Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 212: Twin Sacred Trees

After an unknown amount of time, the crystals lighting up the wall suddenly stopped.

This place is underground, and the winding tunnel cuts off any possibility of light being refracted in. All you see is a pitch-black darkness.

"It's so dark." The lord finally couldn't stand the silent atmosphere anymore. The sound was so harsh in the space where you could hear a pin drop.

A hand suddenly grasped the lord's, it felt warm and soft, a whisper sounded in Levi's ears, and there were gusts of fragrant breeze, diluting the unspeakable smell in the tunnel.

"It's just ahead, don't run around."

The lord recognized the person by feeling her hand and knew it was Ashe. He did not rush around like a headless fly, but followed her closely.

After walking for a while, Levi saw a blue light suddenly appear in front of him.

They began to quicken their pace, like moths eager to fly towards a candle flame.

As we got closer, the light spot grew larger, from the size of a grain of rice to the size of a basketball...

Levi took the last step.

pat.

The eyes were instantly as bright as day, illuminating everything clearly, and the result was...

"I'll go." Levi couldn't control his emotions, just like a country boy who went to a brothel for the first time and saw a coquettish prostitute.

It was really no wonder that he was making a fuss. Unlike the narrow and depressing tunnel in front of him, what was in front of him was a huge mine that continued to extend downwards, and the dome was more than ten blades high above them.

Now he was on a tiled platform. The mine was supported by sophisticated metal supports and countless thick ropes hung down along the walls.

Looking down, they saw a platform extending outward from the wall of the mine gully, like a hand reaching out from the wall. A rough estimate showed that it was more than a hundred steps away from where they were above.

The real reason why Levi lost his composure was...

On this extended stone platform, a very domineering creature was lying on it and taking a nap.

The exposed sharp teeth alone were as big as his head, and the most important thing was that the other party had three heads that looked like dogs but were not dogs.

You can tell at first glance that it is a magical beast with extraordinary strength.

The lord was really frightened and wanted to reach out to grab the sword out of habit, but unexpectedly found that he was still holding Ashe's hand, and the other party was looking at him with a smile.

"Ahem." He let go of his hand and asked in a low voice.

"Is this the magical beast you keep in captivity?"

This magical beast is only slightly smaller than Sophia in size. It appears in a mine full of magic crystal ore without any discomfort. It does not look like a useless thing at all.

It is hard to say whether it is the Warcraft that Ashe and the others have kept here to guard the secret.

"Just the opposite in fact. This is a magical beast that appeared here out of nowhere." Ashe rubbed her painful hand slightly with a wry smile.

"When we discovered the gap and opened it completely, this monster came out. It grew from a puppy to this size in just a few days."

"Fortunately, it is not very aggressive. As long as you don't step into its territory, it will not attack. However, due to this incident, we have to declare our work of reclaiming the magic crystal mine over, and send all my people away from here."

"That's not right. This monster is just a threat, not a secret."

Levi raised an eyebrow.

"Levi." Ash's voice sounded again, full of pride and excitement, "It's the laurel tree. We found the laurel tree!"

"In the stone cave behind this monster, we found a laurel seedling!"

"Ever since the Twin Sacred Trees withered uncontrollably, the elves have begun to decline. From a kingdom that once ruled a territory, they have now become tribes scattered across the land facing all kinds of hardships."

"I don't mean to show off our past glory to you, but I want to tell you that the discovery of the sacred tree has an indescribable meaning to us elves."

"I can understand." Levi rubbed his eyebrows with a headache.

Ashe's secrets are even more shocking than when Levi first met Sophia.

The fame of the two sacred trees, the Sun Tree and the Laurel Tree, is known to anyone with some academic knowledge.

As the most precious treasures of the elves, their value and significance cannot be measured by money.

During the Age of Magic, when the elves were active, it was rumored that a branch of a laurel tree could bring a dying person back to life, and that the sun tree could give people new life, allowing humans to have the same long lifespan as the elves.

Of course, these functions are far less important than their symbolic significance. In mythological epics, these two sacred trees are the incarnations of the sun and the moon, and there is a two-finger-thick biography specifically recording them.

This shows how high their gold content is.

If ambitious people were to discover that the sacred tree of the elves from the magical age actually appeared here, the sky above this place would be occupied by the enemy's elite army the next day.

"We are the descendants of the mother tree. We always thought that the mother tree had abandoned her children, but we didn't expect that God would have mercy on her and let her appear before us again." An elf elder had tears glistening in his eyes and his voice was almost choked.

This laurel tree can make an elf who has lived for an unknown amount of time and experienced all kinds of suffering shed tears. It has an unimaginable status in the hearts of the elves.

The other elf elders comforted this elf elder.

The elves have always been noble and proud, but if they failed to learn to judge the situation in this era, they would have disappeared from this world forever.

Ever since the withering of the Twin Sacred Trees, the elves declined and they have endured too much pain, the greatest pain of which was the withering of the Twin Sacred Trees. In the eyes of their ancestors at the time, they must have made a big mistake, which is why the mother trees abandoned them.

They have been living in shame and self-blame, and now the appearance of the laurel tree is equivalent to their elf race gaining recognition again.

If the Lord knew what these elves were thinking, he would definitely sneer at them.

Letting a tree judge whether what you do is right or wrong is the biggest mistake.

"You can't kill this monster, but you don't want to make this secret public, so you found me?"

It was as if a flash of lightning flashed through the lord's mind, piercing through the fog in front of him, and he instantly understood the whole story.

"Aren't you afraid that I might be tempted?" Levi looked at Ashe, trying to read something from the Elf Queen's face. "This is the legendary holy tree, the elves' greatest treasure. If I take it to other elves, I will definitely get unimaginable wealth."

Levi is not a saint. He would not pick up the gold dropped in front of him, not to mention that this is a treasure more precious than gold. It would be a lie to say that he is not tempted.

"Levi, although I have known you for a long time, I believe in my inner judgment." Ashe's eyes were blazing, and her eyes as bright as stars were fixed on the handsome face of the lord. "You are not a greedy villain. Although sometimes you may look like you have no noble demeanor, I can see a quality in you that others do not have. This is something I have never seen before. It is difficult to explain what it contains, but it makes people feel great."

"hiss!"

Levi felt instantly creepy, as if he had been stripped naked and seen naked by the elf queen, not even a few hairs were spared.

Thanks to the world he lived in in his previous life, he has always believed in taking care of himself when he is poor and helping the world when he is rich.

In both of his lives, he could be considered a grassroots person. If one day he really became a king, with a large army in his hands, and no one dared to touch him, no matter what the reason was, he would work hard to create a world where everyone was like a dragon.

If nothing else, at least it would give everyone a chance to climb up the social ladder, instead of slaves being slaves forever and farmers being forced to work in the fields for generations.

In this world where everyone except the nobles is a slave, isn't this a great feat?

"Ashe, you are the first person who makes me feel that you have no secrets at all." Levi's face flashed with all kinds of entanglements, and finally turned into a helpless bitter smile.

The beautiful and incomparable Elf Queen showed a bright smile on her face: "Levi, these are just some of my abilities as a person favored by God."

"Besides, you are the strongest person I have ever met. If you can't deal with this monster, then no one else can either."

"And by then, only by gathering the legions together can we defeat this demon beast, which means that the secrets of the elves will be completely exposed to the public."

"Yes, Lord Levi, if you succeed in helping us bring back the Holy Laurel Tree, your kindness will be remembered forever by our elves from generation to generation." An elf elder stared at the lord, his tone like an ugly succubus tempting people.

Levi took two steps back calmly. He admitted that his strength was extraordinary and he was also very proud of it.

But I will never rashly fight against an opponent whose strength I don't know.

There is a saying that goes, know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.

Every time he made a move before, unless he had no choice, he basically saw through the gap in strength between his opponent and himself.

This monster, entrenched in the magic crystal mine, is obviously guarding the laurel tree. Its buffs are already maxed out, so it's hard to say what terrifying methods it has.

If we rush forward nakedly like this and end up capsizing in a ditch, it would be a waste of time.

If there were a few mages who could perform advanced magic here, he would grit his teeth and do it, but the reality was that there were only a few weaklings and the fragile warlock Ashe.

"Besides, let me think about it."

He unknowingly retreated to the side of the tunnel entrance.

"Don't worry, Levi. We won't let you deal with this monster alone. We will select the most elite elf warriors and help you with me."

Ashe saw the Lion Hunter's concerns and said with a helpless smile.

"It's no use talking about this now. I suggest we go back first. If we leave for too long, others will become suspicious."

Levi felt that he still needed to think about it carefully. After all, the monster looked very domineering and didn't seem like a small jerk that could be easily dealt with.

"Okay." The other elf elders were a little disappointed.

The group returned along the same route they came. To the lord's regret, he did not get to hold hands this time.

"Levi, please help us keep this secret for the time being."

After coming out, Ashe did not forget to give instructions.

They didn't intend to keep the secret forever. After all, nothing can be kept secret forever. They could only try to extend the time as long as possible.

Levi nodded, seemingly calm, but with a thunder in his heart.

Originally, the purpose of this trip was just to see if there was any chance to get some magic crystal ore to hatch stone eggs, and to gain experience and upgrade the level of the warriors in Gaoya Castle.

But I didn't expect such an unexpected encounter.

However, Ashe kept this matter a secret from Florina and waited until she left before telling her. It seems that the elf is not hopelessly stupid.

After all, if Florina really knew about the existence of the laurel tree, the seemingly solid alliance would fall apart in a matter of days.

That's right, who is dumber than who in this world?

If you are not smart, the grass on your grave would have been three feet high long ago, how could you have survived until now?

"Good day, respected, noble Lord Levi, how is everything?"

As soon as I arrived at the base, I met Heather, the drow priestess. She was obviously still upset about what happened last night, and she spoke in a sarcastic tone.

"Where's Sam?" The lord was too lazy to talk nonsense with this little girl and asked directly.

"He's having a great time with my sisters." Heather smiled mysteriously.

Levi raised his eyebrows and walked towards a yard in the base with a menacing look.

Unexpectedly, several leaders of Gaoya Fort were in this yard, and I didn't know what they were watching.

"Brother-in-law, is the meeting over?" Mil asked with a guilty conscience.

"Yeah, just some small things." Levi replied absentmindedly, and suddenly heard a noisy sound coming from the tree house, mixed with screams, but there was also a hint of excitement in it.

"What's going on in there?" Levi asked.

The voice coming from inside was very familiar, like that of Sam, the wilderness shaman.

"Hehe, brother-in-law, you should go in and take a look yourself." Mir's eyes were vague.

Looking at Levi's back as he walked towards the door, Mir breathed a sigh of relief and quickly called out to Zat, "Let's go, Sam is in trouble now."

The two of them ran out of the yard without stopping and leaned on the wall to watch the show that was about to happen.

pat!

Sam, who was having fun with three drow elves, felt his tongue tied when he saw the tall figure that suddenly appeared in front of him.

"You...why are you back..."

"I asked you to come and learn other magics. Is this the way to learn?"

Levi was staring at Sam, who was tied to a chair in front of him, shirtless and with whip marks on his body, and his face was filled with dismay.

The other three drow elves were quickly hiding the whips in their hands behind their backs.

"Damn, you've completely disgraced me, the master."

Levi started with a kick that hit the guy squarely in the chest.

"Ah!" Old man Sam screamed and fell to the ground struggling.

"My lord, this is none of our business. This human said that he is the leader of your spellcasting team. If you want to survive in Highcliff Castle, you must listen to him."

Several drow elves shuddered with fear and sold out Sam in an instant.

They were all very aware of how cruel this human was. He had shot all of her sisters to the ground with just a few spears. It was hard not to be afraid of him.

(End of this chapter)