Chapter 91: Continue to Purify the Little Fruit
Shu Li turned back into a goblin, turned off the magic stone lamp in the room, and flew into the courtyard through the window gap as usual.
The courtyard was dark, with only the newly grown leaves of the mother tree emitting a faint green fluorescence.
Shu Li flew to the Mother Tree and said apologetically, "Oenomisis, I'm sorry I was too sleepy last night and didn't come to help you purify yourself."
The tree trunk glowed faintly, and a shadow appeared.
"Good boy, you don't have to apologize to me. I want to thank you." The mother tree looked lovingly at the little elf floating in front of her.
"Thank me?" Shu Li was bewildered. For purifying the branches? But hadn't he thanked her before?
"You cleansed the ancient battlefield in the north of the Elven Kingdom, bringing life back to that land and saving the ancient undead." The Mother Tree clasped her hands before her chest and nodded slightly to Shu Li. "Those lost children have waited too long, and now they can finally enter reincarnation."
Shu Li was so embarrassed by the gift from the mother tree that she said, "Actually, I really didn't do anything...it was all a coincidence."
The mother tree put down her hand and smiled without saying anything.
Shu Li asked curiously, "Um...did Wang tell you about me?"
Otherwise, how could the mother tree be so clear?
'My roots are spread across the entire continent. Wherever I go, I am within my range of perception.'
Shu Li was shocked.
That’s so awesome!
Does this mean that as long as the mother tree is willing, it can find out the secrets of everyone on the continent?
Shu Li raised his question, and the mother tree shook her head gently.
"If the opponent has set up advanced defensive magic, it will not be sensed."
I see!
Shu Li sighed.
Although it is not omnipotent, it is powerful enough.
After the conversation, he flew towards the mother tree, transformed into a ball of green light, drilled into the thick trunk, passed through the space tunnel of the root system, and soon appeared in the territory of the dark elves.
Today, heavy rain fell in Wanaku for the first time.
As soon as Shu Li emerged from the branches of the mother tree, he was drenched by heavy raindrops. He hurriedly grabbed a leaf and held it over his head as an umbrella.
However, the rain was too heavy for a leaf to withstand. It was shaken by the bean-sized raindrops and could not provide adequate shelter from the wind and rain.
Shu Li had encountered rainy days when he came here before. He calmly took out his magic wand, chanted a spell in a low voice, and cast an air bubble on himself, perfectly isolating himself from the rain.
The advantage of the heavy rain was that it effectively covered up the sound of his chanting.
Shu Li continued to hide behind the dense leaves, raised his magic wand, and quickly cast a silent purification spell on the tree trunk.
He is now a high-level magician, and the level of his purification technique has been upgraded again. The effect of a purification is five times stronger than before.
After casting the spell five or six times in a row, the mother tree sent him a message, asking him to stop.
Purification is too fast, and the branches will change, which will attract the attention of the dark elves. Now is not the time, so there is no need to rush.
Shu Li had no objection and quickly flew upwards to find the hidden little fruit.
The small fruits were well wrapped in the leaves and were not affected by the rain.
Shu Li blew off the air bubbles on her body, stuck her butt out, and crawled into the small space formed by the leaves. She touched the tender green fruit and whispered, "You didn't come yesterday. Did you miss me? I'll purify you right away!"
Regardless of whether the little fruit could understand or not, he placed the sunstone on the top of the magic wand against the fruit and chanted the spell silently.
The advanced purification technique was indeed extraordinary. After only two uses, a thin film formed on the surface of the small fruit.
This film can last for three or four days, protecting the small fruits from the erosion of dark forces.
After completing the purification work, Shu Li quickly crawled into the branches of the mother tree and went home.
The rain was too heavy and he didn't want to get soaked and take another bath.
By the way, I didn’t meet the dark elf who was responsible for counting the fruits today!
It’s better not to meet each other, so I don’t have to play hide-and-seek every time, afraid of being discovered by the other party.
Shu Li returned to the courtyard safely, said goodnight to the mother tree, and then flapped his wings and flew through the slightly open window. He went to the bathroom, cleaned himself up carefully, and returned to bed.
It’s better to have a small body. No matter how you roll, you won’t fall off the bed.
Shu Li lay in the soft quilt, stretched out his limbs, spread out arrogantly in a big letter shape, closed his eyes and fell asleep contentedly.
He was sleeping soundly here, and the dark elf who was counting fruits over there came late.
Efit stood under the mother tree with an umbrella, looking up and squinting at the fruits on the tree.
The weather in Wanaku is extremely extreme, either scorching hot or extremely cold, or hurricanes or heavy rains, causing considerable trouble to the dark elves living in this land.
It rained heavily today and he originally wanted to take a day off, but out of a sense of responsibility, he still came over to count.
"one two three……"
He counted meticulously, noting the same number as yesterday.
There are a total of 121 fruits, 30 of which are about to mature and give birth to new dark elf cubs.
Efit frowned slightly.
The resources in Vanaku are limited, there are many dark elf cubs, and the distribution is uneven, so some cubs will be treated unfairly.
When Efit was born, there were few cubs in the same batch, and because of his high talent, he was not eliminated.
However, when he saw the cubs born after him struggling in the cruel environment, he felt a little bit sorry.
People say that dark elves are cruel and ruthless, but who knows how innocent and cute newborn cubs are?
Because of the harsh environment and lack of care from their elders, the dark elf cubs were forced to abandon their innocence and learn to be selfish. If they were to go to another place...for example, the Elven Kingdom, would the situation be different?
Sometimes, Ephite wishes the mother tree would bear less fruit.
It is better not to be born than to suffer after being born.
He knew that his ideas were unusual among the dark elves, and he kept them hidden deep in his heart, not telling anyone, for fear of causing trouble.
After counting the fruits, he was about to leave when suddenly a strong wind blew, rustling the leaves.
Efit quickly looked up, worried that the stems of the newly grown fruits were too tender and would be broken by the strong wind.
This has happened before, and the fruit that was separated from the mother tree unsurprisingly became dead.
His sharp eyes swept over every fruit, and after making sure that no fruit was hurt, he relaxed his frown.
etc--
Why is there an extra fruit on the branch above?
Efit thought he was seeing things.
He counted the fruits every day and knew exactly where each fruit grew. There should be no fruit on the branches close to the crown.
In order to determine whether there were any fruits there, Efit put away his umbrella, ignored the rain, jumped onto the thick branches of the mother tree, jumped up layer by layer, and easily reached the top.
When the dark elf saw a small green fruit hidden among several leaves, an expression of surprise appeared on his face.
This fruit...why isn't it gray-green?
Not only is it not gray-green, there is also a layer of faint white light on its surface, wrapping it like a protective film.
What shocked him the most was that the fruit had been growing for at least half a month, but he had never noticed it.
Efit squatted on the branch, looking at the plump and tender green fruits, and fell into deep thought.
The mother tree seemed to be protecting it intentionally, and wrapped it with layers of leaves to prevent him from discovering it.
If it hadn't been windy and rainy today, I really wouldn't have found it.
Efit stretched out his hand to touch the small fruit, but stopped when he was about to touch it.
The rain wet his silver hair, and the water droplets fell on the fruit, and were instantly bounced off by the white light of the fruit's skin.
He withdrew his fingers, silently gathered the leaves back, and covered them carefully.
After doing this, he wiped the water stains on his face, jumped off the branch, landed lightly, looked up, turned and left.
Since the mother tree doesn't want to be discovered by him, just pretend that it doesn't know!
He no longer held an umbrella and walked quickly.
Shu Li, who had just had a good sleep, had no idea that Xiao Guozi had been discovered by the dark elves. He got up early, released his original power, and made his body bigger.
It is more convenient for big people to live in the Elf Kingdom.
Shu Li had another social breakdown last night, but after a good night's sleep, the embarrassment in her heart was mostly reduced.
Anyway, if you live in the Elf Kingdom or the Fairy Forest, you have to be thick-skinned, otherwise you won’t be able to go out and see people.
Today's learning process went very smoothly.
In the morning, he studied magic theory from the Elf King, took a break to read at noon, and went to the orchard to work in the afternoon, practicing silent wood magic.
In the evening, Ilio challenged him to another fight.
This time he changed his weapon and held two one-handed wooden swords.
Shu Li took the wooden sword, shouted loudly, and took the initiative to strike while Ilio was not paying attention.
Elio was worthy of being the best warrior of the elves. He easily resolved the situation and once again showed his harsh face, saying words that were so infuriating that it angered the goblin.
Shu Liming knew that the other party did it on purpose, but he lost his temper and was quickly provoked into a fight, attacking fiercely.
By the time the sun had completely set, he was so exhausted that he was panting and his hand holding the sword was shaking.
Elio bent down, reached out and touched his sweaty head, praising him, "Not bad, you've made progress."
Shu Li gritted his teeth and secretly vowed that he would defeat him one day.
In the evening, he did not go to the hall to dance, but went back to his room to read attentively.
We must find the location of the next elemental spirit as soon as possible.
After taking a shower, Shu Li laid on the bed with her soft hair loose, reading a book, her raised feet shaking from time to time.
[…wherever the fire spirit passes, no grass grows…]
He saw this sentence on a certain page of the book.
Not a blade of grass grows... Not a blade of grass grows...
He muttered, suddenly remembered something, sat up on his knees, and quickly took out a map.
This is the map of the Austin continent. I asked the Elf King for it this morning. It was given to me ten years ago and is the latest map in the library's collection.
Shu Li spread out the map and checked it one by one. He slid his finger from top to bottom and touched the Izerafa Empire.
Got it!
The Izerafar Empire is one of the four great empires of Austin. It is located in the southernmost part of the continent. Half of its land is desert, and it is called the Desert Kingdom by people from other countries.
Isn’t the desert a place where no grass grows?
The Fire Spirit may be in the Ezerafar Empire.
Shu Li rubbed his hands excitedly, feeling that his reasoning was very correct.
“I’m such a genius!”
He snapped his fingers, praising himself.
After being excited for half a minute, he scratched his hair in distress.
The Izerafar Empire is far away from the Fairy Forest. There are not only mountains but also the huge Dalia Empire in between.
He is a minor now, so it is impossible for him to cross the continent and go to the Izerafar Empire to look for the Fire Spirit.
People's good luck is limited, and it won't always be as smooth as searching for the wood elf.
What's more, he knew nothing about the outside world, and going there rashly would only put him in danger.
Pinching his brows, he took out his notebook and quill, and resigned himself to writing it down. It wouldn't be too late to go when he was an adult and had the strength.
One hundred years...oh no, for a goblin, ninety years passed very quickly.
He comforted himself.
After finishing the record, he put away the pen and paper and continued to read.
'Sperian, I have some sad news for you.'
The mother tree's voice suddenly rang in his mind.
Shu Li was shocked and felt inexplicably uneasy when he heard the word "unfortunate".
What bad news?
"Our little fruit... was discovered by the dark elves..."
Upon hearing this, Shu Li was so surprised that he almost jumped up.
[How was it discovered? When was it discovered? How is it now? Is Xiao Guozi okay?]
It’s over, it’s over, it’s over!
He and the mother tree have worked so hard for so long, is all their efforts going to be in vain?
He has been taking good care of this little fruit since it emerged. He would talk to it every time he purified it, cultivating feelings for it, hoping that it would follow him when the day came for the transfer.
Now that the dark elves have discovered it, everything is over.
The dark elf named Efit is rigorous and responsible. He will definitely keep a record of it. If one of them is missing, it will definitely attract his attention.
"After you left last night, the dark elves came to count the fruits. The wind and rain were so strong that they accidentally exposed the small fruits."
[What? He found out last night?]
Shu Li's face changed drastically. Hadn't the mother tree returned to normal? Otherwise, why would he tell him now?
"Don't worry, kid. I think... Ephet will not hinder our plan to steal the fruit."
[How do you say that?]
"After a day of observation, I discovered that he had not reported the newly discovered fruit to his superiors."
Shu Li was stunned.
[Why? ]
"Although I don't know what he means, we have to move the fruit in advance."
Shu Li wiped his face, calmed himself down, and said with a firm look, "Okay!"
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