minecraft: top of the last hope

Chapter 17 The Encounter Under the Birch Tree

Snowball, let there be snow.In addition to those cold biomes, such as snowfields and cold coniferous forests, which will snow, in some non-hot biomes, if the altitude exceeds a certain height, it will snow. The typical representative is The cliff biome, also known as the mountain biome.

And in the south of the Black Forest, it happens to be the mountain biome!
As soon as I thought of this, I immediately stood up and told Bu Xin and Nasir.The two of them were also pleasantly surprised after listening to it.

"Without further delay, let's reach the mountains before sunset, then find a cave to rest, and then climb to the top the next day to watch the sunrise on the top of the mountain." I suggested.

Bu Xin shook his head, saying that he was too tired today and wanted to go again tomorrow.I thought so too, he was desperately grabbing the storage minecart, and he was still circling in the abandoned mineshaft, I'm afraid he was so tired that he would die or live.

"Okay, tomorrow." I said.

It rained heavily all afternoon, non-stop, as if a big hole had been opened in the sky, and it hadn't been filled for a long time, and water was pouring out continuously.I wanted to go out to chop some wood in the afternoon, but I didn’t feel in the mood to go outside after seeing the horrible weather, so I had to stay in the cave and set up a furnace to smelt the ore we mined in the abandoned mine.

The rain kept falling, non-stop, big and small, like the endless weeping of a complaining woman, from afternoon to night, and from night to early morning of the next day.Finally, at the moment when the sun came out of the horizon, the raindrops seemed to have made an appointment and stopped jumping down from the clouds.

Bu Xin and Nasir were still resting in the cave. I got up early and walked out of the cave. The fresh air after the rain suddenly rushed into my nose, and I couldn't help but take a few deep breaths.The dense grass around is covered with drops of water, whether it is the raindrops left last night or the dew that condenses today, scattering colorful brilliance under the sun.There are still some cloud flakes left in the sky, hanging in rows in the sky, which turn red when illuminated by the rising sun, looking like flying red silks.The world in front of me is bright and soft, and it looks full of vitality after being washed by the downpour.

I decided to cut down the tree, the wood after a long period of consumption is no longer enough to support the next survival.Holding the ax lightly in my hand, I walked forward slowly, and the grass beside me was startled to drop water drops, either falling on me, sticking to my axe, or melting into the soil.

There are very few trees in the grassland, and it can even be said that there are almost no trees.I don't know if I just forgot, or I just didn't know that I could go to the Black Forest to cut trees, and wandered around the grassland alone, looking around.I don't know how far I walked, and suddenly I saw a tall white birch on the horizon in front of me, standing upright there, like a lonely sentinel on the prairie, motionless.

I was a little surprised, so I quickly quickened my pace and ran forward, as if I was afraid that the white birch would suddenly slip away.

The birch gradually approached, and it became taller and taller. The thick blue leaves spread out like clouds, covering half of the sky, leaving a shade.The trunk is like a horned dragon, thick yet flexible.There is a layer of white bark on the trunk, and some black spots are sprinkled on it, black and white, with a unique beauty.

"This is the territory of 'Birch'. If you cut down this tree, remember to plant another one in its place." A soft and sweet female voice came, like an orchid in an empty valley, melodious and tactful.

I looked around and saw a small farmland hidden in the grass not far away.The chestnut wheat in the field is green, dancing with the wind, a slim woman with soft flaxen wavy hair and wearing a white chiffon dress is standing there, looking at me with a smile on her face.Although she was not wearing armor, I recognized her at a glance. She was the Korean woman in the "China-Japan-Korea combination".

She walked slowly, her hair dancing lightly, with little drops of water, shining brightly under the sunlight.The chiffon dress was stained with water and looked a little transparent.The graceful figure is looming in the light gauze, and the nephrite jade is warm and fragrant.I quickly turned my gaze elsewhere, not daring to look directly.

"We meet again." I said lightly.

"Yeah..." She also recognized me, and responded with some embarrassment.Out of the corner of my eyes, I saw her flushed cheeks, drooping eyelids, slightly pursed lips, and kneading the corners of her skirt with two flamboyant hands, as if hesitating to speak, a little embarrassed——I knew what she was embarrassed about.

"Thanks to you, we almost died in the abandoned mine." I chuckled lightly and said slightly mockingly.

She seemed a little panicked when she heard this sentence, she kept rubbing the corner of her skirt with her fingers, and explained: "Actually... I don't want to do this either, after all... you still have half of the things left for us, but..."

I turned to look at her face.I have to say, she looks really good-looking.The skin is white and flawless, fresh and refined, and a pair of bright eyes like autumn water are warm and flowing, clear and clear, like the bright moon in the mountains and the pearls in the sea.Under the slanted bangs, her eyebrows seem to be frowning; on Guazi's face, the pink lips seem to be parted, which makes people feel affectionate.

I was pissed off by that Japanese so badly that I was so angry that I wanted to taunt her a few more words, but when I saw her charming face, my anger was half gone, so I shook my head helplessly and said, "Forget it." , it’s useless to talk about it now. Who doesn’t want to quit the game early?”

"Yeah." She looked up at me, saw that I was looking at her, and turned her head away.

I suddenly remembered something, and quickly took out an iron bucket from my backpack.That bucket was originally filled with milk, and I drank all the milk, leaving only an empty bucket.

"By the way, I almost forgot, this is for you." I handed her the bucket and smiled at her, "Thank you for the milk."

"Oh, this." She smiled slightly, like a blooming white orchid, and reached out to take the iron bucket, "You're welcome, I forgot if you didn't tell me. Your two iron swords are still with Xiao Lin, Do you want……"

"No, no, no." I quickly waved my hand, "I'll see you off. That Xiao Lin is really good at shooting, and her archery skills are superb."

"She's a gymnast, and she's also an archery enthusiast..." The Korean woman was no longer as reserved as before, and began to talk freely, appearing quite enthusiastic.

I got a general understanding of the other party's situation from her mouth.The girl in leather is Chen Xiaolin, from Keelung, Taiwan, and the Japanese is from Nara, Japan, and her name is Aota Fujiichi. She is 26 years old and works in artificial intelligence.

"What about you? What's your name?" I asked, listening to her with interest.

For a Korean person, her surname is Park, Jin, Zhang, etc., and her name is Hui, Ya, Ying, etc. She probably can't get rid of this routine.

Unexpectedly, she told me a Korean name that is not Korean at all.

"My name is Nangong Xuan'er." She replied.

What what? !Did I hear you right? !Nangong Xuan'er, is this the name of the heroine in some fantasy novel, right? !

"Uh, Nangong Xuan'er. It's a nice name." I smiled a bit forcedly, "By the way, how do you know 'Bai Hua'?"

After talking nonsense with her for a long time, I can finally get around to the topic I care about the most.I am very curious about the mysterious organization "Baihua". All the members are dressed in white, and the handsome guy riding a white horse in the lead impresses me even more, and she is still at the place where the three of us are on the verge of death. It can be said that time has saved us, and it can be said that it has done us a great favor.

"I don't know much about 'Bai Hua', I only know that they are all wearing white clothes." Nangong Xuan'er thought for a while and said, "You don't think I am also a member of 'Bai Hua', do you?"

Indeed, if I hadn't met her before, I might really have regarded her as a "white birch", after all, she was wearing that all-white chiffon dress.

"No." I shook my head.

"Okay." Nangong Xuan'er continued, "'Baihua' is an organization spontaneously formed by some players in this game, just like us and you, but the strength is stronger, compared to the 'Wolf' in the Black Forest. Even more powerful..."

"Wait." I interrupted her, "Is the leader of the 'Wolf' named Jason?"

"Yes." Her eyes widened a little, she seemed a little surprised, looked around vigilantly, and asked me in a low voice, "How do you know? I thought I was the only one who knew."

I told her how we were almost burned to death in the forest by Jason's gang, and she was speechless.

"It turned out that the fire was caused by you." She covered her mouth and said, "The fire was so big that even 'Baihua' was alarmed, and all the staff rode to the Black Forest."

Then the two of us talked a few more words.Nangong Xuan'er really didn't know much about "Baihua", she only knew that "Baihua" was basically all Europeans, as for where the base camp was, she didn't know how many members there were.Seeing that I couldn't get any more information, I said goodbye to her in a hurry, otherwise it would be bad for Bu Xin and Nasir to wait too long in the cave.

I didn't even have time to cut down the tree, so I ran all the way back.

Back in the cave, I saw that Bu Xin and Nasir had rested and were packing their things.When they saw me coming back, they quickly asked me: "How is it? How much have you cut?"

"No cut!" I was out of breath and exhausted from running, "I met that 'Chinese, Japanese and Korean combination'..."

"What!" They were taken aback, staring at me as if they had heard some explosive news, "What did they do to you?"

"No!" I almost spit out blood when I heard their words.What a mess!

I recovered my breath and told them all about my experience this morning.They all looked at me with strange eyes after listening, as if I was doing bad things behind their backs.

"Yes!" Bu Xin looked at me with a smirk on his face, patted my shoulder and said, "I didn't expect you two to be able to get together! Yes, Yi Ouyi, you have finally grown up, don't forget Bu Brother Xin has cultivated you a lot!"

"Brother Yi Ouyi, come on, that sister is very beautiful." Nasir also had a smirk on his face, just like Bu Xin.This little brat!
"What is this and what is it! That's not the point, okay!" I was completely speechless.I was telling them about the "China-Japan-Korea Group" and "Bai Hua", and they were actually thinking about me and Nangong Xuan'er.

Seeing my confused look, Bu Xin quickly waved his hands and said, "Okay, I'm talking nonsense. Having said that, we can't go through the Black Forest when we go to the mountains this time. There seems to be something wrong there."

(End of this chapter)