"Hey... kids, it's not that I don't want to guide you and watch the tribe grow, it's just that I can't do it in my current state. In order to teleport the Tree of Life to this largest sky city, my physical body has already dissipated.
If it weren't for my obsession and Rowan's help, I might have disappeared the moment you saw me." Christian's tone was full of nostalgia, but he also had to face the current reality.
"Can the Tree of Life help you?" Lin Xingchen thought of the Tree of Life first. After all, there must be a reason why this tree is named after life.
"If it was a complete tree of life, I would have been able to survive for a long time. Unfortunately, this one has damaged its origin. I don't know how long it will take to recover, and my current condition doesn't allow me to survive for that long."
"Ancestor, if there is a complete tree of life, can it bring you back to life?" It was so hard to find an old grandfather who only benefited me without giving me anything in return, so I naturally couldn't let him go so easily.
"You mean the one with the Forest Spirit? I guess that one can restore me to a complete soul state, but it is damaged and its essence cannot be used at will. Moreover, its function is to prepare for future invasions from the Abyss."
Our ancestors were very sensible and did not rush to act recklessly upon hearing about resurrection.
"Ancestor, you may not know that there is a complete tree of life in my backyard. I think that tree can definitely meet your requirements."
"How is it possible! There is actually a second tree of life in this world?" Christian shouted loudly.
In a forest, Lin Xingchen was holding his sword and constantly dealing with the enemy's attacks. The opponent was also a level six swordsman, but as soon as they started fighting, he pressed Lin Xingchen into the ground and rubbed him.
From being crushed in the beginning to barely fending off the opponent's attacks now, Lin Xingchen's progress in the past month or so can be described as lightning fast.
His legs, infused with wind magic, once again carried him to slide away and attack. The opponent's attack moves were old and there was no possibility of change. Lin Xingchen's long sword pierced the opponent's throat.
After the long sword stabbed, Lin Xingchen opened his eyes, exhaled lightly, and heard the voice of the ancestor in his ears: "It took you more than a month to barely pass the lowest test. I think you are simply insulting the blood flowing in your body."
"Ancestors, you have also seen that it is not that we, the younger generations, do not work hard, but that our generation gap is too serious. This kind of existence that can be called invincible among the sixth-level swordsmen is only your minimum standard. What can I, a younger generation who has received poor education since childhood, do?" Lin Xingchen naturally would not take such a big pot on himself, and quickly threw it to the ancestors of all generations.
"Indeed, maybe it is right for me to stay. Okay, stop talking nonsense. You have passed today's simulated sparring. Next is the course on potions. You should get ready and we will start soon." Since the ancestor learned about the existence of another tree, he decided to stay, and after absorbing a large amount of life tree marrow, he began to give Lin Xingchen special training.
It has been almost a month and a half since Lin Xingchen came to the Sky City. During this time, Lin Xingchen has undergone devilish training, with every day filled with courses.
Even the night rest had to be spent in meditation, which was a little too much for him. The old ancestor was indeed a top figure of the era. Lin Xingchen benefited a lot from his vision and experience.
With the help of the Sky City, a work that embodies the highest achievements of the high elves, their strength has improved by leaps and bounds. Even the subject of magic runes that Teacher Edwin had never taught before can now be considered an entry level subject.
All this was thanks to the teachings of the ancestor. Although this talking experience package always scolded him with the most vicious words when teaching, Lin Xingchen could feel that he was making continuous progress as long as he passed his assessment.
The goblin women nearby began to prepare the necessary things after hearing the ancestor's call, and the clean medicine table was already full of things.
What you are going to prepare today is a potion that is a stepping stone to master level in our tribe, it is called Void Power Potion. Once a warrior takes it, it can not only increase the condensation of his fighting spirit, but most importantly, it can help the warrior break through his current level.
It can be said that this is the potion that every warrior dreams of most. As long as you can prepare this potion, it means that you are truly qualified as a master pharmacist.
After saying that, Lin Xingchen began to try the medicine formula given by his ancestors. Trying medicine is a process of trial and error, and the resources wasted during this period can be described as enormous.
The pharmacy course only lasts two hours, but unfortunately Lin Xingchen was still hesitating on a few key points when the time was up.
"Okay, the potion time is over. Next up is the magic circle class. The goblins who had been waiting for a long time carried the tall potion table away. Someone else immediately carried the special carving table behind them. There was no time wasted."
Lin Xingchen was immersed in this learning process every day. During this period, he was so angry that he overturned the table, and there were also times when he blew himself up because of the failure of the potion, but what he learned during this time was more about the experience that others had no chance to try.
Christian designs his courses carefully, and he needs to think about when to switch content.
For example, if there has been no breakthrough in potions, then other potions can be prepared based on the reason for the lack of breakthroughs, thereby accumulating experience. This kind of valuable experience accumulated through a large amount of resources and the careful guidance of a true master is the confidence of the high elves.
Only those races that have truly stood at the top of the world have this capital. Even when Edwin was teaching Lin Xingchen the potion, he felt very distressed every time the potion was wasted. This kind of mentality is not something that ordinary people can have.
The goblins and the demon Darcy were not idle either. Although Christian hated demons very much, he still drove him away and let him practice on his own. Occasionally, when he was in a good mood, he would give him one or two books on demon practice.
Some talented goblins were also selected by their ancestors and received special training. Although the intensity and resources were not as high as Lin Xingchen's, what they got must have been good.
The reason why the ancestor worked so hard to help train the goblins was because Lin Xingchen told him that they had excellent talents in construction and mechanics, which would be of great help to him in the future.
Because they do not need to be distracted by learning other things, Gao Ge and others have made greater progress than Lin Xingchen. Now they have reached the peak of level 6 and can enter level 7 at any time.
Lin Xingchen was in pain and happiness. He didn't even have time to think about unnecessary things every day. To him, life now was a war. As long as he passed the test of this war, he would be able to reap the fruits of his labor.
Also caught up in the war were the Sharpnero Empire and the Grassland. After more than half a year of planning, Duke David Clark finally got a chance to make Emperor Gustav of the Empire give in.
The war broke out as everyone expected, and no one thought the grassland tribe could win the war.
This was the first war after a long period of peace in the empire. Clark had assembled a team of 300,000 troops, not including the logistics personnel.
The grassland tribes were not stupid either. After the scouts brought back the news that the empire was sending out a large army, the tribes on the grassland began to migrate overnight.
Such a result was also predicted by Clark and others, but since the army had been dispatched, it was impossible to turn back easily. Every day, the army was divided into three groups according to the planned march and approached the interior of the grassland.
On the way, we encountered some tribes that did not retreat in time. The fate of these people was often very tragic. If they resisted, they would be killed as enemies. If they did not resist, they would be captured as prisoners and the fate of slaves would also be waiting for them.
In June of the 3110th year of the Magic Calendar, ever since Clark led his army out, he has been rampaging across the grassland without any decent resistance. Every day, battle reports were continuously sent to the empire, which contained all kinds of information about how he bravely combed the grassland as neatly as his hair.
Hearing such battle reports constantly attracted more young people from the empire to join the war. Everyone believed that it would not take long to incorporate the green land of the grassland into the territory of the empire. However, faced with such a situation, Gustav calmly dealt with some of the nobles above him.
After Clark led the army to set off, the emperor actually started some reforms. Although the intensity was very low, some of the contents made many nobles sense a hint of danger.
Clark, who was also leading the army outside, also received intelligence from his confidants. In fact, he regretted it after he led the army out, but once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. If he doesn't show some real talent this time, it is estimated that nothing good will be waiting for him.
In fact, he always knew which of his majesties could listen to his complaints, but what he hated most was others being out of his control. This time, he took advantage of the fact that the royal caravan was looted to get permission to go on the expedition, but when he set foot on the grassland, he realized that he might be in trouble this time.
Although he predicted that the enemy might escape, he really didn't expect that since he sent out the troops in June, it would be the end of August for two whole months and the grassland tribes had not put up a single decent resistance.
This made him very worried. Without fighting, there would be no gains, and without gains, there would be no credit. Once he spent so much money and got nothing in the end, he would probably not be greeted with flowers and wine but with the emperor's accountability.