OBS Chapter 2931 Tree Hole Curse
Chapter 2931 Tree Hole Curse
Chapter 2931 Tree Hole Curse
Shad and Matilda looked at each other for a moment, letting each other's figures be reflected in each other's eyes, and then they began another kiss in the small corner of the cabin.
This led to Bella feeling that her apprentice was in an exceptionally good mood after the divination that day. A professional maid should rarely express her true thoughts, but it was obvious that Matilda had "crossed the line" that day.
The Countess didn't get any information in the end and could only attribute it to an accidental phenomenon, but Tifa, who was also a professional maid, guessed what the "crossing the line" might be. Of course, only Matilda herself knew that the bright red rose in the vase at the bedside was a gift from someone.
In addition to the knowledge represented by the leaves and the new effects of magic, Shad's harvest from this time adventure also includes gifts from the gods.
The old god, the Lord of Black Robes, the guardian of teachers, gave Shade many books. These books did not exist physically, but were directly added to the "Moon Library".
This was Shade's magic, not the mysterious space left behind by the ancient god of Silver Moon. The number of new books added to the library this time directly increased the collection several times.
But it was obvious that Shad couldn't finish reading all the books here in just a few days. Until now, he had not finished reading all the books left on Green Island by Laplace Howard, the ancestor of Megan and Audrey.
But he at least checked it out a bit, and found that the books left by the gods were not secret histories or stories about gods. They seemed to be the former collections of the "Different Tree Academy", ranging from the most basic introduction to supernatural powers to some simple knowledge about the path of demigods, and there were no restrictions at all. As long as Shade wanted to read, he could read it immediately.
Unfortunately, what he lacked was not a library, nor an interest in reading, but time. If he had enough time, he could get Miss Danister's permission to read all the collections of St. Byrons, wait until he reached the thirteenth ring or even a demigod, and then come out to continue the story of the chosen one.
"Meow~"
The cat rubbed the back of Shad's hand, probably sensing Shad's melancholy. Shad looked in the mirror to make sure that Matilda's lipstick marks had been wiped off by him, then he picked up the cat from the sink and returned to the cabin corridor.
And the final reward was the method to fight against the ancient existence in the forest that he once again requested from the shadow of the tree father at the end of this time adventure.
The golden light that appeared when Shad and the cat left the white mist certainly did not tell Shad the answer to his question, but he saw something else in that light.
It was a simple divine spell - the tree hole spell, the effect of which was to open a tree hole in the trunk of a large tree. This was not a tree hole that could travel through time, but a tree hole used to store items.
The inside of the tree hole does not have a special huge space, but a time field that is almost completely stagnant. In other words, the meaning of the divine art or the spell "Tree Hole Spell" is to open up a special space to keep objects in a stagnant state, so as to preserve some things that are easily affected by time.
Of course, because it is a basic spell, it is impossible to use this kind of tree hole to control the characteristics of the relic.
"Speaking of which, Professor Yuk Wood and I talked about the book 'Riverwood Town and the World Tree', which mentioned the 'Tree Hole Ceremony' used by local residents to preserve food for the New Year's Eve. Is it similar to this magic (Chapter 2760)?"
But the information given by Treefather was only used to introduce this basic spell, and no specific learning method was given. After all, the reward for this mission was only that piece of information, and it was impossible to give Shade an extra reward for nothing.
"So, understanding this magic can help me, right?"
Shade thought about it and planned to write to Grandma Qisala to see if the elves still kept the learning method of this magic. But thinking about it carefully, the meaning of this magic seemed very obvious, and the information in the magic also included how to open a tree hole opened by the "Tree Hole Curse".
This is actually very simple, just find a branch on the tree that corresponds to the tree hole, and then gently poke the tree hole. After all, this is really just a very basic magic.
The two witches did not bring any apprentices or followers with them on this trip to the Dragon's Nest. Although Sylvia was good at the power of space, she could also fly. Holding the cat and the owl, they flew over the treetops in the forest, and the three of them arrived at their destination at ten o'clock in the morning.
The dragon beast's lair, which was covered by geological activities, had been melted by Xiwei, who led the team, to create a passage. After Sylvia found the entrance covered by the illusion, she led the two of them in. The side walls of the deep passage were unusually smooth, which made the huge open space at the end of the passage seem a little too rough.
Too much time has passed, and this dragon beast's nest looks like just an ordinary cave in the hills. It is completely inferior to the real dragon's nest connected to the "space maze" outside Yuewan City. It is even somewhat different from the nest that appeared in the light and shadow "played" in the tree hole on the wooden board.
The grave was located at the deepest part of the nest. There was no tombstone and the mound had collapsed long ago. Xivi and the others probably discovered this place only after a careful investigation.
"Don't use your mental power to try to explore the part below this ground. I know your soul is powerful, but the curse here is connected to the entire forest."
The owl stood on the shoulder of Shad, who had turned back into human form, and reminded him. Sylvia cast a spell to illuminate the surroundings and signaled Shad to confirm the situation as soon as possible.
"Flora, don't come near me yet. Move back with Sylvia."
The owl flapped its wings and flew to the black-haired witch's shoulder again. After the two retreated to a safe place, Shade knelt on one knee and pressed his hands on the ground.
Even without using mental power to spy, perception can still be used to tentatively observe the differences here. Xia De maintained his posture for a long time without speaking. When the witches were a little worried, he stood up:
"If I hadn't come here this morning, even if I had come here last night, I probably wouldn't have found anything. This tomb is a tree hole. No, no, it's not a tree hole that travels through time, it's a tree hole that stores items."
He introduced the general situation of the divine art "Tree Hole Curse" to the witches:
"Someone used this magic to preserve Jindel's body so that it would not decay."
"But can't this magic be performed only on trees? After all, this is not the 'Burrow Curse'."
Owl asked a question, and Sylvia guessed:
"Maybe what's buried underground is not a coffin, but a tree growing upright in the soil. This is Vista Forest after all, so I won't be surprised if something strange happens here."
"Then can you open the tree hole? If we can directly obtain Jindel's remains, we can indeed find a way to lure out the dragon without destroying his remains."
Flora said again, and Shade was not sure either:
"I only know the information about divine arts, but I have never touched them. Let me first open the blockade of the surface soil. The curse comes from underground, and the protective power of the ground is only superficial."
He took off the black key from his chest, and with a flick of his hand, it turned into a black staff. Then the bottom of the staff touched the soil beneath his feet.
"The key to the door!"
The soil under the long staff then automatically rolled around, gradually revealing a rectangular grave. Sylvia carefully led Flora to look down from behind Shade, and saw countless black roots extending from the side walls of the grave, tightly wrapped around a huge tree trunk.
The roots looked like they had grown together with the severed trunk, as the trunk was clearly still alive.
However, no one would use the World Tree as a coffin, no matter how extravagant it was, so the long staff in Xia De's hand could not open the hole in the tree. But at least when the long staff tried to poke the trunk, the dense roots did not suddenly wriggle and attack the three people.
The strong curse came from the black tree trunk, but the soil and the roots were fine. For the sake of testing, Shade even dropped a few drops of Holy Water No. 3 on the tree trunk, and the black smoke that immediately emerged also showed how powerful this curse was.
"If we destroy this coffin directly, I'm afraid there will be big problems. Although the roots here are very thin, they are very similar to the roots that I saw in the underground mine, which are clinging to the densely packed paradox vesicles. I'm worried that once the roots here are touched, not only will the dragon beast appear, but the paradox worms will also appear."
If it wasn't necessary, Shade didn't want to face two enemies at once. So about half an hour later, the elf girl riding on Little Lianna also arrived here.
The faint light on the unicorn looked even more sacred in the darkness. Little Lianna had been well taken care of recently, but probably because she had a large group of chocobos as playmates and could run around in the woods, she did not gain weight like she did this summer.
The elf poked his head out and took a look into the grave, then said to Shade in a relaxed tone:
"It's a tree hole created by the Tree Hole Spell. I also often use this magic to store uneaten snacks. I mean, spellcasting materials that are easy to spoil."
"Can it be opened without disturbing the roots? Jindel's body should be inside."
Shade asked, and the pointy-eared elf nodded:
"The person who created this tree hole was quite skilled, but this is just a basic magic after all, it won't be difficult for me. But I need time. Opening this kind of tree hole is like a skilled thief trying to open a safe locked with eighteen mechanical combination locks. It requires patience and luck."
This is true, they really want to steal other people's precious treasures:
"Roughly how long will it take?"
"It's half past ten in the morning now and it should be open by tonight."
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