Chronicles of Ryan the Wizard

Sunrise City is a sacred place for Allendor, because two hundred years ago, three elders including the Druid Mountain Eagle used the Forbidden Curse at the expense of their lives when resisting the undead army’s attack." Oasis of Life".Under the envelope of this magic, all vigorous and undead creatures were severely damaged, so that Fernando, Blood Axe and Moonshadow led the elite troops of the coalition forces to assault the command center of the undead army, besieged the demon king Aleister and won the final victory.

After that battle, the three elders including Shan Ying exhausted all their lives and passed away, but due to the power of the druids and the influence of the "Oasis of Life" magic, their bodies turned into a huge oak tree. , Stands permanently in Sunrise City.Later, people called this giant tree the "Tree of Life".

Every adult druid will leave the tribe he lives in and walk across the continent on foot to perform a physical and spiritual ascetic practice. On the one hand, he will increase his own strength and at the same time look for the trail of the evil undead army.When they are about to end their journey of asceticism, they will all go to the Druid’s Holy Land Sunrise City, stand under the big tree formed by the three old mountain eagles, and experience the kind of life this tree of life brings to themselves. Vibrant feelings in order to understand the source of druid power.

The "Tree of Life" is located in the west of Sunrise City. The three elders cast spells on the old city wall of Sunrise City. After they were transformed into giant trees, the people of Sunrise City transformed the city where they lived, taking the place of the tree of life. As the center, the sunrise city was expanded.Now the "Tree of Life" is located in the central square of Sunrise City, and there is no building in the area covered by the Tree of Life.

After three days of meditation and all the preparations, Allendo also took Xiao Bai and came to the "Tree of Life" without hesitation, to carry out the last step of druid training.

From a distance, Ryan saw the "Tree of Life", its lush branches and leaves were like a giant umbrella, stretched towards the sky as much as possible, covering the open space a few kilometers around him.From entering the shadow of the big tree to walking to the root of the big tree, Ellendor and the others spent fifteen minutes. Although the cold here has not disappeared, the "tree of life" is still full of life. Ryan and the others left here. In fifteen minutes, only the ground was clean, no dead leaves, no fallen branches, only occasionally saw the thick roots of the big trees breaking through the shackles of the earth and exposed in front of people.

Ellendor walked straight to the trunk of the "Tree of Life", placed his hand gently on the trunk, closed his eyes and began to meditate.Ryan and the others, who accompanied Elendo, stood far away. They didn't talk, lest it might affect Elendo's practice.

During Elendo's meditation period, Ryan had the opportunity to observe the towering tree carefully.The roots of the big tree are deeply pierced into the ground and spread for several kilometers around. No wonder no one lives under the big tree, because it is impossible to build a house under the shade of the big tree.The trunk of the big tree is not a complete trunk, but is formed by three sturdy trunks intertwined and entangled together. Ryan estimates that at least dozens of people will be able to embrace it.

A light breeze blew, this is the sea breeze blowing from the east, so it brought a hint of fishy smell.The branches and leaves of the "Tree of Life" swayed slightly with the sea breeze, making a slight noise, as if someone was whispering in their ears.What makes Ryan strange is that there is no magical aura on the "tree of life" formed because of the magic forbidden curse. Ryan can only feel the vitality of the "tree of life", the breath of life that all things grow in spring. , Bring Ryan into a wonderful state.

Ryan closed his eyes and carefully realized this wonderful feeling, like a small seed, after the cold winter, under the comfort of the spring breeze, and the moisture of the spring rain, he slowly stretched out. , Tried his best to push away the rock that was pressing on him, and sent a sincere smile to the blue sky.

The longer the seed grows and the bigger its stem becomes thicker. Now it does not need to bow its head for external forces, and can stand proudly in the storm.Under the rain, it was covered with green branches and leaves, and a small flower bloomed.Soon, more flowers appeared, and it was dressed up in colorful, indescribably beautiful.

After a long period of time, the flowers turned into fruits, hanging down on the branches, facing the powerful external force, who swears not to bow their heads, bent down his waist with a smile.This is a harvest season, a time of expectation and joy.However, the good times didn't last long, and the harsh north came whizzing away, blowing away all signs of life. It was like a dying old man, squatting on the stalks that he had once stout.

The north wind was blowing tighter and tighter, and it slowly withered under the snow cover.

Just when Ryan thought everything was over, suddenly a breeze hit his face, and the breath of life came to life. Just in the place where it withered, another sprout broke out of the ground...

Ryan opened his eyes and he sighed for a long time. The feelings after closing his eyes just now took only a few minutes before and after, but for Ryan, it turned out to be like a lifetime.

"What a fragile life, what a strong life!" Ryan muttered to himself as he recalled how he felt.

"Yes, the most powerful force in this world is life!" Allendo's voice sounded.Ryan looked up, and saw that Allendo had left the root of the tree and came to him. His face was full of confidence. It was a sudden realization after he understood some truth.

"As a druid, we pursue the balance of everything. When the wind wolves are in packs, we will eliminate the wolves because they will eat a lot of edelweiss. But when the wolves are reduced, we will again Will stop hunting and killing the wolves. Because without the wolves, the edelweiss will lose their natural enemies. Everything we do comes from the maintenance of life, our strength, and also from the understanding of life. "

"Incarnation of the wind wolf is the understanding of the life of the wind wolf. The incarnation of the black bear is the understanding of the life of the black bear. The oak trees that the elders of the mountain eagle and their incarnation have transcended this realm and directly understood the true meaning of life, which is one This is a realm that can only be understood, but cannot be described in words. This is why each of our druids will come here. Without coming in person, others will not be able to clarify that feeling."

Speaking of this, Allendor suddenly waved at the huge oak tree, and an oak tree branch as thick as an adult man's arm bent down from the high canopy, and stayed at Allendor's hand.Ellendor grabbed the branch without any effort. The oak branch left the canopy and came to Ellendor’s hand. The branch that was originally connected to the canopy was completely natural, and it didn’t look like just taken from the oak tree. After coming down, it seems that it has grown like this.

"This is?" Ryan asked.

"Blessing from the Druid Elder." Allen said lightly.Although he tried to keep his face calm, there was still a smile on the corner of his mouth, which was the joy of completing his practice.

"Ah!" Ryan grew his mouth and looked at Ellendor in surprise. After a while, he remembered what he should say: "Congratulations, Ellendor. Then what are your plans for the future? "After asking this sentence, Ryan felt uneasy, and he didn't want Allendo to return to the Druid tribe.

"Here, I'll give it to you." Allendo didn't answer Ryan's question, but directly handed the oak branch to Ryan.

"This? This is..." Ryan didn't understand what Ellendor meant. This oak tree branch should be proof that Ellendor had completed his practice. Why give it to himself?

"Haha," Ellendo smiled heartily. He put the oak tree branch in Ryan's hand, and then explained: "This is just a ritual. The oak tree branch itself is not a particularly important thing. But there is something in it. The breath of life of the three druid elders is a good thing for you."

Ryan still didn't understand Elendor's meaning, he looked at Elendor with puzzled eyes, hoping to get a more detailed answer.

Ellendor lowered his voice and whispered in Ryan's ear: "Oh, isn't your magical power transformed by mental power concussion? If you consume too much mental power, you will naturally get tired. With this tree of life 'The branch, the breath of life on it can help you relieve fatigue. Well, for the sake of a good friend, I won't charge you."

At the end of the talk, Ellendor actually joked with Ryan, which made Ryan "poof" and laughed out of it. This was before Ellendor, but it was almost impossible. I did not expect Ellendor to complete his own. In practice, even his personality has become a lot more cheerful.

Ryan thought for a while, and felt relieved that he had to get an accurate answer, so he continued to ask: "Do you have any plans in the future, won't you just go home?"

Allendo shook his head and said, "No. Actually, my practice is not really over. When communicating with the'Tree of Life' just now, I learned a lot of new things. That is the next step in my practice. The goal."

Ryan lowered his voice and asked, "Is it convenient to disclose? What's new?"

Ellendo smiled, showing two rows of white teeth: "Animal spirit!"

"Animal spirit? What is that?"

"To put it simply, turning into a wind wolf is to comprehend the life of the wind wolf, while the animal spirit is a direct fusion between the souls. I am directly integrated with the spirit of the wind wolf. The degree of the two cannot be compared. That is. A thing that is difficult to explain clearly, I now have a vague impression, you can understand that your magician communicates with the fire element, and then releases powerful fire magic."

Ellendor looked to the north and said to Ryan: "The pursuit of power is endless. But as long as we always respect life, we will never go astray. This is me, Druid Elendor. , The enlightenment gained under the "Tree of Life""

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