"The situation has been brought under control."

Some time later, in the center of the Adrisen Tree Sea, the head of the royal family, Babaojun, stretched out his hand and pushed open the gate of the patriarch of the Lusen tribe: "The enemy has been repulsed. ”

"Thank you very much for the help of the adventurers." The old man named Runo tugged at the corners of his mouth slightly, and slowly stood up in a sitting posture buried in the pile of books: "Not only did I find out the news of their imminent invasion in advance, but also helped us so much...... You and your adventurous party will be grateful to us for the most. ”

"I don't dare to take credit for this." Hurriedly raising his hands, Babaojun pointed to the southeast direction where the aftermath of the battle was still heard: "The credit this time was made by that person named Mo Shang Qingshan, his inference was very accurate, and then he appeared here in time to help us repel the enemy......"

"Hmm, Mo Shangqingshan...... Right? ”

As if recalling the only time he met the adventurer, the old man slowly closed his eyes: "It does look like an unfathomable person...... Where is he now? ”

"That...... Does Lord Runo want to meet him? ”

With an unnatural look on his face, Babaojun whispered with a dry smile on his face, "I beg your pardon, but his temper is not particularly good now......"

"Huh?"

He ...... He rushed out to fight the restorers just now, and we didn't stop them, and those black-clad magicians were also very powerful, so ......"

"He's dead?"

"No, no, no, I mean to say...... The destructive power involved in their battle was very powerful, and it was ...... along with the Trees of Blessing in the northeast of the Lucerne tribe."

"What?"

As if finally realizing what was happening, Old Man Runo's eyes suddenly opened: "He, he actually destroyed the Tree of Gifts!" How dare he—"

"Your Excellency, your anger is at ease!" Babaojun hurriedly waved his arms: "It's not his fault alone, it's the fault of the restorationists who came to attack!" If they hadn't chosen that direction as the point of attack, this disaster wouldn't have happened......"

"Hoo ......"

As if he had exhausted his strength, the old man finally calmed down his anger slightly, but there was a little light in his eyes when he looked at the door, and he put his reason back on the event in front of him: "They ...... They destroyed the Tree of Gifts? This is impossible, the Tree of Gifts is the sacred tree that our ancestors migrated back from the ancient holy land, it is the Holy Spirit that has absorbed the energy of the earth for thousands of years, and the young people of the tribe have completed the promotion ceremony there, and they have gained great power through the gifts of the ancient tree, how can they be destroyed because of ordinary battles with the protection of such ancient blessings? ”

"Ordinary battles really can't be destroyed."

Thinking back to the sky-high sword qi that emerged from the battle scene he had seen from afar, Babaojun replied with a wry smile, "But that adventurer, and the enemies he faced, are not ordinary goods. ”

“…… Where is he now? ”

The same question echoed into the circular treehouse again, only this time Runo's tone was very different from the last friendly one: "Rotten...... I'm going to see him now. ”

He ...... It's been said before. ”

Hesitating to say this, Babaojun slowly lowered his head: "In order not to cause any misunderstanding, he has now left this place with the team, and he has also asked me to convey a word to you, saying ......"

"We will be responsible for compensating you for those ancient trees."

With a faint sigh, Duan Qing, who had already walked in the north of the independent state, withdrew his gaze towards the sea of trees, and then, under the urging of the Flame Legend, followed the team to continue in the direction where Talong County was located. The still warm weather slowly blew the smell of flowers and plants around the team to the side of this team, and at the same time sent a sense of danger around the nearby swamp, and the Flying Wonder Man, who was vigilant of these dangerous feelings, also looked at the surroundings here, and complained to Duan Qing behind him without saying a word: "That's so, but do you really know where those glowing trees came from?" The Lucerne tribe is a tribe that lives on the forest, and they are experts in trees. ”

"There are such trees on the top of Hulan Mountain, I have already said this." Duan Qing replied absentmindedly, "When we have time, let's go to the top of the mountain and dig two more trees for them, right?" ”

"Hulan Mountain, Tingslin, and now the Dragon's Valley......" muttered these words that represented the location, and the potato walking on the side sighed in a low voice: "I didn't expect that there are so many ruins worth exploring in Anderson Independent State." ”

"The saddest thing is that we're leaving now." Yangtze River No. 7, who was stroking his palms and regretful, then also showed a regretful expression: "Don't say these relics, even the local specialties have not taken a few away...... By the way, we don't have to be in such a hurry to leave, right? Didn't we just offend the Lucernes? ”

"It's not just the Lucerne tribes that we need to hide, but also the restorationists."

Saying this sentence a little helplessly, Duan Qing's voice turned to echo in the center of the team: "According to your original plan, this battle should have been 'sent to the Land of Flames' to take the initiative in this battle, but since it has finally become like this, it would be better for us to simply leave and not attract more hatred to the Lusen tribe...... Anyway, why did they choose to attack at this time? What is their purpose? ”

"I guess it's for the trees you talked about." The Flame Legend who walked ahead replied uncertainly, "At first, it was just harassment and feints in all directions, but it didn't take long for me to see what they were targeting, if you hadn't destroyed those trees later...... We might be able to see the anti-science images of the giant trees being sent away by the teleportation array. ”

"So that means ...... They really found an alternative. Duan Qing groaned and said, "The ancient tree, the jungle, and that giant pillar of light...... The group couldn't be trying to form a furnace manually, would they? ”

"If that's the case, then I'm really going to give them a thumbs up." The Legend of the Flame laughed, "The magical empire that claims to have a thousand-year-old inheritance has to rely on what the ancient primitive tribes possess to accomplish its great deeds...... Jokes like this will be heard wherever they are told! Hahahaha! ”

"I'd like to see this miracle too."

With a longing expression on his face, the player named Yangtze River No. 7 looked back at the basin behind him again: "If this method can work, wouldn't we ordinary players also have the qualifications to synthesize equipment at will?" ”

"You can't afford to play with qualifications, that thing costs money." The Flying Man immediately replied disdainfully: "Under uncontrollable circumstances, what is needed to smash good equipment is European blood and countless attempts, and the amount of equipment required for just trying is no longer something that ordinary players can afford." ”

"The guilds and clubs have regular access to equipment, so they can play with the system." The voice of the Legend of the Flame then appeared in the air of the team: "Ordinary players use that thing, at best, as a lottery system......"

"Even so, many players want to go for a draw."

Patting the flame long knife behind him, Duan Qing summed up indifferently: "It is precisely because of this ......"

"Those who don't understand the truth often like to mock the good fortune of players who have good equipment, but often ignore the effort they have gone through behind the scenes."

He raised his head and gradually looked at the still clear sky, and his deep gaze seemed to pass through the shackles of the free world, and fell on the heads of the Fool Adventure Troupe, who had once again become the focus of attention because of the competition, but were still training hard. The group that had been talking about these things ended their conversation with his silence, and they walked quickly and alone through the territory of the independent state, and then when they were about to reach the border, they were greeted by an unexpected appearance: "Who is that?" ”

The team that had already passed by countless passers-by stopped their steps, and then their vigilant eyes converged on the figure that was obviously blocking the middle of the road, and then after a period of discrimination, the thin female figure gradually recognized: "You are ...... The woman of the Gaith tribe? “

“@#%@……”

As if aware of the embarrassing situation of the language barrier, the woman pulling the collar slowly took back the words she had just spoken, but her earnest eyes looked at Duan Qing and the others for a moment, as if she wanted to express something eagerly. The Flame Legend and the others, who looked at each other, then looked at the figure in front of them with the eyes of the second monk, and they didn't know what kind of reaction to make for a while, but the woman who had not received a response fell on Duan Qing's body with an anxious gaze, and then slowly walked over holding her chest: "......"

In the sound of smooth ankles rubbing against the weeds, her gaze came to Duan Qing's side with a slow approaching pace, and then took the other party's hand and pointed to the location of her chest, Duan Qing, who still didn't make any indication, then maintained an indifferent attitude, Gu Jing looked at the woman who hadn't had much communication since she was rescued, until the other party pulled his arm and pointed to the north, he guessed in a low voice: "You...... Want us to take you away? ”

“……“

It still didn't seem to understand Duan Qing's words, the woman just blinked her eyes slightly, and her lonely eyes full of sadness followed by her silence, slowly disappearing into the action of bowing her head. The natural and pure emotion then accompanied by the light breeze blowing through the surroundings, blowing a ripple in Duan Qing's heart, which was originally dead and silent because of his bad mood, let out a sigh, and then looked around at his companions, and received the same response as he deservedly: "Take her." ”

"yes, yes, her clan should be dead...... Oh no, it's gone, and it's useless to stay here as a lonely person now. ”

“…… Maybe you'll be treated as a slave or something, and then end up in a miserable end. ”

"It's better in our hands than in other tribes, right? At least we won't ...... her Ahem, ahem, I mean, this might be a hidden mission, a big one! ”

"Okay, okay, I got it."

The noisy discussion was then pressed down by Duan Qing one after another, along with the pity that had just risen, and then his alert gaze quietly swept around the swamp for a while, and finally picked up the woman's head with his fingers: "I don't know how you accurately found our head, and I don't know why you chose to follow us, for the sake of your face that you didn't bring more trouble...... I can temporarily change the escort of this party to you. ”

"Hey, she doesn't look like a payable guy." The Flame Legend next to him immediately protested, "You don't want to pay off debts. ”

"Don't just say something that could easily lead to misunderstandings." So Duan Qing pressed his eyebrows speechlessly: "Besides...... Didn't you say there was a hidden mission? ”

"The probability that this kind of ethereal thing may appear is even lower than the furnace lottery just mentioned." The Flying Man immediately jumped up: "What's more, this kind of mission has not been registered in the association at all, whether you can receive a return depends entirely on luck, look at this girl's appearance, does she look like a person holding a treasure...... Ah no, no, no, I didn't mean that, don't cry. ”

After calming the emotions of the woman who was crying, the bitter look on everyone's faces was slightly sparse, but the pace of progress was delayed again because they could not make a decision on whether to take this woman with them. The woman who was still tugging at her collar and wearing thin clothes stood quietly in the midst of everyone's gossip discussion, and Duan Qing, who was aware of this scene, also noticed the trembling of the body that was almost in his arms, and took out his adventurer's cloak instead: "...... Cold? ”

"Let's wear this first."

Slowly hiding her face from the hood of her cloak, the woman looked at the rest of the adventurers dressed similarly around her, and then smiled gratefully as if she understood something. She stood silently for a while, her hands slowly holding together her collars, and then, with a prayer-like expression, she suddenly sang an unknown ballad. The voice that belongs to the unique female then composed a beautiful melody, slowly suppressing the noisy voices of the Flame Legend and others, but the pronunciation and vocabulary that are completely incomprehensible form a flowing tone in the air, gradually flowing into everyone's hearts, perceiving the change in the attributes of their characters, Duan Qing's eyes when he looked at the woman gradually became shocked, but a light green square gem appeared on the woman's chest immediately, and floated in front of him with her unstopped singing.

“…… No way. ”

Looking at the cube full of paper patterns, Duan Qing finally couldn't help but confide in his first thoughts after reacting.