The square plover stared at the huge, enchanting emerald, its multiple facets refracting different brilliance in different directions, exuding a dreamy hue. He didn't know if it was an aquamarine, but it certainly wasn't an emerald. Such a gem is worth a lot in another world - but here, it is worthless, and the forest is full of such beryls.

A hand picked up the gem and replaced it with a pair of beautiful eyes looking at him.

"You should rest a little longer, our captain."

Sylvid laid the gem down—his shadow was reflected in the gem, and his face was full of exhaustion—not surprisingly, only five hours had passed since the battle, and he had only rested for a short time in between.

The Guardian had used the power of the Heart of the Mountain to repel the Crystal's army, but the Electors fought a fierce battle after that, until the three Disordered Overseers finally slowly disappeared into the valley.

Disorganized minions have left a mess on the battlefield, with countless corpses piled up on the river beaches, where the Elect have to clean them up, count their heads, and distribute the spoils.

"Is there any news out there?" He asked.

"The Heart of the Tree has awakened."

"I already know that, Sylvid."

Before the Crystal could attack, the Heart of the Tree should have awakened. The first extinguishing of the heart of the mountain should be that the crystal suppressed its power.

After that, the people of the Twilight Guild stole the Heart of the Mountain, leaving the Treants completely behind, although it has not yet been investigated whether the Twilight people were bewitched by the crystal. But come to think of it, there won't be such a coincidence, the crystal just launched a big attack, and the people of the Twilight Guild also happened to hear the wind.

Fang Yu didn't intend to help those people hide anything, and from the team of the Holy White Stone Guild, the behavior of the Twilight People had already spread. For now, the Twilight Guild has become a street rat here, after all, many people may have died because of their actions.

However, as for whether the Twilight Guild can be consistent with other guilds in the end, it depends on their PR ability. The people of the White Stone are still waiting for news from their guild to make a final 'verdict' on their decision.

However, he probably understood why Crystal had to be tested again and again before - she was not testing the strength of Moon Arit, the two guardians knew each other's strength, and what the former was really afraid of was actually the power of the heart of the mountain.

However, the Heart of the Tree cannot draw the power of the Heart of the Mountain indefinitely, otherwise the consequences will be roughly the same as if the Twilight Man stole the Heart of the Mountain, which is why Moon Arrit needs to rely on the power of the Elector.

However, it should be Crystal's last attack in recent times, and she should not easily launch a temptation and waste the strength of her men until the problem of the Heart of the Mountain is resolved.

And as soon as the crystals stop here, the reinforcements from the various guilds should also be about to arrive, that is, in the next few days, Fang Yu has actually begun to think about their departure - they have come to this place to collect earth source crystals, and this goal has already been exceeded.

Especially after this war, there will be a large number of Earth Source Crystals used by various teams to offset the share of the loot, and he is now thinking not so much about how to collect Earth Source Crystals as about how to take them away.

This is not a problem that a few people can solve.

As for the other task, to help the Treants investigate the affairs of those with dark aura, it will only be too late to see if there is time.

He rubbed his eyebrows, and Sylvid looked at him with a smile:

"There's one more piece of news."

"What?"

"It's going to see you."

"It?"

"The Heart of the Tree, Lord Moon Arit."

Fang Yu stopped and couldn't help but look at the other party.

……

The Treants placed the place where they redeemed their rewards in an open, ancient woodland.

But it was quiet at this time—there were only a handful of people in the glade in the woods, for most were still on the front line of thorns, and thousands of corpses could not be counted in a while.

The people who come first are the kind of lone rangers who are withdrawn and not good at dealing with people. So they all stood far apart, each occupying a corner, barely interacting with anyone—only occasionally glancing at May, who they roughly recognized as the Paparal Knightess.

But Fang Plover expects it to soon become bustling with people, and countless people will flock here to exchange leaves for the trees.

There was a creaking sound behind him, and Fang Yu couldn't help but look back and see that the Elder Tree Man was slowly emerging from the trees and coming to them. Grayskin was looking at them with wooden eyes, trembling and shaking his long whiskers, and said in a low tone:

"Lord Moon Arrit will soon fall back into a deep sleep, but until then, it wants to see you."

Fang Yu nodded slightly, this was the reason why they were here.

After the old tree man said this, he slowly turned around:

"Come with me, Chosen One."

The movement here seemed to have attracted the attention of others, and some people knew this Tree Man Elder, and they couldn't help but cast a suspicious look at Fang Yu and his party. If there were tourists, maybe someone had already started to video at this point, but the solo travelers didn't care too much about other people's affairs, and only glanced at them and then cautiously withdrew their gaze.

Fang Yu also looked at those people before he followed.

The Treant Elder walked unhurriedly in front, but its steps were so large that the others needed to step up their pace to catch up with each other in the woods.

With him are not only May, but also Kita and Big Cat Man, who are also invited, and Alice, who is uninvited. The Lionman Paladin wasn't too concerned with such a thing, preferring to smoke a pipe alone or something, but according to the Big Cat Man, who was looking after their young captain, his exact words were as follows:

"As a captain, you have to have a guard, whether it's Kita, Sky Blue, your ship's officer's lady, or our doctor's lady, it's not a good fit, it's a matter of the Seven Seas Traveler's decency, and I have to reluctantly make it difficult."

"But aren't there still Paparals?"

"He saw Miss May as a mouse saw a cat, do you really want him to go?"

"Then he'd better stay in confinement."

So the two of them decided the fate of the Paparals so happily.

The forest grew deeper and deeper, not the same path they had taken the last time they had seen the Heart of the Tree, but the Heart of the Tree was the master of the forest, and it didn't have to manifest itself on a particular tree. In the Giant Tree Hills, each of the Holy White Oaks can even be a carrier of the heart of the forest, and it must be similar in this ash forest.

It wasn't long before they met Gollum again.

They had already met the little monster three times, so they were very courteous to them, and he trotted all the way over, leaned down and kissed the big cat man's boots—he wanted to kiss Fang Ou and Alice, but the two of them firmly refused.

Fang Yu is not used to it, and Alice is because she doesn't want to change into new shoes yet. As for Kita's turn, the little girl was so frightened that she quickly avoided it. This hurt Gollum, who looked at them pitifully with big black eyes.

"Well, Gollum, there is no such custom in our hometown, but that doesn't mean we don't respect you." Fang Yu had no choice but to explain to it, and the little monster couldn't help but be happy when he heard it, and others would only tell it what to do, and rarely explain the reason to it.

And to explain the reason, it is quite respectful for the little monsters, and although Gollum is stupid, he can at least instinctively detect it.

Then there was one more dwarf in the group, and Gollum couldn't stop thanking them along the way—for the Owl and his party had helped its master, and its supreme guardian, Lord Moon Arit, the Heart of the Tree, had done him a great favor.

There was more chatter, and the silence in the forest was suddenly broken. However, the Elder Tree Man walked in front in silence, that is, he did not say yes or no, the Grey Tree People always seemed to be so quiet, and the Tree People were always a few like Shortbeard.

Fang Yu asked Gollum, "Gollum, what is the reason why Lord Moon Arrit summoned us?" ”

Hearing his words, May, who was walking aside, glanced back at them, and the girl blinked, obviously a little curious about the reason.

"It's a good thing," the little goblin replied at once, "you brought back the gem with Gollum, and Treeheart-sama was very happy, and Treeheart-sama rewarded Gollum, and Treeheart-sama rewarded you, and Gollum brought you to receive Gollum's reward from Treeheart-sama." ”

Hearing that it was related to the reward, Alice became interested, and she asked, "Gollum, what is the reward?" ”

But Gollum didn't like her, and muttered, "Gollum can't tell you." ”

Angry that Alice immediately wanted to teach the little monster a lesson, so frightened that Fang Yu hurriedly grabbed her, and Mei Yi on the side also stopped her and said, "Miss Alice, don't bully the weak." ”

Alice was so angry that she glared at the little monster, and scared her out of the way. Fang Yu reluctantly comforted this little thing a few words before asking, "Gollum, what is the reward?" ”

But Gollum just shook his head: "Gollum doesn't know either." ”

Fang Yu nodded when he heard this, this was also in his guess. However, he couldn't help but think that the reward of the Heart of the Tree should not be much worse, so he couldn't help but be a little curious.

They walked for a long time until they came to a forest of ancient trees. They passed a row of trees made of towering trees, behind which was an open clearing, surrounded by ancient trees in the center of a gray, withered oak tree, which formed a unique contrast between the black and white oak trees, like a ghost in the forest.

Fang Plover raised his head to see the whole picture of this oak tree, which must have been tall and luxuriant, and its countless branches were full of emerald green leaves, but these leaves had fallen off, leaving only bare, gray branches, like a silent sculpture.

There were other people in the clearing, Fang Yu looked at those people, a little surprised, he thought that only himself and Mei were summoned by the heart of the tree, but it didn't seem to be. These men had arrived before him, and their arrival had attracted the attention of some, and a young man in a wizard's costume had given them a second look.

There were a few people around the magician, probably the other party's companions, and they looked in this direction and talked in low voices, and the magician occasionally interjected. Fang Yu listened to the other party's voice from a distance, always feeling a little familiar, and after a while, he remembered that he had heard the other party's voice in that channel.

It seems that ID is called tomorrow.

He opened the channel and looked at it, and sure enough, he found the other party's ID in it, Fang Yu thought for a while, and set his state to invisibility, so as not to be recognized by the other party. Because whether it is a team or a squad channel, there is a certain distance limit, if you see a certain name suddenly lit up, it is most likely that the other party has appeared around.

And it was at this time that Fang Yu suddenly sensed a familiar feeling, he turned his head and felt that the breath descended on the oak tree not far away. And the next moment, a voice from the heart came from the oak tree:

"My human friends, thank you so much for your willingness to stay with us to protect the heart of the mountain, but also to protect the land, and thank you for your bravery and nobility in this battle."

"This time I invite you to this place to give you some insignificant gifts, although not as good as your contributions, but also from the gift and heart of this forest."

The rumbling voice resounded through the hearts of the people, and its owner was none other than the Heart of the Tree, Lord Moon Arit.

Everyone present couldn't help but glance at each other.

But of all the people, Mei Yi was the only one who stepped forward, and she said in a straight voice, "Mr. Treeheart, we didn't keep it for payment, so please take these gifts back." ”

Her words caused everyone to look this way, and everyone had a different look on their faces, how to put it - a bit of a fantasy.

Fang Yu almost choked, he knew that this knight lady was a little 'different', but he didn't expect it to be so old-fashioned, and he didn't know whether she was too deep in the play, or too one-sided. But fortunately, Tree Heart understands people's hearts better than this knight lady, and only smiles:

"It's certainly not a deal, Miss May, it's a gift."

Miss Knight opened her mouth and wanted to say something more, but Fang Yu and Alice hurriedly pulled her aside so as not to cause the other to cause anger. And Maye was still a little aggrieved, and said a little cutely: "Mr. Ed, Miss Alice, what are you stopping me for?" ”

Alice couldn't help but laugh and said to her, "Miss May, there is an old saying in our country, good is rewarded. Righteous deeds should be commended, so that more people will understand what is right and wrong and follow their example. ”

Mei Yi blinked: "But isn't it natural to uphold justice......

Alice slapped her forehead: "I'll tell you a story." ”

So Fang Plover watched Miss Nightingale pull the Paparal girl aside to tell the fable, and couldn't help but ask the big cat man a little speechlessly: "Why do I think Miss May is more like an aboriginal than you, Mr. Red." ”

"Aborigines aren't old-fashioned," Red laughed, "you're a stereotype." ”

Fang Yu thought about it, whether it was Miss Tata or Sylvid, they seemed to know more than him.

By this time, Muenarrit had already called the magician first. The magician's reward was a seed, which emitted a glowing green light in his palm, which was obviously nothing extraordinary, but Fang Yuan, who was far away, couldn't figure out what it was for.

However, magic items such as seeds, generally speaking, only have a few types of uses, one is a precious potions or alchemy material, one can grow into a functional plant, such as a killer vine, a guard shrub, etc., and a kind of essence plant, this category is the most precious, such as wood spirits, dwarf tree people - some of them can grow into capable assistants, become the adventurer's right-hand man, and some can grow into loyal guards, such as the adventure group with a tree man, or even a tree man elder, say out to pull the wind or not?

The sorcerer had a look of surprise on his face, and then he put it away with great care. When Fang Yu saw this scene, he was so curious that he seemed to have a kitten scratching it, such a precious appearance was probably a fine plant. To be honest, the Seven Seas Traveler is actually very poor at such an elf plant, and Miss Atira's potions room is in need of an assistant with natural abilities.

Although the cultivation cycle of the essence plant is long, once it grows, it can be said to be one of the best potions assistants.

Unfortunately, it wasn't theirs, and he could only watch as the sorcerer gathered the seeds and left the place. But then, he—or not just him, but everyone present, except Maye, couldn't help but look forward to their gifts.

Then the Heart of the Tree was named one by one, and everyone who stepped forward received a valuable gift, some of which were plant materials, such as Fang Yu even saw a leaf of the World Tree - this thing can restore Starlight, although only a trivial loss, but any magic item in this world that can restore Starlight is priceless.

The man who got the leaves of the world seemed to have been hit by a giant pie, first with a sluggish expression, and then ecstatic to leave with this 'little gift'. It was probably the most valuable of all the gifts, but the others weren't much better, at least Fang Yu had seen the unicorn's horn twice, which was also a rarity.

And when he saw the back, he roughly understood that these people had completed some of the more important commissions of the tree people, so they were invited over. When Fang Yu heard this, he felt that the highest level of all the tasks should still be the one that the magician 'Tomorrow' completed at the beginning.

But they didn't even get the reward of the World Tree Leaf, and Fang Yu couldn't help but be even more curious, what that kind of thing was. However, none of these tasks are comparable to the one they are helping to investigate, but unfortunately that mission is still in the investigation and evidence collection stage.

They hadn't seen any progress on the mission since they met the miners - of course, they didn't have much chance to complete it after the crystal came in full swing. However, according to the miners, those with a dark aura should have long since left, and he didn't know if there was any value in continuing the investigation.

However, the endless rewards of the tree people still made him a little numb, although he knew that this tree heart might have some meaning of buying horse bones, but Fang Yu still couldn't help but feel:

The Tree Man is really rich.

One by one, the people in the square left, and there were fewer and fewer people.

Eventually, Moon Arrit finally called the name of Miss Knight.

"Miss May, please come to me." An old voice sounded in the hearts of several people.

The Heart of the Tree's gift to the Knight's Lady was a shield—a shield made of the Sacred White Oak Tree to be exact, called the Heart of the Oak. This thing can be said to have shocked Fang Yuan's eyes, it turned out to be a secondary artifact.

Even Maye was shocked when she got the shield: "Mr. Tree Heart, this is ......"

"Please take it, Miss May," replied the old voice of Moon Arit, "after all, it is nothing compared to the heart of the mountain, and the heart of the holy white symbolizes nobility and integrity, and it remains in this place only as a diamond in the dust." It is believed that it is also a blessing to be able to have the company of an upright knight and fight evil together. ”

Miss Knight opened her mouth, her face couldn't help but blush, and she was a little embarrassed—she had just said that she would not be rewarded, especially for such a valuable gift. But she liked the shield very much, especially since it was engraved with an old proverb:

'Oak listens to whispers-'

In the Hill of the Giant Trees, the holy white oak has a special meaning, and the knights have to swear an oath under the holy white heart, make a vow, and wash the sword with morning dew to complete the baptism. The so-called virtues and vows are all whispered, and in the woods, the oak trees are listening.

This is where the White Oath comes from.

May, herself a knight from Sanshak, is well aware of this tradition.

This oak shield can be said to have a deep connection with the knights of the Great Tree Hills, and I don't know why it came to this place, but the knight lady took it, blushed, and stammered for a long time before she stammered, "I—I'll be worthy of it, Mr. Tree Heart." ”

Moon Arrit smiled slightly.

Fang Yu and Alice also snickered on the side, and translated the sentence into two words: really fragrant.

When Mei Yi took the shield and walked down from the front with a red face, Fang Yu pulled the other party and asked her, "Miss May, what story did she tell you, Alice?" ”

May thought for a moment before replying, "Miss Alice said that there was a man in the past, and he was called Zi...... Sub ......"

Because she was a little nervous, she even revealed her childish true voice.

"Okay, okay, I get it." Fang Yu hurriedly interrupted her, Zilu ransomed people, and his uncle also told him this story.

Maye blushed and nodded.

And at this time, Fang Yu heard the voice in his heart: "Young human, the one who is favored by the goddess, what gift do you want?" ”

Fang Yu was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but look in that direction, this question stumped him—theoretically, of course he wanted the seed of an essence plant, the same as that magician. But a sub-artifact doesn't seem to be bad, but when you say it, it always seems to be a little greedy.

Fang Yu couldn't help but think of the story of the golden axe, the silver axe and the iron axe, but he wouldn't admit it if he was killed, he was thin-skinned and embarrassed to speak. Of course, Moon Aritt was actually just asking casually, it smiled slightly, and a ball of light had already appeared in front of Fang Yuan.

"I've thought carefully about what I should give you," said the old voice of Treeheart, "but if you think about it, this thing should only be the most suitable for you, young human." ”

Fang Yu couldn't help but widen his eyes as he looked at the light cluster.

What is it?

A piece of dead, wood?

……