Vol 2 Chapter 562: Sanctuary

The journey from Xueman to the ancient shining sanctuary located in the southeast of Skyrim province is not at all convenient. After leaving the city from the eastern gate of Snowman City, you have to cross the Winter Sanctuary, Waltham Tower, and Amer Fort along the river, and then try to get around a large number of bandits gathered, called "Mutilation Camp The robber stronghold of "Finally reached the sanctuary at the foot of Sangu Mountain."
Due to the special geographical environment where the end of the mountain range and the basin are mixed, although it is a plain, there are a large number of lakes that have been accumulated for a long time around the sanctuary. These small puddles are connected together to form a large lake. The special geographical environment also gave birth to the unique vegetation and topography nearby-this is the case with the Shining Sanctuary.
The uneven erosion of the rock by the flowing water created a cave that looks hollow—but this cave just leads to the big tree that was regarded as a sacred thing by the tree spirit)—an old tree that has experienced the vicissitudes of previous years , With its intertwined branches in the cave, an extremely magnificent scene can be observed.
In most cases, it can be regarded as a popular attraction for backpackers. Those dangerous tree elves are sleeping under the protection of this thousand-year-old tree, so even if there is no one to protect, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery here alone. However, now that the civil war in Skyrim Province has broken out, various metropolitan territories have implemented curfews and traffic restrictions. This gave way to the south of Windhelm City, and the scenic spots in the east of Snowman City became inaccessible.
Bernardo and Alice are not too particular about it, so there is no need to worry. In the Bitter Winter Sanctuary, it is said that there is a black wizard group doing research in it. It has always been a thorn in the heart of Lord Snowman, but it has never had time to deal with it. Waltham and Amer are temporary defensive locations and fortresses set up by Snowman to prevent the storm cloak army from Windhelm City from infiltrating along the path under the mountains. They interrogate the passing travelers and caravans. The two held the temple's souvenirs, so they wouldn't be too targeted in this regard.
Compared with these, if you meet the faithful believers of the sacred tree, it will be more troublesome-Bernardo and Alice reached a consensus on this. As for robbers in the general sense... it seems that they don't have the courage to step forward and rob such two fierce men.
Because, if you want to get the sap of the holy tree, you must go up to the center of the trunk at the top of the sanctuary. However, the road leading there, just as the priest pointed out before they set off, there are several huge tree trunks running on the only way in the middle. These trunks are actually the products of the extension of the big tree. If you want to reach the top level, you must find a way to move these trunks away.
However, this is a local wonder after all. It’s not impossible to blast it directly with magic, but in that case, it’s a bit of an upside-down—the original purpose was to save the tree in the main city of Snowman, but now it’s equivalent to directly giving this most primitive tree. It's ruined, such things as sesame seeds and watermelon are lost.
Of course, the two of them don't have to climb over directly—in fact, there is a very simple way to solve this problem. That is to use a special dagger that the priests gave them before leaving, a weapon named "Scourge of Plants and Trees" to cut off their contact. For some reason, this big tree is very afraid of the metal that makes up the dagger and the enchantment on it. Once it touches it, it will be afraid to take back its tentacles - that is, those branches and trunks. However, in the eyes of pilgrims who believe in the sect of nature and have a soft spot for this ancient tree, such behavior will naturally be regarded as harm to this ancient tree. If you are unlucky, you will suffer Their accusations.
Therefore, Bernardo and Alice discussed it, and the two decided to act by chance. If no one happens to be there, it may be a good opportunity to act. However, things failed. When the two rushed to the entrance of the cave, several fanatical believers had been waiting for a long time by the clear water, and they were still muttering something.
Faced with this situation, the two had no choice but to adopt plan B. Alice went over there to talk to them, trying to distract them, while Bernardo stepped forward with a dagger, trying to find opportunities, and rushed to the top tree trunk when he was not prepared.
Everything went smoothly-only when Bernardo filled a small bottle of sap and trot down the above, only to find that something seemed to be wrong. The fluorescent light that was originally dancing around the sanctuary was all gathered somewhere in the middle at this moment-the water in the sanctuary pond also began to vibrate.
"You?" The few pilgrims who were kind just now turned their eyes back—they glared at Alice, Alice at Bernardo, and Bernardo spread their hands innocently.
"You hurt the sacred tree... The sacred tree will release a tree guard to attack us! We are all done!" The pilgrims screamed, trying to rush out of the outer door of the sanctuary. Alice and Bernardo only discovered at this moment that those phosphorescences had already condensed into clusters unknowingly at this moment, floating peacefully in the nearby bushes.
That was the signal that the Dryad was awakened-Bernardo remembered that the creature like the Dryad was mentioned in the Encyclopedia of Monsters he had read.
Treant is not powerful among monsters. Even if all the tree spirits in this area swarmed, the two of them were confident that they could defeat it. However, the problem is the same as before, these tree spirits are undoubtedly part of the operation of the magic system nearby. It is regarded as a guardian of ancient trees, and there is some truth in it. If you waited for someone to rush and kill all the dryads, would the situation here worsen because of this reckless move?
"Run." Bernardo reminded Alice--the two immediately ran away, taking a pilgrim who had fallen down just now. After awakening, the tree spirits uttered weird calls, seeming to be experiencing a process from confusion to anger. Fortunately, the two were fast enough to bring out the hapless man who fell there.
Then, Alice reacted, and a magic bullet blasted the entrance of the sanctuary-if the tree spirits rushed out of the cave, it might cause more serious results.
However, the matter is not over here-why this simple action will be exchanged for such a reaction from the tree spirits? Before setting off, they were not reminded of such things.
With this question, they looked at the pilgrims who were still in shock