He looked at Atbald in the sun, his expression becoming silent.
"I didn't expect you to be alive." Atbold smiled softly. He rubbed his body, paused and said:
"I never thought you would come back to see me, Colin."
"Teacher, your injury..."
Colin's lips moved, he paused and asked hesitantly.
He stared at Atbold, at his tan lower body that took on the shape of a sickly tree in the sun.
Imagine
Altbald didn't sit at his desk... he grew.
His old upper body was naked, while his lower body, starting from his lower abdomen, was all turned into thick and knotted tree roots.
The faint smell of blood wafted out from the dark red connection between the tree roots and the flesh, filling the study room.
Atbold lowered his eyes and did not answer, but said calmly:
"I'm dying."
He raised his eyes and looked at Colin's downcast expression, smiled and said:
"Tell me, why did you come to me? I'll see if I can help you at the last moment."
Altbold's face was calm and his tone was gentle, as he always did when answering various questions raised by him.
It's just that his voice is inevitably a little weaker, and his gray temples are scattered. If you ignore the abnormality of his body, he looks like an ordinary wise old man who is dying.
When Colin heard this, he felt even more sad.
He thought he was mentally prepared for Master Atbold's situation, but now that he saw it with his own eyes, he still felt a little uncomfortable.
This kind of injury may be more due to alienation... Can the ancient tree spring, which focuses more on life healing, really be able to cure it?
"What's the matter? If you want to change your mentor, don't feel embarrassed, Colin." Atbold asked again, with a calm tone, "Your talent shouldn't stop here."
Colin calmed down and without thinking any more, he activated the Ancient Tree Fountain and used all his strength to condense a pale green water ball the size of a fist in his hand.
"Teacher, this may be helpful to you!" He turned pale, took a breath, and said in a deep voice.
"Is this...an elf creation?" Atbold asked in surprise.
"Yes, it's called the Fountain of Ancient Trees." Colin explained.
Next, he briefly told Atbold about his experience of accidentally entering the elven kingdom.
As he spoke eloquently, Altbald's calm expression gradually became rippled like the surface of a lake ruffled by the breeze.
He never thought that the newly admitted student in front of him would encounter such ups and downs during a trip to the southern seas.
But what surprised him even more was the news about Lilian.
"After Lilian entered the treasure house, she never came out again? Her elf also went in with her?"
Altbald was silent for a moment and asked slowly.
"Yes." Colin nodded and said:
"After I obtained the Ancient Tree Fountain from the treasure house, I waited for a few more days, but still could not wait for Senior Lilian... so I left with the token."
These are all true, but the content of the Ancient Tree of Life is hidden.
"Octavel...what exactly did you leave behind?" Atbold lowered his head and murmured inaudibly.
Octavere is Lillian's mother's name.
In fact, before Colin said this, he did not know that Lilian went to the Elf Kingdom during this trip.
And the purpose is to try to find some healing things for him.
He thought he was just performing an ordinary task assigned by the school...
However, at least it is much better than the news of missing on the battlefield that came a few days ago...
Atbold thought so.
The heart that had become numb and hollow after learning that Lilian was missing suddenly gave birth to a stream of hope out of thin air.
He raised his head and looked at Colin with somewhat cloudy eyes.
He is old, slow, and now injured, even on the verge of death.
But at times like this, his heart became clearer and clearer, and the gaze projected from his cloudy eyes was particularly penetrating, as if he could see through everything.
He just stared at Colin calmly, until Colin felt a little uncomfortable, and then slowly looked away.
"Thank you, my student." A smile slowly appeared on his old face, and his eyes became softer.
As the smile rose, the skin folds like the ravines of tree bark also stretched out, dissipating a lot of the gloom and gloom of those who were about to die.
Altbald's heart was filled with joy.
He could see that Colin in front of him did not tell any lies.
Maybe there is something to hide... but there are no lies, just a sincere heart.
So Atbold gently raised his hand and hooked it.
The ancient tree spring water ball was pulled to his chest and slowly integrated into it.
Colin's eyes were focused and he watched everything in silence.
As the water ball from the Ancient Tree Spring completely submerged into Atbald's chest.
Colin could clearly feel a powerful healing energy, spreading from his mentor's chest to his limbs and bones like a tide.
Under the influence of this energy, the wound between Atebold's lower abdomen and the roots of the knotted trees obviously began to shrink and heal.
The dark red scar shrinks and gradually becomes lighter in color.
Seeing this, Colin looked happy.
However, those wounds never healed completely. At best, they could only shrink into a thin red mark at the joint, not to mention the knotted lower body that swelled like a monster.
The Fountain of Ancient Trees cannot eliminate these anomalies at all...
After a long time, Altbold opened his eyes, with a mixture of disappointment and joy on his face.
"What's wrong?" Looking at Colin's ugly face, he chuckled, "Don't feel sorry for me, I'm much better...Although it can't be completely cured, at least I won't die so quickly and I can still survive.
It’s been quite a while since…”
Altbald's words were not words of comfort. His complexion looked much better and his expression became much more relaxed.
At least if you ignore the abnormality in his lower body, he looks like an ordinary old wizard.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Colin looked at Atbold carefully and felt relieved.
As if thinking of something, he hesitated for a moment, took the Ancient Tree Fountain off his chest, and said in a deep voice:
"Teacher, the erosion of your body has not been eliminated. The Ancient Tree Spring Water Ball just treated the symptoms but not the root cause. Please accept this Ancient Tree Spring Necklace."
For me, the talent of strong life will continue to improve as the foundation of the body is strengthened, which is completely sufficient. The ancient tree spring is not as helpful to me as I imagined.
It is better to give it to the mentor Atbold, who is a second-level wizard, to stabilize its condition.
In terms of emotion and reason... Even if it is for utilitarian reasons, in the relatively peaceful environment of Neustadt, the stable state of mentor Atbold can also allow him to avoid a lot of trouble and concentrate on his cultivation.
On the other side, Attebald was once again surprised when he heard this, and even felt a little mixed in his heart.
No matter what the considerations are, not everyone can make such a choice.
"I'm very touched, Colin." He paused and said slowly, "But the Ancient Tree Fountain is more useful if it stays with you than if it stays with me."
"The root cause of my injuries is that I strengthened my body's foundation in the past. At that time, due to some reasons, I was injured and the root cause of the disease...
It has penetrated deep into my bones now, and even wearing the Ancient Tree Fountain will not make me better."
"What's more, I don't need to replenish the Ancient Tree Spring anytime and anywhere... Well, if it's convenient for you, just come and replenish the Ancient Tree Spring for me about a week ago."
As he spoke, as if to prove that his condition had improved a lot, Atbold stretched out his hands and supported the desk in front of him to "stand up".
With this movement, his originally naked body was gradually covered with a wide witch robe, and the tree roots that were originally entangled in the lower body seemed to have transformed into legs, hidden under the fabric of the witch robe.
Colin persuaded me a few words again.
He indeed felt that he did not really need the Ancient Tree Fountain in the city of Neuinstadt, and it was the safest way to wear the Ancient Tree Fountain on Atbold.
However, Altbold had obviously made up his mind, and no matter what he said, it would not change.
Colin had no choice but to give up.
However, the good news is that Altbold's physical condition is indeed recovering rapidly.
He was able to walk slowly and came to the huge floor-to-ceiling window.
Colin followed in silence and stood by the window.
He looked outside at the huge and lush old tree that seemed to be the host of Nado's main body, and suddenly asked again:
"Teacher, what's going on with the Hitos family?"
The Hidos family...this was the direct murderer that Lilian had mentioned when she and he were in the Elf Kingdom, and that caused Atbald to become like this.