"Very good, let's go and see the ancient war tree now." Cao Xing said.
The pair of tree spirit sisters nodded slightly, then led him to the edge of the territory's wall.
From a distance, Cao Xing saw three ancient trees in front of him, which were lush and green and more than ten meters tall.
The trunk of the ancient tree is twisted and vigorous, covered with wrinkles of time, and its branches and leaves are dense and thick.
The brown trunks are over one meter in diameter and stand very straight. The green leaves on the trees look like open green velvet umbrellas, swaying gently in the wind.
Like all ancient trees, this tree also has an old human face on its trunk.
At this moment, Sarah stood under the ancient trees, gazing at the three ancient trees.
After seeing Cao Xing coming, the dark elf bowed slightly to him.
"Sarah, why are you here?"
Sarah replied, "My Lord, I came to see the guardian of our dark elf tribe, the Ancient Tree of War."
Hearing this, Cao Xing suddenly realized, "So the dark elves have this kind of connection with these ancient trees."
At this moment, the three ancient war trees made rustling sounds.
"We never thought that we would be able to settle down here again and encounter dark elves..."
"Ms. Sarah, how is Darkmoon Glade doing? What was the outcome of the invasion?"
Sarah shook her head and said, "I don't know what happened after the invasion."
"On the eve of the invasion, I died on a mission and was sealed in the summoning space. I was reborn recently..."
The three ancient war trees showed a look of realization in their eyes, "It seems that we have experienced more than you."
Sarah asked, "What happened after I was sealed? Did we lose the battle?"
The ancient war trees shook their crowns gently. "We don't know how the war ended either."
"All we saw was an army of invaders falling from the sky, destroying Darkmoon Glade in its path."
"A large number of ancient war trees, trees of life, and ancient wind trees were burned to ashes one after another."
"And the dark elves are also resisting at the cost of their lives."
"Later, our bodies were set on fire during the battle. The flames devoured us, and at the last moment of our lives we turned into seeds, sleeping for who knows how many years..."
"Then, somehow, we ended up in the Western Continent."
After listening to their conversation, Cao Xing looked thoughtful.
Another invasion war?
It seems that Hilda also died in the invasion war before.
I wonder if this is the same war they are talking about?
Cao Xing decided to call them all together later and ask them about the war.
At this moment, the three ancient trees looked at Cao Xing and said respectfully.
"Thank you, Lord, for giving us a second chance at rebirth."
"We will be like the stars in the sky, guarding your territory day and night."
Cao Xing nodded and said, "Welcome, you guardians from ancient times."
Then he also took a look at the properties of these ancient trees.
【Ancient War Tree: Gunata】
[Species: Ancient Tree]
[Level: Level 15 0/50000 (Second-level Elite)]
[Health: 7498/7498]
[Attack power: 414~453]
[Armor: 133~147]
[Maximum attack distance: 2000 meters]
[Skill: War Form (The War Tree rises from the soil and switches to slow movement mode, armor increases by 100%, and the attack method becomes melee with a knockback effect)
Rooting Mode (War Tree re-roots itself in the soil, attacking it by throwing fruits from a distance)
Root Piercing (Depending on the combat mode, this skill will have different effects. In melee mode, 10 to 20 roots burst out, causing 120% piercing damage to surrounding enemies.
In rooting mode, 3 to 5 roots are released, which entangle enemies within 1000 meters for 1 to 4 seconds. Cooldown time: 100 seconds)
[Talent: Vitality (HP +30%)]
[Talent: Resurrection (After the ancient tree is destroyed in the war, it will turn into seeds and revive again after several years)]
[Status: Blessing from the White Tree]
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Read the properties.
Cao Xing thought with satisfaction: "Not bad, although the level 15 elite monsters are not very useful to me, the skills of these ancient trees are still very good as defensive units."
"Not only do they have a range that exceeds that of mid-level elemental arrow towers, they also have control skills and different defense modes."
"So that you won't be helpless if the enemy gets close to you."
"And the most important thing is that these ancient trees can also receive various status bonuses."
"That is to say, as long as we add a status to these ancient war trees, their strength will undergo a transformation!"
At this time, Cao Xing suddenly had an idea.
"After the War Ancient Tree enters melee mode, it is very strong, but its movement speed becomes very slow."
"But if they are blessed with Hilda's Queen's Will, will they be able to run very fast?"
Thinking of this, Cao Xing decided to give it a try.
He called Hilda, Ilena, Liu Muxue, Blot and others over.
Then look at the three ancient war trees.
"Ancient guardians, please accept the blessings we bestow upon you now."
After saying that, Cao Xing asked everyone to impose a lot of statuses on the ancient war tree.
They clearly felt that their aura was surging dramatically.
Even their calm and composed faces showed strong fluctuations!
They looked at Cao Xing in shock, and then at Sarah.
"Ms. Sarah, you seem to have come to an extraordinary territory..."
Sarah pursed her lips and nodded slightly.
She completely agreed with what the ancient war tree said.
The three ancient trees looked at Cao Xing again, "My Lord, your power is truly amazing!"
"Thanks to you, we feel like we have been reborn!"
Cao Xing nodded and said, "Yes, as long as our territory continues to develop, you will receive even greater blessings in the future."
"Now, stand up from the ground and try out your new state."
Hearing this, the three ancient trees responded at the same time.
"As you command, Lord!"
Then they began to rise from the soil.
Boom!
The soil on the surrounding ground began to rise.
White tree roots emerged from the soil.
Then, the roots began to gather together and gradually took the shape of two paws.
However, there seemed to be bursts of red energy in the soles of their feet.
Cao Xing said cheerfully, "Gunata, run a few steps and see."
The ancient war tree whose name he called swayed its crown slightly, then spread its legs and began to run on the ground.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
There were heavy footsteps.
After a while, the big tree ran away one or two hundred meters away.
The speed is about seven or eight kilometers per hour.
Although compared with Cao Xing and others, this speed is still a bit slow.
But compared with the huge body of the ancient war tree, it seems very agile!
Moreover, this picture made Cao Xing unable to help laughing.
After all, the sight of a big tree running wildly in the territory is really funny.
The other two ancient trees also looked at Gunata in surprise.
"Oh my god, it runs as fast as a rabbit!"
"Is this really the speed that our ancient war trees can reach?"
Soon, Gunata, who had run away, ran back.
"It's hard to believe that with the Lord's blessing, we even have the power of the wind!"
Cao Xing also nodded with satisfaction.
In this way, the defense areas of the three ancient war trees can be changed at any time.
No need to stick to one position like before.
It is equivalent to a mobile arrow tower and is still very powerful.
Cao Xing encouraged them and prepared to take everyone away.
At this time, three ancient trees were whispering in the background.
Gunata said, "You all saw it, didn't you? The blessings of this lord are beyond our imagination."
"If it were in its territory, our ancient tree clan should be able to get a good growth space."
"So I think we should tell this lord about it. What do you think?"
The other two ancient trees thought for a moment, then replied.
"I agree!"
"I agree!"
The three ancient trees agreed.
At this time, Gunata looked at Cao Xing's back and said slowly: "Lord, there is something we need to report to you."
Hearing this, Cao Xing stopped and looked at them in confusion.
"What is it?"
Gunata said: "When we were asleep, we vaguely sensed that there were still a few sleeping guardian seeds around us."
"Those are the seeds of the Ancient Wind Tree and the Ancient Knowledge Tree..."
Hearing this, Cao Xing asked in confusion: "The Ancient Tree of Wind and the Ancient Tree of Knowledge?"
"Yes."
Gunata replied: "The Ancient Tree of Wind has a stronger power than our Ancient Tree of War, and the Ancient Tree of Knowledge can give dark elves different abilities."
Cao Xing immediately became interested.
"You mean, how many seeds are there where you slept before?"
The three ancient trees nodded, "Yes, we turned into seeds and slept for who knows how many years."
"And when I regained consciousness, we were in pretty much the same area."
"Then one day, the seeds of our ancient war trees were suddenly picked up by a certain being."
"But the seeds of the Ancient Wind Tree and the Ancient Knowledge Tree are still there..."
Cao Xing asked: "Do you know the exact location?"
The three ancient trees shook their crowns. "When we turned into seeds and fell asleep, we only had a little perception of the outside world."
"We don't know the exact location."
After Cao Xing heard this, his thoughts became more active.
Although the exact location of these ancient trees is unknown, Cao Xing has clues.
They said that one day they were suddenly picked up by someone.
The person who took it away should be my neighbor Yao Yiming.
Because these three ancient war tree seeds were obtained by Cao Xing from him.
Yao Yiming had told himself before that he only picked up a few seeds, and he killed two of them.
This means that the other party should know where the seeds are.
"Okay, I understand. I will keep an eye out for the whereabouts of the other ancient tree seeds."
Hearing this, the three ancient trees Cangsang also smiled and began to express their gratitude.
"Thank you, my merciful Lord."
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After leaving the place where the ancient trees were, a smile appeared on Cao Xing's lips.
"I didn't expect that these ancient trees would provide me with some useful information."
"Now, let's ask Yao Yiming directly and see if we can get any valuable clues."
So, Cao Xing found Yao Yiming's name through the regional channel and sent a private message.
"Hello, I'm Cao Xing, I want to talk to you about something."
After waiting for a while, Yao Yiming immediately replied.
"Boss Cao Xing, you are so polite. Just tell me what you want. You are our family's savior. I promise to do my best to complete it!"
Cao Xing smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. I just want to know where you got those ancient war tree seeds you gave me last time."
After hearing this, the man on the other side thought for a moment and replied, "Boss Cao Xing, actually this place is a secret area we discovered."
"It's just a few kilometers outside my territory."
"It seems to be a sunken ancient battlefield. There are many rusted weapons, armor, etc. buried deep in the soil, but most of them are unusable."
"But sometimes, I can still dig up one or two useful things. Just two days ago, I dug up a level 40 green sword!"
"For us, it's a treasure trove. My sister and I often go there to hunt for treasures!"
There was excitement in Yao Yiming's tone.
"By the way, I'll send you the coordinates."
After saying that, he directly sent the coordinates.
But Cao Xing was stunned.
He asked doubtfully, "Such an important place, and you told me so simply?"
After all, just by listening to Yao Yiming's description, one can imagine how great the opportunities are in that place.
A huge ancient battlefield where many strong men died, as well as many weapons, armor, and so on.
Just as Yao Yiming said, I picked up a high-level green outfit at random, and I also picked up the seeds of the ancient war tree before.
If it were anyone else, they would definitely regard this place as their own forbidden area.
But he told Cao Xing so simply.
Yao Yiming said embarrassedly: "It's nothing, after all, Master Cao Xing is our savior!"
"Besides, that place is actually quite dangerous. There are some rotten corpses and undead creatures in it. The further you go in, the higher the level of the monsters will be."
"My sister and I have only dared to wander around outside. If Boss Cao Xing wants to go there, we must be careful."
After hearing this, Cao Xing was silent for a moment and then said, "Okay, I understand. Thank you for your information."
"Master Cao Xing, you are so polite. If you have nothing else to do, I will get busy first."
"good."
After hanging up the private chat with Yao Yiming, Cao Xing seemed to be thinking about something.
He looked at the coordinates sent by the other party and found that it was indeed not far from his territory, only a dozen kilometers away.
If what the other party says is true, then the value of this intelligence is still very high.
Cao Xing thought to himself, "This Yao Yiming is a pretty good guy. I'll go to that place and take a look. If it's really as he said, I can give his territory some help."
With Cao Xing's current strength, just a little help would be enough to make the other survivors' strength increase dramatically.
"But now, let's get ready to go fishing."
"I hope that this time, I can catch the legendary King Salmon and take down the legendary weapon in one fell swoop, haha!"
Cao Xing thought happily.
Of course, he also knew that he was dreaming, after all, legendary weapons were not that easy to obtain.
However, even if you can't catch a king salmon, it would be nice to catch a golden salmon.
And there is a large amount of [Secret Pet Food] in his backpack.
Both green and blue grades are available.
Last time, a few green-grade rations caught a few silver salmon.
So this time of fishing, the harvest should be good.
A smile appeared on Cao Xing's lips.
However——
Now there is another problem.
That is, if you want to fish, you need a fishing rod.
But he himself didn't.
Ordinary [Fishing Rods] can naturally be made at will.
However, this time he was not going to fish for ordinary fish, but for magical creatures!
Those silver salmon are extremely powerful in the water and can easily tear your fishing rod apart.
The champion fighter I met last time obviously had a very valuable fishing rod in his hand.
While the silver salmon was struggling wildly in the water, his strong and powerful hands held the fishing rod steadily, and the relaxation and tightening movements were very rhythmic.
No matter how hard the salmon struggled, the fishing line did not break.
Therefore, ordinary fishing rods should not be able to catch this kind of magical creature.
However, just because Cao Xing doesn't have it doesn't mean it's not available on the market.
After all, there are tens of thousands of people in District 174, so you will always encounter some strange things.
So he opened [market] and typed in the word [fishing rod].
Dozens of messages suddenly appeared on it.
[Consignment information: Bamboo fishing rod (white)]
[Required items: food, wood, stone]
【Consignor: Chen Zhe】
[Seller's note: This is a normal fishing rod. I'll sell it if you pay me! ]
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[Consignment information: Kalubang's old fishing rod (green)]
[Required items: Frost Mage skill book, warm clothes]
【Consignor: He Sisi】
[Seller's note: This is a 99% new fishing rod for female use. When you buy a fishing rod, you will get a pair of socks that I have worn before for free~]
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[Consignment information: Red grain wooden fishing rod (blue)]
[Required items: Recruitment scroll, weapons, skill books]
【Consignor: Wang Yunbao】
[Seller's note: This is a fishing rod of excellent quality. There are only a few of them on the entire trading channel. If you are interested, please contact me for details! ]
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After reading the consignment information, Cao Xing's eyes showed a look of enlightenment.
"As expected, fishing rods are also divided into different grades."
"I just don't know what effect different fishing rods have?"
Cao Xing took a look at the attributes.
【Bamboo fishing rod (white)】
【Quality: Ordinary】
Durability: 37/50
[Fishing range: common fish (porcupine fish, mullet, nailhead fish, etc.)]
[Maximum bearing capacity: within 100KG]
[Special effects: None]
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【Kalubang's old fishing rod (green)】
【Quality: Excellent】
Durability: 42/100
[Fishing range: ordinary fish, green grade magical creature fish (blue fin tuna, yellow croaker, white sea bream, etc.)]
[Maximum bearing capacity: within 200KG]
[Special effects: None]
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【Red Grain Wooden Fishing Rod (Blue)】
【Quality: Excellent】
Durability: 138/150
[Fishing range: ordinary fish, excellent magical creatures (red salmon, cherry carp, cherry salmon, etc.)]
[Maximum bearing capacity: within 500KG]
[Attached special effect: Red Mark Blessing (When using this fishing rod to fish, the strength increases by an additional 30 points)]
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After reading the properties of these consignment items, Cao Xing's eyes showed a look of enlightenment.
"So that's how it is. Magical creatures also have different grades. The higher the grade, the stronger the power and the more magical effects it has."
"And the blue-grade fishing rod can only catch magical creatures like red salmon."
"If you want to catch higher-level magical creatures, you need a higher-level fishing rod."
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