Chapter 102: The Wishing Tree
The Trevi Tree is indeed in the center of the Trevi Island, but it is in the basin. The whole island is like a flat crater, and there is a section of uphill road after coming ashore, with a ring of towering green hills in the middle, and from the bottom of the hill you enter the core of the Wishing Island, where the Wishing Tree is in the center of the basin.
I also learned from the tourists who have already been there that there is a simple and sad love story about the wishing tree.
Thirty years ago, a young man came to the island with his lover. At that time, there was only a crater on the island, and the mountain was covered with wild trees and wild grass, and in the middle of the basin, there was only a crescent-shaped lake, and there was no wishing tree.
On that day, the man and his lover climbed over the crater and sat down in the middle of the basin. He took out something that emitted a faint purple light, and the purple light was mixed with a little blue and gold luster, and said to his beloved with a divine eye: "A god gave me a seed, and he said that this is a seed of a wishing tree, planted in the earth, carefully cultivated every day, as long as you wait for a spring, a summer, and an autumn time, it will grow into a wishing tree." At that time, whatever wish you make, it will help you come true. ”
Of course, the girl didn't believe it, but from the bottom of her heart she loved this glowing thing, like a living elf. The man said to her, "Since you like it so much, I will give it to you, and you can plant it yourself." After saying that, the man took some water from the lake and sprinkled it in the middle of the clearing of the moon to facilitate the digging of the earth.
Soon, a small bowl-shaped pit was dug, and the man's hands were already covered with mud, and he didn't bother to run to the lake to wash it, so he said to the girl: "Okay, you can plant!"
The girl took one last look at the pretty seed and reluctantly lowered her into the dirt nest. The boy was afraid of soiling the girl's hands, so he bent down to bury the soil, trotted to the lake and brought back a handful of water and sprinkled it on it, and then went back to wash his hands and wiped the sweat and mud stains on his body, before smiling and taking the girl's hand.
"When it is late autumn, you will be able to see the wishing tree! The fairy said to me that its leaves and flowers are a hundred times more beautiful than the seed just now!"
The girl seemed to forget the little regret of not being able to see the seed and smiled sweetly.
From then on, they would come to the island every day, climbing over the crater, just to water the seeds of the wishing tree. Under the blowing of the spring breeze, the seeds sprouted, and the two new and tender leaves stubbornly raised their little heads, it was the purple with a light blue-gold halo on the edges, and the girl excitedly touched the leaves with her little fingers, which she said was the most beautiful purple she had ever seen.
The boy smiled happily when he saw the girl, and he doted on the girl's shoulders and said, In summer and autumn, there will be more and more of the most beautiful purple!
In summer, the heat on the outskirts of the island contrasts sharply with the coolness of the center, and they enjoy spending more and more time by the Trevi Tree for a long time. The wishing tree had grown to the height of a normal person, and the sparse leaves on its thin branches swayed gently in the breeze. The lovely thing is that the leaves are all heart-shaped, bent into a beautiful arc at the tip, and the boy said that this is the arc of the girl's smile.
"Look, I didn't lie to you, did I?"
"Hmm. ”
Time flies quickly, and the wind of early autumn blows through the South China Sea. The wishing tree had grown to the height of two people, and there were a few new leaves under the trunk. The girl leaned against the trunk of the tree, enjoying the shade and fragrance brought to her by the wishing tree, but suddenly she was gently embraced by a pair of arms.
"You're so thin, I can still touch my elbow when I hug you across the wishing tree from behind...... Want to eat a little more, do you hear?"
"I just can't get fat, what's the solution. ”
"Hmm...... Don't talk about that, have you figured out what you want to make?"
"Of course. ”
"What is it?"
"I can't say. Say it now, and it won't work. ”
“...... Alright!"
The boy put on a gesture of admitting defeat, but how could he not guess that the girl's wish was to be with him forever?
In late autumn, you don't feel the cold on the southern islands.
The boy stood under the wishing tree, the girl did not come.
The girl had a serious illness, but after all, she didn't survive until late autumn. She said to the boy from her hospital bed, "When I die, you will scatter my ashes on the ground around the Wishing Tree, so that I can make a wish every day and bless you with peace and security for the rest of your life...... By the way, and your dream to become the strongest person in the whole continent......"
...... The boy stands under the wishing tree with his beloved in his hands.
He did as the girl said, but the ashes were scattered and mixed with his tears.
After that, the boy continued to come to the island every day, and sometimes he would pluck a leaf from a wishing tree, put it to his lips and say some words of prayer, kiss the leaf, and lay it on the ground.
I don't know how many years passed, and the boy stopped appearing, but the wishing tree continued to grow high until it surpassed the highest mountain, and was discovered by outsiders. It turns out that this island hides such a secret.
More and more people climbed over the crater and found a stone monument standing under the wishing tree. The stele reads: "This is a wishing tree, and under this tree, one of the most beautiful princesses is in eternal rest." ”
......
Today, the Wishing Tree is more than 100 meters tall, and its dense foliage stretches in all directions, so it can be said that if you fly directly above the Wishing Tree, you will never see the crescent-shaped lake.
After a man wearing the uniform tour guide uniform of the city of the Angry Waves held a loudspeaker and told such a story to the visitors, the scene under the wishing tree could be described as spectacular...... Half of the young female tourists were in tears, and those who had boyfriends were soothed by it, and if the hue of the wishing tree suddenly turned gray, it would really be like crying and mourning.
"Ah, that's so touching, that boy must be true love!" said Grint, stroking the inscription on the stele.
"I'm more curious about where the actor's seed came from...... "Zovini picked up a leaf from the ground and looked at it carefully.
Arnold looked at such a grand scene, became interested, took out the drawing board, palette paints and other supporting equipment, sat down cross-legged and began to sketch.
"It's beautiful. Seeing the outline of the wishing tree on the white paper gradually emerging under the brush at an upward angle, Ted couldn't help but praise.
Arnold spent a lot of time in the tailor's shop, and he didn't go out much since he was a child, and her aunt hoped that he could learn archery like the other children in Wind Feather City, but the financial conditions did not allow it. By chance, he went to a public art exhibition and became interested in painting, but it is still just a hobby, and he has not made any money from it.
"Thank you. ”
Later, Arnold knew that learning magic was very powerful after a certain level, and there would be many places that needed a profession like a mage, but the price of a high-level magic book was very expensive, and Arnold could only afford the lowest level of magic books...... That's it.
No matter how his aunt persuaded him, he didn't have the slightest interest in bows and arrows, so he couldn't do anything about him, and staying to take care of the business was the worst and stable option in Arnold's life.
But one day, Arnold learns from a guest's conversation that there is a place called the Hidden Sanctuary. As long as you can enter the Hidden Sanctuary, you can gain endless knowledge. Arnold was fascinated by this place and dreamed of going there.
Later, Arno met the people who really came from the Hidden Sanctuary, and they were willing to take him back, and he also inherited the power of the Anemo God by accident...... For a long time, he didn't dare to think about why he was so favored by the god of luck!
The hand holding the paintbrush was deflected, and the amethyst ring reflected the crystal luster under the wishing tree, and Arnold gradually smiled, and the original wish in his heart would also come true one day.
Since God has given him this opportunity, what reason does he have not to cherish it?
......
Lanaya quietly left the crowd, intending to circle the basin. This basin is a bit big, and at her speed, without a break halfway, it takes nearly two hours to walk from the moon-waning land of Crescent Moon Lake to the tip of the crescent moon. If you go around the basin, it might take you a whole day. She couldn't sense the familiar fluctuations brought to her by the fragments of the notes along the way, but the island was too big and there were so many people that she couldn't ride on the back of the Purple Scale Dragon......
Grint and Zovine said to them that one of her important notes had been accidentally blown away by the wind and that they must retrieve it, and they said that they would not believe that it would be blown to the South Sea. "It didn't fall from the sky!" said Grintl.
But Lanaya now feels as if she really fell from the sky...... The way this note travels is a bit peculiar, and it is actually scattered. There must be something wrong with that so-called gate, otherwise why is he okay?
After half a circle, there was still no harvest, and it was getting late, and the crown of the wishing tree exuded purple, blue, and gold in the night. In order not to make the others wait, Lanaya turned around and turned back.
Some people believe that the wishing tree will appear to the spirit, and they have made a sincere prayer. But most people just come to see the excitement, and although in this world, the tree that glows is not inferior to this one, but this one is definitely the most beautiful they have ever seen.
Grint never seemed to get tired, most of them were already sitting on the grass, and Grint was still pulling Zoviny around the tree in a circle, as if looking for the most beautiful angle of the wishing tree. The diameter of the trunk of the Wishing Tree has reached two meters. Zhuo Vini made a joke, if she could, she could dig a tree hole and sleep in it, then she would be called the real Wishing Tree Princess.
When he saw Lanaya, Grint rushed over as if he was flying, and said, "Come and make a wish with us!"
When it comes to making a wish, Lanaya doesn't believe that a wish will come true, but for Grint, the first friend in the ability world, she has no choice but to push: "I haven't thought about my wish yet." ”