novelhk Chapter 27 Basic Water Magic
Chapter 27 Basic Water Magic
This construction process was completely different from the previous two barracks constructions.
There was no heavy rumble of piled rocks, no dull thud of mortise and tenon joints.
Instead, it has a light, agile rhythm that seems to grow naturally.
The light flow first outlines the building's silhouette—
It's not a square house, but a marvelous structure that blends seamlessly with the trees.
The thick vines, like living ropes, automatically twine and weave, forming the "skeleton" of the building.
Next, the wood is not "built" but "grown".
Dozens of logs, each as thick as a bowl, actually "grew" from the ancient tree of life.
The ancient tree (in its growth stage) is now 8 meters tall, and the outline of the wooden house naturally curves and overlaps three meters above the ground to form the base.
The wood surface still bears the fresh bark grain, forming a roof beneath the tree canopy.
The entire construction process lasted approximately five minutes.
As the last leaf settled back into place on the roof, the entire wooden house trembled slightly.
It doesn't look like a "building," but rather like it was originally growing there.
Qingwu's mouth was slightly open as she looked up at the "treehouse" suspended in mid-air.
[Consumes 80 Natural Energy, 1200 Gold Coins, 250 Wood, and 150 Stone Ore]
[The log cabin is complete]
[Unlock Unit: Wood Elf (Tier 3 Ranged Unit)]
[5 available for recruitment this week]
[Recruitment Price: 20 Natural Energy, 40 Gold Coins, 40 Wood]
Qingwu discovered a pattern.
At least so far, the recruitment price for Tier 1, 2, and 3 units has been doubling.
If we calculate it this way, the natural energy required to recruit green dragons in the future would probably be quite terrifying.
Gold coins and wood should actually be relatively easy to obtain.
"We still need to upgrade!"
After some thought, Qingwu recruited two wood elves.
[Recruitment: Wood Elf x2]
[Consumes: Natural Energy x40, Gold Coins x80, Wood x80]
Two soft, emerald-green orbs of light lit up above the wooden house suspended in mid-air.
The ball of light gradually elongated and shaped, transforming into two slender and tall figures.
They emerged from the light and came before Qingwu.
At first glance, Qingwu fell in love with this Tier 3 unit of the Barrier faction.
They are about 1.7 meters tall, slender but not thin, and wear lightweight armor woven from leaves and vines, revealing their smooth arms and calves.
What is most striking are their eyes—a clear emerald green, with vertical pupils like a cat's, sharp yet calm.
Pointed ears protrude from the hair, trembling slightly, which looks very strange.
Both of them carried longbows almost as tall as themselves, with quivers hanging at their waists and short daggers tucked into their belts, making them almost identical to their appearance in the game.
Compared to the bizarre centaurs and the short, muscular dwarves.
Elves are clearly the closest to humanoid beings.
Just as Qingwu was beginning to think about how to explain this to others, the two wood spirits suddenly drew their bows and nocked arrows.
Their target is the north.
With a slight twang of the bowstring, two, no, four arrows shot out like lightning.
Qingwu instantly regained consciousness, and his natural senses expanded.
The arrows shot by the wood elves, the first two of which still showed some material outlines, while the two following arrows were just almost colorless phantoms.
But Qingwu knew that the phantom had the same attack power.
This is the Wood Elf's innate trait: Rapid Fire!
……
Kakashi looked slightly disheveled at this moment.
He simply heard the noise and stood on the treetop to investigate.
Unexpectedly, disaster struck.
The arrow was extremely fast, and Kakashi, caught off guard, didn't have time to use the Substitution Jutsu. He could only use his ninja sword to deflect the arrow.
however……
The force of the arrow exceeded his expectations.
At the moment the ninja swords made contact, the penetrating force of the two arrows almost knocked his ninja swords away.
He finally managed to steady the short knife in his hand.
Two hidden arrows came flying at him in quick succession. Kakashi's Sharingan spun wildly as he dodged one, but he was still injured by the other arrow.
"puff!"
A burst of blood erupted from Kakashi's left shoulder, but fortunately, with the help of his Sharingan, he avoided a fatal blow.
To his surprise, however, the arrow that wounded him had no physical form at all.
After the initial shock came anger.
Kakashi couldn't figure out why Qingwu would ambush him for no reason... Could it be that he didn't want to pay back the money?
Qingwu had already sensed that the person rapidly approaching was Kakashi.
He stopped the elf from firing the second volley of arrows.
"Senior, please let me explain."
Qingwu's words made the furious Kakashi pause.
"This is a new technique I developed. The psychic beings have a strong sense of perception, and they probably sensed the spying from the shadows."
Kakashi looked thoughtfully at the elf's pointed ears.
Like the dwarves and centaurs before them, the two wood elves lacked the true spirit in their eyes.
"Spiritual beings..." Kakashi suddenly said:
"Why do I feel like, apart from that tree spirit at the beginning, the other creatures you've created are increasingly resembling puppets of the Sand Village?"
A puppet? Qingwu's eyes lit up:
"What you said is right, senior. They are just combat units. When I was developing the technique, I did get inspiration from the puppets of Sunagakure. In fact, they were puppets that did not require maintenance."
Kakashi said in a serious tone, "To be able to injure me in one move, the things you've researched are getting stronger and stronger."
Qingwu looked at Kakashi's bleeding shoulder and said, "Senior, perhaps I can help you heal."
Kakashi asked, "You also know medical ninjutsu?"
Without saying a word, Qingwu emitted a blue-green light from his hand, which looked like a fusion of water and natural energy.
He stepped forward and said, "It's just the application of natural energy."
Qingwu is currently unable to confirm the specific effects of the basic water-type skill, [Healing].
Kakashi stared into Qingwu's eyes and did not refuse.
The moment the soft light touched his shoulder, Kakashi froze.
He had fought countless battles and had been treated with medical ninjutsu, but the treatment was different from the intense heat of the "stimulation regeneration" technique.
The blue-green light was like warm water seeping into a wound, and the excruciating pain that had been tearing away quickly subsided, and the gushing blood miraculously stopped flowing.
What alarmed Kakashi even more was...
The muscles at the wound site are healing at a visible speed, the hideous blood hole is shrinking little by little, and in the end only a shallow scar remains, without even a trace of bruising.
Qingwu withdrew her hand, and the soft blue-green light in her palm vanished without a trace.
He glanced at Kakashi, who was stunned into silence, and said, "It is said that the First Hokage's self-healing ability was extremely strong. I wonder if it was due to Wood Release or the wonderful use of natural energy."
Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage, was renowned throughout the ninja world for his self-healing abilities, but most people are probably unaware of the "Sage Body" Ashura bloodline.
Qingwu's use of this lie further shocked Kakashi.
Kakashi swallowed back the question he wanted to ask.
He subconsciously moved his right shoulder; it didn't hurt or itch, and he could even lift it freely.
Apart from the almost invisible scar on the skin, it was as if the wound that had just pierced through the skin had never existed...