Chapter 3000

"No problem."

Xia De nodded to show understanding, reached out and took the branch Vanessa handed over in the snow, and confirmed that this was genuine.

So far, the four branches of "Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire" have all been collected. The only enemy left tonight is the "Clockmaker," and then he can go to the clearing in the forest where five huge thrones stand to meet the Ancient One:

"Miss Eilaser, you go back to the ship. Both Galina, who is waiting for the treasure to appear with the 【Missing Moon Secret Cult】, and Flora, who is supporting the 【Hermit Group in the Forest】, need you to pick them up.

Sister, Vanessa, let's return to the city together to prepare. Grace, Helen, you two stay on the ship with the writer princess. I feel relieved to have a Chosen One on the ship."

Although Miss Olanod was also on the ship, Xia De still hoped that his base would be safer.

The girls nodded to show understanding. Xia De reached out and grabbed little Mia, who was impatient, and put her on his shoulder, and then finally looked at little Liana's current dress, and joked with a smile:

"Look, little Liana is actually very suitable for this set of armor."

The little unicorn noticed a cat's increasingly unkind expression, and began to lower its head and couldn't help shivering because of fear.

Because most of the Paradox Bugs that came to support in the battle just now were cleared, so now that the hill collapsed, the Curse-Erosion Great Tree burned, the Gravel Worm was swallowed, and the Keeper died, the defense pressure in the southwest of the city was greatly reduced. The group did not encounter too many obstacles when entering the city from the ground.

It was just that behind the group, only the "Curse-Erosion Great Tree" still existed. Sister Daelin admitted that the current first fire could not completely burn it out, so the big tree could only lie in the woodland for the time being, waiting to be dealt with after this great battle.

This is actually quite good. At least before Xia De and Miss Danister set off for Mount Karas next month, they can find a similar tree to study carefully first.

"Among the group of people hanging on the tree, there should still be survivors. I almost forgot about this. Flora's uncle should also be there."

Thinking in his heart, Xia De lowered his voice and explained the situation to Vanessa on the side. The little witch nodded to show she understood:

"The Church will clean up the aftermath. I just saw the Thirteenth-Order of the Church of Creation take people to deal with that tree. In order to prevent it from becoming a tool for the Ancient One to attack the city again, the Church should temporarily seal it."

Vanessa was actually thinking at this time, how many more surprises the little elf lying on the unicorn's back could bring to everyone tonight.

The impact of the "Keeper"'s death on the swarm seemed to be just making the bugs chaotic for a while. By the time Xia De settled Emilia in the Golden Music Hall in the city center and let her sleep in the position not long ago, Margaret had sent new news:

"The swarm that was briefly out of control just now has returned to order. Teacher and Sister Daelin have already gone out to support."

Princess Highness changed into a maid skirt that was probably borrowed from Matilda today, mixing in with the maids to play her role as a witch apprentice.

Since her teacher was in the city, Margaret was of course also in the city.

"Vanessa went out again?"

Although he also wanted to let her rest for a while, after all, the Thirteenth-Order Great Witch was the main force tonight:

"You have worked hard too."

Xia De said and hugged Margaret gently. The Princess Highness looked back at the door, and then pushed Xia De away embarrassedly:

"There are other people here... I can't be special."

However, she still kissed Xia De's side face gently, and then turned to continue her work.

Luweiya would probably communicate with here again in five minutes, so Xia De stayed by Emilia's side without going out. The time was already 9:20 PM on this Saturday. Xia De considered the things after that and took out all the World Tree branches brought into the city together.

The branch with burning sparks came from the demon of the fire, the branch with winding wind came from the pitch-black dragon beast, the branch with water droplets came from Bennett who signed a contract with "Desire," and the branch wrapped in mud came from the "Keeper" just now.

The length, shape, and the number of knots of the four branches were all different, but when they were all placed on the table by Xia De, anyone could see at a glance that these branches came from the same big tree.

After the four branches approached, the light symbolizing the four basic elements lit up one by one. Those lights merged into one on the desktop, and finally formed a straight green light pointing to the distance.

Xia De estimated it, and basically determined that it was the direction where the five huge thrones were located. That is to say, as long as the four branches were collected, even if the final destination was not known in advance, one could get a hint:

"But this is simply like that Ancient One, deliberately guiding others to find him."

"She" in his ear then laughed softly:

【Could it be that the guidance he has given you all along is not constantly guiding you to see him?】

"She" was right. Whether it was being guided to buy "World Tree and Creekwood Town" at the beginning, or the professor would appear at just the right time to point the way whenever Xia De encountered investigation problems later, the way Yuk Wood had been doing things was indeed quite puzzling.

And when Xia De went to 1821 for the last time, he asked the professor so nakedly in the office on a rainy day, which confirmed that Professor Yuk Wood was deliberately helping him finally see the Ancient One in the forest.

Xia De also had some guesses about this, for example, the consciousness born in the "remains of the World Tree" is actually two, one symbolizing good and one symbolizing evil; or for example, the Ancient One has been trapped in Vista Woodland for so many years and has gone crazy, so he appears from time to time to help Xia De, hoping that Xia De will help him get relief.

But although there were these guesses, Xia De felt that things should be much more complicated than he thought. The end of Thomas Bennett, the appearance of Desire tonight, the "Gravel Worm" that appeared without warning, and the help given by those tree roots when dealing with the "Doomsday Rift," all showed that everything was in the plan of the Ancient One.

When Xia De looked at the light pointing to the final direction, he felt in a trance that perhaps on the night before he officially stepped into Vista Woodland, the Ancient One had already expected that he would sit here listening to the sound outside the window and looking at the four branches.

【If this is really the case, then what do you think the remains of the World Tree want to do?】

"She" asked gently in Xia De's ear. At this moment, Xia De, sitting in the chair, felt like he was being gently hugged from behind, and he could even feel the wetness of "her" speaking in his ear.

However, the outsider was no longer the him of last year, so he didn't turn around to look back, just immersed in this gentle "hallucination":

"Yeah, what does he want to do? Become the Chosen One of Time? If so, he would have attacked Emilia long ago. After all, among all the candidates, only Emilia is a threat to him. If it's not the identity of the Chosen One, then what would it be?"

Xia De thought of the stories that had dissipated in the past. Theoretically, regardless of whether the outsider appeared or not, the purpose of the Ancient One should be unchanged, because all this was clearly planned before the outsider arrived in this world.

Perhaps Luweiya with long hair knows all this, but perhaps the purpose of the Ancient One for the diviner who handled all local events cleanly is just a book that can be opened or not opened during the adventure to enrich the worldview.

Even, perhaps the purpose of the Ancient One is really related to the decision Xia De finally needs to make, then—

"Does he want to become a real tree?"

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and the battle situation above the city, in the suburbs, and in the forest was getting more and more scorching. The time abnormality in the Vista Woodland area tonight had already manifested from other aspects. The collision of spirit and elements seemed to be uncovering the reflection of the real material world, and the night sky gradually presented a gorgeous deep purple, and the sorcerers fighting with all their strength could also feel that spellcasting seemed to be becoming easier and easier.

"Communication between the woodland and the outside world has been completely interrupted. Dorothy and the others tried it. Even the Chosen One of Butterfly Wings cannot use space movement to leave the woodland area. This should indicate that the time in the area where we are is completely different from the outside world. The world, out of the instinct to protect itself, temporarily separated this woodland from other areas of the material world.

But the good news is that although you can't go out from the woodland now, you can come in from the outside at any time."

Xia De sat in the chair in front of the fireplace, about five meters away from the fireplace, and the flames formed the huge figures of Luweiya and Bella:

"The time and space abnormality in this area made the woodland almost turn into a huge maze. As for spellcasting becoming more convenient, the preliminary idea is that the world rules are collapsing.

You should know that since the end of the First Era, the extraordinary power allowed by the material world has become weaker and weaker. This is a manifestation of the world becoming fragile, so spellcasters are also restricted. And now this restriction is disappearing. Although this is very beneficial to us, no one can bear the meaning it represents."

The diviner ladies gave Xia De a deadline:

"The problem here must be completely solved within three days, that is to say, before the end of the full moon in March, the normal time and space order of Vista Woodland must be restored."

Luweiya reminded:

"This is not as simple as defeating that ancient tree. Emilia becoming a Chosen One does not mean that the current bad situation will disappear immediately. She must have the ability to solve the problem, but the trouble now is that we don't know whether Emilia really has the ability to achieve this level of miracle after becoming a Chosen One."