Chapter 78 The face on the oak tree
[Among the many creatures in other worlds I have summoned, there are violent monsters, vicious evil spirits, and unpredictable demons. Most of them have difficulty communicating normally, or they want to do everything possible to kill you, but there are occasional exceptions.
The two creatures that amazed me the most are Sphinx and Oak Wise.
They are undoubtedly extremely intelligent creatures, and communicating with them can bring great gains in knowledge and wisdom...
Entry 1, About Sphinx:…
Item 2, About Oak Wise: Unlike the arrogant and extremely difficult Sphinx, Oak Wise is very friendly. They are willing to share their wisdom and knowledge and always give them advice to those who seek advice.
My only few summoning experiences were quite smooth and comfortable. They provided me with a lot of knowledge and questions, and friendly advice on life paths, and even knowledge from other worlds.
To summon the Oak Wise requires an ‘old oak’ as the carrier (the necessary summoning conditions for tree spirits from the Thousand Forest Realm usually include a tree). In addition, there are no additional requirements.
Note 1, Old Oak:
Oak trees are a spiritual plant. Some oak trees have experienced too many winds and rains and seen too many stories. Time has left traces on them, so that sometimes they will gradually become like humans. If you see an oak tree with old human facial features, then don’t let it go. But it should be noted that each ‘old oak tree’ can only summon the wise oak tree once, and it does not last long, so you must grasp it well.
The first time I summoned the Oak Wise, I wasted a lot of precious time on asking how to make the perfect honey cookie. This fact is unbearable to look back on, but the big mistake has been made, so I decided to record this expensive knowledge.
Note: How to make the perfect honey cookies…]
Sean closed the book and was quite looking forward to today's journey. He did have many questions to ask someone to answer, but it was impossible to pronounce sensitive items such as the Book of the Old. If he could summon an Oak Wise to consult, it would be great.
In addition, there are also things about Nord myths and magic that require professional help.
He put the book back in his pocket and focused on driving a dog sled. The forest was located south of Nordforson. When Sean came to Nordforson for the first time, he vaguely remembered to take a look from afar. He would follow the road he had already looked around and soon approach the destination.
From a distance, I saw a yellow oak tree in the forest surrounded by the surrounding pine trees, spruce and locust trees.
He hurriedly accelerated.
The faster the speed, the stronger the wind will be. Sean thought to himself that it would be great if he had goggles. Go back to the grocery store and ask. It is reasonable to be able to make goggles.
He glanced at the sled again, and the short goblins under the tarpaulin sat obediently, one by one, like a group of obedient elementary school students.
Soon he arrived at the edge of the oak forest. Sean found a piece of open space and stopped the sled, tied the reins to an oak tree, and let the dogs rest on their own. He himself commanded the dwarfs to get out of the car and prepare to start work.
Each dwarf goblin sent a sack to pick up as much as they could. Several squirrels who were looking for acorns in the snow ran away in frightened and stood on the tree and looked curiously.
Most of the acorns on the ground were covered with snow, but fortunately they were not buried deep, and there were many trees. The dwarf goblins were picking the snow and climbing trees, and they started to pick them very hard. Even on Wednesday, they joined the labor. Speaking of which, since Sean arranged for it to be the leader of the dwarf goblin and drank the spirit water, this guy has not been very diligent, but it may be because this is their food for winter, so they cannot help but work hard.
Sean did not mean to join the labor. While the dwarf goblins were working, he picked up his hunting rifle and began to search in the woods. According to the book, "Old Oak" is not common. The word "Old" has nothing to do with age, but with the experience of the oak. The more you experience, the more you will be able to give birth to such mutated individuals. You can often see this kind of monster oak tree where huge historical events occur or where humans are intertwined with sadness and joy.
Sean was very puzzled by this statement in the book. Do plants also have consciousness? They can still understand these things happening in the world? However, he has seen too many bizarre things recently, so he has not questioned this concept too much.
He looked at the oak trees around him, the woods were quiet, only the slight sounds made by the dwarf goblins in the distance from time to time, and Sean couldn't help feeling a little solemn in his heart.
He slowly searched.
His hunting rifle was always half-holding, holding wild animals that might appear at any time, but he didn't see any large animals along the way. This oak forest should be the remnant of the oak forest in Oak Valley. Because it was too remote, it escaped the fire, but it still had some sacred and solemn meaning, as if even the wild beasts dared not offend it.
Only squirrels jumped up and down the woods, looking for food for winter.
Sean glanced over the oak trees one by one, looking at the bark patterns on them, hoping to find an old and twisted face, even if it was just a little similar.
Unfortunately, he was disappointed after all. Many oak trees showed that slightly distorted posture. The bark on it was weird and bizarre, but after careful examination, none of them looked like human faces, messy and lacked beauty.
Maybe it will grow in a few hundred years, or it may never grow a human face.
He walked around a forest, and suddenly, an old face appeared in his sight, but Sean was not happy - it was the face of the old man Yiguo.
The old guy was holding a rake and under a big oak tree, constantly pulling out the acorns and yellow leaves from the snow. Seeing that his working posture was very neat, he could not see the old man's attitude at all. As expected, poor mountains and bad waters are just to support people.
The old man had a sack on the side, which was almost full. He could see his sled not far away, and there were two bags full of them. How many acorns did this guy pick?
His sled had only six dogs, but it still surprised Sean. The old man felt that he couldn't feed himself and wanted to raise a sled dog? His sled seemed to be made by himself, and he didn't even remove the bark, and it looked very rough.
Sean couldn't help but feel a little nervous. He didn't want the other party to see them on Wednesdays.
Before the other party noticed him, Sean took the lead and walked over.
"Old Yiguo, you come and pick up acorns too."
Old Yiguo also looked at him, with a little surprised and uneasy on his face.
"Yes, you can't see the sky freely."
"Your dog is good? Is it a new one?"
"The old man smiled and thanked you for those two gold coins. I just took more acorns while the snow had not covered everything."
"Oh, look at you, you're so polite. I just said it casually at the beginning, but I didn't expect you to be so heartless. Well, since you're so concerned, I've bought all these acorns. Don't worry, you won't be able to suffer any loss, take it." Sean said as he threw a gold coin over and brought Lao Yiguo's acorns over without saying a word.
Old Yiguo wanted to speak but stopped, and took the gold coin helplessly, "That, those in the car..."
"Don't worry, I brought the sled, so I can hold it."
He was not polite as he said that, and he also carried down all the acorns from the sled.
These sacks of acorns are more than 200 pounds, which has helped him a lot. Although one gold coin is a little more, it is worth it.
"Do you still want to continue picking?" he asked expectantly.
Yiguo looked at the empty sled, and there was no empty sack, and shook his head helplessly.
"I have to go back," he said, turning around and asking.
Sean thought to himself that he would leave, but suddenly thought of something.
"By the way, I have a question I want to ask you recently. Do you think the God in Nord's myth will change his image?
Yiguo paused for a moment, squinted his eyes, "What does it mean?"
"I mean, are their image fixed? Will it suddenly become an image?"
The old man nodded, "Of course, every Nord god has an incarnation of an animal. Om's incarnation is a goshawk, Urek's incarnation is a white bear, and Sindora's incarnation is a raven. Sometimes they appear in front of humans in the form of animals."
"I don't mean that, I mean, will God become a child?"
Yiguo frowned and thought for a while: "It shouldn't be possible unless..."
"Unless what?"
He shook his head, "Nothing."
Sean wanted to ask, but realized that the old man would definitely not say it, so he changed his question: "Will the gods give birth to children?"
Yiguo looked stunned and laughed: "Maybe, but I've never heard of such a thing."
"So in Nord's myth, gods are all children without them? That's a bit pitiful."
Yiguo shook his head, "No, is there any problem? If it's okay, I have to go back quickly."
Seeing Yiguo disappearing into the distance while driving a sled, Sean breathed a sigh of relief, but hesitated a little. The information provided by Yiguo could not answer his doubts. Besides, although this old man knew a lot, it was also told by his predecessors. The accuracy was hard to say, and maybe it was not as accurate as he knew more.
He thought, and was about to go back and call the short goblins to move acorns, but when he turned around, he was startled. On the oak tree behind him, an old face was straight at him, expressionless.
Chapter completed!