Chapter 30 The Tree of Life
Early morning.
A carriage decorated with a squirrel coat of arms stopped in front of the main entrance of the Lord's Mansion.
The coachman dismounted and handed over to Derek.
“I am the envoy from White Night City. My lord ordered me to bring a gift to Baron Yeats to thank him for his efforts in exterminating the monsters. A total of two hundred gold coins and an enchantment list. Hand sword, I hope you will take stock of it now.”
Derek suspected that he had heard wrongly. The gift from White Night City was so rich? This is far more than the reward for hunting a second-level monster!
The inventory is correct.
Derrick greeted the envoy politely, watched the carriage go away, and then quickly entered the Lord's Mansion to report to Yeats.
"Seize the young man?"
Yeats is reading a book.
No matter how extensive and profound the "Guide to the Customs of Different Races" in his hand is, it can't compare to the golden "Head of the Emperor."
Closing the book with a snap, Yeats confirmed again: "Two hundred gold coins? Plus an enchanted weapon?"
Quickly.
Derek presented a small copper box and a one-handed sword with a rosewood handle inserted into a leather scabbard.
Yeats opened the box, and golden light dazzled his eyes for a moment.
Stretching out his palm and feeling the pleasure of his fingers digging into the pile of gold coins, Yeats immediately picked up a gold coin and looked at it with a smile.
On the front of the gold coin is the famous Emperor of Lorraine.
Back then, he led the Templar Knights, composed of twelve legendary strong men, to sweep across the Midgard Continent and establish a huge empire.
This man from heaven once made the church panic. Since it couldn't be defeated, the church publicly claimed that Emperor Lorraine was a [Holy King] recognized by the Holy Light, and the Emperor also accepted this title with a smile.
But Yeats remembered the plot of "Phantom Wings". This emperor did not believe in the Holy Light at all, and established the Church of the Holy Light as the state religion purely to consolidate his rule.
Depose hundreds of schools of thought and only honor the Holy Light.
On the reverse side of the gold coin, a tree is carved.
This is the pattern of [World Tree].
People on this continent believe that the essence of the world is a towering tree, hence the name World Tree.
The two hundred gold coins sent by Baiye City are really a huge amount of money at the moment.
"He also gave me an enchanted one-handed sword——"
Yeats took out this thin sword often used to show his noble status, looked up and down, and said:
"The Lord of Baiye City , This is flattering me!"
"Lord, Earl Thomas's advances are contrary to common sense, I'm afraid he has other motives.
As both nobles, an earl is not necessarily more powerful than a baron. It depends on comprehensive factors such as fiefdom, courtiers, and troops.
But Thomas, who lorded over White Night City, ignored the need for a Baron of Morning Frost Ridge. His attitude made Derek, who had been in the royal capital circles, full of doubts.
Yeats is quite self-aware and knows that he is no smarter than the "native NPCs" in this game world.
Fortunately.
I have the advantage of being a plot prophet.
The Lord of Baiye City plays a lot of roles in the plot. He has many nobles, hoards food and builds walls, and hides his incompetence from the outside. When the opportunity comes, he invites all the princes to participate in the grand event, and goes to the capital to Qingjun's side. mean.
At the moment, Thomas's main concern is how to become independent from Duke Hudson, who rules him. To do this, he needs to form gangs.
Legal speaking, Yeats's lord is the current Golden Lion King, but the geographical location of Chenshuang Ridge is extremely special, and Yeats is almost the same as an independent ruler.
Morning Frost Ridge can relieve White Night City from the pressure of dealing with the cold wave, which is also the main reason for Earl Thomas's goodwill.
Understanding this meaning, Yeats graciously accepted this generous gift and ordered Derek to write a letter of thanks to Baiye City.
Soon, he looked carefully and saw his first one-handed sword.
"Sword of Spiritual Shield: A thin steel sword made of carbon steel through a quenching process. The sword is thin and straight, and the handle is made of high-quality ebony wood. Enchantment: Shield"
Spiritual Shield There is a shallow blood groove in the center of the sword's blade. The guard is crescent-shaped. There is a ball-shaped pendant at the end of the hilt. The whole thing is elegant. With the leather scabbard, it can be hung around the waist to highlight your temperament.
The thin sword was originally a ceremonial sword commonly used by the powerful.
This enchanted one-handed sword is also a natural magic tool. Yeats stretched out two fingers and gently wiped the blood groove of the thin sword, and the mana fluctuations immediately surrounded him.
"Shield: 1st level. Creates an invisible mana shield floating around you, capable of intercepting all magic missiles aimed at you."
Magic Missile, also called Arcane Missile, is a magical skill of low-level wizards. It is a powerful spell that has self-aiming and is sure to hit. With this spiritual shield sword, you don't have to worry about being secretly attacked by magic missiles by enemy mages who don't know martial ethics.
Then.
In the empty office, Yeats tried to wave the slender sword.
The predecessor's combat skill talent was approximately zero, and both his riding and swordsmanship were very worrisome.
Yeats sheathed his sword and murmured:
"If you can become a sword-dancing poet in the bard career sequence, your swordsmanship can also be improved..."
At this time.
"Yeats, there's something!"
Gray's voice came from outside the door, and she opened the door and walked in.
"About half a day's journey outside the village, traces of a suspected goblin squad were found. There were about twenty of them. Phokas has led the militia to eliminate them."
Yeats: "Goblins?"
Gray crossed his arms and said: "This kind of humanoid creature is short in stature and reproduces quickly. It is the mortal enemy of mankind. The goblins in the kingdom are almost extinct, but we are close to the Jueling Mountains, and it is normal for goblins to invade. .”
Yeats pondered.
A well-trained militiaman can handle two goblins at the same time.
If this is true, this goblin squad will become a valuable opportunity for the militia to fight in real combat.
The cold wave is coming, and the attacks of Warcraft will be more frequent. I cannot go out in person every time, so leaving it to Furkas is a trustworthy choice.
"Lota also set off together." Gray thought for a while and said, "I always have a hunch that the child should not be far away from being promoted to a ranger."
There are different opinions on how to be promoted, but they all agree that actual combat, hunting and other actions can increase the possibility of promotion.
Rota has the talent to become a ranger, and she has experienced the battle of the deer, eagle and beast with Yeats and others, so her promotion is a matter of course.
"Although it is definitely not comparable to the Templar Knights of Lorraine."
Yeats secretly said: "But this is also the first team I formed..."
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Dusk is getting darker.
On the deserted ridge, the militia team fell into a fight.
The number of enemy troops was still underestimated. Phokas conservatively estimated that there were at least thirty goblins.
Fortunately, the Spear Team occupies a high slope and has a great terrain advantage.
Lines of militiamen armed with spears stabbed at the swarming goblins. This group of ugly creatures with pointed ears and flat noses are short in stature, with skin ranging from orange to crimson. They wear tattered leather clothes, wield stone hammers and wooden sticks, and launch attacks without any plan. Some of them are making noises beside them. Yelling, some picked up stones and threw them around.
Ethan, a tall man who once worked as a miner, faced the goblins directly for the first time and was so nervous that his palms became sweaty. However, when the spear pierced the goblin's body and the bloody corpse rolled down the hillside, Ethan suddenly felt that the monster was not as terrifying as he imagined.
“Don’t be distracted!” Phokas suddenly ordered.
Judging from Phokas' experience, these goblins are the outposts of the large army, and they must be wiped out to prevent them from sending back the message.
In previous years, Earl Browndy stationed troops in Morning Frost Ridge and had a great victory against the goblin army. This time, it left a shadow on the goblin tribe in the Jueling Mountains.
But after the separation of the Brondi family, it was impossible for Young Master Yeats to muster enough troops, so the strategy of "preventing the goblins from sending back the news" became particularly important.
Fokas looked solemnly.
Goblins are cowardly creatures by nature, but even with more than half of the casualties, this outpost force did not collapse. This must be supervised by the captain.
Soon, a hobgoblin wearing bronze armor and as tall as a halfling bared his fangs, brandished a two-handed battle ax, and charged towards the spear team.
"Everyone take ten steps back!"
Phokas drew his one-handed sword and faced the hobgoblin himself. The sword blade hit the shoulder of the hobgoblin, causing it to scream in pain, and the battle ax swept out and hit the breastplate of Phokas, barely avoiding it.
As the battle raged, Phokas' arm armor cracked. He looked down at the injury on his arm and deliberately sold the flaw. He saw the hobgoblin roaring and raising his battle ax, trying to split the enemy's head. .
Phew!
The spear broke through the wind and sank into the head of the hobgoblin.
With a bang, the hobgoblin fell to the ground, bleeding into a pool of blood.
Fokas looked back and saw Lotta maintaining the motion of throwing the spear, breathing slightly, and exuding a unique aura.
The setting sun was like blood, and Fokas had a clear understanding, secretly saying:
"It seems that Lotta has awakened her own tree of life and opened a link..."
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(End of this chapter)