The area of the capital of death is actually not very large, and the volume is not as large as the capital of the Baltic Empire in the main plane, Les City, because of the formation of the year, soon, Alice came to the place where the abnormality appeared, but what caught her eye was not the wreckage of the broken ship before, but a giant tree at least two hundred meters high, which should not appear in such a dead world.

The glowing green light appeared on the leaves of the giant tree, and the thick roots were deeply rooted in the soil, and the surrounding soil turned from black and gray to brown, and some of them even turned reddish-brown, and the whole tree, along with the surrounding land, was out of place in this world, as if it had suddenly arrived in another world, which was unbelievable.

Alice stopped moving forward, and the strange sight in front of her was suddenly incomprehensible to her, and it was never her style to act rashly when there was insufficient intelligence.

Find problems, analyze problems, solve problems, plan and then act.

No matter what it is, Alice habitually follows the three steps, which is rare, a good habit left over from her student days, compared to people in this era, this scientific method of analysis has a great advantage in solving problems.

Originally, it was supposed to be an elven warship that had been turned into a wreck, although Alice had learned that the battleship was originally transformed from a tree of war, and used special magic to make it take the shape of a battleship to support the elves' void navigation.

But when it crashed in the capital of death, the tree of war was undoubtedly hit hard, but it was not dead yet, and the big tree rooted in the earth in front of him had the slightest trace of injury.

"Did the elves lie? Did the battleship originally be made from the World Tree instead of the War Tree, or did the elves not even know the true face of the battleship?"

"No, this is indeed the Tree of War, there is nothing wrong with that, the elves did not lie in that environment, and could not lie on this subject. ”

After careful observation, Alice came to this conclusion

It is impossible for elves to lie, and they are not capable of lying in front of Alice.

"Wait...... It's ......"

Alice stopped the ghost behind her from following and slowly approached the tree, and at a distance of about two meters from the tree, Alice stopped.

She squinted slightly and carefully observed the tree, looking up at the bright green leaves, feeling the breath of the spring breeze surrounding her.

Then, the puppet fell straight to the ground, silent, and in the panic of the ghost behind her, Alice gave up the control of the puppet and transferred this part of the soul to the body of another puppet.

There are some things that you can't believe and can't be sure of, but once they have been confirmed, things are actually very simple and don't require too much analysis and hopeless guesswork.

What needs to be done now is to deal with this thing that will cause huge problems for the entire City of the Dead, and see if we can turn this problem into a benefit and make the entire City of the Dead go further.

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Among the magic towers in the capital of death, the entire half-plane defense is the most powerful and heavily guarded, and it is also the place where Alice has arranged the most back hands and placed the most hole cards.

Alice could even proudly claim that even if the gods were to attack head-on, it would take a long time and a great deal of money to break through the magic tower.

"No wonder you plan to continue to hold on, it turns out that you have such a good thing in your hands, no, it should be said that such a thing, you dare to touch it, even I was scared. ”

"Who gave you the courage to touch such a taboo? Don't you know that if you touch such a taboo, you will be recognized by the gods as sinners and hunted down by everyone? Or do you think you can fool the gods, you can deceive the gods, with your tribe, or with your strength?"

"I don't know how many powerful legends and demigods dare not touch the taboo, you one, just have a legendary elf tribe, just touch it like this. ”

"Of course, for people of our level, the threat of gods has never been the point, but you have such a level of protection, but I am sorry for the value of this thing. ”

Alice said with a smile, as if she was watching the clown perform on stage, doing what she thought was funny but not funny at all, and when she was intoxicated by her performance, she didn't realize that there was not even a single audience member in the entire theater.

At this time, the girl is no longer the appearance of a simple puppet, although it is not completely out of the category of dolls, but it can be taken a step further, and it is called a work of art, and it is a treasure that is qualified to be placed in the treasury of the gods.

With white skin, a silky dress, long hair with a shawl on his head, a faint black light, and bright eyes with different colors, judging from his appearance, it is impossible to distinguish a puppet from this thing.

At this time, Alice was holding a clear crystal vial in her hand, and the crystal vial contained half a bottle of green liquid, and the turquoise color brought life to the whole room.

Mother, pregnant woman, baby, sapling, bud, bloom, reproduce, give birth

Just staying in this room conjures up all the words and concepts that can be associated with life and gestation, and can even be asserted that the turquoise liquid itself represents life, that it can be broken off and brought back to life.

Opposite Alice was an elf imprisoned by magic, bound by chains and collars, and wearing a black blindfold on his head, which obscured his vision, but these restraints could not hide the strong aura of the elf.

Unable to see, unable to move, the only organs that can be used are the mouth and ears, and the sixth sense in the dark, relying on this, there is no way to resist, there is no way to escape from this luxurious cell prepared by Alice.

Of course, the elves don't know their situation very well, and he who hasn't really fought Alice, who hasn't seen Alice's strength, can't understand the despair caused by the absolute gap.

"Don't you speak, or are you talking in fear, afraid of revealing something inadvertently?"

"Do you still have the mentality of luck at this time, do you think that I am just a native born in this plane, who has never been to the Void, and who does not understand anything?"

"Recognize the facts, your army has been wiped out, you have become the trophy of your master, you have become a prisoner, and then you can imagine what will happen to you, whether you will become a magic test subject, or you will be sold as a slave with your memories cleansed, a legendary spellcaster, or a handsome elf, you can definitely sell it for a price that I am satisfied with. ”

Alice continued to ask, at this time she used a girlish voice that was different from the human body, with a slight arrogance in it, and just listening to the voice would give people a picture of a pampered eldest lady in their minds.

This is indeed arrogant, the smugness in the tone, in front of the captive, inadvertently, Alice can no longer hide her inner thoughts, and the occasional wanton behavior does not affect at all

"This thing, if I'm not mistaken, can make the badly injured and dying Tree of War look like this, and the culprit should be the sap of the World Tree, right? ”

Although it was a question, but there was a conclusive words in the words, full of affirmation, of course, she was not so sure because of the rumors, nor was it a speculation, but she already knew, and knew very well.

The half-plane of the City of Death is leaning on a leaf of the World Tree, and is no stranger to things like the sap of the World Tree, and Alice used the potions made by this thing to save her life several times.

Only in this way, imbued with life force, can restore a dying tree of war to its original state in a very short period of time, and affect the surrounding land.

“……”

The elven chief still didn't speak, but it was obvious that Alice's words had tugged at his heartstrings, making it difficult for him to maintain the state of the heart lake without waves as he had thought before.

The other party has already guessed the truth, even if he wants to shut up and cover something, it is still very difficult and useless, after all, the secret that is known by others is no longer a secret.

"Branches of the World Tree, you said that if you let the gods of Asgard know that a group of elves would dare to touch the World Tree, you ...... What will happen?"

"Or do you think that the elves, the lords of Alforheim, will turn against the gods of Asgard for the sake of you sinners who have blasphemed the World Tree? ”

Spiritual, material, past, future, all without leaking a bit, this is the punishment that should be given to the blasphemous sinners, in order to vent the anger in the heart, but also to prevent the appearance of such sinners.

Death is only the beginning of punishment, and the soul of the sinner needs to be tortured forever, until it is completely annihilated until it becomes an irreparable fragment of the soul.

"No, you can't do that...... It's not fair......"

Without waiting for Alice to finish speaking, the elf blurted out, and the mere imagination of such an outcome broke the elf's heart, and he couldn't bear such a solution, and he couldn't accept such an end.

"Why can't I do this? Elf, do you find a reason why I can't do this, or do you think it's in my interest to keep such a secret for you? What can you offer me?"

Alice's meaning is simple, it is full of undisguised threats, as a winner, Alice has no need to settle for the loser, no matter what is the case.

What she needed to think about now was to amplify the results of the battle and get more valuable things from the Elven Chieftain in front of her, whether it was items, intelligence, knowledge, or something else.

"What do you want? I have nothing left for you, our things are in your hands, even I have become your captive, and I have no benefit for you. ”

The elf sighed slightly, he knew that the loophole that he was not aware of being watched by the other party just now became a weakness, and then he wanted to continue to resist, and he also lost the chips in his hand, or the value of the chips in his hand was declining sharply.

But even a little bit of verbal advantage can make him feel great satisfaction, even if it is only to vent the bitterness and sorrow of being defeated, captured, betrayed, and the death of his companions.

"I don't want to guess how many chips you have, or how many surprises you can give me, as a loser captured by me, all your things should belong to me, as trophies. ”

"There is only one question you need to consider now, and that is how much value those relatives who are waiting for you to return home in your hometown, and whether all your things can offset this value. ”

Yes, the matter of the World Tree sap is linked to their entire elven tribe, and if the gods of Asgard know about it, all sinners who are tainted with sin must be punished.

Maybe it's death, but more likely, it's a torment worse than death and one that can never be escaped.

“……”

Alice's right thumb and forefinger held the crystal vial, shaking it gently, and the green liquid inside brought a string of life in the slight shaking.

Even with the isolation of the crystal bottle and the arrangement of magic outside, the bound elves can still feel that what is close at hand is a treasure and a liquid of calamity.

"Don't be so alarmist, if my people are my accomplices, then you who come into contact with this thing will also not be forgiven by the gods, and you who have desecrated the World Tree will eventually get the same fate as me. ”

"Don't think of the gods as so great, they are far more despicable and shameless than the legends suggest, and they will not let go of any existence that touches the taboo, even if it is only a possibility. ”

The elf said fiercely, after these words, he could already predict the next punishment, but if he could die with the enemy, he could still accept this ending.

"The same fate as you? What are you kidding, do you think you still have the bargaining chips to die together? Do you think there is anything else that can stop me at this time, can you move, can you resist? Can you struggle?"

"This thing. ”

Alice tapped lightly on the crystal bottle, making a crisp and pleasant sound that echoed through the room.

"I will only receive the reward and blessing of the gods when I have found the sinners and punished them, but this is a promise that represents the face of the gods, do you think they may do something that violates their promise for this little reward?"

"You should know that the gods are not omnipotent, and the power of the gods cannot change everything, and more importantly, the gods of Asgard are different from Olympus, they are much simpler here. ”

Alice didn't care whether the elven chief could see it or not, she reached out and nodded her head, and said slowly, word by word.

In fact, even if Alice and Brunhilde's relationship were normalized, accepted by the Asgardian gods, and approved by Odin, she could not guarantee that after coming into contact with the World Tree, she would be able to escape the punishment of those gods.

However, the elf did not know this, and under Alice's lies and negotiation skills, he easily believed the other party's words, believing that his threats had lost their effect, and that his chips had become useless blank slates.