Merlin walked in the darkness for an unknown amount of time, he had lost the concept of time, and when he tried to turn back, there was nothingness behind him.

The entrance had long since disappeared, so he could only stubbornly continue walking, and just when he couldn't help but begin to wonder if he had been calculated, a glimmer of light finally appeared in front of him.

Merlin raised an eyebrow, quickened his pace, and walked in the direction of the light source.

In front of him was a strange giant tree, with a huge body that could only be hugged by twenty people, half of it was withered and lifeless, while the other half had a strange golden sheen.

"Elgad, Elf's Lost World Tree," Merlin grunted, "it can't be so coincidental that it's here." ”

Merlin walked under the tree and looked curiously at the giant tree in front of him, this legendary tree is said to be older than any known intelligent creature on the Dawn Continent, even Merlin has no chance to see it.

For a long time, it existed only in the ancient legends of the elves, and today even many elves doubt its existence.

And now, someone can finally get a glimpse of what it really is.

"Tsk, I thought about a lot of possibilities before I came down, but to be honest, I really didn't think about this one. Merlin rubbed his nose and muttered to himself.

"What is this, is it that a hospitable host invites a handsome and intelligent guest to his home?"

Merlin said this, but his feet did not move, along the way, no matter how dangerous the situation he had experienced, but even if he was calculated by Hastings and chased all over the city by the Wizards' Guild, there was a smile full of care on the corner of his mouth.

For the first time, the smile disappeared from the corner of his mouth, and his expression became more gloomy than ever after seeing the giant tree that appeared to be Olgard.

He reached out and stroked the half-withered tree, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a while, he withdrew his hand and grinned, "This game is starting to get more and more fun." ”

As soon as Merlin finished speaking, the decaying part of the giant tree began to change, cracking in both sides, and a staircase appeared in the middle.

Unlike the legend that the brave had to go through a lot of trouble to reach the top of the giant tree, this time the World Tree apparently opened a back door for Merlin, who only had to follow the paved stairs all the way to the top.

However, no matter who released the good intentions, they obviously did not expect that after only a quarter of an hour, someone would be lying on the steps tired.

Merlin perfectly interprets what is the standard physique of a magician, three steps and one breath, and he starts to complain not far away.

"Is there any mistake, why is it so far away, are you planning to use this method to exhaust me?"

Olgaard couldn't help but twitch a little when he heard someone's nagging, and a few leaves floated down from the sky.

After a long silence, the golden half of the World Tree pulled out seven or eight branches and made them into a cradle.

Merlin naturally didn't be polite, and sat down in it, not forgetting to mumble in his mouth, "Since you have this method, why didn't you use it earlier, and it's fun to see me climb the stairs?"

The World Tree couldn't speak, so it didn't answer, and the cradle began to rise silently after Merlin entered.

The latter poked his head out of the cradle and looked around, but it didn't take long for the freshness to pass and someone began to nag again, "Why can't you hurry up if you are so slow? What if you can't make breakfast in time?" ”

However, this time, the World Tree was no longer accustomed to this thing, as if it had not heard anything, and the cradle continued to rise at its original speed.

Merlin glanced down in boredom and saw that he could no longer see the shadow of the ground at all, and when he looked up, he could not see the top through the lush foliage of Olgard, and he was now in nothingness, like a lonely ghost.

In addition, Merlin also saw the wood grains of what appeared to be human faces on the dividing line of the tree trunk, densely packed with different expressions, and it was rumored that Olgaard was rooted in the underworld and connected to the sky.

Speaking of the Saint Laurent Brothers School of Magic, founded by Merlin, the logo of the school is also a tree related to the underworld - Hertomos, which grows at the entrance to the underworld, and the trunk of the tree can be made into a ship to ferry souls on the River Styx.

This may also be the reason why Merlin has always looked at Olgard not very well.

Boredom was always made longer by boredom, and just as Merlin was about to fall asleep, the cradle finally stopped rising.

Merlin opened his eyes, and was greeted by a world turned upside down.

"Interesting. Merlin climbed down the edge of the cradle and landed on both feet, and the imaginary fall above his head did not happen.

And when he stepped on the ground, he stood firmly on it.

Even the most daring bard could not have imagined that Olgaard would have two root systems, through the Dawn Continent, rooted in the Underworld and the Kingdom of God, and it is difficult to say where is the top of it.

Merlin looked around, and he was in the middle of a wood, with a sapphire-like lake in front of him, and the breeze shimmered through it.

The plants here are all unusually tall under the moisture of the Force, and they have generally grown six to eight times in size compared to the Dawn Continent, Merlin stands here like a dwarf.

"Looks like I've come to the final level of the game. ”

The leaves swayed, and a huge body made of light stepped out of the woods, and it didn't stop until it was two meters in front of Merlin before it stopped.

"Welcome to our world. ”

It wasn't a myth, it was a continental lingua franca.

"Why here?" Merlin raised an eyebrow, but in a prophetic voice.

"It's a no-go zone for ordinary people, but you're different, you're going to join us anyway, you're coming here soon, so why don't we bring this time a little earlier. ”

"But I still have unfinished business on earth. Merlin said.

"Once you succeed in becoming a god, you will understand that everything in the world is insignificant. ”

Merlin chuckled, "It's not like a trivial thing for you to make such a big fuss down there this time. ”

The light giant was silent for a moment, and then spoke, "It's just that the crops in the field have been plagued and need to be burned and replanted, we have done this many times, although it is a pity, but there is no way, we have to ensure the yield." ”

"Tsk, are you talking about faith?"

"Wishing power, soul crystallization or the so-called belief of human beings, yes, it is actually the same thing, after becoming a god, it is our food, and it is also the only way to increase our strength, everything we do, in fact, is only for one thing, and that is to survive. ”

"I thought it would be hard to die after becoming a god. ”

The light giant shook his head, "It's hard for us to die, but that doesn't mean we won't be weak, according to your human time, six thousand years ago was probably our weakest time, and we didn't gain any faith for tens of thousands of years before that." ”

(End of chapter)