Chapter 380 - 354: Entering the Unknown World Tree Space
Now, Da Fei carefully searched around the tree stump where the flash had occurred, and at this moment, the thick tree stump area was scorched by thunder and fire.
Tai Da expressed his confusion, "Sir, I am confident that after two months of logging I am very familiar with this place, but I have not found anything related to the treasure?"
Da Fei shook his head: "There must be no mistake, there must be something. The more hidden the treasure, the more important it is, and we must focus on searching! It was when the blood mist appeared just now that the treasure flashed."
Tai Da suddenly realized: "I see! So does this mean that the treasure will definitely react with Demonic Qi? If we sprinkle the blood of the battle-dead Demon Race nearby, perhaps the treasure will reappear?"
Damn! Really a cunning strategist with ideas, huh? Da Fei quickly turned around and saw a pile of minced meat where the Spider Demon Hero had fallen, and said, "Alright, let’s try using the blood of the Spider Demon Hero!"
After saying this, both of them ran to where the hero had died and each grabbed two handfuls of bloody minced meat.
—— System Prompt: You have obtained the item "Flesh of the Spider Demon Hero"!
Really able to pick it up! An attribute-less White Name item! Da Fei was almost moved to cheer loudly! It would work, it definitely would!
If it were in reality, after the enemy died, you could do anything. But in the game, there’s no such thing as "desecrating the corpses," once dead, they are dead, no other operations can be performed, and it wouldn’t be long before the body disappears. Unless there are related skills like that of Undead players, or it triggers related plots. And evidently, the hero dropping "flesh" upon death is triggering a related plot.
In fact, from the last time Da Fei came to this space and found that the ancient tree had been long dead but did not refresh, he keenly realized that this tree was extraordinary, hence he proposed the idea of transportation to his advisors, and now, the advisors had already completed the idea of transportation while they were free.
And the appearance of this Spider Demon Hero was somewhat related to the ancient tree; further triggering related plots also made sense, right? Therefore, as long as one triggers the plot, one might drop plot-related special items! How are masters made? Masters are trained like this! Hahaha!
Now, Da Fei, with a heart full of excitement and overflowing confidence, smeared and wiped the bloody meat on the area of the stump that seemed to be flashing just now, and at this moment, the light flashed again, and the radar showed a flash of gold once again!
"It’s appeared! This is it!" Da Fei pointed excitedly at the section of the charred, coal-like dead branch on the tree stump!
Tai Da immediately called a woodcutter over, axe raised and fell, chopping off that dead branch.
Da Fei hurriedly picked it up and rubbed it with the flesh again, and the light appeared again! And at this time——
—— System Prompt: You have discovered an unknown item "Charred Enchanted Ancient Tree Heart." You have comprehended Intermediate Treasure Appraiser!
—— Intermediate Treasure Appraiser: A part-time profession for treasure hunting and appraisal. Vision +20%, Vision stacks with Reconnaissance Skill. Under the Intermediate Treasure Appraiser status, players gain 1 free attribute point for every 4 levels.
—— System Prompt: You are currently level 39, the Intermediate Treasure Appraiser profession grants you an increase of 2 Attribute Points. (Note: At level 39 Intermediate Treasure Appraiser should add a total of 9 points, but since Junior Treasure Appraiser has already added 7 points, now add 2 points)
Da Fei laughed heartily: "Discovered! Finally discovered!"
Hahaha, it even upgraded my Treasure Appraiser profession! Absolutely high-class! It’s truly a double blessing! Luckily I didn’t retreat early, otherwise, wouldn’t that be a loss of treasure?
Tai Da suddenly realized, "It’s the seed of the Nasir Wisdom Ancient Tree! Unexpectedly, even though it was scorched it is not dead yet!"
Da Fei exclaimed, "Seed of the Wisdom Ancient Tree? Can it be planted?"
Tai Da shook his head: "In its current state, it’s not something a Druid of my level can judge, only the Great Druid of the Kingdom has the authority to speak on this!"
Great Druid? The chief of the Kingdom Staff Department?
Just then, as the seed detached from the stump, thick black smoke began to rise from the stump, and the ground started to tremble slightly.
Da Fei exclaimed, "What’s this now?"
Tai Da suddenly startled, "I understand now! Nasir Space is maintained by the willpower of Nasir, although Nasir has passed away, his will has permeated the space and can still weakly maintain it, and now with the departure of this seed, symbolizing the destruction of its last remaining will, this space is about to collapse—"
At this point, the entire space’s ground began to rumble loudly!
Tai Da exclaimed, "Sir, the space is starting to collapse, we must open a spatial channel and retreat!"
Da Fei urgently said, "Hurry up!"
Tai Da hurriedly pulled out a shimmering green Magic Wand. The wand erupted in a dazzling light that enveloped Da Fei’s entire army, causing the space around them to warp and fluctuate—just then, a thunderclap of unprecedented power resounded through the sky, the dark red sky seeming as if it were violently ripped apart, and a deluge of fiery meteors crashed down! The light from the Magic Wand began to flicker intensely!
Da Fei was shocked to his core, could they make it in time?
Tai Da exclaimed, "Space has already started to distort! We might—overdo it!"
—Ah Pu! Overdo your sister!
With a massive roar, Da Fei’s world suddenly turned into a swath of darkness!
—System Prompt: Scene changing, please wait patiently!
—System Prompt: You have leveled up your Epic Quest "Pool of Purifying Light," and you have received the Epic Quest "Gradually Collapsing World Tree Space"!
—Task Hint: Demons have successfully destroyed the Nasir Ancient Tree Space, and the collapse of Nasir Space might trigger a chain reaction of spatial collapses, posing unknown threats to the multiple worlds supported by the World Tree. You must stabilize the World Tree Space before it awakens, and prevent the demons’ conspiracy!
—Ah Pu! This time Da Fei really did spray his metaphorical uncle!
Darn it! Another upgrade to the purification quest? Last time it was an upgrade to the Epic Quest "Attack Abyss Blood Pool," and though the Abyss Blood Pool was completed, the purification quest wasn’t. After so many days, just when I thought I could calmly complete the purification and fix my ship the Flying, another epic quest gets triggered!
Is it my damn hand that shouldn’t have picked up this seed? No, no! Obviously not, ever since the first day my logging team started messing around in there, this space was doomed to attract demon attention and was fated to collapse. This quest was bound to come!
I get it now, the first Epic Quest I took in the game, which seemed like the simplest level 30 newbie epic quest, was actually the most damn frustrating one. Do I even need to complete it?
Stay calm, stay calm! The game has only been live for just over a month, and during the public beta, there were experts who received epic quests that weren’t completed until the end of the public beta! Besides, the purification NPC said it would take years in the game, which means it’s clearly supposed to last a year and a half in real time.
Anyway, I’m so awesome, there’s no quest I can’t handle! Come on, the more high-end the quest, the greater the rewards. Let me advance further down this high-end road—wait, how come changing scenes hasn’t finished yet?
Okay, maybe the server’s lagging because of the world-shattering events at Nasir? I’ll patiently embrace the new challenges.
Finally, the dark blur before Da Fei’s eyes cleared, revealing a sky overcast with dark clouds and a vast expanse of lifeless black forest, and then there were large groups of crows cawing and flying over the forest.
—System Prompt: You have entered an unknown World Tree Space.
Da Fei’s eyebrows twitched as he quickly looked around. The troops were all here, and his Crossbow Cannon too! Good that everyone’s here, but where is this place?
Tai Da looked equally baffled, "We’ve arrived in an unknown World Tree Space. It must be the space distortion just now that led us off the correct path!"
Da Fei exclaimed, "The World Tree has spaces unknown even to you?"
Tai Da answered with evident fear, "Yes, in ancient Nordic mythology, the very first World Tree, Yggdrasil, was a huge tree that spanned several worlds. Its crown supported the Divine Realm, its trunk existed in the Human World, its roots entered the Netherworld, and some of its branches penetrated into the Sea Country, Land of Giant Troll, Land of Giants, Dwarf Country, Fire Country, and Elf Country. For the World Tree, the nutrients and energy from just one world would not suffice. When the God Dusk of Doomsday—the divine war of the last days—arrived, the World Tree was destroyed, and with its collapse, all the worlds it extended into also collapsed."
"In short, our Elf Kingdom’s World Tree, although not as ancient as that one in the myths, its branches are likewise numerous, and the spaces it extends to or creates are just as varied. Nasir Space is just one space we know of, there are many unknown spaces that even us Druids, who have been studying the World Tree for a long time, haven’t discovered!"
—System Prompt: You have learnt information about the World Tree.
Darn, I’ve learned something new again! Da Fei sighed, "This place looks dead and devoid of life, it isn’t the Netherworld, is it?"
Tai Da frowned and said, "It might also be a barren land where the World Tree has absorbed all energy. Anyway, we’re lost now, but in every World Tree Space, there’s a path leading to other spaces, and only by searching here can we possibly find our way out."
Search? Looking at the dangerous Black Forest ahead and then the slow-moving logging team behind, Da Fei felt a wave of severe frustration!
Huh? Wait a minute, why does this Black Forest look so familiar? Right! I’ve seen it before! It was when I entered during the incident in Nasir Space and met Goddess Bu Feiyan. At that time, Nasir Space kept changing scenes. If the World Tree leads to different worlds, then the scene changes in Nasir Space last time were showing different worlds to players, right? Definitely!
So, does that mean I might have to go through Lava Land and swamp after crossing the Black Forest, and will there constantly be monsters ambushing me from these places?
Thinking of this, Da Fei felt even more frustrated! Actually, the way out is simple, just abandoning the troops and dying. Damn! I can’t die! If I die, all my rare materials are gone!
Anyway, time to move on. For me, searching is actually simple; it’s time for my Blood Eagle Flute to make an appearance. During the match, it was low-level and couldn’t bear the burden. I wonder if it could level up a few times this time? I see those crows flying over the Black Forest look like decent leveling targets. (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcomed to vote and subscribe on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)