Elf Tree · Blood Elf Tree Nest
"Step back a bit. What comes next is the moment to witness a miracle!"
As Serea spoke, everyone backed away. After retreating to a certain distance, Serea opened the 'Elf Tree Blood Elf Tree Nest' building blueprint.
System: Building compatibility has reached 95%. Would you like to unlock construction of 'Elf Tree Blood Elf Tree Nest'?
"Yes!"
Serea chose "yes" without hesitation, and then a hundred blood crystals were scattered as if they were worthless. Once thrown, the blood crystals transformed into a thick wave of blood power, which flowed onto the earth. Instantly, a rich life force emanated from beneath the ground.
"This is—!"
Sensing that familiar power, Lola looked at the pattern above Serea's head where three drops of blood had blossomed—that was the pure power of a "Spirit King."
With the infusion of blood power, Serea also sensed another force: the power of nature. Now that Serea's 'Spirit King Mark' was fully unlocked, she could easily control that energy.
And here, in the vast Corrupted Jungle, there was no shortage of nature's power. The two forces merged, stimulating the elf tree seed to germinate. A seedling with tender green leaves broke through the earth.
Upon seeing the seedling, Lola, Vina, and the others lost their composure and shouted in unison.
"Spirit King Tree!!!" xN
"Huh? What's that?"
Serea felt perplexed, but before she could get an answer from Lola and the others, the earth suddenly began to shake violently.
Rumble rumble!
"What's... happening?"
Serea stood there in utter confusion, and then the ground beneath their feet cracked open. Thick vines surged upwards, while the 'Spirit King Tree' sapling swelled rapidly. Blood-red veins spread through it, and in an instant, the sapling grew into a towering tree.
"Holy crap holy crap holy crap!"
Serea couldn't find the words to describe her feelings—what she saw was simply too spectacular.
Drawn by the Spirit King Tree's call, the surrounding elf trees began to grow wildly as well. They shot up quickly, all thanks to the natural power summoned by the Spirit King Mark.
This force of nature was the last gift Loen gave his daughter.
"My King... Loen..."
Vina murmured Loen's name as she looked around at the rapidly growing elf trees. All the other elves who'd noticed the unusual phenomenon rushed over.
Seeing the rapidly maturing Spirit King Tree, the elves were utterly stunned; they fell to their knees, some even shedding tears of excitement.
Are elves considered a weak alien race?
The ancient guardians would show you what it means to hold overwhelming power. Even if they were not the high elves, as long as true royalty remained among the forest elves, even dragons would have to retreat!
Summoned by the royal mark, the power the elves had lost was returning. With the help of the 'Spirit King Mark' to communicate with nature's power, their levels were rising across the board. Some among them even began to awaken...
"Sis, your hair!"
Dorulu exclaimed in surprise. Hearing this, Doluka lifted up her long hair, only to see that her golden hair had turned silver. Feeling the awakening power inside, she cried out in shock,
"Royal power!"
Such mutations were appearing throughout the elven clan. Those who had long used the "Blood Spring (Purification)" now had their latent power unleashed; some particularly lucky and gifted forest elves transformed directly into blood elves.
The Spirit King Tree was like a magnificent maternal figure, generously sharing the summoned power of nature with every Darkmoon clan tribesperson, all while continuing to grow herself.
In mere minutes, it had already grown to nearly 50 meters tall—startlingly prominent within the great forest. Influenced by it, the surrounding elf trees reached about 40 meters in height. The vines of both the elf trees and the Spirit King Tree intertwined, with the roots at the base covering approximately 2,500 square meters. The trunk's mid-section had a circumference of 140 meters. The thick vines of the elf trees connected with the Spirit King Tree, spreading vine bridges all around its trunk.
Eventually, the growth of the elf trees slowed, finally coming to a stop. By then, the crown of the Spirit King Tree was vast enough to cover two hectares of land, and together with the other elf trees, could expand the area to four hectares.
Looking at the enormous "tree nest" formed as dozens of elf trees surrounded the Spirit King Tree, Serea felt "awe" for the first time.
So this was the true power of the elves...
With that thought, Serea opened the construction management panel of the 'Elf Tree Blood Elf Tree Nest.'
Building: Elf Tree Blood Elf Tree Nest (Gold, juvenile Stage)
Level: 30
Fortitude: A
Durability: A
Mana: S
Description: A powerful 'living building' that can only be summoned when pure royal elves use their own life as a medium. Each elven clan is permitted only one such magnificent palace, and it can nurture many powerful 'seeds.'
"The way you describe it, I can sense this tree's extraordinariness, but what are 'seeds'?"
System: Please open the construction management panel for details.
"Alright then."
Following the system's guidance, Serea saw the 'Seed Nurturing' option in the building management module, and within were...
Kakashi Tree (purple), elf Cotton (blue), elf Tree (purple), and other production plants, as well as some functional 'living buildings.'
Blood Thorn Vine (purple): Nurturing consumption—*1 Elf Tree Seed, *20 Blood Crystals. Can strengthen wall defenses.
Blood Tree Guardian (purple): Nurturing consumption—*1 Elf Tree Seed, *50 Blood Crystals. Adult Blood Tree Guardians will automatically attack intruders.
Tree of Purification (purple): Nurturing consumption—*1 Elf Tree Seed, *80 Blood Crystals. The Tree of Purification absorbs nature's power to purify the surrounding land and can produce Spring of Life.
"Feels like I just hit the jackpot."
System: The blood elf route is a fusion path of elves and vampires, a hidden technology line of the Blood Altar. At present, hidden technology has been unlocked—by 'sacrificing' you may obtain more 'tree seeds' and items.
"Tsk tsk, are you trying to trick me into drawing cards again?"
Confronted with the system's temptation, Serea remained completely unmoved—she even felt like laughing.
"But honestly, I am rather curious to try it."
With that, Serea selected to nurture seeds.
System: Tree of Purification Seed *1, blood Thorn Vine *2, blood Tree Guardian *2. Total consumption: 220 Blood Crystals, 4 Elf Tree Seeds.
"Yes."
She made her choice decisively, placing 220 blood crystals and 4 elf tree seeds into the hollow of the 'Blood Elf Tree Nest.'
System: Nurturing estimated to take 6 hours. Please be patient.
"This sure is a colossal project."
Just as Serea began preparing to continue camp construction, Aruka returned with the hunting party.
(To be continued...)