Chapter 412 - 384: Returning to a Once-Visited Scene
Da Fei, after taking care of all his needs, boarded the plane again to find that Tachiusu had already set up the Ancient Tree Heart within the Evil Tree Spirit Fortress.
Tachiusu saluted him, "Sir, the Ancient Tree Heart has been successfully transplanted. The recovery time is unknown, but the slower it recovers, the more beneficial it is for the absorption of dark energy in our space, and the better it will integrate with the fortress. Please be patient."
Da Fei nodded, "No problem. I’m not in a rush. While I’m away, I’d appreciate it if you could take good care of it."
Tachiusu laughed, "Rest assured, sir, we will guard it day and night in shifts. By the way, we haven’t had the chance to invite you to visit our Lumang Tribe. Please honor us with your presence!"
Da Fei laughed heartily, "Absolutely, absolutely!"
"Then, please!"
The vine flying chair appeared again, and with the help of the vine demons, Da Fei soared into the sky once more. Da Fei asked with a smile, "What can you transport with this air transport? Can you transport a catapult like the one I just had?"
Tachiusu shook her head with a smile, "This air transport is a hero skill of mine. Just like ground heroes have logistics skills to increase carrying capacity and marching speed, we flying heroes, in conjunction with special flying troops, have an air transport skill. This skill cannot be used in combat, and it cannot transport war machines. However, other supplies and troops can be transported in small quantities. If you have a flying hero, you can bring him to see me, and I can teach him this skill."
—System Prompt: You have obtained information about the special skill "Air Transport Skill."
Da Fei suddenly understood! I was once torn over whether logistics skills were effective for flying troops, but it turns out that flying heroes have their own transportation skills! The fact that war machines and combat can’t be transported is definitely a game setting to prevent invincibility through constant crossbow cannon harassment via air transport!
But that’s fine too. I happen to have Deirdre, who is a flying hero. When there’s an opportunity, I’ll bring her to learn it. However—oh, how could learning a skill satisfy my heart? My darling, just become my vice hero already! Alas, what a pity...
As Da Fei was feeling deeply emotional, a fresh breeze rushed toward him; Lumang Ancient Tree Village had arrived. The houses in the village were hung on tree branches, with vine ladders and corridors crisscrossing between them—a classic style of an ancient elf village. In this seemingly endless withered forest, this ancient tree is the last green stronghold. But starting today, I believe everything will slowly improve.
In the administrative hall at the tree’s top, the vine demons prepared a simple offering of tree fruits and clear water for Da Fei.
It shouldn’t just be a simple meal, right? Even Old Habbit gave a Divine Artifact as a gift; what will you offer as a token? Da Fei couldn’t help but feel a vague anticipation.
After the formalities were over, Tachiusu said seriously, "Since your next target is the Jade Lake of old, I’ll have my people make a small Tree Leaf Boat for you, and along with it, I’ll give you a small gift!" With that, she pulled out a yellowing wooden staff.
—System Prompt: You have obtained the "Jade Lake Space—Vine Jungle Space" World Tree Password Transport Magic Wand. Use this magic wand at Jade Lake to transport yourself to the Vine Jungle Space. (Note: This item may have expired and become ineffective.)
Da Fei raised an eyebrow; apart from its dull color, wasn’t this thing just like the magic wand used by Tai Da to open a door? Possibly expired and ineffective? What the heck! This is the first time I’ve encountered a game item like this!
Just then, Tachiusu sighed deeply, "Once, the Jade Lake could lead to an enclosed space, the Vine Jungle. There is no natural Space Gate for free access, and this magic wand is necessary. The Vine Jungle is the Holy Land of our vine demon race. I cannot be sure it wasn’t affected by the war a thousand years ago; I can’t even be sure if this wand can still be used. If you’re interested and have the time, you could check it out. If the Vine Jungle managed to escape the catastrophe of a thousand years ago, after a millennium, there should be a vast number of Holy Vine Seeds born there. Collecting Holy Vine Seeds will allow you to gain a very powerful and special plant troop that can be used for both defending and attacking castles."
Plant troop? Da Fei asked in surprise, "What are Holy Vine Seeds?"
Tachiusu shook her head with a smile, "In human stories and legends, there is a magical bean seed that, once planted, can instantly grow to the sky and reach a special space, a Giant Castle, where there’s a chicken that lays golden eggs... In short, while the magical bean in the story is exaggerated, it refers to the Holy Vine because the Holy Vine has the ability to lead to another space. Hence, once you plant it below the city wall’s watchtower, the vines can also reveal invisibility!"
Da Fei’s brows jumped! This is the famous tale "Jack and the Beanstalk" from Grimm’s Fairy Tales! The vine tree pipe from Super Mario that can grow to the clouds and grab coins! Being able to reveal invisibility means not having to fear ghostly void monsters and other headache-inducing plane creatures’ reconnaissance and harassment; such a troop is exceptionally rare!
Hurriedly, Da Fei said, "Thank you, Miss, for your generous gift. I will definitely look for it!" In the game’s manner, since the information has already appeared, it surely exists; it’s just a matter of the level of difficulty in obtaining it.
Tachiusu smiled once more, "There is a vine demon quota available for you to recruit in our fortress. Would you care to recruit it?"
Da Fei nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay! I was just curious about the vine demon’s attributes."
Da Fei arrived in front of a large wooden house under the ancient tree’s roots. Tachiusu sighed with a smile, "Due to the current lack of life force, troop production is nearly depleted. If it weren’t for your arrival, we wouldn’t be able to sustain ourselves. However, as the environment improves, troop production will increase, and eventually, we can even try to upgrade ordinary troops into elite troops through the Ancient Tree Fortress. Now, please recruit this vine demon, and she will help row the boat for you on your journey!"
Da Fei nodded, "Then I won’t stand on ceremony."
—System Prompt: You have recruited 1 free vine demon troop; 1 vine demon troop has joined your team.
—Vine Demon: A small-sized spiritual creature, Attack 11, Defense 7, Damage 6-11, Health 40, Mana 40, Attack Speed 12, Command Value 3, Magic Resistance 55%, Stamina 120, Special Skill: Flying Creature, Production and Transport, Vine Armor, Vine Control, Advanced Healing Technique.
So this is the vine demon’s attribute; Da Fei felt a bit disappointed.
Of course, players can only directly recruit ordinary troops; hoping to reach the exaggerated attributes of an elite army is impossible. Da Fei’s appetite had already been spoiled by the exaggerated attributes of elite leaders, so naturally, he wasn’t satisfied with this troop’s attributes only reaching the level of a level 4 unit. However, the key special skill of production and transport was essential, as it could be dispatched and fly, making it valuable for constructing fort fortifications in the wild, absolutely worth cultivating.
For City Lord players, perhaps the troops’ diversity might be a headache, but having more troops is always an advantage. Selling assorted troops to other players is also a significant source of income! Like the Evil Tree Spirit Fortress earlier, regardless of whether those level 0 troops, Evil Beetles, were useful, the first step is to resume production and stockpile them. When their purpose becomes apparent in the future, the advantage of stocked troops will come to light. Similarly, if Da Fei’s Banshee Camp had been disregarded due to high costs initially, where would be the stockpile of over 300 now?
Troop stockpiling for a thousand days, destruction in an instant; it’s in the moment of needing troops that one regrets not having enough. This is a common realization among players involved in National Wars during beta testing! Therefore, regardless of whether it’s worth cultivating, if you have the money and the conditions, stockpiling troops is absolutely correct.
At that moment, a vine demon entered to report, "Clan Leader, the Tree Leaf Boat is completed!"
Excellent! Da Fei immediately said, "Time is of the essence; I will depart immediately!"
"Then we’ll bid you farewell!"
On the riverbank, a two-man-long giant leaf boat quietly floated, reminiscent of the fairy tale ship every player in the Bright Alliance had during the National War.
Tachiusu said with seriousness, "Sir, this Tree Leaf Boat has the ability to mask your life aura, effectively shielding you from monsters that rely on smell to hunt. In short, the way ahead is fraught with peril; be careful!"
Using the scent to hunt? It’s a domain that my so-called God-level Reconnaissance Technique can’t handle!
Da Fei waved his hand, "The next time we meet, it will be when we’ve completely reclaimed the World Tree Space. Let’s work hard!"
Tachiusu bowed, "We will do our utmost to look forward to your return!"
With nothing more to say, it’s time to depart! Da Fei’s lone vine demon troop held onto the leaf stem, and the light boat drifted and flew across the water’s surface like a dragonfly touching the water. As the boat swiftly moved, the end of the Black Water River was reached, encountering a huge Black Water whirlpool, entering it, and the scene changed!
A Red Sea lay in view!
Da Fei suddenly paused, Red Sea? Is this the next space’s scene? This scene looks familiar, doesn’t it? I seem to have seen it before? Right, when Mrs. Anwen transported my ship to the Abyss Blood Pool back then, didn’t we pass through several scenes, including two Red Seas Blood Lakes? If this sea is indeed that previous sea, doesn’t that mean I’m not far from the Pool of Radiance?
Am I finally going to find my way home? For a moment, Da Fei couldn’t help but feel a vague excitement!
Finally, the exit of the spatial tunnel was reached, and the scene changed again, indeed a Red Sea with numerous black islands in it! The scene closely resembled the Blood Sea Swamp from back then!
And at that moment,
—System Prompt: You are currently in the scene assigned by Duke Makar’s S-level indefinite Chamber of Commerce mission "Map Around the Pool of Radiance." Your quest item "Magic Map Drawing Device" has started operating. The item will automatically map the scenery within your view. The more detailed your map, the higher the completion of the Chamber of Commerce mission!
Da Fei was suddenly surprised and delighted, I’ve returned to the vicinity of the Pool of Radiance! Maybe it’s the scene I passed by during the initial teleportation of the Flying!
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