Witch, don't be so lazy

As China spoke, she slid into the velvet cushion like an invertebrate. "Why did you have time to come to me today? Is it a small matter or a big one?"

"Both. Which one do you want to hear first?"

Zeduo took the cup, but didn't sit down, just leaned against it.

"Ah~~~~Then let's go with the small one."

Letting out a rhythmic whine, China made his choice.

"Fairy Tale Island has been opened, and the mark left by the Sage of Fullmetal has just been activated."

"Enabled? Are there any lower-level descendants of the Steelheart family? Didn't they say it would take at least thirty years for the next qualified spiritual being to emerge... Oh."

Qina was a little surprised, then thought about it and suddenly realized,

"It seems to be the Daiguan Family this time. Given the relationship between Seniors Cecinica and Yaqi, they do have a way to use the mark... Who went in, so unexpectedly that they let those autistic flower fairies fight for a ticket to Fairy Tale Island?"

He didn't care much about these things. After all, he didn't have any descendants who were going to be promoted to the second level.

Oh, no, there was someone recommended by Hans, but unfortunately he came too late, and Saoirse inexplicably wanted to intervene, and the two sides are still arguing.

Fairy Tale Island is certainly worth paying attention to, but it is just this thing that needs attention. As for what happened inside and who the participants are, it doesn’t matter now that the project is coming to an end.

"I don't know much. I only heard that the flower demon was bred from the seedlings left by Her Majesty, Cycinica. She inherited some of her talents, but it seems there's nothing else."

"Is that so... So what? As long as the Steelheart Family has no objections, then we can use it."

China shrugged. "Anyway, our interference in Fairy Tale Island is far less than that of other families. It's just that Senior Yaqi caught the right time. He got a ticket when Reimu Lin Shanlin Jiuling (Seven) was promoted from the third level to the fourth level, and he also successfully transformed his character into a messenger of destiny...but that's all."

Although becoming the messenger of destiny and leaving a mark means having a certain influence on the Fairy Tale Island, it is too late by the time the North intervenes.

It is said that the idea of ​​Fairy Tale Island was proposed by the Three Gods in the late Laurel Dynasty, and it was opened on a small scale within the elves. However, due to the great turmoil at the end of the dynasty and other events, the Fairy Tale Island was shelved for a time. It did not reappear until around the middle of the Old Empire, and was opened to the entire world.

Due to its special nature, it immediately attracted the attention of a lot of people, but also suffered a lot of temptations and attacks.

"The Old Empire successfully obtained at least three Messengers of Destiny back then, and the Church probably succeeded twice later. Evengar even nearly took Fairy Tale Island by force... But the Antlered God withstood all the pressure, fought the battles, and constantly adjusted and restarted Fairy Tale Island, getting through the most difficult times. It's difficult for others to stop him... He is truly powerful."

The sentiment in the last sentence is quite sincere.

As the natural spirit born from the Forest of Elves, more than a hundred years after the fall of the Laurel Dynasty, it was successfully promoted to epic and re-established the Bauhinia Dynasty, and it has successfully survived to this day.

It seems unremarkable at first glance, but if you think about it carefully, it is quite astonishing.

"...After all, no one wants to see the Ancient Tree God emerge from the Forbidden Zone of Life. No matter what, it's impossible to cause trouble for the guardian, the Antler God."

Zedo paused. "But it seems He is not going to continue guarding. Since the last winter meeting, we have observed the activities of the Ancient Tree God twice, while Baba Yaga and the Winter Witch have remained silent. It is obvious that this is the intention of the Antlered God."

"He's making some preparations, but outsiders don't know exactly what he's doing, including the massive ceremony that's been going on for nearly a thousand years on Fairy Tale Island. We only know that he seems to be trying to solve the elf problem once and for all, but we're unsure of his intentions."

"Could it be that they intend to use this ritual to cleanse and correct the Laurel Elf Kings in the Forbidden Zone of Life, and then restore the bloodline of the current Bauhinia Elves?"

The knowledgeable Sky Mirror Traveler was not confident at this time and asked Qina,

"But if the problem of the ancient tree god is not solved, then all our efforts will be in vain. Sooner or later, the old disaster will reappear."

"...You ask me, who should I ask?"

The omnipotent man chose to throw up his hands and said, "Why don't you ask the lady? I guess you asked her and didn't get an answer, so you came to me and asked me to prepare some contingency plans for possible changes in the elves."

China sighed, "Okay, that's just a small matter. The relatively normal elf is about to turn back into the weird thing it was during the Laurel period. Uh, how about I go and test Xiaobai's attitude, hoping that she doesn't hold a grudge against me now - what about the big thing?"

...The "Xiaobai" you are talking about is many generations older than you. He was already an elf elder before you were born.

Zeduo hesitated to speak, but returned to the main topic:

"Regarding some changes to the Abyssal Court and the Dark Purgatory."

……

Fairytale Island.

The sun is shining and the sky is clear.

The expeditionary force was marching through the wilderness.

There weren't many people who could actually join the Great Crusade of Justice. There were only about three hundred people at most. Dozens of them followed Prince Tusk and Mr. Armor to the King's Castle, and there were even fewer people left.

It is said to be a grand expedition, but if you look closely, its scale is not as large as the adventurers who confronted the troll tribe in the ruins of Tekir, and it is not even as lively as the clearing of the White Walker nest in Cedar Town at that time.

Most of them are so weak that it is hard to describe. They don't even have the strength of a first-level spellcaster. At best, they are apprentices who can master one or two tricks. Some of them don't even know magic, but can use some ordinary treasures skillfully.

Those armored knights who were said to have experienced hundreds of battles and received the blessings of the fairies were actually no more powerful than the elite guards of Asda City. After all, the original fairies were only level two, and the blessings they gave were more like encouragement spells.

However, it is indeed amazing.

For example, Rapunzel.

She looked very quiet and spoke softly. Even when her beautiful long wheat-colored hair was braided, it still fell directly to the ground, like a silk waterfall made of woven wheat ears.

It looked beautiful and stunning, and indeed it was. Especially when An Ke saw that the long hair could stretch and retract freely, easily penetrating the bodies of dozens of monsters, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

I'm so good at the lion's hair trick.

Although the opponent seems to have only this one attack skill, because his other ability is to heal wounds through tears, but looking at the power, it seems that he is already a strong second-level spellcaster and should be able to match the witch.

Anyway, the spiritual world recognizes her.

[For every story you uncover of at least three characters from Fairy Tale Island, you can take away one skill (currently: 7)]

Compared to before, Encore now successfully opened the boxes of Rapunzel, Mr. Armor and Prince Tusk through the omnipotent Fei Man.

These three have unique looks, and once you've seen those features, it won't take much effort to figure them out.

Only the fairy from that church still hadn't made any progress, but they couldn't delay for much longer.

Because Anke shamelessly exploited the little maid and asked her to use the exhaustive method to name all the fairies related to illusion one by one.

Anyway, there is nothing to do on the way forward, so I might as well just treat it as entertainment.

of course.

As Anke found herself getting closer and closer to getting all the rewards for the exclusive mission, her mood became very good. She had no objection to the little maid wanting to be lazy or play with the little animals, and just let her do it.

I don’t know what’s going on, but Anke always feels that the little maid seems to be less and less afraid of her. She has to show a more fierce look and tone to make the little coward return to her true nature. I don’t know what this habit is.

Even so, the box was successfully opened in the afternoon of the next day.

The number of skills reaches [8]. As long as you master one more, you will have obtained all the basic rewards of Fairy Tale Island.

In the end, he learned that the other party's blessing was indeed an illusion spell, which only suggested that the knight should not be afraid of pain and should abandon fear.

Because the wilderness was so vast and the speed of travel for a large group of people was somewhat restricted, it took three full days to successfully reach the destination from Windmill City to the Forest Wonderland.

If the gap between ordinary people and Rapunzel is two levels, then An Ke guessed that this so-called referee, the so-called messenger of fate, should also be two levels lower than Rapunzel.

The problem can be seen just from the outrageous environment.

Just a moment ago, there was sunshine above my head and a wide lawn under my feet.

But just one step into the dense forest.

The moonlight suddenly fell like silver gauze, casting a layer of cold blue on the surroundings.

The moment the footsteps landed, wet mist carrying the sweet smell of humus came towards you. Moss stretched like a carpet under your feet, and every step felt like stepping on the back of a sleeping giant beast.

The roots of the tall ancient trees around here are twisted and formed into walls. The surface of the roots, as thick as beams, is covered with scaly cracks. Amber resin seeps out of the cracks, emitting a bitter aroma mixed with pine resin and rotten wood.

Vines hang down from the sky, entwined like snakes, with fluorescent blue flowers blooming at the tips. The petals are as thin as cicada wings, and when they tremble in the wind, they scatter stardust-like light spots.

This is a trial area——

[Four Seasons Domain]

When entering the wonderland, some information floated into everyone's ears along with the wind and swaying leaves.

There are also four different areas that appear.

The paths of spring, the ravines of summer, the corridors of autumn, and the caves of winter.

Acting alone, as long as you can successfully take the tokens in the four areas in order, the creature that completes it first and reaches the Forest Palace will get the ticket belonging to the Forest Fairy.

The referee is on the tallest Four Seasons Tree, a giant tree located in the center of the four areas.

At first glance, it seems to be at least a hundred meters high, and the trunk requires ten people to hug. On the bark, totems of the four seasons rotate and flicker. The spring buds burst with green light, the summer flowers burn with red flames, the autumn leaves are plated with gold edges, and the winter frost is blue.

No matter how good your eyesight is, you can't see the face of the fairy in the forest clearly.

All that could be seen was her natural throne woven from countless vines, with thorns and roses blooming on its left and right.

Of course, the shadow of the monument of destiny floating in the air can attract everyone's attention.

Well, provided that everyone doesn't bump into each other.

Even though such a strange and shocking scene appeared before their eyes and they had just received the content of the trial, most people did not have the mind to think about it.

Because there was another group of people in the fairyland, and they seemed to have just arrived not long ago.

A contestant from the dark camp.

Chapter 170 War (10,000)

In Anke's eyes, the area she is currently in is indeed extraordinary, and the strength of the forest fairy is indeed extremely powerful.

On the one hand, the scene is quite intimidating, just like the world in Silent Hill, where the surrounding environment changes at any time; on the other hand, it seems that the fairyland has its own teleportation function, and no matter where you come from, you will be sent to this large open space.

Almost every moment, there are creatures walking out from the shade of trees and bushes. There are expeditionary forces organized by the Fairy Tale Kingdom, and there are monsters from the dark forest. The only difference is that the two sides come out from different locations, and there is a distance of several hundred meters between them.

But this distance does not affect the outbreak of the battle at all.

The moment they realized the enemy had appeared, both sides were stunned for a very short time, and then there was no hesitation. They only heard the roar of the dark creatures, the blowing of the encouraging horn, and Tali's sharp shouting, and the battle was about to break out.

Horses neighed as they charged forward, arrows rained down like meteors, magical fires slithered like serpents, clear springs surged, wind blades whistled, rocks rolled, stinking mud clung to the air, and a yellow-green poisonous mist...

It is simply the most classic contest between the human coalition and the dark creatures.

Encore saw something in the fairy tale island that he had never had the chance to see in the real world.

Although the battle was fought in a hurry and the formation was not as perfect as expected, those soldiers were indeed worthy of the title of battle-hardened. No matter when, they all maintained sufficient vigilance and cooperated very well.

Almost the next moment after discovering the enemy, at the same time as the encouragement horn sounded, the soldiers drank the potion in unison, dispersed, formed up, and prepared to meet the enemy.

Rows of heavy infantrymen in chain mail always walked in the front, with steel shields shining with a strange luster hanging on their backs. Their weapons were spears, sickles, heavy swords or machetes. Some also carried giant crossbows and arrows engraved with spell patterns.

Those in the front held up their shields, while those at the back quickly took out their bows and crossbows. The crossbows that ordinary people needed to load with their feet with great effort, they could do with just one hand.

Following Tali's orders and the commander's shouts, countless gusts of wind shot out from the gaps between the shields, carrying extremely terrifying force, piercing through those ferocious dark creatures.

Goblins, gnolls, mud monsters, a pack of black-maned wolves, a giant saber-toothed leopard, a bone crow with dark blue eyes, a mummified body wrapped in bandages, a centipede with a hundred feet, a flaming Ukkerback, a scarred green-robed bandit...

No matter what their origins were, with the buzzing sound of "suo suo suo", as bloody holes appeared on their bodies, those monsters and villains fell one after another like wheat, like a strong wind blowing through a wheat field, and some were even nailed directly to the ground.

After all, in low-level battles, especially those on a larger scale and at a longer distance, physical weapons are far more useful than most magic.

There's a common saying among adventurers: "Most wizards' fireballs aren't as powerful as catapults." Although they often say this with a hint of sourness, there's really not much of a problem with it when you look closely, because a first-level wizard's fireball is really just like that, especially at distances over a hundred meters, it may decay to just a flame.

The reason why Anke said that these Windmill City soldiers were inferior to those of Asda City was not because of their personal qualities, but because of the gap in equipment and logistics.

In the present world, at least in the North, those well-trained soldiers are equipped with alchemical firearms and rune equipment, as well as a complete set of scrolls and potions. If the scale of the battle is larger, golems, giant cannons, and bombing boats with different functions will be deployed;

Here, the warriors of the fairy tale kingdom obviously use more cold weapons. Of course, there are also spell patterns engraved on their armor and weapons, and some weapons are even coated with poison or dirt to increase the damage to the enemy.

Perhaps because of this, the battle is far from over.

Although many of those dark creatures died, most of them were weak beasts and goblins. The stronger monsters either had unique ways to dodge or relied on their thick skin and flesh to resist.

For example, at the front, there was Ukerbak, which looked like a burning truck. The trolls wearing heavy armor and wielding terrifying maces all rushed forward with strange screams, looking fearless.

Following behind them, the huge mass of foul-smelling mud, the mummies manipulating bandages, the flexible bone pigeons, the agile saber-toothed cats, etc. were not to be outdone and did not retreat at all because of casualties.

As the distance gets closer, the monsters can't wait to attack.

Iron spears, poison arrows, mud missiles, fire breath, ice crystal fragments, stones smashed and broken tree trunks, the enemy also has their own "rain of arrows".

The expeditionary force was not in a hurry.

Because the giant shields in the front row cooperated with each other, with the surge of magic power, the spell patterns quickly lit up, and formed an arc-shaped light curtain on the physical shield wall, almost blocking most of the attacks.

However, the rocks thrown by the trolls were too fierce, shattering the light curtain, denting the shields, and even crushing three soldiers who had drunk strength-enhancing potions.

But no one was too panicked.

Due to the rapid approach of the enemy, after two rounds of volleys, the heavy infantry threw away the crossbows and picked up melee weapons. The formation was also changed to allow the spellcasters and knights to prepare.

There's not much to say about the former.

The expeditionary mages who were ready to go immediately cast spells, such as Grease, Fire Snake, Hail, Corrosive Arrows, and Wind Blade Curse...

Ranging from magic tricks to low-level spells, whether through treasures or chanting spells by oneself, they were all thrown out in one go.