30. Chapter 30 – Blight and New Life
Chapter 30 – Withering and New Life
“Good guy, let him do multiple choice and he just handed in a blank paper.”
Mr. Xia muttered.
Mr. Sa, however, said, “Not buddy hindsight haha, I suddenly think this is the optimal solution.”
Mr. Xia: “Mr. Sa, it’s hard for me not to suspect that you’re licking him on purpose.”
“No, you guys listen to me analyze a wave. Ancient Tree Leaves serve as magical currency, and different uses represent events with different prestige judgments, in-game anyway.
“Assuming that Heine is unaware of the traditions of the wood elves, accepting this money as ransom would deduct the Mourning Wood Valley reputation.
“But if he knew and received it ceremonially and correctly, the very act of detaining and kidnapping a fellow human being constitutes a crime …… Deduction of Elven camp reputation.
“Although I don’t know how to deduct reputation in reality, but how to think about this is a dead end ah.”
Mr. Xia followed suit and drifted off, “I remember, we’ve encountered this as well. That time in the Mercury Forest we took ancient tree leaves to buy air-breaking traps and ended up being besieged by the local ancient trees when we caught the Great Horned Winged Beast!”
Sheep Catchers exclaimed, “Crap damn busted! A few of you goods said at the time that it was the old man’s dedication that led to the monster, apologize! Apologize to your buddies!”
Xia: “I’m sorry Brother Sheep! Sorry!” (super sincere)
Mr. Sa: “You’re so damn talented ……”
…
While the three were loudly discussing, the situation changed.
In the face of Heine’s refusal, both Simon and Linumu acted calmly.
It was as if they had guessed it would be like this.
Simon: “In that case, we’ll have to come back another day.”
The two gather their things and politely get up to leave.
It was clean and crisp, without the slightest bit of procrastination.
Confirming that they had indeed left, Heine suddenly looked at the preoccupied Jianglu.
“What did they tell you?”
The elf did not show a panicked expression, only looked up oddly.
“How do you know?”
“There’s no way the Lion King’s Trade House would be too late to exchange gold coins, so there’s something wrong with that currency. But I don’t know exactly what it is, maybe it’s some kind of fluctuation that can only be recognized by elves, or maybe it’s the lines on the leaves of the trees …… But all in all, they achieved their goal, didn’t they?”
In fact that was the reason for his refusal.
The other party used the information difference to pass on information.
He could use it as well.
They didn’t realize that Jianglu was no longer considered a captive, and the two even called themselves friends.
Perhaps because the information wasn’t considered confidential, the elf didn’t hide it.
“The message on the ancient leaves was ‘Ancient kind is awakening’, which I guessed referred to you. But apparently, they guessed wrong.”
She was obviously referring to Mr. Xia.
But it was actually Sa who followed the Mourning Wood ritual.
Never mind, messy is messy.
As long as Heine is clear anyway.
He asked, “So they’re really not going to ransom you?”
Jianglu smiled, “I can pay the ransom myself. I think 100 gold coins is an insult to me.”
“Hmm?”
Heine’s gaze stagnated slightly.
“How are you going to turn it in?”
Only to see Jianglu remove her hairband, gently shake it, and a delicate lady’s handbag came out more like a magic trick.
This was probably what the three of them called a void sac, similar to a space backpack.
From it, she took out a dagger, also in the shape of a willow leaf, much like the trophy in Mr. Xia’s hand.
Only the light on the dagger was gone, and there was a layer of yellow-green dirty coating, like stained blood.
Dirty.
That was the first word that came to Heine’s mind, as if just gazing at it made her heart sick.
It was clearly powerful enough to affect one’s emotions just by looking at it.
“Holy shit, the legendary master hand against the dagger ‘Wither and Renew’ ……”
In his head, Mr. Xia’s voice trembled.
“What haven’t I seen in a fucking …… ranked wanderer? But this one I really haven’t seen before!”
Catch the Goat: “Not so much brother? You are at least a man who dual-wields the Dragon Dagger.”
“Very much so, Brother Goat, the absolute version of the shit is fragrant! In the original storyline Jiang Lu didn’t even take it out until she died, it’s just that some people examined it and said that the attributes of this ‘newborn’ of Jiang Lu’s are incomplete, and that there’s more than likely another main hand dagger ……”
“Crap it’s connected!”
General Sa, who was half Elfcom, immediately added, “Do you guys remember the story I told you? Jiang Lu had a sister who was parasitized into the Queen of Thorns and was eventually stabbed to death by her own hand, definitely using this dagger, look at the withered blood on it, no wonder it was given to be sealed, it’s obviously PTSD!”
Mr. Xia suddenly panicked.
The dagger that should have been sealed was taken out ……
Could it be that Mr. Sa’s crow’s mouth had come true?
…
Heine took the dagger, but his face was faintly puzzled: “Looking at your expression this seems to be very valuable, I will not doubt its value …… Are you sure you want to take it as ransom?”
“It is a pair with that dagger, and I am comfortable giving it to her to use.”
She looked to Mr. Xia, her gaze soft.
“Ahhhhhhhh I’m fucking cracking up! No, this feels so weird! Can I not want it ……”
Mr. Xia was wailing.
Mr. Sa laughed, “Don’t ah brother, this is wither and new life ah, look at that main hand dagger, just about to write ‘permanently enchanted wither + corrupted attack’ on the face, this must not be used until level 25 ah?
“When my buddies get the Withered Bow, we two brothers will be the Treehugger Killers of the Week! We’ll be killing all over the Blight Trail!”
“Get lost!”
…
“By the way, does she have a name?” Jianglu suddenly asked.
Heine froze, “You mean …… my undead?”
“Uh-huh.”
“No.” Vermillion Dew blinked, “Why not one? Like Darlene?”
“There’s no need for that.”
Heine refused dryly.
“They all have a fighting sense and will recall their names one day, and I’m sure that day will come.”
Jianglu nodded after a slight pause.
The other’s idea was a little better.
“Can I go now?”
Heine smiled, “Yes, hopefully there won’t be a next time.”
Jianglu smiled back.
She stood up and took one last look at “her sister”.
“Ahhhhhhhh don’t look at me like that fuck!!!”
And left.
Heine hands the dagger to Mr. Natsu.
Although the latter said no with her mouth, her body was honest.
“Fragrant, too fragrant! Following Heine really has meat to eat, what does it mean to maximize benefits? Look at the wisdom of the aborigines, learn it all!”
Mr. Sa: “Look at you, I’m sick of hearing you!”
Catch the Goat: “You two brothers don’t talk about each other ……”
Mr. Summer: “But why is Heine staring at me?”
…
Heine stares at Mr. Xia for a long time.
“Sorry, I might have gotten your gender wrong before ……”
Mr. Xia: “????”
“I’m guessing you might be one of Jianglu’s relatives.
“She mentioned the name ‘Daelin’, so hopefully that will help you remember something.”
After a pause, he continued, “Well …… besides it’s rude to let a lady watch me sleep, so you might as well sneak around the outside of the house from tonight on.”
“Hahahahahahaha ……”
Amidst the bursts of maniacal laughter from the two.
Mr. Xia pitifully carried out the instructions.
……
Late Night.
The western outskirts of the Whispering Forest.
A light made of thin bark hangs from the nearest branch of an oak tree, with fireflies converging inside.
The soft glow filtered through the light bark, the light flickered, accompanied by a slight chorus of insects, and all was quiet and beautiful.
A figure sat quietly by the tree.
It was none other than Linumu.
Jinnumu quickly appeared.
“So the unlucky guy who took my commission died here?” She asked.
Linumu nodded, “All three died in the Mourning Wood Ceremony, and thanks to each other, I had the chance to bless them.”
Jianglu frowned.
She realized that she had guessed wrong ……
Daelin didn’t know anything about the Mourning Wood Ceremony, so it wasn’t her doing.
She suddenly remembered Heine’s third skeleton, dressed in light chainmail armor but carrying the standard bow and arrows of the Court of Cuirassiers.
“Tell us what you know about him.”
Linumu spoke up, “I was able to let you go, so it looks like you guys are getting along.”
“You guys guessed wrong, big time!”
“What?”
“It was not he himself who mastered the Mourning Wood Ritual, but his undead!”
Linumu froze, then his face stared, “You mean he summoned the undead spirits of the elves?”
“Yes, and there is more than one!”
“Are you sure?”
Vermillion Dew took a deep breath.
“One of them is Daelin. It’s the Daelin who died in the Blight Trail.”
Linumu’s expression froze, then he immediately got up.
Jangroo: “Where are you going?”
“To write a letter to Mournwood Valley.”
“What’s the rush?”
Linumu turned to her, “Do you remember how the Guardians defended the forest four thousand years ago?”
“He summoned the spirits of his elven ancestors …… What!?”
Jianglu’s eyes widened in shock.
“Wouldn’t that be ……”
“Wild speculation is blasphemy against the Guardians.” Linumu said solemnly, “So I will consult the wisdom of the ancient tree.”
Jianglu looked at the other party as he quickly disappeared, and felt a pang in his head.
This is not just a small necromancer Well …… how did it still involve the guardian?
However, if you want to say, the so-called “summoning” of the Guardian and the necromancer …… are not the same.
She shook her head, shaking off this absurd idea.
It was too blasphemous.
(End of chapter)