Merlin did not know how long he had been walking in the dark. He had lost all sense of time. He wanted to turn around, but there was nothing behind him.
The entrance had disappeared long ago, so he had no choice but to continue walking. Just as he began to wonder if he had fallen into a trap, a ray of light finally appeared in front of him.
Merlin raised an eyebrow and quickened his pace toward the source of the light.
In front of him was a strange giant tree. It had a trunk so wide that only twenty people could wrap their arms around it. Half of it was withered and lifeless, while the other half glowed with a strange golden light.
"Olgard? The lost World Tree of the elves. "Merlin clicked his tongue." It can't be a coincidence that it's here. "
Merlin walked under the tree and looked at it curiously. This legendary tree was said to have a longer history than any known intelligent creature in the Dawn Continent. Even Merlin did not have the chance to see it.
For a long time, it only existed in the ancient legends of the elves. Even today, many elves doubted its existence.
Now, someone could finally see its true face.
"Tsk, tsk. I've considered many possibilities before coming down, but to be honest, I've never thought of this one," Merlin rubbed his nose and mumbled to himself.
"What's this? A hospitable host inviting a handsome and smart guest to his home?"
Merlin said, but his feet did not move. Along the way, no matter how dangerous the situation was, he had experienced it all. Even when he was schemed against by Hastings and chased around the city by the Magic Association, he still wore a nonchalant smile.
This was the first time that smile disappeared from his mouth. After seeing the giant tree that he suspected to be Olgard, his expression became unprecedentedly gloomy.
He reached out his hand and stroked the half of the tree that had completely withered. No one knew what he was thinking.
After a while, he retracted his hand and grinned. "This game is getting more and more fun."
As soon as Merlin finished speaking, the rotten part of the giant tree began to change. It split to two sides, and a staircase appeared in the middle.
Unlike the legend of The Brave who had to go through a lot of hardships to reach the top of the giant tree, the World Tree had obviously opened a backdoor for Merlin. He only needed to follow the paved staircase to reach the top easily.
However, no matter who the people were, they obviously did not expect that a mere fifteen minutes later, a certain someone was already lying on the steps in exhaustion.
Merlin perfectly demonstrated the standard physique of a Wizard. He panted after every three steps and began to complain after walking for a short distance.
"Are you kidding me? Why is it so far? Are you trying to tire me to death?"
Olgard heard someone's nagging and couldn't help but twitch. A few leaves floated down from the sky.
After a moment of silence, the golden half of the World Tree extended seven to eight branches and weaved them into a cradle.
Naturally, Merlin would not stand on ceremony. He plopped down on the chair and muttered, "Since you have this method, why didn't you use it earlier? Is it fun to watch me climb the stairs?"
The World Tree could not speak, so it did not answer. The cradle began to rise silently after Merlin had entered.
The latter poked his head out of the cradle and looked around. However, it did not take long for the novelty to wear off. Someone began to nag again. "Why are you so slow? Can't you hurry up? What if we can't make it for breakfast? "
However, this time, the World Tree did not indulge this fellow. It acted as if it did not hear anything, and the cradle continued to rise at its original speed.
Merlin glanced down in boredom and realized that he could no longer see the shadow of the ground. He looked up but could not see the top of Olgard's luxuriant branches and leaves. At this moment, he was in a void like a lonely wild ghost.
Apart from that, Merlin also saw lines of wood that looked like human faces on the dividing line of the tree trunk. They were densely packed and had different expressions. There were rumors that Olgard was rooted in the underworld and connected to the sky.
Speaking of which, the emblem of the Saint Roland Brotherhood Academy of Magic that Merlin founded also had a tree related to the underworld – Hector. The latter grew at the entrance to the underworld, and its trunk could be made into the hull of a boat to ferry souls on the Styx River.
Perhaps this was why Merlin had always found Olgard to be an eyesore.
Boring time always seemed to drag on because of boredom. Just as Merlin was about to fall asleep, the cradle finally stopped rising.
Merlin opened his eyes and was greeted by an upside-down world.
"Interesting." Merlin climbed down the side of the cradle. When his feet touched the ground, he did not fall above his head as he had imagined.
When he stepped on the ground, he stood firmly on it.
Even the most daring bard would not have imagined that Olgard had two roots that passed through the Dawn Continent, one in the underworld and the other in the God Kingdom. It was hard to tell where its top was.
Merlin looked around. At this moment, he was in a forest. In front of him was a sapphire lake. A gentle breeze blew across the surface of the lake, causing it to shimmer.
The plants here grew abnormally tall under the nourishment of the Origin Force. Compared to the Dawn Continent, their sizes were generally six to eight times larger. Merlin stood here like a dwarf.
"Looks like I've arrived at the final stage of the game."
The leaves swayed, and a huge body made of light walked out of the forest. It walked until it was two meters in front of Merlin before stopping and speaking.
"Welcome to our world."
That thing did not speak God's Word but the common language of the continent.
"Why here?" Merlin raised an eyebrow and used God's Word.
"This is a forbidden area for Normies, but you're different. You're going to join us anyway, and you'll be here soon. If that's the case, why don't we bring this time forward?"
"But I still have unfinished business in the human world," Merlin said.
"Once you've successfully become a god, you'll understand that the matters of the human world are insignificant."
Merlin chuckled. "You guys have caused such a huge commotion down there. It doesn't seem like a trivial matter."
The light giant was silent for a moment before speaking. "It's just that the crops in the fields have been infected by a disease, so we need to burn them and replant them. We've done this many times. Although it's regrettable, it can't be helped. We have to ensure the yield."
"Tsk tsk, are you talking about faith?"
"Will Power, Soul Crystal, or what humans call faith. Yes, they are actually referring to the same thing. After becoming a God, it is our food, and also the only way to increase our strength. Everything we do is actually for one thing, and that is to survive."
"I thought it would be difficult to die after becoming a god."
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