As the saying went, unfamiliar the first time, familiar the second time. Although the last time he entered the forbidden area marked out by the Divine Wood Guards, it was only an hour or two ago. But being able to calm down a little in a safe place and reflect on his gains and losses was enough for a certain someone to make more correct preparations.
At the same time, Lin checked the map and the layout of the explored area. Generally speaking, a planned town would have a layout that could be followed. Just like the metropolises on Earth, they would be divided into residential areas, commercial areas, industrial areas, and so on. He was afraid that the use of the houses here was as random as the romantic nature of the elves. There were no traces to follow.
The first round of exploration was not a carpet search. He just followed a certain route and went all the way in. Although he had roughly checked all the treehouses and tree holes he had passed, it was far from enough to judge the overall layout. So a certain someone gave up looking at the mostly blank map and did not continue to explore. He would not get any other results.
Because the places he had been to were already recorded on the map. So this time he started to investigate again. Lin used Blink and jumped to the nearest hiding place in front of the tree hole passage where he had met the two elven experts.
Looking at the passage that had almost scared him to death, but in the end, it was more frightening than dangerous. Now he had two choices. One was to choose the direction that Ronan Peterson had come from, which was behind him now. The other choice was the direction they were heading in. That was to pass through the tree hole again.
Because he was in the range of the World Tree, the energy changes here were chaotic and disorderly. It was difficult to use the perception method of a large amount of authority to determine the direction to go.
Although he had only walked half of the tree hole in front of him, he could roughly guess that the other end was not like the passage or cable bridge he had encountered before. It was just a place that connected to the same area without a direct path. This passage was more like a path to the interior of the World Tree.
Thinking of this, Lin remembered that this passage was different from the other passages he had walked through. The other passages were shorter and used natural light for illumination. That was to say, the interior did not have the common illumination methods of the maze. It completely relied on the sunlight that could shine in from the front and back of the passage.
But the passage in front of him seemed to have internal illumination. Although there was light at the end of the passage, thinking back carefully, it did not seem like sunlight.
At this moment, someone thought of another possibility. He originally thought that Lahti's Divine Wood Guards only lived in tree holes on the surface or in treehouses on the branches. If they had built a bunker inside the tree, would there be a better place to hide important installations or secrets they did not wish to reveal to others?
It seemed like he had no choice but to charge in.
He also used Blink instead of walking. After making sure that there was no one around, he moved himself to the entrance of the passage. After poking his head out to make sure that there was no one inside, he was just about to move inside when a window suddenly popped up in his field of vision. He was so scared that his heart almost jumped out of his mouth. When he saw that it was a message from the Lich, he almost cursed out loud.
He took two deep breaths and carefully read the message sent by Fen. Vassily Petrovich, another Extraordinaire in the Divine Wood Guards, was an expert who walked the path of an assassin. He was a rare anomaly in the Elf Kingdom because he was a believer of the God of Deception.
Generally speaking, it was quite rare for a believer of a god to become a member of the Divine Wood Guards. This was because the World Tree itself could also be regarded as a religion. In other words, this person was a rare dual believer, or just like the God of Deception he believed in, for him, one of the beliefs was false.
Regardless of which of his beliefs was true or false, this person could be said to have splendid military exploits within the Elf Kingdom. However, at this tense moment, without good cover in front and behind him, someone did not have the time to read Fen's long speech and understand how many great things this elf had done. Anyway, knowing that this was a real expert was enough for him at this time.
He used Blink to reach the end of the passage in one breath and condensed a small water mirror at his fingertips. Of course, he did not go to the forum at this time. Instead, he used the mirror's characteristics to see the situation behind the corner of the passage. Compared to having to poke out half of his head to see the corner, the mirror was much smaller.
The scene in the mirror was empty, and it seemed that there was no one behind the corner of the passage. However, Lin did not rashly turn around. Instead, he cautiously poked out half of his head and confirmed it with his own eyes. After all, the mirror would have a blind spot, and someone would rather progress slowly and play it safe. This was not a game with a time limit to clear the game, especially since there was no save and restart function here. Marco Lin did not want to mess things up.
Thus, a certain person advanced cautiously step by step. However, after passing this corner and walking a few steps, Lin seemed to have hit a wall out of thin air and stopped.
He reached out and groped, and there seemed to be a repulsive force in the void, pushing away those who intended to move forward. Looking around the passage, he saw that there were unknown magic arrays drawn on the walls, ceiling, and floor. Was this a forcefield-type barrier? After being in the world of magic for so long, this was the first time he had seen something that would appear in both science fiction and magic themes.
Before he could praise a few words, footsteps came from the depths of the passage on the other side of the force field. Lin flashed back to the corner and hid himself well, also using Water Mirror to spy on the situation.
A female member of the Divine Wood Guards came from the passage on the other side. Although most of her face was covered, her graceful figure could easily arouse the imagination of others. However, Lin's attention was still focused on a sigil in the female elf's hand. He saw her hold the sigil in front of her chest, and without chanting or any delay, she passed through the force field barrier very smoothly. And the surrounding environment did not seem to have changed at all.
Just as the female elf was about to turn the corner, Lin flashed and appeared directly behind her. He avoided the awkwardness of face-to-face, or rather, his deed being exposed.
Coming back to the force field barrier, Lin recalled the scene he had just seen. That elven sigil was more like a pass than a key, and this force field barrier would repel anyone who did not have a pass. Apart from that, perhaps the sigil would have other uses. Should he steal one? Or …
With a turn of his mind, a certain person successfully appeared behind the force field barrier in a flash. Looking back, Lin reached out and groped again. Sure enough, the force field still existed, and there was no direction in and out. It seemed that the unreasonableness of the Flash spell allowed one to ignore most door restrictions.
Even though he had passed through the first force field barrier, Lin did not act immediately. That little doubt in his heart made him switch to five or six types of detection vision. As expected, in the vision of the Magic Authority, he saw several magic traps. In particular, there was a magic trap that lay across the entire passage, and its width was also much wider than a normal person's pace. As long as one walked, it was impossible not to pass through it.
From this trap, Lin confirmed that the sigil could not only pass through the force field barrier, but also walk through the passage without triggering the trap. Although it was unlikely that he would be able to get a sigil in such a short time, with the Authority of Sight, he should be able to avoid most of the traps, as long as they did not suddenly change the way the traps were set up, such as switching the magic traps to the most common mechanical traps.
And in the Authority of Sight, the existence of the force field barrier was quite clear.
Speaking of which, it was quite lucky to be able to use the Authority of Sight. In the area outside the tree, all kinds of energy tides were raging. If the Authority of Sight was activated, all kinds of colorful blocks would cover most of his vision, making it impossible to see anything clearly. But inside the tree, the environment was relatively simpler, and there was no such problem. This was also the reason why someone could see the magic traps and the force field barrier.
After confirming the way down, of course, Lin avoided the area of the unnaturally generated blocks of color on the ground and walked the path that he thought was safe.
At first, he was worried that a man-made passage like this would not be like the outside, where there were bushes, treehouses, and other places to hide. The passages inside the World Tree were also tangled and complicated, and there were stairs that connected the various levels. It was not a straight path that could be seen clearly. Although this increased the difficulty of detection, it was very beneficial for hiding.
If someone came, he would dodge to the corner and wait for the elves to pass by. If he really encountered a problem of being attacked from both sides, he could still choose to jump into the higher dimension to temporarily hide. As long as someone did not recklessly barge into a blind spot, the chances of being discovered by the elves were infinitely close to zero.
And the place that he was exploring now was indeed an area inside the World Tree. Because door locks and barriers did not seem to exist to someone, as long as he was sure that there was no one else in the room, Lin would go in to take a look. After seeing it, he could understand that compared to other people's solid wealth, the things that he brought were really not enough.
A full set of magic armor, various weapons and equipment, and longbows that were different from the ones that most elves loved to use. The magic short bows used by the Divine Wood Guards filled the entire shelf, and the bowstrings made from magical beast tendons filled the entire box.
Under normal circumstances, the range and power of a longbow would be better than a short bow. But with the World Tree as the material and the elves' craftsmanship, Lin Sheng did not dare to underestimate these short bows that were only the length of an arm.
There were also rows of wooden armor. The hardness of the World Tree's wood was widely recognized in the land of mystery. In addition, it had the characteristic of being able to resist the energy tides between dimensions, so resisting energy-type attacks was not a problem. This meant that if he wanted to deal with the elves wearing wooden armor, there were very few methods that he could use. At least, energy-type magic guns would not be of use.
Other than the armory, there was also a room that he did not know if it was a material storage or a treasure room. There were all kinds of treasures inside. Just the parts that Lin Sheng recognized were enough to make him salivate. Holding up the raw gemstone that was almost bigger than his head, Lin Sheng seriously considered whether he should change his profession. Being a thief seemed to have more "money" than being a mage that invented a bunch of things.
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