Chapter 36: Forest Ruins
"What is this?"
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"Monster's egg?"
Unlike Potter and Pu's confusion, Molica and Annotteby immediately asked.
"Warcraft are either egg-born or viviparous, I've never heard of an oviparous!"
Molika touched the soft, white-boiled egg that looked like a shelled bare, and wondered, "Did Ash tell you what kind of monster egg this is?" ā
Vivien nodded, "Ash said, this one may give birth to a small anemone. ā
"Little anemone?"
Molica and Anottebi looked at each other, they only knew one kind of thing called anemone, but wasn't it an ordinary plant with no lethal power? When did plants become a type of Warcraft?
However, the two who had always believed in Ash did not raise any questions, but asked how the egg hatched.
"Hatching with body temperature?"
"Or soak in water for more than 10 hours a day?"
Everyone was amazed, and on the other side, under the interjection of Flynn and the others, Migrena finished writing a long letter home and asked Liuliu to help send it to the Mercenary Guild.
Although the space magic on this continent has been lost, people have not given up on connecting with each other because of the lack of convenient space magic. People can rely on mercenaries who have traveled from place to place for many years, and rely on those mercenaries who take advantage of the passage to entrust them to carry letters to the cities they pass by.
Of course, there are many disadvantages to this method, if you are exchanging letters with someone who lives in a fixed location, then as long as the mercenary who took the commission does not have anything to do on the way, the letter will eventually be handed over to the other party, but the length of time changes.
But if you're trying to give this letter to someone who is traveling on the road... Then there is basically no possibility of reaching the other party's hands. What mercenary would be willing to go out of his way to find an unspecific target for you for a small amount of money?
So Migrina and Ash agreed on a few big cities they would pass through along the way, and told Ash to remember to pass by them. Go to the Mercenary Guild and see if there are any letters of your own.
At the same time as her letter was sent, Ash and the others had already arrived in the small town of Ain, by the Sea of Thorn Trees.
The so-called sea of thorn trees is composed of a huge sea of trees, and unlike ordinary woods and forests, this sea of trees grows in a plain, tall and incomparable, although it does not reach the state of covering the sky and the sun, but it has a towering posture into the clouds.
Beneath the sea of trees is a dark, damp land, and strangely. At some point, the land was covered with thorns, and these thorns grew around the sea of trees. Interspersed with them, it is like a fence that encloses the entire sea of trees, and its sharp barbs warn of approaching.
There was once a daring adventurer who entered the sea of trees with a sharp broadsword, but he was not able to return.
So more curious mercenaries entered the sea of trees together. But none of them were able to return.
It wasn't until later, when a powerful magician went deep into the sea of trees in search of rare medicines, that he brought back a hint of news.
The sea of trees was full of dead silence with little sunlight and a gloomy cage.
And in the midst of this sea of trees. There are no animals, except for the trees, just the barbed thorns!
Such a place, such a place except for trees and thorns. The place that had no value was quickly forgotten by the people, leaving only the name left behind at some point - the sea of thorn trees.
Not long ago, the members of the Blue Dragon Mercenary Regiment received an A-level mission from a magician, and the reward was three thousand gold coins.
For ordinary mercenaries. That's enough gold for them to squander for more than half a year, but with such a large amount of gold coins. For the Blue Dragon Mercenary Group, it is just a small profit, and it can't reach the point where they are desperate.
So only a dozen mercenaries were dispatched to the sea of thorns to find the purple poisonous thorns that the magician wanted.
It's just that they didn't expect that they would give their lives there like this.
The other members of the Blue Dragon Mercenary Regiment who got the news also tried to form several teams to enter the Sea of Thorn Trees, but in the end there were no survivors.
Later, it aroused Da Mingrui's interest and led a group of elite subordinates into the sea of trees, and as a result, as Ash and the others had seen before, they were seriously injured.
"At first, it was just a flesh wound, but then the condition on their bodies became more and more serious, and by the time they arrived at Leka City, the wounds on their bodies suddenly worsened, pus, blackened, or suddenly burst into flames, and without exception, they were all unconscious."
"What did we encounter, you ask?"
"Hehe, some corpse pieces that seem to be put together with human bodies, some undead who can do magic!"
Da Mingrui was very sincere, he frankly told everyone that he was interested in the extraordinary strength of several people, so he asked to follow all the way, and at this time, he brought up the experience of their mercenary group, which was also to arouse the interest of several people.
As the leader of the first mercenary group in the dignified continent, he suffered a loss in a small unknown thorn forest, with thousands of deaths and countless disabilities, and his beloved wurm mount was also seriously injured in order to protect him!
He was unwilling, the eyes of this seemingly bookish man flashed with undisguised light!
It's just that a few faces were beaten like this, and he didn't even know what the identity of the other party was, what kind of monster it was!
"Why did you tell us?" Ash asked faintly.
Da Mingrui blinked and smiled heartily, "Because you guys are strong!" ā
Yes, as early as the first time he saw this trio entering Leka Town, Da Mingrui was attentive.
As the number one mercenary leader in the mainland, his knowledge is naturally not comparable to ordinary people, the night elves who look a little weird in the eyes of ordinary people, the werewolves who look tall and handsome, and the weak women who make people feel good, but they are out-and-out strong in his eyes!
Night Elves use bows a lot, and they naturally like this long-range weapon. But there are still a few elves, but they love bows, but they don't use them!
Because they have absolute confidence in their own strength, because ordinary bows can no longer allow them to break through in martial arts, so they use swords, spears, or axes!
And anyone who uses such an uncontrollable weapon as the Yue is the best among them!
Look at the werewolf again. Although most werewolves are tall and fierce, this werewolf obviously has a more vigorous posture than ordinary werewolves, and that fur has a unique luster!
Among werewolves, there are many werewolves who can do magic, but only werewolves with special magical attributes will have such a beautiful coat color! This luster only shines when a magical attribute is so strong that even the werewolf's coat color changes!
And this blue color is the most brave and warlike family of the wolf clan - the ice wolf line!
What Da Mingrui couldn't see through the most was the woman. Before paying attention to her appearance, the first thing he noticed was the faint aura that enveloped her whole body and made people want to be close.
This aura he had only felt in the high priests of the temple.
Reminiscent of the warmth of the sun.
But the reason why I was able to feel this warmth was because those high-level sacrifices had already practiced light magic to a high level. The light elemental light is faintly emitted through their bodies!
And the kindness he felt in this woman was more than ten times higher than those high-level sacrifices!
Apparently the woman did not carry a scepter, but was dressed as a standard thief... Moreover, under the prying eyes of him, a twelfth-level sword saint, he couldn't see through her cultivation at all, it was really weird!
Such a peculiar threesome. made Da Mingrui have an idea, that is, through them, he will go to the sea of thorns to explore!
"Didn't you think we'd say no?"
"Hehe, I've thought about it."
Da Mingrui smiled slightly and said, "But I'm just gambling." Bet that you masters will be interested in the strong people in the sea of thorns, and you will want to go and challenge it! ā
"And I believe that I, as the leader of the Blue Dragon Mercenary Regiment. The value of a promise is enough to make anyone's heart move. ā
Indeed, as Da Mingrui, who is also a famous and powerful man in the mainland, he does know the thoughts of the strong people very well.
In addition to money and power, they love their opponents more!
Only opponents who are equal to their own strength, or stronger. so that they can get a breakthrough!
And no matter how strong a person is, there is always food, drink and Lazar on this continent. The Blue Dragon Mercenary Regiment has subordinates all over the north and south, so why not sell personal favors if they offend?
What's more, this is a promise, which is equivalent to a favor, which means that you can let a strong person like Da Mingrui do anything for you at any time, and it means that you can get the help of the Blue Dragon Mercenary Group at any time when you are in danger.
As a member of the hard work on the mainland, who can guarantee that he will not get into trouble for the rest of his life, and he will not have a time of despair in his life?
Therefore, Da Mingrui's wishful thinking is very good, not to mention that he just wants Ash and the others to enter the sea of thorns with him to explore again, and they don't need to work hard at all!
It's just that he was wrong, the Gray people are not ordinary powerhouses, and they are not interested in the so-called promises and challenges at all, but they rarely ask clearly about the human beings who are pieced together with corpses that Da Mingrui said.
Ash once felt the breath of the Black Tower Clan on those injured mercenaries, and these monsters that appeared in the sea of thorn trees were most likely the Black Tower Clan!
And why do they appear in an unknown sea of trees?
Unless, unless there's something out there that attracts them.
What attracts the Darktowers?
Several people thought of the existence of the gods at the same time.
"But there's no mark on the Soul Map," Nasol wondered.
"It's good to stop by and take a look." ā
Ash nodded.
Secretly, she seemed to think that this matter had something to do with her.
"Hehe, that's what I'm saying, isn't your stealing and killing determination just missing an A-level mission?" Nasol laughed.
After replenishing water and dry food in the small town of Ain, the group entered the sea of thorn trees.
The Qinglong Mercenary Group deserves the title of the first in the mainland, even on the way to escape from injury, it did not forget to leave a secret mark, and followed the marks that Da Mingrui found on the trees, and everyone walked all the way.
It was winter, but the sea of thorn trees was very humid.
The dampness felt heavier as the crowd went deeper into the sea of trees.
The werewolf shook the hair off his body, and there were a lot of droplets, unlike outside the sea of trees, it was very hot here.
The Night Elf had changed into thin leather armor, but beads of sweat were still dripping from his forehead.
"It's such a weird place, no wonder these guys are growing so vigorously."
Muttering a few words, Nasol stepped on the moss on the ground, who said that there are only thorns and trees in the sea of thorns? Aren't these greasy green mosses all over the ground?
There was no birdsong, no squirrel movement, no animal roar, not even the wind.
Ash quietly let go of his spiritual power, sensing the elements in the air.
Sticky, that was the only word she could think of to describe it.
The elements in this sea of thorn trees were unexpectedly many to her, reaching the point of stickiness!
But... She could also feel that the elements here were not the ones she had felt before, but lifeless.
Yes, it's lifeless.
This sea of trees, where no animal traces can be seen, is still alive, but it is as if it has died.
The crowd marched all the way, and in the evening, they entered the depths of the sea of trees.
Above this green vegetation-covered ground, Ash saw crooked and mutilated white pillars, some white platforms that had been covered in thorns and moss.
"That's how you came?"
"What? Are you interested in these collapsed buildings? Da Mingrui raised an eyebrow.
Ash nodded.
"Hehe, then you come with me, there is a relatively intact one not far away."
Cutting through the hard thorns, Da Mingrui led everyone into the more humid depths of the sea of trees, and to everyone's surprise, what appeared in front of them was a courtyard covered in grass and trees!
The rectangular pool, with its delicate stone flowers, is connected by plants and trees to form a circular arch-like porch, which is both solemn and elegant.
It's a pity that these have lost their original appearance in the years, the pool is filled with vegetation, the stone carvings and flowers are damaged, and the arched porch has been cut off by hard thorns.
Walking through the porch, Da Mingrui's expression became solemn, and he said, "The place where we were attacked is in front." ā
The crowd was immediately alerted.
What greeted them was a sparse space with a sea of trees, and a lake quietly presented in front of them.
The lake has been turned into a disgusting bubbling goey swamp due to algae blooms, but on the surface of the lake, a green palace stands impressively!
Oh no, it's not green, it's just that under the spread of perennial thorns, it was forced to be dyed green, look at the corner of the thorns, it should have been pure white!
Pink Jingjing exclaimed, "There is actually a palace here!" ā
"No, it's not a palace, it should be called a ruin." Nossisi said objectively.
Although the palace looked so big and magnificent, it had a certain history and was dilapidated. Some thorns even passed through the surface of the palace and inserted into its interior!
"This is where you were attacked?"
"Yes, they appeared when our people made rafts and tried to climb the ruins to explore."
(Well, there will be a new race in the next chapter~~Hehe, let's support it a lot~) (To be continued,)