Food Poems

Chapter 30 Tree of Life
early morning.

A carriage decorated with a squirrel emblem stopped in front of the main gate of the lord's mansion.

The driver dismounted and took over from Derek.

"I am an envoy from the City of White Night. My lord ordered me to bring gifts to Baron Yezhi to thank him for his efforts in exterminating the monsters. A total of 200 gold coins and an enchanted one-handed sword. I hope you can count them now."

Derek suspected that he had heard wrongly. The gift from White Night City was so generous? This was far more than the reward for hunting a second-ringed monster!

The inventory is correct.

Derek exchanged pleasantries with the messenger, watched the carriage go away, and then quickly entered the lord's mansion to report to Yeats.

"Seize the young master?"

Yeats is reading a book.

No matter how profound the "Guide to the Customs of Alien Races" in your hand is, it cannot compare to the golden "Emperor's Head Portrait".

With a snap, Ye Zhi closed the book and confirmed again: "Two hundred gold coins? Plus an enchanted weapon?"

soon.

Derek presented a small brass box and a one-handed sword with a rosewood handle in a leather scabbard.

Ye Zhi opened the box, and the golden light dazzled his eyes for a moment.

Stretching out his hand, feeling the pleasure of his five fingers digging into the pile of gold coins, Ye Zhi immediately picked up a gold coin and looked at it with a smile on his face.

On the obverse of the gold coin is the famous Emperor of Lorraine.

Back then, he led the Templar Knights, composed of twelve legendary warriors, to sweep across the Midgard continent and establish a vast empire.

This man who came from nowhere once made the church panic. Since they could not defeat him, the church publicly declared that Emperor Lorraine was a "holy king" recognized by the Holy Light, and the emperor also accepted this title with a smile.

But Yeats remembered the plot of "Phantom Wings". This great emperor did not believe in the Holy Light at all, and established the Church of Holy Light as the state religion purely to consolidate his rule.

To abolish all schools of thought and only respect the holy light is the right one.

On the reverse side of the coin, there is a carving of a tree.

This is the pattern of the [World Tree].

The people on this continent believed that the essence of the world was a giant tree, hence the name World Tree.

The two hundred gold coins sent by White Night City were indeed a huge sum of money at the moment.

"And gave me an enchanted one-handed sword—"

Ye Zhi drew out this slender sword that was often used to show off one's noble status, looked it up and down, and said:

"Lord Bai Ye, you are trying to flatter me!"

"My lord, Earl Thomas's show of goodwill is against common sense. I'm afraid he has other intentions," said Derek.

As both are nobles, an earl is not necessarily more powerful than a baron. It depends on a variety of factors such as fiefdom, courtiers, and troops.

But Thomas dominated the White Night City and had no need to pay any attention to the Baron of Morningfrost Ridge. His attitude made Derek, who once mingled in the royal capital circle, full of doubts.

Yeats is quite self-aware and knows that he is no smarter than the "native NPCs" in this game world.

fortunately.

I have the advantage of knowing the plot.

The Lord of Bai Ye City has many roles in the plot. He makes friends with many nobles, stores grain and builds walls, and hides his incompetence. When the opportunity comes, he invites all the princes to join in the event, which means he wants to purge the king's court.

At the moment, Thomas' main concern is how to become independent from the Duke of Hudson who rules him, and to do this he needs to form cliques and factions.

Legally speaking, Yezhi's lord is the current King of Golden Lion, but the geographical location of Morning Frost Ridge is extremely special, and Yezhi is almost the same as an independent ruler.

Morning Frost Ridge can relieve White Night City of the pressure of dealing with the cold wave, which is also the main reason why Earl Thomas showed goodwill.

Understanding the meaning, Yeats generously accepted the generous gift and ordered Derek to write a letter of thanks to White Night City.

Then, taking a closer look, he saw his first one-handed sword.

"Sword of the Spirit Shield: A thin steel sword made of carbon steel through a quenching process. The blade is thin and straight, and the handle is made of high-quality ebony. Enchantment: Shield."

There is a shallow blood groove in the center of the sword body of the Spirit Shield Sword, the guard is crescent-shaped, and there is a spherical pendant on the end of the hilt. The overall look is elegant, and with the leather scabbard, it can highlight your temperament when hung around your waist.

The slender sword was originally a ceremonial sword commonly used by the powerful and wealthy.

This enchanted one-handed sword is also a natural spellcasting tool. Ye Zhi stretched out two fingers and gently wiped the blood groove of the slender sword. The fluctuation of magic power immediately lingered around him.

"Shield: Level 1. Creates an invisible magic shield floating around you that can intercept all magic missiles aimed at you."

Magic Missile, also known as Arcane Missile, is a magical skill of low-level mages. It is a powerful spell that has automatic aiming and is guaranteed to hit the target. With this Spirit Shield Sword, you don't have to worry about being attacked by unethical enemy mages with magic missiles.

Subsequently.

Ye Zhi tried to swing the slender sword in the empty office.

The previous incarnation's combat talent was almost zero, and both his riding and swordsmanship were very worrying.

Ye Zhi sheathed his sword and murmured:

"If I can become a sword dancer in the bard class, my swordsmanship will also be improved..."

At this time.

"Ye Zhi, there's something!"

Gray's voice came from outside the door, and she pushed the door open and walked in.

"About half a day's journey outside the village, we found traces of a suspected goblin group, about twenty in number. Fokasi has already led the militia to clear them out."

Yeats: "Goblin?"

Gray crossed her arms and said, "These humanoid creatures are short in stature, reproduce quickly, and are the mortal enemy of mankind. Goblins are almost extinct in the kingdom, but we are close to the Absolute Mountains, so it is normal for goblins to invade us."

Yeats groaned.

A well-trained militiaman can handle two goblins at once.

If this is true, this squad of goblins will be a valuable opportunity for the militia to see actual combat.

The cold wave is coming and monster attacks will become more frequent. I can't go out on the expedition myself every time, so leaving it to Fokas is a trustworthy choice.

"Lotta also went with them." Gray thought for a moment and said, "I have a feeling that the child will soon be promoted to a first-ring ranger."

There are different opinions on how to get promoted, but they all agree that actual combat, hunting and other actions can increase the possibility of promotion.

Rota not only has the talent to become a ranger, but also has experienced the battle with the deer-eagle beast with Ye Zhi and others, so her promotion is a natural outcome.

"Although it certainly cannot be compared with the Templar Knights of Lorraine."

Ye Zhi thought to himself, "But this is also the first group I formed..."

*
Dusk was falling.

On the barren hill, the militia was engaged in a bloody fight.

The number of enemy troops was still underestimated. Phocas conservatively estimated that there were at least thirty goblins.

Fortunately, the spear team occupied the high slope and had a great terrain advantage.

The militiamen lined up in rows, holding spears, and stabbed at the goblins that were swarming in. These ugly creatures with pointed ears and flat noses were short in stature, with skin ranging from orange to dark red, and wearing tattered leather clothes. They wielded stone hammers and sticks and launched a surprise attack without any rules. Some of them screamed and some picked up stones and threw them around.

Ethan, a tall man who used to work as a miner, was so nervous when he faced a goblin for the first time that his palms were sweating. However, when the spear pierced the goblin's body and the bleeding corpse rolled down the hillside, Ethan suddenly felt that the monster might not be as scary as he had imagined.

"Don't be distracted!" Phocas suddenly ordered.

Based on Phocas' experience, this group of goblins is the outpost of the large army, and they must all be wiped out to prevent them from sending back messages.

In previous years, Count Browndi stationed troops in Morning Frost Ridge and won a great victory against a large army of goblins, which cast a shadow on the goblin tribes in the Absolute Ridge Mountains.

However, after the separation of the Bronte family, Master Yezhi could not gather enough troops, so the strategy of "preventing the goblins from sending back messages" became particularly important.

Phocas's eyes were solemn.

Goblins are naturally cowardly creatures, but even though more than half of them were killed or wounded, this outpost did not disintegrate. This must be because they were supervised by a captain.

Soon, a half-man-sized earth goblin wearing bronze armor bared his fangs, brandished a two-handed battle axe, and rushed towards the spear team.

"Everyone retreat ten steps!"

Phocas drew his one-handed sword and personally faced the hobgoblin. The blade slashed the hobgoblin's shoulder, causing it to scream in pain. It swept its battle axe across Phocas's chest plate and barely avoided it.

As the battle intensified, Phocas's arm armor broke. He looked down at the wound on his arm and deliberately exposed his flaw. The earth elf roared and raised his battle axe, wanting to split the enemy's head.

call!
The spear broke through the wind and sank into the hobgoblin's head.

With a thud, the hobgoblin fell to the ground, bleeding in a pool.

Phocas looked back and saw that Lota continued to throw the spear, breathing slightly faster and emitting a unique scent.

The setting sun was blood-red, and Phocas suddenly realized something, thinking:
"It seems that Lotta has awakened her own tree of life and opened a link..."

(End of this chapter)