"I've been waiting for you for a long time, Mr. Elaine." The middle-aged man, wearing a gray robe and exuding a slightly pungent pine wood aroma, walked up to Elaine.
"May you be with nature, may you find peace and happiness." Muthani raised the palm of his right hand, with the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger together, and then spread them out between the middle finger and the unknown finger, like a big tree
This is a very standard etiquette for greeting each other in Druidism, and generally the person with lower status carries the luggage of the person with higher status first. Of course, Elaine does not belong to Druidism, so he is an exception
.
"Would you like to greet... um...?" Elaine still tried to imitate the other party's approach to greet him, but he had already forgotten the lines he should say just by learning to do that action. This set of etiquette is also difficult.
Is it too big?
"It's okay, you don't have to force yourself, follow the same etiquette as us." The prophet interrupted: "Just say hello in the way you usually use."
"Well, then," Elaine shook hands with the Prophet: "Master Prophet, why did you call me here?"
"To let you meet someone." The prophet said, and led Elaine into the underground cave: "You will understand when you see her."
The person who is really looking for Elaine is actually not Prophet Muthani, the prophet is just an introduction. Who is the person who really meets Elaine?
The White Lion boy, who was full of doubts, followed the prophet, and soon passed through the underground cave full of green plants, and came to a small cave hidden by the dense branches of trees at the back of the big cave. The prophet and his followers both
Without approaching the small cave, he just pointed at that place and motioned for Elaine to go in.
"Be respectful to Lord Gaia," Mutney reminded again.
"Oh, oh..." Elaine agreed, carefully pushing aside the branches and leaves hiding the entrance of the cave, and walked into it.
In that small cave, surrounded by a large number of green branches, leaves and vines, and exuding a refreshing negative ion atmosphere, a green-haired girl is sitting on a "sofa" made of a huge luminous mushroom. Behind her
Accompanying them is a boy about ten years old, who also has green hair, and his skin even has a faint green tint. Their ears are slightly pointed, and although their appearance is very similar to humans, they are a bit like elves.
Druid.
This word flashed through the mind of the young white lion man. Druids, like elves, are creations of the Gaia tribe. But they were actually humans at first. Those humans who were tired of fighting sought the protection of the Gaia tribe, and then Gaia tribe
The sub-tribe gave these asylum seekers a "gift of nature", turning these humans into half-animal and half-plant beings. This is what people call the "Forest God" Druids.
Of course, if the Druids were called "gods" in person, they would not be happy. Although the humble Druids have great power hidden in their bodies, they regard themselves as "human beings" and think that they are just a part of nature, and
Others are not much different. Even their creators - the Gaia family - have never officially regarded themselves as gods. If druids are called "gods", wouldn't it be disrespectful to the creators?
There were actually two druids in front of Elaine. The druids, who had never appeared in any public place and were almost considered extinct by the general public, actually showed up two at once. It was simply a big surprise.
Gift. And that girl feels very special to people. Elaine always feels that she is not just an ordinary druid.
"I want to talk to this gentleman alone." The green-haired girl said.
"But, Lord Gaia..." Leaving Elaine and the girl alone, the green-haired boy was a little worried.
"It's okay, Bart." The girl said, "He won't even hurt an ant now."
"That...okay." As if out of complete trust in the girl, the druid boy named Bart walked out of the room.
"Hello." Elaine greeted the girl called Lord Gaia at this time: "Are you, um, Lord Gaia?"
Druids should obviously be the creations of the Gaia clan. It is a bit strange that a creation of the Gaia clan is called Gaia. This is probably more than just a coincidence.
"Yes. Or maybe I am one of the fragments of Gaia." The girl replied, and raised her hand: "Please sit down."
A soft white glowing mushroom suddenly grew on the ground next to Elaine. The mushroom was big enough to be used as a chair.
It is not difficult to see that this girl has unimaginable power, and it is just a matter of hands to control plants in nature. Elaine did not explore how the Mogu grew out of the ground, he just sat on it carefully.
The surface of the mushroom was softer than he imagined and more comfortable than any chair in the world.
"Gai, fragments of Gaia...?" Elaine asked as soon as she sat down: "So, you are not an ordinary druid."
"No." The girl replied: "The [Star Spirit] of their planet that the Gaia tribe once worshiped was an existence called [Earth Goddess Gaia]. The old universe was destroyed, but the Star Spirit is immortal.
, it migrated to the new universe. However, the earth is not the home planet of the Gaia family. This planet also has its own [celestial spirits]. Gaia is like an invader on this planet. In order not to increase the burden on the planet's planetary spirits
, Gaia turns into fragments and sleeps in the earth. Every once in a while, only some of the fragments wake up and act as agents of the plan."
"Plan, plan...?"
"The plan to lead the druids and druid believers back to the Gaia family's home planet." The girl replied: "Of course, the druids will also bring back the fragments of Gaia. The Gaia family's home planet
The star spirit is still in the stage of a newborn baby, but its spirit patterns are exactly the same as those of Gaia. The two star spirits can merge and eventually return to the true appearance of the earth goddess Gaia."
Elaine looked confused and half understood what he heard.
"So, what do you want me to do for you?" the white lion boy asked.
"You should have been to the Warrior Tomb before, right?" Gaia asked: "In ancient times, druids helped build the Warrior Tomb. And one of Gaia's fragments slept in it, and most importantly, it preserved the star map.
That fragment of memory."
"Star, star map...?"
"The relative coordinate map of the stars in the universe. Something necessary for space navigation. Without it, the ship will be lost in the sea of stars and cannot find its destination. On the contrary, as long as you have the [star map], you can follow the expansion rate of the universe.
, Calculate the location of the Gaia family’s parent star."
"Of course, then you can go home..." Elaine reasoned.
"That's right." The girl smiled: "In order to keep the spirit body from drying up in a foreign land, Gaia's fragment will wake up once every thousand years. It will be reborn and pass on the memory. There can be many so-called rebirths.
It could be a druid like me; it could also be a tree."
Elaine frowned. He did encounter the tree in the warrior's grave. He also picked a branch from the tree, and the branch then turned into the [Sword of Mercy—Misterdin].
"I guess you have already met it in the warrior's tomb, right?" The girl asked: "Maybe you still have the sprout of the Gaia fragment in your body?"
The white lion boy was silent for a while, not knowing how to answer better. Should he hand over Mysterdin? If it was really the sacred object of the druids, there was no reason for him to take it as his own.
some……
"But, can you answer me?" Elaine then asked: "After you get it...what are you going to use it for?"
"If you get it, you get the [Star Map]." The green-haired girl replied, "You must use the [Star Map] to calculate the position of the Gaia family's mother planet before the fragment falls asleep again. Then the star spirit Gaia
and her dependents will return to the home planet of Gaia. All we want is to return home and return to the embrace of Mother Earth. Nothing more, nothing less."
Their plan at least sounds harmless...
"Okay, okay..." Elaine sighed and took out a white sword from his storage pocket. The edgeless blade couldn't even kill a small insect. It was the most compassionate and harmless weapon in the world.
.
"I, I think this is what you want..." he said, taking advantage of the situation and handed Mysterdin into Gaia's hands.
"This is..." The girl picked up the white sword without a blade and looked at it carefully, then her face suddenly changed: "No...! How is it possible!"
"Uh...what happened?"
"This is not a fragment of Gaia." She said: "This is... a new sprout grown by the star spirit Gaia."
"Uh, what, what?"
"Compared to [rebirth], it chose [inheritance]. These are its children, its branches, and its descendants. This kind of thing has never happened before..." The girl showed a puzzled expression. Unexpectedly, Drew
Yi also makes this expression like a human.
"And the [Star Map] is not among them. It is just branches and leaves, and naturally there is not enough capacity to carry the entire [Star Map]." She added: "The body of the Gaia fragment should still be in the warrior's tomb, maybe still sleeping.
, maybe being reborn."
She handed the sword back to Elaine.
"Gaia, the star spirit, would not interfere in this world at will. The situation must have been urgent at that time, so she would give you her power to help you tide over the difficulties."
"I, I actually have this honor..."
"Gaia, the star spirit, can see through people's hearts. She knows your nature, so she is willing to lend you her power."
"So, so I can have this sword? Isn't this a sacred object of your Druids?"
"You can." The girl said again: "Keep it, child. This is Gaia's will. Since it is entrusted to your hands, there will never be anything wrong."
"I thought you were one of the fragments of Gaia..."
"I am. But all the fragments think independently. Most of them are asleep, and a small part wakes up. They do not affect each other, but they have the same characteristics. If the fragments are connected and influence each other, for the stars,
The burden is too great."
Elaine didn't understand. Anyway, the druid girl Gaia here and the white tree Gaia over there are different individuals. That's probably what it means.
Gaia, the white tree over there, awarded the white sword to Elaine, and Gaia, the druid girl here, couldn't overturn this decision. This is probably what it means.
"I, I thought this was the ancient divine weapon sealed in the warrior's tomb, the legendary Mysterdin..."
"You can call it whatever you want. Its essence will not change." The girl smiled and said: "It is better to say, you should call it Misteddin. Gaia's existence should not be overstated."
Many people know."
There may be a reason why White Tree Gaia sleeps in the warrior's tomb, otherwise she wouldn't have chosen such a dangerous and secluded place to sleep.
"So, what are you going to do?" Elaine put away Misterdin and continued to ask.
"The policy remains unchanged. Send an exploration team into the warrior's tomb to contact the fragments of Gaia, trying to retrieve the [Star Map]." She replied: "By touching the sprouts of Gaia on your hand, I can roughly sense it."
The location of the fragments of Gaia. You have helped us enough, child. Let us handle the next thing ourselves."
"Okay, okay..." Elaine naturally didn't want to get involved in the Druid's affairs. They didn't want anything more from him, which was the best result.
"There's one more thing." Elaine was about to leave, but the girl stopped him: "Come here and let me check you carefully."
"Uh...wha, what?"
"Anyway, come here." She ordered.
Elaine reluctantly approached the girl and sat next to her.
Gaia reached out her hand and stroked Elaine's chest.
"Uh, uh! Miss Gaia?" The white lion boy blushed and asked, "You, what are you doing?!"
"Your body is broken in many places." She whispered: "There is a huge force preventing it from continuing to collapse, so your life is not in danger for the time being. But there is no way to stop the collapse, complete collapse is just
It’s a matter of time."
Elaine swallowed.
"Drink this." The girl took out a bottle of golden honeydew from her pocket: "This nectar can repair some of the damage and extend your life. Although these are emergency treatments."
Elaine took the nectar and was about to extract the photons from it.
"Drink it directly without extracting the photons. Otherwise it will have no effect." Gaia said.
The white lion boy was confused for a moment, fearing that drinking this would cause a strong vomiting reaction again. But the other party said that he had no choice but to drink the nectar.
Is there a...taste? There is an almost non-existent, very light sweetness, accompanied by thick honeydew sliding into the depths of Elaine's throat. The honeydew might have been extremely sweet, but Elaine can feel it.
Its sweetness was burning his throat. But because Elaine had almost no sense of taste, after drinking the originally so sweet nectar, he could only feel a faint sweetness.
He didn't feel like vomiting it out. His body accepted the honeydew. This was the first time. What Gaia gave him was probably not ordinary food, but more like medicine.
"You can go." The girl said goodbye: "Take care, holder of the Leaf of Gaia."
"Thank you, thank you." Elaine also said, turned and left.