book of old days

Chapter 83 The Face on the Oak Tree
[Among the many alien creatures I have summoned, there are full of violent monsters, vicious evil spirits, and unfathomable monsters. Most of them have difficulty communicating normally, or they want to do everything possible to kill you, but occasionally There are exceptions.

Among them, the two creatures that amazed me the most, one is the sphinx and the other is the oak wise man.

They are undoubtedly extremely intelligent creatures, and communicating with them can obtain great gains in knowledge and wisdom...

Entry 1, About the Sphinx:  …

Item 2, About the Oak Wise: Unlike the arrogant and extremely difficult sphinx, the Oak Wise are very friendly, willing to share their wisdom and knowledge, and are always willing to give advice to those who ask for it.

My only few summoning experiences have been quite smooth and comfortable. They have provided me with a lot of knowledge and answers to questions, and kindly provided me with advice on life paths, and even knowledge from other worlds.

Summoning the oak wise man requires an 'old oak tree' as a carrier (the necessary summoning conditions for the tree spirit from the land of thousands of forests usually include a tree), other than that, there are no other additional requirements.

Note 1, Old Oak:
Oak tree is a kind of spiritual plant. Some oak trees have experienced too much wind and rain, and have seen too many stories. The years have left traces on them, so that sometimes they will gradually become like people. If you see Don't let go of an oak tree with the facial features of an old human being, but it should be noted that each 'old oak tree' can only summon the oak tree wise man once, and the duration is not long, so it must be grasped carefully.

The first time I summoned the Oak Wise, I wasted a lot of precious time asking how to make the perfect honey cookie. It is too bad to look back. However, the big mistake has been made, and I decided to record this expensive knowledge. .

Remarks: How to Make the Perfect Honey Cookies…]

Sean closed the book, looking forward to today's journey. He did have a lot of questions that he hoped to find someone to answer, but it was about a sensitive item like the Book of the Old, and there was really no way to express it. If he could summon a wise man from the oak tree to come It would be better to ask.

In addition, matters concerning Nord mythology and magic also require the help of professionals.

He put the book back in his pocket and turned his attention back to driving the dog sled. The woods were just south of Nordfossen. When Sean came to Nordfossen for the first time, he vaguely remembered seeing After a glance, this will follow the original path all the way to find, and soon approach the destination.

From a distance, you can see a yellow oak tree in the forest, surrounded by pine trees, spruces and black locusts.

He hastened to speed up.

The faster the speed, the stronger the wind. Xiao En thought that it would be great if he had goggles. Go back to the grocery store and ask. If you can make glasses, you can also make goggles.

He glanced at the sleigh again, and the dwarfs under the tarpaulin sat there obediently, one by one, like a group of obedient schoolchildren.

Soon he came to the edge of the oak forest. Sean found an open space to stop the sled, tied the reins to an oak tree, and let the dogs rest on their own. work.

Each dwarf was given a sack so that they could pick up as much as they could. A few squirrels who were looking for acorns in the snow ran away in fright, standing on the trees and looking around curiously.

Most of the acorns on the ground have been covered by snow, but fortunately they are not buried deep, and there are still many on the trees. The dwarves picked up the snow, climbed the trees, and picked them very diligently. Even Wednesday joined the labor. Speaking of which, since Sean arranged for it to be the head of the dwarves and drank the water of the spirit, this guy is not very diligent, but it may be because this is their winter food. , can't tolerate them not working hard.

Sean didn't intend to join the labor. While the dwarves were working, he picked up the shotgun and started searching in the woods. According to the book, "old oak trees" are not common, and the word "old" has nothing to do Age is related to the experience of the oak tree. The more experience, the easier it is for such a mutant individual to be born. In places where huge historical events occur, or where human beings are intertwined with sorrow and joy, this kind of mutation can often be seen. An oak tree in the shape of a monster.

Sean is very puzzled by this statement in the book, do plants also have sentience?Can you understand what's going on in the world?But he's seen too many bizarre things lately, so he doesn't question the concept too much.

He looked at the oak trees around him, the woods were quiet, only the occasional light sounds of the dwarves in the distance, Xiao En couldn't help but feel a little solemn in his heart.

He slowly searched for it.

His shotgun was always half-raised, carrying wild beasts that might come out at any time, but he didn't see any large animals along the way. This oak forest should be the remnant of the oak forest in Oak Valley, because It is too remote, escaped the original fire, but still has some sacred and solemn meaning, as if even those wild beasts dare not offend here.

There are only squirrels, jumping up and down among the trees, looking for food for the winter.

Sean glanced over those oak trees one by one, looking at the bark patterns on their bodies, hoping to find an old, distorted human face, even if it was only slightly similar.

It's a pity that he was still disappointed after all. There are many oak trees showing that slightly distorted posture. The bark on them is grotesque and bizarre, but after careful inspection, there is no one that looks like a human face, messy and lacking in beauty.

It may take hundreds of years to grow, or it may never grow a human face.

He walked around a forest, and suddenly, an old face appeared in his sight, but Sean was not happy—it was the old man's face of Yi Guo.

This old guy was holding a rake, under a big oak tree, constantly pulling out acorns and withered yellow leaves from under the snow, his working posture was very neat, and there was no sign of the old man at all. From the attitude, it is true that poor mountains and rivers are to support people.

There is a sack next to the old man, which is almost full, and his sled can be seen not far away, and there are still two full sacks on it. How many acorns has been picked by this guy.

His sled only had six dogs, but it still surprised Sean. The old man felt that he couldn't get enough to eat, so he wanted to keep sled dogs?His sled seemed to have been made by himself, without even removing the bark, and it looked very rough.

Sean couldn't help being a little nervous, he didn't want the other party to see them on Wednesday.

Before the other party noticed him, Sean walked over first.

"Old Yiguo, come pick up acorns too."

Old Yiguo also looked at him with surprise and anxiety on his face.

"Yeah, you can't just sit idle."

"Your dog is not bad, is it new?"

"The old man smiled, and I would like to thank you for the two gold coins. Before the snow covered everything, I just picked some more acorns."

"Oh, look at you, you are so polite. I just said it casually at the beginning. I didn't expect you to really take it to heart. Well, since you are so caring, I bought all these acorns. Don't worry, you won't suffer, take it." Xiao En said and threw a gold coin over, and brought Old Yiguo's acorn without saying a word.

Old Yiguo hesitated to speak, and took the gold coin helplessly, "Well, those on the car..."

"Don't worry, I also brought a sled, and it can hold it."

He was not polite when he said that, and he also lifted all the acorns from the sled.

These sacks of acorns weighed more than 200 pounds, and they were of great help to him. Although one gold coin was a bit more, it was worth it.

"Do you want to continue picking?" He asked expectantly.

Yi Guo looked at the empty sled, not even an empty sack, and shook his head helplessly.

"I have to go back," he said, turning and demanding.

Xiao En thought it was good to go, and suddenly thought of something.

"By the way, Yi Guo, I have a question I want to ask you recently, do you think the gods in Nord mythology can change their image?

Yi Guoli's figure paused for a moment, and he narrowed his eyes, "What do you mean?"

"I mean, is their image fixed? Will they suddenly change into another image?"

The old man nodded, "Of course, every Nord god has an animal incarnation, Orm's incarnation is a goshawk, Urek's incarnation is a white bear, Sindora's incarnation is a raven, and some Sometimes they will appear in front of humans in the form of animals."

"I don't mean that, I mean, can God become a child?"

Yi Guo frowned, and thought for a while: "Probably not, unless..."

"Unless what?"

He shook his head, "Nothing."

Xiao En still wanted to ask, but he saw that the old man would definitely not speak, so he changed the question: "Can the gods have children?"

Yi Guo looked stunned, and laughed, "Maybe, but I've never heard of such a thing."

"So in Nord mythology, all the gods have no children? That's a bit pitiful."

Yi Guo shook his head, "No, is there any problem? If there's nothing wrong, I have to go back quickly."

Seeing Yiguo disappearing into the distance in a sledge, Sean heaved a sigh of relief, but then hesitated. The information provided by Yiguo could not answer his doubts. Besides, although the old man knew a lot, it was also told by his predecessors. , the accuracy is also hard to say, maybe it's not as good as I know.

He thought about it, and was about to go back and call the dwarves to come and carry the acorns, but when he turned around, he was startled. On the oak tree behind him, an old face was facing him directly, expressionless.

As described in the book, the lines of the bark outline the old face, and the eyes made of scars seem to be observing what just happened.

PS: Ask for the first order!

(End of this chapter)