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Chapter 570 The Emerald Path
Chapter 570 The Emerald Path
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"Beelzebub, Curse, go look for the Tyrant Tiger or any strong monster that isn't Darkness Attribute."
I called out Beelzebub and Curse, as the two nodded. They were spirits above all else, so their presence was very faint unless they decided to fight or attack something, and they can also get through solid objects.
This means they are often never chased down nor hunter. Spirits are like part of nature. The only ones that hunt them and try to kill them are Monsters infected with Miasma, but the Monsters and Beasts in this forest are natural animals not infected with this substance, so they're not innately malicious and act by instincts.
"Got it!" Beelzebub flew away.
"Ugh, why should I do scouting job?" Sighed Curse.
"Ahahah! That's what you get for being the lackeys." Laughed Ignatius.
"You go too Ignatius." I said.
"Eh?"
"You can protect them if something happens, right?" I asked him.
"T-That's… well, yeah… Alright you two! You better follow my lead!" Ignatius flew off in his kid dragon form, which was as big as me when I was around seven and flew with the other two while looking for powerful monsters to hunt and get EXP from- Right, and also complete the quests and get materials for the Elixir.
"Is it really okay to send your Spirits to scout for monsters?" Wondered Celeste. "It feels like you don't even care about their safety, hahaha!"
"Don't worry they're pretty hardy." I said with a nod. "They have grown stronger over time as well."
"Anyways, this is the Emerald Path, right?" Zack asked.
"Yep!" Aquarina nodded. "This place's where tons of Magical Trees gather. You can gather all sorts of Magic Woods with different properties!"
"I can tell why's called the Emerald Path…" Zack was amazed.
We had visited this place before, but even now it still felt like it came straight out of a fairy tale.
The road was completely covered by green-colored crystals, which were in fact trees. Yes, these enormous crystals were all shaped as trees, and were named Emerald Crystal Trees.
Their crystals also had wood-like properties, and I had seen many furniture pieces made out of these back in the elven village. But of course, that wasn't all.
Small herbs and mushrooms also shining brightly as if they were made of jewels, and also other trees with red barks and blazing fruits with red leaves, black trees with purple leaves, blue trees with water-filled fruits, and more.
It was a massive amount of Magical Trees!
"Alright, let's get to it! Zack, do your thing and cut me down some of those trees."
"Can't you do it yourself?"
"Hey, you've been sitting here enjoying the road all this time! Come on, move it!"
"Alright…"
Zack quickly jumped off Furoh as he raised his large axe.
"I guess I am the most fitting for the job with this Axe!"
SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!
Zack enchanted his body with winds and lightning, flying at an incredible speed across the forest. Countless slashing attacks reached the many trees, cutting down their branches and fruits, but not cutting the trees themselves.
BAAAAAM!
An enormous pile of branches of all colors and sizes showed up, as Pyuku emerged out of Aquarina's Soul Scape and began extending his tentacles to help.
"Pyuuu!"
He quickly started grabbing the branches and giving them back to me. Hey, you're being oddly serviceable today, little guy.
"Thank you Pyuku!" Aquarina thanked her slime.
"Pyuuu! Pyuu!" Pyuku seemed happy to help.
However, it made me wonder if I would ever find a Slime for myself… I guess Furoh will have to do for now, but I would really like myself a Slime Pet eventually. But they're quite rare actually, through all our travels Pyuku's the only Slime we've ever meet so far.
These items were cut off by Zack's help, so they were sadly not enchanted by my Alchemist Subclass. Honestly I would had caused a disaster if I had tried cutting them with my sword, so it is better this way anyways.
Here are some of the descriptions of the woods made by the System, they're quite interesting. Also I didn't expect most of them to be so high in quality grade!
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[Emerald Crystal Wood (C Grade)]
A beautiful wood resembling emerald crystal. It contains enormous quantities of magic and spiritual energy crystalized inside the tree's cells, which has made it crystalize and become a beautiful gem-like wood.
It still contains the properties of wood, including its maneuverability to make many things without shattering like ordinary crystals. It possess a hint of Wind and Nature Attribute Magic, and can be used for a variety of purposes, from potion ingredients, equipment materials, or to make furniture or magic artifacts for the daily lives of people.
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[Fiery Red Volcanic Tree (C Grade)]
A Rare tree that usually doesn't grow inside forests but near volcanoes and areas with large quantities of Fire and Lava within their surroundings. However, these trees seem to have popped out from seeds that traveled across the wind from a faraway Volcano. Due to the rich magic of this forest, they had grown even if this wasn't their preferred habitat.
Their bark smells like ashes and their leaves are warm. The fruits are juicy and boiling inside, and once eaten their flavor is sweet, citric, smoky, and spicy all at the same time. Fiery Red Volcanic Tree Fruits are a common seasoning eaten by Dwarves and other races that live near mountains.
The bark is resistant to fire and can be used for a variety of items, alchemy, crafting, and even making fireproof houses. If Refined through Alchemy, it can Transmute to Fire Crystals.
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[Water Spring Spirit Tree (B Grade)]
A Beautiful and incredibly rare Tree that usually grows near big springs. It contains large quantities of Spiritual Water inside of their bodies and their fruits are filled with refreshing quantities of water as well. Their wood is like crystals can contain freezing components. Perfect for making special magic artifacts to store food from rotting through freezing them. It can be used for a variety of alchemy recipes, and it is highly sought after and an expensive material.
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Woah, they're all amazing!
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