Under the clear sky, it is the brightest sunshine since spring.
This should be the scene on the banks of the Bragues River in April and May. The green meadows continue to the end of the river beach, the forest is full of lush trees, and a waterwheel or waterwheel can be vaguely seen where the golden river turns.
It's a sawmill.
The water is clear, passing through the pebbles on both sides, and is sent downstream to the Viero area with the wind between the pine mountains. But to the locals who were born and raised, this river seems to be flowing with an endless song.
Like poetry, it contains the wisdom of time.
Brando thought so. He walked along the river bank and listened to the sounds in the forest. There were bears in the forest, but they were not easy to see. In one of his memories, this was the place where his grandfather loved to take him.
place. But in another memory of his, this area is the novice area he is most familiar with. The forest is full of small animals of several levels, and the bear is the local boss, dropping a piece of leather with good texture.
The two memories merged and intertwined in his mind.
The third memory is about the golden magic tree——
Looking at this familiar scenery, his thoughts couldn't help but go back to a few minutes ago:
"Freya, Roman. I'll make a long story short. You should have realized that the true ability of the Golden Demonic Tree, which can control so many demon servants and offspring through the mind, lies in the power of the mind."
"The power of the mind?"
"Roman, don't interrupt."
"I'm sorry, Freya."
"Yes, the power of the mind. Pry into thoughts, control people's hearts, create mysterious illusions, and imprison the soul." Brando replied: "In fact, when we were dealing with the Demon Tree Man, the Golden Demon Tree had already begun
It affects our thoughts, because it has been dreaming a long dream, and this dream will soon become one with you and me."
"Dream?"
"Well, soon we will enter our respective dreams. You will see some incredible things there, but before that, I have some important points that I must tell you..."
Brando pointed to the center of the valley, where the golden magic tree was becoming more and more beautiful in their eyes. Its branches seemed to stretch out in all directions, exuding a kind of vitality - this is the golden tree.
The dream world extends to the real world.
In the game, the tree shepherd gave the golden tree the divine blood to awaken it, but it also caused these elven holy trees to fall into an eternal dream. These dreams are all about fragments and fragments of a dark world that mortals cannot understand.
I'm afraid that if I just take a peek, I'll fall into madness.
Just one fragment of these dreams is quite fatal for players. Once involved, they may die at any time. But if you want to fight against the golden magic tree, you have to enter its dream.
This will be the first stage of the battle against the golden magic tree, the illusion. Originally, this stage of the battle was considered to be the most difficult by players in the game, but the guild called 'Meda' used an ingenious method to solve it.
Trouble.
This method was still a little-known secret in the early days, but Brando happened to come from an era when it was already widely circulated among players.
As luck would have it, he had just enough resources to complete this plan.
But these are not enough——
Because when the first stage is over, the second stage of the battle in reality must rely on real strength to determine the outcome. Originally, this stage was relatively simple in the game, but on the contrary, for the original Brando and his party,
It's a bit difficult to say but complete.
There is no other reason. Most of the players entering this dungeon in the game have an average level of 25 or above, but Brando, the highest level among the three at the moment, is only level 10. Even with the help of top-quality equipment, it is difficult to reach level 15.
Minutes before the Blight herd arrives, the battle ends.
This is why as soon as Brando mastered the Destiny Card: Holy Sword, his abacus immediately hit the head of the Golden Demonic Tree. Because as long as the Destiny Card is used well, it seems that all the conditions to kill the Golden Demonic Tree are in place.
Already.
"Key point?" Freya's voice brought him back to reality.
Brando was startled for a moment, then nodded: "Because it is the dream of the golden magic tree that enters our dream, so you must remember that you are the leader of this dream. Therefore, no matter how it constructs this dream, no matter how ferocious it creates
Beasts, but they will not exceed your limits——"
He remembered that in the game, in this scene, the golden magic tree should release some of the strongest monsters that the player has ever encountered alone in the dreamland, and then recreate that scene. But it is not just that simple - here the player will get a
Negative emotion value. When he makes a mistake and gets injured more, the negative emotion value will increase and the monster will become stronger.
Therefore, this battle will often end as the monsters become stronger and stronger, and the players become weaker and weaker, eventually entering a vicious cycle and the players cannot resist.
Brando doesn't know how this negative emotional value will behave in reality, but there is only one core. That is to be confident in yourself and try to ensure the best fighting state. Only in this way can you win.
He pointed to his forehead and looked at Roman and Freya seriously: "Concentrate your attention and ensure that your fighting spirit is high. The attribute of human will -"
"Attribute of will?"
"Don't interrupt, Roman!" Brando replied angrily: "I'm talking about willpower. People's willpower is not fixed. It will fluctuate according to your state. Concentrate and ensure that your fighting spirit is high.
It will keep your willpower at its peak. The stronger your willpower, the harder it will be for the Golden Demon Tree to mobilize your negative emotions. Don't be controlled by negative emotions, otherwise the consequences will be serious."
"How serious is it?" The future businesswoman looked at him with big bright eyes.
Brando did not answer. He was afraid that his words would make them too nervous. Nervousness is also a negative emotion. Failure means that the soul will be trapped in the trunk of the golden magic tree forever, and will not be freed until the golden tree is reduced to ashes by flames.
, but liberation is also death.
The surroundings have gradually become hazy.
But Brando still has one rule that he has not finished explaining, because there is such a rule in this battle. After the first person wakes up, he can enter the next person's dream and convey a belief to his companions, allowing the other party to
Nightmares can be defeated more easily.
But everyone in the team only had one such opportunity, so the guilds at that time would usually arrange a wake-up chain; the strongest person would be the first to enter the dream, then the next strongest, and then the strongest again, so that the strongest person in the guild would be the strongest.
When you wake up first, you can help the people below in time. This order can prevent the team from being too serious attrition in the first stage.
Now Brando plans to change this order.
"I entered the dream first." He said: "Then Freya, and finally Roman."
"How to enter the dreamland?" Freya asked.
"Just close your eyes. I will be the first to close my eyes later, then you, then Roman -" Brando almost bit his tongue, and he immediately reached out to hold Roman's eyelids, because
He saw that the business lady was actually planning to close her eyes and give it a try.
"Ah!" Roman couldn't help but let out a low cry as Brando held his forehead with his hand.
"Curiosity killed the cat, Miss!"
"Yes, sorry."
"The world of magic and spirituality is very dangerous, so be cautious in everything." Brando sighed, his plan was this. He was the most confident, so of course he should be the first to enter the dreamland. And Freya was behind him.
, because he believed that among the three people, the future Valkyrie would be the most difficult to defeat him - because there were too many mental obstacles, the greater the danger.
But if there is an experienced person like him on the side, it will not be too dangerous. On the contrary, the simple-minded Roman should be able to escape from the control of the golden magic tree more easily. With the help of Freya, he can successfully
It's just a matter of course.
The time limit for the first stage is five minutes, which is extended to half an hour in the dream. If they do not escape within this period, they will be lost and imprisoned forever by the golden magic tree.
It seems to be a plan with a high probability of success, at least Brando has not found any problems with it. If they succeed, in addition to considerable rewards, the time spent in Lidenburg will also become considerable.
Abundance. What is the current situation of Lidenberg and what will it be like in the future? No one among these people knows better than Brando. To find Roman's aunt there and successfully evacuate, every little more time will bring more hope.
.
He patted the Thorn of Light on his waist and took a breath. The dream of the golden magic tree was very real. When he took a deep breath, his lungs seemed to be filled with the smell of moist earth on the river beach. That was the smell of March and April, green grass.
The earth and the growing woods.
But what does the golden tree boss mean by throwing him here? Does it think that the strongest monster he has ever encountered is the old brown bear in this forest?
That's just a level 16 rare elite. He can easily solve it now.
However, in Brando's memory, the Golden Demonic Tree is not so kind. On the contrary, these creatures distorted by the so-called 'blood of God' are the purest evil creatures, and their evil even makes no sense.
Said.
But counting the time, it’s almost time to trigger the plot, right? Even though he’s been in this world for a few days, Brando still subconsciously used the word triggering the plot, it’s just a habit.
At this time, he heard a sound of metal clashing, and Brando's ears moved. For someone like him who is familiar with swordsmanship to a certain extent (level 3 military swordsmanship), he could tell from the sound alone that this should be
Two people are dueling.
But it's not intense, it looks like it's just practice.
Brando did not choose to avoid it, because he knew that avoiding it in a dream was meaningless. And avoiding danger meant shrinking, which is a negative emotion that might be exploited by the Golden Demon Tree. He followed
The source of the sound walked over and found that the sound was coming from behind the sawmill waterwheel not far away. As he got closer, his eyes bypassed the tall vertical waterwheel, and he saw two unexpected people -
—
An old man with snow on his temples and silver hair. He was wearing a dark blue uniform and holding a sword in his hand. Standing there, he naturally gave people a towering aura, like a mountain. But for Bran
What made my heart skip a beat was the old man's expression, which was serious and had a sense of calmness and authority. If someone with evil intentions looked at it, they would immediately avoid his eyes with a guilty conscience.
The other is a little boy holding a wooden sword in his hand. He may look no different from ordinary children, but in Brando's eyes it means something different.
He recognized at a glance that this was Brando, to be exact, it should be Brando when he was young. He was startled, raised his head, and immediately realized who the old man was. It must be Brando's grandfather.
A veteran of the November War and a recipient of the Candlelight Medal. Darling, that’s incredible. Although Eruin is already old, the medal of the Temple of Fire is not that easy to get——
But this time, the dream set by the golden magic tree seemed to be a little different from the one in the game. Brando felt nervous. But just after such a hesitation, he immediately felt that the momentum of Brando's grandfather in front of him became more and more stable, and it actually began to have some influence.
Describe his state of mind.
"Negative emotions!" Brando immediately realized that he had been affected unknowingly. This was different from the game. After all, the system in the game could not control people's thoughts, but it was completely different here.
In this way, the battle will be much more difficult than in the game!
Brando couldn't help but take a deep breath and pressed his pocket. Fortunately, he still had his biggest support. Although it was a bit unexpected, the situation was at least under control.
Thinking of this, he calmed down.
The old man's eyes also stopped on him, and after taking a look for a long time, he said: "Young man, are you qualified to inherit everything from my grandson?"
