The Throne Under the Starry Sky: The Emerald Tree (Middle)

There is a huge cross standing on the horizon,

The slanting sunlight cast long shadows on the ice field, the cross pierced the bleak clear sky, everyone looked at the desolate ruins with wide eyes, and a black-feathered red-eyed crow fluttered from the cross, that was to enter the north The first beast I saw after the mainland,

"Is that... the Emerald Tree," Jona murmured,

"I'm afraid so, Lord Jonah." The Rose Knight replied, "The unicorn and the elves are crying. They feel the sorrow in the wave of magic."

If you look closely, you will find that the cross is not artificially carved, but the tall ruins happen to form a staggered structure. The surface of the ruins appears dead gray, like a sculpture made of limestone, walking slowly with the pitchfork partners. Nearly, the emerald tree appeared taller and taller. Suddenly, it went dark, the setting sun was hidden behind the ruins, and the world was suddenly filled with the shadow of the silent giant tree.

"What is this." Hannah bent down and picked up a cluster of dust. The ground was covered with thick ashes. The boots made a slight cracking sound. There was no trace of snow here. Since stepping into the Emerald Tree Five Within a hundred yards, everyone clearly felt the chaotic magical fluctuations. The airflow in this space hovered upwards, sending the heat extracted by the giant tree from the lava lake deep in the earth to the sky, forming a warm and dry environment.

Danny patted his trouser legs and said, "It looks like after a fire. If you burn down the entire forest, you will definitely leave so much ash."

"The forests of the Northern Continent were destroyed during the Second Ancient War. How could the ashes remain to this day, idiot." Stewart's contemporary Patriarch replied mercilessly,

"I don't mind, sister." Danny Stewart shrugged graciously. "As the richest rich man in the endless sea of ​​sand, I won't be as knowledgeable as a poor man like you. You can't guess me. How many valuable things I found in the Ruins of Ringolpante, those thorn elves are really rich and rich, look at my sister, once I return to the endless sea of ​​sand, I will buy back the'Bactria's Blast' , Re-organize the Stewart Express Company, and buy Edward Schmidt’s broken ship, and let that kid kneel on the deck every day to tidy up the ropes hahaha..."

Jonah looked at the knight inquiringly, Elliott hesitated to speak, smiled bitterly, and patted the unicorn's head moving forward,

Standing on the thick ashes and a group of people walking towards the roots of the ruins, Sibi stood on horseback and looked at the front from the knight’s shoulders. Burned together."

The rose knight said: "No, little grasshopper, the emerald tree is not a city, it is the habitat of the elemental elves." He pointed to the huge cross: "The topmost layer is the **** of the ice and snow **** Sadie. The altar is the main **** worshipped by sacred magical creatures; on both sides of the second-high level are the Supreme Council of Elemental Elves and the First Archon’s Mansion. The former is the power center of elemental elves, and the latter is the administrator of all other sacred magical creatures. To put it simply, elemental elves like Xiaoguai are managed by the Supreme Council, while unicorns, northern elves, and small grasshoppers with half-elf blood are all under the management of the first consul. The trunk of the tree is composed of tens of millions of magical creatures attached to the tree. Of course, there are more magical creatures living under the Emerald Tree. The tens of square miles of space protected by its dense branches and leaves are the first sacred magical creatures in this world. And the ultimate home."

Xibi pursed his lips and said: "I am a human, so I won't be in charge of some damned Elf Archon."

"Wait a minute." Jonah spoke suddenly and gestured to everyone to stop. "The communicator is moving." He took out the silver egg from the bag, squatted down and placed it on the ground carefully. The silver egg was violent. It vibrates, and while rolling on the ground, there is an intermittent voice: "...Leave... the big elf... the fifth... If it is too late, it must be... dangerous, dangerous."

"This broken thing is not useful at all. When I return to the endless sea of ​​sand, I will buy a hundred of them and put them at home, whichever doesn't sound and smashes which one." Danny hummed,

Silver Egg’s message was repeated three times, and then it calmed down. A line of letters and numbers appeared in the ashes on the ground. Jonah quickly took out paper and pen to record, and asked, "Does anyone have a clear message? What's the meaning of numbers."

"The word'big elves' was mentioned, which makes us a little concerned." Elliott mused, "The big elves are the oldest and most powerful individuals among the element elves, born before the ancient war. There were six big elves, but all the news was lost after the war. If there are any big elves still alive, it will be news that shocked the world. As for the numbers..."

Hannah said: "It’s the coordinates. These are the Terra code coordinates commonly used by hunters, explorers and navigators. They are used to mark locations on a one to three million standard continental map. If there is a map, I can Try to find out the coordinate location."

Jona slapped his forehead: "Is the map? Yes." He took out the "Northern Continent Geographical Survey" and spread it out on the ground, and unfolded the map attached to the book's title page. Each "Geographical Survey" has a similar continental topography. The map, even if the North Continent is full of unexplored desolate areas, the map is spread out to a full five yards square, and the scale happens to be the commonly used one to three million. Hannah drew a few auxiliary lines on the map, simple After the calculation, use a charcoal pencil to point out a black dot: "That's right here."

"Nothing." Sibi said strangely, "What does it mean to be blank."

"Unexplored areas that are not recorded in historical documents." Elliott drew out a saber to point to the map. "Look, the emerald tree is represented by a green circle. It is the site of the relics recorded in historical materials, red Triangles represent villages and towns, red squares are medium-sized cities, red circles are large-scale cities, and the corresponding green graphics represent the relics of villages and cities."

Hannah said: "It's less than 10 miles from the Emerald Tree. It's very close. They didn't make use of the sunny weather to hurry up, indicating that this place has what they are looking for, isn't it?"

Jonah nodded: "It's very close, only three hours away,...Elie, if I ask to continue on the road after dark, will it seem very unreasonable."

The Rose Knight smiled and said: "If you ask like this, it proves that you have a decision in your heart. We will respect your decision."

"Thank you." The boy turned to his friends: "Everyone, I'm sorry, if you don't catch up with them tonight, I'm afraid you will be left behind tomorrow. We will leave overnight after the Emerald Tree rests and eats."

"I don't agree." Danny shouted immediately, "What should I do if the blizzard comes again in the middle of the night? If the weather is good for a few days, you think that the greatness of the North Continent is nothing more than that. I heard The most severe ice storm can freeze people into icy lumps in an instant. Walking on the road does not even have a shelter. It is dark to tell the direction, and I don’t know where to escape. This is obviously an act of seeking death. I am determined. Oppose this decision."

"Ah, coward." Sibi cried, "It's fine to dig a hole and go in. Anyway, digging is the best thing for timid moles like you."

Danny Stewart put his backpack on the ground, and sat down on it, "Anyway, I am not going anywhere today. I have to hurry. I'll talk about it tomorrow morning."

Jonah looked around in embarrassment. Hannah turned around and said: "Let’s go, camp and eat. Regardless of him, he will catch up anyway."

Stuart’s contemporary Patriarch walked away with a big gun, and the knight chased the grasshopper with the small grasshopper. Yekong silently followed behind. The astrologer rubbed the back of his head anxiously, "That, Danny, I..."

"Let's go, whatever you want, just leave me alone." The male Stewart shouted with his arms folded: "Leave me alone, go away and go away."

Jonah could only bow, and turned around to catch up with his friends. Hannah whispered: "Don't worry, don't look at the temperament. In fact, Danny is as timid as the groundhog. Same, I don’t dare to stay alone in a dark place, he will catch up as soon as it gets dark."

The young man smiled bitterly: "So..."

As the sun sets, the five people finally reach the root of the emerald tree. From this angle, the width and height of the ruins are completely invisible. They only feel that a high gray wall stands in front of them. Because there is no wind, the temperature It’s not low. Elliott announced camping on the spot. Pitchfork’s friends quickly set up a tent and raised a bonfire. Hannah went around to explore the surrounding area. When she came back, she said that she had found traces of the dragon family’s camp, but the fire was piled up. It's already cold, they should have been on the road early this morning,

"I'm going to take a look." Jonah jumped up when he heard this. "Maybe I can find any clues."

"We will accompany you after the meal, Lord Jonah." The knight discouraged, "The dinner is about to be finished."

It was completely dark, and as the flames rose, the jerky tumbling in the pot exuding a strong fragrance, Sibi leaning on Jona suddenly screamed: "Look."

Looking at the direction of her finger, the Emerald Tree actually emits gleams of light under the firelight. Red, green, gold, silver, purple, and orange spots of light flashed on the surface of the ruins, like countless elves blinking. Curious eyes, "the dust is the same." Sibi yelled again. The partners lowered their heads and saw that the thick dust on the ground also emitted brilliant starlight. Jonah lifted up the brilliant dust and lightly raised it. The night sky is dyed into 10,000 colors, like countless fireworks blooming in front of you at the same time,

"Wow... That's great..." The little grasshopper grabbed Jona's clothes and let out an intoxicated sigh,

"Is it a mineral or a piece of metal that shines." Hannah wondered as she sprinkled crystal debris,

Yonah's expression is very serious, "Elie, you knew it a long time ago, right."

"Yes, Lord Jona, but we can't say it."

"These... are all fragments of the elves' corpses."