Chapter 56 Enlightenment

Hearing Joan mention Leiden College, Kanti suddenly remembered that there was another important matter, and pulled him to his mother, asking mysteriously, "Mom, how much money did you bring with you when you went out this time?"

Matoka vigilantly clutched the purse at her waist, and asked her daughter, "Ghost girl, you want to prodigal again, don't you?"

"No!" Conti argued aggrievedly, "The things I want to buy this time are definitely worth the money!"

"That's what you said the last time you bought a bunch of stained glass beads for 50 gold coins." Matoka laughed and teased her daughter.

Conti blushed with embarrassment and said eagerly: "Mom! I was young and ignorant at that time, and I will not make the same mistake again in the future!"

"Yes, thirteen-year-old Ms. Conti is indeed qualified to criticize her twelve-year-old youth and ignorance. Tsk tsk tsk, my daughter matures so fast."

"Mom is too much! If I do this again, I won't go home!" Kandy grinned angrily, with tears in his eyes, and was about to use his best stunt.

Seeing her daughter trying to cry in public, Matoka quickly put away her teasing smile, put her arms around her precious daughter and comforted her softly, and asked her what she was thinking with a little helplessness.

"There is a black oak tree in the fruit forest of Qiao An's house, and there is a symbiotic little dryad named Mira on the tree. It is my good friend. I want to take the big tree and Mira home together." Kandy twitched She sniffled and looked at her mother pitifully: "Of course we can't take other people's tree for nothing. That black oak tree is very expensive, at least it is worth 2,000 gold duga! If we don't buy that big tree, the Tyndale family will My brothers are going to cut it down and drag it back to the sawmill, so not only will the tree be sawn to pieces, but poor Meera will lose her symbiotic plants and die soon after."

As he spoke, Candy couldn't help sobbing.

Matoka caressed her daughter's braids softly and comforted her not to be sad.

"Dujia bought a black oak tree with two thousand gold, and gave away a dryad for free. Well... Kandy, this time you have made a very good deal."

"Is this true?" Conti laughed through his tears, "Mom, are you willing to spend 2,000 Gold Duga to buy that black oak tree?"

Matoka nodded with a smile, took her daughter's hand and said: "But before that, you have to take me to inspect the goods first, and call your father by the way. If he refuses to make a move, even if you buy that big tree, you have to buy it." Can't move home."

Conti immediately turned and rushed to his father. For her, it was far easier to convince Mr. Kalinin, who spoiled his daughter unconditionally, than to convince a shrewd and pungent mother. A little coquettishness forced her father to agree.

Without further ado, Kandy proposed to go to the forest in the back mountain to inspect the goods now. The old man Thiel had long thought of selling the black oak tree to pay for his grandson’s tuition. Since the Candy family was willing to pay twice as much as the Tyndall family, he certainly would not refuse this good deal, and he was happy to lead the way. .

Joan accompanied Candy's family to the woods, faintly worried that Grandpa and Candy's parents would find Gray hiding in a nearby cabin. Fortunately, everyone's attention was attracted by the black oak tree, and no one proposed to sit in the wooden house.

Kandy was the first to run under the tree, and called the tree essence to pull it out in the "wood language".

Seeing many unfamiliar faces, the little tree spirit shrank back into the tree in fright, but soon sensed the breath of natural power from Kandy's parents, and her fear subsided, and she shyly hid behind the tree, pregnant A trace of curiosity secretly observed the surrounding situation.

Kandy walked around behind the big tree, held the little tree spirit's hand and whispered affectionately, telling her the truth about her plan.

When Mila learned that her parents intended to buy the black oak tree she lived in, and they wanted to take her back to Powhatan Village, two hundred miles away in the deep forest, her face became a little tangled. On the one hand, I am very happy to be able to walk with Kandy, but at the same time, I am reluctant to leave my hometown and the people who treated me well, such as Joan, Tyre, Jamie, and Gray. It wasn't until Kandy persuaded her again and again that she made up her mind and agreed to move.

Candy tells her father about Mira's decision. Victor Kalinin nodded with a smile, paced around the black oak tree, and carefully observed this tall and straight tree. The straight trunk is thicker than an adult's waist, and is about 20 feet high from root to crown. Excavating such a huge arbor intact is troublesome enough, and transporting it to Powhatan Village, which is more than 200 miles away from Delin Town, is even more of an arduous project. The road is rough and bumpy, and on the way, they have to go through the dense forest and cross the torrent. In Joan's view, this is an impossible task.

"Mr. Kalinin, how do you plan to move this big tree?" Driven by curiosity, Joan couldn't help asking.

"You don't need to carry it hard, I will cast a spell to wake up this big tree, and let it walk back to Powhatan Village by itself." Kalinin replied with a smile.

Joan was confused. The big tree is not an animal with long legs, how can it let it walk by itself?

Under his confused gaze, Kalinin touched his waist pocket, and a scroll and a piece of orange agate appeared in his hand. Kalinin sat on the ground under the tree, unfolded the scroll with his left hand, softly chanted and praised the natural origin that gave birth to all life, and held the agate on the tree trunk with his right hand. As the spell ritual continued, the scroll glowed with golden magic power, and used Kalinin's body as a channel to guide the agate used as a magic weapon through his fingertips. The agate then glows with golden brilliance, illuminating the entire tree. The black oak tree is bathed in the light that contains the ultimate mystery of life and wisdom, and its branches tremble slightly, as if it is really about to wake up.

"My father is casting 'enlightenment'," Conti saw the confusion in Joan's eyes, and explained to him softly, "This is a 5-ring natural magic, applied to ordinary animals or plants, which can permanently endow animals and plants It is not inferior to human wisdom. Take the black oak tree in front of you as an example. After being enlightened, it will become an activated plant that can skillfully use language to communicate with people. The branches and roots will also be transformed into freely moving limbs. And then break away from the soil where you are rooted, and walk on foot like humans."

After listening to Conti's explanation, Joan was deeply shocked, and had a new understanding of the breadth and depth of magic.

"The casting time of 'Enlightenment' is quite long. It usually takes eight hours to cast continuously. My father can save a lot of time by casting spells with the help of a scroll, but it will take at least one hour to activate the black oak tree. Instead of sitting here and waiting idly, Why don't you take the opportunity to go back and pack your bags," Conti said.

Joan nodded in agreement with her suggestion, and immediately left the woods, took Kandy back home, packed their luggage, and prepared for the upcoming journey.

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