The towering and huge cloud-canopy tree is a very rare species even in the entire ancient wood forest - whenever the elves decide to settle somewhere, they will sow the seeds of the cloud-canopy tree on that flat land. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

From the tender green branches to the towering ancient trees, each cloud-canopy tree will grow with the elven colony until it encompasses the entire settlement.

This amazing tree has a huge canopy, and the branches gradually form wide platforms, and the thick branches act like stairs to connect these large and small platforms.

The elaborate wooden houses sit on those high platforms, forming a series of villages. The delicate green vines and flowers swaying in the wind decorate beautifully.

The lower platforms and ground are planted with a variety of mushrooms that thrive in the shade of the shady and damp trees, and lush fruit trees surround the trees, and birds and butterflies can be seen everywhere.

At the top of the canopy, there is an elaborate longhouse surrounded by green vines. Even in the cold wind of winter, there is still a sea of colorful flowers.

"In the name of Count Deepwood, Leven Fried, in Lower Loren Turin, I would like to extend my sincerest greetings to all the elders of the Morning Star Forest!"

Standing under an elaborate chandelier, the black-haired wizard bowed to the elven elders in front of him with the most impeccable gesture with a humble smile.

Completely different from humans, almost every elven colony, large and small, has its own elders, which are made up of elderly people in the settlement. These elders formed the council of the settlement, which discussed and decided all matters of the settlement, large and small.

More than a dozen elven old men wearing robes and crutches frowned, staring at Loren who was surrounded by them, as if they were chilling.

Although when he talked to Luca, he already knew that these elders were not very friendly to humans, but he didn't expect it to be such a "courtesy".

"It is a great honor to meet all of you. It's a shame to say that the next wizard advisor has only made some small contributions, how can ......he become the Earl's messenger?

"Ahem...... Lord Loren Turin. An elder sitting in the center finally couldn't help it: "Can you explain clearly why the Duke of Lothair is willing to support us?"

"Why?" Loren still had a smile on his face, "With all due respect, you took the initiative to ask for help, and we just responded to it - or did you not expect the Duke to agree in the first place?"

"Of course we hope he will agree!" The old man hurriedly snatched it down, and his words were very hesitant: "But we don't believe that he will help for no reason, surely it won't be unconditional, right?"

"Of course not. Locke replied as he should.

Before he finished saying this, the surrounding elf elders immediately became agitated, arguing excitedly, and looking at Loren's eyes immediately became more unfriendly, although they were not very friendly in the first place.

"The duke who went back to tell you is still an earl, the elves of the Morning Star Forest will never bow down to him!"

The elven elder with cold eyebrows suddenly stood up with his crutches: "Even if we are defeated by the ogre, even if we lose our home, we will never ...... him."

"I'm sorry, you asked me a question first, so please let me finish first. The black-haired wizard smiled and cut off the elder's impassioned speech bluntly, and the coughing old man staggered to his chair.

"Neither the Count of Leven nor the Duke of the Duchy of Lothair will ever ask you to submit!"

With his hands behind his back, Loren's voice raised twice: "In order to help you resist the invasion of the ogres, the entire Duchy of Lothair will stand behind the elves of the Morning Star Forest. Of course, definitely not without a price. ”

"As a wizard, I can fully understand why you don't trust humans - after all, who can trust a strange race wholeheartedly?" the black-haired wizard said, "But again, you must also be in my shoes to understand why the Duke is reaching out." ”

"In fact, both I and Count Leven are full of respect for the bravery and wisdom of the Elves of the Morning Star Forest. It is because of the leadership of experienced elders like you that this ancient forest is free from the dangers of ogres and can survive every summer and winter in peace and prosperity!"

"The war you are fighting is of great significance, it is a contest between civilization and barbarism, between good and evil, between light and darkness, and a contest that is destined to be won, for no matter how many times the ogres and their vile accomplices invade, victory will not belong to them!"

"And all of you here are the starlight that leads the elves of the Morning Star Forest to victory, the bright moon that illuminates the night, and the red ...... that will rise at dawn."

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......" The elder sitting in the center interrupted Loren again, as he had noticed his colleagues around him, and there was a clear affection for the young man in his eyes.

Although he had to admit that what this human named Loren said was very reasonable, the deep-seated rejection of human beings in his mind made him can't help but stand up:

"Then I would like to ask Your Excellency Loren, what will the Duke use to prove his kindness to us?"

"Practical actions, of course. Loren took it at once, and he waited for the other to ask.

"As a sign of the generosity and friendship of the Duchy of Lothair, the Count has ordered me to bring an entire carriage of iron ingots, thirty sets of leather armor, and healing medicine sufficient to sustain a fierce battle—not much, but I hope it will satisfy you. ”

"When the two sides conclude an alliance, more material resources will continue to be sent here to support you in carrying out the battle to the end!"

Putting his hands in front of him, Loren looked at the elven elders who were already quite kind, bowed silently, and turned to leave the longhouse.

As soon as he went out, a slender palm suddenly grabbed his collar, and the whole person was dragged aside.

"What the hell are you doing?!" the female elf grabbed Loren by the collar with one hand, and her emerald eyes glared at him, "We came to you in the hope of convincing them, not for you to please these old men with a bunch of flattering words!"

"What do you think of these...... What is the best characteristic of the old man?" Helplessly, Loren slumped his shoulders and raised his eyebrows.

"The biggest feature?" Leah thought for a moment, "...... Stubborn?"

"That's right!" Loren nodded without hesitation: "That's great!"

"I'm just ......" Liya, who was a little embarrassed, just wanted to be modest, but suddenly remembered something, and clenched her right hand: "You were fooling me just now, right?!"

"On the contrary, I'm just telling you how to convince these elders. With a long sigh, Loren patted her hand and let go of her collar: "For a group of stubborn people, you can't convince them by very direct means. ”

"In fact, all people, whether humans or elves, are somewhat opinionated - so if you want them to accept your point of view, you have to act like you're thinking about them. ”

"But you're completely amusing those old men. The elf was still not satisfied: "It's all a pair of useless flattery." ”

"Yes, that's because it's different. These elders are wary of humans, so I'll have to let them down first. I know that this kind of flattery may be a bit shameless......"

"It's just shameless. ”

“...... But we don't have time either, do we?!" Loren resisted the urge to roll his eyes, this was not the first time that this female elf had never known that she had spoken outright.

"The spring snow will melt soon, in other words, the ogre will invade here at any time, if we don't make them understand the seriousness of the matter as soon as possible, and let them believe me completely, then we won't have time!"