The Sacred Valley is the holy land of many druids, gathering a large number of wild druids in the Kingdom of Apollo.
Most of the wild druids are qualified graduates of colleges and universities. They have the ability to walk freely in the jungle, temper themselves, and get closer to nature.
These are a group of elves who are addicted to cultivation and can't help themselves. They are almost separated from the life of the kingdom and rarely know what is happening in the outside world. Therefore, they are also jokingly called "wild".
Compared with the raging war outside, the Sacred Valley is not peaceful either.
As the Shannon Kingdom advanced towards the Apollo Kingdom, they also attacked this extremely marginalized Druid Holy Land.
For more than half a year, the Sacred Valley has been harassed by hired barbarians and a subordinate country of Shanon called 'Tambu'.
Although the outside world knows that there is a Druid Holy Land in this area, the woods leading to the Sacred Valley are too complicated.
Some trees will also move, making it easy to get lost.
In addition, there are so many snakes, insects, rats, ants, thorns and vines in the jungle that it is unrealistic to lead a large-scale army attack. It seems that the gain outweighs the gain just to suppress the wild druids.
This kind of thing is ultimately left to mercenaries and subordinate countries.
For a long time, druids have been hunted in the periphery, or forests have been cut down.
Until Apollo's army passed by this place, the crisis in the Sacred Valley was relieved.
The flying legion led by San Theo and others drove away and cleared some barbarian and human settlements.
They didn't stay in the Sacred Valley for long, just one night, so Sheng Theo and others said that Xu Zhi's arrival was a coincidence.
The ancient tree of knowledge has been sleeping all year round, and only money and gems can make it wake up slightly.
"If you have gold coins, you can use magic gems." Sheng Theo smiled and said, "Adhering to the principle that knowledge equals money, the fees are very reasonable."
"Then it's too realistic," Xu Zhi said.
"That's right, knowledge can't be tainted by such vulgar things as money." Ji Yi said without hesitation: "Last time, it wanted to charge me 25,000 gold coins, but I rejected it righteously."
"We can afford the tuition now, but we are still willing to accept being tainted."
"It never teaches people repeatedly. Everyone has only one chance to ask for advice in their lifetime. When to ask for advice and how much it costs will vary."
While chatting along the way, Xu Zhi saw a slightly familiar face when he followed Sheng Theo and others to the ancient tree of knowledge. The other person also had a look of pain on his face.
"Could it be that His Excellency Saint Escard just asked a question from the Ancient Tree of Knowledge?" Saint Theoqi asked.
"Ah, yes."
Saint Escard, who was also the high priest, nodded and sighed: "The price of solving a puzzle once, eating grass for ten years, and asking the ancient tree of knowledge for advice is too high."
"How much did it charge you?"
"I managed to get five such big sapphires, and my heart bleeds."
Saint Escard gestured at the size of the sapphire, and then Saint Theo laughed.
"Are you afraid that when you come over here at night to ask for advice from the Ancient Knowledge Tree, you will be treated so badly that you will cry and lose face?" Sheng Theo said with a smile.
"Why are you laughing at me? The scene of you crying in agony is still lingering in my mind."
Seeing Saint Theo gloating about his misfortune, Saint Escard seemed confused, but then his mood improved a lot, at least he didn't cry as hard as Saint Theo did back then.
“The more you pay, the better your income may be, without losing money.”
"It's all about luck, and there are people who are very unlucky."
St. Escard's luck was obviously pretty good, and there was some worry about gain or loss on his face. It was probably because his expenses and gains were fairly equal in his mind. Although it hurt, he could accept it.
"Are there any tragic consequences?" Xu Zhi asked.
"Of course, the ancient tree of knowledge makes up for the blind spots in knowledge. If you are not lucky, it may lead to knowledge you don't need."
Saint Escard looked at Xu Zhi seriously for a while, then looked at Saint Theo and said, "When did you meet a jungle elf lord?"
"This is a long story."
Saint Theo didn't mind having Xu Zhi's identity revealed by Saint Escard. He had to carefully figure out the timeline of his acquaintance with Xu Zhi. The two didn't seem so friendly when they first met.
"This guy was a disaster back then..."
When he casually recounted some things about Xu Zhi to Saint Escard, Xu Zhi was already facing the old tree, which was more than ten meters high.
Several scabs have gathered on the ancient tree of knowledge, and it looks like it has a nose and eyes.
According to San Theo's introduction, the nearly half-meter-wide holes under the three tree scabs are the mouths of the ancient tree of knowledge, and they are also the places where the inquirer's money is swallowed.
As long as you put your hand in, you can feel the price you need to pay.
"Ah ha, young adventurer, as long as you give me 250,000 gold coins, I will pass on the knowledge I have accumulated over the years to you."
"I need 250,000 gold coins. Come to me when you have money."
Two spiritual whispers echoed in Xu Zhi's ears, which made him instantly understand the amount he needed to pay.
"Isn't it a bit much? It wants me 250,000 gold coins."
Xu Zhi stretched out his hand, and he felt that he had touched a pig-killing tree, which was obviously trying to kill him as a scapegoat.
A great druid like Ji Yi only pays 25,000 gold coins. How come he is equivalent to ten Ji Yi.
"It's no different from the price I paid, the price of 2,500 void gold coins." Saint Eskard looked at Xu Zhi sympathetically and said: "Save some money and come back later. Unless he asks for gems instead, the amount will not be the same."
Improved again.”
"That's right, the Ancient Tree of Knowledge has never charged an amount higher than 250,000 gold coins." Ji Yi nodded: "It's not easy to find the blind spots of knowledge. The Ancient Tree's fees are still very fair."
Then he put his hand into the mouth of the ancient tree of knowledge. After a few seconds, Jiyi came back with a bitter look on his face.
"This old tree is just a lunatic. He talks nonsense. The asking price sixty years ago was only 25,000 gold coins. Why should he charge me 250,000 gold coins now?"
Ji Yi was not left behind either. Looking at the old druid's expression, Xu Zhi felt much more comfortable. After all, he was not the only one with such a high price.
The ancient tree of knowledge didn't even open its eyes, and couldn't find a way to bargain.
This tree was obviously Jiang Taigong's bait for fishing, and Ji Yi was already cursing him for not asking for knowledge from the ancient tree of knowledge.
He can accept 25,000 gold coins, but he cannot accept 250,000 gold coins at the moment. This is a top-notch service.
Previously, this was the price of half a void stone.
"I heard that you are very rich, do you want to give it a try?" Sansio said.
He has frequently handled millions of dollars in business, and has lent out tens of thousands of gold coins. He also saw that Xu Zhi spent a lot of money on Ruiou, so he didn't believe that the jungle elf couldn't afford this amount.
If you are lucky and gain incredible knowledge, then congratulations, as the contract owner will not suffer any loss.
If he has bad luck, he is also happy. When seeing others being unlucky, normal people will always feel a little happy in their hearts, and he is no exception.
In fact, Sansio also likes to see others suffer misfortune.
He has spent one thousand gold coins on services at the Tower of Illusion, but Xu Zhi has never spent 250,000 gold coins on services.
The weight of this gold coin alone is nearly 250 kilograms. There are very few people who can spend so much money to seek knowledge. They can buy five books of Kenlohag's cultivation techniques.
"Money is just a cloud, but knowledge is priceless," Xu Zhi said firmly.
The more you pay, the better your income may be.
Some people are afraid of this kind of top-notch service and fear of losing their money.
But rich people like top-notch service, so bet on it once.
Xu Zhi belongs to the latter.
According to the standards of the Ancient Tree of Knowledge, his gold coins can support two or three squanderings, and the void gold coins can support four to five hundred squanderings.
If you don't have gold coins, go to Alita to exchange them.
The contract with Saint Theo traveled back and forth several times, and Xu Zhi became involved in metaphysics.
He poured the gold coins from several wooden boxes into the mouth of the ancient tree of knowledge.