Game of the World Tree - Chapter 711

711. Chapter 708: Lights in the Dark (2400 monthly tickets plus more)

The frost elves acted faster than Cyber expected.

He thought the players had mobilized quickly enough, but he didn’t expect that the frost elves were even more powerful than the players.

After Aurora and a group of frost elf leaders decided to return with their tribesmen, the entire elven city quickly started to operate. In

less than a day, the entire frost tribe, with a population of 250,000, was fully prepared to set off from top to bottom.

Under the tall city gate, the mighty elves were either carrying bags or pushing carts, forming a long line that could not be seen at a glance.

“Have you made preparations for departure so quickly?”

Following the long line, Cyber was very surprised.

“Of course, it’s not worth taking away. We are all going to enjoy the beautiful material world. Why should we take those tattered things with us?”

The voice of Gando, the head of the temple, came from Cyber’s side.

After the meeting, he and Cyber were responsible for sorting out the things in the temple. As they chatted, they gradually became more and more familiar with each other, and there was a hint of friendship between them.

This seemingly taciturn old elf was actually quite talkative once he opened his mouth.

He seemed to be in a good mood, humming an ancient ballad and holding a water bag in his hand.

“Weapons, food, clothes, tents for going out, and some memorable artworks and books on passing on knowledge, that’s all. The rest… there’s no need to bring them.”

Gando said as he picked up the water bag and took a big sip.

As if he had drunk the best thing in the world, Gando showed an enjoyable expression, his eyes narrowed into a slit, and then he smiled at Cyber:

“Sir Cyber, the elf flower tea you gave me tastes really good. I’ve lived for so long, but this is the first time I’ve had such a delicious drink… drink…”

“Drink.”

Cyber added with a smile.

“Ah, yes, drinks! So… this is the sweet taste mentioned in the books! It’s really a taste that makes people happy! It’s much better than the juice of the abyss worm! When I return to the main material world, I must drink it to my heart’s content! Drink a cup every day! No, two cups!”

Ganduo said with some yearning.

Cyber laughed and patted him on the shoulder:

“Mr. Gando, two cups are nothing? You can drink as much as you want when the time comes! This is a common drink in our Elf Forest.”

Gando’s eyes lit up and he said:

“That’s great.”

After that, he smacked his lips and couldn’t help but picked up the water bag and took another sip, then weighed the weight and frowned slightly:

“No, I can’t drink anymore, otherwise I’ll drink it all before we set off.”

Seeing his cautious look, Cyber waved his hand:

“Don’t worry, I still have a lot here! This time when I came to the Abyss, I have stockpiled a lot of delicious food.”

But Gando shook his head:

“Well… no, it will take at least two months to walk from here to the Cliff of Sorrow. If we encounter a black tide, we will have to station defenses, which will probably be slower…”

As he said, he patted Cyber on the shoulder:

“So, Lord Cyber, you should keep it for yourself. Your frail body can’t stand the food of this world like us. I heard from Esther that you had diarrhea last time you ate her dried meat, right?”

Cyber couldn’t help but smile bitterly. He turned back and glared at the elf girl Esther who was following him, and Esther stuck out her tongue at him mischievously and made a face.

“You little guy!”

Cyber stretched out his hand and pretended to rub the girl’s head, but the girl dodged like a jumping deer.

She ran behind Gando like a gust of wind, grabbed the corner of the old elf’s clothes, pouted and said:

“Grandpa Gando! Mr. Cyber bullied me!”

“Hahaha…”

Gando laughed.

“Okay, okay, I’ll talk to Lord Cyber for a while, Esther, you go find your friends to play with.”

The old elf said.

“Yeah.”

The elf girl nodded obediently, then ran towards the slowly moving elf team, and soon played with several elves of the same age.

They were all in the center of the team, which was a place protected by layers of protection and where young elves with less alienation were concentrated.

Looking at the laughing figures of the young children, Gando burped, and his eyes became warmer.

“When we return to the world of Segus, Estelle and the others will be free and can grow up happily.”

He sighed with some emotion.

After hearing Gando’s words, Cyber was also very moved.

He glanced at the long team and sighed:

“Everything will be fine.”

Gando nodded in agreement, and then fell silent.

After a moment, he sighed softly:

“Lord Cyber.”

“Hmm?”

“I want to apologize to you for not recognizing your identity when you first came to the city.”

Cyber looked at the old elf unexpectedly and said:

“Mr. Gando, you are too polite. If I were you, I would not recognize you. After all… I don’t have the light of faith.”

After hearing Cyber’s words, Gando smiled bitterly and sighed:

“After all, my faith is not pious enough, but… now I think I should understand why you don’t have the light of faith.”

“Why?”

Cyber asked curiously.

Gando thought for a while and said:

“You mentioned that our elves and the human kingdom are fighting against each other, so I think… the mother goddess is probably still hiding her identity?”

“I’m afraid that changing the holy emblem and changing the name of the church is for this reason.”

“In this case, without the light of faith, you will naturally be safer after diving into the abyss and will not attract the attention of those enemies.”

After hearing Gando’s words, Cyber’s expression was a little surprised.

“It seems that I am right?”

Gando raised his eyebrows.

“Well… how should I put it? It should be right.”

“What do you mean by should?”

“It means a little bit.”

“What do you mean by a little bit?”

“…”

Cyber looked at Gando helplessly,

and the latter laughed. At this moment, a call came from behind the two of them:

“Lord Cyber, Lord Cyber!”

Cyber turned around and saw a panting priest.

Behind him were two powerful elf guards, holding a tall box in his arms.

“Lord Cyber! Lady Aurora asked me to give this to you!”

He handed the box to Cyber respectfully.

Cyber raised his eyebrows, and he took a look at the box that was at least one meter high, feeling the familiar power it exuded, and his heart moved slightly:

“The statue on the tower?”

“Yes, Lady Aurora said that this is the statue that gathers the power of faith of our entire tribe for thousands of years. Only by handing it over to you can it play its maximum role.”

said the priest.

After hearing this, Cyber understood:

“Divine defense barrier?”

“Yes, thank you for your hard work. It won’t be a peaceful journey.”

The priest nodded and said apologetically.

Cyber waved his hand:

“It’s nothing. This is my responsibility. I will use it well and protect everyone at the critical moment.”

As he said that, he took the box and put it on his back.

His body sank slightly, and Cyber felt that the responsibility on him was even heavier.

“By the way, where is Lady Aurora?”

he asked again.

“Lady Aurora is still in the city. She wants to pray for the tribesmen who are ‘sleeping’ here and bid them farewell.”

said the priest.

“Is that so…”

Cyber sighed.

For more than two thousand years, how many tribesmen of the Frost Tribe have been sleeping here forever?

Cyber didn’t know.

He didn’t have the heart to know.

However, the darkness will pass and the dawn will come.

And he, together with the elves, will go to a hopeful future.

The priest left, and Cyber and Gando continued to move forward with the team.

Although the team of the Frost Elves was very long, it was in good order.

Obviously, the long-term struggle in the abyss has formed their iron discipline.

From the inside to the outside, the whole team is composed of adult elves who are becoming more and more alienated with age. The outermost elf guards are wearing tattered armor, full of murderous aura, and majestic.

They are older elves, and they are also experienced warriors with more battles.

After further communication with Gando, Cyber learned that most of the armor on these elf guards was actually passed down from generation to generation, and was first brought in by the first generation of frost elves from the world of Segus.

This abyss plane is extremely barren, and the elves can only survive in this world by carefully preserving the armor and weapons passed down by their ancestors.

Although the bones of some demons and monsters can be used to make arrows, it is not suitable for making close-fitting equipment because it is difficult to purify the abyss power in the bones.

However, Cyber also noticed that there are very few old elves in the team, even at the outermost edge.

Of course, although they are old, according to the growth and aging speed of the frost elves in the abyss world, most of them are only one or two hundred years old.

This age, if placed in the world of Segus, is the best age for the elves.

However, here, they are already old and decayed.

“Where are the elders in the team?”

Unable to find those older elves in the team, Cyber looked at Gando curiously.

Gando was slightly startled, and said calmly:

“They… They went to explore the way ahead.”

“Explore the way?”

“Yes, this journey is so long, we will definitely encounter demons and even black tides. Someone has to explore the way ahead. If they can come back, it means that the front is safe. If they don’t come back, then they will take a detour.”

Gando said naturally, as if he was talking about something normal.

As he said that, he sighed again:

“Logically, I should also go, but I applied, but Lady Aurora disagreed, saying that as the head of the temple, I must help Him manage all the priests…”

“Really, you don’t know the arrogant and proud expressions of those guys when they left! Obviously, they are playmates who grew up together, and they said to me at an old age, Gando, you coward, we are going to explore the way first, just follow Lady Aurora and walk slowly behind! It really pissed me off.”

Gando complained.

However, although he was complaining, Cyber seemed to hear a hint of sadness in his words.

While complaining, Gando gradually stopped.

He looked into the distance and sighed:

“But… even if they don’t go, they don’t have the protection of faith like me, so I’m afraid they won’t be able to hold on for long. It’s their wish to shine in the last two months.”

After hearing Gando’s words, Cyber opened his mouth slightly and sighed in his heart.

He never expected to bring everyone back.

But before he set off, the frost elves were ready to sacrifice some of their people, which still made him feel a little sad.

But this is unavoidable.

The wild is dangerous and must be accompanied by sacrifice.

And the old elves who are the most alienated, the moment they leave the city, it means that they may fall at any time.

They… probably have already prepared to sacrifice.

Hope is right in front of them.

However, they will never get there.

But even so, they are willing to become the light leading to hope.

Burning themselves, lighting the way forward for the people behind them in the darkness…

I don’t know when, an elf in the marching team took out a harp and sang slowly.

The sound is ethereal, ethereal and soothing.

The song seemed to have a magical power. Cyber seemed to see a tenacious tribe, moving forward in the darkness.

Even if the road ahead was full of hardships, they never gave up.

The song was full of power.

It was a kind of toughness with softness, a greatness rooted in the depths of the tribe’s soul…

The ancient ballad floated above the team, attracting more and more elves to join.

Gando’s eyes gradually blurred, and he followed the chanting:

“When the cold of winter comes”

“The starless night will cover the day”

“In the veil of the sun”

“We will move forward in the bitter rain”

“But in dreams”

“I can still hear your name”

“And in dreams”

“We will meet again”

“When the sea and the mountains collapse”

“We will come to the end of time”

“In the darkness I hear a call”

“Call me there”

“I will go there” “

And then return” “

…”

The ancient ballad was sung and sung in the slowly advancing team…

Listening to the soothing and moving melody, Cyber gradually became infatuated.

At this moment, a strong urge surged in his heart.

He wanted to record all of this.

He wanted to pass on the story of the Frost Elves.

Their perseverance, their persistence, their greatness.

He wanted to share everything that happened here with everyone, with the world…

Cyber let out a breath slowly and opened the system network.

He logged into the official forum and created a new post.

The ethereal ballad still echoed in his ears, and a trace of tenderness passed over Cyber’s face.

“Friends…”

“What I’m going to tell you next is a story about perseverance and faith.”

“In the dark world of the abyss, there once was such a great group…”

“…”

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Note: The lyrics are from “In Dreams”

You didn’t expect that I would add more in the middle of the night!

I’m so tired, I’m going to take a rest. _(:з」∠)_

PS: The ballad is from “The Lord of the Rings”, if I remember correctly

(end of this chapter)