Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 213 - 207 Unicorn

Chapter 213: Chapter 207 Unicorn

After walking a few steps, Eve clearly heard the players’ conversations.

“Amazing! Sarandir, how did you catch it?”

This loud voice belonged to Dema, and his words carried an uncontrollable excitement.

“How many times do I have to say it, I didn’t catch it, I saw it wounded and only then did I bring it back.”

The tone of the Primordial Elf Sarandir was somewhat helpless, his voice rich and gentle, quite pleasant to hear.

“Did you have to tie it up with a rope to bring it back?”

Li Mu’s voice was a bit speechless.

“I had no choice… It was too uncooperative, and I haven’t learned healing magic yet, so I had to forcibly bring it back for someone to treat it. Besides… I already untied it, haven’t I?”

Sarandir shrugged.

“But speaking of which, it’s really cool and beautiful! It’s truly a holy beast of Western fantasy legends!”

“If it could be taken as a mount, wouldn’t that leave Earth Cave Spiders in the dust?”

Dema’s voice carried excitement.

Mount?

An idea struck Eve.

She moved a few steps forward, reaching behind the players, and finally saw what they were watching.

It was an animal completely white, resembling a sleek white horse, with a spiral horn on its head.

It knelt in the corner, cautiously watching the players surrounding it, and there was a conspicuous demon beast claw mark on its hind leg, the injury severe, with deep red blood still dripping…

Is this… a unicorn?

Eve was slightly taken aback.

Unicorns were a unique magical creature of the Elf Forest with strength ranging from Black Iron Upper to silver upon maturity, capable of further development when a bond is formed with another intelligence.

They were completely white, resembling white horses with long spiral horns but had much longer manes and tails than ordinary horses, appearing noble and beautiful.

Unicorns were proud, stubborn, liked to live in forests with high magic power concentration, ran swiftly, and were wind and nature dual-attributed magical creatures, with the ability to release healing and antidote magic from their horns.

However… unicorns’ magic couldn’t be used on themselves, and they often used their magic to assist companions in need.

In the World Tree inheritance Eve received, such beautiful creatures were mentioned.

During the Silver Civilization period, many elves would cultivate their unicorns, calling each other partners.

However, following the millennium of divine warfare and the fall of the World Tree, the Elf Clan declined, and unicorns faced a similar fate…

With their beautiful appearance and unique healing magic, they were similarly seen as superior magic pets by other races, and even if they couldn’t be taken as such, their horns were prized magic materials, sought after by many races.

Especially humans.

With human backing, the Half-Beasts also started capturing unicorns on a large scale and selling them to the Human World.

Yet, unicorns were proud and stubborn, only recognizing those they willingly accepted as followers.

They were cautious and sensitive to other creatures’ emotions; if initial meetings caused resistance, forming companionship with them became difficult.

Due to unicorns’ stubborn and cautious nature, the human society gradually spread the rumor that unicorns liked the pure and innocent, only the beautiful and kind-hearted young women could capture their hearts…

Of course, these were just rumors.

It was true, however, that unicorns were difficult to tame.

Aside from highly skilled Great Druids, who typically had good relations with magical creatures, others could become their friends only by luck.

If captured by force, unicorns refused taming and enslavement, ultimately choosing starvation and death.

Recalling the World Tree’s inheritance, Eve looked at the unicorn surrounded by players.

This unicorn had a smaller build, appearing not yet mature, with strength at the Black Iron Middle Rank.

With its injury, even a Black Iron Lower player could probably easily subdue it now.

However, looking at this unicorn, Eve thought of more.

Unicorns were social creatures.

If the players encountered one, it indicated that there was an entire herd behind it.

With the decline of the Elf Clan, the magic level of the Elf Forest’s core area had also gradually decreased, and unicorns’ presence in the forest faded away.

There was a rumor that they had migrated to the northern areas of the Elf Forest…

It seemed, with the rise in magic levels in the Elf Forest’s core area, they might be migrating back from the north.

Eve understood why the players were so excited.

From any angle, such beautiful creatures were indeed the best choice for mounts, and their compatibility with elves far surpassd that of Earth Cave Spiders.

However, gaining their approval wasn’t easy.

Unicorns responded well to gentleness, not force, and were all about first impressions. Considering the players’ violent methods, taming them seemed unlikely.

Nonetheless, unicorns were also creatures that valued gratitude; if you helped them, you could easily gain their friendship.

“We’ll talk about other matters later, let me heal it first.”

Looking at the wound on the unicorn’s hind leg, Li Mu pondered.

However, as soon as he took a step forward, the unicorn began to struggle, lowing and gasping while twisting its body to display its horn defensively, not allowing Li Mu to approach and let alone heal it.

“It’s not working… its temper is too fiery… it won’t let anyone near it…”

“Come on, let’s pin it down together! We’ll heal its wound first by force.”

Dema proposed.

For a moment, several players stepped forward to restrain it, intending to forcefully heal it.

The injured unicorn was no match for the players, and they quickly controlled it while it struggled and lowed, twisting its body.

“Hurry! Brother Mu, heal it!”

Li Mu nodded, chanting a spell to cast the Level 1 Spell “Healing Wounds.”

Pale green energy gathered in his hands, flowing into the unicorn’s wound under his command, yet… to everyone’s surprise, the unicorn’s injury didn’t lessen.

“What’s going on?”

Li Mu was slightly taken aback.

“Let me try.”

Another Druid player said.

After speaking, he also chanted a spell.

Yet… his healing spell had no effect whatsoever.

“Why… can’t it be healed?”

The players were stunned.

“Doing it this way, of course you can’t heal it.”

While the players were in a daze, a gentle sigh came from behind them.

Turning around, they found it was the Natural Saintess Alice speaking.

She wore a noble Natural Priest’s long gown, having arrived unnoticed behind the players.

Seeing who it was, the players quickly donned enthusiastic smiles and subconsciously saluted with respect:

“Good afternoon, Lord Alice!”

As a rare purple NPC in the entire server, Alice had long established her prestige among the players.

Everybody wanted to build a good relationship with the Holy Daughter, raise the favorability, and then seek some rare personal tasks, so the attitude was quite respectful.

Even Eve, spectating among the players incognito, saluted the Elf Girl along with the crowd.

“Chosen Ones, hello.”

Alice nodded to the players in greeting.

Then, she looked at the unicorn, her eyes holding a hint of nostalgia:

“I really didn’t expect, after all these years, to have a chance to see a unicorn again. Could it be… that they, as nature’s darlings, also sensed the return of Her Excellency the Mother Goddess?”

Having said that, she ordered the players:

“Let it go first, unicorns have a unique constitution, and if they don’t want to, your healing magic won’t affect their bodies.”

“What the hell! Magic immunity?!

Dema instinctively cursed.

Alice didn’t bother with him, instead addressing the other players:

“Hence, you mustn’t use force, but communicate with it first.”

With the NPC’s command, the players quickly released their control over the unicorn.

Seeing the players’ actions, Alice turned to Li Mu:

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“If I remember correctly, you should have mastered ‘Nature’s Whisper,’ you can use this spell to communicate with it.”

Comprehending, Li Mu then slapped his forehead:

“Right, how could I forget this?”

After spending contribution points on acquiring some of the Druid’s powerful skills lately, he nearly forgot about that “weak” skill given by the Goddess!

Thinking of this, Li Mu quickly cast “Nature’s Whisper” and said to the unicorn:

“Don’t be afraid, we won’t harm you, we want to heal your wound.”

Hearing Li Mu’s words, the unicorn slightly lifted its head.

It seemed to calm a bit, but its eyes still held caution and alertness towards the players.

“It’s effective!”

Li Mu was delighted in his heart.

But when he intended to step forward to heal, the unicorn retreated again, showing resistance once more.

Li Mu: …

“This… still not working, it’s too sensitive.”

Seeing the unicorn’s response, Alice wasn’t surprised:

“That’s quite normal, unicorns are cautious and wary, your previous strong actions have made them defensive.”

“Then… what should we do now?”

Alice sighed and said:

“Now, it won’t trust you, nor will it absolutely get close to you, you’re too close to it. Step back, I’ll heal it.”

Hearing her words, the players could only retreat a few steps, allowing Alice a path.

Alice approached the unicorn while adding:

“Considering the Earth Cave Spider earlier, I can guess the mindset you have towards unicorns.”

“I can only remind you that unicorns are traditional partners of the Elf Clan, symbolizing nobility, beauty, and purity…”

“Elves naturally garner a more favorable impression from unicorns than other races, but… if you initially see them with the intent to enslave, you’ll never gain their approval.”

“Those who can gain a unicorn’s favor and recognition upon meeting are truly Great Druids, and friendly, sincere, pure-hearted, nature-loving people. Such people are rare among traditional elves, not to mention among you Chosen Ones.”

After speaking, Alice came to the unicorn, squatting down to cast the healing divine arts.

Just as the Elf Girl squatted, the unicorn struggled to stand up, refusing her healing and awkwardly limped away from her.

Seeing the unicorn act this way, Alice’s brows slightly furrowed:

“Now here’s a problem… Perhaps your earlier actions scared it too much, and now it trusts no one. Maybe we’ll have to find Basa…”

Alice didn’t finish her words.

For the unicorn moved again.

Under everyone’s surprised gaze, it limped over to where Eve, dressed in disguise, stood, and laid down docilely at her feet…

It even raised its head, nuzzling her calf in an ingratiating manner…

Li Mu: …

Dema: …

Sarandir: …

Alice: …

Eve: …