Chapter 59: Ilminsur

The relaxed attitude of Powhatan Village towards wildlife does not mean that the locals are not alert to foreign invasions. In fact, the Algonquin tribe has almost all its soldiers, and the defensive facilities around the village are much more complete and guarded than the town of Delin.
A fence made of logs was encircled around the village, and
activated thorns
were planted on the wall, like the green snake lying on the wall basking in the sun. When the abnormal movement was sensed, the barbed body raised and looked out of the wall to confirm the other party. Without hostility, retract lazily and continue to enjoy the sun bath. There are sentinels patrolling both inside and outside the wooden wall. A tall sentry tower is erected every 100 steps. The tower is equipped with lookout devices and large crossbows to closely monitor the surrounding area of ​​the village.
Joan followed the Kandy family through heavy checkpoints to gain access to the village gate, immediately attracting curious eyes from local residents. Sometimes someone stopped at the side of the road and bowed to the three of the Conti family riding on the back of the Dreadclaw. Kandy and her parents also smiled and nodded their heads to give the gift, which also showed the aristocratic style without losing the number of gifts.
Joan also noticed that a group of children who looked up to eight or nine years old chased "Little Black" and showed great interest in the black tree man striding on the street. Most of these children wore woolen linen trousers, coats and animal skin vests, either carrying small crossbows or slingshots or daggers around their waists, just like a group of little hunters.
Joan barely understood the Assa dialect used by the Algongins. I vaguely heard that the children who chased "Little Black" running along the street frequently mentioned the name "Old White", and they seemed to be arguing whether this black tree man was actually a relative of Old White. According to the children's controversy, plus Kandy's previous hint, Joan guessed that "Lao Bai" is also a wise plant.
Joan's conjecture was quickly verified.
With Kandy's strong suggestion, Victor and Matoka decided to put a new foothold for "Little Black" before returning home-or "transplanting" is more appropriate. The transplanting site is located in the northeast of the village, just behind the family house of Kandy. Nearby is a lush grove of woods, surrounded by protective iron nets and patrol posts. The security is even tighter than that of the patriarch’s mansion. Joan felt puzzled.
"This wood is Lao Bai's residence." Conti saw Joan's doubts and lowered his voice. "Lao Bai is a wise Taikoo ash tree. It was rooted here before the establishment of the village of Pohuatan. In the woods, it is the guardian of all animals, plants and natural ecology nearby, and it is also a prophet respected by our people of the Algonquin generations. No one knows the origin of Laobai, and it is said that its life span exceeds the oldest dragon in the world of Vales It is a tree germinated by a fruit of the'world tree' that supports the multiverse. It is called'Ilmin Sur' in elven language. Lao Bai himself said that in addition to it, the world of Vales also has at least There are two'Ilmin Sur', both of them are relatives and siblings, but they are rooted apart from each other thousands of miles away, so old and lazy to walk, so they haven't seen their relatives for decades."
"Several decades?" Joan asked Conte in disbelief, "Lao Bai has really lived so long?"
"Thousands of years are too long for us humans, but it is nothing to a tree like Lao Bai. It occasionally takes a nap and sleeps for hundreds of years. It is usually in a state of half asleep, awake, Unless it is awakened, it looks the same as an ordinary ash tree, it just grows taller.
Kandy said with a smile.
Joan knew that the "ash tree" is also known as the "ash tree" in the Asa dialect, and it is a sacred tree that is respected by the Druid along with the oak tree. Joan also heard that a small worm is often parasitic on the ash tree, and its secretions are white and delicate and rich in wax, which can be collected and processed into a good candle, so it is called "ash wax insect", "ash tree" is because This parasite gets its name.
Joan followed the Kandys into the ash forest, and had not found the wax wax worm for the time being, but was impressed by the slender and tall posture of this kind of tree. There are not less than one hundred kinds of trees that Joan has seen. However, there are very few long straight brushes like ash trees from top to bottom. It is just like trimming with a planer. The whole trunk is straight like a ruler. What is even more rare is that the whole forest is like this, like a spear piercing the ground neatly. The scenery in front of him reminded Joan of another great use of the ash tree. The wood made of this tree is tough and elastic, suitable for making bows, masts and lances. Poets often use "long spears as forests" to describe the most prosperous military. If the "forest" in the poems refers to the "lin woods", this analogy could not be more appropriate.
In the middle of the woods grows a particularly thick ash tree, almost 40 feet high, which is what Kandy called "old white", and the official name is "Ilmin Sur".
Joan walked around this ancient tree with a diameter of less than 10 feet, except for its huge size, which was no different from other ash trees. While wondering, Kandy climbed down from the black oak man and ran to the old tree to shout loudly.
"Lao Bai Lao Bai! Wake up, I will come back! I will bring you a companion black oak!"
The ancient tree seemed to hear the call of the young girl, waking up from a deep sleep, and the whole tree seemed to be injected with new life and transformed in a slow and exaggerated way. Thick branches hung down and turned into a pair of rough hand covered with nodules, gently holding Kandy. A full-featured face appeared on the tree trunk, and the majestic majesty seemed like a relief. Dense aerial roots grow on the lower jaw of the ancient tree, and it looks like a gray long beard flying in the wind.
The eyes of Gu Shu who appeared closed at the beginning are slowly opening, and a pair of green pupils are hidden in the center of the brown eyes, as if two deep ancient wells reflect the memory and wisdom that runs through the ancient and modern.
Joan looked down and found that the lower part of the tree trunk-which is equivalent to the position of the lower abdomen if compared with the human body-appeared a prismatic fissure, about 10 feet long in the longitudinal direction, about 5 feet in the widest place, and the tree hole was not deep Bottom, exuding strong magic waves. Qiao An was deeply attracted by the tree hole, involuntarily approached the ancient tree, and looked up into the depth of the tree hole. At a glance, he found that there was a circle of spiral luminous steps in the depth of the tree hole, and I don't know where it was going. .
Just when he became more curious, the palm of his left hand was hot, "Tear of God" came out of the palm of his heart without his calling, and the mysterious will hidden in this gem passed a message of mind to his mind. , Prompting him to enter a state of meditation.
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Myth Sensation: Discover the mythological creature "Ilmin Sur", myth level 7!
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