Chapter 267

"Unknown creature, female, height 11cm, weight 1-2kg, light bones, light posture, born with two wings, can fly, nervous system is sharp, reaction speed is fast, possesses extremely high intelligence, there is energy flow inside the body, possesses supernatural power..."

A brief model belonging to Fu Luo La had already emerged in Gao De's heart.

In the situation where Fu Luo La didn't cast any special abilities, the 【Insight】 ability of the Mandra Eye still discovered some subtle energy flows on Fu Luo La, thereby deducing that Fu Luo La possessed supernatural power.

Although it was very rough, the potential of this ability had been fully displayed.

The next instant, the golden symbol in Gao De's left eye faded away.

He had already deactivated the Mandra Eye.

The 【Insight】 ability is good to use, but the consumption is not small.

Just in that short while, it had already consumed half a drop of his liquid mana.

However, Gao De could accept this kind of consumption.

After all, this is a second-rank Mandra Eye, and he is only a first-circle mage; it can already be considered surpassing rank.

"Mage, your eyes are right again."

Here, Fu Luo La was unrelenting, flew in front of Gao De, and stared at his left eye, which had returned to normal, looking back and forth, as if she had to have Gao De give her an explanation.

"Lady Fu Luo La's Common language is getting better and better," Gao De praised.

At the beginning, they could only communicate through mental communication.

But as time passed, Fu Luo La was able to speak Common language fluently without realizing it.

Even when he was learning Aisi language, Fu Luo La, who was listening on the side, also mastered this language.

"Lady Fu Luo La's language talent is really high~" he praised half-coaxingly and half-sincerely.

"Of course!" Fu Luo La looked up at Gao De and instantly forgot the topic just now.

The sun is shining in the sky.

At the core geographical location of Phoenix.

Here, the rich magic power is almost about to condense into substance.

When Gao De entered Phoenix, he had felt slightly surprised by the rich magic power of Phoenix.

Because in any corner of this city, the magic power concentration could reach the "10" that only the basic training room in the Seris Academy had.

At that time, he concluded that the core of Phoenix must be a high-rank spiritual land, but he couldn't determine the specific rank.

The fact is, the spiritual land of Phoenix is an astonishing fifth-rank spiritual land.

And in this spiritual land, besides rich magic power, it is also filled with powerful ice elemental energy everywhere.

But these are nothing; what truly makes people feel shocked is that at the very center of the spiritual land, a divine tree that seems to be condensed from ice crystals is swaying in the wind.

The tree body is not thick, about three meters high, transparent all over, emitting a faint blue light.

Its trunk is straight and smooth, as if carved from the purest ice crystals; every inch reveals a crystal-clear texture, and one can even see the veins in the tree body.

On the translucent ice crystal trunk, there are also some tiny cracks, and a faint blue light emerges from these cracks, as if the tree's life source is flowing.

The branches are even more slender and elegant; every branch is like an artwork carefully carved by an artist, possessing an indescribable beauty.

The leaves also present the form of ice crystals; every leaf is shining with dazzling light in the sun. Looking from afar, it doesn't look like leaves, but more like countless diamonds embedded on the branches.

These ice crystal leaves sway gently in the breeze, making a crisp sound, like the sound of nature.

The leaves seem to be breathing, constantly steaming out faint cold air.

But this kind of cold air doesn't make people feel uncomfortable, but gives people a feeling of refreshing the spirit.

Its roots are deeply embedded in the ground, as if integrated with the earth.

The whole tree emits a sacred and solemn aura.

"War Mother, today there are two more cracks on the tree body of the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong tree..." Under the tree, a middle-aged man wearing a robe made of animal skin reported nervously to the young woman beside him.

The young woman has flowing silver hair, deep and profound blue eyes, and emits a cold air that seems to come from the same source as the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong.

Behind her is a long bow as tall as a person, seemingly condensed from ice crystals, shining with the same light as the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong in the sun, revealing an awe-inspiring powerful aura.

Seeing this ice bow, the identity of the young woman is self-evident.

The controller of 【Blizzard】, Su Su Su Nai Fa.

"This situation has never appeared in previous records," Su Su Su Nai Fa frowned slightly.

"The Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong is the guardian divine tree of Phoenix; any abnormality in it may bring unexpected changes to Phoenix," a hint of worry flashed in her eyes.

The middle-aged man nodded, his expression even more nervous, "War Mother, I have checked carefully; the environment in the spiritual land hasn't changed at all, and there are no traces of any external force attacks on the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong, nor are there any other creatures present. These cracks seem to have been produced by the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong itself."

Su Su Su Nai Fa's gaze stayed on the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong for a while, and then she extended her fair-skinned palm and gently stroked the two new cracks that appeared on the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong tree body.

She closed her eyes slightly, as if feeling something.

A moment later, Su Su Su Nai Fa opened her eyes, and a light flashed in her deep blue eyes.

"The ice elemental power on the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong is weakening..."

"This..." The middle-aged man's heart tightened. Although the appearance of the cracks itself wasn't a good sign, the weakening of the ice elemental power was what truly explained that the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong was undergoing some kind of bad change.

Su Su Su Nai Fa took a deep breath, and a feeling of worry also arose in her heart.

The change in the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong is by no means a small matter.

"Summon all the Elders in the tribe, hold an emergency meeting, gather wisdom, and see if we can find the cause and method. If we let the situation of the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong deteriorate like this, the consequences will be unimaginable," she said.

"Yes, War Mother, I will arrange it immediately." The middle-aged man nodded immediately.

The location for the emergency meeting was the Elder Hall.

The Elder Hall is overall a huge circular gray stone building, covering an area of a full thousand square meters, and the outer walls of the building are built with neat stones.

On the perimeter of the Elder Hall, there are hunters wearing armor acting as patrol soldiers, vigilantly patrolling the surroundings, appearing solemn and solemn.

Following the notification of the emergency meeting, all the Elders of the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe put down what they were doing at the first moment and rushed to the Elder Hall.

This included Elder Grant, who was busy with interrogation and "revenge."

"Grant, I heard you caught a few people in the city last night. You, someone who plants Jin Hui Wheat, actually still worry about this kind of thing; you are truly dedicated to your duty. Just don't overstep your authority; after all, some things aren't within your duty. If you insist on participating, it's always not good."

Elder Grant, who had just arrived outside the Elder Hall, ran into an old man wearing a silver robe embroidered with a wolf totem.

It was the Great Elder of the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe, Donald.

Donald's figure was extremely tall, and although he was old, he still maintained a robust physique.

His hair and beard were already gray and white, and they were combed very neatly.

A pair of sharp eyes like a hawk's were deep in his eye sockets, as if they could see through people's hearts, and his gaze revealed an unquestionable majesty and coldness.

His forehead was broad, deep wrinkles were carved between his brows, and the corners of his mouth were slightly drooping, revealing a momentum that was awe-inspiring without anger.

Grant's expression stiffened. Looking at the other party's face that didn't seem to have too many expressions, he cursed fiercely in his heart. Your grandmother's luck is good.

When he came, he already knew the reason for the emergency meeting—the "Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong" had a situation.

For the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe, the matter of the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong was an absolute top priority.

In front of the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong, other things were considered small matters and could only be temporarily put aside, which naturally included the interrogation matter.

As the saying goes, long nights bring many dreams. Once the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong matter couldn't be solved in time and dragged on for a period, with Donald's means, the matter of framing him with the ice-thread worm pest would definitely be suppressed by him finding a way.

Thinking of this, Grant felt unusually upset.

However, on the surface, Grant still made a calm posture and answered calmly: "Great Elder, this matter was intended by the War Mother; it can't be called overstepping authority. What's more, those people are suspected of harming the tribe's Jin Hui Wheat. Jin Hui Wheat is something I am responsible for, so naturally, this matter is also closely related to me."

Donald acted as if this matter had nothing to do with him. Hearing this, he nodded slightly and agreed: "So that's how it is, then that's indeed the case."

While talking, the two had already entered the gate of the Elder Hall together, turned a corner, and came to the deliberation room.

In the spacious room, there was an extremely long stone table.

On both sides of the long table, there were dozens of chairs placed.

At this time, those dozens of chairs were almost full of people; these were the Elders of the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe.

Most of them were whispering to the people beside them, saying something in a low voice.

And at the very front of the long table, there were two main seats placed.

Those were the positions of the War Mother and the Great Elder.

Following Donald's walk in, many Elders in the room stood up and shouted Great Elder.

Donald responded with a smile, made a virtual pressing gesture, signaling everyone to sit down, no need to be polite, and then walked to the position on the left of the two main seats and sat down.

In the culture of the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe, the right is respected.

Those Elders who stood up and greeted Donald were all reformists, people on the Great Elder's side, accounting for a full four-fifths of everyone.

The remaining Elders who didn't stand up were the conservative party.

In fact, a few years ago, the ratio of the number of people between the conservative party and the reformist party was even more disparate.

It was only after Su Su Su Nai Fa returned with 【Blizzard】 that many people who had faith in their ancestors turned to the conservative party.

Grant also found his seat and sat down.

The position of the chair he sat in was located in the middle-lower part of the long table.

This position was also a symbol of their status in the tribe—Elder Grant, among all the Elders, although not the one with the least power and influence, was only in the middle-lower range.

After all, although Jin Hui Wheat is important, it can only be considered a "technical job," which is hard labor.

Following Donald's seating, the conversation in the deliberation room also gradually stopped.

The people were basically all here, just missing Su Su Su Nai Fa, who was the War Mother.

And they didn't wait too long before the young woman wearing a dark blue battle suit decorated with silver patterns walked in.

Once she came in, she took off the cloak covering her head, revealing her soft silver-white hair.

Su Su Su Nai Fa was very young, with exquisite and three-dimensional features. Just looking at her appearance, she looked more like a noble lady than a War Mother, but those deep ice crystal eyes still gave her a powerful aura different from a noble lady.

She walked straight to the empty main seat and sat down, without any preamble, and went straight to the point:

"The reason for calling everyone here has already been notified to you beforehand."

"The Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong tree body began to appear cracks inexplicably half a month ago. At first, a crack would appear every day or two, but now, two or three cracks will be newly generated in a day."

"I just went to see the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong today; not only are there more and more cracks, but the ice elemental power within its body has also begun to weaken."

Su Su Su Nai Fa's voice was low and powerful, carrying an invisible sense of oppression, making everyone present straighten their bodies involuntarily.

"The Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong is both the guardian divine tree of my tribe and the core of Phoenix. If it has a problem, the impact on our tribe is too great."

"We must go all out to find the root of the problem."

The atmosphere in the deliberation room slowly became heavy.

Everyone looked at each other, and for a while, no one dared to speak first.

"Could it be a problem with the spiritual land?" Finally, Donald broke the silence.

"I have checked; the spiritual land has no problems at all, whether it's the magic power concentration or the ice elemental power, there is no difference from before," Su Su Su Nai Fa said.

"Could it be some kind of disease or pest?" Here, Grant, who had just experienced the ice-thread worm pest matter, was very alert and proposed another possibility.

"Pest shouldn't be very likely. Given the situation of the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong, no insects can survive in that kind of extreme cold." Before Su Su Su Nai Fa could make a reply, another Elder sitting opposite Grant had already opened his mouth to deny this conjecture.

Grant thought for a moment, but didn't insist, because the temperature of the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong body itself was below minus one hundred degrees.

In this kind of extreme cold, not many creatures can bear it, and even in the entire Enduring Zhenbing Tribe, not many people dare to touch the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong directly.

"As for disease, it's a bit possible, but the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong is the only divine tree in the world. Even if we let high-rank magic plant masters from the outside come, it would be difficult to find the problem with the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong, right? Let alone us rough people..." that Elder said again.

Northern Realm people are nomadic people. Although our Enduring Zhenbing Tribe no longer needs to live a nomadic life because of the excellent geographical location of Phoenix, we actually have very little involvement in planting—the volcanic land is their only planting area.

"The possibilities you mentioned, I have also considered. After inspection, they should all be unrelated. The cause of these cracks doesn't seem to come from external factors, but more like it was caused by the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong's own factors," Su Su Su Nai Fa's voice was cold.

Everyone present heard this and fell into deep thought.

Facing this situation, Su Su Su Nai Fa was not surprised.

If the problem with the Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong were so easy to solve, she wouldn't need to hold this emergency meeting.

"Elder Grant has been responsible for Jin Hui Wheat planting for so many years and has rich experience. He should be the one who understands planting matters best among us. It's better to let Elder Grant try to see if he can find the problem?" In the deathly silence, Donald suddenly opened his mouth.

Once the words fell, everyone's gaze was cast on Grant, who was also deep in thought.

Seeing this, Grant's expression tightened instantly—could he not be clear about his own weight? He might be a little better than others, but that's just the difference between fifty steps and a hundred steps. The word "expert" cannot be claimed at all.

And Donald's words, looking unintentional, were actually putting him on the fire to burn.

"How does Elder Grant see it?" Donald added another fire.

Grant didn't know how to answer for a while and subconsciously looked at Su Su Su Nai Fa.

He naturally wanted to refuse in his heart.

But in this situation, if he opened his mouth to refuse, he wouldn't just lose his own face, but also lose Su Su Su Nai Fa's face.

After all, he was a person on Su Su Su Nai Fa's side.

But if he agreed, besides wasting time, what meaning would it have? Maybe he would even delay things because of the time wasted.

For a while, Grant only felt caught in a dilemma, and at the same time secretly hated Donald for being cunning and not knowing the big picture.

The Ice Jade Bingyu Wutong is related to the entire Enduring Zhenbing Tribe. In this situation, this old guy still has the heart to play tricks; he is truly shameless! Just as Grant was cursing Donald in his heart, suddenly a figure flashed through his mind in a flash of lightning, making him shudder.

Although I am not an expert, I do know a real expert! (End of chapter)