Vol 2 Chapter 41: In the depths of the jungle (Part 1)

The ancient wood forest west of the Duchy of Lothal is surrounded by endless wilderness and hills, blocking human footsteps from the forest.
The lush ancient trees cover the sky, the quiet mist drifts between the jungles, and the rugged forest paths are intertwined, connecting the entire ancient wood forest into a whole.
No one has ever known how vast the whole ancient wood forest is, because no one can reach its end; no one has ever known everything about this forest, because the depths of the dense forest always hide secrets;
After leaving the Deep Forest Castle, Loren, the earl's messenger, finally entered the forest with Luca returning to the kingdom of elves.
To be more precise, it is the morning star forest in the east of the entire ancient wood forest, and it is also the most powerful one among the elf settlements adjacent to the Duchy of Lotel.
Of course, there was also a small wizard who insisted on coming with him, as well as a black feather eagle named "Asriel". Take a gift from Ruben Fried to visit these elves.
From the moment of entering the forest, the little wizard has never blinked again, the blue eyes are always filled with a curious look-the dense forest of trees and shadows, the colorful flowers and dazzling, hidden in the twilight and woods The birds in between seem to hear their singing.
The dark angle of the dark-haired wizard's gaze was constantly looking around. This invisible forest is beyond his imagination. The towering ancient wood is so huge that it is just like the pillar of a grand hall; the road at the foot is only a path, winding and winding without seeing the end.
Not to mention cavalry on such a road, even infantry who advance lightly can only move side by side with two people, not to mention these complicated trails. Without a guide, they will only be lost in the endless jungle.
Those elves who were on the trail, even talking and laughing, never seemed to worry that they would get lost. The expression is as calm as at home, walking leisurely in the forest.
It is conceivable that even if a human army actually breaks into the forest, these elves can calmly kill the intruders like hunting deer herds.
This should be the real reason why the elves have enough fear when facing human beings, and have never worried about being invaded.
Loren in a state of contemplation completely ignored the eyes of the female elf beside him, making Liya, who was always with him, extremely dissatisfied with the expression of the dark-haired wizard.
This human who has never entered the ancient wood forest actually has no expression of shock and curiosity, as if these scenes are just as usual in his eyes.
Still said that he deliberately put on this face, hoping to keep the wind in front of the elves and elders in the settlement? This wizard is really cunning, and it is true that Luca brought him.
Thinking like this, the female elf nodded secretly, proud of her decision.
"Can I ask a question?" Loren glanced at the female elf behind him, and said with some helplessness: "If I remember correctly, you said that there has been an invasion of ogres."
"Yes, just a few months ago." Leah nodded, but it was no surprise that Loren would know that he was behind him: "At least a dozen ogre settlements invaded at the same time, and we persisted until the winter, they Only slowed down the offense. "
"If so, why didn't we even see the body of an ogre along the way?" Loren turned around and asked, "I've seen it and killed it. If there is, there will be a forest nearby. Messy! "
"Have you ever killed an ogre?"
Liya asked back, her face full of disbelief. However, he still answered Loren's question: "That's because this is already the hinterland of Morning Star Forest, and it's not the direction of the ogres invading."
"Every year the monsters attack from the south, and the rest of the settlement is almost the same." The female elf explained: "In the south, there are big tree walls blocking them so that they will not rush into our settlement. "
"Big tree wall?"
"It's a very old wood and rocky cliff, Luca said that the ancient trees existed from where the forest was born-they are connected in pieces, like the walls of your human beings. Every time we encounter an invasion, we rely on With the protection of the big tree wall, fighting the ogres. "
The words were not finished yet, and Liya ’s eyes were a little more confused:
So if there are really ogres appearing in the south, they have to cross there, but this is impossible!

"Why is it impossible?" Loren asked with a smile: "Since it is a wall, there must be dead corners and unprotectable places-perhaps not enough to let hundreds of ogres pass, but if few , Only need to destroy one or two gaps in the big tree wall ... "
"When you really have to see the big tree wall, you won't say that." Liya retorted very disappointedly: "You will definitely not even close your chin!"
"I look forward to that day very much."
Lorren answered extremely calmly, and made the female elf frown with annoyance—although this is also her original intention to find him, hoping to persuade the elders in the settlement by this guy.
"Lucca told me that you recommended him to make me the Earl's messenger." The dark-haired wizard said again: "Unexpectedly, my evaluation in your heart is so high."
"I just think you are good at persuading people, especially to honest people who are not good at lying." Liya shook her head: "The wizard who came with you specially reminded me not to be fooled by you. "
The smile stiffened Loren's mouth, and the black feather eagle "Asterel" on his shoulder raised his head, learning a few crow calls very well.
"But ... you should not be bad." The female elf's words were very straightforward: "Otherwise, you actually had the opportunity to escape from the castle that night, but still tried to protect the people around you. Luca also told me , You alone blocked the enemies who burst into the castle. "
"That's because my lord is in the castle." Loren sighed and explained to her: "If the earl dies, the prince will never let me go, and I won't be able to stay in the Principality of Lotel Now. "
Liya seemed to think about it very seriously, and then shook her head again: "Cunning guy like you, surely can live well even if you go somewhere else?"
"Is it in your eyes, I am a villain who never tells the truth and is good at deceiving honest people?"
"Do you really want to know?"
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Lorren shrugged a little, and walked with the elves for three days. He didn't even encounter an elf settlement along the way, that is to say, even the most recent settlement had more than three days.
Alternatively, are they deliberately avoiding certain settlements to avoid being discovered by themselves? Considering the elves' unfriendly attitude towards humans, this is not impossible.
"We have arrived."
The female elf behind her suddenly said, her slender but powerful right finger pointed at the towering ancient wood not far away: "In the front is the Morning Star Forest, which is our settlement."
Ok? Loren raised his eyebrows-he didn't see any shadows of settlements, no fences, no walls, not even houses, only the big tree that covered the sky.
"It's there, haven't you seen it yet?" There was a little more sneering in the calm tone of the female elf: "On top of the cloud crown tree is our settlement."
On the tree? !
'S eyes widened, and Loren stared intently at the lush canopy of the ancient wood, like a staircase lined up one after another, layer by layer, accessing the dome.
"You are so surprised, I thought you knew it already."
Finally saw Loren's surprised expression, and Liya's heart couldn't express the joy, and his mouth still didn't let him mean: "Some people haven't said it before, the elves are all sleeping on the tree."
"So you guessed it, it's just a little bit different. Every elf settlement has a cloud crown tree." The female elf's face suddenly appeared a little more proud.
"And the Morning Star Forest is the largest tree in the ancient wood forest!"