Chapter 241 The true face of [City of Giant Trees]!


    After throwing yourself into the sea.


    Xian Ge suddenly frowned his little bronze eyebrows.


    With the keen instinct of the bronze dragon, she sensed that there was a mysterious force spreading in the sea water, which made her feel slightly uncomfortable.


    Then, Xiange lowered his head and looked at the [City of Giant Woods] below, with a flash of surprise in his eyes.


    There is such a dense and vibrant forest under the sea?


    I have to say.


    ?Judging from the appearance alone, the scenery of [City of Giant Trees] can be described as spectacular.


    Like a miracle from the Creator.


    Even though Xia En had given Xian Ge a rough introduction to the city before, Xian Ge couldn''t help but marvel a little when he suddenly saw this scene.


    ?However, Xian Ge certainly did not forget the task assigned by Xia En.


    After a brief surprise, she became serious and whispered the mysterious Elvish language in a low voice.


    ?This ancient language has been lost today.


    Just like those older dragon languages.


    Even when Xian Ge recited the incantation, it seemed a bit slow and jerky. He was probably worried that he would miss some syllables and cause the spell to fail.


    ?Besides, Xia En silently listened to the recitation of Xian Ge, feeling both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time.


    It seems that each individual syllable can be understood, but when put together, it becomes a completely unfamiliar language.


    ?Shaan suspected that he had not completely forgotten the skill of Elvish.


    It cannot be used normally just because of some unknown limitation.


    ??As for why Xian Ge can still cast spells in Elvish language, it is probably inseparable from the race of its ancient dragon.


    ?While Xia En was thinking, Xian Ge had undergone miraculous changes.


    A dark golden light gradually lit up in her pupils.


    In the depths of the light, it seemed as if there was an ancient rune spinning, profound and thrilling.


    It also gave Xian Ge''s face a mysterious temperament that was different from usual.


    “Rune?”


    Xia En''s heart moved.


    He knew from a very early age that language and writing itself possess magical and mysterious powers.


    ??Moreover, runes seem to be closer to the essence of the secret power than ordinary spells.


    ?For example, when Xia En was plundering the [Magnetic Thunder Storm], he faintly came into contact with the rune that seemed to represent "Thunder".


    ?But at that time, the time when he came into contact with the runes was too short. Before Xia En had time to delve deeper, the runes disappeared.


    Now, looking at the rune in Xian Ge’s eyes, Xia En inexplicably understood its meaning—


    【reality! 】


    The existence of this rune is the cornerstone of the [Eye of True Sight] spell.


    ?Aware of this, Xia En inevitably thought a little deeper.


    Could Elvish language be special because it is closer to the essence of the secret power than ordinary languages?


    But at this moment.


    The expression on Xiange''s face suddenly changed. Her face turned pale, her pupils dilated, and her whole body trembled violently.


    “Xiange, what’s wrong with you?”


    Xia En frowned and immediately realized something was wrong, and quickly asked: "What did you see?"


    ?Xiange''s face turned paler and paler, and he murmured.


    "Escape...Escape quickly! This city..."


    Upon seeing this, Xia En made an immediate decision, holding Xian Ge''s little hand and swimming quickly towards the sea.


    …


    …


    After a while.


    ??The two returned to the deck of the Black Swan, but Xian Ge still had a frightened look on his face, as if he had been greatly frightened.


    Xian Ge''s character has always been out-of-the-box. At best, he is unrestrained and optimistic; at worst, he is arrogant.


    Even the fact that she had such an expression could only mean that Xian Ge was really frightened.


    ?Seeing this scene, Joey immediately asked with concern.


    “What’s wrong with Xian Ge?”


    “Mr. Captain, what happened to you at sea?”


    Shane is also very strange.


    ?Honestly speaking, Xiange just glanced at the "City of Giant Woods" with the "Eye of True Sight".


    Could it be that this distant glance alone scared Xian Ge, who had always been bold, to this point?


    At this time, Joey softly sang an unknown ballad, using the secret power of the song to soothe Xian Ge''s frightened heart.


    After obtaining the profession of [Deep Sea Singer], Joey gained more authority from the Storm Goddess.


    Including calming the mind, this is a basic ability that the storm priest must master.


    As the gentle and soothing sound of the waves rang in Xiange’s ears, her panicked spirit quickly calmed down.


    Xian Ge opened his eyes again and spoke seriously.


    “Captain, that city... is definitely scarier than you expected?”


    “I suggest you not to explore there again in the future.”


    Xia En raised his eyebrows: "What''s going on? In [Eye of True Sight], what does [City of Giant Woods] look like?"


    “Wait a minute, I also have a magic called [Memory Sharing].”


    Xian Ge tried his best to calm down, cast a spell again, and said, "Please take a look."


    Suddenly, a thin curtain of light appeared in front of everyone.


    The above shows the scene that Xian Ge saw from the first perspective.


    At first it was the scene of entering the sea water.


    Then, there is the endless, lush and vibrant underwater forest.


    ??Joy was a little surprised: "What a big forest!"


    “The vitality here is not much worse than the [Rhine Secret Realm], right?”


    ?Shaan has long regarded the crew as life and death partners, so he naturally told them about the existence of the [Rhine Secret Realm].


    In fact, in their spare time, the crew will also go exploring in the "Rhine Secret Realm".


    On the one hand, it is to help Xia En explore this vast secret realm.


    On the other hand, it is to pass the boring time while sailing and hone one''s combat skills.


    —Sometimes it is not a good thing for a captain to be too capable. Sometimes the naval battle does not require their action, and the battle is over.


    The sparring between crew members does not have the sense of life-and-death crisis.


    It just so happens that there are many unknown and novel species in the [Rhine Secret Realm], which can be used as a whetstone for them.


    Fei Ya, who was next to him, looked at the underwater forest in the light curtain and looked surprised.


    “Strange...how can such a large forest survive in the sea?”


    Tracey asked curiously: "What''s so scary about this forest?"


    Xian Ge didn’t explain much, just sighed and said.


    “Soon you will understand.”


    As the time in Xian Ge’s memory progressed, a faint dark golden light appeared on the light screen, and the scene in his field of vision suddenly began to shake like water waves.


    Obviously, this is the memory of Xian Ge using the "Eye of True Sight".


    When the scene turned from blurry to clear, everyone present could not help but widen their eyes.


    ?Wherever there is life, there is forest.


    In the depths of the sea below, there is a layer of filth that resembles a carpet of bacteria, exuding a rotten atmosphere all the time.


    ?There is also a withered and decaying tree man on the fungus carpet. If you really want to say it, it is equivalent to a mummy-like existence.


    ??The branches of the tree man mummies are like deformed flesh and blood, with sunken eyes and distorted faces, which seem to be telling of endless pain.


    ? And in the center of the entire city, the **** called the [Giant Tree God] is not a huge tree at all.


    And a huge, rotting heart of flesh and blood!


    ?Countless pieces of red and black flesh turned into tentacles, suckers, mouthparts... The surface was also covered with various beating internal organs like stomach, heart, liver, and kidneys.


    ?The jet-black liquid, which was like substance, slowly flowed out from the mouthparts, dripped onto the seabed, and instantly spread into a twisted carpet of flesh.


    Making this jungle of flesh and blood continue to expand outwards.


    With the heart beating again and again, the tree man corpses on the meat carpet were stimulated to let out crazy and painful silent roars.


    "this…"


    ?Seeing this scene, not to mention the crew, even Xia En was deeply shocked.


    “Is this the real [City of Giant Trees]?”


    Even though he had seen the true face of [Seed of Life], he had some expectations in his heart.


    ?But this city made of rotten, filthy flesh and blood still gave him a strong mental impact.


    When he thought about how long he had spent in this city of flesh and blood, Xia En felt his scalp numb and his back chilly.


    This is still the picture after [Memory Sharing], and the impact itself has been reduced a lot.


    You can imagine how frightened Xian Ge was when he saw this scene.


    No wonder it became so flustered.


    The crew members were also greatly shocked by the changes in the scene in the light curtain.


    The main thing is the comparison between before and after, which is too obvious.


    ?One second it was a forest full of life, the next second it became filthy and blasphemous flesh and blood.


    ??Joy couldn''t help but worry: "Mr. Captain, do you have to explore this city?"


    "I think... it''s better for us to leave as soon as possible."


    ?Shaan shook his head: "I have a reason to explore it."


    “But don’t worry, I have a unique way of exploring, and everything will be fine.”


    By now, most of the crew had vaguely guessed the secret of Xia En''s [Deep Sea Diving], but neither party had revealed it.


    The crew only regarded this as Xia En''s special secret method and did not pursue it too much.


    As the captain, Shane’s power on the ship is unlimited.


    ?At this point, he had made up his mind, and the crew would naturally not try to persuade him further.


    Yan Yan, who was wearing a robe, suggested: "Captain Xia En, why don''t you let me go down with you?"


    “Let me burn this forest clean!”


    Yan Yan’s expression is very cheerful and sunny, which is a bit scary when he says it.


    ?However, Yan Yan rarely takes the initiative to request combat.


    After all, when that mysterious and powerful flame burns the enemy, it also burns his body.


    Yan Yan can finally control his own flames now, but he doesn''t want to fall into the **** of being tortured by flames every day.


    So, Xia En was a little curious about the reason why he took the initiative to ask for a fight.


    Yan Yan said directly and frankly: "I don''t know why, but I feel very unhappy when I see that huge heart, and I always want to burn it."


    Unhappy?


    This is indeed a reason.


    ?However, Xia En could not help but think of Yan Yan’s mysterious past.


    Yan Yan''s origin is also unusual. Xia En can only barely guess that he may have some connection with the legendary "King Xin".


    ?Perhaps, in his lost memory, he had contact with the [Giant Wood God]?


    Xia En''s eyes swept over Yan Yan, Xian Ge and An.


    So far, these crew members have deep-hidden secrets that have not yet been discovered.


    Each of them has a distinguished background, and each of them has a unique bloodline.


    It seems that I am the only one who has made it this far through my own efforts and a little help from [Eye of the Secret Sea]...


    Xia En put aside the distracting thoughts in his mind and decided to take Yan Yan with him on his next dive.


    Not that he really wanted to burn this rotten city down.


    —Although most of the tree people in the city have converted to the [Giant Wood God], there are still a small number of tree people who insist on their faith and are still lingering.


    Can''t we burn them completely as well?


    ?Xia En decided to use Yan Yan as a "backup hidden energy source."


    When the last resort came, he released the flames and exploded with the group of trees.


    At this time, Xia En remembered something again and asked Xian Ge.


    “Can you take a photo of this memory?”


    Xiange said uncertainly: "If there is a shadow stone, it should be OK?"


    The image stone is a special alchemical product that can temporarily record part of the image.


    Most of the time, it is used by federal law enforcement officers to collect evidence.


    ??Sometimes it is used for some interesting purposes.


    Coincidentally, there is actually a photographic stone among the Duke of Nova''s inheritance.


    ?Thinking of this, Xia En took out the shadow stone and handed it to Xian Ge.


    ?Xian Ge immediately started operating.


    ??The reason why Shane wanted to record this video is simple.


    At this time, there are still some conservatives in [City of Giant Trees].


    It was only because of the growing strength of the reformists and the temptation of "rebirth" that they were forced to fall into the arms of the [Giant Wood God].


    ??If the truth can be revealed to them, although not all the tree people will change their minds, it will at least change the views of some tree people.


    ?Of course, Xia En has not forgotten that his ultimate goal is to find the Elf Temple.


    With the help of this image, we might be able to get help from some tree people.


    “We have to talk to that old Hunter again.”


    …


    …


    “Grandpa Hunter was taken away by the executioner!”


    The next day, Xia En and Yan Yan came to the underwater forest. As soon as they found the tree man Mumu, they heard the news.


    Mumu''s face was full of anxiety, even crying.


    “Yesterday, not long after I told Grandpa Hunter about Uncle Farner’s betrayal, the executioners came!”


    “Grandpa Hunter took the initiative to confront them in order to make me hide.”


    “Result…result…”


    ?Xia En frowned and reassured: "Don''t panic yet."


    “What was the crime for which it was taken away?”


    With yesterday''s experience, Xia En also had a certain understanding of this small kingdom of tree people.


    ? He ??knew that the "Executioner" was actually an existence similar to the "Law Enforcer", used to manage order in the [City of Giant Woods].


    ??But with the defection of the elder Fana, the executioner gradually became a sharp knife to persecute the conservatives.


    ?Mumu stared at Xia En and whispered.


    “Yes, it’s a human being who secretly hides aliens…”


    Xia En raised his eyebrows. Could it be that he was exposed?


    But on second thought, this was probably an unwarranted frame-up.


    ? No matter whether Hunter has anything to do with him or not, once he is taken away by the executioner, the initiative is already in the hands of the other party.


    Whether Hunter is hiding something secretly is actually not important at all. What is important is whether the executioner thinks he is hiding something secretly!


    (End of this chapter)