The battle in the valley had long since subsided, but the Pont of Sunrage forest area had been left devastated, and if you looked at it from the air, you could see that the mountains of the Bridge of Sunrage were littered with dead forests, which had been scorched by the fire, and the mosses seemed to be unable to grow on the scorched wood, so they only encroached on the edges of the dry woods.Our team walked on the edge of the dead woods, and through the blackened trees, we could see some small saplings that had broken through the ground, and it was these saplings that added a touch of new green to the dead forest.The Nebru spiders have built a total of four spider camps here, and they are trying to connect them together to form a huge encirclement, where nearly 10,000 giant spiders once set up camps, but now only a few giant spider limbs and broken shells can be found in the charred soil.A cracked tentacle was buried in the dirt, and the exposed part was only a short section, perhaps just a severed limb, or the remains of an entire giant spider that had been driven into the soil.It was precisely because of the crushing defeat of the Nibru spiders in front of the Bridge of Sunrage that the clarion call for the Nibru spiders to retreat from the southern part of the Black Forest in the Hiero plane, and a large number of Nibru spiders retreated to the edge of the swamp sea at the southernmost tip of the Black Forest.In the woodland around the spider camp, some giant trees fell to the ground, some giant trees were tree spirits imprisoned in the woodland, and some were just ordinary giant trees.The ancient war tree guarding the bridge of the sunfury sprouted a new green at the root of the tree, but the trunk that had been cut down could not be re-erected, just next to the huge root, a small cyan seedling was absorbing the nutrients delivered by the huge root system of the ancient war tree, and in just half a month, the seedling of this ancient war tree had grown like an oak tree for about ten years.The leaves on the thick trunk of the bridge across the Bridge of the Sunwrath had all withered, and the giant tree was like a hundred-meter-long tree wall stretched across it, and the bark of the dead tree was covered with a thick layer of moss, and our knights were stationed on the south side of the tree wall.The native warriors on the Bridge of Sunrage showed great enthusiasm for us, bringing our Constructed Knights some fruit that was unique to the Valley of Thorns, and eagerly invited me into the lakeside woodlands of the Crater of Thorns.As I passed the Bridge of the Sunrage, I greeted the Ancient Tree of War, the guardian of the Bridge of the Sunrage, and the old face emerged from between the cracked bark of the roots, and smiled kindly at me."
Young human warrior, is this trip going well?"
The war ancient tree greeted me gently.I stopped in front of the stump, and only then did I see that the tall oak tree that had risen from the ground was actually a branch growing from the stump, and I said to the ancient war tree named Dijan: "It's all right, although there are some twists and turns in the way, but the result is still satisfactory." ”After hearing my affirmative answer, he said with some excitement, "So you have already obtained twelve keys of power?"
”"Yes, Mr.
War Ancient Tree."
I said with a grin, pulling back the collar of my leather armor and showing him the heart-shaped pendant on my necklace."
Hehe, you can just call me Dijang, young human warrior."
Dijean laughed heartily."
The wise man of the dirham is waiting for you by the lake," the indigenous warrior standing beside me couldn't help but remind me.I gave Dijean an an apologetic look: "I'm sorry, Mr.
Dijan" Dijan nodded to me slightly, and the face of the tree gradually disappeared from the roots.As we continued along the Bridge of the Sunfury, there was silence all around, and four indigenous warriors armed with black iron spears with grim faces were not at all funny.As I passed the Bridge of the Sunfury, I saw the envious faces of the thousands of indigenous warriors stationed on the bridge, and they exchanged their heads with each other as if they were talking about me.I passed by the indigenous lover of Puyaka's girlhood, and when I saw the young Gilda warrior with an embarrassed expression, I turned my head away from my gaze when I looked at him.He looked a little cramped, he was the most well-armed of this group of young native warriors, he wanted to hide the black iron spear in his hand behind him, but he didn't have time to take off the fine chain mail on his body anyway, the chain mail on his body was not on my trade list with the Bridge of the Sunrage War Ancient Tree, I guess it was given to him by the Gilda tribesmen who came here.After all, he came from the Gilda tribe, and he will become the leader of the Gilda tribe in the future, even if he is at the Bridge of Sunrage, he will receive the best care from the tribe's side.Walking in the woodland of the valley of the thorny crater, I have a strong sense of oppression, as if standing in a lively square, full of crowded people, and there is a spacious forest road where I passed.The dryads on both sides of the trail, though they didn't show their faces, gave me the impression that I was the focus of all eyes, and maybe it was just an illusion.There is a central lake covering an area of nearly 100 acres in the Thorn Crater, where most of the rainwater from the entire crater gathers.After entering the summer, the water level of the lake continues to rise, the lake has spread to the roots of the wise man of the dirham, standing at the feet of the ancient tree of war Elder Dirham, you can clearly see the grass that has been overflowed by the lake hidden under the water, just like a green grass blanket growing at the bottom of the lake, between the green mountains and clear water, the lake and mountains are beautiful, it is a good place with beautiful scenery.The last time I was here, I wasn't in the mood to enjoy the view of the Thorn Crater at all, so I didn't notice it.This time it was different, after gathering the twelve keys of power, the Nebru spider people fled towards the swampy sea at the southernmost tip of the Black Forest, and the big stone pressing in their hearts disappeared at once, and they felt less depressed when they looked up at the gray clouds above their heads.The huge face of the wise man of the dirham appeared on the trunk of a tree sixty or seventy meters high, it was the tallest ancient war tree in the thorn crater, the umbrella-like crown diameter was even more than 100 meters, it looked like a huge umbrella, it had two thick branches tens of meters long, like people's arms."
Young human warrior Jiga, have you brought back twelve keys of power?"
When it said this, it looked expectantly.I looked up at him with great difficulty, "Yes, Elder Dirham, but when I gathered the twelve keys of power, they came together into a heart-shaped pendant. ”With that, I untied the necklace around my neck and held the heart-shaped pendant in my hand and showed it to Elder Dirham.Sure enough, the Dirham elders recognized the pendant and immediately called out its name: "Oh!
This heart of power really let you get it!
”After speaking, he added: "That's right, when all the keys of power in the hands of the ancient trees of war are gathered, a key will be formed to open the sealing circle, we call it the Heart of Power, this Heart of Power used to have extremely powerful mana, but now it can't feel it." ”I asked Elder Dirham, "Does that mean I can help you lift the forbidden circle under your feet?"
What do I do next?
”I stood on tiptoe and held the Heart of Strength aloft in my hand and motioned for Elder Dirham to take it, but Elder Dirham did not do so.Elder Dirham made me stand with Caterina in the palm of its hand, and it lifted me and Caterina together until we were eye-level with it.He said with emotion: "Someone has to help us enter the altar in the middle of the lake, you just need to put this key of power in the gem groove of the magic center of the altar, and the sealing circle will stop working, no longer absorbing our power, and it will not bind us, the word freedom is really a long time gone for us." ”"Just put it on?
What is not required to recite a spell?
”I asked.Elder Dirham said to me: "No, there is no need at all, when the World Tree was laying down this sealing circle, it made a prediction: one day in the future, the one who has the ability to gather the keys of power in the hands of all the ancient trees of war must be the warriors of foreign races, and he will stand up when the Black Forest is in the most danger, gather all the keys of power to unlock the forbidden magic circle, and will also help the ancient tree spirit clan to survive the crisis." ”I was embarrassed to hear this, because I didn't plan on getting the constructed knights of the Borean Legion out of the Black Forest to fight the Nibru spiders."
Well, actually, I think the first half of the World Tree's prophecy has come true, but it's still unclear whether they can defeat the Nebru spiders together."
I said to Elder Dirham, "Because once they leave the Black Forest and enter the swamp sea, without the help of your War Ancient Trees, our Constructed Knights will not have any advantage against the Spider-Man warriors, and in the Black Forest, we will be able to defeat them every time we rely on the help of those Treant Warriors under your command. ”Hearing me say this, Elder Dirham laughed and said to me, "Young human warriors, you may have overlooked one of the most important issues, after you help us unlock the forbidden circle, we, the ancient war trees in the Black Forest, will be free again, and the same will be true for all the surviving Dryad warriors in the Black Forest. ”I actually forgot that these War Ancient Trees and Dryads have the ability to act after the ban is lifted.So I asked Elder Dirham, "Are you saying that when the ban is lifted, your Treant warriors can follow us to build a knight order and go anywhere in the Hiero plane where there is soil?"
”Then, some images came to my mind, imagining the dryads behind the Dirham elders lining up on the battlefield, using their bodies to block the attacks of the Nibru spider-man warriors, and behind the dryads standing in a row of barbarian slaves, the battle might be incredibly simple.Elder Dirham of the War Ancient Tree said: "Of course, after all, we have made an alliance, and we have a common goal on the matter of the Nibru spiders: that is, to drive them out of the Hiero plane completely, but I think it is necessary to add some new terms to the covenant, such as the ancient treants and the people of the Grimm Empire living together in this Black Forest, and I also need some commitment from you." ”Hearing Elder Dirham talk about my commitment, I asked, "So, Elder Dirham, what kind of commitment do you need from me?"
”Elder Dirham said to me: "It's very simple, the Grimm Empire can no longer cut down trees in the Black Forest, no longer hunt down the supporters of the Dryads and the natives of the Hiero Plane" I said to the Elder Dirham: "Of course, these are all right, although I promise that we will not be able to represent the Supreme Archon of our Grimm Empire stationed in the Hierro Plane, we can invite the Duke of Samoyed to come over and sign an alliance agreement, after all, we will live together in this Black Forest for a long time to come, Mutual respect is the most basic code of conduct. ”Hearing me say this, a bright smile bloomed on Elder Dirham's withered old face, and he said to me again: "Warrior Jiga, you are really different from all the Grimm Empire people I have ever met, those arrogant Grimm Empire people will only make a lot of unreasonable demands, but no one thinks about these things like you, from the perspective of our ancient tree spirit clan!"
”"Well, it seems that it's a little too early for us to talk about this at this time, so I think I'd better untie the forbidden circle under your feet first."
I said to Elder Dirham.Then I asked, "Elder Dirham, you said that there is an altar in the middle of the lake, why didn't I see it, could it be that the rain in the valley is too heavy in the summer, and the water level near the lake has risen sharply and the altar has been submerged, so I will dive underwater to complete the ceremony of breaking the seal?"
”Elder Dirham smiled, lifted me a little higher with his big hand, and said to me, "No, Warrior Jiga, you didn't see the altar in the middle of the lake, it's not that the altar is flooded with nonsense, but you need to stand a little higher. ”Standing high on the shoulders of the ancient war trees, this time I had a condescending bird's-eye view of this clear freshwater lake, the central lake like an emerald set in a circular valley.At this time, I saw that there was really an altar close to the lake, or that it was the entrance to an altar, and it was really difficult to find it if it wasn't for such a condescending observation, and it seemed that most of the five ancient war trees around the central lake were also guarding this altar.Then I said to Elder Dirham, "Well, I see the altar, Elder Dirham. ”The Dirham Elder put me at its feet, and had intended for the Native Warriors to carry a canoe, but in the middle of his words to the Native Warriors, he saw me and Caterina standing on the water and waving to it, and waved at us with a relieved expression.I then led Caterina to the entrance of the altar floating on the water in the middle of the lake