Melody resolutely refused to absorb the power of the Golden Fruit. She wholeheartedly wanted to open the teleportation portal as soon as possible so that she could live with Sheyan in his world. Therefore, her plan was to sacrifice the Golden Fruit to Sin 'dorei. The divine power of the Sun God Sin' dorei could affect the teleportation portal.
Mr. Ferrell was more than happy to comply with Sheyan's request. The reason why he did not appear to deal with Treebeard before was because he was too weak. He would be completely suppressed by Treebeard on a spiritual level, and might even be controlled by Treebeard. Not to mention, he had repeatedly changed his body in Fangorn Forest, so his spiritual body was extremely weak. He needed a lot of nourishment.
At this time, he was quietly absorbing the power of the Golden Fruit under the protection of the others. However, after spending a lot of effort, Sheyan found that the Golden Fruit had shrunk by less than one-seventh! Moreover, Mr. Ferrell had already shown signs of vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, and other serious symptoms. Compared to him, the 'Stairway of the Sun' had devoured four Golden Fruits in one go in a short period of time. It was obvious that it was much more effective!
Although they got rid of the threat of Treebeard, Sheyan and the others did not have an easy time either.
Because they were ambushed by the Ents!
Although Treebeard could not catch up with them, after the fire in Fangorn Forest was brought under control, Sheyan and the others immediately became the targets of the Ents' pursuit. Fortunately, they had the initiative to escape, and the Leaping Ents, the kings of speed among the Ents, were almost all dead, so they successfully reached the Isen River and escaped the pursuit.
Sheyan also set up a few insidious traps on the way. He let Mr. Ferrell, who had greatly improved in strength, attract the attention of the Ents and ambushed several pursuers. At the same time, he also collected all the required items for the hidden main mission, 'Isengard's Hidden Danger' - the Broken Ent's Heart.
However, Sheyan was not in a hurry to complete the mission, because the time limit for completing the mission was 20 days. There was no doubt that completing the mission early would most likely result in additional rewards, but Sheyan was not short of rewards. What he lacked the most was time.
In view of the other hidden side mission, 'Saruman's Request', they needed to hurry up. The nine-day deadline was almost up. Most importantly, they had completed the mission objective of obtaining the Golden Fruit, but there was no way they could bring it back to Saruman! That old bastard was black-hearted and merciless. He was also very powerful. It was not easy to fool him.
But seeing how confident Sheyan was, the others did not want to dampen his spirits. Sheyan had them wait outside Isengard while he went to look for Saruman first. At present, Sheyan no longer had any special feelings towards Saruman, because he had already discovered Saruman's weakness, which was his greed and ambition!
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There was a crazy atmosphere in Isengard.
The crazy atmosphere was stirred up by money.
Obviously, the fire in Fangorn Forest had stimulated the residents and adventurers of Isengard, because once the fire started, it would definitely engulf the entire forest. No one cared whether Fangorn Forest was still there, because for Middle Earth, which had as much as 80% of the forest coverage, what did it matter if a little bit was burned? The key point was that after the wood with spiritual energy in the forest was burned, it would definitely lead to two things.
The first thing was that Saruman would definitely increase the purchase price of Spirit Wood.
The second thing was that the range of defense of the enraged Ents would be reduced, and it would be more difficult to get this kind of wood with spiritual energy in the future.
Therefore, there was even a phenomenon of hoarding Fangorn Forest wood in Isengard for huge profits. Under the intentional or unintentional guidance of the officials, the wood of Fangorn Forest had become synonymous with expensive luxury goods. It was very similar to the trend of sky-high prices of kaffir lilies, golden nutria, orchid craze and antiques in the eighties and nineties in the real world. The value of Spirit Wood far exceeded its value.
Saruman's vicious thoughts could be seen from this. Take the real world as an example. What in the world had a value that far exceeded the price it represented? There was no doubt that it was banknotes! Banknotes were made of paper. The cost of making a hundred-dollar banknote was almost negligible, but its purchasing power was quite obscene.
Saruman hyped up the popularity of the Spirit Wood in Fangorn Forest. It was as dangerous as having a place in the real world where one could directly dig out banknotes.... There was no doubt that after a certain extent, Saruman could wash his hands of it. The huge inertia derived from this matter was destined to cause the Ents who protected the wood to be overwhelmed by the surging crowd of greedy people.
In the history without Party Ace, Treebeard, who had absorbed seven Golden Fruits, was an unshakable existence. With him guarding Fangorn Forest, it was as stable as Mount Tai. But now, Treebeard was seriously injured and had fallen into a deep sleep. It seemed that nothing could stop the crazy influx of adventurers into Fangorn Forest and achieve the final victory.
Although Saruman had almost exhausted his savings on this matter, it was worth it. He had successfully swept away the biggest stumbling block on his path to success. Although Saruman still did not know the exact news of Party Ace, the fire in Fangorn Forest could be clearly seen hundreds of miles away. This good news caused Saruman to waste half an hour of his two consecutive days of meditation due to distracting thoughts.
When Party Ace met Saruman again, the most insidious ruler in the history of Isengard was having dinner. The dishes he was eating were not sumptuous, but they were quite exquisite. The main dish was a medium-rare steak. The steak was fried after seven girls gently massaged it with their fingers for twelve hours.
The bread accompanying the meal was baked with the fruit of a 300-year-old bread tree.
The ruby-like caviar of the salmon served as the dipping sauce on the side.
The drink was ordinary red wine mixed with the blood of a unicorn.
Saruman just glanced at Party Ace indifferently, then continued to use his knife and fork to deal with the tender steak in front of him. It seemed that the steak was far more important than Party Ace.
Sheyan chuckled nonchalantly. Spotting an ornament made from a set of armour by the side, he removed the armour and sat down to observe. Watching Saruman eating with gusto, Saruman was overflowing with interest, as though it was more delicious than eating it himself.
Under the gaze of such a guy, Saruman undoubtedly persisted for a few minutes before retreating. He suddenly slammed the table, causing the plates and plates to fall to the ground. He roared:
"Did I tell you to sit down?"
Party Ace shrugged his shoulders and said:
"You didn't tell me to stand."
Saruman waved his hand, and the table and scattered plates in front of him disappeared:
"What about the thing I asked you to do?"
Party Ace smiled and said:
"I did a great job. Treebeard won't cause you any more trouble - at least not in the next few hundred years. He has fallen into a long slumber."
Saruman raised his eyebrows and said indifferently:
"How do I know you're telling the truth? I can't sense the aura of the Golden Fruit on you. "
"Because there are no more Golden Fruits in this world." Party Ace said seriously: "Your request was too difficult, so I thought of a way to destroy all these damned fruits. To prove that I'm not bragging, I brought this back."
After saying that, Party Ace stretched out his hand. In his palm was a crumpled lump of something, like a pile of old paper that was crumpled and put together.
Saruman frowned and said:
"What's this?"
Party Ace did not speak. He shouted to the Orc next to him:
"Go get a basin of water! “
In the clear water, the object slowly revealed its true appearance. Saruman was dumbfounded. It was shockingly the outer skin of a Golden Fruit!!
After Party Ace's' Stairway of the Sun 'sucked the Golden Fruit dry, a thin layer of skin was left behind. The tentacles of the' Stairway of the Sun 'pulled it back and Party Ace handed it to Saruman.
Saruman was shocked, angry, and regretful at the same time.
"Why only the outer skin? Where's the fruit?"
Sheyan pretended to be surprised and asked in return:
"My Lord! You don't think I'm strong enough to snatch the Golden Fruit from Treebeard, do you? The few Leaping Ents he left in the core are enough to kill me! Now that I've proven that I can do it, you won't go back on your word, will you? "
Saruman remained silent for a while, before storming off in a huff. Then, he threw a small booklet towards Sheyan. At this moment, Sheyan was reading through the booklet. Written on it was Saruman's notes on mixing techniques. Finally, he received a notification from the nightmare imprint.
[You have completed the hidden side mission: Saruman's Request.]
[Difficulty: Unable to assess.]
[Completion time limit: 9 days.]
[Mission description: Seize the Golden Fruit before it ripens and greatly weaken Treebeard's power.]
[Mission objective: Prove to Saruman that you have successfully obtained the Golden Fruit.]
[Your following abilities have been perfected.]
[Your beneficial mixing medicine has increased all attributes by 8 points.]
[Effect: 10% of all attributes of the drinker, and the basic attribute increased will not be less than 8 points.]
[The creatures you plant will receive an additional attribute: Inheritance!]
[You can specify a certain basic attribute of the creature you plant to receive a bonus. The bonus will be 50% of your own attribute.] (For example, if the Uruk-hai planted by Party Ace had a basic attribute of 30 points, then he can specify the physique of the Uruk-hai to receive a bonus. The bonus will be Sheyan's current physique of 49 points/2 = 24.5 points.)
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