Under the clear sky is the brightest sunshine since spring.
On the Braggs River, it should be such a scene in April and May. The green meadows continue to the end of the river beach, the forest is full of lush trees, and a waterwheel or sawmill can be vaguely seen at the corner of the golden river.
The water is clear, and the river passes through the pebbles on both banks, and is sent to the Vieiro area downstream along with the wind between the pines and mountains. But to the natives, this river is like an endless poem flowing with the wisdom of the years.
Brando thinks so, walking along the river bank, listening to the sounds in the forest. There are bears in the forest, but it is not easy to see. In one of his memories, this was the place where his grandfather loved to bring him. But in another of his memories, this area is the novice area he is most familiar with. The forest is full of small animals of several levels. The bear is a local BOSS and drops a piece of leather with good texture.
The two memories merged and intertwined in his mind.
The third memory is about the golden magic tree—
Looking at the familiar scenery, his thoughts couldn't help returning to a few minutes ago:
"Freya, Roman. Let me make a long story short, you should have noticed that the true power of the Golden Demon Tree lies in the power of the soul.
"The power of the mind?"
"Roman, don't interrupt."
"I'm sorry, Freya."
"Yes, the power of the soul. Spy on the mind, remote control of the human heart, creating a mysterious illusion, and imprisoning the soul." Brando replied: "In fact, when we dealt with the Demon Tree, the Golden Demon Tree had already begun. It affects our thinking because it has been having a long dream, and this dream will soon merge with you and me."
"Dream?"
"Well, soon we will enter our respective dreams. You will see some incredible things there, but before that I have some points that I must tell you..."
Brando pointed to the center of the valley, where the golden magic tree became more and more beautiful in their eyes. Its branches seem to stretch out in all directions, exuding a kind of vitality-this is the expression of the golden tree's dream extending to the real world.
In the game, the tree shepherd gave the golden tree the blood of the gods to awaken it, but also made these elves sacred trees fall into eternal dreams. These dreams are all fragments and a few words about a dark world, and even a mortal will fall into madness even if he just takes a peek.
Just one fragment of these dreams is also quite deadly for the player, once involved in it, it may die at any time. But to fight the golden magic tree, I had to enter its dreamland.
This will be the first stage of the battle with the golden magic tree, the illusion. Originally, the battle at this stage was consistently considered by the players to be the most difficult in the game, but the guild called'Meda' used a clever method to solve the trouble.
This method was still a little-known secret in the early days, but Brando happened to come from an era when it had been widely spread among players.
Coincidentally, the resources he carries are just enough to complete this plan.
But these are not enough—
Because when the first stage is over, the second stage of the battle that follows in reality depends on real strength to determine the victory. This stage is relatively simple in the game, but it is the opposite for the original Brando and his team. It's a bit difficult to say.
There is no other reason. In the game, most players enter this dungeon with an average level of 25 or higher, but Brando, the highest level among the three, is only at level 10. Even with the help of the best equipment, it is difficult to reach 15 Minutes withered the herd arrived before the end of the battle.
This is why Brando immediately hit the golden magic tree as soon as he mastered the destiny card: Holy Sword. Because as long as you make good use of the destiny cards, it seems that all the conditions for killing the golden magic tree will be complete.
"Point?" Freya's voice pulled him back into reality.
Brando was startled for a moment before nodding: "Because the dream of the golden magic tree entered our dream, so you must remember that you are the leader of this dream. Therefore, no matter how it constructs this dream, how fierce it creates Beasts, but they will never exceed your limits—"
He remembered that in the game, in this scene, the Golden Demon Tree should release some of the strongest monsters that players have encountered solo before in the dream, and then reproduce that scene. But it's not just that simple-here the player will get a negative emotion value. When he makes more mistakes and injuries, the negative emotion value will increase and the monster will become stronger.
Therefore, this battle often ends because the monsters become stronger and the players weaker and weaker, and eventually enter a vicious circle where the players cannot resist.
Brando doesn't know how this negative sentiment value will behave in reality, but there is only one core. That is to be full of confidence in yourself and try to ensure the best combat joining state, only in this way can you win.
He pointed to his forehead and looked at Roman and Freya seriously: "Concentrate your attention and ensure that the fighting spirit is high. The nature of human will—"
"Will attribute?"
"Don't interrupt, Roman!" Brando replied irritably, "I mean willpower. Human willpower is not fixed. He will float up and down according to your state, concentrate your attention, and ensure high morale. It will keep your willpower at its peak. The stronger the willpower, the harder it is for the Golden Magic Tree to mobilize your negative emotions. Don't be controlled by negative emotions, otherwise the consequences will be very serious."
"How serious is it?" The future business lady looked at him with big bright eyes.
Brando did not answer, he was afraid that his words would make them too nervous, and nervousness is also a negative emotion. Because failure means that the soul will be held in the trunk by the golden magic tree forever, until the golden tree is turned into ashes by the flames, it will be liberated, but liberation is also death.
The surroundings have gradually become hazy.
But Brando still has a rule that has not been explained, because in this battle there is such a rule that when the first person wakes up, he can enter the next person’s dream, convey a belief for his companions, and let the other person The nightmare can be defeated more easily.
But everyone in the team has only one such opportunity. Therefore, the guild at that time usually arranges an awakening chain; the strongest person enters the dream first, then the second strongest, and then the strongest again, so that the strongest person in the guild is the most powerful. When you wake up first, you can help the people below in time. This sequence can prevent the team's attrition in the first phase from being too serious.
Now Brando intends to change this order.
"I was the first to enter the dream state." He said, "Freya then, and finally Roman."
"How to enter the dreamland?" Freya asked.
"Just close my eyes. I will be the first to close my eyes later, then you, then Roman—" Brando almost bit his tongue, and he immediately reached out to hold Roman’s eyelids, because he Seeing this merchant lady actually planned to close her eyes and try it.
"Ah!" Romain was holding his forehead by Brando's hand, and couldn't help but yell in a low voice.
"Curiosity killed the cat, Miss!"
"Yes, I'm sorry."
"The world of magic and soul is very dangerous. Be cautious in everything." Brando sighed, his plan was like this. I am the most confident, and of course I should be the first to enter the dream state. And Freya is behind him because he thinks that the future Valkyrie among the three is about the most difficult to defeat him-because there are too many heart barriers, the greater the danger.
But if someone like him is assisted by an experienced person, it wouldn't be too dangerous. On the contrary, Roman with a simple mind should be easier to break away from the control of the Golden Devil Tree, and with Freya's help, success is a matter of course.
The time limit for the first stage is five minutes, which is extended to half an hour in the dream. If they didn't break away during this time, they would also be imprisoned forever by the golden magic tree because they were lost.
It seems to be a very successful project with a high probability, at least Brando didn't find any problems on it. If they succeed, in addition to considerable rewards, the time for activities in Ridenburg will become quite abundant. What is Ridenberg’s current situation and what will become in the future. None of these people knows better than Brando. Every time you need more time to find Roman’s aunt and successfully evacuate, there is more hope.
He patted the thorn of light on his waist and took a breath. The dream of the golden magic tree is very real. When he took a deep breath, his lungs seemed to be filled with the smell of the moist mud on the riverbank, that is, the taste of March and April, the green grass and the growing woods.
But what does it mean that the golden tree boss threw him here? Does it think the strongest monster he has ever encountered is the old brown bear in this forest
That dare to love, 16 rare elites, and now he can easily solve it.
But in Brando's memory, the Golden Devil Tree was not so kind. On the contrary, these creatures that have been distorted by the so-called'blood of the gods' are the purest evil creatures, and their evil is even unreasonable.
But counting the time, it's almost triggering the plot, right? Although it has been in this world for a few days, Brando still subconsciously used the word triggering plot, nothing but habit.
At this time, he heard the sound of metal fighting, Brando’s ears moved. For people like him who are familiar with swordsmanship to a certain degree (3rd-level military swordsmanship), he can hear that it should be. The two are facing each other.
But it's not intense, it looks like it's just a practice.
Brando didn't choose to avoid it, because he knew it was meaningless to avoid it in a dream. And avoiding danger means cringing, which is a negative emotion, and it may be used by the golden magic tree. He walked past the source of the sound and found that the sound came from behind the sawmill waterwheel not far away. He approached a little and looked around the tall vertical waterwheel. He saw two unexpected things. Of people—
An old man with snow on his temples and silver hair. He was wearing a dark blue uniform and holding a sword in his hand. Standing there naturally gave people a towering temperament, like a mountain. But what made Brando's heart beat was the old man's look, and there was a sense of no anger and prestige in the seriousness.
The other is a little boy holding a wooden sword. Maybe it looks no different from ordinary kids, but it means different in Brando's eyes.
He recognized at a glance that this was Brando, to be exact, it should be Brando when he was young. He was taken aback, raised his head, and immediately realized who the old man was. It must be Brando's grandfather, a veteran of the November War, and the recipient of the Candlelight Medal. Good deed, that's terrible, even though Eruin is very old, but the medal of the Temple of Flame is not so easy to get—
But this time, the dream set by the Golden Demon Tree seems to be a little different from the game, Brando's heart is tight. But with such a hesitation, he immediately felt that Brando's grandfather in front of him became more and more stable, and some of them began to affect his mood.
"Negative emotions!" Brando immediately realized that he had been affected unknowingly, which was different from the game. After all, the system in the game cannot manipulate people's thoughts, but it's completely different here.
In this way, the battle is much harder than in the game!
Brando couldn't help taking a deep breath and pressing his own pocket. Fortunately, he still had the greatest support. Although somewhat unexpected, the situation is at least still under control.
Thinking of this, he calmed down.
The old man's gaze also stopped on him for a while, and then he said: "Young man, are you qualified to inherit everything from my grandson?"
This sentence made Brando's body sway slightly.