Chapter 59: Ilminsur

Powhatan's relaxed attitude toward wildlife doesn't mean the locals lack vigilance against foreign invasions. In fact, almost all the people of the Algonquin tribe are soldiers, and the defense facilities around the village are far more complete than that of Delin Town, and the guards are also stricter.

A wall made of logs was built around the village, and "activated thorns" were planted all over the wall, like green snakes gathered on the wall basking in the sun, and when they sensed abnormal movements, they raised their thorny bodies and looked outside the wall to confirm the other party. Without hostility, I lazily retracted and continued to enjoy the sun bath. Sentinels patrol inside and outside the wooden walls, and a tall sentry tower is erected every 100 steps. The top of the tower is equipped with a lookout device and a large crossbow to closely monitor the surrounding areas of the village.

Joan followed Kandy's family through numerous checkpoints before entering the gate of the village, which immediately attracted the curious eyes of local residents. Sometimes someone stopped by the side of the road and took off their hats and bowed to the three members of the Canti family riding on the back of the Deinonychus. Conti and her parents also smiled and nodded back, showing aristocratic demeanor while remaining courteous.

Joan also noticed a group of children who seemed to be eight or nine years old at most were chasing and pointing at "Little Black", showing a strong interest in this black tree man striding down the street. Most of these children were dressed in woolen linen clothes and animal skin vests, and either carried small crossbows, or slingshots or daggers pinned to their waists, like a group of little hunters.

Joan can barely understand the Asa dialect used by the Algonquins. I vaguely heard the name "Old White" being frequently mentioned by the children chasing "Xiao Hei" along the street, as if arguing whether this black tree tree was considered a relative of Lao Bai. Based on the children's argument and Kandy's previous hints, Joan guessed that "Old White" might also be a plant with wisdom.

Joan's conjecture was soon verified.

Under Conti's strong suggestion, Victor and Matoka decided to set up a new foothold for "Xiao Hei" before returning home—or "transplanting" is more appropriate. The transplanting site is located in the northeast of the village, just behind the mansion of Kanti's family. Nearby is a lush ash forest, surrounded by protective iron nets and patrol posts. The security is even tighter than that of the patriarch's family mansion. Joan was deeply puzzled.

"This forest is the residence of Old White." Conti saw Joan's doubts, and said in a low voice, "Old White is an ancient ash tree with wisdom, which took root here long before Powhatan Village was established. In the woods, it is the guardian of all nearby animals, plants and natural ecology. It is also the prophet revered by us Algonquins for generations. No one knows the origin of Laobai. It is said that its lifespan exceeds the oldest dragon in the world of Vales , is a sacred tree that germinated from a fruit of the "World Tree" that supports the multiverse. It is called "Irmin Sur" in Elvish language. There are two 'Irmin Sur', both of which are its brothers and sisters, but the places where they take root are thousands of miles away from each other, and Lao Bai is too lazy to walk, so he has never seen his relatives for dozens of centuries."

"Dozens of centuries?" Joan asked Kandy incredulously, "Old Bai has really lived for so long?"

"Thousands of years are too long for us humans, but it is nothing to a sacred tree like Laobai. It occasionally takes a nap and sleeps for hundreds of years, and it is usually in a state of half asleep and half awake. Unless you wake it up, it looks like a normal ash tree, except that it grows taller," Conti said with a smile.

Joan knew that "ash tree" is also called "ash tree" in the Asa dialect, and it is a sacred tree species revered by druids along with the oak tree. Joan also heard that there is a kind of worm that often lives on the ash tree. Its secretions are white and delicate and rich in wax. When collected, it can be processed into high-quality candles, so it is called "Ash Worm". "Ash Tree" is because This parasite got its name.

Joan followed Kandy's family into the ash forest, and hadn't found ash worms yet, but was impressed by the slender and tall trees. Joan has seen no less than a hundred kinds of trees, but there are very few trees that are slender and straight from top to bottom like the ash tree, as if they have been trimmed with a plane. What's even more rare is that the entire forest is like this, like spears stabbed neatly on the ground. The scenery in front of him reminded Joan of another great use of the ash tree. The wood processed from this tree was tough and elastic, suitable for making crossbows, masts and lances. Poets often use "spears like a forest" to describe the military appearance at its peak. If the "forest" in the poem refers to the "ash forest", this metaphor could not be more appropriate.

In the middle of the grove grew a particularly large ash tree, almost forty feet high, which Conti called "Old White," and whose official name was "Irmin Sur."

Joan walked around this ancient tree with a diameter of no less than 5 feet. Apart from being extremely huge, it was no different from other ash trees. When he was wondering, Kandy climbed down from the black oak man, ran to the ancient tree and shouted loudly.

"Old White, Old White! Wake up, I'm back! I'll also bring you a black oak tree for companionship!"

The ancient tree seemed to hear the girl's call, and woke up from a deep sleep. The whole tree seemed to be injected with new life, and changed in a slow and exaggerated way. Thick branches hang down and become a pair of rough hands covered with burrs, gently holding Candy. Then a face with complete features appeared on the trunk, majestic and majestic like a relief. Dense aerial roots grow on the lower jaw of the ancient tree, blowing in the wind like long gray beards.

The eyes that were closed at the beginning of the face of the ancient tree are slowly opening at this time, and a pair of green pupils are hidden in the center of the brown eyes, like two deep ancient wells, reflecting the memory and wisdom from ancient to modern times.

Joan moved his gaze down, and found that the lower part of the trunk - if compared with the human body, it is equivalent to the position of the lower abdomen - a prismatic crack appeared, about 10 feet long in length and 5 feet in the widest part. Seeing the bottom, it exudes strong magic power fluctuations. Qiao An was deeply attracted by the tree hole, and involuntarily approached the ancient tree. He looked up and peeked into the depths of the tree hole. At a glance, he found that there were circles of spiral-shaped luminous stairs in the depths of the tree hole, and he didn't know where it led. .

Just when he became more and more curious, the palm of his left hand suddenly became hot, and the "Tears of God" automatically surfaced from his palm without his calling. The mysterious will hidden in this gemstone transmitted a telepathic communication to his mind. , prompting him to enter a meditative state.

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Myth Induction: Discover the mythical creature "Irminsur", myth level 7!

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