Chapter 31 No, it shouldn’t be like this!
A low cry came from the mouth of the tree spirit elder.

Without waiting for Augula to react, he waved his arm and two leaves flew in front of him under the pull of an invisible force, and then he looked up suddenly.

"Where did you get these leaves?"

His voice was extremely excited, even trembling a little, and the other tree spirits were also in an uproar when they heard it.

Leaf of life.

It is a general term for the leaves on the Tree of Life.

Since the leaves of life have appeared, doesn't that mean...

"Ah? Elder, you're talking about this? Isn't this the leaf used for drinking water?"

Augula scratched his head, looking puzzled.

He was only two hundred years old and had never even seen a tree god. How could he understand anything about the Leaf of Life?

But I don’t know.

After listening to his words.

The elder and other elders almost couldn't hold back their curses and started a war, trampling him to death on the spot.

Drink water!

This wasteful thing.

You actually use such a precious thing to drink water!
It's simply a desecration of the Lord Tree God!
"Tell me! Where did it come from?"

The elder glared at him fiercely.

"From... from the Dream Forest." Augula didn't understand why the elder suddenly got angry, and his words were a little unclear. "Didn't I tell you that this is what Lord Rhodes used to get me water to drink?"

"Are you saying that this was given to you by the messenger of God?"

The elder obviously misinterpreted his meaning.

"Ah, yes, yes."

Augura nodded his huge head repeatedly: "It was given to me by Lord Rhodes. Any problem?"

"Problem, big problem!"

"Did you know that the aura on this leaf is exactly the same as Lord Silas's!"

what?
Even Augla was confused.

He had never seen the Tree of Life, but he recognized the three words "Silas". It was the supreme totem that gave birth to the dryad clan and the greatest existence in the Sea of ​​Forest.

The leaves that Lord Rhodes casually plucked to give him water to drink actually have such a great origin?

"No, no! I remember you said that Lord Silas's true form is ten thousand feet tall, but I didn't see it in the Dream Forest."

Don’t even mention ten thousand feet.

The tallest plant in the woods was only half his height. Because of this, Rod had ordered him not to step into the plantation, lest he trample on the flowers and plants there.

You told me Lord Silas was in there?
impossible.

Absolutely impossible!
"Are you sure you read that correctly?"

At this time, the elder finally calmed down and took another close look at the leaves in his hand: "Indeed, although the scent is very similar, it is too weak, and it looks like a new leaf that has just grown. Could it be the offspring of Lord Silas?"

"Heir?"

"This is impossible!"

"How could Lord Silas have any offspring?"

"His real body is still there!"

The dryads were once again in turmoil.

Because they all know that there can only be one Tree of Life at the same time, and only when the previous one dies of old age can the next one be born.

If what Augura saw was the sapling of the Tree of Life, then Lord Silas must have already...

Do not!
They will never accept this fact!

As a demigod who controls all life, how could he die so easily?
however.

No matter how much they don't believe it.

Augula's next words still shattered their confidence.

"I remember now! That tree is indeed a bit strange. The fruit it grows is a bit like the black fruit that the elves gave to the elders before. It tastes strangely good."

After saying this, Augla smacked his lips, trying hard to savor the taste.

Elder:…

The Tree Spirits: ...

Now all the old tree spirits were silent.

The air was silent for a long while, and then the leading elder took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Ogula, I have a task for you. No matter what happens in the future, even if it costs your life, you must protect the seedling and the messenger!" The totem of the tree spirit clan must not be lost.

Even if it is just a new seedling and has not yet grown into a real tree of life, they cannot just leave it alone.

As the cultivator of the Tree of Life, the messenger of God is of paramount importance, more important than the lives of all their tribesmen combined!
that's it.

Augla, with a confused look on his face, was directly sent away to recuperate. With the intimidation and inducement of the tree spirits, he began his hard working life.

——"Ogula's Diary of Working in the Woods"

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Jade Empire.

Southern Qingyuan Province.

Compared to the calm in other places, the southern region was already in the midst of war at this time.

The massive encirclement and suppression campaign by the Imperial Army and the Knights Templar, coupled with the participation of adventure groups large and small, almost wiped out all the rioting monsters in the entire south.

then.

They "accidentally" discovered a gathering place of magical fallen believers hidden nearby, and under the righteous propaganda of the priests, they attributed the source of the monster riots entirely to those fallen believers.

"Damn you fallen believers, how dare you drive the monsters into our sacred land!"

"These ugly creatures shouldn't live in this world!"

"Revenge for our dead companions!"

"Holy Light, please kill these pagans!"

The encirclement and suppression teams were excited when they learned the "truth". Under the leadership of the Knights Templar and priests, they rushed into border villages one after another and slaughtered the pagans hiding there.

In an instant, the war spread everywhere.

The entire southern region fell into chaos.

"No! You can't do this!"

"Please, let my child go, ah——"

"Why! Why do you do this to us? We just want to survive! No!"

In an inconspicuous village.

Licia walked on the muddy path, listening to the screams and cries coming from all around, feeling a little bit sorry.

She saw it with her own eyes.

An ordinary person who was not a ghost was hacked to death on the spot by the noble's servants for protecting her husband who had become a ghost.

Some members of the adventure group simply kicked open the door, rushed in and slaughtered people without giving the people inside a chance to explain, simply because they practiced witchcraft.

Everyone had a cruel smile on their face, even the temple priests shouted to purify the filth. They killed the villagers one by one amid their desperate cries, and their blood dyed the earth red.

"No...it shouldn't be like this..."

Licia covered her ears with her hands, her face pale.

In her impression, holy light should be sacred and full of mercy.

But why.

What she saw was blood and killing?
"Miss, are you okay?"

The attendant who was responsible for keeping her safe asked in a low voice.

"I……"

Before he could even utter the word "It's okay", a little girl suddenly appeared in the distance and staggered towards him.

She was very dirty. Her white skirt was patched and almost yellowed from washing. Her dirty face was full of fear.

"Niuniu, run! Don't look back! Run!!"

A heart-wrenching cry was heard. It was the little girl's mother, who was lying in a pool of blood with wounds all over her body, her eyes fixed on the girl's receding back.

however.

Just as Licia stretched out her hand to protect the little girl, a cold voice rang out.

"Great and merciful Holy Light, please bestow your grace, purify the world of evil, judge! Expel the souls!"

boom!
A white light descended from the sky and enveloped the little girl.

Her staggering steps also stopped, and she stood still less than five meters away from Licia. Her eyes were as empty as a puppet, and she just stared blankly in the direction of Licia.

Lisia's pupils suddenly shrank, and her chest seemed to be hit hard by something.

(End of this chapter)