Volume 2: Empire Chapter 87: Moonlight Royal Court
After four hours of non-stop fighting, the barbarian warriors who were blocking the monsters on Moon Lake gradually became exhausted, and the death rate began to increase. On the shore, the newly born tree people stood in a circle along the lake, throwing green balls of light into the lake, and using weak healing magic to heal the warriors' wounds.
The moonlight rain was still dripping down, and its purification meant that the destructive mysterious energy could not be replenished, and the monsters that were produced were no longer as fierce as at the beginning.
Both sides have reached their limits and the outcome may be decided at any time.
At the bottom of the World Tree's root system, Qingkong, wearing a golden armor, faced the constant attacks of the Burning Wood Giant and stood firmly in front of the World Tree's young branches. She could no longer remember how many times she had provided protection for the World Tree's young branches, nor how many times she had defeated the Burning Wood Giant.
In the green pipes surrounding the platform, the water is gradually becoming clear, and the black smoke that seeps out is no longer as thick as it was at the beginning.
The scattered wood chips absorbed the black smoke and repaired the broken body of the burning giant, but the speed became much slower.
Clear Sky took this opportunity to replenish the protection of the World Tree's young branches and waited for the Burning Wood Giant to attack again.
The rain was falling in strands.
The moonlight rain that fell from the hole in the lake poured down on the young branches of the World Tree, causing its trunk to grow several times larger. The beam of light shining upward from the tree's crown became thicker, and the entire space was filled with green light.
The revived power of the World Tree was transmitted to the surface through its huge root system. On the entire ancestral grassland, the desertified land was quickly filled with grass sprouts. Around the World Tree ruins scattered throughout the grassland, the roots of the World Tree stretched out from the ground. They climbed the broken ruins like vines and then bloomed green branches and leaves.
The destructive mysterious energy on the ruins of the World Tree was taken away by the roots, and the remaining branches of the World Tree were shattered, and a huge ancient tree man grew in its place.
The ancient tree man surrounded by flowers bloomed in circles.
The grassland, which was originally on the verge of extinction , now bursts with vitality.
Qingkong, who was guarding the tender branches of the World Tree, looked coldly at the Burning Wood Giant in front of her. She had just repelled the Burning Wood Giant's attack again, and the burst of energy allowed her to slash with a powerful blow, cutting off its entire left leg. Then the Ice Wheel strangled it, and the Golden Sword stabbed into the Burning Wood Giant's abdomen, giving it a large explosion in the golden light.
The entire lower body of the wood-burning giant was shattered. It lay on the ground, roaring angrily, and its body flew backwards in the flames. The black smoke coming out of the pipe was so faint that it was almost invisible. The wood blocks gathered again with the replenishment of mysterious energy.
The slow speed made Qingkong feel that he could take the initiative to attack this time and defeat the burning wood giant again and again before it burned again.
But before Qingkong could take any action, the ice behind her suddenly cracked.
At this moment, the young branches of the World Tree, which had been growing continuously, were growing at an incredible speed after reaching a certain critical point. Pure green energy flowed in the pipes around the platform, and the sound of rushing water echoed in the space.
The trunk of the expanding World Tree's young branches instantly expanded to behind Qingkong, and a crack appeared in the trunk that swallowed Qingkong in.
As soon as the fire on the wood-burning giant ignited, it was extinguished by the magnificent life energy. The giant's body dispersed, and the black wood blocks were dyed emerald green again, then scattered and flew to the surrounding pipes and drilled into them.
The clear sky was wrapped in the trunk of the World Tree's young branches and was carried upward.
The familiar yet unfamiliar voice resonated with her energy from the World Tree.
"It was you who brought me back to this world. The authority and responsibilities of the previous generation of the World Tree will be inherited !"
This...the plot is a little different!
Qingkong had experienced the same plot before. After completing the mission to revive the World Tree, he was absorbed into the World Tree. Everything was the same. But last time, he turned directly into a fruit and became the first spirit born after the World Tree was revived.
Later, I received a lot of rewards and honors, and then I did what I was supposed to do.
What are you talking about authority, responsibility, and inheritance with me this time!
How can you change the script without permission?
"I am not interested in duty, nor do I plan to stay in the Aldmeri Grassland in the future. You are the World Tree, and the legacy of the previous generation of World Trees belongs to you."
Who would have thought that the newly born World Tree said: "I inherited the energy of the previous generation of World Tree, and also saw the memory of the previous generation of World Tree when it was destroyed.
He selflessly nurtured a prosperous world, but never taught the creatures he protected how to protect themselves when disaster strikes. As his successor, I also don't know how to deal with the next disaster.
I don't know how you obtained the energy of the World Tree, but since you are the heir of the previous World Tree like me, you must jointly inherit the authority and responsibilities left by the previous World Tree.
I take on the responsibility of nurturing all living beings who are willing to take shelter under the World Tree.
You take the authority and teach them not to wait for disaster to strike again and allow all good things to be destroyed."
Qingkong was a little dumbfounded. She never expected that the inheritance rights could be divided in this way.
You take on the responsibilities, and I enjoy the power.
Probably only the peaceful World Tree could come up with such a distribution plan.
"Since you are so sincere, I will reluctantly accept this legacy of the previous generation of the World Tree. Let me first explain what I want to do. You can't interfere?"
"Why should I interfere with you?"
Qingkong felt that he was asking an unnecessary question. How could a tree have such ambition and greed? Even when the previous generation of the World Tree was destroyed, it did not issue any orders. It only had compassion and devotion for all things, and did not ask for anything from them.
The legacy of the previous generation of World Tree was inherited in this way.
The clear sky followed the rising tree trunk and rushed out from the center of Moonlight Lake.
Along with it rushed out a large number of green gems, which were transformed from the cores of the previous generation of world trees. They sprayed out and then slowly fell down wrapped in green light.
At this time, the battle on the Moonlight Lake was over. Among the green duckweed and red flowers, the surviving barbarian warriors were full of blood. They saw the falling gems, stretched out their hands, and let the gems fall into their palms.
A green halo swept across his body, and all wounds healed as his life energy was restored. His fatigue was eliminated, and his body returned to its best condition.
The core fragments of the deceased tree king: have very strong recovery ability.
The sheriff also got a gem, which was very large, bigger than his cat's head. The sheriff turned back into a cat and fiddled with the gem with his claws, thinking about how to carry such a large stone with him.
Everyone else looked at the big tree that emerged from the center of Moon Lake.
Its trunk completely filled the ten-meter-diameter hole, and stopped growing when it reached a height of about a hundred meters. The forked branches were extremely thick, supporting a huge canopy, and the dense leaves rustled in the wind. Within the area covered by the canopy, countless dots of green light flickered like fireflies, echoing the bright starry sky above.
The moonlight rain stopped, and the moon cast a ray of light onto the newly born World Tree.
At this time, an arch appeared at the bottom of the World Tree, and Qingkong walked out from it.
She took off her golden armor and wore a beryl crown on her head.
It is so beautiful and noble that people dare not look directly at it.
The gems in the hands of all the barbarian warriors burst into strong light at this moment, and the message it conveyed made all the warriors kneel down towards the World Tree and the clear sky together.
"Greetings to the Moonlight Tree King! Greetings to the Moonlight Queen!"
Qingkong took off the crown and handed it to Jennifer for safekeeping, then strode forward.
Give orders at the same time.
"The Moonlight Tree King has just revived. During its growth period, the nearby tribes must be prepared for earthquakes and flash floods."
"From this moment on, the title of World Tree Ruins will be cancelled. The crater will be named Moon Mountain, and together with Moon Lake, it will be called Moonlight Royal Court."
"All warriors who participated in the battle to defend the young branches of the World Tree will be granted the title of Moonlight Knight, and the Moonlight Knights will be formed as the first army to protect the Moonlight King's Court."
"Send someone to inform all the barbarians in the western border... The World Tree has revived. The Moonlight Tree King and the Moonlight Queen have established the Moonlight Court. The World Tree will protect them just as it protected their ancestors. You are welcome to join the Moonlight Court."
"Order all the fierce war songs guarding the World Tree Ruins to confirm the location of the newly born ancient tree people and set up camps around the ancient tree people, waiting for the follow-up orders from the Royal Court."
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Qingkong gave orders as he walked.
In the correct storyline, the Moonlight Court is a loose tribal alliance formed by the tribes of the ancient grasslands for unity after the Moonlight Tree King was revived. Since the new World Tree, like the previous generation of World Tree, has no interest in management, the Moonlight Court has always been in a free-range state.
The Royal Court has influence in the Western Territory, but it is very limited, and it has gradually become a check-in destination for celebrities from all walks of life.
This time, Qingkong came to the Prairie of the Ancients, originally with the intention of cooperating with the main body to have a big hit in the West Territory and then leave, letting the Moonlight Royal Court continue to be its mascot. But who would have thought... a crown would be put on his head inexplicably.
Faced with an impoverished grassland of ancestors, and having a queen for free, he had to do something.
The first thing is to establish a centralized royal court, and then to strengthen the western barbarians' identification and sense of belonging to the Moonlight Court.
Only by concentrating our efforts can we accomplish great things.
The rest will be planned slowly.
The sheriff turned into a large ocelot, and he followed closely behind the World Tree after he walked out of the clear sky. He walked with a proud and arrogant cat-like step, his tail raised like an antenna, his eyes looked down on everyone with pride, and he felt as happy as if he had swallowed a pond of fish in one breath.
That guy An Ye followed a princess and showed off in front of me all day long.
What’s a princess? I’m the queen’s cat now.
Qingkong didn't know what happened to the sheriff who was following closely behind her. She came to the lake and accepted the worship of the new tree people.
They were not as strong as the ancient tree people, and their one-meter-tall bodies were very delicate. Leaving the land to release magic was a huge loss for them, and their branches and leaves were wilting as if they were lacking water.
"I pay the highest respect to your sacrifice." Qingkong saluted the new tree people: "The Moonlight Tree King still needs you to continue to protect it. Go, find a piece of soft soil and dig your roots deeply. The power of the world tree will be connected with you, and you will soon grow into true tree warriors and cultivate forests for the king's court."
The tree people bowed to the clear sky and dispersed, looking for a suitable place to put down roots.
At this time, the entire crater was shaking violently, and the World Tree in the center of Moon Lake grew larger again. The surging spring water erupted around it with a tide as high as ten meters, causing the water level to rise significantly.
The waterfalls around Moon Mountain became bigger and faster, and mountain torrents poured down the mountain.
On the grass outside Moon Mountain, the crown of the World Tree could already be seen emerging from the top of the mountain. All the barbarians who were watching burst into cheers that resounded through the sky.
The World Tree is really back!
The extraordinary changes in the ancient grasslands were completely beyond Luke's plan for this trip to the west. He initially wanted to use the resurrected world tree to allow Qingkong to borrow the power of the Western Barbarians to cooperate with the encirclement and encirclement of the Western nobles.
Now, this "power" does not need to be borrowed, it is directly stuffed into his hands by the World Tree, and the vast Western Territory has become his own industry.
Then we have to manage it well.
The day of the Harvest Festival was getting closer and closer. With the increase of caravans coming from afar, Sun City became crowded. The caravans that arrived later had to camp outside the city. The goods piled up everywhere were not seen anywhere else in the Western Territory.
The number of nobles arriving is also increasing. Behind the prosperity are undercurrents of murderous intentions.
The princess of the empire, who was on a mission to the Western Territory, became addicted to shopping in Sun City. She did not meet any nobles, and what she did every day was to squander her wealth and buy cartloads of Western Territory specialties.
As the deputy envoy of the mission, Meteorite's job was to focus on purchasing Halfling wine. As the governor of Fury City, his behavior of purchasing Halfling wine on a large scale made merchants who smelled business opportunities bet on the appreciation of Halfling wine.
An insider reported that the price of Halfling wine would increase by at least ten times if it was shipped to Raging Waves City.
For a time, it was hard to find a barrel of Halfling wine in the entire Sunday City, and some people had already offered a high price of 1.5 gold coupons for a barrel.
Agatha spent money lavishly, and Luke raised prices for special commodities, causing prices in Sunday City to soar.
The barbarian merchants who were carrying the load were all smiling, while the lords who were carrying the load were all frowning.
A meeting of the great nobles of the Western Territory was held in a secret basement in the Sunny Manor.
Someone slammed the table and expressed his dissatisfaction with Count Urd at the beginning: "Urd, we came to Sun City to participate in the Harvest Festival because we can buy the cheap supplies we want here.
But my people who visited the market in Sun City told me... the money I brought can only buy one-third of what I bought last year, or maybe even less.
What are you doing! "
Someone else said angrily, "Cousin Urd, are you going to use our money to please those barbarians? Remember your identity. You are a human earl with noble blood and family background.
Don't treat the barbarians as your relatives just because they helped you. Look at your army, it is full of barbarian soldiers, even the senior generals are barbarians.
If you really want to give the Sun Oasis to the barbarians, why not let me help you manage it!"
