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Chapter 193 - 165 The Knowledge Ancient Tree that Intercepted..._1

Chapter 193: Chapter 165 The Knowledge Ancient Tree that Intercepted..._1

After returning to the Elf Forest, Mu You called Lin Xue and Little Ya to head over to the Qingnang Tribe.

Trolls are high-level creatures with numerous skills, capturing one alive alone would be rather tricky, hence he called the two for assistance.

Little Ya’s mount was a Night Blade Leopard she had persuaded to join her, a creature native to the Forest Elves, it could serve as a mount and also had impressive combat abilities.

One girl rode on a leopard while one rode on a broom, Mu You who only had a donkey looked on enviously, further strengthening his resolve to train a Chocobo as soon as possible.

Mu You informed them of the location, both went ahead to the Qingnang Tribe, while he himself went to Spindle Grandma’s house to hand over a task.

[You give 42 pieces of Spiderweb Cotton to Spindle Grandma, she is overjoyed, praises you as a good child, and tells you to come back to her if you ever need to repair clothes. She even gives you a pair of ’Delicate Gloves’ as a gift.]

[Delicate Gloves: Makes you more skillful and precise with weapons, increases the range by 15% for long-range weapons such as bow and arrow, guns, Magic Wand, etc. increases the attack speed by 15% for melee weapons such as knives, swords, claws, spears, etc.]

Mu You took it out and took a look, these were gloves made of animal skin and cotton thread, thin and breathable, emitting a slight green glow on the surface, indicating that these were Excellent Grade equipment, the enhancement isn’t massive, just 15%, but it has versatile usage, effective for both close combat and long-range combat.

As a gift, Mu You readily accepted and promptly equipped his game character with it.

[Spindle Grandma receives your fishing net and starts working. Repair in progress, estimated to be done in 10 hours...]

Ten hours, he could only pick it up tomorrow. Mu You left the elderly’s house, rode his donkey, and hurried to the Qingnang Tribe.

About two and a half hours later, he finally returned to the freshwater lake where he had met Little Ya earlier. At this time, it was nearly dusk.

Mu You milled about in the vicinity for a while until it was completely dark. Then he took out his Pumpkin Lantern and went to the shore to look for footprints.

Perhaps due to the long time that had passed and how footprints do not preserve well in the forest, there was barely any left. Mu You carried his lantern and went back and forth along the lakeshore for quite a long time, but found nothing.

Helplessly, he dropped a handful of Lucky Dust into the lantern.

[As the Lucky Dust falls, the Pumpkin Lantern emits a dazzling light, illuminating some footprints on the surrounding mud, invisible to naked eyes.]

[These footprints are long and distinctive, obviously not from elves and ordinary animals. Some moss traces have drifted to the edges of the footprints. Coupled with the mission you had during the day, it implies that these are likely to be the troll footprints you need to investigate. Do you wish to track these footprints?]

Finally, I found the footprints!

[Tracking footprints...]

The following was the process of tracking, but it took much longer than expected.

After following the footprints for nearly two hours, the three of them finally found their destination.

[Following the footprints, you eventually arrived at the foot of an unnamed mountain range.]

[What appears in front of you is a narrow and damp little rock cave. Chilling air blowing continuously out from the dim cave, making eerie whispers, as if a fierce ghost was wailing within.]

[After a close inspection, you find that the flat ground in front of the cave is covered with lush green grass, seemingly undisturbed... However, this little trick could not bamboozle the Pumpkin Lantern. You quickly discover that the grass at the mouth of the cave is a bit drier and the color also a bit darker. This is likely due to the heavy foot traffic of trolls, causing pigment accumulation over a long period...]

Has been passing by frequently? It indicates that the trolls have been active in the Elf Forest for some time...

After thinking for a moment, Mu You reached for his pocket watch and tried to enter the cave.

[You enter the cave and discover that the cave leads to a deeper and darker area, filled with piles of skeletons. It seems to be the burial ground for the trolls, a place difficult for non-troll races to traverse. As soon as you set foot in it, you are strangled by numerous resentful spirits!]

[You are dead. Lifespan -1, remaining lifespan 429 years.]

...

"Well then."

Mu You did not expect this cave to be so tough, he was killed as soon as he stepped into it. Without a second thought, he quickly clicked his pocket watch.

[Time flows, you return to the time before entering the cave. This time, you choose...]

They can’t go into the cave, so they can only wait nearby for the trolls to come back.

Mu You set up a trap around the cave, then he and Little Ya and Lin Xue hid around, ready for an ambush.

They didn’t have to wait long this time, it was about fifteen minutes when a new prompt popped up.

[You see three trolls from afar, carrying a large golden-red tree and walking in your direction. They moved quietly as if afraid of making any noise.]

"Carrying a tree? So these trolls are here to steal trees?" Mu You stared in surprise.

However, there’s no time to think about it now, the three trolls quickly stepped into the trap formation.

[The three trolls were tangled in the traps all at once, they were taken aback and dropped the trees in their hands, letting out angry roars, you choose...]

Seeing the text prompt, Mu You immediately signaled Little Ya and Lin Xue to act.

The three of them took action together, Mu You was first to use a Water Prison Technique, sealing one of the trolls, then they began to gang up on the remaining two.

[You, an anonymous gamer, and Pea Breeder teamed up to attack the trolls. In addition, there were seven summon beasts including the Shadow War Eagle, Nightblade Panther, wild boars, reindeer, and others to help.]

[This was an unfair fight, under a ten-to-two ratio, you quickly killed the two trolls with a flurry of punches.]

[Kill credit goes to the slaying party, experience is distributed according to contribution. You and Pea Breeder gained +1 life, you got 8 experience points, Anonymous got 4 experience points, Pea Breeder got 10 experience points.]

It seems that summoners in this game are really unreasonable. Little Ya’s own strength was the lowest of the three, but her summon beasts madly bit the trolls and caused the highest damage among the three. She got the most experience points.

[The last troll quickly broke free from the Water Prison, but in the blink of an eye, it was surrounded by ten enemies and beaten until it was nearly dead, pinned underneath a wild boar, only had its last breath left. But under the troll’s talents, its injuries began to heal at a very fast pace...]

[You walked up and poured a bottle of sleeping potion into its mouth, and the troll immediately fell into a deep sleep.]

[You have captured this troll alive!]

Trolls can regenerate their health, so beating them to near death is useless. Mu You had no choice but to use a sleeping potion.

[You looked around the area and found a Woodcutting Axe*1, Knowledge Ancient Tree*1.]

[Woodcutting Axe: a magic axe meant for cutting trees, it doubles your efficiency when cutting wood.]

[Knowledge Ancient Tree: One the oldest Tree-man species of the Forest Elves, possessing comprehensive knowledge, symbolizing the wisdom of the elves, and having respectable combat power. It possesses the ability ’Wisdom Training’: any creature that enters the Knowledge Ancient Tree and communicates with it, can understand the origins of wisdom, thereby gaining a point of intelligence. A Knowledge Ancient Tree can conduct training up to ten times per day, with each individual gaining up to ten points of intelligence.]

[This dead Knowledge Ancient Tree has a high affinity for magic wood, making it an excellent material for making magic wands, and selling it would fetch a hefty price. However, this ancient tree has just died and still retains its complete tree heart. If you can find a little sprite willing to merge with the remains of the Tree-man, you might be able to resurrect it.]

"A tree that can conduct wisdom training?"

Watching this text took Mu You by surprise, he only had one thought in his mind: I’m going to be rich!

The Tree of Life hasn’t been planted yet, but he got a Knowledge Ancient Tree first!

This thing can give everyone ten points of intelligence. It’s not that outrageous, but the key point is that it’s for everyone!

This tree’s value to an individual is limited, but to an entire tribe, it is a priceless treasure. Everyone can gain ten points from it; the more people benefit from it, the greater its effect, it’s not an exaggeration to say that this is a sacred tree capable of enlightening a race!

The only restriction to this thing is that it can only conduct training ten times per day. That means it can only raise ten points of intelligence for one person per day. If you really want to raise the intelligence for the entire race, it would take a long time.

Nevertheless, it still is a sacred tree of virtually limitless value. Compared to cutting it down for magic wand materials, it would be better to save it and figure out a way to revive it.

A Knowledge Ancient Tree alone holds such high value, other ancient trees are probably the same, no wonder the trolls were trying so hard to steal trees from the Elf Forest.

Mu You went into his inventory space, found an open area, and tried to extract the Knowledge Ancient Tree.

To his surprise, he could actually take it out!

The huge tree was suddenly placed on the grassland in the storage space.

This was about a fifteen-meter-high Tree-man, its crown was full of golden-red leaves similar to maple leaves, and there were two lanterns, symbolizing wisdom, hanging from the branches spreading from its head.

However, these two lanterns were now out, indicating that the Tree-man was already dead. A Tree-man face could be vaguely seen on the dry bark of the tree, its mouth slightly ajar, its eyes tightly closed, looking somewhat painful, and two shriveled tree-shaped arms were stretched out from the edges of the trunk.

This Knowledge Ancient Tree must have been the one mentioned in the beetle’s report, which was on the brink of death.

It was because it was dying, that it lost its ability to resist and alert others, which is why it was cut down by the trolls. Otherwise, a healthy Tree-man is far beyond the capabilities of just three trolls.

The animals in the storage space were all curious and came to watch when the huge tree appeared.

The mandrake was agape, looking at the ancient tree with incredulity: it’s encountered a distant relative!

It was the only intelligent plant in this space, and now finally there’s another Tree-man to keep it company.

The mandrake immediately started circling around the Tree-man, poking and pointing, but the Tree-man was already dead and couldn’t respond to its mischievous actions.

Mu You tried to cast ’Rapid Growth’ on the Tree-man, but there was no response.

It seems that this Tree-man is truly dead. The only chance for resurrection is to use Little Sprite..