Under the leadership of the little monster, after passing through a golden oak forest, everyone arrived at the center of the valley. There was a clearing in the forest, and in the bright light pouring down from the top of the cave, there was a small
Low hill. There is a towering old tree growing on the top of the hill. It is so old that it can hardly produce new branches. On the dry and cracked bark, there is an old face.
Seeing that face, Fang Plover seemed to subconsciously guess that this was the owner of that voice. At this moment, he felt that the other person seemed to have inadvertently glanced in their direction.
Then, he once again heard the gentle and old voice in the spiritual world:
"Thank you for being here, young men."
Fang Yu immediately asked: "What is this place? Why did you ask us to come here? Is it because of the monsters outside?"
"Don't worry, I will answer your questions one by one. They are not monsters, but ancient guardians." The voice replied slowly.
"The ancient guardian?"
"In ancient times, our master created our two races and asked us to guard the heart of the mountain. A thousand years ago, a war swept the earth, and the power of darkness invaded our land. In that war
We paid a heavy price to repel our opponents. Not long ago, a group of humans came here, and I once again felt the same dark atmosphere from them. This gave me an uneasy premonition, and sure enough, not long after that,
Crystal fell into madness, and I felt that she seemed to be looking for the Heart of Chongshan, but now that I am old, I am no longer Crystal's opponent. In order to prevent the Heart of Chongshan from being lost, I cannot turn to you for help.
"
The war a thousand years ago was almost certainly the War of the Giants, which brought about the destruction of Isolin and the final departure of the Númerin elves.
He asked: "But what exactly is the Heart of the Mountain? Who is your master? Who is the crystal?"
"The Heart of the Mountain is the center of the crystal veins buried under Nognis. It is an almost completely pure ether crystal. It is the intersection of all the ether rivers and stars in Nognis. Once it is lost,
This land will turn into a dead land. The crystal is its guardian, and the crystal creatures you see outside are only part of her. As for our masters"
Fang Yu was slightly startled, which meant that this Guardian Crystal was probably the one described in the log who was controlling the Crystal Beast behind the scenes.
What is this, cluster thinking, gestalt?
At this point, the old voice paused, "You must have guessed that our master is exactly what you call Xinsas. Our masters have dragon-like appearance, with gorgeous scales, and today's
You guys make a huge difference.”
This was not beyond his expectation.
Sure enough, he is a Sinsas snake man, but this old tree man looks loyal and honest, and he is quite good at flattering others. He has a dragon-like appearance, isn't he a reptile?
However, Fang Yu was shocked by what happened in the Heart of the Mountain. The crystal veins buried deep in the earth determine the flow of the Ether River on the continent. Since the life and energy of this world are closely related to the activities of the Ether, so
It can be said that these ever-flowing ethers shape everything on the floating continent.
Once the Ether River dries up or changes direction, it is really unimaginable what will happen next. And he has long heard rumors about the Crystal Heart. The huge Ether current will shape almost completely pure element crystals, and they are a
The core and hub of regional magic flow.
But it all turned out to be just a rumor. No one had ever actually seen the Crystal Heart, or even confirmed it. Who would have thought that there would be a Crystal Heart in the Piriede Mountains?
He digested this huge amount of information before asking again: "But you said that the crystal is looking for the Heart of the Mountain, but as its caregiver, doesn't she know where it is?"
"Because Crystal is only responsible for resisting foreign enemies, and the real Heart of the Mountain is actually here, guarded by our family for generations. But Crystal will guess this sooner or later. She has come to test it more than once, and relying on my strength alone
, it has been difficult to stop her from coveting the heart of the mountain. And this is exactly why I need you to come here."
"You want us to help you stop her?"
"Not only that," the owner of the voice shook his head, "wait a moment, young man, and I will give you a satisfactory answer."
At this time, it suddenly raised its voice, letting a thicker and deeper voice echo in the valley:
"...Thank you for coming to Ashwood Grove. Although you may have different reasons for coming here, your experiences may be similar. The crystal has blocked the exit outside. It is impossible for you to return to the ground alive. You are here.
The purpose is simple, that is to survive. At least at this point, we have a common enemy."
"I can provide you with a relatively safe shelter until your rescue arrives. But all this is not in vain, because the crystal will attack this place soon. I will try to gather you here, and you may not survive.
, but you have to rely on yourselves.”
It turns out that this place is called Ashwood Grove, but these two paragraphs are obviously not meant for them.
Only then did Fang Plover notice that many people had gathered in the valley.
He even saw Amatoran and others who arrived first, as well as the short beards standing tall in the crowd.
On one side were two other groups of people, one of which was obviously much larger in number, but judging from their attire, they did not belong to the same guild and seemed to be scattered selectors.
As for the remaining group, they were obviously much more organized, with more than twenty people wearing uniform gray-purple uniforms. They were the farthest away from everyone, only looking at the giant trees on the hills from a distance.
When the big cat man saw this group of people, he couldn't help but patted Fang Plover on the shoulder and pointed in that direction with his paw.
Fang Yu nodded, indicating that he understood that these people might be those who ignore the reflection of time and do nothing to save it.
Since the Seven Seas Brigade was the last to enter the valley, almost all of them were behind them, and no one noticed this direction for a while.
Fang Plover asked the walnuts from the ground to lift up the time reflection, and asked him: "Do you know those people?"
"They are from the Twilight Guild." Time Reflection recognized each other at a glance.
"Twilight Guild, do you know them?" Fang Pliong asked again.
Time Reflection nodded, "They are the largest guild in this area and our allies. However, they usually live in seclusion and are very mysterious. They operate in their own territory and rarely interact with the outside world, and most people will not mess with them.
"
At the end, he added with some confusion: "So they are here too, why didn't they get through to us?"
"Allies? Can allies not save themselves even if they die?" Fang Yu shook his head and recounted what happened before and reflected on the time.
The latter was obviously a little surprised when he heard this, and it was obvious that he had not yet fully digested the matter.
Fang Yu shook his head. After talking to Time Reflection, he looked at those people again and labeled them as suspicious.
Muenyarit's voice still echoed in the valley, and the gathered electors were already talking about it.
However, the people from Amatoran and the Twilight Guild performed much better, and they only gathered together to discuss in low voices.
The free-chosen people behaved in different ways, and were much more lax in comparison. They were noisy and noisy as if they were in a busy city. Some people were even taking pictures while holding up the recording crystals in their hands.
Fang Yu couldn't help but shook his head when he saw this scene. It was not without reason that the era of free selectors was replaced by the era of the Super Competitive Alliance.
It is not that there are no outstanding people among the free selectors, but compared to the organized and guild selectors, the combat effectiveness of most of them is far behind.
However, although the past era has passed away, it does not mean that the Free Chosen and the Forerunners have lost the meaning of their existence. This does not mean that what the descendants of Flor are doing now is correct.
These scattered selectors seemed to have gotten lost in this area, or were attacked by crystals. They got here by chance with the help of Munyarit. They probably didn't expect to leave alive.
Assuming that they really have to face the attack of the crystal next, these people don't know whether they can be trusted.
But judging from the time reflection encounter, the people in the Twilight Guild are most likely completely untrustworthy anyway.
The only ones left were the people from Amatoran, and although they had cooperated once, they didn't understand each other at all.
"I'm afraid we have to rely on our own people in the end." Fang Yu thought to himself.
"Are you planning to stay here?" The big cat man looked at him and asked.
Fang Plover nodded.
However, what he was concerned about at the moment was no longer the matter of Tuyuanjing, but the heart of Chongshan.
Of course, it's not that he has any thoughts about it, but who wouldn't be curious about such a thing? And this quest line buried deep in the Piriede Mountains should also have a lot of rewards, right?
I just don’t know what Munyarit’s plan is. If they are asked to deal with the crystal, they might as well give up as soon as possible.
But if they just hold on here until the reinforcements arrive, it will only take two days. The Seven Seas Traveler can definitely wait for them at Howling Pass for a day or two.
Only then did he tell others what Munyarit had said to him before.
"...So Earth Source Crystals can be found everywhere here, so you don't have to worry about not finding them. But compared to that, I care more about Chongshan's Heart."
Rhett nodded, his view was slightly different, "If this is really related to Nognis's safety, we will naturally be obliged to do so."
After listening to the conversation between the two, Sylvide suddenly smiled and said, "To be honest, I am also a little interested in this matter."
Fang Yu couldn't help but look at her in surprise, "Silverde, are you also interested in such a thing?"
The ship officer lady nodded and explained seriously:
"The seven obelisks are built on the main veins of the Aether River on each continent. The Aether River that passes outside the port of Gula and Fenris Island also happens to flow through here. Although the two obelisks of Kaolin have already
The whereabouts are unknown, but it won’t hurt to do some research.”
It seemed that most people had no objections, so Fang Pliong looked at the others and asked, "What about you?"
"We will stay here to help you find the Earth Source Crystal," the walnuts in the ground replied on behalf of Titanium Pea and others. "Our strength will not be of much use in the coming battle anyway."
This is undoubtedly a wise choice, but finding earth source crystal veins is not that easy, it requires quite professional skills.
"If you don't want Jita to follow you, you have to protect her."
"No need," the one who spoke was Bei Ji, who had been silent. The girl looked at them and replied concisely: "I can."
After Fang Yu asked, he learned that Bei Ji was also an apprentice of the Oronze Craftsmen Association and was quite talented in mineral identification.
But it's not surprising to think that the other party is following in the footsteps of his outstanding brother.
But why doesn’t his sister think so?
He looked at Tang Xin a little strangely, but Tang Xin didn't know what the pigeon was thinking, so she frowned and rolled her eyes at him.
Being despised by his cousin again, Fang Plover was hurt both physically and mentally, when the big cat man suddenly said:
"Ed, do you remember what we heard in Pacheva?"
Fang Yu was slightly startled.
There were many things they had heard about in Pacheva, but he thought for a moment before he realized which one he was talking about.
"Mr. Reid, are you talking about the abnormal decrease in crystal veins throughout Nognis?"
Rhett nodded, "If we look at these two things together, the people the other party mentioned may be the people we guessed before."
Only then did Fang Yu remember this matter. By the way, he almost forgot to ask about those humans who had the "dark aura" in Munyarit's mouth.
It's a pity that now I have to find another opportunity to ask.
What he didn't expect was that this opportunity would come so quickly.
Soon after, Munyarit asked the gray trees to leave the valley with a group of chosen ones, but specifically asked the dwarfs to take them to another place.
It is a square made of ancient trees.
There, an extremely tall old tree man had been waiting for them for a long time.
Its long tree beards hang down to the ground, leaving traces of burns from its left shoulder to its left leg. The cracked bark has completely turned into scorched scales. It spoke with a low, buzzing echo:
"Young human, my name is Grayskin, and I am the only remaining elder of the Gray Trees left here."
"For thousands of years, in order to maintain the form of the Heart of the Tree, Lord Moon has kept its consciousness from being awake for too long. Therefore, I will answer the remaining questions you have."
What Fang Yu was curious about at this moment was whether they were the only ones who came here, or had everyone else already seen this tree-man elder?
But after hearing his question, Hui Pi shook his head directly, "You are the only ones who can see me."
"Why?" Fang Yu was puzzled.
"Because this is Lord Moon's order. You have the aura of the goddess Amaya on you."
"Goddess Aimea?"
Fang Yu suddenly understood what had happened. It was all because of Istania's brief divine descent.
He did not expect that the aura left on him by the forest goddess at that time would actually play a role here.
Speaking of which, he is still Malan's chosen one. Thanks to the good relationship between these two goddesses, Ms. Roman and Ms. Malan would not have fought.
But Muenyarit and Huipi may have made a mistake. The natural aura on his body was just a result of a strange relationship.
Fang Plover realized that this might be the reason why he was the only one who could hear the other party's call.
But if the Heart of the Tree and the Great Elder thought that he was the envoy of Amaya and hoped to let him kill the crystal or something, then the joke would be big.
He quickly asked: "So what exactly did you ask us to do here? Is it just to defend the crystal attack?"
"That's just one aspect. Lord Moon knows that those people have the ability to transmit information to the outside world. If we can attract enough people to this place, we will be able to fight against the crystal."
"There is a mixed bag among those who can be summoned," Fang Plover couldn't help but remind him, "There are also many dark believers among them."
Gray Skin shook his head, "Don't worry, Lord Munn has the ability to distinguish the aura of darkness. We will never let people with dark power enter the Holy Land."
That's not necessarily the case, Fang Plover glanced at Nini, who was mumbling in her sleep.
However, it was difficult for him to tell whether Nini's power was of a dark nature or not.
"What about us?" Fang Plover finally asked, "Why did you call us here?"
"In order to investigate the reason why the crystal fell into madness, young humans," Grayskin replied, "we have been trying to figure out what those people did."
Fang Yu didn't expect that the problem would come back to this.
He was stunned for a moment before asking in surprise: "Have you seen those people?"
Gray Skin shook his head, "Only Lord Moon sensed their entry, but no one has seen them."
"They've left?"
The old tree man nodded slowly.
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"At least they didn't let us work in vain."
Parker lay on the natural wooden windowsill and murmured.
The tree people actually arranged accommodation for them, not the Seven Seas Brigade and the rest, but every single person who went here.
They used magic to build a treehouse on the tree. Although it was a bit crude and didn't even have any furniture, at least they didn't have to sleep in the wild.
They even built a simple hall for the selectors to form teams.
It turns out that the Selectmen had turned the place into a bar.
The forest is also inhabited by goblins and has a ready brewer.
There are fairies’ wine, bars, adventurers, quests and generous rewards, but the only difference is the stories of the adventurers.
Fang Yu looked at the tree hall in the distance where people were constantly flowing in and out, and suddenly he understood the thoughts of the ancient tree wise man.
The other party wants to turn this place into an adventurer camp or even a town.
Think about it, this place is full of rich treasures, and there are precious mineral deposits almost everywhere.
As long as the tree people can get rewards to pay the adventurers, this place will soon prosper and become the most popular adventure resort.
The only problem left is how to let people know about this place.
But now, with the help of the desire to survive of these selected people, I am afraid that a steady stream of support will arrive here soon.
At that time, with the actions of the Grand Guild, the free-chosen ones will naturally find clues.
Not to mention, the people trapped here at the moment have free choice.
Fang Yu was not sure whether Munyarit understood the difference between free-chosen ones and guild-chosen ones, and whether this was intentional on the part of the latter.
But to be able to achieve this level is already quite powerful, and it seems that it knows the Holy Chosen quite well.
Once this gray forest becomes a town for adventurers, the threat posed by crystals will naturally be minimal.
Even with the help of adventurers, it can solve the problem once and for all.
But is it really that simple?
And the things Gray Skin told him were always lingering in his mind.
"The spy is back!"
Tianlan suddenly called out.
Fang Yu looked up and saw Walnut and several people walking back from the outside.
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