Chapter 2 Departure [II.]

In the Elven Temple, Carter was encrypting the alliance letter to the dwarven patriarch Clement in a sealed container, and the other warning letters to humans and gnomes were casually thrown on the table.

"Tuk !! tuk !!" There was a dull knock on the door

"Come in!" Carter shouted after a slight pause.

"Patriarch, listen to Elder Obour, you are looking for me?" a slightly immature voice sounded in the doorway.

Carter raised his head, looked at the elf standing at the door with a restrained face, and said with a smile: "You're Cohen, right? Come here, I'll explain you a few things!" After speaking, he waved to the elf cordially.

"Yes, I'm Cohen! It's an honor to meet you, Patriarch!" Cohen said as he walked over to Carter's side, looking submissive.

"How old are you, Cohen, and Abur highly recommends that you go on this mission!" Carter rubbed Cohen's forehead, his smile growing kinder.

Cohen was very flattered and looked at the patriarch in front of him, in his impression, the patriarch was usually very majestic, and hurriedly said: "I am eighty-seven years old this year, and I will have a coming-of-age ceremony in twelve years! ”

"Did Elder Obur tell you about your mission this time, Cohen?"

"Well, I probably know the way, help the patriarch bring a few letters, go to the main city of the dwarf tribe first, then go to the main city of the human race, and finally go to the main city of the dwarf, and then I will come back along the Bubugabon River. Is that so? Cohen replied reverently.

"Hehe, that's pretty much it, you come here, I'll explain a few more things to you. Carter beckoned to Cohen and picked up the three letters on the table, "First of all, the letter to the dwarven patriarch Clement, I put it in this container, and I must keep it close to me. When you meet Clement, all you need to do is use the Plant Manipulation technique to control the growth of the Flame Manny Grass inside the container, and the container will open automatically. Otherwise, any other method will lead to the burning of the letter, which is important to remember. As for the other two letters, you only need to hand them over to the elven liaison envoys in the Lion Crusader City and Dilongke, and they will take care of the rest. Can you do what I'm talking about? Cohen. Carter rubbed Cohen's forehead affectionately again.

"Yes, Honorable Patriarch!"

Carter nodded with satisfaction, and continued: "Then the second thing, there are two bottles of imprisonment here, which are sealed with a drop of highly toxic toxin, this is a toxin sample collected on the corpse of Mitya, you give this bottle to Clement along with the secret letter, I hope the elemental priest of the dwarf clan can crack this damn toxin." And the other bottle, when you pass through the Holy See of Mirumis, be sure to hand it to Cardinal Joseph Crane, and I'll give you a letter of recommendation, don't lose it, or you won't be able to meet the old bastard. Remember, be sure to hand it over to him! Cohen. Seeing Carter's serious expression, Cohen hurriedly nodded, indicating that he would personally hand over the bottle of imprisonment to Cardinal Mr. Crane.

"By the way, Cohen, are your current combat abilities mainly healing or combat-based? What skills do you currently have? ”

"Patriarch, I'm from the combat department, and now I'm a junior swordsman, and I've mastered the basic skills such as elemental enhancement, vegetation manipulation, and battle blessings. In addition, there are some miscellaneous spells, such as Wind Acceleration Technique, Purification Technique, and Giant Strength Technique, and that's probably it!" Cohen wrenched his fingers and reported the combat blessing spells he knew one by one.

"Hehe, it's quite miscellaneous, this mission, you have to cross most of the Noah continent alone, I thought about it, and I plan to send you two small gifts, at least so that you can get out of danger outside. After all, your mission is related to the survival of the entire elven race, and if there is a mistake, Obur and I can't afford it. Come, pack these things, I'll take you somewhere!" Hearing Carter's words, Cohen hurriedly put three letters and two bottles of imprisonment into his waist bag and followed Carter out of the city.

Looking at the pitch-black forest in front of him, Cohen couldn't help but ask: "Patriarch, isn't it the elven forbidden land ahead, are we going there?" In the elven clan, except for some important festivals and memorial activities, the elven forbidden land allows the clansmen to enter, at any other time, there is a strong enchantment to maintain, if you accidentally touch the spell on the periphery of the forbidden land, it is inevitable that your life will be lost. Could it be that the patriarch is going to take himself into the elven forbidden land today, thinking of this, Cohen has a trace of excitement, this is a talking point to show off to his friends.

"Yes, I'm going to give you a gift later, and it's still sealed inside!"

"Sealed?" Cohen had long heard that countless weapons and equipment had been used by the brave men of the elven minstrel in ancient times in the Elven Forbidden Land, could it be that the patriarch was planning to send a legendary weapon to himself today? If this is the case, then the importance of this task can be imagined.

Carter seemed to see the longing in Cohen's eyes, and said with a smile: "Those sealed weapons and equipment, unless the elves encounter an irreversible huge crisis, and several old monsters in charge of managing the forbidden land join forces to open the seal, no one can get them." The weapons and equipment this time are just two pieces of equipment when I traveled to the Noah continent when I was young. But it should be of great help to you!" After speaking, Carter stood at the barrier of the elven forbidden land, recited a jerky incantation, and after a wave of water-like fluctuations in the enchantment, he slowly opened an archway, and in the depths of the originally dark forest, there was actually another kind of scene: I saw an endless tombstone towering on the grassland, and the tombstone was engraved with the heroic deeds of the tomb owner, what kind of contribution he had made to the elf race. And above each tombstone, there was a dazzling light, and in the center of the light, all kinds of weapons and equipment floated quietly. And in the depths of the grassland, a seven-story stone tower carved with runes appeared in Cohen's eyes.

"Patriarch, how is this different from the elven forbidden land I saw during the previous sacrifice?" Cohen was deeply shocked by the sight in front of him.

"The elven clan's coming-of-age trial was held in the Elemental Tower here, and now you know where Lu Dao is, right?" Looking at the Elemental Tower in front of him, Carter's thoughts didn't know where Lu Dao had flown to. Because somewhere in the tower, there is the tombstone of the elf he loves so much...

"Garden of the Dead..."Cohen read out four words as he stared at the endless tombstones.

Carter glanced at Cohen and said, "Yes, this is the Garden of the Dead, do you know where this place came from?"

Cohen nodded and said: "In the ancient legends of the elves, the elves were born in the stamens of the tree of the world, with an endless lifespan, and the elves after death can be immediately reborn in the tree of the world, in ancient times, the elves were worthy of the king. Relying on immortality, the elves suppressed the subhuman race under their feet, and the subhuman race was the lowly slave of the elven race, while the other races also regarded the elves as the uncrowned king of the Noah continent.

Later, the elves came into contact with the scales of the gods and studied space magic, hoping to conquer the other three continents. In a fit of rage, the God-King cut down the Tree of the World, and cursed the spirits of the Elves that would never be dissipated. The elves lost the support of the Tree of the World, and under the full resistance of the subhuman race, they fell down with a bang... After endless years, it was gradually encroached upon by subhuman races and other races, and it has reached this pattern today.

In this long history, the souls of the deceased elves belong to the place where the Tree of the World Realm fell, but no one knows where the place is... It turns out that it's in our elven forbidden land!" Cohen's pale and feeble description made Carter's heart dull for no reason, yes, the glorious civilization of the past collapsed like this, and I don't know when it will be recreated. Not to mention that now, in order to survive, they have been forced to the point where there is no way back by the subhuman race. This is the Celestial Cycle... Carter looked up at the blue sky, stunned.

Carter sighed and said, "Those are all in the past, let's go, let's go to the Elemental Tower, I think you're looking forward to the gift I gave you!" After saying that, he pulled Cohen straight towards the Elemental Tower.

As the two of them quickened their pace, Cohen finally got a closer look at the Tower of the Elements, a seven-story high, wall made of Mannik metal mixed with other materials, carved with various runes, and countless silver streamers flashed on the wall. Cohen even felt countless powerful and outrageous soul breaths, rampage through the inside of the tower, but as soon as he touched the runes on the wall, he immediately disappeared without a trace.

"Patriarch, why is the aura in the tower so violent?"

"You'll be clear when you get to the tower in a moment!You wait here for a while, I'll call you over, and you'll come over!" Carter said and motioned for Cohen to stand a little further away from the Elemental Tower, and walked over alone.

"Patriarch!"

"Patriarch!"

Looking at the two elven elders who suddenly appeared in front of him, Carter knelt on one knee and said respectfully: "Two adults, I haven't seen you for a long time, your body is still healthy!"

"Hehe, it's okay, it's rare that the patriarch is still thinking about us two old guys, hurry up, hurry up. You haven't been to the Garden of the Dead for more than 200 years, and every 100 years of coming-of-age ceremonies, it's all Gamena kid running around. What kind of wind is blowing this time, bringing you busy man here?" one of the old men asked, looking at Carter with a smile.

Carter touched his head and said with an embarrassed smile: "Hehe, something is really going on in the clan, a new toxin has appeared on the side of the subhuman race, which is more powerful than the poison king green devouring, the details of the situation The two adults can ask Gamei, I estimate that in a few days, he will come here to ask you for help." I'm going to take a little guy into the tower now, and I'm going to take out two small things that I used back then to defend himself, and the clan is going to send him to the dwarves, humans, and gnomes. ”

"Oh, then, since the patriarch has decided, the Elemental Tower will naturally be open to you. Wait a minute!"

With the consent of the two old men, Carter immediately beckoned to Cohen and motioned for Cohen to come over quickly. At this moment, the two elven elders joined hands and pressed lightly on the wall of the Elemental Tower, and suddenly a huge six-pointed star appeared, and the violent elements in the tower seemed to find an outlet for catharsis, and frantically surged in the direction of the six-pointed star.

"Elemental Suppression ......" The majestic voices of the two old men sounded in the silent garden of the deceased, and a dazzling golden light instantly shone on the Elemental Tower, like a fire meeting ice water, and the originally violent elemental power fell silent in an instant, and disappeared in the Elemental Tower. A dark hole appears in the walls of the Tower of the Elements...

"Patriarch, you can go in, the time is about two hours, please hurry up, otherwise the spell time will disappear, I don't need to say, you also know the danger of the Elemental Tower!" said an old man.

"There's two adults, I'll take him in, and I'll be out in a while!" After speaking, Carter looked at Cohen, "Let's go, follow me, and remember not to touch the things in the tower, they are all protected by forbidden arts." ”

"Know, Patriarch!" Cohen followed Carter closely and walked into the dark hole.

When he walked into the mouth of the dark hole, Cohen suddenly felt that he was surrounded by countless light elements in front of him, and the darkness receded instantly, when his eyes adapted, Cohen was on the first floor of the Elemental Tower, and resolutely saw another world: countless vines wrapped around the wall, with nameless flowers, and countless stone statues were placed in the entire space, and each statue was kneeling on one knee, with his hands facing up, facing the earth. At the base of each statue, there are countless vine roots entwined, and streams of faint green light are transmitted through the vines at the base of the pedestal towards a light cluster in the center. Cohen felt that inside that group of light, there was a terrifying aura lurking. But Cohen, who is an elf, feels a slight sense of intimacy in the light cluster.

"Patriarch, what is that light cluster?" Cohen asked, still unable to help himself, looking at Carter.

"That's the power of the soul of the elves buried in the Garden of the Dead. Through the absorption of these enchanted vines, it is slowly transformed into a life force. For millions of years, we wanted to regenerate the seedlings of the Tree of the World, and at all costs, we built the Tower of the Elements on the site of the Tree of the World's Realm. The Prophets have received oracles in the Fighter Space, and in the endless years, there will be messengers chosen by the gods to make the Tree of the World Realm sprout again. We are all waiting for this day to come!"

"Patriarch, are you saying that the Tree of the World Realm can still sprout and regenerate!?"

Carter glanced at the light group and said with a little excitement: "Yes, because that is the hope of the entire elf race!

Cohen looked at Carter, then faced the light cluster, knelt down on one knee, and said reverently: "Patriarch, I, Abigaiah Cohen, am willing to protect the glory of the elven race with my life, and swear in the name of Sanjara Weis, the goddess of the earth!"

"May Sanjara Weiss, the goddess of the earth, bless you, my people!" Carter nodded with relief and continued, "Let's go, let's go to the second floor, where some of the equipment I used to travel in the Noah continent is sealed!"

"Good thing, Patriarch!" Cohen said, following Carter towards the second floor of the Elemental Tower.

Through the dark staircase, Cohen looked at the dim light grass quietly exuding a slightly green light, and the solid figure of Patriarch Carter was in front of him, and Cohen had a belief in his heart for no reason: he must do a good job of the things that the patriarch explained, and he must not live up to the trust of Master Carter.

As the stairs came to the end, Cohen suddenly realized that Carter had long since disappeared, and he rushed out of the coffin. Suddenly, a dazzling green light pierced Cohen's body in an instant, and the next moment, the body seemed to lose its weight and gradually floated. This momentary weightlessness made Cohen completely unable to adapt, floating in the air with his hands and feet moving to no avail, he could only let his body rise slowly, and at the same time, a coercion gradually increased with the altitude, Cohen even felt that his breathing was not so smooth.

"It's not going to just hang up, is it?" Cohen's heart shuddered for no apparent reason.

"Cohen, here, hold on!" At this moment, Carter's voice came from high in the air, and a dark golden rope slowly condensed and formed by countless earth elements, appearing in front of Cohen's eyes.

Like a drowning man seeing a life-saving straw, Cohen clung to the rope, and a huge pull came from the rope, and before Cohen could react, he was dragged and flew over......

"Master Carter, it feels good to be down-to-earth! Thank you for saving me. Hehe...... "Cohen didn't seem to have recovered from the danger just now, just looked at Carter beside him and sat on the ground in a daze.

"Little guy, tell you to follow me, what are you doing, you are actually in a daze in the stairs, and you have touched the taboo, fortunately I found it in time, otherwise we can change people on this mission!" Carter raised Cohen's ear with his hand and said quite seriously. After speaking, he pointed to a piece of grass on the side and said, "Now stay there obediently for me, if I run around again, I will go back and slowly clean you up!"

Cohen laughed, touched his head and sat down very quietly.

"In the name of my elven patriarch Abigaiah Carter, summon the Stone of the Sequence Seal......" With Carter's whispered incantation, sixteen huge stone slabs broke through the ground and floated beside the two of them under the traction of countless elemental powers.

Cohen's mouth opened wide in surprise, because on the sixteen stone slabs, various elements were constantly colliding, and wisps of powerful aura burst out of light, mixed with the power of the elements, and gradually formed faces on the stone slabs.

"Abigaiah Carter, summon the Sequence Seal Stone, what is the so-called?" Sixteen majestic voices filled the small space, and when the sound sounded, Cohen only felt that the monstrous momentum emanated from these stone slabs, and his body softened for no reason, just when Cohen felt that he was about to lie on the ground, Carter's big hand was on Cohen's shoulder, and with a slight force, the inexplicable powerful momentum suddenly disappeared.

"Thank you, Patriarch!"

Catery paused slightly, then ignored Cohen, faced one of the stone slabs, and said, "Sequence Seal Stone, I need to unseal two pieces of equipment that I used back then!"

"Please give the equipment a name, Abigaiah Carter!"

"Radiant Redemption Blade Primary-Form and Life Elegy Ring Primary-Form!"

Before Carter could finish speaking, two clusters of light flashing golden light flew out of the void, and after a moment, they quietly stopped beside Carter.

"The equipment is unsealed, Abigaiah Carter, but is there anything else?"

"It's gone, it's a few troubles!"

"Summoning state lifted!" As sixteen majestic voices sounded in unison again, all the stone slabs instantly turned into countless golden dust, and after a strong gust of wind, it was as if nothing had happened. It's just that Patriarch Carter has two more balls of light in his hands.

"Okay, this is the equipment I gave you, look at it!" After saying that, he gently pushed two balls of light and slowly floated towards Cohen.

Cohen hurriedly caught the ball of light with his hand, and the moment his finger lifted the ball of light, after a burst of bright light, an ancient long sword and a gorgeous ring floated in the air... The sword body is about three fingers wide, and there is a rune groove in the middle, and the looming rune light is transmitted to the blade through the sword body, and on both sides of the sword handle, there is an elemental crystal, which seems to be used for amplification. On the face of the ring, there are two lifelike dragons, one red and one green, surrounded by a pale yellow gemstone, and a few traces of life make Cohen feel extremely comfortable.

"Is this my weapon?" Cohen carefully unactivated the levitation technique of the two weapons, and held them nervously in his hand, after all, this is the equipment that Master Carter used when he was young, it must be very powerful, I didn't expect that I, Cohen, could have such luck.

Looking at Cohen, who was inexplicably excited in front of him, Carter smiled, walked over, and said: "The name of this sword is the Blade of Light Redemption, it is currently in its primary form, it can absorb the light element, the fire element and the earth element, and with your elemental enhancement technique, it is not bad, it has a lot of improvement to your overall strength, and the inlaid elemental crystals can be replaced as long as they are above the level of Eisenmar." In this mission, as long as you don't encounter high-level enemies or above, you can basically get out of the way, the task is important, don't be brave for a moment and miss a big thing. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

Cohen was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Well, if you can't beat it, I'll run!"

"In addition, this weapon and ring are both beginner forms, and they can be regarded as growth equipment, as for how to grow, you have to slowly explore it yourself. This weapon was in my hands back then, and the highest growth form was the Ninth Order Light Redemption Blade, and then I changed the weapon for some reasons. Just seal it here, as far as I know, its highest level is the twelfth order, and at the twelfth level, it can have its own consciousness and form a unique machine spirit. Of course, it will take a very long time to achieve this, and I will say this, I hope you will treat it well, and if you have a better weapon in the future, you can give it back to me, understand?" Carter took the blade of light redemption in Cohen's hand and gently stroked the blade of the sword, his thoughts as if he had returned to the previous adventures, those years, those people, those things... It's all in smoke. With that, he handed the Blade of Radiant Redemption to Cohen.

Cohen took it with both hands and said, "Patriarch, don't worry, I will not insult its name! It will definitely bring hope and salvation to the clansmen!" After saying that, Cohen hung the sword on the weapon hook at his waist, and stuck the original iron dagger horizontally into his belt, and waited for the information of Carter's other equipment.

Carter nodded with satisfaction, picked up the ring, gently wiped the face of the ring, and muttered: "The Life Elegy Ring, which is sealed with two more practical spells, namely the Healing Technique and the Low-level Pseudo-Space Compression Technique. Speaking of which, this ring has a bit of a relationship with Cardinal Joseph Crane of the Holy See, when I traveled to Noah's continent with him, I was still a warrior and didn't know anything about healing, and the old guy was afraid that I would hang up, so he spent a lot of effort to seal the healing technique in this ring. This time you go to the Holy See, have my letter of recommendation, and take this ring with you, and as long as you meet Joseph Crane, things will go much better. And what is the existence of low-level pseudo-space compression techniques in this ring, even I don't know, as one of the most mysterious spells in the Noah Continent, after all, after the space magic was sealed by the gods, there was still a genius to develop the pseudo-space compression technique, I have to say that it is a miracle. You can store all the things I gave you in this pseudo-space, but one thing to be aware of is that if you die, the pseudo-space will collapse and all of these things will be turned to ashes. But that's fine, be safe. Because this mission is to protect you with your life, it is a major matter related to the survival of the elf race. ”

Clearing his throat, Carter continued: "The ring is also a beginner-level form, full of twelve levels, when I sealed it, it was ten levels, and it was already able to use the middle-level pseudo-space compression technique, and the low-level pseudo-space could probably store ten standard units of space. (One standard unit is equal to one cubic meter) the intermediate level is 100 standard units, and the upper level is 10,000 standard units. The first use of the healing technique does not require mental power, it can be recharged by itself within two days after use, if your mental power is strong enough, you can also use it, and when the mental power is used up, don't use it reluctantly, otherwise it will kill you. Elegy for life, I don't want to hear your elegy, I want you to complete your mission alive and return safely!

Cohen put the ring on the middle finger of his right hand very preciously, proudly raised his right hand, and sensed the ring slightly, a powerful life recovery force existed in the ring, and only needed a little spiritual power guidance from himself to trigger it. At the same time, his right hand swept slightly between the waist bag, in addition to the letters and items given to him by the patriarch, Cohen obviously felt that the things in his waist bag were stuffed into the pseudo-space of the ring, and said with a smile: "Master Carter, it turns out that the space ring is so convenient, thank you for the two gifts you gave me, I like it very much!"

"Alright, it's almost time for the Elemental Tower, let's leave! You can go back and pack your things in a moment, and you can leave tomorrow, the mission is urgent, remember everything I told you, Cohen, I wish you success and come back soon." With that, Carter motioned for Cohen to follow him out of the Elemental Tower.

......

That night, Cohen stuffed all his bags into the ring and went to bed early.

He couldn't imagine that with his departure tomorrow, the wheel of history on the Arad continent would finally turn slowly, and all the stories would begin with the journey of this little guy of the elf race.