Chapter 37: The Ancient Tree (2)

"May Freya, the god of nature, bless you, may your will always be as firm as an ancient tree, and courage as a leaf, and may your heart always be rooted in the earth with your heart turned to the sun, so that you may always be steadfast and not deceived by evil. The Druid Elder looked kindly at the little boy in front of him, and although he didn't think that this little boy could solve a problem that none of his people could solve, it did not prevent him from appreciating the little boy's courage.

The Druid Elder placed his wizened hand on Alan's head and muttered a prayer. Alan looked up, and for a moment he seemed to feel as if there were a pair of eyes in the sky watching him, but when he looked up that feeling disappeared again.

"Freya, the god of nature......" Alan pondered for a moment, this world is not the original world after all, although the structure of the basic world is not different, but whether it is the power of magic or the power of the main god, it is an unknowable realm for him, it is said that the magic country can even use the power of space to teleport over long distances, and it can be said that in some respects, the magic country is even more advanced than the previous life.

"Little friend, give this to you, may the blue wolf guard your path. As he spoke, the old man took out a beautiful wolf-like wood carving from his package, with his mouth slightly open, his body low, and his eyes staring straight ahead as if he was about to pounce forward.

"Thank you. Alan respectfully took the wood carving and looked at it with interest, when suddenly, Allen's face changed, because he felt some magic fluctuations from it.

"This is the statue of the blue wolf that the druid elders have prayed for, and when it is time to use magic to activate this statue, he will temporarily manifest a blue wolf phantom to help you fight. Benjamin looked at the surprised Alan and explained, and nodded to the elder druid, this statue may not be too valuable to the druid, but due to its rarity in the outside world, it can be said to be quite sincere and quite practical gift.

"No thanks, your courage is commendable. The elder druid said with a smile.

"Here's this, little one. Seeing this, the king also stepped out and handed Eren a dagger.

"This is a magic short sword, it will automatically emit a glimmer of light when it is dark, this sword is the natural enemy of evil or chaotic creatures, it was forged by the chief swordsmith of the elven kingdom, it was originally used as a rite of passage for the little princess, and now it is given to you, I hope this short sword can bring you good luck and help you save the little princess." King Aier looked at the little child in front of him with a smile, originally Benjamin only felt disdainful when he said that he could solve Mr. Cang's problem, but now this guy can risk his life to save his daughter, which can't help but make him ungrateful to him, not to mention that the fact that the little daughter went in was not his original intention...... No matter how important Mr. Cang is, it is impossible to be important enough to sacrifice his daughter, he can only say that he is too careless and too stubborn.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Alan accepted it gratefully, looking at the complex rune lines on the sword and feeling sincere joy, of course he knew that the ancient magic country also had the technology to use runes to improve the ability of equipment, but unlike the mechanical country, most of the runes of the magic country are used for weapons or armor, and the common ones are of course sharp runes for weapons and strong runes for armor, but Allen, as a poor child who can only kill rabbits to raise tuition, of course has no chance for this kind of high-end product, even the most basic sharp attribute long sword is also a priceless existence in the magic country。 Now that I have one, I can compare the two and maybe inspire some new ideas.

King El waved his hand and walked towards the black tree hole, Alan and the druid elders, the elven elders followed, Ciris squeezed Alan's hand worriedly, Eren sighed in his heart, and touched Cialis's head to express comfort.

"You must come back. Cialis looked at Alan worriedly, her hands clenched to show the extreme uneasiness in her heart. Unconsciously, she has regarded Alan as her closest relative, as a child from a poor family, she may not have received a good education, but because of this, she cherishes what she has more.

"I promise, I'll be back safe. I looked at Cialis's pure, clear eyes, full of worry, and I couldn't help but feel a little moved in my heart.

Looking at the black hole, I took a deep breath and resolutely slipped into it.

"You are quite relieved of him, you can have the strength of the fourth order at this age, and you are not afraid that you human beings will lose another genius. King Al said, looking at Benjamin.

"It is precisely because they are geniuses that they need more tempering, otherwise in the future catastrophe, no one will be able to stand alone, and if there are no geniuses who have grown up, fate is destined to be just a little more advanced cannon fodder. Benjamin said a little coldly, looking at the worried Cialis next to him and sighing. "Let's hope he'll make it through. 」

After drilling into the tree hole, I calmly took out the short sword, the short sword immediately emitted a faint light, and the black mist seemed to retreat a little in fear, but the vision was still limited, and this little glimmer was just a chatter.

After thinking about it for a moment, I gritted the dagger with my teeth and moved slowly on all fours.

After climbing forward for a while, I sat down in an awkward position with some fatigue, because it was not high enough, so I had to tilt my head slightly, and I just touched the inside of the tree trunk, and the black sawdust fell down.

"This damn place. It's still too naïve to think about it, it is true that it doesn't take much physical strength to move forward in a crawling position, after all, the magic power is also slowly improving its physique when it is circulating, although the effect is not as obvious as the fighting spirit, after all, the ultimate goal of practicing magic is to achieve a perfect body, you must know that the elves of the silver body have ten times the lifespan of humans.

But on the way to crawl, I kept going up and down with the trend of the tree hole, and because I was in the dark, I couldn't even determine how long I had climbed, or how far I had climbed, the annoying rancid sweet smell kept getting into my nose, and my limbs were also stained with black sawdust, and the stuffy and stagnant air made me sweaty, as long as a little sound could be infinitely amplified in this tree hole, the sound of the short sword falling to the ground on the way was terrifying, and I felt that my physical fitness had declined very quickly under various factors, especially this silent dark environment was particularly annoying, and the occasional unknown sound from a distance was even more involuntarily frightening。

I opened my skin, took a big gulp, and then closed the precious water bladder, the sweet spring water made me seem to regain a little strength, I wiped my sweat and was about to continue on, when something seemed to move in the darkness ahead. I cautiously stretched my dagger forward, letting the glimmer illuminate my eyes.

I saw several black oval creatures moving slowly in my direction.

"That's ...... Caterpillars?" I looked at the caterpillars in front of me through the glimmer of the dagger, which were about half a foot long and fat, looking like black silkworm babies.

The black caterpillars stopped moving forward when they were exposed to the faint light, and their heads slowly shrank back before they ricocheted at me like arrows.

"Wind Shield. An air shield instantly stood in front of me, and after a few snaps, all the caterpillars were blocked out, and before I could catch my breath, the caterpillars began to gnaw at my shield.

I was stunned for a moment, and was shocked to find that the magic I used to maintain the wind shield was slowly dissolving.

"Damn. I hurriedly stepped forward and slashed hard with my short sword, but to my surprise, these caterpillars had no defense, and I cut them in half, and black juice splattered out of them, and the body of the beetle that was cut in half kept writhing. Seeing that it worked, I quickly cut the bugs in half one by one, but luckily the bugs shriveled up and died after a little writhing, and black juice splashed all over the passage.

"Whew......," I gasped, these creatures weren't very strong, but the psychological pressure of facing enemies in the dark was still enormous.

"Smack. Then, all of a sudden, I heard the sound of something falling in front of me.

I cautiously picked up the dagger and looked forward, and several caterpillars were crawling towards me, and I quickly stepped back a little to cover the dagger.

"I don't know how many ...... these things are," I cautiously took out a small wooden branch that I had pre-hidden, lit it, and threw it forward with my magic protection.

"Just kidding...... I looked at the scene in front of me with a numb scalp, only to see dense caterpillars crawling on the cave wall in layers, and from time to time a few of them were squeezed and fell down to make a crackling sound, this scene can definitely make people have countless nightmares about insects at night.