OBS Chapter 3047 Purpose and Doubts
Chapter 3047 Purpose and Doubts
Chapter 3047 Purpose and Doubts
"no problem."
Shad nodded in understanding, reaching out into the snow to take the branch Vanessa handed over, and making sure it was the real thing.
At this point, the four branches of "Earth, Wind, Water and Fire" have all been gathered, and the only enemy left tonight is the "Watchmaker". He can then go to the open space in the forest where five huge thrones stand to meet the Ancient One:
“Miss Elither, please go back to the ship. Carina, who is waiting for the treasure to appear with the Crescent Moon Secret Society, and Flora, who is supporting the Forest Hermits, both need you to bring them back.
Sister, Vanessa, let's go back to the city and make preparations. Grace, Helen, you two stay on the boat with the Writer Princess. I feel relieved to have a chosen one on board."
Although Miss Orlanod was also on board, Shade still hoped that his base camp would be safer.
The girls nodded in understanding. Shade reached out and picked up the impatient little Mia and put her on his shoulder. Then he finally took a look at little Liana's current outfit and said jokingly with a smile:
"You see, little Lianna actually fits this armor very well."
The little unicorn noticed the increasingly unfriendly expression of a certain cat, and began to lower its head again, shivering because of fear.
Because most of the Paradox Worms that came to support were cleared in the previous battle, the defense pressure in the southwest of the city was suddenly reduced when the hills collapsed, the cursed trees burned, the gravel worms were devoured, and the guards died. The group did not encounter too many obstacles when entering the city from the ground.
Mr. Elderron, the Lord of the Valley, who had just fought with the group, also caught up with them and asked about Emilia's situation, and decided to go into the city with them. However, behind them, only the Cursed Tree still existed. Sister Develyn admitted that the current First Fire could not completely burn it, so the tree could only lie in the forest for the time being, waiting to be dealt with after the battle.
This is actually a good thing. At least before Shad and Miss Danister set off for Mount Carras next month, they can find a similar tree to study in detail.
"There should be someone alive among those people hanging on the tree. I almost forgot about it. Flora's uncle should be there too."
Thinking in his heart, Xia De lowered his voice and explained the situation to Vanessa beside him. The little witch nodded to show that she understood:
"The church will take care of the aftermath. I just saw the Thirteenth Ring who created the church and his men go to deal with the tree. In order to prevent it from becoming a tool for the Ancients to attack the city again, the church should seal it temporarily."
At this moment, Vanessa was actually wondering how many more surprises the elf lying on the back of the unicorn could bring to everyone tonight.
The death of the "Watcher" seemed to have only temporarily confused the insects. After Shade settled Emilia in the Golden Music Hall in the city center and let her sleep in the same place as before, Margaret sent new news:
"The swarm of insects that was out of control for a while has now returned to order. The teacher and Sister Defulin have gone out to provide support."
Today, Her Royal Highness the Princess changed into a maid dress that was probably borrowed from Matilda, and mingled with the maids to play her role as a witch's apprentice.
Since her teacher was in town, Margaret was of course in town too.
"Vanessa's out again?"
Although I really want her to take a break, the 13th level witch is the main force tonight:
"You worked hard too."
Xia De said as he gently hugged Margaret. Her Royal Highness looked back at the door, then embarrassedly pushed Xia De away:
"There are other people here, I can't treat them specially."
But she still kissed Xia De's cheek gently, then turned around and continued to do her work.
Luvia would probably communicate with this place again in about five minutes, so Shade stayed with Emilia and did not go out. It was already 9:20 on Saturday night. Shade was thinking about what to do next and took out all the branches of the World Tree that he brought into the city.
The branches with burning sparks come from the demon of fire, the branches wrapped in breeze come from the dark dragon beast, the branches with water droplets come from Bennett who signed a contract with "Desire", and the branches covered with mud come from the "Guardian" just now.
The four branches were different in length, shape, and number of knots, but when Shade placed them all on the table, anyone could tell at a glance that they came from the same tree.
As the four branches approached, the lights representing the four basic elements lit up one by one. The lights merged together on the table, eventually forming a straight green light that pointed into the distance.
Xia De estimated it visually and basically determined that it was the direction of the five huge thrones. In other words, as long as these four branches were gathered, even if the final destination was not known in advance, it would still give a hint:
“But it’s almost as if the ancient one is deliberately guiding others to find him.”
The "she" beside my ear chuckled and said:
[Isn't the guidance he has been giving you all along the way a constant guide for you to meet him? ]
"She" was right. Whether it was when he was guided to buy "Yggdrasil and Brookwood" in the beginning, or when the professor would appear at the right time to give guidance whenever Shad encountered a difficult investigation, Yuk Wood's actions all along were indeed quite puzzling.
And when Shad went to 1821 for the last time, he asked the professor questions so bluntly in the office on a rainy day, which further confirmed that Professor Youke Wood was deliberately helping him to finally meet the ancient in the forest.
Shade also had some guesses about this, for example, there were actually two consciousnesses born in the "World Tree Remains", one symbolizing good and the other symbolizing evil; for another example, the Ancient One had been trapped in the Vista Forest for so many years and had gone mad, so he would appear from time to time to help Shade, hoping that Shade would help him get rid of it.
But despite these speculations, Shad felt that things should be more complicated than he thought. Thomas Bennet's fate, the appearance of desire tonight, the "sand worms" that appeared without warning, and the help provided by the tree roots when dealing with the "Doomsday Crack" all showed that everything was in the plan of the ancient.
As Shad watched the beam of light pointing the final direction, he had a vague feeling that perhaps the ancient one had predicted that he would be sitting here listening to the sounds outside the window and looking at the four branches the night before he officially set foot in the Vista Woods.
[If this is true, then what do you think the remains of the World Tree want to do? ]
"She" asked gently in Xia De's ear. Xia De, who was sitting on the chair at this moment, felt as if he was being hugged gently from behind. He could even feel the wetness in his ears when "she" spoke.
However, the stranger was no longer the same person he was last year, so he did not turn around to look back, but was immersed in this gentle "illusion":
“Yeah, what exactly does he want to do? Become the Chosen One of Time? If that were the case, he would have attacked Emilia long ago. After all, among all the candidates, only Emilia poses a threat to him. If it’s not the Chosen One, then what could it be?”
Xia De thought of the stories of past lives that had disappeared. Theoretically, regardless of whether the outsider appeared or not, the purpose of the ancients should remain unchanged, because all of this had obviously been planned before the outsider arrived in this world.
Perhaps the long-haired Luvia knew all this, but perhaps the purpose of the ancients was just a book that could be opened or not opened during the adventure to enrich the worldview of the fortune teller who handled all local events neatly.
Even, maybe the purpose of the ancients is really related to the decision that Shade needs to make in the end, then -
"Does he want to be a real tree?"
The snow was falling heavier, and the battles above the city, in the suburbs, and in the forests were becoming more intense. The temporal anomaly in the Vesta Forest area tonight had already manifested itself in other ways. The collision of spirits and elements seemed to reveal the reflection of the real material world, and the night sky gradually took on a gorgeous deep purple color. The ring sorcerers who were fighting with all their might could feel that it seemed that casting spells was becoming easier and easier.
"Communications between the woodland and the outside world have been completely cut off. Dorothy and the others tried, but even the chosen ones of the butterfly wings could not use space travel to leave the woodland area. This should indicate that the time in our area is completely different from that in the outside world. The world has temporarily separated this woodland from other areas of the material world out of its own instinct to protect itself.
But the good news is that although you can’t get out of the woods now, you can get in from the outside at any time.”
Shade sat on a chair in front of the fireplace, about five meters away, and the flames formed the huge figures of Luvia and Bella:
"The time and space anomalies in this area have turned the forest into a huge maze. As for why spellcasting has become more convenient, my initial thought is that the rules of the world are collapsing.
You should know that since the end of the First Era, the extraordinary power that the material world can allow has become increasingly weaker. This is a manifestation of the world becoming fragile, so spellcasters are also restricted. Now this restriction is disappearing. Although this is very beneficial to us, the meaning it represents is unbearable for anyone. "
The fortune-tellers gave Shade a deadline:
"The problem here must be completely resolved within three days. That means before the full moon of March, the normal time and space order of Vista Forest must be restored."
Luvia even reminded:
"This is not as simple as just defeating the ancient tree. Emilia becoming the Chosen One does not mean that the current bad situation will disappear immediately. She must be able to solve the problem, but the problem now is that we don't know if Emilia will really be able to achieve such a miracle after becoming the Chosen One."