this battle, the views of guilds such as Silver Vislan and Elite on him are basically based on the level of a future Loofah.
Therefore, naturally I will not look at the Nanami Troupe with the same eyes as before.
Shui Wuming wanted to say something more, but then a voice interrupted the two of them, "Ed, I've run into some trouble here."
That voice belonged to Xiaoyao. His voice came out from the communication crystal, and his tone sounded a little anxious. It was obvious that what he said was true. "The people of the Empire don't know what they did. They have now broken through the wall of darkness."
"They buried some strange devices around Tower 4. Those things look somewhat similar to those we saw in the Nozpizz underground mining area. Now Valkyrie and I can't break in at all.
…”
"They may be heading to the No. 4 main tower soon. Your best bet is to speed up the progress."
"Those devices?" Fang Yu was slightly startled. Although he knew the purpose of those devices from the drawings left by Jeldham and Helinwell, so far he still didn't know what the Empire planned to do in Noz.
What to do underground in Pittsburg.
They continue to inject magic into the Ethernet veins. Are they really just planning to raise the continent from the sea of clouds?
He thought of the conversation between himself and Irs, and always felt that there were still some doubts in it that were unclear. And why did the players from the Empire Workshop actually bring those similar devices to the Sea of Trees space.
What are those people planning to do?
Fang Yu almost immediately thought that the Imperial people might have similar intentions to his own, and they also wanted to use the strange environment here to conduct an experiment.
But what was the purpose of that experiment?
"Xiaoyao," he immediately stood up, grabbed the crystal and shouted inside, "Are you sure what the Imperial people are doing?"
"No," Xiaoyao's voice continued intermittently, "I don't know what they are doing. I only know that this place is about to rise to the sky. If I guessed correctly... the No. 4 main tower won't be able to stay for too long.
…”
"Although it is extremely strong, it needs to be standing on the ground after all. Even the Lord-class battleship can blast open its door. Now the imperial people... are making more noise..."
The voice finally died down.
Fang Yu watched the crystal in his hand dim, but he was not too worried about Xiaoyao. It was just because the underground Ethernet veins were broken, resulting in communication loss.
With the Valkyrie around, the other party should be fine.
However, Shui Wuming on the side was not as calm as he was. He couldn't help but ask immediately, "What happened to the imperial people? Xiaoyao can't stop them, what should we do next?"
She paused for a moment, calmed her tone a little, and then asked again: "Do you want to go there?"
However, Fang Plover shook his head and only cast his gaze on the Silver Tower in the sky - the most dazzling one among the three spiers. "No need, go and call Gulland. We will go to Tower No. 5 immediately."
"Tower No. 5..."
Shui Wuming hesitated for a moment, "Tower No. 3 has been given to the Hill of Giant Trees, but Tower No. 4 is still there... maybe we can stop the Imperial people, and it's not disrespectful to come and go, Ed. If we can
If we take down two towers, we will definitely win."
What's more, even if you can only take down one tower, wouldn't Tower 4 be numbered higher than Tower 5?
What's more, isn't Dragon Soul Mist Light No. 4 more suitable for the main build?
indeed.
It was difficult for Fang Yu to say that the other party's proposal was wrong, but he just stared in that direction silently, with those violent thoughts swirling in his heart. Once that thought was born, it was uncontrollable, from the moment the possibility was born.
There was no way he would give up that idea.
His gaze seemed to penetrate this fictional world for a moment, quietly facing the quiet gaze in the world of his will in the distant darkness, and he could read all the peace and trust in that gaze.
"Miss Tata, I will definitely help you get your memory back."
"Mr. Knight, Tata believes you can do it."
Fang Plover let out a gentle breath.
He only looked at Shui Wuming and said word by word, "I have a reason to go to Tower 5. This is the first condition of the deal."
Shui Wuming was startled and couldn't help but open her mouth slightly and look at him. In her memory, she had never seen the other party show such a stubborn side, but in that dark gaze, there was no room for concession or bargaining.
"But……"
She just opened her mouth, but immediately interrupted her words firmly: "I understand, there is no need for a deal... You are the leader here, and everyone will follow your arrangements."
She looked up and confirmed again: "Tower No. 5?"
Fang Plover nodded slightly.
Shui Wuming had raised her voice before, so that everyone could clearly hear the conversation between the two. She turned around - where Luo Wei, Weiyu and the others just nodded slightly in this direction.