Game of the World Tree - Chapter 703

703. Chapter 700 Chanting (1200 monthly tickets plus more)

The wind outside the window was getting louder and louder, whirring.

A bright yellow flame was burning in the brazier, crackling and swirling.

Cyber sat in front of the brazier, curiously looking at the burning material in the brazier. It should be the grease peeled off from some monster, and it had a strange smell when burning.

He moved his eyes around, and what came into view was a house that was dilapidated but neatly maintained, but it didn’t look so clean because of the gray and greasy dirt on the wall.

There were many shelves hanging on the walls of the house, and the shelves were filled with various odds and ends. Cyber could vaguely recognize some tools and decorations that were obviously elf-style, in addition to a lot of blackened bones and bottles and jars filled with unknown things.

There were many clay dishes on the ground, filled with viscous black fluid, and on them were fuses that seemed to be made of some kind of insect silk, burning with flames, flickering brightly, like oil lamps.

The lovely elf girl Esther was squatting down, carefully blowing out the “oil lamps” one by one, collecting the black fluid and putting it into a bag, and then stacking the clay plates one by one and putting them away.

At this time, Cyber also understood why the light in the window of this house was obviously brighter than that of other houses when he was outside. It should be these “oil lamps” that were shining.

There was no fourth person in the room except the elf father and daughter and Cyber.

Obviously, before Dore came back, the elf girl Esther should have stayed at home alone.

Cyber did not ask where the girl’s mother was.

He was afraid of asking a sad story.

Dore sat on the other side of the brazier, processing the spoils he brought back. Most of them were some black pieces of meat, which exuded an unpleasant smell, which made Cyber frown.

However, Dore seemed to be accustomed to it.

The ugly frost elf was sitting cross-legged, skillfully cutting the meat with a rusty dagger, and shaving off the sticky grease and putting it into the prepared bottle.

Looking at the thick liquid, Sebo felt that he should know what fuel was used to light the “oil lamps” and the braziers.

Estelle quickly packed up the oil lamps.

Then, under Sebo’s curious eyes, her figure disappeared into another slightly dim room on the inside of the house.

Because Dore, who was sitting on the other side, blocked his view, he could not see the situation in the other room. He could only hear the girl’s brisk footsteps, humming a tune, and occasionally some water flow.

She seemed to be in a good mood.

After a while, Estelle appeared in Sebo’s sight again. This time, she had a clay pot with patterns and three bumpy cups in her hands.

She flew in front of the two like a happy butterfly, knelt down gently, and poured a cup of tea for Sebo, Dore and herself.

“Dad, guests, you have worked hard all the way, drink some water!”

Her voice was crisp and pleasant, like an oriole.

After doing all this, she disappeared into the darkness with a “tap-tap” sound, like a happy little rabbit.

What a lovely child…

Cyber couldn’t help thinking.

After walking all the way, he felt a little thirsty, so he picked up the cup.

However, after he picked up the cup, he looked at the unknown liquid in the cup and hesitated a little.

It was a turbid liquid, with a layer of light oil floating on it, emitting an indescribable fishy smell.

Cyber: …

Is this water? !

Cyber’s sense of smell told him that his body was rejecting this unknown liquid.

When he looked at Dore, he found that he had already picked up the cup and drank it all.

The expression of this silent frost elf was very normal, and it seemed that he was not affected by the fishy smell of this “tea” at all.

Cyber: …

He twitched the corner of his mouth and admired the other party from the bottom of his heart.

This “tea”… He just smelled it and felt nauseous.

“Guest? Doesn’t it suit your taste?”

At this time, Estelle’s voice came again.

Cyber looked over subconsciously and saw the elf girl standing at the door of the inner room, holding a tray with three clay bowls filled with something on it.

She tilted her head and looked at Cyber with her big, shining eyes.

Those pure eyes, like those of a newborn beast, made it difficult for Cyber to say “no”.

“This is the juice of the abyss worm, which has been purified.”

At this time, Dore’s low and hoarse voice came over.

After saying that, he coughed violently again, and took a few deep breaths before he recovered.

Cyber noticed that the pustules on his face had cracked more severely, and yellow pus flowed out.

“Dad!”

Estelle whispered, put down the tray in her hand, and ran to Dore, kneeling on the ground to take out a piece of cloth whose color could not be distinguished, and gently wiped the pus off Dore’s face.

The girl’s movements were very gentle.

“Does it hurt…?”

Her voice trembled a little, and her expression was full of worry.

However, Dore gently pushed her away and said in a panic:

“Don’t… don’t touch me, it’s dirty.”

Under the shadowy flames, Estelle’s delicate profile formed a sharp contrast with Dore’s ferocious appearance. The worry in the girl’s eyes and the helplessness of her father reflected each other and merged into one under the firelight.

Seeing this scene, Cyber’s nose was inexplicably sour.

He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and drank the juice in the cup.

It was fishy.

Sour and spicy.

However, it was not as gloomy as Cyber’s heart now.

He didn’t understand what these elves had suffered to fall to this point.

Abyss worms…

Is this… the abyss?

The flames in the brazier crackled, and the door was banged by the wind.

Estelle stood up and raised the tray again, hiding the worry on her face and putting on a smile like the spring sunshine again:

“Dad, guests, are you hungry? Estelle has prepared food, fill your stomach!”

As she said this, she brought the clay bowl on the tray to the two of them.

After hearing what Estelle said, Cyber felt a little hungry, but with the “tea” before, he was already somewhat prepared.

He looked down at the food the girl handed to him.

It was a piece of dried meat, black.

Unlike the delicious meat that Cyber often used as dry food, these black meats also exuded a faint fishy smell, which was disgusting.

In addition, there were some strange lumps that seemed to be fungi, and the smell was not flattering.

Cyber no longer wanted to think about why the elves would start eating meat without the influence of the players.

He doubted whether eating these pungent things would cause problems…

Cyber held the clay bowl with a hesitant look, but Estelle and Dore had already taken action.

They put the clay bowl on their chests, gently closed their eyes, and looked calm and pious.

Their lips moved slightly and they prayed.

The flames in the brazier flickered and crackled.

The two people’s whispered prayers also reached the ears of the keen-hearing Cyber:

“Merciful and great Mother Goddess…”

“You are the master of life, you are the mother of nature…”

“May you bless your confused people and find the true light in the darkness…”

Cyber opened his mouth slightly, his expression full of surprise.

The master of life…

Mother of Nature…

This is the name of the goddess Eve!

But… why didn’t the goddess respond?

At this time, Cyber suddenly regretted that although he was a semi-casual party, he didn’t have a deep understanding of the plot behind “Elf Kingdom”…

Could it be… Could it be that because this is the abyss, the goddess’s eyes can’t be focused here?

He couldn’t help but guess.

The two frost elves quickly finished praying, drew a crooked symbol on their chests, and began to eat.

They ate very slowly, chewed very carefully, and seemed to cherish the food in their hands.

At this time, Cyber suddenly remembered that he seemed to have heard someone mention that the goddess seemed to have changed the prayer symbol during the previous internal tests…

Could it be… because the symbols were inconsistent, the goddess did not accept their prayers?

Cyber guessed again.

“Guest? Not to your taste?”

Just as Cyber’s thoughts were flying, Estelle’s voice, like a yellow oriole, rang again.

Cyber looked over and saw the girl looking at his unmoved food.

He noticed that the clay bowl in the girl’s hand had been empty without knowing when.

Eat so fast!

Cyber was a little surprised.

However, when his peripheral vision noticed the unfinished meat jerky of Dore on the other side and Estelle’s unsatisfied expression, he suddenly realized.

It’s not that the girl eats fast, but she probably doesn’t have much food.

Obviously, these foods were prepared by Estelle in advance.

And the girl couldn’t have known his arrival in advance.

So…she only prepared food for two people at the beginning, and now she should have given most of her own to him as a guest.

I’m afraid food is also quite scarce here.

For a moment, Cyber felt even more bitter.

He took a deep breath, forced a smile, and said,

“No, it tastes good.”

After speaking, he picked up the clay bowl, held his breath and wolfed down the dried meat and mushrooms.

It was so hard not to spit it out.

“Cough cough cough…”

He seemed to have eaten too fast, and he started to cough violently.

But soon, he felt a small, warm hand patting his back, gently helping him to breathe.

“Eat slowly, don’t choke.”

Cyber turned his head and saw the girl’s sweet smile.

Looking at that innocent smile, his heart became more and more bitter.

“Thank you…”

Cyber said in a low voice.

After that, he reached into his arms, took out some fruits from the Elf Forest from his storage space, and placed them in front of the girl and Dore.

“This… what is this?”

Looking at the crystal clear green fruit, Estelle’s eyes were full of curiosity.

She couldn’t help but stretch out her hand to poke it, and then closed her eyes and smelled it, and her eyes were suddenly filled with light:

“It smells so good!”

Dore was also slightly startled.

He couldn’t help but sniff in the air, and a hint of intoxication inexplicably surged in his expression.

“This is the sweet green fruit, a specialty of my hometown. I give it to you. Thank you for your hospitality.”

Cyber said.

“Sweet green fruit?”

Estelle repeated curiously, swallowed slightly, and asked:

“Is this… edible?”

Looking at her eyes full of curiosity, Cyber didn’t know what he felt in his heart…

In the Elf Forest, sweet green fruit itself is the elves’ favorite fruit.

However, here, these elves don’t even know what it is.

What have they experienced in these hundreds of years?

“It’s edible.”

Cyber sighed, picked up one, and put it into his mouth first.

Crisp and sweet.

Seeing his action, the two frost elves hesitated for a moment, and also carefully put the fruit into their mouths.

They first took a light bite, and their bodies froze at the same time.

Cyber noticed that the expressions of the two people almost instantly became enjoyable.

They couldn’t help but squint their eyes, and their expressions were moved, as if they had eaten the most delicious food in the world…

Then, they wolfed it down as if they hadn’t eaten for a long time.

“Eat slowly, I still have a lot.”

Cyber said softly.

At this time, Dore suddenly put down the fruit in his hand and looked at him calmly.

Cyber was startled.

But soon, he keenly noticed that the eyes of the frost elf seemed to be much softer.

Dore pointed at himself and said hoarsely:

“Dore Frost.”

Then, he pointed at the elf girl:

“Estel, my daughter.”

After speaking, he looked at Cyber again and said in a calm voice:

“Unsullied… What’s your name?”

Cyber was slightly startled.

He was silent for a moment and showed a friendly smile:

“Cyber.”

“My name is Cyber, Cyber Shadow…”

…

After a meal, the three people in front of the brazier were obviously more familiar with each other.

Dore was still silent. He sat there, quietly handling the hunting spoils, coughing from time to time.

Estel lay on the ground, staring with pure big eyes, curiously looking at Cyber who was helping Dore to handle the spoils.

“Mr. Cyber, you are so beautiful!”

She looked at Cyber’s flawless white cheeks and said with some envy.

Looking at the girl’s bright eyes, Cyber’s expression became softer.

“You are also very cute, Estelle.”

He said.

Estelle giggled, then looked at the gorgeous armor on Cyber, and asked with expectation and curiosity:

“Mr. Cyber… are you the envoy of the Mother Goddess?”

“I read in the book that the envoys of the Mother Goddess are all as beautiful as you!”

“And… you also have that wonderful sweet… sweet…”

“Sweet green fruit.”

Cyber added.

“Yes! Yes! Sweet green fruit!”

The girl nodded.

“That… that’s the legendary fruit, right? Did you bring it from the Mother Goddess’s kingdom?”

“I’ve seen it in a book! The Holy Scripture says that the Mother Goddess’s kingdom is rich and beautiful, like flowing milk and honey…”

“There is warm sunshine, a clear blue sky, sweet berries and clear springs…”

“There are no worries, no sorrow, no pain, no degradation, and everyone lives happily and joyfully…”

“Mr. Cyber! Are you from the Mother Goddess’s kingdom?”

“Have you seen the clear blue sky? The book says that there are shining stars there, like gorgeous gems!”

“What do gems… look like?”

“Mom said that my great-grandfather’s grandfather had one.” “

It’s just that it’s been too long. It was accidentally lost during the migration more than two thousand years ago…”

“Have you seen gems?”

Looking at Estelle’s excitement, Cyber hesitated.

At the same time, he was slightly startled.

What did he hear?

Two… two thousand years?

At this time, a series of roars like wild beasts began to come from outside the house, interrupting his thoughts.

Faintly, Cyber could still hear shouts and fighting.

“The black tide is coming…”

Dore said in a low voice.

Cyber’s heart moved, and he quickly stood up and walked towards the door.

Outside the door, it was completely shrouded in gray fog, and only the lights of other houses could be vaguely seen.

The ground trembled slightly, and the howling of monsters and the sound of swords were looming, which seemed to be from the direction of the city wall.

The chaotic voices were buried in the whistling wind, appearing and disappearing from time to time.

Estelle seemed to be a little scared, and she shrank and hid behind Dore.

Dore put down his work at some point and picked up an elf harp made of unknown materials.

He played it gently, and the melodious and soothing melody flowed slowly.

Cyber was slightly startled.

It was the well-known elf music in “Elf Kingdom”, “Morning in Florence”.

The music was soothing, soft, with a hint of sadness, but under the sadness, there was a kind of tenacious persistence and determination.

Dore opened his mouth softly, and his low and hoarse voice sang along with the melody.

As Dore sang, Estelle gradually calmed down.

She leaned against her father and whispered softly.

The vicissitudes of life and hoarse voice intertwined with the crisp singing, accompanied by the graceful melody, penetrating the window and floating over the city.

Gradually, faint singing was heard from all over the city, joining the singing team:

“The sky is getting light, and the night is about to disappear.”

“The dawn light slowly awakens the sleeping creatures.”

“The music sounds slowly and melodiously.”

“The flowers bloom slowly, exuding the natural fragrance.”

“The sun rises and sets.”

“Every day begins with new hope.”

“The tune is melodious.”

“The troubadour is singing in the early morning of Florence.”

“Merciful Mother Goddess,”

“May you be glorious.”

“I am your most pious child.”

“I offer you immortal glory.”

“Merciful Mother Goddess,”

“May you be glorious.”

“I am your most pious child.” “I

offer you immortal glory…” “…

” “…”

This chapter was very tiring to write… and very heavy. The plot is not progressing fast, but I think this chapter is a necessary foreshadowing.

_(:з」∠)_ There will be more tonight, but it will be late, and it may be until the early morning. I need to take a break before writing the next chapter. Everyone should be prepared to read it tomorrow morning

(this chapter is over)