"Houses built on trees are specifically pruned to the extent that the canopy of the trees that are used as a shield can be seen to guide the direction of growth without damaging the trees."

After the strange thought that came to his head yesterday, Sylvie made a point of checking what he cared about, and found a lot of small details that would have been overlooked if he hadn't paid attention, such as the fact that the window that he thought was a plant film was actually a fungus growing on wood, and the fact that certain Star Swirls could be seen from anywhere outside the house at night.

In this world, where there are no means such as genetic modification, the only thing that can control the growth of plants is the indigenous magic of the elves.

In addition, the people of this world are said to have consciously cultivated mushrooms, and Xiwei has never seen mushrooms in food so far, so I'm afraid that no one has found that mushrooms can be eaten so far.

The Southern Cross vortex also has the meaning of the 'Quiet Moon' that the elves worship very much, and even some elves have passed down the myths and legends that as long as they look towards the Southern Cross vortex in times of despair, they can obtain the blessing of the Quiet Moon.

Obviously, at this time, the folklore of LV2 in his miscellaneous studies has made meritorious contributions.

"What do you think about Sophia?"

"Are you trying to say that the people in this village are elves?"

Sophia, who had been chewing a lot of books in the library, immediately understood what Sivi meant: "It's impossible, don't you see that their ears are the same as ordinary people's." ”

"It's also possible that the half-elf descendants or something." Sivi picked up a blue fruit that resembled an apple, and said inarticulate as he ate it, "At least it has something to do with the elves." ”

Although he first saw that the houses in Niradi Village were built on trees, Sivi only had ideas such as 'these indigenous buildings living in the jungle are quite ingenious' and 'they are very good for nature'. However, after perceiving that something is wrong. If you look back at it, you'll find a lot of strange things.

If it's just a treehouse, it can be explained as a coincidence, but with so many strange things combined, I'm afraid it's not just a simple coincidence.

"So what do we do?" The girl asked Sivi, who had already eaten the small fruit and was beginning to drink freshly squeezed juice, "Do you want to puncture?" ”

"More is better than less, there's no need for that." Sivi put down the cup made from the husks of some kind of plant. With a very relaxed expression, he said to Sophia: "The reason why I am telling you this is just to make you pay a little attention - after all, Theo is still young, Alyssa is too simple, and Alice is the kind of good person, and only you can be the one who can take on the big responsibility." ”

Originally, Sivi had no intention of causing trouble. Although I don't know what the road is for, these residents will care so much about not revealing their identities, but many times it is not a good thing to know too much about the road. If you want to continue to maintain the friendly attitude of the other party, you can only pretend that you don't know anything.

As for the other party's status related to the elves - does this have to do with persuading them to relocate somewhere else? Rather than using this kind of information to threaten warfare, it is better to use force to suppress it more concisely and clearly.

"So they're the 'students', and I'm already the 'teachers.'" Sophia smiled and raised her little face proudly.

"Then please, our alchemy teacher~"

"Don't touch my head!"

Sivi smiled and reached out to stroke the girl's hair, and then was forced out of the door by the annoyed girl.

"Really." After confirming that Sivi had left, the girl leaned against the door with a shy smile on her face. With his right hand, he touched his unkempt beige hair. …,

Then her eyes fell on the messy table: "Ah, breakfast......"

In a peaceful farmstead near County Yonia, the balytic beasts (similar to a combination of sheep and cattle) who were supposed to graze quietly in the surrounding estates and wait for their bristles to be brushed. One of the common domestic animals, the four-legged beast horned hoof, crusade level 1) but all of them died in the beast fence filled with the smell of blood and rancidity.

They all had a gap in their necks that looked like they had been cut by huge scissors like gardening scissors, and the dark red blood soaked the white fur, which looked extremely bleak because of the contrast in color.

Many flies and mosquitoes were attracted by the smell of the corpses and blood, and they were densely covered with the corpses. There was a noisy buzzing sound, and it was still flying around in the pens. This kind of tragic image that casually startles a black mist composed of flies makes the appearance of these corpses extremely disgusting.

Besides. Some of the domesticated birds with their wings cut off also disappeared in their feathers and a few drops of blood.

And the owner of the farm was naturally not spared, and was brutally murdered as early as a day ago.

"What? Elder Bakaka failed? That's impossible! "A tall gnolf, with a stature close to that of a cyclops, knocked on the floor, which was made of heavy marble to prevent weeds from growing into the house, but it was completely shattered into powder under the seemingly random knock of the jackal: "He is the smartest of the Talon tribe!" There is absolutely no way that stupid group of long-eared and human descendants will win him! ”

Beside the gnoll man was a giant wolf that seemed to have been magnified many times over. Because it lacks the dagger-like fangs characteristic of the toothed wolf species, this wolf, which is larger than a rhinoceros, is probably a subspecies of the wolf species.

At the moment, it did not respond to the roar of its master. It's just nibbling on something to itself - judging by the shape of what it's gnawing on, it should be a human thigh.

Behind it was a pile of scraps of flesh and blood-stained clothes, and on the wall was a humanoid figure that looked like an introductory print of blood, and the head of the humanoid was diffracted like an explosion, and even some yellow and white material could be seen on the wall......

"I know Your Excellency is angry and incredulous, but that's the truth."

The gnoll language sounded like a wolf howling, and in the face of the terrifying roar of the giant gnoll, a person who covered his whole body with a black robe made a shrug motion, and said in a disapproving tone: "In addition, I want to say that as far as we know, it was not the group of half-elf descendants who killed your elder this time, but a few humans passing by. ”

It seems that although the giant gnoll man does not speak the lingua franca, he can understand it to a certain extent—after the black-robed man said this, it turned its lips upwards like a wolf about to attack, revealing its gums and white teeth. This means that it is very angry.

"You're kidding, pretending to be a ghost! That weak creature can't even stand a paw from Bal! (Gnoll language)" The angry gnolls screamed, and the spitting star sprayed the black-robed man with the smell of bad breath peculiar to carnivores: "Elder Bakaka will not lose to such a weak guy!" ”

The black-robed man seemed to be enduring something, his body trembled slightly, and then he slowly wiped his face with his sleeve: "That's the case, and it was a magician who killed it." ”

And judging from the information obtained from that scene, he is still a very powerful magician. Of course, there is no need to say such things at a time like this—for it serves no purpose other than to attract the hatred of the stupid wolf even more. …,

"Humph! The kind of human who pretends to be a ghost like you has nothing to fear! (Gnoll language)" The gnoll man roared, and the spit star sprayed on the face of the black-robed man who had just been wiped clean again: "Our gnolls' warriors and sacrifices are the most powerful!" ”

"......" The black-robed man's body trembled even more, but he didn't know what the reason was, but after the end, he still endured it, wiped his face with his sleeve again, and said, "In that case, then please be a powerful gnoll warrior to deal with that magician." ”

Although there was an option to 'wait for Sivi and the others to leave before attacking that village', he also wanted to teach the magician who had interfered with their plans a good lesson. Besides, as long as you can provoke this stupid wolf, whether you succeed or not, it has nothing to do with you.

If it succeeds, it's good, even if it fails, this stupid wolf rides on that wolf leader, and the combat power is almost seventeen or eighteen if converted into a crusade level, and it should be possible to test the depth of the unknown magician.

At that time, according to the strength shown by the opponent, choose to avoid the opponent or simply annihilate the opponent to ensure that the next plan can be successfully implemented.

"Woohoo! Even if you don't say so, Barr will do it! Having provoked the majesty of the gnolls, the wrath of the wolf god Salas will surely befall him! The huge gnoll raised his head to the sky and let out a long roar, his bright red tongue licked his wide lips, and then spewed out a spitting star again: "You who can only pretend to be ghosts will always be in the night!" ”

"......" As the saying goes, the Buddha can only endure three times. The black-robed man who was sprayed in the face again began to seriously consider whether to take out the jackal who had been spitting now.

But before he could think of a result, the gnoll rode onto the equally huge wolf leader, smashed through the thick wall as if he had broken a biscuit, and sped away.

"Hmph, count you as fast as you run." The black-robed man wiped the foul-smelling spit on his face, looked at the house that was already close to the ruins, and muttered thoughtfully, "What happened here will soon be discovered by the people of Yoniashire." ”

Coupled with the fact that similar things are happening in other places, humans who quickly define these events as gnolls attacks will turn their attention to the gnolls who have not grabbed anything at this spring harvest. That would be the best outcome for the black-robed man - he could get a lot of opportunities and time while hiding himself.

Just as the black-robed man was about to leave, the gnoll rode away again on a wolf with smoke billowing and returning.

"Where is that place you are talking about? (Gnoll)"

“……”