Chapter 490: The Heart of a Tree Herder

After countless years of wind erosion, traces of artificial construction that are difficult to distinguish can still be seen occasionally in the forest.

Towering ancient trees spread out a canopy, and the original even gaps between the trees have disappeared. Not only the branches, but also the thick roots of the trees are closely connected, forming jagged cliff-like plant walls in the forest.

The courtyard, the broken world, everything that once existed may be hard to discern, but there are always some plants that have witnessed the passage of time and are still surviving.

Wandering in the Goblin Kingdom with the original intention of capturing goblins, Mu Hua followed the giant trees and plants as directions, but he found a place that looked like the remains of a civilization.

Well, I don’t think there will be any adventures. Not only humans engage in archaeology, but some demons also love to dig graves.

They possess wisdom that exceeds that of humans, and their desire for strength and growth surpasses that of humans. They obtain fragments of the world and occupy courtyards. Any relics of civilization that have some value may have been plundered countless times by demons of all sizes.

If you want the relics of other civilizations, it is more practical to hunt monsters directly and look for them directly in the monster drops instead of searching for the ruins.

Of course, for the demons who have gathered countless civilizations, some things from other civilizations, since the civilizations themselves are gone, if they really fall out, you might just regard them as the products of the demon civilization.

The protective flames formed a protection around Mu Hua, a flame shield, or a flame windbreaker. Originally, Mu Hua did not like this magic because it had basically no physical defense effect.

The defense of the flame shield is more about burning foreign matter before the attack reaches the body, but if the temperature of the flame is not high enough, it will naturally lack the effect of instant incineration.

So it is also called the Flame Windbreaker. For fire mages, this magic is more likely to be worn when engaging in close combat with the enemy. The level of training affects its range, and close contact can burn the opponent.

And now, when Mu Hua cast this magic, it really felt like defensive magic.

Arrows and rocks were shot out from the branches of the towering ancient trees from time to time. These should be foreign objects shot by the goblins hiding here. However, these attacks had not yet touched Mu Hua. They were either burned without a trace or turned into magma and molten iron, dripping down beside Mu Hua.

The extreme "high temperature" increased the temperature of Mu Hua's flame, but the spread of the scorching flame was difficult to control. The magic flame with a temperature of over 6,000 degrees could cause a large-scale fire in minutes.

However, although Mu Hua's flame windbreaker training level is average, his magic enhancement has been maxed out, and magic enhancement indirectly affects the caster's control over the formed magic.

Mu Hua's control over flames has gone beyond the norm. If he controls it deliberately, he can make the flame condense and not disperse, and he can also limit the spread of burning and high temperature.

Especially magic like fire shield. Mu Hua can not only prevent the fire shield from affecting the surroundings, but the fire shield, which already has a condensing effect, will cause a stronger burning degree than scattered flames if it touches its effective range.

This is a magic that is useless when you first learn it, but becomes very practical and powerful after you meet the connection requirements.

Walking in the overgrown forest, the grass and trees within about 20 centimeters of Mu Hua disappeared out of thin air. The surrounding temperature was normal, but where Mu Hua walked, a lifeless path appeared.

Flames, when the temperature of flames is high enough, their annihilating characteristics are indeed stronger than the breath of death.

"Puff~Puff~Puff~!" Several sharp arrows pierced Mu Hua's body, and one of the arrows aimed at his forehead was slapped away by him.

There are attacks that can be burned by the fire shield, and naturally there are also weapons that can break through the fire shield. The materials used to make these arrows are better, and some of them are even coated with blood. It seems that a stronger goblin is targeting him.

The dense trees that cover the sky form a natural protection. Unlike the goblins who build cities and fortresses, the goblins in this area use the ancient trees as their nests.

The trees that formed the barriers could no longer be described simply by their thickness. The treetops of these ancient trees could even allow goblins to live as if they were on the ground. However, they were mostly hidden in the dense branches and leaves, and it was difficult to spot them when looking up from under the trees.

"Bang~bang~bang~~" More arrows and gravel came like raindrops. Mu Hua took out the tower shield, raised it above his head, and blocked the attacks from above.

A summoned Dragon Tooth Soldier pulled out the arrows from Mu Hua's body with a puff. At this time, Mu Hua was a monster in the eyes of these goblins. Mu Hua did not fight back or escape. This guy was simply impossible to kill.

Super-speed regeneration is very powerful, but Mu Hua tries not to get hit if he can. It is not simply because of the pain, but because even the super-speed regeneration integrated with the soul tide is not perfect.

Injuries that are fatal to most creatures may at most cause some pain to Mu Hua, but Mu Hua has also discovered that recovering from more serious injuries seems to shorten his lifespan.

Starting from the regeneration stage, ignoring attacks such as severed limbs, heart piercing and headshots, you will still become a short-lived ghost.

By the way, Mu Hua was actually quite puzzled. Even if he was shot through the forehead by an arrow, it would only be a little painful. However, after spending so many Hundred Refinements Secret Stones in a short period of time, the reaction of his body was still unbearable.

Perhaps this is also a kind of self-protection mechanism of the body. If it were to shorten your lifespan silently like super-speed regeneration, you might die before you continue to spend money.

The goblins here are very difficult to catch, but this is not a very good nest and there are no very strong goblins here.

After all, although these ancient trees are thick, they are still ordinary trees, and they can be set on fire. Mu Hua can indeed burn the forest here in minutes, but he came here to find these ancient trees. As a "plant lover" who has mastered the heart of tree herding, these ancient trees are treasures in his eyes.

"Flame! Get out of here! We are a tribe loyal to the Goblin King. If you start a fire here, you will be punished by the commander!"

The rough shouts echoed among the trees. The person shouting cast an amplification spell on himself, making it difficult to tell the direction from which the sound came.

Mu Hua, who was holding a shield, blinked. He was wearing a cloak that blocked his own breath. It seemed that the monsters here mistook him for a fire demon.

Ignoring the monster's cry, the Heart of Tree Shepherd spread out strange waves. Mu Hua's palm touched an ancient tree. As his thoughts flowed, the ancient tree, which had already experienced many vicissitudes of life, began to change.

The green branches fell, the green leaves turned yellow, decayed, withered, and decayed until they turned into ash. The old trees disappeared, and the ground sank. Whether it was the branches or the trunks, including the roots of the old trees, they all turned into dust and disappeared along with the breeze in the forest.

And at the original location of the ancient tree, on Mu Hua's palm that was in contact with the ancient tree, a ball of pleasing green juice exuded the rhythm of life, and the branches and leaves of the surrounding trees rustled, as if expressing their thirst for that ball of juice.

Plant essence! Foreign substances that can only be extracted from plants that have grown for a sufficient number of years.

Just like a treasure catalyzed by the law of time, it can help plants restore their vitality, catalyze their growth, and even change their characteristics.

Although it is impossible to extract some essence from a thousand-year-old tree to catalyze another plant for a thousand years, it is always a resource that helps the growth of plants.

If a plant absorbs enough plant essence, it can even possess animal characteristics.

To put it simply, this thing can create tree herders, tree herders with simple thinking who can pull out the roots and use them as legs to run.

Of course, unlike the ancient war trees in our imagination, the plants that turned into tree shepherds are mainly easier to feed. In addition to the nutrients in the earth, they can also absorb magic from the air.

But they move slowly, and unless they are some special plants, they are also very fragile and extremely afraid of fire. If they are released to fight with people, they will basically die. If they fight alone, the residents may set them on fire with a bucket of diesel. . .

People who obtain the essence of life usually use it on plants that produce precious things, such as the coiled snake. Ahem, no, come again, such as the golden apple tree and the ambergris bush.

The tree shepherd is basically not a combat type. Maybe the world tree is a plant that is quite resistant to attacks, but it still cannot change its weakness of being slow and clumsy.

Mu Hua will probably use the plant essence he got to cultivate golden apple trees for the time being. He should forget about cultivating ancient war trees for the time being.

Along with the disappearance of the ancient tree, some messy debris fell from the sky, thump thump~, a large number of goblins and dwarf orcs fell to the ground like dumplings from the sky, and even many monsters vomited three liters of blood on the spot.

After a quick check, there were no giant monsters. Mu Hua took out a 'pine cone' and threw it towards a place where there were many goblins.

Mu Hua's spirit is now 900+, and his Bone Teeth are basically equivalent to high-level exorcism bullets. He can shoot through several goblins stacked together. His Touch of Jealousy strangled a bear goblin to death, and the goblins that were able to get up all ran away howling.

There are quite a few goblins that fell from this tree. If they knew that Mu Hua was a human, they would probably try to attack.

But they thought Mu Hua was a fire demon. Although they didn't understand how Mu Hua destroyed the tree, when they saw Mu Hua attacking them, their first reaction was to run away.

The Touch of Jealousy grabbed a few non-projected goblins, knocked them unconscious and threw them aside. Although he still had to continue to harm the ancient trees here, Mu Hua was still sending goblins to the Abyss Island.

The wizard's hand touched another ancient tree again, and the previous scene was repeated in this relic forest.

The Rhythm of Tree Shepherding has undergone a qualitative change and has become the Heart of Tree Shepherding. This ability can create an oasis in the vast desert.

But this ability is not kind at all.

Because, in addition to that oasis, the surrounding vast desert may also be created by this ability.

Although plant essence cannot be extracted from all plants, the Heart of the Tree Herder is still an ability in the Gluttony Sequence.

It's hard to say what these goblins will do now that they have found an ancient tree that can be used to extract plant essences. But if Mu Hua cannot be driven away, this forest will probably be covered with bald spots. After all, there is no way to preserve the ancient trees here that are old enough.

The Yangtze River's waves push forward, uprooting all the old trees and planting some saplings, all of which serve as metabolism for the vast earth. . . (End of this chapter)