Chapter 6: Life Blooms
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The so-called Guardian Land is actually an area that radiates with the 'pillar' as the center, and is a forbidden area that is not allowed to enter except for children of nature, druids, and natural creatures.
I don't know if it's because of the profession of the Children of Nature, or because the wild animals in the game are not afraid of people, the forest is full of all kinds of strange creatures, standing on the branches or poking their heads out of the bushes, curiously looking at the white deer avatars passing by.
Link had never been so close to nature, and he looked around from time to time as he ran, but his every move was fully watched by Irees, who led the way in front of him.
Don't look at the elf's thin body, the degree of running on foot is no less than Link's deformation. What made him even more jealous and envious was that he was out of breath when he ran, but Ireess was still refreshed, and he didn't even see a bead of sweat.
"Horacio's forest is so tall because of the Pillars of Earth, you don't have to be so surprised, do you?"
"I grew up in a city and never saw such a vast forest. Link blurted out, especially the first time he entered the illusion, and he was deeply struck by the natural beauty of the forest.
Hearing Link's praise of the forests of Mount Horacio, Ires sighed, "Crystal used to be called the Great Green Forest, and it was bigger than the forests of Mount Horacio, and I have only heard of its beauty in the songs of the people. β
In ancient times, the Great Green Forest was the domain of the main god of the elves, and it was once the most lifelike land of the Big 6. Humans have cut down hundreds of trees to build luxurious buildings, killed countless animals for fun, and the forests have shrunk sharply and lost their vitality.
"The crystallized trees are beautiful but lifeless, and although I don't want to be as extreme as Hull, I often complain about humans. Even if it wasn't intentional, the growth of the undead was directly related to them. There was a deep frustration in Irees's tone, "As a human being, how do you feel about your fellow citizens cutting down forests and slaughtering animals for their own sake?"
In response to Iris's questioning, Link was silent for a long time before answering.
"I'm actually disgusted by this kind of grabbing resources regardless of the planet's ability to bear it, and as a member of the world, human beings cannot escape the disasters caused by environmental degradation. Rather than speaking out of a fantasy, Link is speaking from his heart, having experienced the consequences of soil erosion firsthand.
Link's hometown is located in the center of the fault basin, and the surrounding lowland hills are beautiful, not only are there wild animals such as muntjac, pheasants, macaques, and even wild wolves. The villagers living in the mountains are greedy for small profits, cutting down patches of trees and selling them for money. In just 20 years, the groundwater has dried up rapidly, not to mention rice, and even drought-tolerant corn and flue-cured tobacco crops cannot be grown. The villagers knew that it was the result of soil erosion, and replanted trees, but how could the damaged ecology be restored?
So as soon as the elf asked, Link felt that he thought that the children of nature and the druids should punish humans who destroy nature at will. He also hid the name of the place and listed some disasters caused by extreme weather, but human beings are short-sighted, for the sake of immediate interests to destroy the phantom environment, in the final analysis, it is all greed and luck, and even some people have nothing to do with me after death, as long as they enjoy the mentality that it is enough to enjoy in front of them.
"Actually, I think the druids can arrest all the humans who are cutting down forests and hunting animals beyond their survival needs, and punish them to plant as many trees as they want. You can also torture them with nightmares, let dead plants and animals ask for their lives in their dreams, and so on, when to stop doing evil and when to stop nightmares. It can even go a step further by moving all the flora and fauna into the expanded protected land, turning the land outside the area into a desert where there is no food to grow, so that humans can experience the lack of a habitable environment. β
"You'd better stop thinking like that. Irese was worried about Link's mentality, and if he let it go, he would inevitably become a disciplinarian.
Link said yes, but in his heart he didn't care. Until the mountains and rivers are exhausted, how can man restrain his plundering of nature?
"Toot-"
Just as Irees was about to reprimand Link further, a trumpet sounded from the north.
"What's going on?" the horn symbolized war in ancient times, and Link didn't think anyone was bored to play it.
"The patrol to the north is under attack, and the enemy is tricky. Ires listened intently, and soon heard the message from the sound of trumpets of varying lengths. He whistled, and a snow-white unicorn came out of the woods.
"Then let's hurry over and help......"
Before he could finish speaking, Link was dragged onto the horse, and the unicorn galloped like a bolt of lightning through the dense forest. The scenery around him flew backwards, and Link held the unicorn tightly by the neck to stabilize his body.
"Where are we going?"
"Go back to the ancient tree. β
"Aren't you going to help?"
"I will not let the precious chosen ones die. Ires uttered a long, strange-sounding language as Link's strength increased, and the flying trees became like smoke, a bit like the Child of Nature walking between reality and fantasy when he transformed.
In a sudden moment, Link was surprised to see that they had returned to guard the ancient tree, the druids were all holding weapons, the atmosphere was tense, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.
There were several centaurs lying scattered in the open space around the ancient tree, all of them more or less injured, Hull was crouching beside one of them, Link recognized at a glance that it was the half-male centaur who had been named by the birdman to show his degree, the lower half of his body was corroded by YanzhΓ²ng, and his limbs had dissolved to the point that only Sensen's bones remained.
The scene was bloody and terrifying, and the intense feeling of vomiting pounded Link's throat. There is no salvation from such a serious injury, and death is only a matter of time.
"What's going on?" said Irees, who ran forward in three steps and two steps.
"The patrol team encountered the undead on the northern border, and you came just in time to treat them. Hel was overjoyed to see the elf. Most of the druids, including him, have cultivated offensive talents, and there are not many who are proficient in dispersal and healing.
Iris first dispelled the curse attached to the centaur with the healing of nature, and the green light appeared, enveloping the centaur entirely, and the corrosion stopped with the sound of the wind. Unable to restore the ablated flesh with the secondary treatment attached to Nature's Healing alone, Iris performed an advanced healing technique that repaired the wound to a visibly visible degree.
After healing a few centaurs, Iris stood up with a frustrated expression: "I've run out of spell slots. β
"How is it possible, you should still ......" Hull suddenly realized something, and looked at Link viciously, "It's all for him?"
Iris nodded, and gave Link a few times the Natural Healing Rejuvenation on his way around the border, and he asked that Link to take over the curse.
Suddenly being named, Lincton felt the pressure double.
He's just a newbie.
Hull pushes Link towards the already angry centaur. Under the watchful eyes of a group of druids, they can only bite the bullet and perform natural healing on the remaining injuries. It's a pity that he hasn't mastered the advanced healing technique yet, and the secondary healing technique can barely stop the bleeding, and he can't let the corroded flesh grow again.
This...... Is this really what I did?
Link looked at his hands in a daze, such an injury could not be healed even in the modern age of science. Even though he knew that such a plot would be normal in a game set in fantasy, he was still excited to participate in it.
"Now is not the time to stay!"
Hel carried Link, who was still stunned, to the other wounded and didn't let him go until the remaining spell slots were gone.
"It borders Nyala to the north, how did the undead get into such an area of Inner 6?" Iris glanced at the four centaurs who had just escaped death, but luckily he didn't take Link to the northern border today.
"The infiltration of the undead is even stricter than imagined, Jingyao and Kolk are struggling to resist in front, and some of the greedy guys who are afraid of death in the Twelve Collars actually collude with Frost and Cold secretly. Hull pinched his eyebrows helplessly, "It's just that the new winner is such a waste wood." β
Irees leaned in and whispered.
"What?
Just as Hel exclaimed, the pillars of the earth suddenly burst into a blinding light. Several more druids have been teleported back to the Guardian Tree, and although they are not as injured as the centaurs, they are in urgent need of medical attention.
The sudden situation made Iris, who had used up all the spell slots, regret it, and seeing the self-blame on his face, Link was not comfortable. Even if it's just an NPC in the game, he can't just sit idly by and watch them die in front of his eyes.
"It's all your fault!" Hur, who was also helpless, chose to turn his anger on Link, "If it weren't for helping you, he wouldn't have consumed all the spell slots at all." β
"Don't pass your incompetence onto others. "Angered for no reason, Link is also annoyed.
"Stop arguing! now is not the time for an argument!" the usually mild-mannered Ires suddenly shouted, finally stopping the two from accusing each other.
Ordered to bring the wounded druids to their respective treehouses to settle down, Hel transforms into a giant eagle that he first met with Link, and flies towards the northern border where the undead appeared.
Ireth, who used the light spell slot, assisted the druid in using potions to heal his injured companions, and Link, who couldn't help, stood aside for a while before entering the library alone and pulling out the scroll of Isol the White Deer from the pile of books with the description of his talents.
What is the use of four removal techniques with secondary healing, it is not as good as one group healing!, but the scroll states that the learning skills must be gradual, and even the lowest group healing 'Life Bloom' must have six Isol's secondary skills to learn.
Six, or auxiliary...... Not to mention that now I only have three Isol's talents, even if I upgrade, I don't know how many spell slots can be added. Four spell slots are too few, if there were a few more, if there was no random selection of skills......
With a few deep breaths, Link calmed down his slightly agitated mood. He put the scroll back in the stack and sat down on the stake that served as a seat.
What was I thinking? Those were just NPCs, just a set of numbers. If it continues like this, it won't be long before they become addicted to the point where they can't extricate themselves, and Su Wen and Yuan Ye are a lesson from the past.
"You're confused. Iris's voice sounded behind him, and he said affirmatively, "Would you like to talk to me, I'm not a good teacher, but I'll be a good listener." β
"I ......" opened his mouth to say a word, and Link didn't know how to continue. He couldn't confide in Iris about his troubles.
Can you say that you are afraid of dying in the game, that Edgar is just a fictional world, that you are the characters in **.
Fake ...... It's all fake, Iris, Hull, and the druids, it's all fake!
"Speak up about your troubles, and maybe I can help you. Ireese walked over to Link and crouched down to eye level with him, her emerald green eyes showing sincerity.
Affected by his mood, Link's tone was not good: "Why are you in such a hurry to train me? You are no longer a child of nature." β
"Because I'm running out of time...... Ires' eyes flashed with hesitation, but he never looked away, "The elders have decided to retreat to Sunset Island, which is the source of the elves and the absolute safety of the world before it is destroyed. Once I go back, I will never have the opportunity to return to the Central 6 University again in my life. β
Link didn't expect to hear such an answer.
That's why he was in such a hurry to teach his successor everything he knew before leaving?
"After the fall of Befast, the guardians of the Pillars of the Earth have been vacant for two hundred years, the druids who lack collars have resisted the erosion of nether demons alone, and the undamaged elites are fighting against the undead on the northern front, and there are either the old, the weak, the sick or the novices with little combat experience left. I prayed to Isol for the Pillar of Guardianship, but I had to give it up in less than a hundred years. As the new king, I have not joined my people, but I just want to see a new successor take up the burden of protection. β
Iris's words made Link's heart, which had finally calmed down, rise and fall again.
It's a lie to say that I'm not afraid, when I first entered the illusion realm, although I was a little uneasy because of Yuan Ye's coma, I was still mostly curious. After knowing that Su Wen's death was directly related to the game, his curiosity turned into worry. Die in your sleep, and anyone will be afraid of it.
Link's troubles were not only due to his own worries, but more to the druids who were lying in the treehouse and moaning. Lacking the magic treatment that can bring the dead back to life, he can only rely on the traditional and primitive external application and internal administration, touching the scene, he thought of his grandfather who died of illness, there is no cure, and he can only watch the old man finish the last days of his life in pain. In reality, he can't do anything, but here is a game fantasy where anything can be done, why does he still have to face the same helplessness.
Druids are believers in nature, if there really are gods in this world, why not heal their followers?
"You haven't told me yet...... Ires' words came to an abrupt halt, and the night breeze that blew through the library stopped silently, and even the moaning and conversation in the nearby treehouse disappeared. The only thing that flowed was the fluorescence scattered by the columns, which converged and condensed into a white deer with huge antlers, which did not open its mouth, but its voice went straight to Link's head.
[The gods of the world cannot interfere with the fate of living beings in the material world at will, and our power can only be conveyed through the messengers in the material world. γ
Isol?
Link stared at the white deer who appeared in front of him, turned his head to look at Iris beside him, and the elf still maintained a speaking posture and did not move.
Edgar's deity actually appeared, isn't itβthat's ridiculous......