With Benjamin's plan, Thomas was sent to kill the Chincha and a few hundred Chincha guards who were unwilling to surrender in an area thirty kilometers south of the Lakason Plateau. Benjamin arranged for his cronies to return to the Forest Nation to report to the Elven King Cross that he had been kidnapped by bandits and volunteers on the Lakason Plateau and that the Chin Cha of the Alasia Empire had been killed.

Higg led the army, avoiding the city, there was thunder in the air to eliminate the reconnaissance griffons, the army successfully bypassed the Lacason plateau, it took nearly twenty days, nearly a thousand kilometers more, the end of summer, the early autumn season, more than 20,000 troops and thousands of carts of supplies, to reach the silent forest of Benjamin. Of course, while passing through Benjamin's territory, he also "robbed" a dwarven village and kidnapped a thousand dwarven slaves.

The Forest of Silence is located in the northeast of the Lakason Plateau, and is also located on the plateau mountain, with a radius of tens of thousands of square kilometers.

Higg's army was not fit to go deeper, but entered a flat area with two streams not far from the forest, and began to order people to cut down trees and build houses.

Only then did Higg realize the effect of the thousand dwarven slaves that Benjamin had given him. Every dwarf is a natural craftsman and builder. Sigg's army of more than 20,000 was responsible for cutting down trees and clearing the grounds, and the dwarves had built more than a thousand houses in only twenty days, and not all of them were wooden houses, and half of them were made of stone, and the dwarves were paid one jar of wine a day. Sigg's wine was about to be drunk by the dwarven slaves, and he had to order someone to make wine for the drunken creatures first.

Higg's military rations were only enough for a month, but brewing was very costly. With nearly a month to go before the day of the harvest, Higg began to worry. Stop supplying these guys with wine, these guys will definitely strike, but there are still many houses to build and roads to be built in the camp, and it depends on these guys!

Higg arrived at Benjamin's camp, a camp of hundreds of cabins in the forest, where Benjamin and his three hundred elven guards lived.

Higg told Benjamin about his troubles, and Benjamin laughed and said: "It's autumn now, the wild boars in the forest are fattening, and the mountain fruits are ripe, and your army always eats grain, without meat and vegetables, and it will be very difficult to survive in the future after winter!" Those who live in the forest, this season is the time to stock up on food for the winter! This king will teach you how to find food from the treasures of the forest, haha! ”

Higg had never lived in the jungle, he only knew that the jungle caused trouble for his army, but now that he thought about it, the primeval forest could support the once powerful forest empire, in fact, it was the same as the grassland wasteland of the barbarian country, the swampy wetland of the water country, the alchemy country and the frozen country, the underground kingdom of Shenlong Island, etc., which contained great wealth. The inhabitants of the forest country must also follow their own laws of the jungle, multiply and grow in this endless forest, and establish a powerful forest empire, it can be said that the wealth of the forest is definitely not inferior to that of any country.

Benjamin said, "The wealth of the forest is inexhaustible, provided that it is taken in moderation." General Higg, since you have come to the forest to gain a foothold, you can only survive if you follow the law of the jungle. The Silent Forest is a forbidden area between the druids and the Forest Nation, and the forest that has been largely unmanaged for a thousand years and has been resting for a thousand years is simply a huge treasure! ”

Higg wondered: "Since it is a forbidden area, if we ask for it deeply, aren't we afraid of causing reactions from all sides?" ”

Benjamin smiled: "This forbidden area was a buffer zone set up by the Erathians to mediate the war between the druids and the forest country, and it was a forbidden area for the druids and the forest country, but not for the Erathians!" General Higg, if you wish, I and my 300 Guards are willing to assist you in taking control of this area. ”

Higg smiled and said, "Help me? Your Royal Highness, I'm afraid you have other plans, right? ”

Benjamin said: "General Higg, since we have a deal, of course I hope that the general can gain a foothold in this area, although I have my own purpose, but I ask General Higg to believe that I will never do anything unfavorable to the general." Entering the depths of the forest to claim the resources of the forest is only good for the general, no harm, even if I have any intentions, general, there is no loss for you! ”

Higg smiled: "Your Royal Highness the prince is not afraid, you helped me, were you questioned by the druids and all parties in the forest country?" ”

Benjamin laughed and said, "General Higg, I am now your prisoner, and I will do whatever you ask me to do, not my conscious behavior, but you forced me to do this, although I would like you to force me to do this, hahaha!" ”

Higg smiled and said, "Okay, Your Royal Highness, although I don't know what your intentions are, but tomorrow I hope that you can take your escort and me deep into the Silent Forest to solve the current military food dilemma!" ”

Benjamin smiled slyly, "No, not to expect me, but to order me to do it!" Since General Higg has ordered me to take my guard deep into the Silent Forest tomorrow, I have no choice but to obey! Hahaha! ”

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Although Higg couldn't guess Benjamin's true intentions, at least for Higg, who was in trouble, there was no harm in being able to get the resources of the forest. Since Benjamin has a request for himself, it is unlikely that he will have any unfavorable actions for the time being.

The next day, unable to endure the soft grinding and hard bubbles of Blue Fairy and Butterfly Caiyun, Higg had to take the two of them, five hundred crossbowmen and five hundred spearmen, to follow Benjamin and set out into the depths of the Silent Forest, leaving Thomas and Pantony to continue to lead people to cut down forests and build houses, roads, and so on.

Autumn is already in full swing in the forest, and the rainy season in the north has been over for nearly two months, and the forest has begun to dry out, the leaves are gradually turning yellow, and trees full of ripe mountain fruits are everywhere.

The elves are worthy of being the masters of the forest, and Benjamin's three hundred elven guards, walking on the ground in the dense forest, are very dissatisfied with the slow movement of the thousand-strong team led by Higg, and sneer at their expressions of surprise at the abundance of the forest, but they have to teach these people to adapt to the law of the jungle as required, teach them how to distinguish mountain fruits and medicinal herbs, which mountain fruits are edible and when they are ripe, and teach them to distinguish the types and effects of medicinal herbs. These elves seem to have the ability to live in the jungle by nature, and they seem to be able to detect in advance where there are many mountain fruits and medicinal herbs, and where there are flocks of pheasants and mountain rabbits.

Instead of having his soldiers collect these unripe fruits and herbs, Higg had his march recorded, which would become his new supply line.

Although Higg selected all elite soldiers, he was still slow in the forest, and it took a whole day to penetrate thirty kilometers into the dense forest.

In the evening, the elven guards who camped quickly set up a simple nest for themselves in the trees, which looked warm and cozy. Sigg's men and horses, on the other hand, had to light many bonfires on the ground, lay some hay and dry branches next to the bonfires as beds, and arrange special personnel to keep watch and run the bonfires at night.

Higg's soldiers and Benjamin's elven guards were two very different faces after this day's march, and Higg's soldiers were all disgraced, exhausted, and miserable! The elven guards, on the other hand, were still brightly dressed and moved gracefully, not at all like they had traveled a long way.

Not to mention the food, Higg's soldiers brought dry food, and some of the soldiers who caught pheasants and hare made fires to barbecue meat. But the elven guards are different, I don't know where each of them got some birds and eggs, and it is difficult to find eggs in autumn, because few birds lay eggs in autumn. The elven guards skillfully handled their spoils, and the birds did not hesitate to throw away the other parts as long as the legs and wings, resolutely implementing the concept of food and refinement.

Camping at night can sleep in the trees, of course, the safest, not only to avoid insects, snakes and beasts, but also to avoid the cold and humidity on the ground at night to the invasion of people, and the air circulation is very good, do not need to worry about miasma and poisonous fog at night low temperature, etc. These elven guards of Benjamin, who have been managing the forest since their ancestors, have applied the law of the jungle to the extreme. In the forest, every ordinary elven guard is better than the best scouts of the human race, and these jungle guards have long been integrated with the forest, like a fish entering a pool.

Higg's men and horses were not yet fully accustomed to this forest treasure, and he and his soldiers also needed to carry dry food, tools, clothing, etc. in their backpacks, which were completely different from the home-like local materials of the elven guards.

Higg couldn't help but sigh that the ancestors of these elves, although there were not many of them, they were able to use the resources and wealth of the forest, and once established the most powerful forest empire in Middle-earth, until a thousand years ago, the forest empire began to decline in civil strife, and was gradually surpassed by various forces, and even lost their homes and sent people under the fence.

These elven guards are all the best warriors and the best jungle warriors for humans. Their homeland, the vast and boundless forest, provides them with the most abundant and superior resources at all times. These forests are simply endless treasures, food, minerals, wood, hides, and more.

It's a pity that these natural excellent guards are not their own soldiers, and they don't have the same strong appeal and combat effectiveness as their father.

Be sure to fight these elven guards for yourself! Thinking of this, Higg smiled slyly.