Chapter 334 Giant Tree Habitat
The night sky is full of stars, and it is rare that there are no strange stars in the sky tonight.
There weren't even a few shining stars to be seen, as the sky was plunged into a darkness so dark that it was difficult to see.
Jason lit up several lighting stones in his pocket ring and hung them in various places on the ship.
"I haven't used this thing for a long time. I really miss it." Looking at the lighting stones hanging everywhere, Porro said as he swam slowly beside the boat.
"yes."
Julia sat on the edge of the boat, her beautiful tail swaying gently in the water.
The swamp was unusually quiet.
There wasn't even the slightest sound of wind, and it was unlikely that there would be any insects chirping here.
The endless swamp vines and the night sky seemed so quiet that it seemed as if a gentle shout could be heard far away.
Alka sat at the bow of the smoothly sailing Flying Swallow.
There was an invisible barrier of magic power around him, and a combination of several crystals and magic gathering stones were floating above his head.
Alka is doing today's meditation.
Feel the pull of magic in the air around you.
Among the people who were chatting late at night, Simon suddenly said, "Is Alka going to break through?"
Xia Daiti nodded: "It should be breaking through to the 24th spiral."
"It's so fast." Jason's voice came from behind the crowd.
Although everyone was chatting at the stern, they could see a huge platform connected to the stern of the Feiyan.
The entire platform is concave and embedded in the tail of the Swallow. From the structure of the platform and the underwater propeller at the rear, it can be seen that this is Simon's masterpiece.
Booster devices on the swamp can also expand their resting area on the water.
Mainly, when I was creating a resting place for the crystal dragon, I came up with the idea and made it into a booster.
The main reason they could sail a little faster in this place was that the large platform behind them connected to the Feiyan, so that the Feiyan would have stronger buoyancy.
In this way, the booster can be used to travel quickly on the water without worrying about it rubbing against vines in the water.
At this time, the crystal dragon was lying curled up on it.
And Jason was leaning on the crystal dragon's back.
Urulius even used one of his wings to cover Jason.
"It's indeed a bit fast. It's only been 20 days since the last breakthrough? 20 days?" Juanlu asked uncertainly.
"19 days, less than 20 days." Lucelia replied.
Jason leaned on the crystal dragon's back and shook his head helplessly: "I really can't figure it out, why is it so fast, is it some medicine he took?"
The distance between them and Alka has now been increased.
The gap has already grown to about 5 or 6 spirals, and will continue to grow.
Everyone on the boat was generally still in spiral 18 or 19.
This is still a small number. Some, like Mathilda and Juanlu, have more than 8 spirals.
“I heard that his strength in his dreams has increased so much that it has also accelerated his strength in reality.
When it comes to the fourth stage, the situation will be much relieved." Xia Daiti explained.
"Ease? Is this the right word?" Simon complained.
It was as if he was cursed and his body was weak.
If this is some kind of weakening curse, feel free to throw it at him.
"For Alka, this should be considered a relief. After all, I heard him say before that reality and dreams are too separated, which may lead to irreparable accidents." Lucelia said beside him.
Everyone spent the boring time on the boat late at night, chatting idly.
Until someone said something.
"Would you like to play cards?"
"beat!"
"Add me in."
"I want one too."
"Then I..."
"There are too many people. Whoever loses will take turns, and they have to pay."
While speaking, he glanced at Jason who was smiling awkwardly beside him.
Everyone is rich now.
He is still poor, not only poor, but also heavily in debt.
It’s all about investing in the future.
He encouraged himself in his heart.
…
Feeling that his strength had been perfectly broken through and solidified, Alka ended his meditation for the day and slowly opened his eyes.
I could hear the sound of people talking, and their voices seemed a little excited.
It’s so late, don’t you want to rest?
Listen carefully.
"Royal bomb! You have no more cards, right? You have no more cards, the last one is two."
"Haha, give me the money, and you can continue to owe me. The total amount today should be one gold sail."
Hearing what everyone was saying, Alka shook his head helplessly. He cleaned up the sweat from meditation and shut down the magic gathering stone and the machine it was constructed with.
I just happened to see Lucelia sitting at the helm, flipping through a thick book that was bigger than she was.
"You're not going to play?"
"Hmph, I don't want to play this boring game." With a light snort, Lucelia continued to look at the book in front of her.
Hearing this, Alka couldn't help but smile, thinking about Lucelia's card skills from before.
Obviously he has lost too much and is no longer in the mood to lose.
Without saying anything more, he sat down beside her with a smile. He took out the map from his pocket ring and followed the direction given by the flower fairy, looking at the distance on the map.
"How long have we been sailing?"
Hearing Alka's question, Lucilia continued to flip through the book and replied, "Six days."
“It’s been 6 days already, well, then we should be here now, and we should reach the island in two days.
It happens to be an important connection point with the giant tree habitat, so it should be a fortress."
Alka said as he observed it carefully.
The map in his hand was no longer the one Xia Daiti had copied before, but a more professional and detailed map given to them by the Land of Fragrance, clearly drawn by the locals, with even some routes marked on it.
One of the more suitable routes is the one he is going to take now.
Then this island is most likely a fortress, after all, the giant tree habitat is extremely chaotic.
We don't ask to be able to keep those cult scum out, but at least we can make it difficult for them to get through.
…
After two days of sailing, they were finally about to reach the last island and enter the habitat of the giant trees.
"We can already see the soldiers patrolling around." Simon in the sky said to the people below.
He was sitting in his specially constructed flying chair, observing the situation in the distance from the sky.
They spotted the soldiers, and as they moved forward for a while, the soldiers also spotted them.
They came towards them on fish-climbing horses with weapons in hand, especially since their group looked extremely strange.
After all, it's a team with such a variety of races, isn't it strange?
"What are you…wait, are you that team, the one with Alka?"
The captain of the soldiers who wanted to ask them questions suddenly remembered something and asked after seeing their situation clearly.
Alka walked out and nodded.
"I am Alka."
"Oh, it's you gentlemen. Please follow us." The captain said as he led them towards the island.
"We have received the letter from the Land of Fragrance. Thank you for the help you have provided to our hometown."
"That's what we should do."
Alka said with a smile.
The communication among the group was very , and they entered the island in front of them very smoothly.
Just as Arka thought, this island was indeed a fortress island. The surrounding area of the island was also made of vine walls.
However, this vine was not as green as the vines they had seen on the wall of the Emerald Fortress before. Instead, it was mixed with a faint dark gray.
It looks and feels a little dirtier.
"Welcome to the Gray Vine Fortress. Just ahead is the chaotic giant tree habitat. Would you like to rest in the fortress for a night?
We have been running around for so long, why don't we continue tomorrow? It's already late at night."
The soldier looked at the sky and said.
There are many bright stars in the sky tonight, but there are no huge stars that often appear.
It was already several hours into the night.
Hearing what the captain of the soldiers said, Alka thought about it and nodded.
"Then I'll trouble you."
"It's no trouble, it's our pleasure. My Lords, please follow us."
The captain smiled and led them into the fortress. After a conversation, he took them to a central room.
But it was a fortress after all, and there was no large room for all of them to rest in one place. They simply vacated all the surrounding rooms for them to rest.
"Thank you so much for your help."
"No, everyone, please take a rest, although it is not very comfortable here."
"It's already pretty good, much better than sleeping in the open, isn't it?"
"Haha, your Excellency is right."
Everyone quickly returned to the room prepared for them to rest.
Although you can't expect the beds in the rooms in this fortress to be very comfortable, the warm rooms are indeed much better than resting on the boats on the swamp.
At least it was an enclosed house that could block the cold wind and dampness.
It was still dark in the morning.
Everyone had woken up one after another, and soon after they woke up, the curtain of the sky was torn open.
Several soldiers brought some breakfast to their room.
"Please enjoy your meal."
Although it seems simple and normal.
But for a fortress, it was extremely caring towards these strangers who had just arrived.
After finishing their meal, everyone gathered themselves and came to the door, ready to leave the fortress and continue towards their destination.
"Are you all ready to leave?" asked the soldier captain who brought them here yesterday.
Alka nodded: "Well, after all, there is still a mission to be accomplished."
"Then let me introduce some of the information we already know ahead of us, so that we can provide you with assistance."
Hearing this, Alka did not refuse, and had no reason to refuse.
Leaning against the wall, listening to the captains around him.
"Go forward and cross the green belt. You will reach the Broken Reef, where a large number of scum who failed in the fight and survived gathered.
Please don't pity any of them, everyone. No one living there is innocent.
But they live on the edge, so you may not necessarily meet them, but if you do meet them, you must be careful. "
Although he didn't understand what was going on, Alka nodded to show that he understood.
"Next to it, there is a larger area that is quite chaotic. Most people call it the Shipburning Yard. There are several pirate groups, some evil cults, and some exiled scum groups.
There are all kinds of criminals here, big and small, and many of them will sneak here to rob nearby villages.
Although it is chaotic, this place is close to the edge of the giant tree habitat after all. So there are no powerful characters here. "
The captain told everyone all the information he knew.
"Thank you. Your information is very important to us."
"No, it would be great if I could help you."
Alka nodded, then said goodbye to the soldiers around him, and continued to move forward on the Feiyan, which had already been moved to the front by the soldiers.
Alka sits on the deck.
Looking at some marks on the map and the area roughly drawn by the previous soldier.
"At our current speed, it will probably take us the better part of a day to cross the border, and then we will be in the green belt here."
As he spoke, Helka pointed at the emerald green border line on the map.
It is called this name because it is a forest consisting of a long strip of green trees.
The environment inside is very complex, and there are many dangerous creatures living there, so it is easy to get into danger when walking through it.
Fortunately, this green belt is long but not wide.
Generally speaking, it takes two or three hours to walk through it.
As long as you are not too unlucky, there won't be too much danger.
"After passing through here, there are broken reefs over here. There are many people there and they are cunning, but none of them are dangerous." Simply put, this is an area where disabled people gather.
You can't expect much combat power from this area.
However, according to their plan and this area, they would hardly get too close and would not encounter those people above.
What's more, there is a large area that also includes the broken reefs. This area is not small.
According to the route they had taken, it would take six or seven days to go straight through.
It is equivalent to a large area from the fragrance to the border corner.
Follow the mark of the soldier captain just now.
Three of the more famous pirate groups that require attention are located at the border of this area, towards the sea.
After all, their organization is still a pirate group, and they still have to leave the shore and make a living by robbing.
What they need to pay special attention to are the scum forces and cult groups in the area.
The leaders are all at stage four, but most of their subordinates are at less than stage three.
So there is a threat to them, but it is not a big threat. They just need to remain vigilant enough.
Alka felt the guidance from the flower fairy.
Draw a straight line on the map along this direction.
This straight line went straight through the area towards an unknown area further back and then reached the seaside.
If they are lucky, they may be able to reach their destination in this area, but if they are unlucky, they will have to go to another relatively unknown area.
In the words of the soldiers' captain, this is just a corner.
The main reason is that the location there doesn't seem to be very good, and the environment isn't very good either, so not many people are willing to come here to enhance themselves.
The fact that these evil forces were driven here means that the area further back must be a tough one.
There are some troubles.
…
At night, the daylight in the sky has just been covered by the curtain.
The stars and glowing celestial bodies hang high in the sky, adding a touch of light to the dark night of the boundless ocean.
The boat that Alka and the others were on could already see the rows of black shadows in the distance.
The rows of black shadows extended to a direction that was invisible to the field of vision. It seemed that was the green belt.
They were about to cross the border.
"Cheer up, let's go to the green belt first, and then find a place to rest." Alka said, looking into the distance.
Although this area may be a dangerous place for others, it is also a good place for them to rest.
After all, they are not ordinary people, and with the puppet girl on guard, there is nothing to worry about.
Soon, the Feiyan driven by everyone arrived at the outskirts of this green belt.
Alka looked at the tree whose roots reached deep into the water and whose vines were tightly entwined below.
He raised his head and looked upwards.
"How come these trees are so tall one by one?"
The height of these trees is generally more than ten meters, and some are even more than twenty meters high. They are densely packed and stacked on top of each other.
The trees themselves are like vines, with connections and entanglements between them, making them look extremely dangerous.
"Forget it, go in first and be careful to stay hidden."
When A-Ka finished speaking, Jiu had already led their team into the forest.
In an area with severely limited vision, Simon cannot play a good reconnaissance role.
It can only be handed over to Team Nine of the Puppet Knights and Team One, which is responsible for sentinel reconnaissance work.
The whole process was orderly.
