Ming Na was stunned and couldn't believe that this was the answer: "How is this possible?!"
Princess Aurora snorted coldly: "We elves can't lie!" And Princess Fnoya also said with some embarrassment: "It's true. There is now a dry cave, and there is not a drop of spring water." Lucien He also interjected: "Didn't Xiao Tianjian tell you? I told him about this when he came last time."
Ming Na felt a little at a loss. Before she came, she had prepared a lot of words in order to convince the Elf Queen. She never expected such a result. If the fountain of life is gone, wouldn't her trip be in vain? The most important thing is, what are they going to use to deal with the monsters
She couldn't help but glance at Alex beside her. The latter quickly regained his composure after a brief shock. After pondering for a moment, he saluted the Elf Queen and said, "Your Majesty, I am sent by Vana." Messenger. In this war against Warcraft, humans have actually controlled the situation to a certain extent, but the current war situation is still deadlocked. We must rely on the Scepter of Light to completely eliminate the Warcraft and destroy the magic circle. But now the Scepter of Light has The original mana has been lost. In order to restore it, the Fountain of Life is needed. If the Fountain of Life has dried up, do you know if there is anything else that can have the same effect? The elves have a long history and must know a lot. Things that humans don’t know.”
When Ming Na heard this, hope rekindled in her heart, and she hurriedly turned to see the Elf Queen. The Elf Queen took a deep look at Alex and then said: "The Scepter of Light is a magic weapon left by the God of Light on the mainland. It has a soul in itself. If left idle for a long time, it will gradually fade away. The last time I used it When it was born, I warned you, the Holy See, that if you continue to enshrine it in the temple in the same way as in the past, it will become a useless stick sooner or later. Now it seems that you did not take my warning to heart. superior."
Alex lowered his head in shame: "I'm sorry... In fact, several bishops have regretted it..."
"What's the use of regretting it later?" The Elf Queen looked away. He said calmly, "As long as it is an item that contains powerful life force, it is possible to restore the power of the Scepter of Light, especially those artifacts left by the ancient gods. There is no hope for the Fountain of Life. Maybe you can still find it in other parts of the continent. Can you find such a thing?" She glanced at Ming Na, "I think... the person who knows the most about this kind of thing is probably Xiao Tianjian, right? You can ask him."
Ming Na opened her mouth and lowered her head in frustration. If grandpa was still there, he might not even need the Scepter of Light and the Fountain of Life. Where could she go to find grandpa now
She asked softly: "Is there no other way?"
The Elf Queen glanced at her and signaled her daughters to leave. Alex took a step forward: "Please be patient, Her Majesty the Queen! I heard... the World Tree of the elves has strong vitality..." "Human! Don't go too far!" The Elf Queen suddenly turned back and stared closely. Alex, "We, the elves, will never sacrifice the basis of our survival for you humans! Even if the demons really occupy the human world, we have enough ability to protect ourselves!"
Alex hurriedly explained: "No. You misunderstood. I heard from a knowledgeable old monk that the World Tree has strong vitality. In the past, the bishops of the Holy See liked to make sculptures out of the fallen branches and leaves of the World Tree. It can be turned into a wand or magic weapon, so... I just want to ask, can such an item help the Scepter of Light regain some power?"
The Elf Queen stared at him for a long time. He seemed to be testing whether what he said was true. After a long while, he replied: "It's true... The branches of the World Tree also contain the power of life. They can be made into magic weapons of light. But this kind of power is far behind compared with the Scepter of Light. If you want it to work, unless you use it. Climb the entire World Tree. But that’s absolutely impossible!”
She turned to look at Lucien: "Send them away! In order to prevent the monsters from invading again, activate the Thorn Forest immediately!"
Lucien responded "Yes" and Minna hurriedly said: "Wait a minute. Queen..." "Grandma!" Ludlow shouted at the same time. "Ming Na finally came here once. Why did she have to send her away so quickly?"
Fnoya stopped her son anxiously: "Ludlow. Stop talking!" But it was already too late. The Elf Queen stared at her grandson with stern eyes. The latter was horrified to see. Busy lowered his head. But still a little unwilling. He whispered: "At least let us chat for a while..."
Fnoya glanced at her son worriedly. Turning around, she begged her mother: "Please forgive him, mother. He is still a child." The Elf Queen was noncommittal. Just kept staring at Ludlow. He said sternly: "You'd better not forget. The trial next spring. You asked to participate! Are you ready? Are you still free to do other things?!"
Ludlow lowered his head and said nothing. The Elf Queen turned and left. Fonaya just took two steps towards her son's place. He was grabbed by his sister. She broke free. Two whispers dropped in a hurry. Then he walked to his son and hugged him. Aurora looked frustrated. Turn around and leave.
Fonaya comforted her son and said: "It doesn't matter, grandma is just reminding you, you can't be angry." Ludlow smiled and leaned towards her mother: "I know, mom, don't worry." Fonaya stroked her gently. He raised his head and smiled at Ming Na: "It's rare for you to come here, can you stay for two more days? Little Ludlow... is very lonely."
Minna smiled, and before she could answer, Alex spoke first: "Your Highness, we don't have much time. We must find an item containing powerful life force before next spring. Return from here. The front line is still more than half a month away."
Although Minna wanted to stay and chat more with Ludlow, she knew in her heart that Alex was telling the truth, so she didn't speak.
Fnoya smiled and said: "Don't worry about this, Qiao will solve this problem." She turned to Lucien and said: "Please send them to Phantom Town, mother, I will tell you."
Lucien looked into her eyes, hesitated for a moment, and then agreed. He stretched out his hand to summon two elves and brought two silver wolves.
Fnoya turned back to Mingna and said, "You go ahead first, I will ask Ludlow to find you tomorrow."
Minna looked at Ludlow. He hesitated for a moment. Then he and Alex turned around and rode on the silver wolf together, and galloped towards the south of the forest.
She was worried all the way. The fountain of life had dried up. Where was she going to find something with the same effect? Grandpa is not here again! Where else on the continent could ancient divine objects exist, besides Vana and the Elf Forest? Maybe...she should try to go to the Yalor Forest? Grandpa seemed to have mentioned that there was the tomb of the God of War there, but she didn’t know the location. Should she ask Bevin to be a guide? After all, he lived there for a few years...
Maybe there will be many artifacts on Dragon Island, right? correct! Grandpa’s ring!
Mingna suddenly remembered the storage ring left by her grandfather. He seemed to have said that it was almost an artifact, but... the ring seemed to have little life force... Grandpa didn't tell her where Dragon Island was...
Ming Na racked her brains and couldn't think of any solution, so she sighed and decided to take a trip to the Yarrow Forest. Before that, you can ask your father for the ring and show it to the Vana bishops to try.
She was so preoccupied with this matter that she ignored everything else. I didn't realize that Alex's face has not looked good since he rode the silver wolf. His whole body tensed up along the way, always paying attention not to fall off the wolf's back, but also to be careful of the branches hanging out by the roadside. Unexpectedly, he turned his head and saw Mingna sitting leisurely on the back of the silver wolf. He seemed to be a little absent-minded and angry. After finally waiting for Silver Wolf to stop, he carefully slid to the ground, his feet firmly on the ground, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Ming Na got off the wolf's back and reached out to gently touch the silver wolf's neck: "Thank you, Mr. Silver Wolf."
The silver wolf turned his head disdainfully and narrowed his eyes. An elf responsible for the escort laughed and said: "It's not a gentleman, it's a she-wolf."
After hearing this, Ming Na quickly changed her words: "I'm sorry. I'm so rude. Miss Yin Lang." The Yin Lang turned back reluctantly and touched Ming Na's hand lightly with his mouth. Then he turned around and left.
Minna smiled and turned around to see Alex staring at her dumbfounded. I couldn't help but feel strange: "What's wrong with you?"
Alex shook his head blankly, raised his head and touched his heart, feeling secretly afraid.
Ming Na felt confused and didn't bother to care about him. When she saw the familiar scenery of houses not far ahead, an indescribable feeling came to her heart. She quickly ran over and recognized Qiao's inn immediately. , but now it seems to have been converted into a small restaurant.
She climbed the wooden steps and walked into the store. There were only two people sitting at the counter, chatting. When they heard the sound at the door, they turned back to look at her. One of the younger people asked: "Who are you?"
Ming Na's eyes turned red: "Uncle Qiao, Leif..."
The two people were stunned, and Qiao immediately came to his senses: "You...you are Xiao Mingna?!"
Mingna nodded sharply and rushed over. Qiao hugged her in surprise and kissed her forehead: "Oh my God, little Mingna, it's actually little Mingna, my God..."
Leif was also overjoyed: "Why did you come back? My God, you have grown so big, I almost can't recognize you."
Ming Na turned around and hugged him, and the eyes of the three of them were a little moist. Joe looked up and saw Alex standing at the door, and asked Mingna curiously: "Is that yours?"
Ming Na was puzzled: "Which one is mine?"
Joe winked: "That's it." He showed his two thumbs and touched them.
Ming Na understood immediately and slapped him several times angrily: "That's not true! Alex is my good friend!"
Joe drawled: "Oh—really?"
Alex smiled, walked over and said hello to them: "Nice to meet you, I am Alex, this is Min...your real name is Mingna, right?" Mingna nodded, and he continued: "I am Mingna's friend, and we are here as human messengers."
Joe and Leif looked at each other, and the latter asked: "Human messenger? What's going on?" Mingna told the whole story, and Alex added a few words from time to time. After hearing this, Qiao sighed and said: "I heard about the Fountain of Life when I was a child, but it has long been gone. If you are looking for any artifact, it is best to ask Xiao, he must know! By the way, why didn't Xiao come? ?What is he doing now?"
Mingna said dejectedly: "Grandpa went home to visit his great-grandfather and great-grandmother. I haven't seen him in several years, and I don't know when he will come back."
Qiao raised his eyebrows: "Are you talking about Xiao Di's parents? How come I heard that his parents passed away long ago?"
"They're not dead, they're sick. They live far, far away. Grandpa didn't even know how to get back."
Qiao's expression became serious: "Are you sure he did go to a far away place? Didn't he...encounter some accident?"
Ming Na shook her head quickly: "No, I watched him walk into a mirror. On the other side of the mirror was the world where my great-grandfather and great-aunt lived. He said he would come back, but when he came back, he might come out of the mirror, or he might I went directly back to my home in the Yalu Forest." But I haven't heard any news about him for so many years.
Qiao was dubious, but touched Ming Na's head with some distress: "Poor child, you have to run around at a young age, what are those adults doing?"
Ming Na grinned, and the four of them chatted for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, Qiao hurriedly entertained her and Alex to have dinner, and then sent them to the guest room upstairs to rest.
Since the forest was closed, his inn had no customers, so it was changed to a gathering place for half-elves to dine. After sending Ming Na and others upstairs, some guests came to ask for fruit wine.
Mingna took a hot bath, cleaned her whole body, put on clean clothes, and lay comfortably on the bed, thinking about what happened today.
It seems that I really want to go to the Yalor Forest. I wonder if I will meet grandpa there? It would be great if grandpa could come back...
There was a knock on the door. She rolled out of bed and opened the door. She saw it was Alex, also wearing clean clothes, with water dripping from the tips of his hair. He had obviously just taken a shower, so she asked, "What's the matter? "
Alex looked at her for a moment, then turned his head and said, "When you were packing up the tent in the morning, you seemed to have taken away my blanket."
Ming Na remembered that this was indeed the case and hurriedly took out his blanket and returned it to him. Seeing him still standing at the door holding the blanket, she felt a little strange: "What's the matter?"
Alex couldn't help but said "It's okay" and turned around to leave. Mingna was confused and closed the door.
She tossed and turned for a long time that night, unable to sleep. Although I have decided where to go next, I feel really unwilling and a little worried. What should I do if I can't find anything useful in the Yalor Forest? And I heard that there might be monsters there...
There was a creaking sound from the bed in the next room, just like here. Minna guessed that Alex was probably worried about this too, right
A bird chirped outside the window, and Ming Na frowned, wondering why there were still birds in this season
Then there was the sound of pebbles hitting the window lattice. Mingna immediately became alert, got out of bed, went to the window and looked outside, and found Ludlow waving to her from the tree opposite. She opened her mouth to ask him what he wanted to do, but when she saw him making a "keep quiet" gesture, she closed her mouth in confusion. Then Ludlow motioned to her to open the window, which she quickly did, and the former jumped lightly and climbed in on the window sill.
Minna lowered her voice and asked, "Why are you here? Aren't you just arriving tomorrow morning?"
"Shh-" Ludlow listened to the movement downstairs and nodded gently, "I want to take you to a place, please keep your voice down so that no one can hear you."
Minna asked curiously: "Where is it?"
"Stop asking, you'll know when you get there, hush!" Ludlow stared at the door warily. Mingna walked over carefully and opened the door. Alex was standing outside the door. She quickly flashed in and smiled at them: "What do you want to do? Don't forget me."
(The chapter title is a pun.