Chapter 17, The Troll Oak and the Fruit
The castle is also flanked by a sloping hillside, with a large dense forest growing as if covered with a thick layer of turquoise quilts, and you can even see the castle from a high position on the hillside.
Zhang Yi took the two girls into the dense forest, made a large circle along the edge of the castle, and finally found the secret passage near the back of the castle.
It is more appropriate to have a low cave than a secret passage, and the entrance is hidden in a rugged rock thicket that cannot be seen without looking closely.
Zhang Yi used the basic knowledge to make a simple torch, and then took the lead into the cave, and the two girls hesitated slightly, but they could only follow him closely.
The cave was filled with a cold and moist smell, which made people can't help but get goosebumps, and Susan and Delaney could see clearly by the light of the fire that the cave was not naturally formed, and there were many traces of excavation and trimming inside, which were inextricably related to the castle outside.
To the surprise of the two girls, how did Erwin know these things?
Zhang Yi didn't pay attention to the eyes of the two girls looking at him, he just followed his memory, turned left and right in the cave, and finally walked to the end of the cave after the torch in his hand was almost half burned.
What appeared in front of the three of them was a stone staircase that sloped upward, and on the walls on both sides hung braziers that had been extinguished for an unknown amount of time.
Zhang Yi handed the torch to Susan behind him, and then walked up the stone stairs, and soon reached the top, and a flat square stone slab appeared above his head.
According to memory, Zhang Yi stretched out his hand and groped beside him, and soon touched a stone that was wedged into the cave wall, but it was a little loose, he pressed his hand against the stone and pressed it hard, and the stone slab above his head immediately clicked.
The two girls in the back were amazed when they saw this scene, but Zhang Yi didn't feel anything, he stretched out his hands and pushed the slate, and immediately pushed the slate upwards to form a square hole, and bright light immediately shone in from the outside.
Zhang Yi was the first to drill out of the hole, and the two girls followed, and when they came out, they realized that the location of the hole was actually at the bottom of the dry pool.
Zhang Yi was lying on the edge of the pool, looking out, and the two girls, like him, poked their heads out from the edge of the pool, quietly looked outside, and immediately saw the scene of this place clearly.
It is indeed a very large courtyard, with many scattered flower beds and cisterns, and you can see the tall castle buildings not far away, but the most striking thing is the tall giant tree in the middle of the courtyard.
It is a very large and ancient oak tree, with a dark green canopy that covers almost half of the courtyard and is dotted with deep purple fruits.
What is even more surprising is that there are two small black holes in the gray-black trunk of the oak tree, and below the middle of the small hole is a protrusion similar to a nose, and below this protrusion is a huge mouth that looks like a wild beast.
What's even more amazing is that this oak tree is not motionless, but like a sleeping human, it is breathing weakly, and the huge crown and trunk are slowly rising and falling with the breath.
"It's ...... Troll Oak!? ”
The eyes of the two girls were firmly drawn, one of them had never seen a troll oak before, and the other had only heard a simple expression, and the shock in their hearts at this mutated magical creature was understandable.
"Yes, this is the Troll Oak, this big man is sleeping right now, we better not wake it up, or we're in trouble, look over there."
Zhang Yi whispered to them, then stretched out his hand to the other direction of the courtyard, and the two girls looked in the direction he pointed, only to see that there was a low platform similar to an altar, and the whole body was made of white stones.
"The teleportation magic circle is there."
Susan and Delaney's heartbeat suddenly increased slightly, they went to the Shadow Mountains with all their might, wasn't it just to use this teleportation magic array to leave, now hope is in sight, but the original seven people are now only three people left.
Both girls were a little sad, but Zhang Yi didn't bother with it - he was working out in his mind how to capture the fruit of the troll oak.
However, this is a very simple problem, the Troll Oak is not easily awakened when it is asleep, and it will not wake up this large man except for strong magic fluctuations and too loud sounds.
Based on this, Zhang Yi quickly thought of a simple solution.
"Listen, you guys go to the teleportation magic circle and wait, I'll go to the troll oak tree and pick a fruit down, don't make too much noise."
Zhang Yi whispered to the two girls, Susan frowned when she heard this, and said, "You are alone? Can you do it, or I'll come with you. ”
"I don't need to." Zhang Yi said in a firm tone, "If there are too many people, it is very likely to wake up the troll oak, I am enough alone, you just wait there, remember, don't make any noise." ”
Seeing Zhang Yi say this, Susan didn't continue to insist on following, she nodded, pulled Delaney from the pool to jump into the courtyard, and quietly ran in the direction of the teleportation magic array.
Miss Pastor turned around when she was running and whispered a silent word to Zhang Yi, looking at her mouth shape, it should be the four words "be careful".
Zhang Yi nodded to her, then turned his head to look at the troll oak that was still sleeping not far away, and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
This troll oak Zhang Yi remembers that it is level 18 in the game, if it weren't for the current season, with Zhang Yi's current state of level 2, he would naturally go as far as he could when he met this big guy.
However, after bearing fruit, because the mana stored in the body is absorbed by the fruit in large quantities, the strength of the troll oak will be greatly reduced, and because the mana is too small, it will fall into a deep sleep, and the combat power will probably be reduced to about level 1o, and many abilities will not be usable.
Moreover, Zhang Yi didn't plan to fight the Troll Oak head-on now, but just secretly picked one of its fruits while it was sleeping, which was not a difficult thing for Zhang Yi - he used to do this often, when he had to use the teleportation magic array to leave the Shadow Mountains, and every time he would directly pick the fruit from the Troll Oak as a source of magic to activate his magic power.
Jumping lightly onto the pool, Zhang Yi followed the paved path and quietly approached the troll oak tree, and soon came to the side of the trunk.
The thick roots of the tree were firmly rooted in the ground, and the troll oak made a slight snoring sound, this thing really can't be called a plant, but a magical creature, if it is allowed to continue to grow without any accidents, about a hundred years later, this troll oak can grow limbs, have the ability to walk and run on the ground, and completely evolve into a troll treeman, which is how the two thousand-year-old troll tree guardians in the Red Leaf Mountain Ridge came.
Zhang Yi found a position, and then climbed up lightly, although the general sound is unlikely to wake it up, but a little stimulation may also make it wake up from its slumber, Zhang Yi did not dare to take this risk, which is why he did not dare to let Susan follow.
After two or three strokes, he climbed to the canopy, feeling the rough trunk rising and falling with his breath, Zhang Yi took a deep breath and began to climb along the branches to the thin branches and leaves.
His movements are steady and sensitive, in addition to Zhang Yi himself being extremely good at climbing trees when he was a child, the strong physical element given by the system is also a reason, otherwise he was still at home playing games before the crossing, and it would definitely not be easy to climb such a tree.
Gently brushing away the branches and leaves that stood in the way, Zhang Yisheng found a fruit hidden in the dense leaves.
The deep purple fruit seems to emit a faint circle of light, and the smooth skin grows strange lines, which look like a fist-sized tomato.
Zhang Yi stretched out his hand and gently plucked the fruit, and at this moment, he could feel the troll oak tree trembling very obviously, and the entire huge canopy was rustling, as if he would wake up at any moment.
Zhang Yi immediately held his breath, his body didn't dare to move, and his ears seemed to be able to hear the thumping heartbeat in his chest. At this time, if the troll oak comes to his senses, Zhang Yike will be in a catastrophe, this is not in the game, he can be resurrected after death.
Fortunately, the troll oak only shook for a moment, and soon quieted down again, and was plucked a fruit, which to it was like a human being bitten by an ant, although it was itchy, but it did not prevent it from continuing to sleep.
Zhang Yi breathed a sigh of relief, he turned around from the branches, and through the gaps between the branches and leaves, he could see the teleportation magic array platform not far away, and the two girls had already arrived there and were looking nervously at this side.
Zhang Yi felt that it was a little inconvenient to go down with the fruit like this, so he made something that he regretted a lot later - he made a gesture to Susan and the others, and then directly threw the fruit in his hand through the gap between the branches and leaves.
The dark purple fruit swirled and fluttered in the air, drawing an arc and flying towards the two girls.
Susan hurriedly took a step back, raised her hand to catch it, and caught the fruit accurately.
The two girls immediately held the fruit in front of their eyes and watched it with great curiosity.
The magic power contained in such a fruit is extremely rich, enough for the three of them to use a teleportation magic array.
Seeing Susan catch the fruit, Zhang Yi breathed a sigh of relief and was about to turn around and climb down the troll oak, but at this moment, something happened that he didn't expect.
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