Chapter 195: Clues to the Ancient Tree of Wind and the Ancient Tree of Knowledge
"Very good, then let's go and take a look at the ancient war tree now." Cao Xing said.

The tree spirit sisters nodded slightly, then led him to the edge of the territory's wall.

From a distance, Cao Xing saw three ancient trees in front of him, which were lush green and more than ten meters tall.

The branches of the ancient tree are twisted and vigorous, covered with wrinkles of time, and its leaves are dense and thick.

The brown trunk is more than one meter in diameter and is very straight. The green leaves on the tree are like an open green velvet umbrella, swaying gently in the wind.

Like all ancient trees, this tree also has an old human face on its trunk.

At this moment, Sarah stood under the ancient trees, looking at the three ancient trees.

When he saw Cao Xing coming, the dark elf bowed slightly to him.

"Sarah, why are you here?"

Sarah replied: "My Lord, I am here to see the guardian of our dark elf tribe, the Ancient War Tree."

Hearing this, Cao Xing suddenly realized, "So the dark elves have this kind of connection with these ancient trees."

At this moment, the three ancient war trees made vicissitudes of life sounds.

"We didn't expect that we could settle down in this place again and encounter dark elves..."

"Ms. Sarah, how is Darkmoon Glade doing? What was the outcome of the invasion war?"

Sarah shook her head and said, "I don't know what happened after the invasion."

"On the eve of the invasion war, I died on the way to a mission, and then I was sealed in the summoning space. I was reborn recently..."

The three ancient war trees showed realization in their eyes, "It seems that we have experienced more than you."

Sarah asked, "What happened after I was sealed? Did we lose the battle?"

The ancient war trees gently shook their crowns. "We don't know how the war ended."

"All we saw was a large army of invaders falling from the sky, destroying Darkmoon Glade along the way."

"A large number of ancient war trees, trees of life, and ancient wind trees were burned to ashes one after another."

"And the dark elves are also resisting at the cost of their lives."

"Later, our torsos were set on fire during the battle. The flames devoured us. At the last moment of our lives, we turned into seeds and slept for who knows how many years..."

"Then I don't know what happened, but we ended up in the Western Continent."

After listening to their conversation, Cao Xing looked thoughtful.

Another invasion war?
It seems that Hilda also died in the invasion war before.

I wonder if this is the same war they are talking about?
Cao Xing decided to call them all together later and ask them about the war.

At this moment, the three ancient trees looked at Cao Xing and said respectfully.

"Thank you, Lord, for giving us a second chance to be reborn."

"We will be like the stars in the sky, guarding your territory day and night."

Cao Xing nodded and said, "Welcome, several guardians from ancient times."

Then, he also took a look at the properties of these ancient trees.

[Ancient War Tree: Gunata]

[Race: Ancient Tree]

[Level: Level 15 0/50000 (Second Order Elite Level)]

[HP: 7498/7498]

[Attack power: 414~453]

[Armor: 133~147]

[Maximum attack distance: 2000 meters]

[Skill: War Form (The ancient war tree rises from the soil and switches to slow movement mode, armor increases by 100%, and the attack method becomes melee with a knockback effect)
Rooting Mode (The Ancient of War takes root in the soil again, and its attack becomes long-range throwing of fruit)
Root Piercing (Depending on the different combat modes, this skill will have different effects. In melee mode, 10 to 20 roots burst out, causing 120% piercing damage to surrounding enemies.

扎根模式下为释放出3~5根须，缠绕1000米以内的敌人1~4秒钟，冷却时间：100秒）】

[Talent: Vitality (HP +30%)]

[Talent: Resurrection (After the ancient war tree is destroyed, it will turn into seeds and revive again after several years)]

[Status: Blessing of the Pale Tree]

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Read the properties.

Cao Xing thought with satisfaction: "Not bad, although the level 15 elite monsters are of little use to me, the skills of these ancient trees are still very good as defensive units."

"Not only do they have a range that exceeds that of mid-level elemental arrow towers, they also have control skills and different defense modes."

"So that we won't be helpless if the enemy gets close to us."

"And the most important thing is that these ancient trees can also receive various status bonuses."

"In other words, as long as these ancient war trees are given a status, their strength will undergo a transformation!"

At this time, Cao Xing suddenly had an idea.

"After the Ancient of War enters melee mode, although it is very powerful, its movement speed becomes very slow."

"But if they are blessed with Hilda's Queen's Will, can they run very fast?"

Thinking of this, Cao Xing decided to give it a try.

He called Hilda, Ilena, Liu Muxue, Blot and others over.

Then he looked at the three ancient war trees.

"Ancient guardians, please accept the blessing we bestow upon you now."

After saying that, Cao Xing asked everyone to impose a lot of status effects on the ancient war tree.

They clearly felt that their aura was surging dramatically.

Even their calm and vicissitudes faces showed strong fluctuations!
They looked at Cao Xing in shock, and then at Sarah.

"Ms. Sarah, you seem to have come to an extraordinary territory..."

Sarah pursed her lips and nodded slightly.

She fully agreed with the words of the ancient war tree.

The three ancient trees looked at Cao Xing again, "My Lord, your power is truly amazing!"

"With your blessing, we feel like we have been reborn!"

Cao Xing nodded and said, "Yes, as long as our territory continues to develop, you will receive even more powerful blessings in the future."

"Now, stand up from the ground and try out your new state."

Hearing this, the three ancient trees responded at the same time.

"As you command, Lord Lord!"

Then, they began to stand up from the soil.

Rumble!
The soil on the surrounding ground began to rise.

White tree roots emerged from the soil.

Then, the tree roots began to gather together and gradually took the shape of two paws.

However, there seemed to be bursts of red energy in the soles of their feet.

Cao Xing said happily: "Gunata, run a few steps and see."

The ancient war tree whose name he called swayed its crown gently, then spread its legs and began to run on the ground.

Boom!dong dong!

Heavy footsteps came.

After a while, the big tree ran away one or two hundred meters away.

The speed is about seven or eight kilometers per hour.

Although compared with Cao Xing and others, this speed is still a bit slow.

But compared with the huge body of the ancient war tree, it seems to be very fast!

Moreover, this scene made Cao Xing unable to help laughing.

After all, the sight of a big tree running wildly in the territory is really funny.

The other two ancient trees also looked at Gunata with surprise.

"Oh my god, it runs as fast as a rabbit!"

"Is this really the speed our War Ancient Tree can achieve?"

Soon, Gunata, who had run away, ran back.

"It's hard to imagine that with the Lord's blessing, we even have the power of wind!"

Cao Xing also nodded with satisfaction.

In this way, the defense areas of the three ancient war trees can be changed at any time.

No need to stick to one position like before.

It is equivalent to a mobile arrow tower and is still very powerful.

Cao Xing encouraged them and prepared to take people away.

At this time, three ancient trees were whispering in the back.

Gunata said, "You all saw it, didn't you? The blessing of this lord is beyond our imagination."

"If it is in its territory, our ancient tree clan should be able to get a good growth space."

"So I think we should tell this lord about that. What do you think?"

The other two ancient trees thought for a moment and then replied.

"Agree!"

"Agree!"

The three ancient trees agreed.

At this time, Gunata looked at Cao Xing's back and slowly said, "Lord, there is something we need to report to you."

Hearing this, Cao Xing stopped and looked at them in confusion.

"what's up?"

Gunata said: "When we were sleeping, we vaguely sensed that there were still a few sleeping guardian seeds around us."

"Those are the seeds of the Ancient Tree of Wind and the Ancient Tree of Knowledge..."

Hearing this, Cao Xing asked in confusion: "The Ancient Tree of Wind and the Ancient Tree of Knowledge?"

"Yes."

Gunata replied: "The Ancient Tree of Wind has a stronger power than our Ancient Tree of War, and the Ancient Tree of Knowledge can allow the Dark Elves to gain different abilities."

Cao Xing immediately became interested.

"You mean, there are still a few seeds where you slept before?"

The three ancient trees nodded, "Yes, we turned into seeds and slept for who knows how many years."

"And when I regained consciousness, I realized we were in pretty much the same area."

"Then one day, the seeds of our ancient war trees were suddenly picked up by a certain being."

"But the seeds of the Ancient Tree of Wind and the Ancient Tree of Knowledge are still there..."

Cao Xing asked: "Do you know the exact location?"

The three ancient trees shook their crowns one after another. "When we turned into seeds and fell asleep, we only had a little bit of perception of the outside world." "We don't know the exact location."

After hearing this, Cao Xing's thoughts became more active.

Although the exact location of these ancient trees is unknown, Cao Xing has clues.

They said they were suddenly picked up by someone one day.

The person who picked it up should be our neighbor Yao Yiming.

Because these three ancient war tree seeds were obtained by Cao Xing from him.

Yao Yiming had told himself before that he only picked up a few seeds, and he killed two of them.

This means that the other party should know the location where the seeds were picked up.

"Okay, I understand. I will keep an eye out for the whereabouts of the other ancient tree seeds."

Hearing this, smiles appeared on the weathered faces of the three ancient trees, and they all expressed their gratitude.

"Thank you, merciful Lord."

...

...

After leaving the place where the ancient trees were, a smile appeared on Cao Xing's lips.

"I didn't expect that these ancient trees would provide me with some useful information."

"Now, let's just ask Yao Yiming and see if we can get any valuable clues."

So, Cao Xing found Yao Yiming's name through the regional channel and sent a private message.

"Hello, I'm Cao Xing, I want to talk to you about something."

After waiting for a while, Yao Yiming immediately replied.

"Boss Cao Xing, you are so polite. Just tell me if you have anything to say. You are our family's savior. I promise to do my best to complete it!"

Cao Xing smiled and said, "It's not an important matter. I just want to know where you got those ancient war tree seeds you gave me last time."

After hearing this, the other party thought for a moment and replied: "Boss Cao Xing, actually this place is a secret area we discovered."

"It's just a few kilometers outside my territory."

"It seems to be a sunken ancient battlefield. There are many rusted weapons, armors, etc. buried deep in the soil, but most of them are unusable."

"But sometimes, you can still dig up one or two useful things. Just two days ago, I dug up a green sword that was as high as level 40!"

"For us, it is a treasure trove. My sister and I often go there to hunt for treasures!"

There was excitement in Yao Yiming's tone.

"By the way, I'll send you the coordinates."

After saying that, he directly sent the coordinates of the location.

But Cao Xing was stunned.

He asked doubtfully, "Such an important place, and you told me so simply?"

After all, just by listening to Yao Yiming's description, one can imagine how great the opportunities are in that place.

A huge ancient battlefield where many strong men died, as well as many weapons, armors, etc.

Just as Yao Yiming said, he picked up a high-level green outfit at random, and also picked up the seeds of the ancient war tree before.

If it were someone else, they would definitely regard this place as their own forbidden area.

But he told Cao Xing so simply.

Yao Yiming said embarrassedly: "It's nothing, after all, Boss Cao Xing is our savior!"

"Besides, that place is actually quite dangerous. There are some kind of corpse monsters and undead creatures in it. The deeper you go, the higher the level of the monsters. "

"My sister and I have only dared to wander around outside before. If Boss Cao Xing wants to go over there, we must be careful."

After hearing this, Cao Xing was silent for a moment and then said, "Okay, I understand. Thank you for your information."

"Master Cao Xing, you are too polite. If you have nothing else to do, I will get busy first."

"it is good."

After hanging up the private chat with Yao Yiming, Cao Xing seemed to be thinking about something.

He looked at the coordinates sent by the other party and found that it was indeed not far from his territory, only a dozen kilometers.

If what the other party said is true, then the value of this information is still very great.

Cao Xing thought to himself, "This Yao Yiming is a pretty good guy. I'll go to that place and take a look. If it's really as he said, I can give his territory some help."

With Cao Xing's current strength, just a little help can make the other survivors' strength increase dramatically.

"But now, let's get ready to go fishing."

“I hope that this time, I can catch the legendary King Salmon and get the legendary weapon in one fell swoop, haha!”

Cao Xing thought happily.

Of course, he also knew that he was dreaming, after all, legendary weapons were not so easy to obtain.

However, even if you can't catch a king salmon, it would be nice to catch a golden salmon.

And there is a large amount of [Secret Pet Food] in his backpack.

There are both green and blue grades.

Last time, a few green-grade rations were used to catch a few silver salmon.

So this time of fishing, the harvest should be good.

A smile appeared on Cao Xing's lips.

but--

Now there is another problem.

That is, if you want to fish, you need a fishing rod.

And he himself didn't.

Ordinary [Fishing Rods] can naturally be made at will.

However, this time he was not going to fish for ordinary fish, but for magical creatures!
Those silver salmon are extremely powerful in the water and can easily tear your fishing rod apart.

The champion fighter I met last time obviously had a very valuable fishing rod in his hand.

When the silver salmon was struggling frantically in the water, his strong and powerful hands held the fishing rod steadily, and his movements were very rhythmic.

No matter how hard the salmon struggled, the fishing line did not break.

Therefore, it would be impossible to catch this magical creature with an ordinary fishing rod.

However, just because Cao Xing doesn’t have it doesn’t mean it’s not available on the market.

After all, there are tens of thousands of people in the entire 174th District, and you will always encounter some strange things.

So he opened [Market] and typed in the word [fishing rod].

Dozens of messages suddenly appeared on it.

[Consignment information: Bamboo fishing rod (white)]

[Required items: food, wood, stone]

【Consignor: Chen Zhe】

[Seller's note: Ordinary fishing rod, I'll sell it for money! ]

...

[Consignment information: Kalubang's old fishing rod (green)]

[Required items: Frost Mage skill book, warm clothes]

【Consignor: He Sisi】

[Seller's note: This is a 99% new fishing rod for female use. If you buy a fishing rod, you will get a pair of socks I've worn for free~]

...

[Consignment information: Red-grained wooden fishing rod (blue)]

[Required items: Recruitment scroll, weapons, skill books]

【Consignor: Wang Yunbao】

[Seller's note: This is a fishing rod of excellent quality. There are only a few of them in the entire trading channel. If you are interested, please contact me for details! ]

...

After reading the consignment information, Cao Xing's eyes showed a look of enlightenment.

"Sure enough, just as expected, fishing rods are also divided into grades."

"I just don't know what effect different fishing rods have?"

Cao Xing took a look at the attributes.

【Bamboo fishing rod (white)】

[Quality: Ordinary]

[Durability: 37/50]

[Fishing range: common fish (porcupinefish, mullet, nailhead fish, etc.)]

[Maximum bearing capacity: within 100KG]

[Additional special effects: None]

...

【Kalubang's old fishing rod (green)】

[Quality: Excellent]

[Durability: 42/100]

[Fishing range: common fish, green grade magical creature fish (bluefin trevally, yellow croaker, white snapper, etc.)]

[Maximum bearing capacity: within 200KG]

[Additional special effects: None]

...

[Red-grained wooden fishing rod (blue)]

【Excellent quality】

[Durability: 138/150]

[Fishing range: common fish, excellent magical creatures (red salmon, cherry carp, cherry salmon, etc.)]

[Maximum bearing capacity: within 500KG]

[Attached special effect: Red Mark Blessing (When using this fishing rod to fish, the strength increases by an additional 30 points)]

...

After reading the properties of these consignment items, Cao Xing's eyes showed a look of enlightenment.

"I see. Magical creatures are also divided into grades. The higher the grade, the stronger the power and the more magical effects they have."

"And the blue-grade fishing rod can only catch magical creatures like red salmon at best."

"If you want to catch higher-grade magical creatures, you need a higher-grade fishing rod."

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(End of this chapter)