Wizarding Age: I can analyze everything

Chapter 209 The Golden Oak's Request, Discussion Among the Four Clans

"The Red Agate Mountains?"

Pei Ze nodded secretly; knowing the specific destination would make things much easier.

With several groups of magical creatures gathered together, finding such a large target shouldn't be difficult.

"Are you all alright?" Pasha asked, looking at the other thorn spirits.

Cameron said, "Everyone was only slightly injured. Thanks to Lord Pei Ze's timely intervention, no one was killed in battle."

He paused, then looked at the burrowing worm's corpse not far away, a look of worry on his face.

"The Burrowing Bugs are engineering units in the Zerg army. They are relatively rare and usually only follow the main Zerg army. The fact that they have appeared here means that the main Zerg army is not far away."

Upon hearing this, many of the thorn spirits present couldn't help but change their expressions.

The reason they have been able to hold out until now is not only because they are united, but more importantly because the attacking force on the forest is only a small part of the Zerg army.

But once the main Zerg army arrives, they will definitely not be able to resist.

At that point, we'll probably have no choice but to consider migrating.

But the Zerg's offensive is getting more and more intense. Now most of the plane has been occupied by the Zerg. Even if they migrate, how long can they hold out?

For a moment, the atmosphere became somewhat tense.

Just then, a flower fairy suddenly flew over and called out in a clear voice, "Pasha Pasha, the elders want you to come over."

Finally, she glanced at Pei Ze again and added, "Also, please invite the guests over."

Pasha snapped out of his reverie, responded, and then looked at Pei Ze, saying, "Lord Pei Ze."

Pei Ze raised his hand to interrupt her, and said with a smile, "Let's go. The host here invited us, so there's no reason not to go."

Since he was already there, he also wanted to meet the elder who led the spirits to guard the forest.

Pasha was delighted and quickly led the way.

Cameron turned around and said, "The injured go get treatment, the rest continue patrolling," and then followed Pasha and Peize into the depths of the forest.

The deeper they went into the forest, the taller and bigger the trees became, and Pei Ze could keenly sense the vigorous life force in the air.

"This is a good place for wood element wizards to cultivate," Pei Ze thought to himself.

The concentration of wood element here is at least ten times that of the outside world. Cultivating here and improving the progress of elementalization is much more efficient.

Pei Ze also considered finding a place with abundant lightning element to cultivate.

However, a suitable place is not easy to find.

While the lightning elemental demiplane has an extremely high elemental concentration, it is not a place where one can cultivate quietly.

Leaving aside the lightning elemental spirit that attacks anyone it sees, the lightning that could strike at any moment is enough to make people run away.

He didn't want to get struck by lightning halfway through his cultivation.

The same applies to Thunder Valley in the Shadow Realm.

Not only are there lightning strikes, but also Thunder Abyss Giants.

"Or, after the Wizard Tower is built, it would be nice to artificially construct a training room with a high concentration of lightning element using the elemental pool."

As Pei Ze was pondering, he suddenly heard Pasha's voice.

"This is the elder's guest."

Pei Ze looked up and realized that he and his group had unknowingly arrived at a place that resembled a village.

Various treehouses are nestled among the tree canopies, rising and falling, connected by ladders woven from vines and branches, forming simple villages that look wild and rough, yet have a natural feel of being integrated with the surrounding environment.

Two towering trees, four or five meters apart, form a natural gateway, and two Indigo Tree People are standing in front of it.

The Indigo Tree People are the Tree People's savage and powerful cousins.

Their bodies are made entirely of wood covered with bark, and they look like strong, muscular humans, yet they appear twisted.

The ends of the hands are fingers formed from multi-nodular branches, and the feet look like many black roots.

The two woad tree-men held giant wooden shields and clubs, their small, dark eyes warily staring at Pei Ze from their deep-set sockets.

Only when Pasha said they were guests of the elder did the two woad trees relax their expressions and slowly step aside.

Pei Ze seemed to be deep in thought; it seemed that this elite nation had quite a few elite warriors.

Adult Indigo Tree People possess combat power at least at level two.

Some Indigo Tree People who survive long enough can even reach the third level.

As long as there are dozens or hundreds of Indigo Tree People in this forest, small-scale alien insects can't do much against this spirit kingdom.

Upon entering the village, Pasha led Pei Ze straight inside.

The village seemed to see very few outsiders, and the spirits they encountered along the way curiously sized up Pei Ze, whispering among themselves.

Before long, the three of them passed through the dense treehouses and arrived at the center of the village.

What comes into view is a towering, golden oak tree with branches and leaves spreading out.

The beauty of the oak tree contrasts sharply with the surrounding wilderness, creating a striking visual effect, like a fantastical dream.

In addition, centered on the oak tree, the surrounding air was filled with an extremely faint blue color, which was an extremely concentrated wood element that had materialized.

A large amount of wood element is attracted to the oak tree and gathers around it, repelling other elemental energies.

In this situation, even if an elemental wizard arrives, unless it is a wizard who has ignited the wood elemental fire, their combat power will decrease by at least 30% to 40%.

Pei Ze's expression turned slightly stern.

He had already recognized the origin of the golden oak tree in front of him—the Golden Oak!

This is an extremely rare and legendary plant life!

Every golden oak tree is a plant life that has lived for at least tens of thousands of years; they can be said to be natural wood element wizards.

Pei Ze finally understood why there was a rare kingdom of spirits here.

There was a golden oak tree standing behind them!

"Welcome, distinguished guest."

The crown of the golden oak tree trembled slightly, and a low, hoarse voice echoed from the void.

"It's been a long time since any elemental wizards have come here since the Zerg invasion."

Pei Ze placed his hand on his chest and gave a slight bow.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Elder Leot."

Pei Ze could sense that the golden oak in front of him was far stronger than him, and might even be a level 5 plant life form.

Such a powerful person should certainly be treated with the necessary respect.

"Mr. Wizard, I heard from those little ones that you are searching for the whereabouts of the Ancient Tree Deer Spirits and plan to take them away from this plane," Lyot said.

Pei Ze nodded slightly: "Yes."

Lyot paused for a moment, then slowly said, "Mr. Wizard, it may be presumptuous of me, but I would like to ask you for a favor."

"Elder, please speak." Pei Ze had a vague guess in his mind.

Sure enough, Lyot then said in a low voice, "Most of the magical creatures in this plane have already been wiped out. It's only a matter of time before the entire plane is overrun by the alien insects. I don't want the little creatures in the forest to die at the hands of the alien insects, so I beg you, could you take them with you and leave this plane?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Ze fell silent.

Pasha and Cameron were taken aback and wanted to say something, but the words wouldn't come out.

As Elder Leot said, the Ancient Forest Plane has reached its current state and is beyond saving; it's only a matter of time before it falls into the hands of the Zerg.

Don't be fooled by their current ability to hold on; once the main Zerg army arrives, their annihilation will be imminent.

Even a powerful Elder Leot couldn't withstand the overwhelming and endless hordes of alien insects.

Faced with this situation, they either have to perish along with the Ancient Forest Plane, or they have to find a way to leave the plane.

Previously, they had no choice; although Elder Riot was powerful, he couldn't take them out of the plane.

Even setting aside the lack of suitable dimensional coordinates, the question remains: how would such a large group of them survive if they were to somehow reach another dimension?

However, an opportunity has now presented itself to them.

An elemental wizard from the Astral Alliance—such a being is absolutely capable of helping them migrate away from this plane.

Thinking of this, Pasha and Cameron looked at Pei Ze at the same time, their eyes filled with a hint of anticipation.

After a long silence, Pei Ze slowly spoke, "Elder Leot, you should know how enormous the cost is to bring so many beings on a plane teleportation, and what to do afterward is also a problem."

"Of course, wizard, I know this is difficult, which is why I'm asking for your help."

"I know that wizards like you always believe in the principle of equivalent exchange. If I can offer you a reward that satisfies you, I wonder if you would grant my request?"

Pei Ze immediately became interested. A golden oak tree that had lived for at least tens of thousands of years must have many good things in it. He was very curious about what Leot could offer to persuade him.

With a whoosh, a long branch emerged from the dense canopy of the tree and slowly stretched towards Pei Ze.

At the end of the branch, a piece of charred black wood, no bigger than a palm, was wrapped around it. It was covered with gray and white lines, which were messy and disordered, yet they also seemed to have a mysterious meaning.

"I can sense the rich lightning element gathering around you. The wizard must have ignited a lightning elemental fire, so this thing must be of great use to you," Lyot said.

Pei Ze became increasingly curious and reached out to take the charred wood.

Upon first touching it, he immediately sensed the extremely rich lightning elemental energy contained within the wood.

Furthermore, unlike ordinary lightning elemental energy, this lightning elemental energy faintly contains a trace of extremely faint rule power, somewhat similar to the fragment of the stone tablet, but much fainter than the latter.

"This is."

A look of surprise flashed in Pei Ze's eyes.

"This is something I obtained by chance many years ago. It seems to have been bathed in a powerful lightning strike containing the power of rules, and therefore carries abundant lightning energy," Leot explained.

Pei Ze immediately understood.

This should be something similar to lightning-struck wood.

However, the wood was not subjected to the ordinary lightning strikes of Thunder Valley; it was most likely a terrifying lightning strike containing the power of rules, like the one in the core area of ​​the lightning element demiplane.

Moreover, the original form of this wood was definitely not an ordinary existence.

Even Pei Ze in his current state wouldn't dare say he could withstand such a powerful lightning strike unscathed, and the fact that this piece of wood still retains a trace of life force demonstrates just how tenacious its original vitality was.

Perhaps it is precisely because of its vigorous vitality that the lightning energy in this piece of wood has become much milder after being neutralized, unlike the violent and fierce free lightning element energy, which can be easily absorbed.

Pei Ze estimated that if he could absorb the lightning energy from this piece of wood, his elementalization progress would increase by at least four or five percentage points.

This will save him at least one or two years of cultivation time.

Suppressing his joy, Pei Ze pondered for a moment, then looked up at Leot and said calmly, "This thing is indeed quite useful to me, but it's not enough."

There are tens of thousands of spirit creatures in the forest. To transport so many beings through interdimensional teleportation would consume no less than ten million magic stone coins, not to mention the subsequent arrangements.

This piece of wood is precious, but it's not enough to compensate for his sacrifices.

Leot clearly understood this as well, and was not surprised by Pei Ze's words. Without hesitation, he said, "I can have all my clansmen sign contracts with you and become your servants."

Pei Ze shook his head again: "Not enough."

Spirit-type creatures are generally weak in combat and will at most serve as servants in the Wizard Tower, responsible for tasks such as cleaning or tending the herb garden.

If we're talking about actual combat power, only the Thorn Spirits and the Indigo Tree People are the two races.

However, most of them are only at the first or second level of strength, and there are very few at the third level, so they are still not worth Pei Ze's great effort.

Lyot paused for a moment, then said, "I can sign a contract with you, become your servant, and serve you for a hundred years. That should be enough, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Pasha and Cameron both widened their eyes and exclaimed in surprise.

"Elder!"

They did not object to becoming Pei Ze's dependents.

After all, spirits have a natural tendency to attach themselves to the strong for survival, especially when the object of their loyalty is a powerful elemental wizard.

But the fact that Elder Riot, whom they held in the highest esteem, was to become a member of their family was something they found hard to accept.

"It's alright." Leot interrupted Pasha and Cameron. "The wizard is the youngest elemental wizard I've ever seen. Even in the Astral Alliance, his talent and aptitude are outstanding. Given time, his strength will definitely far surpass mine. Becoming the servant of a future top powerhouse would be a good thing for me."

"What do you think, Mr. Wizard?"

Pei Ze finally smiled: "Deal!"

Having a powerful combatant at the fourth level, or even possibly the fifth level, as one's familiar is quite remarkable, even if it's only for a hundred years.

For a long time to come, my wizard tower will have an extra powerful guardian!

Compared to the loyalty of other spirit-like beings, Lyot's joining was the most valuable reward for Pei Ze.

Of course, for a golden oak tree whose lifespan is measured in tens of thousands of years, a hundred years is just a blink of an eye. This price is not too high for Lyot. Compared to being able to protect his people and find them a good home, it is simply worth it.

"How many people do you have?" Pei Ze asked.

Cameron replied, "About 35,000, but nearly 60% of them are petite creatures like flower fairies and light spirits."

Pei Ze nodded slightly. Nearly 60%, or a little over 20,000, is equivalent to two or three hundred adult humans.

In addition, the body size of this type of small sperm-producing organism is also not large.

In total, the number of spirit creatures in the forest is roughly equivalent to less than 10,000 adult humans.

That being said, the energy required to teleport so many people across dimensions is exceptionally high.

Moreover, there's also the enormous golden magic tree, Lyot.

If we were to use the dimensional teleportation array to relocate everyone to Dawn City, it wouldn't be enough to support even 20 to 30 million magic stones.

The best way is to place them all in the Wizard Tower and then perform dimensional teleportation, which will actually reduce the energy consumption significantly.

As his thoughts raced, Pei Ze had already made up his mind. He said in a deep voice, "I can help you leave the Ancient Forest Plane, but not now. I need time to make preparations."

Lyot understood this, after all, the interdimensional teleportation of tens of thousands of beings was no small undertaking.

"How long will it take?"

Pei Ze pondered for a moment, then said, "One or two years."

One or two years should be enough time for him to build his own wizard tower.

Leot fell silent for a moment, seemingly pondering whether he and his people could hold out for so long.

After a moment, he sighed and said in a low voice, "Alright, I will lead my people to migrate to the Red Agate Mountains to resist the alien insect army. I hope we can hold out until you arrive."

"I will do it as soon as possible," Pei Ze said solemnly.

Once the deal is done, he will not break his promise.

If my wizard tower isn't finished by then, I'll ask my teacher for help; he'll eventually fulfill his promise to Lyot.

Back at the village entrance, Pasha and Cameron still looked somewhat dazed.

In a short period of time, their fates changed dramatically, a shock that was difficult for them to accept for a while.

It wasn't until Pei Ze left that the two of them stood at the door for a while before gradually coming to their senses.

"Cameron, are we really leaving?" Pasha whispered.

Cameron glanced at her and sighed.

"Otherwise, we are no match for the Zerg, and no race can defeat them. We have no other choice but to leave this plane."

Cameron looked in the direction Pei Ze had left, and said with a complicated expression, "We are much luckier than other races; at least we have the chance to leave this plane and survive."

"Moreover, becoming a servant of an elemental wizard is also a good thing for us. At least with the protection of that wizard, we no longer need to worry about being attacked by other races."

Pasha thought about it and realized it made sense; his worries immediately dissipated.

On the bright side, this might not be a bad thing for them.

"Let's go back. We still need to tell everyone about this and prepare for the migration," Cameron said.

Pasha nodded quickly.

The main force of the Zerg could attack the forest at any time, and the sooner they migrate, the less danger they will face.

Under the azure sky, the rolling red mountain ranges lie on the land, looking like pieces of dull red agate from a distance, hence the name Red Agate Mountain Range.

The Red Agate Mountains are located at the edge of the continent, a desolate area rarely visited by magical creatures in the past.

However, recently, groups of magical creatures have been migrating from various places to escape the invasion of the Zerg army.

Today, the Red Agate Mountains are home to thousands of magical creature groups, and that number continues to grow.

At the top of the gentle mountain range, the chieftains of the four tribes gathered together to discuss the next steps.

"The main Zerg army is almost at the Golden Forest. I reckon in six months at most, they'll be able to reach the Red Agate Mountains. What should we do?"

The one speaking was a rainbow-colored tree rope demon.

It was about ten meters tall, and its trunk looked as if it were made of flesh and blood. Its surface was covered with long, thin tendrils, which swayed slowly and flashed with an eerie rainbow light.

"What else can we do? Do you think we can defeat the alien insects? We either need to find a way to leave this plane, or we'll wait to die," the Flametooth Mammoth said in a deep voice, spitting out a few sparks.

Its gaze swept over the other three clan leaders, and it inwardly scoffed, its lying posture becoming even more languid.

The four clan leaders gathered on the mountaintop at this moment are the most powerful in the Red Agate Mountains, both in terms of their individual strength and the overall strength of their clans.

But so what?

A single army of Goldenlight Bugs could easily wipe out all four of their colonies.

Even if all the magical creature races in the Red Agate Mountains were combined, they wouldn't be able to defeat three or four armies of Golden Light Bugs.

The destruction of this plane is already a foregone conclusion.

Everything we're doing now is nothing but a death throes, utterly meaningless.

The Rainbow Tree Rope Demon glared angrily at the Flame Toothed Giant Mammoth. If it had known that this guy was such a hopeless case, it shouldn't have recruited him in the first place.

Instead of offering any useful advice, they just keep spouting discouraging remarks.

The Rainbow Tree Rope Demon looked at the other two clan leaders and said in a deep voice, "What do you have to say?"

A strange laugh came from the left. There stood a large, unsettling tree, its entire body black, almost devoid of leaves, exuding an aura of gloom, despair, and nightmare.

Owlwood chuckled, "Flametooth's words may be harsh, but they are true. There's no hope of fighting the alien insects; it's a dead end. The only way out is to leave this plane."

The rainbow-colored tree rope spirit perked up: "You have a way?"

“Of course,” Owlwood said. “I have the coordinates of Hell’s plane, and I also have the technology to create plane teleportation arrays.”

The Rainbow Tree Rope Demon was overjoyed.

It didn't doubt that Owlwood was lying. After all, Owlwood was skilled in using the power of death, belonged to the evil camp, and it was perfectly normal for it to have connections with hellish demons.

Owlwood shook its trunk with a smug look, then turned to look at Tinin, who had remained silent.

"Chief Tinin, what are you planning to do? Do you want to come with us?"

Tinin seemed to snap out of her daze and shook her head: "No."

After saying that, he stood up and walked down the mountain without any hesitation.

As the half-deer girl walked away, a hint of disdain flashed in the eyes of the rainbow tree rope demon.

Although it doesn't belong to the evil camp like Owlwood, it is still considered neutral with a slight evil bias, and it doesn't like the Ancient Tree Deer Spirit, who is a genuinely kind person who worships nature and life.

If it weren't for the alien insects, it wouldn't want to have any dealings with the Ancient Tree Deer Spirit Clan.

"When are we leaving?" the Rainbow Tree Rope Fairy asked Owlwood hurriedly.

"No rush, we still have things to do before that," Owlwood said meaningfully.

"What is it?"

Owlwood stretched out its bare branches, pointed in the direction Tinin had left, and said in an icy tone:

"Kill her!"

(End of this chapter)