Game of the World Tree - Chapter 576

576. Chapter 574: Crazy Elf Legend

Klinburg is across the river from the north of the Forest of Elves.

Since the emergence of the Kingdom of the World Tree, Klinburg has seen a lot of ferrymen, who earn some extra money by rowing ambitious adventurers to the other side of the river.

After the warrior Artos decided to go to the Forest of Elves, he boarded a boat with the orc Hercules and other adventurers.

Compared to the wide lower reaches of the river, the upper reaches of the Vimur River are relatively narrower, and the ferry can go back and forth in less than 20 minutes.

On this side of the river, there is a simple pier that seems to be built temporarily.

On the pier, there are more adventurers.

These are people attracted by the ruins of the gods. There are people of all races, but most of them are humans.

The strength of these adventurers varies, but the weakest one is at the Black Iron level, and there are also many silver professionals who are rarely seen in the town on weekdays.

It can be seen that the attraction of the ruins of the gods is quite attractive to adventurers.

Not only that, these adventurers even built a simple wooden stronghold on this side of the river, and even saw high walls and some mercenaries patrolling.

After the boat in front landed, a mercenary with an arrogant look immediately stepped forward and collected gold pounds from the people on the boat.

“That’s the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group. This stronghold was built by them to facilitate all those who want to enter the ruins of the gods to adventure, but… all adventurers who enter this stronghold need to pay five gold pounds as protection fees.”

The boatman explained to his guests.

Many new adventurers suddenly became agitated.

“Five gold pounds, why don’t you rob them?”

Someone couldn’t help but say.

Maybe for experienced adventurers, five gold pounds is not enough for them to splurge in a casino once, but this price is equivalent to the income of a civilian family in the empire for most of the year.

“We can’t help it. This is the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group’s rule. Everyone who enters the base must obey it. They are the largest mercenary group in the northern part of the empire, and there are many gold-rank mercenaries. Unless you can show enough strength, otherwise… you can only listen to them obediently.”

The boatman shook his head.

“Then we won’t get off here, let’s go somewhere else!”

Someone said angrily.

“That’s right!”

The other adventurers also echoed.

The boatman replied helplessly:

“My lords, I advise you to pay the gold pounds honestly. This is for everyone’s good.”

The adventurers were even more angry:

“What? Has the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group become so arrogant? Isn’t it just related to the Northern Elector?”

“If we don’t enter the base, will the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group force us?”

“That’s right! We can still go to the ruins of the gods without entering their base!”

The adventurers were indignant, and the boatman sighed and explained:

“It is possible, but without the protection of the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group’s base, you lords may not be able to escape the pursuit of the elves…”

“The pursuit of the elves?”

The adventurers looked at each other.

“That’s right, since everyone is here for the ruins of the gods, they should all know which fallen god this ruin belongs to… That is the main god that the elves once served. So… these elves will never show mercy to adventurers who come here…”

said the boatman.

“Are the elves in the Elf Forest… so scary?”

An adventurer asked in disbelief.

The boatman nodded:

“Of course, you adults don’t know that now the adventurers who often go back and forth to the ruins of the gods have even reached a consensus. In the ruins and the forest, it is not scary to encounter demons or high-level monsters, but if you encounter elves… you have to be careful.”

“If you run into an elf and can’t kill them all at once, then just wait for their crazy pursuit…”

“Everyone should have vaguely heard about the origins of these elves. These guys… when they chase people, they really won’t stop until they get what they want. They are crazy.”

“If you can’t get to the base in time, unless you have the strength of the gold rank, you will definitely regret it…”

After hearing the boatman’s words, the new adventurers on the boat looked at each other, and the boatman pointed to the adventurer base in front of them and continued:

“Hey, adults, don’t look at this base as being so well built. In fact, this is already the fifth base of the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group. The first four were originally in the forest closer to the ruins of the gods, but they were all destroyed by the elves in the end.”

“Fortunately, the elves don’t know the location of this stronghold yet, and this place is close to the river. The Wild Wolf Mercenary Group also has a lot of spare boats. If they are really besieged by the elves, it will be convenient to evacuate.”

The adventurers listened and their expressions became more and more solemn.

“Are the elves strong?”

Someone asked seriously.

“It’s not a question of whether they are strong or not, but… how to say it, if you really meet the adults, you will know that they are a group of lunatics…”

said the boatman.

“Okay, we’ve reached the shore. I wish the adults can successfully obtain the treasure in the ruins of the gods!”

The boat docked and the mercenaries of the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group also came up.

The adventurers were in a commotion for a while, but in the end they paid the gold pounds honestly one by one.

There was no way, they found that the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group even collected gold pounds The mercenaries are all silver-ranked, and there is not even a silver-ranked mercenary on their ship…

At least… Most of the adventurers on the ship think so.

The people on the ship went down one by one, and soon it was the turn of Athos and Hercules.

When it was their turn to pay, the orc Hercules sneered and flashed his aura.

The mercenary’s face changed drastically.

Fortunately, Hercules only flashed it for a moment and then put it away.

The mercenary immediately stood aside respectfully, and did not ask for the fee, but let the two get off the boat.

Hercules sneered, and then accompanied Atos into the base.

The strong have privileges everywhere.

There are more adventurers in the base.

Not only that, the two even saw many booths of the Chamber of Commerce, selling various materials for exploring the ruins of the gods.

Many of these chambers of commerce came from all over the empire, but there were also other races and forces.

Atos even saw a dark dwarf stall called Amway Business or something…

I don’t know how these guys from the underground came so far to trade here.

Of course, the two of them only took a few glances and stopped paying attention. They were just passing by this stronghold, and their ultimate goal was to go to the nearby elven city of Winterfell.

Hercules had already obtained a map drawn by the adventurer’s association from the black market in advance, which had marked the approximate location of Winterfell. The two of them only needed to go directly there.

However, just as the two of them were leaving through the stronghold of the Wild Wolf Mercenaries, they were stopped by a mercenary warrior who hurried over:

“Sir, please wait a moment, are you two planning to go to the ruins of the gods?”

It was a warrior wearing heavy armor, and his strength reached the upper level of gold.

“What’s the matter?”

Atos did not answer directly.

The warrior hesitated for a moment, and first performed a not-so-standard imperial etiquette:

“I am Hans, the deputy leader of the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group. You two should also be high-level professionals, right? I wonder how to address you?”

“Athos.”

Athos said.

“Hey.”

Hercules just sneered and did not answer.

Hans did not care about Hercules’ attitude…

In fact, the relationship between orcs and humans has always been bad, and he also saw that the two people in front of him were obviously led by this human warrior.

Just hearing the name of Athos, he raised his eyebrows slightly:

“Athos? What a good name! It’s the same name as the founding military god of the empire…”

Hearing the words “founding military god of the empire”, the corners of Athos’ mouth slightly raised, and a trace of imperceptible nostalgia flashed in his expression.

That was his identity when he was still a mortal.

In the distant past, he was once a founding father of the Holy Mannia Empire, but because of the conflict of faith, he finally gave up everything he had.

Captain Hans, unaware that his casual compliment had hit the other party’s sore spot, paused and continued:

“Mr. Atos, high-level professionals cannot enter the ruins of the gods. If they really want to enter, their strength will be suppressed below the gold rank…”

“If the two of you plan to go to the ruins of the gods, I hope you will think about it carefully… In the ruins of the gods, high-level professions are much more dangerous than middle and low-level professionals. Those crazy elves like to target high-level professionals who enter the ruins. Many gold adventurers have died in the ruins…”

After hearing his words, Atos looked a little surprised.

Hercules could not help but sneer:

“Elves? They just have the advantage of being suppressed by the level of the gods’ ruins. If I really see them in the forest, I’d like to see how powerful they are!”

Captain Hans glanced at him, laughed, and shook his head:

“Don’t underestimate those elves. Not to mention inside the ruins, even outside the ruins, you have to be careful when you meet them!”

“Do you know the legendary swordsman Sword? He is a legend! But even so, he was injured in a conflict with the elves a while ago, and seriously injured! His whole body was severely burned by magic!”

“He didn’t enter the ruins, but had a conflict with the elves outside the ruins.”

“Unfortunately, later someone asked the legendary swordsman Sword how the elves seriously injured him, but he never said a word. He just angrily scolded the evil elves for being despicable and blasphemous…”

“But looking at his injuries, I suspect there may be powerful elves with legendary strength, and they should be good at fire magic or electric magic…

Hans spread his hands.

There are legends among the elves?

Hearing this, Hercules’ expression finally became serious.

However, it was soon replaced by fanaticism:

“That’s even better, hehe, I haven’t fought with elves yet…”

He laughed and touched the red axe behind him.

Hans was slightly stunned.

However, when his eyes swept to the red battle axe behind Hercules, a trace of suspicion flashed in his expression.

Before he could think about it, he heard Atos say:

“Thank you for the reminder, we will pay attention. “

Then, he waved to Hercules and continued walking.

Hans wanted to say something, but when he took another look at the red battle axe behind Hercules, his eyes became more and more hesitant, and finally he gave up.

He didn’t turn back to the base until the two of them walked away. He couldn’t help muttering as he walked:

“That axe… is a bit like the axe of Hercules, the legendary strongman of the Orc Alliance…”

“No, it shouldn’t be. It is rumored that Hercules is very arrogant and especially looks down on humans. How could he be a follower of humans?”

“Unless…”

Captain Hans was slightly stunned when he spoke.

He suddenly turned around and looked in the direction where the two left, with a bit of surprise in his expression:

“Athos… God of War Athos? The Eight Messengers of the God of War? !”

“Could it be… this… is not possible? “

…

After leaving the adventurer’s base, Artos and Hercules quickly entered the heart of the Elf Forest according to the markings on the map.

As they moved forward, there were fewer and fewer adventurers around them, and after entering the area marked in red on the map, no one was seen anymore.

The red area refers to the area where the elves are active…

“I didn’t expect that after hundreds of years, the elves have become a terrifying existence.”

Artos shook his head.

“Hey, I’m getting more and more curious. Are they elves with legendary strength? I really want to compete with them.”

Hercules sneered.

Artos looked helpless.

But soon, his eyes swept to a place beside him, and he said playfully:

“There are no legendary elves, but there are quite a few silver-level elves…”

“And it seems that they have followed us since we left the base. It seems that… the base of the Wild Wolf Mercenaries is not as secretive as they imagined. “

Hegaris also looked in the same direction and sneered:

“It’s really as the legend says, as cunning as humans…”

“Unfortunately, in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and weirdness are ridiculous self-deception.”

Then, he snorted coldly:

“Elves, don’t hide, we have found you.”

After that, Hercules took off the red axe behind him and chopped it hard on the ground.

With a loud bang, a horrible crack extended on the ground, extending directly to somewhere in the distance, causing a burst of chaotic curses:

“Damn, how did it get exposed?”

“The point is a bit hard, I’m afraid it’s a high-level elite monster!”

“That’s great, there are a lot of rewards!”

“Try it first!”

“Don’t forget to share the coordinates with the group…”

“Okay!”

As soon as the words fell, bursts of shouting and killing sounded.

Under the surprised gaze of Atos and Hegsri, more than a dozen elves wearing gorgeous armor suddenly emerged from the bushes not far away, waving their weapons and rushing towards them with

a roar… just like bandits robbing people on the road.

But the problem is that their strength is still weak.

_(:з」∠)_

I have regained my touch, let me lay the groundwork for this chapter…

(End of this chapter)