my age of magic

Chapter 1390 194. Sealing the Altar
The battle in this valley has long since subsided, but the forest area of ​​Bridge of Sunfury is devastated. If you take a bird's-eye view from the sky, you can see that there are some dead forests everywhere on the bridge of Sunfury Bridge. After the baptism of the fire, these dead woods left a scorched trace, and the moss seemed unable to grow on the burnt wood, so it only encroached on the edge of the dead woods.

Our team was walking on the edge of the dead wood forest. Through the scorched dead wood, we could see some small saplings that broke through the ground, and it was these saplings that added a touch of green to the dead woods.

The Nebulu spiders have established four spider camps here. They try to connect these camps together to form a huge encirclement. There used to be nearly ten thousand giant spiders camping here, but now they can only be found in the scorched soil. The broken limbs of some giant spiders.

A tentacles covered with cracks were buried in the soil, and the exposed part was only a short part, maybe it was just a severed limb, or the corpse of an entire giant spider that was driven into the soil.

It was also because of the disastrous defeat of the Nebulu spiders in front of the Bridge of Sunfury that the horn of the Nebulu spiders' retreat from the southern part of the Black Forest on the Hierro plane sounded, and a large number of Nebru spiders retreated to the southernmost end of the Black Forest. Marsh on the edge of the sea.

In the woodland around the spider camp, some giant trees fell to the ground in all directions. Some giant trees were dryads imprisoned in the woodland, and some were just ordinary giant trees.

The ancient war tree guarding the bridge of Sunfury sprouted a piece of fresh green at the root, but the trunk that was cut down could no longer stand up again. Just beside the huge tree root, a The small cyan seedlings are absorbing the nutrients from the huge root system of the ancient war tree. In just over half a month, the seedlings of this ancient war tree have grown like a ten-year-old oak tree.

The leaves on the thick tree trunk at the head of the Bridge of Sunfury have all withered, the giant tree is like a [-]-meter-long tree wall lying there, the bark of the dead tree is covered with a thick layer of moss, Our order is stationed on the south side of the tree wall.

The native warriors on the Bridge of Sunfury showed great enthusiasm for us. They sent our constructed knights some special fruits in the Thorn Crater Valley, and they couldn’t wait to invite me into the Thorn Crater. In the woodland by the lake.

When I passed the Bridge of Sunfury, I greeted Dirang, the ancient war tree that guards the Bridge of Sunfury. His old face appeared from between the cracked bark of the tree roots and smiled at me friendly laugh.

"Young human warrior, is everything going well on this trip?" The Ancient War Tree greeted me in a gentle voice.

I stopped in front of the big tree stump, and only then did I see clearly that the tall oak tree that rose from the ground turned out to be a branch growing from the stump. I said to this ancient war tree named Dirang: "It's okay." , although there were some twists and turns in the middle, but the result is still satisfactory."

After hearing my affirmative answer, he said a little excitedly: "So... you have already obtained twelve keys of power?"

"That's right, Mister War Ancient Tree." I said with a smile, and opened the neckline of the hard leather armor to show him the heart-shaped pendant on the necklace.

"Hehe, you can just call me Di Rang, a young human warrior." Di Rang smiled happily.

"The Dirham wise man is waiting for you by the lake..." The indigenous warrior standing beside me couldn't help reminding me.

I cast an apologetic look at Dirang: "Sorry, Mr. Dirang..."

Di Rang nodded slightly to me, and the tree face gradually disappeared from the tree roots.

As we continued along the Bridge of Sunfury, there was silence, four native warriors holding black iron spears, their faces were serious, and they were not funny at all.

When passing the Bridge of Sunfury, I saw the envious looks of thousands of indigenous warriors stationed on the bridge. They whispered to each other as if they were talking about me.I passed by the native lover of Puyaka's girlhood, and saw that the young Gilda tribe warrior looked a little embarrassed. Seeing me looking at him, he turned his head to avoid my gaze.

He seemed a bit cramped. Among the group of young native warriors, he had the best weapons and equipment. He wanted to hide the black iron spear in his hand behind his back, but he couldn't take off the excellent chain armor on his body no matter what. It's gone, the chain armor on him is not in my trade list with the Bridge of Sunfury War ancient tree, I guess it should be given to him by fellow Gilda tribe 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 in the Bridge of Sunfury, he will receive the best care from the tribe.

The valley surrounded by thorns is still the same. Countless dryads are crowded in this valley. Walking in the forest of the valley surrounded by thorns, I feel a strong sense of oppression, as if standing in a lively square, full of people. It was a crowded scene, but there was a spacious forest road where I passed.

Although the dryads on both sides of the forest road didn't show their faces, they gave me the feeling that 'I am the focus of all eyes', maybe this is just an illusion.

……

There is a central lake covering an area of ​​nearly [-] mu 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, and the lake has spread to the roots of the Dirham wise man. Standing at the foot of the ancient war tree Dirham Elder, you can clearly see the grass covered by the lake hidden at the bottom of the water. It's like a green carpet of grass growing at the bottom of the lake. Between the green mountains and clear water, the lake and mountains are beautiful, and it is a good place with beautiful scenery.

When I was here last time, I wasn't in the mood to enjoy the view of Thorn Crater at all, so I didn't notice it.

This time it was different. After collecting all twelve keys of power, the Nebulu spiders fled towards the marsh sea at the southernmost end of the Black Forest. Not so depressing.

The huge face of the Dirham wise man appeared on the 70-meter-high trunk. It is the tallest ancient war tree in the Thorn Crater. The diameter of the umbrella-shaped tree crown even exceeds [-] meters. It looks like a huge Umbrella, it has two thick branches tens of meters long, like people's arms.

"Young human warrior Jijia, have you brought back the twelve keys of power?" When it said this, it looked expectantly.

I looked up at him with difficulty and said, "Yes, Elder Dirham, but when I collected twelve key keys of power, these key keys became a heart-shaped pendant together."

After finishing speaking, I took off the necklace around my neck, put the heart-shaped pendant in my hand, and showed it to Elder Dirham.

Sure enough, Elder Dirham knew this pendant, and immediately called out its name: "Oh! You really got this 'Heart of Power'!"

After finishing speaking, he added: "That's right, when all the keys of power in the hands of the ancient war trees are gathered together, a key to open the sealing circle will be formed. We call it the 'Heart of Power'. The 'Heart of Power' used to have incomparably powerful mana, but now I can't feel it anymore."

I asked Elder Dirham: "Does that mean that I can help you lift the banning circle under your feet? What should I do next?"

I stood on tiptoe and raised the Heart of Power in my hand high, indicating that Elder Dirham could take it, but Elder Dirham did not do so.

Elder Dirham made me and Katerina stand in its palm, and it lifted me and Katerina together until it was parallel to its line of sight.

He said with emotion: "Someone needs to help us enter the altar in the middle of the lake. You just need to put this key of power in the gemstone groove of the magic center of the altar, and the sealing circle will stop!" Running, it is no longer drawing our strength, nor is it restraining us, the word 'freedom' has really been missing for us for a long time."

"Just put it on? Don't need to read a spell or something?" I asked.

Elder Dirham said to me: "No, there is no need at all. When the world tree laid down this sealing circle, it once made a prophecy: one day in the future, it will be able to collect all the weapons in the hands of the ancient war tree. The key to the power must be a warrior of the foreign race, he will stand up in the most dangerous time of the Black Forest, gather all the keys of power to unlock the sealing circle, and help the ancient tree spirit family survive the crisis."

Hearing what it said, I felt a little embarrassed, because I didn't intend to let the constructed knights of the North Wind Legion go out of the Black Forest to fight those Nibru spidermen.

"Well, in fact, I think the first half of the prophecy of Mr. World Tree has been fulfilled, but it is still unknown whether we can defeat the Nebulu spiders together." I said to Elder Dirham: "Because once they Leaving the Black Forest and entering the Swamp Sea, without the help of the Ancient War Trees, our Constructed Knights have no advantage in fighting against the Spider Warriors. In the Black Forest, every time we can defeat them, rely on It is the dryad warriors under your command to help."

Hearing what I said, Elder Dirham laughed and said to me: "Young human warrior, you may have overlooked one of the most important issues. After you help us unlock the sealing circle, those of us in the Black Forest The ancient tree of war will be free again, and so will all the surviving dryad warriors in the Black Forest. At that time, no matter where they go to fight, as long as it is the Hierro plane, as long as there is soil, the dryad warriors can exert greater power."

I actually forgot that these ancient war trees and dryads have the ability to move after lifting the banning circle.

So I asked Elder Dirham, "You mean, after the banning circle is lifted, your dryad warriors can follow us to build a knight order and go to any place with soil on the Hierro plane?"

Afterwards, some pictures appeared in my mind, imagining that the dryads behind Elder Dirham lined up on the battlefield, blocking the attack of those Nebulu spider warriors with their bodies, and a row of barbarian slaves stood behind the dryads, Combat may become extremely simple.

Elder Dirham, an ancient war tree, said: "Of course, we have already concluded a covenant, and we have a common goal on the issue of Nebulu spiders: that is to completely remove them from the Yero plane. Get out... But I think it is necessary to add some new clauses to the covenant, such as the ancient tree spirits and the Grimm Empire living together in this Black Forest, and I also need some promises from you."

Hearing Elder Dirham talk about my promise, I asked, "So, Elder Dirham, what kind of promise do I need to make?"

Elder Dirham said to me: "It's very simple. People of the Green Empire can no longer cut down trees wantonly in the Black Forest, and no longer hunt and kill the supporters of the dryads and the aborigines on the Hierro plane..."

I said to Elder Dirham: "Of course there is no problem with these, although I promise that I cannot represent the highest consul of our Green Empire stationed in the Hierro plane, we can invite the Duke of Samoyed here, and everyone will sign an alliance agreement, After all, we will live together in this black forest for a long time to come, and mutual respect is the most basic code of conduct."

Hearing what I said, a bright smile bloomed on Elder Dirham's withered old face, and he said to me again: "Warrior Jijia, you are really different from all the people of the Grimm Empire I have seen, those proud and arrogant Grimm Empire People will only make a lot of unreasonable demands, but no one thinks about these things from the perspective of our ancient tree spirits like you!"

"...Well, it seems a little too early for us to talk about this at this time. I think I'd better undo the sealing circle under your feet first." I said to Elder Dirham.

Then I asked again: "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 there was too much rain in the valley in summer, and the water level by the lake flooded the altar? Will I dive into the water to complete the ceremony of breaking the seal later?"

Elder Dirham chuckled, lifted me up with his big hand, and said to me: "No, warrior Jijia, you didn't see the altar in the middle of the lake. Stand taller."

Standing on the shoulders of the tall ancient war tree, this time I have a condescending bird's-eye view of this clear freshwater lake. This central lake is a green emerald embedded in a ring-shaped valley like an emerald.

At this time, I saw that there was actually an altar close to the surface of the lake, or that it was the entrance of an altar. It would be really difficult to find it if you did not observe it from a high position, and it seemed that the five ancient war trees around the central lake Most of the tree is also to protect the altar.

Then I said to Elder Dirham, "Well, I saw the altar, Elder Dirham."

Elder Dirham put me at its feet. Originally, it wanted the native warriors to bring over a canoe. Just halfway through the instructions to the native warriors, it saw Katerina and me standing on the water with It waved, and then waved with us with a face of relief.

Then I took Katerina to the entrance of the altar floating on the water in the middle of the lake...

(End of this chapter)