Chapter 102 A Weird Team

Mountain Giant.

Just by listening to the name, you can tell that it is transformed from mountains.

There are many types of mountains, including rock mountains, mud mountains, mines, volcanoes, water mountains... Well, Rhodes couldn't make up any more.

Because he really didn't expect that the mountain giant could evolve into a volcano.

Even though the mountain giant baby in front of him was just born, it couldn't even reach his knees.

If it can grow up, it will definitely turn into mountains. A body is an ecosystem.

Since it is an ecosystem, various elements are inevitable, which also explains why the crystal tree can absorb elemental minerals.

I guess this little red guy will come later.

Will it become a majestic volcano?
Rhodes reached out and touched the little guy's head, which felt hot. It had a high temperature just after being born. It seemed that he would have to open up an area for them to live in the future.

Anyway, mountain giants can lie there and sleep for dozens or even hundreds of years. They can live anywhere as long as there are enough stones to eat.

Think of this.

Rhodes' arm trembled.

He piled all the elemental ores he had brought back around the crystal tree, and it began to be slowly absorbed as he expected.

"Good stuff."

Rhodes didn't expect that those elemental ores were actually useful.

When he thought of the countless ores in Dragon's Nest, he felt very happy and decided to dig more ores next time.

Even if the mountain giant cannot finish eating them, they can pile them around the altar to decorate it. They will look very beautiful with all the colorful things, and can also serve as a breeding ground for elemental elves.

After all, the living environment is too poor, and the elemental elves' desire to have children will also be affected.

If there are fewer births, how can he realize his forest revival plan?

So we have to start with the house we live in. Whoever has more children can live in a better and bigger house.

"Ok?"

"No, why does it seem weird?"

Isn't this the guy who didn't have money to buy a house in his previous life! ?
The black-hearted capitalist is actually me?
Rhodes didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and found that he really had the potential to be a black-hearted mine owner.

After checking the crystal tree again, he returned to the altar and took root next to the Moon Well with the little things, AFK to accumulate experience.

[Absorb the essence of the moon, experience value +1]

[Absorb the essence of the moon, experience value +1]

……

Somewhere in the black soil.

The edge of a blackwater river.

After three days of traveling, the team coming out of the Crescent Moon Gathering Place had crossed the Jedi and arrived at the plain at the other end of the black soil.

Because they were escorted by strong men from the Giant Tree Alliance, their casualties were not serious; they just looked a little tired.

"Sir, how long will it take us to reach our destination?"

At the front of the team, a human looked at a hunchbacked old man next to him and asked.

This old man is the leader of the Giant Tree Alliance team, and his strength is even stronger than that of the leader of Crescent City.

Seeing someone asking, the corners of his wrinkled mouth curled up into an ugly smile: "We're already here."

arrive?

where?

Everyone looked at each other and looked around.

But no matter how they searched, they did not see the large gathering place that could accommodate hundreds of thousands of people as rumored. There were only black roots everywhere, like black snakes crawling on the ground.

And as they moved forward, the roots became more and more numerous and larger, and later they were almost as tall as a person.

"A bunch of rednecks."

At this moment, a sneer was heard.

The necromancer not far away revealed his shriveled face from under his hood and pointed at the roots in front of him.

"This is the symbol of the Giant Tree Alliance!"

As he finished speaking, the teams from all ethnic groups subconsciously raised their heads and looked towards the end along the rhizome.

Vaguely.

A huge black shadow appeared on the horizon, like a crawling beast, slowly rising as they approached.

The surrounding roots spread out from the black shadow, interweaving into an intricate web on the entire black earth.

"Is this... a city?"

"No, it's not a city!"

"It's a tree! A tree bigger than the city!"

"Oh my god! It really is a tree!"

In an instant, exclamations were heard everywhere.

Everyone looked in horror at the slowly emerging silhouette in the distance.

It was actually a giant tree of unimaginable size, as if it had been cut in half by something, leaving only the trunk and roots at the bottom and a large gathering place built on top!

"This is... the Giant Tree Alliance?"

Everyone looked at the scene in front of them in shock, and finally understood what the "giant tree" of the Giant Tree Alliance meant.

The only thing that was a little strange was that it was very quiet.

There were only a sparse group of people walking along the road. Each of them looked pale and thin, with dull eyes, as if they had lost their souls.

But compared to Crescent Canyon, this place is much better!
Let them feel excited and fortunate that they made the right choice.

"As you can see, our Giant Tree Alliance is built on this giant tree. It not only isolates the black soil to the greatest extent, but also has natural protection. As long as you make enough contributions, you can obtain the right to live inside."

The leader's voice spread throughout the team, sounding like an introduction, but it also made everyone stunned.

"Right of residence? Can't we still live in it?" Someone immediately spoke up and raised everyone's question.

"What a joke."

The necromancer sneered: "We spent a huge amount of money to build this gathering place. If you want to live here, you must pay a monthly contribution. But you don't have to worry. Our requirements are not harsh. We just want to better maintain order."

really.

There is no such thing as a free lunch.

Everyone suddenly realized that they had already expected that the Giant Tree Alliance would not be so kind as to come all the way here to recruit them.

Since they were already here, they were naturally prepared and asked again: "Sir, how can we obtain the contribution you just mentioned?"

As soon as these words came out.

All eyes looked over here.

The necromancer smiled and said, "The simplest way is to hand in the Moonstones, the more the better, or to carry out the various tasks assigned by the alliance. As for the rest... you don't need to know yet."

A faint light flashed in the necromancer's eyes.

"I see."

When everyone heard this, they suddenly understood and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as they can stay here, paying a certain price is acceptable. It is better than living in fear as before.

Only the leaders of the small tribes looked calm and looked at each other. Others didn't know, but they knew how precious the Moon God Stone was.

Not only can the energy it contains be used to replace magic power, it also has the effect of consolidating the soul. It can be regarded as the unified currency on the black soil and is almost equivalent to food.

Why does the Giant Tree Alliance want so many Moon Stones?
Is it just to make money?

And the residents here.

It seemed that they were not as well fed and clothed as they had imagined, which made them feel confused.

Amidst all kinds of doubts, the team quickly passed through numerous levels and entered the Giant Tree Alliance.

Wait until it disappears completely.

Not far behind them, a figure hidden in the darkness slowly emerged.

After taking a look at the lifeless giant tree, he quickly left and headed back towards the Forest of Death.

……

"How was it? Was the gathering process going smoothly?"

Somewhere in the Giant Tree Alliance.

Inside a solemn and ancient building.

A middle-aged man with a stern face stood by the window, watching the foreign teams passing by below.

"Yes, except for a few who are unwilling to move, we have basically gathered all the surrounding settlements."

At the side, the subordinate who came to report whispered.

"Well done."

The man hummed: "As long as we have living soil, we can attract more people. Then..."

"But other tribes have also been taking action recently, and seem to be investigating matters related to the living soil." The subordinate was obviously worried.

The entire Giant Tree Alliance is a complex and intertwined force, and is not as glamorous as it appears on the surface.

Even among the human race, they are not united and can fight each other for resources.

"Don't worry, I have my own way. You just need to collect more Moonstones and gather more people."

Living soil.

It is a type of uncontaminated soil they recently discovered that can be used to grow many crops.

And food is the most precious commodity in the entire black soil world.

As long as they control the food, it is equivalent to controlling the people's hearts. Why worry about their plans failing?
Thinking of this, the man changed the subject and said, "Send more people to search for the Moon God Stone outside, and ask the Demons and Undead to act faster. If it doesn't work, then issue a bounty and ask those fearless adventurers to help."

"clear."

"Also, our people just sent back news that they found a plant that can grow on black soil in the Death Forest. We are sending people to investigate the source."

"Yes!"

The subordinate responded and left in a hurry.

The entire building fell into silence again.

at the same time.

Similar news also spread within the Giant Tree Alliance, sparking heated discussions among the city's residents.

"Is this true? Plants that can grow on black soil?"

"I am more concerned about whether I can eat it."

"It would be nice if I could eat. I haven't had a full meal in many days."

"That's not right. Didn't you just exchange a child with the Centaurs some time ago?"

"Brother, that's a hell of a joke."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Creepy topics and hearty laughter echoed in the dark corners of the street.

For them, this kind of thing has long been commonplace and does not cause too many emotional fluctuations. To put it bluntly, they have become completely numb.

There was no trace of spirit in everyone's eyes, and most of them were missing limbs.

Only when looking at those foreign tribes did a hint of greed flash across his eyes, as if he was looking at moving pieces of meat.

In contrast.

Only those adventurers who are strong enough to go out are slightly more respectable.

At least you can use your contribution to exchange for some food to ensure you don't starve to death, but that's all.

To stay alive.

They could only venture into the black soil.

To seek that slim chance of survival.

This is not.

Today, many adventure teams have received the mission to explore the Death Forest.

It is rumored that the Death Forest is a very dangerous place, and even a Level 5 warrior may not be able to escape unscathed if he passes through it.

Before, there was a fifth-level warrior who didn't believe in evil and went there. As a result, before he even entered the forest, his body aged to half its original size.

The day after he escaped, his wife ran away with someone else and took away half of his contribution.

But even so, several teams chose to take the risk.

Because the contribution is so great!
"So... why should we take this mission?"

On top of the giant rhizome outside the city.

A five-member team gathered together, and four members looked at their captain in confusion, as well as the mission certificate for "Exploring the Death Forest" in his hand.

"Well, I saw that the contribution was a lot, so I accepted it."

The captain was a human warrior wearing armor, he looked to be about 27 or 28 years old, and he looked very confident.

The two girls, the human mage and the dark elf ranger, rolled their eyes and almost couldn't help but kick him down.

As for the orcs and dwarves nearby, they stared at the certificate with shining eyes.

"Contribute a lot? How much?"

"It should be able to exchange for a lot of food, right?"

"..."

Eat eat eat, you know how to eat.

Don't you consider the danger?

Forest of Death!

That is the famous Death Forest!

With these newbies who are not even at level three, it’s hard to tell who will eat whom if they go there.

"Oh, forget it."

The mage girl slapped him on the face, feeling hopeless: "I've already accepted it. If I give up, I'll be fined. I'll just go over there and take a look. I hope it'll look better when it turns into black beast feces..."

And just like that, the group of five finally set off.

The strange team configuration attracted the attention of passers-by.

Especially the dark elves, I’m afraid there are only a few of them in the entire Giant Tree Alliance.

(End of this chapter)