Chapter 934 The Golden Apple Garden of Inestimable Value
"You don't need to worry about this. It was the drow who captured the Golden Apple Orchard. But before they could fully control it, they were targeted by the Ancient Green Dragon. Not only did the Golden Apple Orchard become an Ancient Green Dragon In his new lair, even the drow were forced to become the servant race of this powerful green dragon.
What you need to pay most attention to is when Stelina faces the drow, especially her biological mother Palila. She is an extremely typical drow mistress and a pious spider queen. believer.
She is scheming, cold and ruthless, and will do anything to seek power and benefit.
At the beginning, she used a conspiracy to sacrifice and exchanged a true transformation potion from the Spider Queen, allowing herself to transform into an eladrin, thereby defrauding the trust of Stelina's father.
Although her appearance has changed to that of an eladrin, she is still a drow in her heart.
She manipulated Stelina's father with drow's sweet talk and poisonous erosion.
By the time Stelina's grandfather realized something was wrong, it was already too late.
Although those drow regard family affection as nothing, they are very good at taking advantage of other people's emotions. You must beware of this. "
The Lord of Virginia retold the story of the Golden Apple Orchard from an objective perspective.
From a few words, Gavin gained a deeper understanding of the ruthlessness of the drow.
The image of a scheming, vicious and poisonous beauty springs to mind.
A person who can even use love and family affection as a tool, and who has been dormant for decades without forgetting his original intention, is absolutely extraordinary - even if this original intention is cruel and ruthless.
"Don't worry, I won't misjudge the character of those drows because of Daphne and the others. After all, the drows in Wezeme Manor are prisoners. They have no choice in being loyal to me."
Gavin obviously tasted the profound meaning of Lord Virginia's words. He was worried that he would be bewitched by drow elves such as Daphne, which would affect his judgment of the drow elves and make wrong decisions.
"That's the best." Lord Virginia nodded.
The three of them then conducted in-depth discussions and experiments on a series of issues such as how many troops to bring and the coordinated transmission of the Dragon Oak Mother Tree. After making sure that there were no problems in their own links, they began to sneak into the Golden Apple Orchard secretly.
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Strictly speaking, the Feywild is not a complete plane, but a demi-plane.
To be more precise, it is a combination of countless demi-plane mosaics of the same nature.
This is especially true when you travel here.
One second, you may be traveling through dense jungles, and the next second, you may be on the vast prairie, or in the endless ocean, or in the mountains as far as the eye can see.
Extremes are a prominent feature of the Fairy Wilderness, not just in the forest, but in other places as well.
It gives people a sense of severe fragmentation and fragmentation.
This is clearly demonstrated in the Golden Apple Orchard.
It is an isolated island in the Fairy Wilderness, but it is not surrounded by the ocean, but by endless fog - the ether fog.
It is like an apple floating in the etheric plane.
It's just that the size of this apple is measured in square kilometers. Its total area is eight thousand, which is one-tenth of the Spring Bud Forest.
Threads of white mist dispersed from a sleeping spirit leopard.
This white mist seemed to have magical power. Wherever it passed, all the creatures couldn't help but yawn and then fell into a drowsy state.
The white mist around the spirit leopard became thicker and thicker, and then slowly twisted until it formed an arch as high as one person.
Two figures emerged from the arch, one after the other, and then disappeared silently into the depths of the forest.
Immediately, the white mist arch collapsed, and all the white mist submerged into the sleeping spirit leopard's body like a tide, disappearing without a trace, as if it had never existed.
This intelligent hunter, who was always extremely vigilant, was completely unaware. He just turned over and continued to sleep, falling into other bizarre dreams.
After dozens of minutes, there was no abnormal reaction from anyone around, and the two figures finally reunited.
This is a man and a woman.
The man was tall and handsome, as strong as a cheetah.
The woman is tall and beautiful, with greyish oily skin, which represents her drow bloodline.
Both wore elf costumes for jungle camouflage.
Of course they were none other than Gavin and Stelina.
Since it is a secret infiltration operation, too many troops are a burden.
Gavin and the others chose to act in two. If Stelina and the key in her hand were not indispensable, Gavin would not even take her with him.
This is not a year ago when Gavin had to hire her as his personal bodyguard.
Although Stelina's growth rate in the past year has been equally extraordinary, she is only one step away from becoming a legend.
But Gavin's growth rate is even more terrifying and his powers are more diverse, and Stelina has now become a burden.
Their infiltration just now did not use the key that Stelina had.
It was no secret that Stelina took away the key to the Golden Apple Orchard.
Even if the occupier here cannot completely invalidate this key, he will definitely find a way to make up for this loophole.
If they use the key openly now, they will directly tell the current owner of the Golden Apple Orchard that someone has broken in, and they are still using the original owner's key.
Not only did the secret infiltration operation fail, but they were even targeted.
They used the power in the dream of the Dragon Oak Mother Tree to conduct directed dreamwalking through the dreams of the creatures in the golden apple orchard.
This is also a new attempt, and the effect is surprisingly good.
The Mystery Lock in the Golden Apple Orchard does have the ability to stabilize space and prevent teleportation.
But Gavin and the others are not teleporting now. Instead, they have opened a door in the dreams of the original residents and entered through dreamwalking.
This is a new way of movement that has not appeared in Faerûn before.
Most mythos can be infiltrated this way.
It’s just that this method has many preconditions.
First of all, there needs to be someone in the Mystery Lock who is in a dream, and the Dragon Oak Mother Tree can use its own dream ability to establish contact with it.
Secondly, the object in the dream must be powerful enough, at least an intelligent life. Birds and beasts cannot withstand such a huge dream power.
At worst, the dream supporter wakes up, and the dream journey fails.
At worst, the dream supporter dies suddenly, causing unknown consequences. It may just be a failure in dreaming, or there may be a serious dreamwalking error, or even being sent to dream reincarnation.
The spirit leopard that Gavin and the others chose earlier was not a beast, but an intelligent beast unique to the Fairy Wilderness. Its intelligence was even higher than that of ordinary people, and it was born with ten life dice.
Furthermore, this is a limited teleportation. Only a few people can be teleported at a time. Any more will exceed the capacity of the dream supporter.
"You wouldn't tell me that all the trees in front of us are apple trees, right?" Gavin asked Stelina in a low voice, with unconcealable shock in his words.
He really couldn't connect the towering trees in front of him with the apple trees.
Because the thinnest one is at least as thick as his arm and no less than twenty meters high.
Towering ones abound.
But the green fruits hanging on their crowns are no different from apples. To be more precise, they should be much larger, as small as cantaloupes and as large as watermelons.
The Titan variety of Tuoduo apples.
As for why it bears fruit at this time of year.
Don't compare the Fairy Wilderness with the material plane. Not only are their seasons out of sync, but the Fairy Wilderness's own seasons are also out of sync, and each has its own operating rules.
Otherwise, why would it be called a demiplane?
It is midsummer in the Golden Apple Orchard, the time when all plants grow most luxuriantly.
"Yes, it's an apple tree." Stelina answered affirmatively, "The Golden Apple Orchard is a huge apple orchard, and apple trees are the main plant here.
These apple trees are all derivatives of golden apple trees. Although they do not have the magical power of golden apple trees, they are of the Titan variety. Both themselves and the fruits they produce are far superior to ordinary apples, and the taste is even better.
And it has its own magic berry effect. Each golden apple has the effect of feeding an adult giant, and has certain healing effects. If it is eaten by small creatures, it can also be divided. If it is an adult human, one golden apple There are enough apples to feed sixteen people. "
"Does the magic berry have the same effect on all apple trees?" Gavin asked in surprise.
"Yes, all apple trees." Stelina answered in the affirmative.
Gavin looked around, and there was a golden light that couldn't be concealed, as if he were looking at a treasure.
If there were two apple trees like this, it wouldn't be of much significance. After all, the cast level of the Strawberry Ring Spell is not high. Not only first-level druids can cast it, but many elves have similar spell-like abilities.
Whether in the initial stage of kobold development or on the road to conqueror, this inconspicuous ability is often used and plays a significant role in effectively alleviating the food crisis.
But what if it was an apple orchard covering an area of 8,000 square kilometers.
Just thinking about its total output makes Gavin's scalp tingle with excitement. The apples produced in this apple orchard alone are enough to support millions of people.
Gavin suddenly realized: "No wonder the Lord of Virginia chose this place as the first target of attack. He originally wanted to use this place as a food production area for the Dragon Oak Mother Tree.
With the Golden Apple Orchard, the Dragon Oak Mother Tree can develop freely. You have hidden it well enough, and you only told me such important news now. "
A big reason that limits the expansion of the Dragon Oak Mother Tree is the problem of food supply.
No matter how large the dragon oak mother tree is, it is still a tree, and its self-sufficiency capacity is relatively limited.
However, most areas of the Fairy Wilderness have no connection with farming. Opening forests for farming will arouse public anger.
No wonder she always looked indifferent when talking about this issue with Lord Virginia in the past. Gavin thought it was because of her nature that she was not interested in this matter.
Who would have thought that the other party already had a solution and was not in a hurry.
Gavin wrote down this account, and the next time they met, he would have to whip the Virginia lord with hundreds of military sticks as punishment.
Stelina explained: "Before this, we were not sure to what extent the Golden Apple Orchard was poisoned by the ancient green dragon and his drow servants, and whether the Golden Apple Orchard still retained this unique ability.
That's why we didn't tell the lord, for fear of affecting your strategic layout. At present, it seems that we have overestimated their capabilities.
At least the surrounding apple trees were not poisoned by them. "
"As long as they are not stupid, they will not take the initiative to destroy the Golden Apple Orchard. After all, food is the basis for the existence of all living things, and it is especially precious to those drow elves who live underground all year round."
Gavin said solemnly: "This is both good news and bad news.
The enemy we face this time may be stronger than we originally expected.
What awaits us deep in the golden apple orchard is very likely not only a green dragon's lair, but also a drow city. "
This golden apple orchard is a huge treasure.
It is impossible for those drow elves not to make full use of this wealth to seek greater benefits for themselves.
"Whether it's a drow town or a city, it doesn't make much difference to us. We just need to get to the golden apple tree, let me establish contact with it, seize control of the mystery lock, and let the dragon oak tree come in. That’s it.”
There was a strong fighting spirit in Stelina's beautiful eyes, without any fear.
This is the closest she has come to revenge and taking back her home, and she will never let this opportunity go.
"Okay, let's try it out."
Gavin calmed down, said no more, and headed towards the hinterland of the Golden Apple Orchard with Stelina.
Although the Golden Apple Orchard is dominated by apple trees, the overall situation is not much different from the original forest, with thick bushes and dense thorns.
When ordinary people get here, they can hardly move even an inch, and their progress is absolutely very slow.
But for Gavin and Stelina, it was like a duck in water.
The high degree of assimilation with the dragon oak mother tree makes Gavin more of a natural race than a natural race, possessing most of the characteristics and abilities of a druid.
As if walking on flat ground in the forest, the shrubs and weeds would actively make way for Gavin, which is the effect of walking through the forest.
When necessary, he can also dive directly into those thick trees. This is the ability to blend into the forest.
Even Sterina, who is a natural race, is inferior in this area.
But the golden apple she carries is the key here.
Since entering here, this golden apple has been emitting a faint golden light, shrouding Stelina in it.
Its function is an upgraded version of Chuanlin.
Wherever it passes, all plants will actively move out of the way.
In addition, this golden apple also has a guiding function.
Help Gavin and Stelina point the way forward, and even remind them of the exact distance to their destination, just like a special GPS.
The terrain of Golden Apple is not flat, but cone-shaped, but it is not too obvious because it covers an area of nearly 10,000 square kilometers.
Gavin and Stellana's destination is at this highest point.
Along the way, it can be said that there was no surprise or danger.
In the vast forest, without road regulations, it would be very difficult for them to directly encounter the drow patrols.
As for those wild beasts and monsters, they can hide and avoid whenever they can.
As the target gets closer, infiltration becomes more and more difficult.
Just as Gavin speculated, the large output of the Golden Apple Orchard allowed the drow to build the foundation of the city here.
There are not only the light and dark whistles of drow elves everywhere, but spiders are everywhere, including ordinary spiders, mutated species with no name, and spider-related monsters such as itts.
Gavin even discovered more than one phase spider nest, which made him feel a little itchy.
The phase spider's silk is a key casting material for the city defense secret lock. Gavin currently has a huge gap and is always in a state of not having enough.
This impulse was suppressed by Gavin. Not to mention the phase spiders, even those ordinary spiders had to take a detour when they saw them, and they didn't dare to touch them at all.
In the eyes of the drow, spiders are a sacred symbol and the messenger of Spider Queen Lolth in the human world. Even killing an ordinary spider is a felony, and a proper spider life is more expensive.
Of course Gavin doesn't care about the drow, but those Spider Queen priests usually have spider-related spells.
Either control those spiders for your own use, or directly transform into various spiders.
No matter which one it is, if they are not careful, their whereabouts may be exposed, which makes them have to be extra careful and stay away from those spiders as much as possible.
As long as the Dragon Oak Mother Tree is successfully put in, none of them can escape.
"Grass." Gavin couldn't help but uttered a curse word, and his body began to twist. In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a giant prairie eagle, and growled at Stelina, "Come up and charge."
The drow elves did not find any trace of them, but the golden apple carried by Stelina exposed them.
When the two were approaching their destination with ten kilometers left, an uncontrollable golden light shot into the sky.
Immediately afterwards, the target of their trip also emitted a soft golden light, echoing the golden apple.
He seemed to be cheering for the return of a part of himself.
As a result, all the surrounding creatures noticed something abnormal.
Because the goal of Gavin's trip is also a huge one.
Although it is not as good as the Dragon Oak Mother Tree, it is not inferior to the Withered Lord at its peak. It is also located at the highest point of the entire apple orchard, making it difficult for people around to miss it.
Stelina jumped directly onto Gavin's back with a fairy step, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect this to happen. It wasn't like this before..."
The golden apple's vision was also completely beyond its owner's expectations.
Gavin didn't talk to Stelina at all, and shouted: "Hold on tight, I'm going to speed up."
Then, regardless of whether Stelina understood what he meant, he shook his wings vigorously and entered a high-speed flight state.
In just a dozen seconds, the speed of Gavin's prairie eagle climbed to 500 kilometers per hour.
That's right.
Gavin not only activated the super-state change to transform himself into a prairie eagle, but also activated his multiple abilities without hesitation, stacking the prairie eagle to a legendary body and opening up three times the speed.
As the chief voter of Ms. Strategy, how could he not consider the possibility of his whereabouts being exposed, and how could he not make a backup plan?
Using his speed advantage to rush forward is the best choice at present.
The enemy has not yet fully reacted, and there is still a big gap.
If they choose to retreat strategically now, they may not even be able to touch ten kilometers when they come next time and the enemy is prepared.
