Minna followed Ludlow closely into the forest, followed by Alex.
Ludlow refused to reveal where he was going, but told them to follow him. But in the dense forest late at night, only a little moonlight filtered through the branches overhead, and the surroundings were almost completely dark. Relying on the memory of playing in the forest with Ludlow when she was a child, Minna managed to keep up, but Alex struggled and whispered: "Xiao La..."
"Shut up!" Ludlow turned around sharply and shouted in a low voice. He also glared at Minna, "Don't call me that stupid name!"
Alex reluctantly changed his words: "Okay, Ludlow, is it Ludlow? You see, you are familiar with this place, so it doesn't matter, but Min... Minna and I have a hard time keeping up. Why can't we get some lighting? It will be easier to see the road. If torches are not suitable, we can use lighting."
Ludlow stared at him: "Are you not an idiot? If you create some light in the forest at night, you will be discovered immediately! Keep your voice down! Don't let the elves on the patrol hear you!" He came closer again. Mingna asked in a low voice: "Is this person really reliable? The place I want to take you to is a very secret place."
Ming Na nodded: "He is my friend and can definitely be trusted. I am willing to vouch for him."
Ludlow looked at Alex a few more times and reluctantly accepted: "Okay, although he is really stupid." After that, he waved for them to continue walking. Alex resisted the urge to roll her eyes and followed.
They walked deeper and deeper, and gradually, Mingna could no longer recognize the way out. The surrounding trees were four or five as thick as her. Looking up, it was pitch black, with branches and leaves so dense that no light could shine through. There were countless large tree roots tangled along the way, which added many obstacles to their progress. From time to time, small moving creatures passed by their feet, which made Minna and Alex feel a little confused.
Fortunately, Ludlow had already relented and allowed them to use a small amount of lighting. Under the light of the small light ball, Ming Na could clearly see that the tree roots, soil and weeds at her feet were entangled, and the piles of fallen leaves had half rotted and turned into dark mud; The little green snake emerged from the mud, completely ignoring their humanoid objects. They leisurely ran into the gap under the tree roots; insects of all sizes passed by them in swarms; suddenly they noticed that the branches in front of them were squirming, and after a closer look, they discovered that it was a python.
Minna was sweating profusely and moved her steps carefully, trying to cast her gaze behind Ludlow as much as possible, while Alex pursed her lips tightly, as if she didn't care much, but in fact she held hands with him. The hem of the robe was suspended using the most basic technique, and the feet were at least five centimeters above the ground. Try not to touch the rotten mud.
They walked for more than three hours and almost reached the center of the Elf Forest. The trees here are extremely tall and strong. The thinnest one is as thick as ten Mingna. There are many tall plants growing around it, which gives Mingna the illusion that she is in another world, not one with flowers, plants and trees. Instead of getting bigger, he became smaller, only when he saw the insects and snakes under his feet. Just a little sense of reality.
suddenly. Her feet stumbled on a protruding tree root. Almost fell to the ground. Illumination was also interrupted. The surroundings suddenly turned dark. Alex, who was following her, stepped forward to help her. Create a silver-white lighting technique. She said: "Forget it. I'll do it. Just watch the road carefully." Ming Na smiled sheepishly and thanked her. He resumed his pursuit of Ludlow.
I do not know how long it has been. They finally came to a particularly thick old tree. Minna looked at the small open space around her. He looked at the tree a few more times. Thoughtfully: "This is the place you want to take us to? It seems to be...the place where the elves hold some kind of ceremony..." There are strange grass knots hanging on the trees. Some more stone chairs were placed around. But they all seem to be very old. Some signs of weathering.
Ludlow wiped the sweat from his forehead. He nodded and said: "You guessed half of it right. This is actually the World Tree from a long time ago. I estimate it was at least more than 10,000 years ago. It has withered long ago. I think. Now the earth elves probably don't know this place. Bar?"
The World Tree more than 10,000 years ago? Minna was very surprised. He looked up and looked carefully. I found that except for the fact that the trunk of the tree was as thick as a big house (twice as thick as my grandfather’s tree house). It looks no different from an ordinary big tree. But the branches are shiny. Not a leaf...wait...
Ming Na stared closely at the roots of the big tree. It was covered with green fresh moss. A new branch also stretched out. The two small green leaves on it are particularly conspicuous: "Didn't you say. Is this tree dead? How can it still grow leaves?!"
Alex's heart moved: "Is there something here that contains the magic of life?" He stretched out his hand to gently feel the magic elements in the air. I found that there was a faint vitality filling the surroundings. As soon as it came into contact with the light element in his hand. It immediately emits a thin layer of white light. in the darkness. As bright as the moon.
Minna was pleasantly surprised and turned to look at Ludlow, but the latter did not answer and just motioned for them to follow him.
Turning behind the World Tree, Minna saw that the ground had sunk for some reason, revealing the tangled roots and soil inside. Ludlow got in through a larger cave entrance between the tree roots. Minna and Alex looked at each other and hurriedly climbed down.
The cave is very large, with a stone table placed in the middle and several withered rattan baskets placed on it. Although the fruits inside have long shriveled, their colors are still very bright. There was a stone bench placed under the stone table, and a very old wooden staff fell next to it. It was obviously a place where the ancient elves gathered or held some kind of ceremony.
But this was not Ludlow's destination. He walked directly to the back of the stone case. He thought there were only tree roots, but when he turned a corner, there was a hole. It was so dark that he couldn't see what was going on inside. Ludlow jumped in without saying a word. Minna let out a soft cry, stared at the hole in a daze, turned back and shrugged at Alex, and then jumped in too.
Alex couldn't stop him in time, and secretly cursed this guy for being too careless. Who knows what's in the cave? ! He walked around the hole twice and sighed helplessly. He jumped down resignedly.
Inside was a slide made of tree roots. He slid all the way to the bottom of the cave. There was a bang as if he hit someone. When he heard a familiar "ouch", he realized that he had fallen on Minna. He couldn't help but said angrily: " What are you doing? Why don't you get out of the way?!"
Mingna didn't answer his question, she just kept staring ahead. Alex noticed something was wrong and followed her gaze. He was also stunned for a moment.
There is nothing in this small two-story tree hole. There is only a clear spring in the corner, which emits a silvery light. There are dots of small light balls floating above the water, slowly moving towards Ludlow. direction drifting away. Ludlow stretched out his hand to catch it, and the light ball immediately became active, flying around him.
Mingna held her breath, slowly got up and walked over. Lying by the spring, he looked at the silver light in fascination, then looked at Ludlow, and stretched out his hand to try to touch the water. As soon as the fingertips touched the spring water, a cool feeling immediately spread from the fingertips to the limbs. The whole person was immediately refreshed, and the tiredness and sleepiness caused by the long journey disappeared instantly. Her eyes lit up, and she gently stirred the spring water, and the silver light flowed on her fingertips. A little starlight emanated around her.
Alex was stunned when he saw this scene, but he soon woke up and walked to the edge of the spring. He gently tapped the light ball next to Minna. The light ball seemed to be shy and immediately avoided it. . He reached out to touch the spring water. A few stars also appeared around him. Suddenly, his heart moved, and his hands emitted light magic power, which went straight into the spring water. Suddenly, countless light balls emerged from the spring water, filling the entire tree hole.
Minna took a deep breath, looked at the surrounding light balls in surprise, and turned to Ludlow: "What is this? Is it the fountain of life?"
Ludlow stared blankly at the ball of light flying in the cave. After hearing this, he turned around and replied: "I don't know what this is. When I was a child, I always loved running around in the forest. I wanted to attract my mother to come to me. This is me. I discovered it by accident. I accidentally drank a few sips of spring water. I had a severe stomachache at the time, but then, I suddenly had an ability that no one else had, and that was this." He stretched out his palm. Let her look at a seed in the palm of her hand. Soon, the seed sprouted, then grew leaves, grew taller, and grew a bud, which soon blossomed, bore fruit, and withered.
Ming Na touched the little plant and said, "Is this the ability to control plants? I remember you said when I was young that it was a talent that the elves have lost for many years."
Ludlow nodded: "Yes, I can use this ability to spawn plants and control the direction of plant growth. After a few years, I can do more." He lowered his head and scooped up the spring water, "The spring of life has dried up. I wasn't born yet, so I don't know what it looks like. But this place is not far from the spring of life, and the roots of this world tree spread over a wide range, and one of them happens to reach Next to the fountain of life, maybe it seeped in through the cracks in the ground at that time, right?"
Only then did Ming Na understand. However, does this mean the fountain of life
Alex took off an eight-pointed star pendant from his neck. It was made of wood and seemed to be quite ancient. He said: "Although we are sure, it will be clearer if we give it a try." He dipped the pendant into the spring water and picked it up after a while. The surface of the pendant no longer looked as gray as it was before. Mingna only touched it lightly. , you can feel the powerful protective energy on it.
She looked at Alex, who nodded: "This is a magic weapon made by the predecessors from the branches of the World Tree. It has no effect long ago. I used it as an amulet, and now it has restored its original power." . It seems that even if this spring is not a spring of life, it still contains powerful life energy."
Ming Na was so overjoyed that she threw herself on Ludlow excitedly, almost dragging his small body to the ground: "Xiao La, Xiao La, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, we really don't know what we would do. !”
Ludlow blushed and pulled her away: "Don't hug me like this, as if I'm a child. I'm obviously older than you..."
Minna ignored his muttering and hurriedly took out a large crystal bottle and was about to fill the spring water. Suddenly she stopped and looked at Ludlow seriously: "Xiao La, does the Elf Queen know about this spring water matter? "
Ludlow was startled, shook his head, and whispered: "I...I didn't dare to tell them. They originally refused to recognize me, but it was because I had the abilities that the elves had lost that I gained recognition. If I give this spring water Tell grandma about it, and she will definitely let all the elves drink the spring water! By then everyone will have the ability to control plants, and I will..." He bit his lips: "I want to spend more time with my mother. When I grow up, , when you are strong enough to protect mom and me, if you offer this spring to me, they won’t say anything else.”
"Xiao La..." Ming Na looked at Ludlow, feeling a little sad. She put away the crystal bottle, and Alex asked in surprise: "What's wrong with you?"
"The Elf Queen doesn't know. If we just take away the spring water, if she finds out in the future, she will definitely say that we are thieves and despicable humans! Xiaola will also be severely punished by then! So... I think we should Tell her first."
Alex hurriedly said: "If the three of us don't say anything, how will she know? What if I tell her but she refuses to give?"
"She will give us the land." Ming Na clenched her little fists. "She didn't refuse to help us in the first place. It's just that the spring of life has dried up, so she refused. Now that the spring water is available, why should we refuse? Let's go and eliminate it. Warcraft is not only to protect humans, but also to protect elves.”
Alex sneered and was about to refute her when he suddenly noticed something and immediately changed his mind: "What you said makes sense. In fact, when the Demon Realm invaded more than a hundred years ago, it was the Light Cult and the elves who joined forces. To stop it, so now that the Demon Realm is thinking about the mainland again, it deliberately isolates the two parties and waits until all other countries are solved before turning back to deal with them. After all, the Demon Realm cannot tolerate the existence of forces that have the ability to restrain them. The Elf Queen will definitely understand this and agree to our request." He took the bottle from Minna's hand and squatted down to fill the spring water: "Fill the spring water first, and then go find her. The road is so far, and once we get here, It’s too much trouble once.”
Mingna hesitated, but felt that Alex's words made sense, so she didn't stop him.
However, at this moment, a voice suddenly came from the entrance of the cave: "What if I don't agree?"
The three of them were startled and turned around to find the Elf Queen standing under the entrance of the cave, looking at them coldly.
(Why did the starting point smoke within three minutes before zero...)