From Hogwarts to Strixhaven.

Chapter 266 Beast Bite Sword Upgrade (200010000)

Walking in Mirkwood with the elves was obviously a completely different experience, especially since Ivy had been traveling with the dwarves not long ago.

The elves were quieter, calmer, and more orderly, as if the forest was their home. In fact, this forest had indeed been their home for thousands of years.

Ivy saw no poisonous insects or vicious beasts, and even the spider webs that always covered the jungle had disappeared.

"The Silvan elves always prefer starlight, so we usually patrol the forest in the early morning and evening. Over the years, dark creatures have gathered more and more in the forest, and our range of activities has been greatly reduced." Legolas walked beside Ivy to lead the way for him. They moved very fast, as if the forest provided all the necessary conditions for their progress.

There are many specially prepared altars on the roads set up by the elves. They will pray for the blessing of the stars when leaving the Black Forest to ensure a smooth journey. This time, Ivy will complete the intermediate ancient ritual of the Beast Bite Sword on the north side of the Black Forest, near the Forest River.

The altar was still surrounded by giant skeletons shaped like deer antlers, but this time Ivy did not see the mark of Sauron on the stone statue.

The main body of the altar is composed of a stone sculpture of an elf girl. She holds up a stone basin carved with stars and moon patterns in her hands. There are traces of burning flames in the basin. Ivy speculates that the elves may be burning some herbs with special smells in it.

The elf who arrived at the altar with Ivy swept the dust off the stone sculptures and took away the fallen leaves that had accumulated around them.

Legolas placed special cakes and drinks on both sides of the altar, and placed a woven wreath on the stone basin held in the hands of the elf girl statue.

"Put the head of the Orc King on it as well, wizard," Legolas said, retreating back to Ivy.

So Ivy inserted the Beast Bite Sword in front of the statue of the girl, and took the head of the Orc King wrapped in linen from next to Golden Horn's saddle bag and placed it in the stone basin.

With a light snap of his fingers, light blue flames ignited from the wreath at the bottom of the stone basin, setting the charred orc's head on fire again.

Legolas led the Woodland Elves in song, their voices melodious and graceful, accompanied by flutes, harps, and lutes.

Ivy heard the quiet wind blowing through the Dark Forest, bringing the elves the harmony of nature.

The lyrics are full of nostalgia for the great elven kingdom of Gondolin. Ivy heard the scene of Turgon fighting bravely with Gramdring in the Battle of Tears, and also heard the crisis of the dark enemy sending Balrog to attack Gondolin. More importantly, there were the exiles' remembrance of the former king after the fall of Gondolin.

Long did the Elves sing of the glory of Gondolin, and of its fall at the hands of traitors, and even of the birth of a new hope that was bred out of it, and finally of Earendil the Exile sailing away with the Star of Hope on his back until it hung in the western sky.

Ivy could feel that the connection between the Beast Bite Sword and himself became stronger during the singing. He silently opened the Grimoire of Destruction and re-examined the properties of this ancient weapon.

Since Ivy and the Beast Sword are attuned to the 14th-level [Scribe Mage/Ancient Fighter], completing the intermediate ancient ritual can unlock all the abilities of the Beast Sword before level 14. At level 11, the Beast Sword adds a sacred attribute, which has the same effect as the blessed water of the Hufflepuff gold cup.

The level 13 beast bite sword brings Ivy a +4 agility attribute gain, and adjusts the level 9 primary attribute gain to increase the movement speed by 10 feet. In addition, the level 13 elf agility ability will still change after the advanced ancient ability is unlocked in the beast bite sword and Ivy's career level reaches level 16. The effect becomes ignoring difficult terrain, and you can jump forward at twice the speed on the treetops of the dense forest, or gain the ability of permanent jump on flat ground. When holding the beast bite sword, Ivy will not leave footprints, nor will she sink into the snow due to her own weight.

After gaining the attribute buff of the Beast Bite Sword, Ivy now also has 20 points of Agility, which means that his defense level and number of opportunity attacks will be improved again. After all, attributes are the foundation of the foundation. What he didn't expect the most was that as a spellcaster, his physical attribute Agility would reach 20 points before his spellcasting attribute Charisma. This is really unpredictable.

The level 14 legendary ability of the Beast Bite Sword is to increase the weapon enhancement bonus by two points, which turns it into a +4 enemy-breaking holy elf curved sword. If you count the three other additional attributes provided by the Sword Master [Arcane Enchantment], the Beast Bite Sword is an evil nemesis with sparks and lightning.

“What a beautiful song,” Ivy exclaimed.

The elves' singing has stopped, but the wind blowing through the Black Forest still carries the elves' voices.

"Have we helped you, wizard?" Legolas asked with a smile, "I seem to feel that the light on the Beast Bite Sword has become brighter."

"That's not your illusion." Ivy pulled out the Beast Bite Sword from the altar. The sharp blade shone with a faint golden light, which was the symbol of it as a sacred weapon. "Now it is a veritable evil nemesis."

"Excellent." Legolas looked at the elegant arc of the Beast Bite Sword's blade in admiration as Ivy made a sword flower in her hand.

"Since it is the nemesis of evil, do you plan to try this weapon, wizard?" Legolas has not yet lost the vitality and sharpness of a young man, and is eager to experience the power of this weapon.

"Why not?" Ivy had no reason to refuse the experience-boosting activity led by a guide. They had sufficient supplies and strong backup forces. Ivy only cared about how much experience he could gain today.

"There are spiders everywhere in the forest, and we can't drive them out completely. Ever since the shadow of Dol Guldur began to spread, these spiders have appeared in the Great Forest. Sometimes I really doubt whether these spiders entered our forest with the orcs. If we hadn't discovered that spiders also prey on orcs, I'm afraid we would have started patrolling more frequently." Legolas is very talkative. He doesn't look like a prince, but more like a tour guide who is familiar with the forest.

"Spiders prey on orcs?" Ivy asked with great interest.

He remembered that the spider monsters in Middle-earth seemed to be more or less related to a big spider named Shelob, and the relationship between Shelob and Sauron was very subtle, which could be considered both an ally and an enemy. They were allies because both were dark creatures in Middle-earth, and enemies because Sauron's rise hindered Shelob's meals, and it did not like to feed on orcs.

Legolas nodded. "Those spiders have taken over almost all the forests south of the Old Forest Road. Recently, we have even seen their webs near the kingdom. The darkness of Dol Guldur has attracted some orcs there, but most of them have ended up in the spiders' stomachs. Anyway, these spiders are very useful in dealing with orcs. However, using the large number of orcs as food has also caused these giant spiders to reproduce rapidly in the forest. We have to launch sweeps from time to time to curb their numbers, but as you can see, wizard, we are not very effective."

(End of this chapter)