Chapter 46: The Sleeping Tree
I sped across the wilderness, looking around. Helsing gave me hunter-like eyes to see everything around me.
In the distance, a peculiar tree caught my attention. I changed the direction of the horse's run, informed Uncle Musk, and headed for the purple smoke tree.
Although it is also the creation of nature, unlike the ancient glitter, this tree grows in a small pool, and the scale is much smaller, even less than the golden tree in Xueman Square, and I can wrap it around it with my hands outstretched. What is strange to me is its color.
The leaves on the branches are pink, a color that is probably not conducive to photosynthesis, but there is not much to be pursued in a magical world. A bluish-purple glow radiated from the cracks in the bark of the tree, and it did not dim until it was a meter away from the tree. The water in the pool is purple, and the surface of the water is swirled with purple mist, while constantly rising directly above the trees.
In addition, there was a crisp and lively sound like a silver bell, but this sound did not come from this tree. I looked and found that the source of the sound was a small grass that glowed faintly white by the waterhole.
"This is Nairngen," Musk behind him explained to me, "as long as it's the land near the water, it might grow." ”
Nairngen? This grass is somewhat aloe-like, but not as fleshy as aloe vera. What is the root named? But I'm more concerned about the obvious, "What does it emit and sound for?" Want someone else to take it off? ”
"Do you know what it is called Nayngen?"
"What is the relationship between the grass named after the planet?"
"It's not like a regular plant, it has no seeds, it doesn't have a way to reproduce, it's a plant that grows purely from the ground, so it's called Nayngen. That is, the planet Nairn is the root of this plant. It emits light and makes sounds, also because it grows on the earth. If the Nairn root is excavated from the earth, it is no different from ordinary grass. ”
"It sounds like the planet Nairn is using this plant to send a message to the outside world."
"Maybe it's just announcing your existence. Although the Nyngen has a certain toxicity to protect itself from animal gnawing, on the other hand, it has the effect of strengthening the resistance of magic as an alchemy ingredient, so it still cannot stop humans from collecting it. Luminous vocalizations save people the trouble of searching. ”
It's a strange plant, and it sounds like it's a gift for humans.
"And what is the origin of this tree?"
"This tree didn't exist when I traveled through the sky. According to later texts, when the volcano in Morrowind erupted, a piece of debris fell here and smashed into a crater, and then this 'sleeping tree' grew out of this pit. My guess is that when Azulla cast the Divine Punishment, some of the force was inadvertently attached to the fragment, so much so that the fragment gained a huge amount of kinetic energy, which was able to support it from the distant province of Morrowind to the southwest of the skyrim, like a ballistic missile. ”
Kinetic energy, ballistic missile ...... During this time, under my explanation, Musk has become more and more proficient in the use of knowledge on the earth. Listening to Musk, Azura's realm is a twilight realm that exudes the light of the purple law. Since it was possessed by Azulla's power, it was not surprising that the tree emitted purple smoke.
On a whim, I cast a life-detecting spell to see what was so strange about the tree. There was no reaction, but a large humanoid light not far away caught my attention.
Uncle Musk noticed the deflection of my gaze, and he could see at a glance what was attracting me.
"That's a giant."
"Giants?" I think of the giant who invaded the farms on the outskirts of Snowman. The Giant is a wild humanoid creature with a huge size, and it is unknown if they are related to humans. However, judging by the fact that this creature is often on the sheriff's warrant, the giant has no good reputation. In that case, I'll eliminate it for the people, just so that Uncle Musk can see what I mean by the sequelae of wild blood.
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The huge humanoid creature in the cavern with its leather apron felt the aggression emanating from me, and it grabbed a large wooden stick from the ground and howled and rushed towards me. There is no doubt that this guy is very strong, but his ability to maintain balance is not complimentary, and he lives like a drunken ...... Saying that the drunkard is lifting it, I think it is a drunken three-toothed walrus.
"Click!"
I stretched out my right claw to block, and the stick struck me in the arm, breaking off at the sound of a sound. The giant froze, his low intellect incomprehensible to what shattered the wooden stick in his hand instead of my arm. Without giving it time to froze, I reached for its heart.
Just as its chest was about to be torn open by me, it occurred to me that the blood spurting out would stain my body. So I quickly clenched my claws into a fist and finally hit it in the right rib. The giant was hit by this blow and flew three meters away, unable to move again, but also escaped with it.
If it had been some time ago, I might have unconsciously immersed myself in the bloody thrill of killing, but now I can use my reason to restrain my actions. Although I still have wild habits after transforming into a werewolf, I will suppress them in time to prevent them from coming out.
Despite this, the negative symptoms of Wild Blood have only worsened.
It became clearer and clearer to me that my intellect had an instinctive rejection of the blood of the wild. As I said earlier, when I transform into a werewolf, my flesh will enjoy the pleasure of being powerful, but my heart cannot enter a perfect hunting state with my body, which makes it difficult for me to fully use the strength of a werewolf.
On the other hand, the pent-up blood of the wild can only be vented through other channels. After this transformation, my body went straight into a state of strike, and even the blood supply to my brain became weak. Fortunately, Uncle Musk cast some life magic in time and dragged me back from the brink of coma.
I took the Erlenmeyer flask handed by Uncle Musk and took a sip before relieving myself. The bottle contained blood from Ella, and I was so weak that I couldn't even pull out the cork.
I put on my clothes and asked Uncle Musk what Wild Blood was causing unique negative symptoms on me.
"Although there are many people who intellectually reject the blood of the wild, when they transform into werewolves, they will temporarily forget their disgust and completely fall into the hunting **, and I have never heard of a situation like yours where reason and body are in complete opposition. This time the enemy is too weak to fully mobilize your strength, and I need to observe further. ”
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Before my body was at its best, I walked around the cave, and I was intrigued by the giants.
But this walk did lead me to discover something strange - such as a human corpse that had been dead for a while and had not yet decomposed.
The man was hit with a blunt object, resulting in a severe comminuted fracture. I glanced at the thick wooden stick on the ground that had broken in two, and I guess it was the giant's doing. But why is he here? I tried to look for clues from him. Eventually, I pulled out a bottle full of purple liquid from his clothes, along with a letter on which I saw an unexpected name.
"Don't try to cheat on this deal, the Tigerman caravan can smell if the sap is real. Also, after the Scuma incident, the guards have been looking for you. Just like we said yes, bring the sap back to me. Signed: Isolda. ”
This surprised me a little, I didn't expect Isolda to have such a means in private. Looks like I should talk to her when I get back.
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"It is said that tiger people can smell this bottle of sap if it is real, and their noses are very sensitive?" I asked Musk as I shook the bottle full of purple liquid in front of my eyes and tried to find the secret.
"It's not just that. The Tiger People are said to have been created by Azura, and the Sleeping Tree contains the power of Azura, and the Tiger People may have a unique feeling about it. ”
It turned out to be the taste of the goddess, but I don't know if it was strawberry flavored. That being said, this bottle of sap will sell for a lot of money in Eswell Province.
Not...... A flash of inspiration flashed through his mind, and he cast the peace of Gina Lace on the sleeping tree, trying to communicate with it.
The Sleeping Tree has a unique self-protection mechanism. Through the conversation, I learned that a man had scratched its bark in order to steal its sap, and the angry Sleeping Tree secreted a dizzying mist. Later, a giant passed by and found him lying on the edge of a waterhole, dried up with a mallet, and dragged him home to store it as food.
Although the Sleeping Tree often has to deal with bad intentions from the outside world, years of living alone in the wasteland have also made it feel lonely. Today, I finally met someone I could talk to, which made him very happy.
I told it about some of what I had seen, such as the snowy golden tree, the ancient glitter of the sanctuary, and the newborn sapling. For my narration, the Sleeping Tree unabashedly expresses envy and yearning.
"You wish there was a temple to shelter you?"
The Sleeping Tree responded in the affirmative.
"No problem, there will be a day."
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Bidding farewell to the ancient tree blessed by Azura, Uncle Musk and I continued in the direction of the Grimm Jasmine Witch Meeting.
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