chapter 67
Chapter 67 – Conflict (7)
Chapter 67 – Conflict (7)
“Is that really enough? There is no shortage of armor.”
“Because it stood out too much. It’s enough to move stealthily there. Don’t wear armor, but wear these.”
The time the convened people set out to attack the dungeon. Leon was preparing separately instead of going to the dungeon.
He was also armed, but he was different from other elves, as Sarah, who was helping him, said. The clothes he is currently wearing are not black armor made of dagger pieces, but black leather.
It was no ordinary leather. It was made by processing the hard carapace of the witch beast’s daughter-in-law.
‘I don’t know how they made it into clothes like this.’
I have experience in making protective equipment with carapaces that have been softened by burning, but I haven’t tried anything beyond that. However, the Dwarves processed it and literally made it into tough and hard leather to make clothes.
He liked it. It had excellent defense power that could not be compared to the traditional thin clothes worn on a daily basis, but it was not more cumbersome than armor.
“Wouldn’t it have been better to help those heading to the labyrinth?”
“No, our work is just as important. That’s why the family… The queen didn’t take us either.”
Sera said that they, who are now being renovated, should follow the others into the dungeon and help them, but he shook his head.
“It’s just that each person’s work is divided. It is important for others to attack the labyrinth and kill the enemies so that the world tree can grow further, but if it ends there, it has no meaning to us now. We must go further and bring more of our other people who are still suffering.”
Attacking the labyrinth is only one process after all. The process of moving more residents. In the end, I realized that the most important thing is the number of other comrades who will share my will, that is, the population of the residents.
Serenian also realized the importance of it in advance and did not mobilize the special operation team to attack the labyrinth. If they get hurt, the plan will be disrupted.
“So it is better to think that our work is more important than anything else. Even if you get hurt, it’s right to bring in at least one more person from the outside and get hurt. Sera, you too have to get your sister back.”
“Yes. Certainly.”
“Then we need to get bigger and stronger. The source of that is to bring as many people as possible. The more we persuade and bring our own people, the weaker the traitors become and the stronger we become.”
Sarah bit her lip at his mention of his brother. Just as Leon lost his wife, Sarah also lost her own sister.
Those who belonged to the Special Operations Unit had one motive that most of them could never give up.
“Victory! It’s a win! They say all the monsters in the labyrinth are dead!”
It was at that time that news of the victory came from the lakeside. All the elves were delighted and cheered, and Leon, who was trying to do his job without caring about his heart, also smiled faintly.
‘As expected.’
He always believed in Serenian. Although he is much younger than himself, he is a strong leader who can be trusted and followed.
“Tonight, I will give the magic stones I got from clearing the labyrinths to the World Tree. And at that moment, the spirit of the sky said he would give us something.”
After returning from a victorious battle, Serenian, who took off his armor he was not used to, called a meeting and told them what to do.
It’s a different story, it’s already been planned, but the others were startled and murmured when they heard that the spirit had announced that they would give something.
“What on earth does the spirit give you? Maybe you’ll give us a new resource…”
“I don’t know about that yet. But it means that the spirit already knows what will happen tonight.”
Serenian secretly noticed his people. It was a little awkward for him to say with his own mouth that he also had his own ‘enthronement ceremony’.
“The World Tree grows further. Although I can’t predict how that power will be used.”
If you donate all the harvested dungeon cores, the world tree will definitely grow one more level. It was the right time. The reason was to properly see the scene that was not seen in the world tree of the great forest that had already fully grown.
Although the corpses of the witch beast daughter-in-law were eaten by the fairy ants, they did not lack nutrients.
Anyway, lately, even such nutrients are given down from the sky.
“The spirits also recognized that we deserve to live here.”
The elves were naturally excited. They had to do this every time they reaffirmed that the spirits that directly showed their strong power supported them.
I didn’t think I would lose. The god of the sky, who is of a different rank from other deities who merely exist, is with them.
“Please prepare. The crouching is over now.”
Serenian ordered the elves to move.
It was different from the last time we gathered and prayed to repay the spirit. Today’s oath is to decide the path of the elves, who have nothing to do with divine spirits.
‘I have achieved results, but I am lacking.’
Since Serenian came this far, he had absolutely no intention of stopping. He rescues his people from traitors and avenges them. He goes further and awakens the will of the ancestors who have been forgotten in peace.
That was her determination to go from being an outcast to being the leader of a group.
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“Did everyone get together?”
Evening after sunset. Of course, it’s time for others to be active, but I turned off all the lights. It was the promised time.
In fact, the elves were gathering in front of the world tree as if they were used to it. It was a sacred and holy ceremony, a sight I had seen several times, but I was thrilled each time, and this moment is the same.
This is the moment when the elves who attacked the labyrinth use the spoils to grow themselves.
“—.”
Serenian, who stood in front of her this time, pointed to the dungeon cores of various sizes lying under her feet. It is an act of using the power of the World Tree to move the energy contained in the core to the World Tree.
Then the world tree will consume that immense energy and grow itself.
At first glance, it is quite a beautiful sight, with bluish aura like fog slowly seeping out of the core and being absorbed into the tree.
The world inside the flower pot sparkles with bright light. Even I, watching from above, stare blankly at it.
‘Expansion again? Increase scaling?’
What we got in exchange for attacking the anthill last time was an expansion of an area where more elves could migrate and solve the water resource problem, and additional opportunities to send things with a scaled-up.
As expected, you should be able to get them this time too.
[World Tree of Eden lv 20]
[A new area connected to the center can be activated (size limit 30×30, 20×20)]
[Increases the number of items that can be scaled (0/5)]
[Increases the number of items that can be scaled inversely (0/3)]
‘As expected. But this.’
In fact, the moment the world tree absorbed all the cores, the patterns on the tree shone brightly. It’s a sight that I’ve already seen a few times, but the letters floating on top of the pots are things I haven’t seen in quite a while.
Activation of a new connected area, this means that it can be connected with other flower pots. Even two of them.
The number of items that can be scaled has also increased. However, last time it ended here, but this time there was one more.
‘What is inverse magnification?’
If scaling is scaling, it is difficult to understand the sentence with the strange word reverse scaling.
“—!”
[Elf’s Prayer – Blessing Prayer]
But I couldn’t be thinking about it right now. Because Serenian was praying to the sky and asking for strength.
I took out the delivered item today. It is only a few tens of thousands of won worth of jewelry, but the price is not important.
An item given by a divine spirit, an elven queen recognized by a divine spirit. That was what she wanted, and that was what I could do for her.
[Scale adjustment]
I handed her the tiara, which she had prepared in advance, after adjusting her scale.
Then, as if they knew in advance, the elves who had left the plaza all looked up at the sky.
For a moment, I flinched at the gaze directed at me. I know that I can’t see them, but they were looking at me nonetheless.
“…—.”
In the meantime, Serenian picked up the tiara that had fallen from the sky.
Perhaps even the elves understood its meaning. Serenian also received it and smiled faintly.
‘Now is the beginning.’
From what I can see, it was just the beginning. The elves, who had everything they needed, couldn’t stand still.