Chapter 024: Finding the Location of the Sacred Tree
The little squirrel opened its big, innocent and watery eyes, looking at the goblin cub holding the "weapon" in confusion, and couldn't understand what he was shouting.
"Squeak, squeak?" The little squirrel shook its big, fluffy tail and moved forward half an inch.
Seeing that it wasn't scared away by him, but instead took a step closer, Shu Li became nervous as if facing a formidable enemy and shouted again: "Retreat, retreat, retreat—"
The little squirrel retracted its claws, rubbed its cheeks, squeaked twice, and looked at the goblin cub innocently.
Shu Li was slightly startled, and suddenly remembered that he was speaking Chinese, not Elvish. No wonder the little squirrel couldn't understand him.
When people are nervous and afraid, they will instinctively speak their native language.
Shu Li was ashamed.
He swallowed hard, quickly switched his language system, and said to the little squirrel in Elvish, "Please... please... step back... don't come near me..."
If only the animals in the Elf Forest could understand Elvish.
Perhaps his prayers worked, and the little squirrel moved back a few steps, keeping a safe distance from him.
Shu Li did not dare to relax and held the dagger tightly in his hand.
However, he knew in his heart that the dagger was too small, so small that it could only chop the stems of fruits. How could it be used against a squirrel that was more than ten times bigger than him?
I'm afraid it can't even penetrate the person's thick fur.
"Squeak, squeak~" The little squirrel picked up the fruit he had not finished eating and nodded at Shu Li, signaling him to continue eating.
It would be a shame not to eat up such delicious fruit.
Eat quickly, eat quickly, otherwise other animals will snatch it away.
Chew, chew...
Shu Li looked at the little squirrel's bulging cheeks and gradually calmed down.
I might have been frightened by the giant bird and became stressed out, so I was afraid of any animal I saw.
In fact, the little squirrel was not aggressive towards him at all. It had innocent eyes and a friendly expression. It was quite cute as it held the fruit and ate it hard.
Shu Li hesitated for a moment and put away the dagger.
Perhaps Sit was right, the animals in the Fairy Forest were all friends of the fairies. Even the giant bird hadn't done anything to harm him while he was unconscious.
Maybe the giant bird found out that it had accidentally "stole" a fairy cub, and was frightened. In panic, it dropped the fruit and him and ran away.
Shu Li looked at the lush trees around him and clenched his fists in frustration.
The stupid bird ran away without a trace, leaving him alone and helpless in this strange place.
He is missing, and the adult goblins must be very anxious. They are probably looking for him everywhere now, but no one knows when they will find him.
Shu Li currently has two choices.
One is to stand still and wait for rescue.
The second is to find a way to fly back to the sacred tree.
One is passive, the other is active. Shu Li decided to choose the latter.
Although waiting where you are has little risk, it is easy to fall into anxiety, which can lead to negative emotions such as fear, which is detrimental to physical and mental health, and can even cause depression in severe cases.
If I try to find a way to fly back to the sacred tree, I may encounter unknown dangers on the way, but at least I have the initiative.
After sorting out his thoughts and preparing himself mentally, Shu Li hugged the fruit and took a big bite.
No matter what, fill your stomach first so that you have the strength to deal with it.
The little squirrel finished a fruit with satisfaction and stuffed the core into his cheek pouch, intending to take it home to feed his cubs.
It stretched its head forward, trying to ask the goblin cub for the remaining fruit core.
However, the goblin cub seemed to have a very small appetite and could not eat any more of the fruit after eating only half of it.
"belch--"
Shu Li burped loudly, touched his round belly, and looked embarrassed.
This pear-shaped fruit is delicious, but it is too big to be finished in one meal.
"Squeak~" the little squirrel chirped softly, attracting Shu Li's attention.
Seeing it approaching, Shu Li stopped threatening it with the dagger and politely apologized to it: "I'm sorry for what happened just now. I was too scared...that's why I asked you to retreat."
"Squeak, squeak, squeak." The little squirrel shook his head to indicate that it was okay, stretched out his claws and pointed at Shu Li's fruit.
Shu Li was wondering what to do with this half fruit, but since the little squirrel wanted it, he decided to give it to it.
——If it doesn't mind.
The little squirrel didn't mind at all. For animals, food is food, as long as it tastes good. It happily took half the fruit, chewed it in a few bites, and stuffed the core into its cheek pouch.
Shu Li spread his wings and flew up to check the fruit branch brought by the big stupid bird.
The branches of the fruit trees were estimated to be three or four meters long, with many fruits hanging on them. After counting, there were still ten left, including those eaten by him and the little squirrel.
This is ready-made food.
If he wanted to fly back to the sacred tree by his own strength, he had to bring fruit as a reserve of food.
But now there is a big problem.
With his small body, how could he carry fruits that were bigger than him?
unless……
Shu Li looked down at the silver ring on her finger.
This is the storage ring given to him by the Elf King. He originally wanted to return it to him intact, but now he has encountered a problem and has to use it.
I'm so sorry.
Shu Li apologized to the Elf King in his heart and drew the dagger from his waist.
The little squirrel noticed that the goblin cub had drawn its dagger again, and immediately retreated wisely.
Seeing it overreact, Shu Li said embarrassedly: "Well... I just want to pick the fruit."
When the little squirrel heard this, his reaction became even more intense. He quickly hugged the fruit beside him and looked at Shu Li pitifully.
Although it knew that such fresh and juicy fruits might come from the fairy orchard, but... but it wanted to bring some back for its cubs to eat!
Shu Li was floating in the air, holding a dagger, with an embarrassed look on his face.
What's wrong with him? It's like he's bullying a little squirrel.
Who is the more dangerous one? As long as the little squirrel is a little bit arrogant and takes all the fruits, he can do nothing.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak—" the little squirrel begged.
Shu Li touched his forehead and asked in a negotiating tone, "You half, I half?"
"Squeak!" The little squirrel nodded happily.
So, the goblin cub and the squirrel happily shared the ten fruits.
Shu Li used a dagger to cut off the fruit stem, then lightly touched the fruit with the storage ring, silently saying "collect, collect, collect" in his mind, and the fruit was instantly collected into the ring.
So amazing!
It was my first time using the storage ring and it went very smoothly.
Shu Li did the same thing and harvested five fruits in a row.
He has a storage ring, but he wonders how the squirrel will carry it. The fruit is quite large, so it won't fit into the squirrel's cheek pouch, right?
Just as he was thinking, he heard several squeaking sounds. He looked up and saw four baby squirrels climbing up the branches quickly.
The baby squirrels excitedly surrounded the little squirrel - oh, it should be the mother squirrel.
The mother squirrel was very majestic. At her command, the four baby squirrels dispersed, each holding a fruit and opening their mouths to gnaw on the fruit stems. After a while, the fruit stems broke.
Holding the fruit tightly, the baby squirrels skipped away.
Shu Li: ...
Very efficient.
The mother squirrel called out to the goblin cub twice in gratitude, picked up the last fruit, and jumped off the branch nimbly.
Shu Li didn't dare to delay, spread his wings and flew up.
He should act before it gets dark.
First, determine the direction of the sacred tree.
The sacred tree is the tallest tree in the entire fairy forest. Even if you are thousands of miles away, you can definitely see it.
So, how do we determine the location of the sacred tree?
Of course, fly up, fly over the forest, and stand on a high place to look out.
Shu Li looked up at the big tree he was standing under. His neck was sore from looking up, but he still couldn't see the treetop.
The height of this tree is no less than 100 meters!
Okay, let’s try our best to fly up first!
Although he was afraid of heights, there was a difference between flying along the tree trunks and being high in the sky.
The former was tired of flying, so it stopped on a branch to rest, while the latter had no one to rely on and could not fly, so it could only fall helplessly.
Shu Li flapped his wings and flew upwards as fast as he could.
Go——
Try to reach the treetops before the sun sets.
The thumb-sized goblin cub is no different from an insect. Even if it flaps its wings hard, it cannot match the speed of a bird.
Shu Li used all his strength and vibrated his wings at a high frequency. After an unknown amount of time, he felt tired and found a branch to rest.
After landing on a branch, he wiped his sweat and wanted to see how high he had flown, so he looked down.
Shu Li: ⊙_⊙
He was as fierce as a tiger in his movements, and I saw that he was running at 25 km/h.
From this position, one could still see the branches of the fruit trees on the branches below, so it was obvious that he had flown a maximum of thirty meters.
What can Shu Li do?
Of course I continued flying.
This time, he flew longer, rising more than a hundred meters. He almost got cramps in his wings from flying so hard that he couldn't fly anymore, so he found a place to land nearby.
He was panting and staring up at the tree trunk.
I really underestimated the height of this tree. I flew nearly two hundred meters and only reached halfway up it.
Are the trees in the fairy forest really so amazing?
Will every tree be able to emulate the sacred tree and grow to a thousand meters tall?
Having said that, the Fairy Forest has existed for tens of thousands of years, and any tree picked out has a lifespan of ten thousand years, so trees that are several hundred meters tall are considered little brothers.
Shu Li decided to rest for a while and then rush to the treetops in one go.
He pulled a notebook from his messenger bag and took a break while studying.
“Hiss, hiss, hiss—”
A strange sound was heard, and the temperature around him dropped suddenly. Shu Li subconsciously looked up and was shocked to see a huge - a huge snake head.
"Hiss~~~~~~~~" The giant snake spit out a red letter and slid past Shu Li's arm.
Shu Li was horrified, his pupils dilated, his body stiff and unable to move.
snake!
What a big, big, big snake!
Compared with it, I am as small as a mosquito.
Shu Li clenched the notebook in his hand, sweating profusely with fear, fear crawling up his spine, and his soul almost left his body.
What should I do? What should I do? What should I do?
Is he going to die in the snake's belly today?
Oh, great gods, save him, save him, save him...
Shu Li's mind was blank, and he had completely forgotten the true names of all the gods.
The demon snake's cold beast eyes examined the lone goblin cub. It was tiny and as fragile as an insect, with a pale face and a body shaking like a fallen leaf.
Poor little thing, must be scared, right?
The magic snake slowly moved back, giving the fairy cub some breathing space.
Sure enough, as it retreated, the sluggish goblin cub gradually reacted. Its eyes became bright, its little mouth slightly opened, and it spoke haltingly, its voice as thin as a mosquito's.
The demon snake had good hearing and heard clearly what the fairy cub said.
"...Hello, Mr.... Mr. Snake, nice to meet you... My name is Sperian... I'm a fairy... blessed by the Elf King..."
Despite being frightened and nearly passing out, the cub greeted it politely.
A fairy blessed by the Elf King?
The demon snake beast's eyes narrowed, staring at the green crown on the little cub's head.
As a sixth-level magical beast, it is sensitive to magic power. The small flower crown does emit a huge power that should not be underestimated.
The demon snake moved back a distance in fear.
Shu Li hugged the notebook tightly, spoke a few words tremblingly, and waited without hope. When he saw the demon snake retreat, the heart that was stuck in his throat finally fell.
Great, he made the right bet!
The moment he saw the giant snake, he was really scared to death!
However, when the giant snake moved back a little, the terrifying feeling of oppression eased, and his soul, which was almost scared away, slowly returned to his body.
His mind raced, and he remembered what Sit had said about the monsters and animals in the forest being the friends of the fairies. He gritted his teeth and believed it for the time being. With the idea of trying everything, he greeted the magic snake in Elvish, and brought the Elf King's blessing to increase his bargaining chips.
Thanks to Jingjing Xueba, he corrected his incorrect pronunciation and made his spoken English level improve by leaps and bounds. Now he can finish a sentence without any choking except for stuttering.
The demon snake seemed to understand his words and retreated again. The oppressive feeling completely disappeared, and the air around it rose several degrees.
Shu Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and mustered up the courage to speak again: "I'm sorry to intrude on your territory. I just wanted to go to the top of the tree to see... which direction the sacred tree is."
The fear subsided and the words became fluent.
The demon snake hissed twice, and its huge head rested on the thick branch, looking at him quietly.
The communication was successful, and Shu Li was so excited that she burst into tears.
Woo woo woo——
Dad didn't lie to him!
As long as you learn the language well, you won’t be afraid to travel around the world!
Communication is the first step to building good relationships between people.
Elvish saved his life. From now on, Elvish is one of his mother tongues, and he will work harder to learn it!
Seeing that the demon snake was not angry or upset, Shu Li assumed that it had acquiesced and, imitating the adult goblins, gracefully saluted it.
"I'll leave right away, please excuse me."
After he finished speaking, without waiting for the demon snake to respond, he swiftly stuffed the notebook into his messenger bag, flapped his wings rapidly, stimulated all the potential in his body, and shot upwards like a small cannonball.
He would not stop his upward steps because of fear. He would reach the treetop and identify the location of the sacred tree no matter what.
The blond fairy cub rushed forward without hesitation, its wings vibrating at a high frequency, and flew towards the treetop at an unprecedented speed.
The higher they go, the stronger the wind becomes, creating significant resistance to the cub's flight.
Shu Li gritted his teeth and persisted, trying his best to move upwards even when the wind blew him away from the tree trunk.
As long as you reach the top of the tree and see the sacred tree, you will win.
With a strong spirit, he moved forward courageously.
Another strong wind blew, and the little cub was blown all over the place, unable to even flap its wings.
Shu Li was horrified and panicked.
He was afraid of heights to begin with, and the wind made things even worse.
After somersaults in the air several times, Shu Li completely deviated from the tree trunk. He was panicked and didn't know how to deal with it.
When he was in despair, a huge black shadow rushed up from below and easily caught his small body.
"ah!"
Shu Li fell onto a huge object as hard as ice, feeling dizzy.
After a while, he shook his head and forced himself to calm down.
“Hiss, hiss, hiss—”
A familiar hissing sound of a snake was heard, and Shu Li's body froze. He lowered his head in disbelief, and saw the smooth snake scales, and opened his mouth in surprise.
The one who caught him was actually—the demon snake!
The demon snake's head was so huge that he could run circles on it.
Shu Li's tender green eyes were filled with shock.
Because he was afraid, he tried his best to stay away from the snake, but when he was in danger, the snake stepped forward and saved his life.
It was so shocking that the cub temporarily lost the ability to speak.
The demon snake did not need the cub's response. It activated the defensive barrier to block the high-altitude wind to prevent the fairy cub on its head from being blown away by the strong wind.
The snake skillfully wrapped its body around the tree trunk and climbed up in a spiral. In an instant, it jumped up hundreds of meters and reached the treetop with ease.
The sky was filled with rosy clouds, and the orange sunset shone on the snake's head and the body of the goblin cub.
Shu Li raised his hand to block the setting sun and the light reflected by the snake scales.
After his eyes adjusted to the light, he put down his hands, stood up, raised his little face, and looked into the distance.
Sacred tree!
I really saw the sacred tree!
Even though you are thousands of miles away, you can still see the ancient sacred tree that seems to break through the sky.
That is the fairy's home, and also...his home!
Shu Li's eyes filled with tears, and for the first time she felt a sense of belonging in this other world.
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