Hey, Shepherd Tree Man—
Compared to the Tree Shepherds, the followers of the All Things Return to One are like law-abiding good citizens.
But what are the Tree Shepherds up to with targeting the 'Grey Wolf' mercenary group? Although he didn't want to cause trouble, Brand still subconsciously used the player's mindset to think through the whole situation. The strategy guide provided the mission process, but the specifics were quite vague. Not to mention the background, which wasn't detailed at all in the guide.
He tapped his forehead, thinking he needed to find a way to slip away before the 'Grey Wolf' mercenary group and the Tree Shepherds clashed. The mission boss for this quest was the Divine Envoy 'Eckmen.' The word 'Eckmen' originated from the rune language, symbolizing vast mountains and limitless oceans. In the ancient times, there was also a giant beast called 'Eckmen,' but whether in Kruz mythology or in the legends of the mountain people, it represented a colossal, living, moving mountain walking among the ranges and forests.
The giant beast 'Eckmen' was a descendant of the Mountain Giant Gewu, and legend had it that as long as it was connected to the Earth, it possessed infinite life.
As for the Divine Envoy 'Eckmen,' to Brand, it was more like a symbolic name for a monster in itself. The Divine Envoys were merely creatures bred by the Tree Shepherds using Divine Blood on animal and human bodies, despite their sacred titles. They were twisted products, profaning nature and divine beings, similar to the Golden Magic Tree.
Brand couldn't help but remember his past encounters with the Heavenly Messenger 'Amal' and the Dark Messenger 'Black Lotus.' The former, in its incomplete form, was around Level 50. He and his teammates had a tough battle with it during a random encounter in an underground instance in Free Port Ambeser. Eventually, they managed to win after a hard fight. The latter was a fully completed Divine Envoy, a Level 67 elite boss, the final BOSS of the Delerta heroic mainline quest 'Perfect.' They had to form two groups to finally eliminate that monster.
Divine Envoys were terrifying, even an immature Level 50 one had the strength of middle Gold. Brand had no interest whatsoever in facing such a creature. However, he was still tempted by the potential gains. He glanced at Bujia and Macaro ahead—according to history, the 'Grey Wolf' mercenary group should be wiped out in this battle, but Macaro and Sword Master Bujia didn't die, which already pointed to some clues.
What those clues are depends on personal interpretation.
Anyway, Brand's mind was now active.
It's essential to know that the drop list for Heavenly Messenger includes the Sky Spear—Fana, one of the top Fantasy Weapons around Level 50. Its special attribute of ignoring all physical defense made it famous. As for the Dark Messenger, its drop list included the 'Dark Side of the Moon,' which drove many Judge players mad—Dark Side of the Moon, a mythical weapon, was reputedly wielded by Death God Descartes. Its attributes clearly indicated this.
Beheading, a 1% chance to ignore all protection and cause 50% of current life as true damage to non-leader units.
Annihilation, weapons with this attribute suppress all healing effects by 10%.
In short, while Divine Envoys were powerful, they had another name—treasure troves. The Tree Shepherds were extremely wealthy, and only Lord Martha might know the sources of their rare equipment. Of course, this wasn't even the most outrageous part, "Heavenly Divine Blood comes from the Cloud God Jamas, Dark Divine Blood from the Abyss Goddess Yi Lian, and Earth Divine Blood from the Sovereign of the mountains, the Giant Gewu. For the love of Martha, how did they get their hands on the Divine Blood of these deities, who had long vanished?" Brand shook his head and muttered to himself.
After the dark era, the gods in the sky had long perished and turned into stars; this was the epoch of mortals. Apart from the supreme God of Gods Martha, this world was no longer dominated by any powerful will.
Nowadays, those called gods were either false gods or simply the numerous stars, referred to as 'rules,' in the sky.
"What are you thinking, my Lord?" Antitina watched him lost in thought from the side.
Brand shook his head and blurted out, "Power of Mountains and Rivers."
"Power of Mountains and Rivers?"
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