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The Witcher: The last King of the elves

Chapter 38 - The Fruit

“Your Majesty, is something wrong?” The clerics who had so far been working on creating Treants looked at Thranduil with a certain reverence.

“I just want to see what you are doing, continue with your work.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

Of course, no elf would refuse the presence of their king.

Everyone quickly returned to their posts, and a male elf was the first to wave his hand. Shortly after, three lights flew toward an open space.

The three green lights fell to the ground, and immediately branches and green leaves grew, at a speed visible to the naked eye for all present.

In an instant, three enormous Treants, tall and powerful, appeared in front of Thranduil, staring at him in silence. Their bodies measured more than twenty meters in height, not much smaller than the legendary giants.

The Treant also had hands and feet, made of branches and roots respectively.

At the top of its body, a distinguishable wrinkled face could be seen. The eyes, nose, and mouth were clearly visible.

In addition, scattered branches and young leaves were growing on the heads of the Treants.

Perhaps because the ancient trees transformed were of different species, one of the Treants even had some red fruits growing on its head.

That was the fruit known as the Sea of Fire.

It looks like an apple, but tastes completely different. This kind of fresh fruit often appeared in the recipes that Thranduil created in his spare time.

“I wonder if that can be eaten…” An elf among the crowd asked this quietly while staring intently at the fruit.

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“A fantastic demonstration.” Thranduil praised the clerics’ performance.

A Treant with a terrifying body height of over 20 meters is like an excavator on the battlefield.

If these Treant warriors were placed on the defensive line, they would become a solid wall.

Haldir, standing beside the clerics, stepped forward and reported: “Your Majesty, in addition to their immense strength and defense, the tree warriors also possess wood-attributed magic.”

“Does it extend to the qualities of a normal mage with that affinity?”

“Yes, healing, trapping enemies, they can do all of that with ease.”

Thranduil asked in confusion: “Trapping enemies?”

A cleric couldn’t help but explain: “The Treants can scatter large amounts of seeds on the battlefield. Empowered by their magic, those seeds grow at a dizzying speed and eventually become tree-demon-like vines to entangle the enemy.”

“If the battlefield is in a forest, they can even do this without the aid of seeds. The trees and vegetation of the forest are helpers to the tree warriors.”

Upon hearing this, Thranduil’s eyes suddenly lit up.

That meant that the Treants in the elven empire would always be strengthened by the qualities of the terrain. No wonder they were called the guardians of the elves.

“I wonder if the Treants I can bring to life will possess these same abilities. After all, they will be direct creations of the Tree of Life.” Thranduil thought as he watched the enormous Treants moving into the forest with the others of their kind.

Haldir, looking at their colossal sizes, asked: “Can they become stronger as they age?”

After all, it was a summoned creature, so it was understandable that it might not be able to increase its level. But anything could happen, hence the question.

“Commander, we tested this and discovered that the Treants can also collect special energy by killing enemies. However, their highest level is only on par with ours.”

“They cannot advance unless we advance. But being able to grow is good news!”

Thranduil did not ask for too much. If his army grew, no matter the size, it would be more than enough for him.

The clerics were undoubtedly a formidable troop.

Of course, the Hippogriff Knight was not without merit. Being an aerial combat cavalry was their greatest advantage!

Then, Thranduil noticed the movement speed of these Treants.

He discovered something — they are very slow! It was as if their legs were filled with lead. Each step seemed extremely difficult.

However, they were enormous in size, and with one step they could cover a distance of nearly ten meters.

By this calculation, their movement speed was not too slow. Overall, Treants were not suitable for surprise attacks in battle, but they were very well suited for protecting the Elven Legion on the front lines.

“All right, continue with your work.”

“As you command, Your Majesty!”

The clerics continued summoning Treants. The plan was to surround the entire empire with these silent guardians. Their only mission was to kill the evil people who came with the purpose of harming the forest.

“There is nothing more to do. You may go hunting with the legion.” Thranduil said while looking at Haldir, who was wearing his armor.

“Yes, Your Majesty.” After his best general left, Thranduil began counting the harvest of the elven army from the previous night.

There were more than 154,000 magic crystals in their warehouses. There were more than three hundred energy cores. There were also some valuable monster materials that could be used to create equipment in the future.

All the elves trained by Thranduil were fully equipped. And as they leveled up, their equipment also evolved and became more powerful.

Therefore, Thranduil did not need to worry about their gear at all.

However, the elves around the continent were different; they did not possess any systematic gifts, so they needed powerful equipment. As a sun elf, Thranduil knew that countless elves around the continent would eventually come to him, so he had to prepare in advance.

After counting the spoils, Thranduil went to the ancient war tree and began to wisely use all those crystals.

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In the following days, the hunt went smoothly as usual.

The territory also developed rapidly. The total size of the troops under Thranduil’s command reached 350,000 elven soldiers.

Of which 1,500 were Treant warriors, now silently standing guard around the safe forest within the elven empire.

With such military strength, not to mention being able to destroy the entire outer city at once, at the very least no force within the ruins of the outer city should be able to pose a threat.

Even Thranduil’s power expanded into other branches, now using lightning magic.