The legendary path of the abandoned half-elf

Sure enough, one day, out of curiosity, the tree spirit wanted to hear what the king and others thought of her, so she quietly extended her branches and overheard the conversation between her husband and the king. The conversation made her instantly stunned.

"Father, the life of the legendary tree spirit can help you extend your life by 50 years, so..."

"Well done, my boy, don't worry, I will let Kathy marry you as promised."

……

She could no longer hear the words that were said after that. Fenia stayed in place blankly. When someone came in, she had already smiled again and seemed not to have heard those words at all.

Lorenno sighed slightly. She had seen an introduction to the tree spirit in her master's collection of books——

[The tree spirit is a passionate creature, and it is difficult to truly like someone, but if she truly likes someone, she will be willing to give everything for that person. She does not care whether her lover has multiple loved ones, as long as she remembers love She's fine. 】

[The tree spirit is tolerant, but remember one thing, never let down her love, otherwise you will learn what nature's anger is. If you let nature down, nature will let you down. 】

The wedding was coming as scheduled. Fenia handed a pair of emerald green gloves to It and told him with a smile that this was a dryad ritual and he must bring it with him at the wedding. Soon the two of them arrived at the wedding venue without any relatives or friends. Friends arrived, and there were only many mages. Fenia was tied up and thrown into the magic circle without any resistance. The magic circle used to refine the elixir of immortality was opened. She smiled and looked at It until it turned into ashes.

Lorenno's perspective dimmed slightly, but the matter was not over yet. She could hear Iter speaking nearby: "The tree spirit is finally dead."

"Well done, my boy!"

"Father, this is what I should do..."

A tearing sensation came, and Lorenno knew what Fenia's condition was now from his alternative senses.

She turned into a glove, which she made with half of her own origin. What was burned was just a arbitrarily fabricated body. As expected, the mage took a water glass filled with juice and shouted: "Your Majesty! This is just ordinary juice!"

"My hand! My hand!!!"

Countless vines burst out from the gloves in an instant, and Fenia appeared from above. Her sharp claws caressed It. Her love turned into hate, and her blessing turned into a curse. The ferocious-looking legendary tree spirit used the blood of It to send out a message to the entire royal family. Curse: "I curse you!! Your kingdom will be destroyed, your soul will fall to the bottom of the interface, all the fey will test you as enemies, nature will punish you and destroy everything, your destiny will be Abandoned by nature!!”

The legendary tree spirit used half of its power and all of its soul to curse. The branches did not harm anyone, and they slowly faded away. The gloves fell off and turned into cursed items.

From then on, the gloves were put into the secret chamber as if they did not exist. The king ordered people to undo the curse, but no priest found anything wrong. Not even the priests of the Endless Light found any traces of the curse, especially the priests of the natural god system. A radical announcement was made that if you dare to come to them, you will die!

Since then, the royal family of this kingdom has been experiencing constant civil strife. It was abandoned by the woman he truly loved, and eventually died at the hands of a druid. The members of the royal family could not live to be 50 years old, and 100 years ago, it was even more... The devil was completely destroyed. Whether it mattered or not, it probably did, because she cursed a mysterious and mysterious fate.

Lorenno, who had a headache, stood up and looked at his gloves. What he knelt down to his sister was the remnant soul of the tree spirit. Her wish was to go home. If the remnant soul could be reintegrated into the remaining body left in the forest, the big tree would A new tree spirit was reborn, it was her but not her.

Of course, the most important thing for Lorenno is that she knows the information about the Dryad Gloves.

Chapter 97 Dryad Forest

Dryad Gloves...let's call it that for now. Lorenno sorted out his memories about it after waking up. The original gloves existed as a cursed item. Wearing them would only cause the user to fall into disaster, but his sister and the tree demon glove... After Jing reached the contract to send her home, it has become a positive effect.

Dryad gloves can be regarded as armor, with a hardness similar to fine gold. Only the sister who has activated the elf bloodline can use it. Lorenno can only wear it on his hand and cannot exert its power. Once others put on the gloves, their properties will return to a curse. state.

It can enhance the wearer's charm by three points, even in the leaf state. Lorenno feels that these three points of charm are not yet reflected in appearance and temperament, but communication with plants has become smoother.

There are three spell-like abilities on it, one of which is [Vine Entanglement], which can activate plants and make vines obey commands once a day.

The second is [Tree Spirit Charm], which has the same effect as the 3rd level [Violent Charm] and can charm an individual.

The third is [Fairy Affinity], which will not easily arouse hostility from fey creatures when in contact with them.

That was probably it. Lorenno asked with some confusion: "Is this really what the legendary tree spirit left behind?"

[It doesn’t completely belong to us yet. Fenia’s power protects her remaining obsession. Only when her soul fragments are sent back to the woods will she completely belong to us. 】

"That's it."

Lorenno nodded, and Connie looked at Lorenno talking to himself and couldn't help but ask: "Lorenno, I saw you talking to yourself so many times, do you have symptoms of schizophrenia?"

"Almost, I have a sister in my head."

Lorenno told Connie what happened when he was born, and he looked at her from the window and said, "What about you, did you have any interesting stories when you were a child?"

"When I was young..." Connie recalled the scenes of family harmony that she remembered over and over again in her dreams, and told Lorenno endlessly. To Connie, these were all ordinary things. The half-elf girl listened with interest, feeling her emotions.

At night, the two stopped the carriage near the cliff. Lorenno set up protective measures, and Connie set up a magic alarm. The half-elf looked at the thorn bushes on the side and said, "Connie, can you give me a mage protection?" Shield, I’m going to dig into the thorn bush.”

"Do you want to learn the specialty [Earth Walker] in advance?"

"Yes."

Landwalker is a feat required by the ranger when she advances to level 6. It allows her to reduce costs when traveling through non-magical terrain, avoid damage caused by the environment, and make it easier to move on magical terrain (spider webs, grease spells). .

There is no way to practice defensive tactics after being promoted to level 5. The Land Walkers have time to practice now. They can only depend on the situation in the future. After all, the Federation will definitely catch up, and then they will never be as free as they are now.

Getting ready for exercise, Lorenno jumped into the thorn bush and moved carefully to avoid touching the thorn bush as much as possible. Connie was divided between learning spells and helping Lorenno count to see how many times she encountered the thorn bush.

Three peaceful days passed. Lorenno and Connie hurried on. They were still one day away from the "ancient dryad forest". Lorenno had an ominous premonition in his heart and decisively sold the two pack horses and the carriage. Go to a nearby town, say goodbye to them, and have Connie summon the Phantom Pony. (Level 3 [Phantom Pony]: A large, semi-realistic horse-shaped creature appears on the ground within range in an unoccupied space you specify. It is equipped with saddles, reins and other items. The spell lasts for 1 hour and has a maximum speed of 55km/h. .)

The half-elf jumped on the horse, reached out to grab the mage and held her in front of him. The two began to walk quickly. Just 10 minutes after walking, a team of adventurers entered the town and asked if any half-elves and mage in black robes passed by. After figuring out the location, mount a fast horse and chase at high speed.

……

"Lorenno, do you really have to be so fast?"

Connie huddled in her arms, and the strong wind blew against the princess's tender face. Lorenno nodded and said that it must be so fast. The sense of danger lingered for a long time. She could sense that someone was peeping at them from far away, presumably in Using prophecy spells to track them, even trying to get into the jungle will be of no avail. You must enter the tree spirit forest as soon as possible to stop them.

The phantom pony quickly broke through the jungle and ran on the plain with fewer trees. After crossing this plain, it was the tree spirit forest, but the surrounding scenery had changed a lot compared to the plain in memory. Lorenno, who held the reins tightly, was standing on the grassland. Stopping in the middle, listening to the sounds of the plants and letting them point the way, a rough voice came directly into his ears, which was clearer and brighter than the unconscious plants around him: "Who are you and why do you want to enter the dryad forest."

"I am a half-elf. I am here to return Fenia. There are human soldiers behind me. Can you tell me the location of the dryad forest?"

The half-elf raised his right hand, and the magic wave spread out from the leaf tattoo. More noisy sounds came into Lorenno's ears, some were crisp and some were deep. They were discussing whether to let Lorenno in until more noise came. The old being intervened in the discussion: "Please come in, noble white elf."

Connie's eyes widened, and strange things began to appear in the originally peaceful grassland. The grass under the feet of the Phantom Colt fell to both sides, forming a beacon to guide the way forward. Lorenno swung the reins and rode straight into the forest, feeling the many eyes behind him looking back. It looked like a team of adventurers had emerged from the jungle. They saw that Lorenno did not continue to move forward, but looked at him from a distance.

As the mark moved, the half-elf girl quickly entered a dense forest. More and more eyes were staring at her and Connie, with curiosity and hostility in their eyes. The trees became taller and the vegetation became denser. Lorenno rushed again After walking for a while, she finally came to a place surrounded by oak trees. The two trees in front of her opened their eyes, their branches twisted into arms to pull themselves out of the ground, and they stood up calmly - they were tree people.

Lorenno clenched his sword to guard against attacks. They did not make any attack movements but bowed slowly, then moved out of the way, staring at her right hand.

When she and Connie stepped over the two oak trees, a wave of heat rose from her right hand, and the leaf tattoo turned into a glove. The remaining fragments of Fenia's soul emerged from it. She knelt down looking at her hometown that had never changed. Sitting on the back of his hand, he burst into tears. The number of eyes that had been watching them curiously began to increase, and the whispers came clearly into Lorenno's ears: "It's Fenia!" "Go and inform the tree spirit elders, it's Fenia!" Fenia is back!"

Chapter 98 Treants, Goblins, and Dryads

Turning off his perception, Lorenno patted his ears and raised his head and asked: "

Where should I go now. "

"Go straight."

It became increasingly difficult for the sun to penetrate the trees. The goblins seemed to have obtained permission, and they all flew out shyly. Looking at these beautiful little people with dragonfly or butterfly wings, Lorenno couldn't help but reach out. The goblins were very obedient and let the half-elf girl caress.

Connie was different. Her face was full of nervousness. Goblins are creatures that don't know what it means to be measured. They were afraid of being attacked by goblins. Fortunately, these goblins were not interested in Miss Wizard. One goblin asked Lorenno: "Are you a semi-human being?" Elf?"

"Yes."

"How could Sister Fenia become like this?"

"She was deceived by the humans outside. I sent her home."

The chirping noise did not make her feel irritable. There was magic in the goblin's words, and it sounded like singing.

The two walked straight to a dark open space, with a wooden wall blocking the front. Just as Connie was trying to find a way through, the half-elf girl grabbed her and looked up in the direction of Lorenno's finger. Full of shock——

Above their heads were densely packed leaves. What they saw in front of them was not a wooden wall, but a giant tree a hundred meters in diameter. The surrounding open space was covered by its leaves.

"Finia, you are back."

Lorenno turned around quickly when he heard the seductive voice behind him. A tree elf with a light green body and hair made of vines and leaves looked tenderly at Finia, who was sitting on the back of the half-elf. She stretched out her hand and was touched by Lorenno. The gloves that Lenno was wearing fell off together with the dryad and flew into the hands of the beautiful dryad.

The tree elf saluted the half-elf and said: "Dear white elf, I am Loki, the oldest tree elf here. Thank you for bringing back my naughty daughter. Finia is going to be taken for a rebirth ceremony. Do you have If you want to ask anything, you can ask Lord Wilder, the ancient tree of wisdom."

Is this the ancient tree of wisdom?

The neglected Connie looked at the towering tree with curiosity in her eyes. The tree spirit Loki said abruptly: "Also, take care of your companion. The forest does not welcome humans. If she stays too far away from you, she may be killed." The goblins were kidding.”

Connie shuddered and nodded quickly. The goblins' joke was not a joke, it was life-threatening. Some goblins sitting quietly beside them, afraid of being taught by Rocky, couldn't help but stand up and wanted to raise their hands in protest. , Luo Qi glared back.

After the tree spirit walked away, Lorenno hesitated for a moment and put his hand on the ancient tree and shouted: "Mr. Wilder, are you awake?"

"Of course, noble white elf."

An old face appeared on the bark of Lorenno's side, looking at her with clear eyes. When the goblins saw Grandpa Tree Man, who had been sleeping, getting up, they all started chattering around him in goblin language. Lorenno and Kang Ni seemed to be listening to a song, and did not interrupt. Instead, she swayed her body while listening to the song.

"Well, children, let our distinguished guest speak first. You don't have to stand. You and your friends can sit on the roots of my tree."

"Just call me Lorenno, Mr. Wilder," Lorenno sat down obediently, "Why do you respect me so much?"

The tree man laughed heartily: "Haha, of course it's because you brought back Fenia, who has been missing for a long time. We are very grateful to you."

"You know that's not what I'm talking about. Why do you respect the white elf so much?"

"According to the ancient covenant, this is something that cannot be told, and you need to find the answer yourself." The old man took a deep breath and looked at her dimensional bag and said, "You have met the earth giant, I believe it said the same thing. , isn’t it? Since you don’t remember anything, it means the time has not come yet.”

A group of Riddlers... Lorenno sighed and changed the question: "Do you have any advice for me and my companions?"

Only the wisest elders among the tree people will be called the ancient trees of wisdom. They must have survived for more than 5000 years, have a total career level of more than 30, and a spellcasting level of more than 20 to be called the ancient trees of wisdom. At the same time, they are also The existence of powerful prophetic ability.

"How dare I give you a prophecy, but I can give your friend a piece of advice."

Because she had not slept well on the road, Connie, who was now drowsy, cheered up and stood up to salute: "Thank you for your gift."

The tree man smiled and said: "It's not really a gift. Princess of the human kingdom, you will feel the thirst of losing water, and you will also feel the cough of being submerged in water, but don't be afraid, you will always If someone shares these things for you, you will always grow into a big tree, but be careful—"

"A weak seed cannot fully trust anyone except the tree from which it was born and the person who raised you for the first time. You must be wary. They will pour poison on you and make you completely damaged. You must trust your upbringing. your people."

"...Thank you, thank you."

Connie recalled the words of the Ancient Tree of Wisdom over and over again. Compared with some other Riddler prophecies, it had already said clearly that the wise princess would stick close to Lorenno.

The half-elf girl remembered the enemies outside and said hesitantly: "Those humans outside..."

"Don't worry." The Ancient Tree of Wisdom knew what Lorenno was going to say. It said the cruelest words in the gentlest tone. "As long as they dare to approach the woods, they will become our food. You know, this area is the empire." Her Majesty the Queen assigned it to me."

Lorenno asked curiously: "Have you ever had contact with that queen? What kind of person is she?"

"Very strong and kind."

Kind?

She blinked her eyes and could really describe a founding emperor with kindness.

God?

"Humans evaluate her as cruel and fierce, but from our perspective, she is a kind person. I am an ancient tree of wisdom that has lived for 6852 years. Besides, the camp given to her by the universe will not lie."

After hearing this, a little goblin couldn't help but raise his hand and said: "Grandpa Wilder, you said yesterday that you lived 5852 years."

"Really? Didn't I say 7852 years old?"

Connie's brows jumped in thought - is this Alzheimer's disease?She suddenly didn't believe in the prophecy, and they chatted for a while. The ancient tree of wisdom was silent for a while. The goblins grabbed Lorenno's hand and lifted her up and said: "Grandpa fell asleep. Miss Lorenno is coming with us." Come on, I’ll take you to where you sleep.”

……

Outside the Dryad Forest, more than ten teams of people have gathered outside the forest. They looked at the dark forest. The leader waved to let them in together. These people were all adventurers placed by the Federation in the Empire. They did not know the true nature of this forest. Name, just "cautiously" walked into it without any protection.

When they went deeper into the forest, the trees behind them opened their eyes and stared at them. Little goblins emerged from the flowers holding poisonous knives and bows and arrows, grinning to reveal sharp teeth. The tree spirits hid in the trees and prepared spells. The cruel side of nature will be revealed in front of them.

Chapter 99 The Enthusiastic Fairy

Lorenno was taken by the goblins to a tree house. The wood used to build the house was living, the roof was made of rattan, the furniture inside was made of living wood, and the bed was made by Lorenno and Connie. It is paved with familiar plants that look like cotton wool.

"Try it!"

The goblins were flying around the half-elf girl. Lorenno lay down on his back, and his body actually bounced a few times on the white bed. Connie sat down carefully, half of her body sinking into it.

"So soft!"

Connie was extremely surprised. The bed in the palace was not that soft. If she lay down, she would be completely covered in it. A certain goblin raised his finger in a serious manner and said: "It is said that His Majesty the Emperor of New Netherea was here before. Have slept."

"That's right, you need to use water to clean yourself, right? This is...a place to take a bath, let's put it that way."

The goblins enthusiastically pulled Lorenno up again and led her and Connie to an underground cave entrance with stone walls. After entering, there were fluorescent plants underneath, and there was a pool of icy spring water inside the cave.

Obviously, the goblins think that hot water is not needed to clean the body, but Lorenno doesn't care. Now that the weather is getting warmer in spring, if you are strong enough, you can take a cold bath, but Connie may not be able to bear it.

"I can use magic to heat it up." Connie waved her hand to indicate that there was no need to bother.

……

After putting on pajamas, Lorenno and Connie returned to the tree house. The goblins were lying on the bed and looking at something with interest. Lorenno looked around and found that it was a surveillance-like magic. On the screen, a group of adventurers were trying to Entering the forest, the goblins were watching the story develop with great interest. This was a rare entertainment activity for them. The last time this kind of activity was in the early days of the establishment of the empire, the scale was larger than it is now.

"Sir Lorenno, you are here! Come and see these soldiers chasing you!" The goblins made room for the two of them.

"Zhito, does that half-elf really need so many of us to arrest her? She just has better luck."

The adventurers in the forest were divided into small teams. The ranger named Molar in the team named Teeth asked the captain. In his opinion, this half-elf came all the way here by luck, and he only needed to send a small team to solve it.

"Remember Surda next to Lord Kukul? He is also very lucky, isn't he?"