Soul of Burning Steel

In the endless dense forest in the far south, there is such a place praised by countless people. It is adjacent to Bundarchong Mountain, and it is the origin and end of thousands of rivers. It is located in the mainland, but it is as wide as the ocean. Extinct rare plants and animals live here, just like in the old days.

Its name is the Lake of Eternity—a natural holy place, the hometown of elves, with it as the center, hundreds of cities and villages of elves spread along the lakeside and rivers like the roots of giant trees, and spread towards the distance.

The blue gem-like lake is rippling, and the waves beat the coast. The lake is as wide as the ocean, and the end cannot be seen at a glance. Even if you look towards the edge of the horizon, you can't determine its edge. Seeing that there are nine giant trees that support the sky and the earth, connecting the cloud and the earth like mountains. The branches of the mountain-like giant tree cover the sky, and the branches and leaves cover the sun. Its roots form nine huge wooden islands, rooted in the eternal lake. the central.

The golden sunlight poured out from the gaps in the branches and leaves of the giant trees, and the beams of light that appeared and disappeared from time to time shone on the lake and the wooden island. You could vaguely see that around these nine giant trees, there were many other large and small Trees and islands, although they are not as good as giant trees, they are also several times taller than ordinary trees.

On the surface of the lake, the waves were choppy, and boats belonging to elves sailed back and forth between the coast and the islands, while an elf woman strolled by the lakeside of the eternal lake, quietly watching this scene.

This is a beautiful and very characteristic woman. She is wearing a close-fitting dark green robe. The skirt drags on the sand by the lake, but it is not stained with dust. She does not have the femininity caused by the slender figure of ordinary elves. Every move, but there is a temperament that embraces everything and carries everything.

Accompanied by her stroll, various unusual changes appeared on the shores of the Eternal Lake. The vegetation sprouted new shoots, the sand turned into grass, and many animals and birds appeared in the coastal forest. They couldn't help but want to get close to each other. , but I don’t know why but I don’t want to get close, I just watch quietly.

The natural teacher, Galan Nord, is a rare humanoid incarnation walking between heaven and earth. She stares at the center of the Eternal Lake, the direction where the nine majestic mother trees of life are located. There is no emotion in her green pupils, which makes people feel helpless. Guess what she was thinking.

After a long time, she stopped and shook her head slightly.

"world……"

This inexplicable sigh quickly disappeared in the wind by the lake, and Galannord did not say a second sentence, but after a while, she suddenly frowned slightly, raised her right hand, and pressed her index finger on her temple. Softly: "Lex? What's the matter?"

"Master Tutor, Earl Radcliffe has just arrived in Redwood City. He knew you were strolling by the lake and said he didn't intend to wait for you to come back, so he went to find you himself!"

In the spiritual communication, a male voice said in a helpless and anxious tone: "We can't stop each other..."

"Of course you can't stop it, well, it's okay, I guessed he would do this a long time ago."

The teacher of nature nodded slightly, and then she raised her head as if feeling something, and looked at the sky not far away. Although there seemed to be nothing there, she could see that the flying birds that gathered spontaneously because of the natural breath suddenly began to collapse, and On the ground, the beasts also started to riot, they crowded and trampled each other in panic, as if they couldn't wait to escape from here.

Seeing this scene, Galannold sighed, and said softly: "And it's too late for you to remind."

"He's here."

After finishing speaking, Galannord interrupted the spiritual communication, and a gentle translucent halo emerged from her body, spreading in all directions, and all the birds and beasts caught in panic and chaos were barely calm when they touched the halo Come down and start an orderly retreat, or stay where you are, recovering your body convulsed with fear, without creating a bigger commotion.

In the next instant, a black figure appeared not far in front of her out of thin air.

"It's a bit abrupt, Ms. Galannold, but I'm really not used to waiting for people."

Joshua, who was flying in the electromagnetic space and quickly found the natural teacher through the condensed abnormal natural breath between the heavens and the earth, said this. He slowly walked towards Galannord, and then stood in front of the opponent. The warrior nodded slightly, which was regarded as I said hello: "In addition, those of your subordinates seem to want to hold a welcome ceremony. I don't like this kind of thing, so I just left. I hope you don't mind."

"Although the welcome ceremony is not necessary, they just want to show an attitude of welcoming you. I hope you can understand their kindness."

Galan Nord replied in this way, she looked at the warrior in front of her, and then sighed softly: "I haven't seen you for a while, I didn't expect your strength to have reached this point. It's hard to imagine that this kind of strength belongs to a legendary warrior who just advanced. Newcomers who haven't been around for a few years."

"A chance encounter."

Simply replying to the natural teacher's emotion, Joshua is also looking at the natural teacher in front of him at this time. With his vision that can penetrate the microscopic level, it is difficult for even a legendary powerhouse not to be seen through by him.

But what Joshua saw made him slightly taken aback... Because at this time, Joshua saw nothing except a large piece of fiber and leaves—the beautiful elf woman in front of him, from beginning to end, even It was the dark green floor-sweeping robe on his body, which was actually made of plant fibers and leaves with special structures. Under the other party's skirt, it was not the legs of elves, but countless tree roots wriggling like tentacles. Rooted in the earth, it is impossible to see where its origin comes from.

It seems to be a human figure that has been specially condensed and used for communication.

"Lord Radcliffe."

And just when Joshua blinked, the natural teacher shook his head and reminded: "This look is very rude, especially for a woman, please be careful."

"Sorry, I habitually want to search for the main body..."

Subconsciously, he wanted to identify the enemy and look for a chance for a fatal blow. Joshua realized that his behavior was indeed a little disrespectful, so he coughed lightly, took a step back, and then continued: "To be honest! , I don’t like deviousness very much, so I’m going to say it bluntly——I specially asked you to condense your avatar and invite me to come here, there must be something important to discuss, and there is no one around now, can we start?”

"I really don't know if you intend to change the subject, or if you really have this personality."

The teacher of nature smiled dumbly, and she couldn't help shaking her head for Joshua's direct question: "This time, I intend to repay your kindness for allowing us to see His Majesty (Father of Nature) again, plus your little friend I just got married recently, so I took advantage of the opportunity to invite you to the Lake of Eternity... According to the news I got recently, this gift might just be right for you."

"Maybe it's a bit abrupt, but you probably like this style."

Galan Nord was just talking in an ordinary tone, but her next moment of action made everything unusual - the teacher of nature stretched out her right hand, and a group of light green light began to gather in her hand, Joe At the beginning, Xiuya didn't take it seriously, after all, with his strength, most of the gifts were nothing, but after a while, he realized that it was unusual, he immediately frowned and watched the other party's every move seriously.

"This is..." He whispered to himself, with a hint of surprise in his tone.

The natural teacher's actions were not affected by the soldiers' astonishment. He could see light green light coming from the forests and lakes in all directions, like countless fireflies gathering. Joshua stared at this inconspicuous light. I felt an extremely familiar breath - the power of life force, not only that, this is the most primitive and essential life force.

The natural teacher smiled and looked at her right hand. The dark green dress on her body began to bloom from bottom to top. The light yellow flowers bloomed among the green leaves, and the light flow of natural force visible to the naked eye surged in it.

And in the next moment, these natural forces were completely gathered in the hands of the instructor, and the turquoise light flashed. At this moment, the warrior seemed to see the ocean, where the initial life multiplied, and the seaweed floated in the shallow sea, and then the sea turned into land. The land turned into mountains and rivers, and the inconspicuous microorganisms also changed rapidly with the environment - arthropods crawled on the beach, the ancestors of amphibians climbed out of the water for the first time, and the spores of primitive plants spread and multiplied in the drastically changed land. Mountains collapsed into rift valleys, plains rose into plateaus, and finally, it eventually formed patches of dense forests that covered this ever-changing world.

All the illusions dissipated, and the condensed light mass in the hands of the natural teacher had been condensed to the extreme. Now, the light dissipated, and what appeared in the hands of Galannord was an inconspicuous four-leaf clover wrapped in a water mass.

"Making life..."

Gazing at this seemingly ordinary delicate four-leaf clover, Joshua could feel the enormous vitality contained in it, which is the vitality that can take root and speak in any region, and grow into a towering tree——Thinking of this At the place, the soldier suddenly raised his head and looked at the nine mountain-like giant trees in the center of the Eternal Lake. He couldn't help being stunned: "Is it the mother tree of life?"

"You created a seedling of the mother tree of life out of thin air?"

"Yes, it can be regarded as a gift. After all, you brought back the World Tree for us. In order to express our gratitude, all the elves felt that they had to give some valuable things, otherwise they would not be able to express their gratitude."

"We have wanted to give you this gift for a long time, but because you are so elusive, I don't know when you will stay in Mycroft. It was not until today that we found the opportunity."

The teacher of nature pushed his right hand, and the four-leaf clover wrapped in water floated in front of Joshua, and she said lightly: "Although some people didn't agree very much at first, he agreed in the end. "

"It's amazing, you've gone farther than I have in this regard."

After taking over the sapling of the mother tree of life, Joshua felt the majestic life energy in it, and couldn't help admiring: "The skills are not as good as others, and I am willing to bow down."

"But I can't make a steel statue hundreds of meters high. People have their own directions of proficiency, don't they?"

Hearing a legend's heartfelt admiration for her, Galannord couldn't help but smile slightly. Her green eyes were pulsating with a little uncontrolled light of natural power. It could be seen that a seedling of the Mother Tree of Life was created out of thin air. It wasn't easy for her either. After recovering for a while, the teacher of nature said jokingly: "I heard that you are copying the creations of various forces recently. Igel was still wondering whether you stole the treasures in his bedroom, but I thought I thought, just give you a seedling of the mother tree, and if you want the leaves of the tree of life in the future, you can plant one yourself."

"I said that the statue was an accident, and I'm not narcissistic."

Joshua clicked his tongue. His own statue was made by accident when making statues for everyone in the lord's mansion, but he didn't have time to explain such trivial things. The soldier stared at the statue wrapped in water in his hand The four-leaf clover asked with interest: "I will not refuse this gift—but are there any conditions for planting?"

In history, it is not that there are people who want to steal the saplings of the elves' tree of life. Several times because of the negligence of the elves—or, deliberately, a few people actually succeeded in stealing them, but those who tried to plant them did not know what to do. Unsurprisingly, although the seedlings they stole did not die, they could not grow up no matter what. In more than ten years, they had only grown from four-leaf clover to bushes. There is still a distance of thousands of years.

"It's very simple. The mother tree of life cannot be planted in the soil. Before the root system is fully developed, it must be directly soaked in the water rich in vitality."

Galan Nord turned her head slightly, looking at the sparkling Lake of Eternity, she sighed softly: "It took the elves thousands of years to manage the Lake of Eternity to such an extent, without the Lake of Eternity, the Mother Tree of Life is nothing but A potted plant that looks good... Although the mother tree is meaningless, I have condensed my experience in creating life in it, and I think it will be more helpful to you than a mother tree."

"The gift is very good, I like it very much, thank you."

Nodding solemnly to the teacher of nature, Joshua expressed his gratitude. Of course, he also knew that the reason why the other party respected him so much was because of his own strength. As for the planting of the mother tree of life, he felt that it was not that troublesome.

Water rich in vitality? He happened to know such a good place, where the place is wide, full of water, and rich in energy. The only troublesome thing is that this is not in the world of Mycroft.

"It seems that I have time to go back to the Blood Moon Abyss."

Joshua thought of it this way: "Presumably Xiaoguang's body shouldn't mind having an extra tree as his companion."

The Blood Moon Abyss is a world that has been destroyed, but it is not without a turning point. All the energy and vitality in the world of Xilaiye in the past have condensed into a blood moon. As long as the blood moon turns into the sun and is reborn, then the recovery of the world will only be a long process .

If during this long process, an elf's mother tree of life is added, and when the mother tree grows to a certain level, the roots of the giant tree are used to fix those broken continents floating in mid-air, then the rebirth of the world will definitely speed up a lot. .

After planning the upcoming itinerary in his mind, Joshua raised his head again and looked at the teacher of nature who was watching him quietly. He nodded and said, "However, teacher of nature, you must have invited me here not just to see you off. a tree."

"Now that we've finished chatting about the gossip, can we get down to business?"

I stayed up late yesterday watching the DAC game and was terrified. Fortunately, LGD and VG won, and accidentally fell asleep. This is the first update yesterday, and the second update will be eight hours later.