The journey from Qianlian to Tali was not very far, and besides, the journey was fast and rarely stopped, and after about a dozen days, Noro's 30,000 cavalry had quietly approached the southwestern border of Dorodo. This is the closest place to Thousand Lotus in Dorodo, and the closest place in Nuland to Tari.

In the morning light, I saw in the distance a figure holding a riding beast and standing quietly on the border, it was Rod Ackroy. In order to gain the trust of the 30,000 cavalrymen, Rhodes would stay by Noro's side after crossing the border, and put his life in the hands of Noro to prove his sincerity. If this is a trap, then Noro can take his life at any time.

The power of the Dorodo nobles was not as great as that of the Nuland nobles, and the power and main military power were concentrated in the hands of the king, and the number of private soldiers of the nobles was limited to five hundred, and they could only barely protect themselves, and once this number was exceeded, it was considered a rebellion and convicted. The reason why Rhodes promised that the treasury would be owned by the Jingler family afterwards was precisely because he had to rely on the power of the Jingler family to achieve his goals, and if he did not have enough interests, Noro might not easily agree. Of course, Rhodes didn't think that Noro, who was so rich, would take such a big risk for the sake of this benefit, and he knew that Noro, like him, had a long-term goal, and that ultimate goal was the real reason why Noro was willing to risk his life.

"Of the entire southwestern border, only the forest behind me is the only way to reach the tower quickly and without being easily noticed......" At this, Roder paused, carefully observing Noro's expression, to see if Noro would be swayed by the words he was about to exit.

I saw Noro sitting calmly on the riding beast, looking at him condescendingly, with a calm expression and no doubt on his face. Noro, of course, knew that this was not an ordinary forest, but the well-known Forest of Death, and that no one would usually dare to approach it. Since Rhodes had made an appointment with him to meet him here, he would naturally explain the reason to him.

The Forest of Death is located on Dorodo's southwestern border, and it was thanks to this favorable natural barrier that Dorodo had the audacity to build the capital so close to the border with Nuland. Dorodo is a long, landlocked country that is sandwiched between the small coastal states of Western Asia in the northwest corner and Konon in the southeast, and between the three great powers of Herilandi in the north, Nuland in the south, and Sambiland in the east. Dorodo's capital is located on the eastern edge of the Death Forest in the territory, which is a very wise choice. This is because, although the capital city of Tari is very close to the Nuland border, it is effectively shielded from Nuland by the Death Forest, and it can also be far away from the borders of the other four neighboring countries at the same time, which is much safer than anywhere else in the narrow territory.

This forest is called the Forest of Death because of the poisonous gas that perpetuates it in the form of a thick mist. This kind of poisonous gas looks like fog but not fog, and the Lepelian people call it "miasma". Legend has it that this area was once an ancient battlefield. More than a thousand years ago, when the aliens fell into this world, there was a very tragic war with the Lepelian people who had expelled them, and the carrion was piled up after the war. Later, the defeated Lepelians came up with a solution, they scattered a large amount of poison around the area, and set fire to it for ten days and ten nights, creating a thick poisonous smoke in the sky, and successfully trapped the aliens inside......

The history books also record that war, and in the end, of course, the Lepelians won. Because the aliens who were trapped in the thick smoke of poison never came out of it again, which is enough to prove that they may have been smoked to death by poison gas long ago. In this way, the history of the Lepeilian people using virus weapons to fight is indeed not short.

Of course, legends are legends, and Elrod's opinions, legends, and historical records may only be part of the truth. The other part of the facts is the conclusion that he, as a doctor, has come to after careful study.

Rhodes went on to explain: "The soil and water in Dorodo, especially in this forest and the surrounding area, are very humid and warm, and the smell is foul. Legend has it that the ancient battlefield was once full of corpses, but that was only part of the reason. In fact, since then, and especially in the last few hundred years, this forest has become the default place for discarding dead bodies, and the bodies of dead slaves are almost all abandoned in this forest. This deadly miasma occurs after a large number of animal and plant carcasses have been decomposing in the warm and humid forests for many years. ”

Between the words, Rod kept paying attention to Noro's expression, seeing that he was always calm and calm, listening patiently, never interrupting his words, and did not question his intentions halfway, even the 30,000 cavalry behind Noro were as silent as ever. Rod couldn't help but admire it even more, and was glad that he really didn't find the wrong person, so he was relieved to continue: "Although the miasma is deadly, I have found a way to break it......"

In fact, Rhodes had relied on this method of breaking through the miasma to get around the edge of the forest. However, because he was traveling alone at the time, and he had an appointment with Noro beforehand, he could not be late, so he did not venture into the depths of the forest. Rod explained as he walked over to the bushes behind him, then pushed aside the low, dense bushes and took out some digging tools from them.

"Lord Kingele, can you borrow a dozen soldiers?" asked Rod.

Noro nodded, and with a wave of his hand, a dozen strong soldiers jumped down from the beast. Although I don't know the specific intentions of Rod, I have not doubted his intentions.

Rhodes asked the dozen or so soldiers to walk to another bush with digging tools and remove all the bushes that covered the ground. It turned out that the shrubs there had long been cut down, and the broken branches were just inserted into the soil to hide people's eyes. The soldiers then began digging in the field until Rod called a stop.

Inside the dug pit were what Rhodes had buried earlier, stacked in bundles one by one, each tightly wrapped in a moisture-proof tent. This kind of tent was originally a waterproof military tent for marching troops, and even if it was buried in damp ground, its moisture-proof effect would not be reduced in the short term. Rhodes himself took out a bundle from it, untied the rope on it, and carefully unwrapped the damp-proof tent and took out a wooden branch the length of an arm. Rod took the twig and walked up to Noro and handed it to him. Noro took it and looked at it carefully, the shape of the branch was straight and round, but he didn't see anything special about it.

"Your Excellency, please go to the cross-section of the branch. Rod prompted.

Hearing this, Noro immediately raised the section of the branch to his eyes and observed it, and sure enough, something was wrong! The central part of the branch had obviously been treated.

"The wood itself has a high oil content, and when ignited, it is not easy to extinguish, even in very humid environments," Rhodes explains. A hole was drilled in the middle of each of the branches, and this round hole led to two sections, and I smoked them all with firewood mixed with powdered fire. The powder used to break the miasma has also been mixed with wood chips, stirred with grease, and filled into the holes of each branch. When we enter the Miasma Forest, everyone must use the medicine branch as a torch in order to break through the deadly miasma and ensure that we can safely pass through the Forest of Death. ”

"Just in case, I prepared nearly 100,000 medicinal branches. Rod added.

Noro nodded without doubt, and then instructed the dozen or so soldiers in front of him: "Distribute all those medicinal branches, make sure that everyone has three in their hands, and the rest will be evenly distributed according to the team, and carry it with you for backup." ”

Seeing that the soldiers began to pass the medicine branches one by one in an orderly manner, Rhodes asked again, "Have you brought all the food and brew that you had prepared for the adults before?"

"Hmm. Norro affirmed.

"Well, although we already have the torches smoked with medicine, we must feed the soldiers before we set out, and then take a few sips of strong brew and wrap our clothes tightly so that the poison gas does not invade our bodies. Rod solemnly admonished again.

After everyone had eaten and rested, Noro stepped onto the horseman, stood at the front of the group, and his eyes swept over the soldiers, and saw that they were fully equipped, all gloved, and covered their heads and necks with masks, and their eyes shining brightly against the torches. Noro nodded in satisfaction and ordered to leave immediately.

Just as he was about to enter the forest, Rhodes caught up and said, "My lord, please let me go ahead." ”

Noro paused slightly, then motioned for him to enter the forest first. Rod's intentions are not difficult to understand, this move is actually intended to be seen by the 30,000 soldiers behind him, after all, he is the only one of the Dorodoren here. In order to show his sincerity and prove that he had no intention of leading the warriors into the trap of death, he must lead the way himself, and walk at the forefront of the danger, and in case of any sudden accident, he will be the first to suffer.

As soon as he entered the forest, Muki drove the beast to quickly approach Noro, walked side by side with him, and then leaned over and whispered in Noro's ear, "That Dorodo is a famous healer, and there is no problem at all in saving himself." But you did not hesitate to lead the warriors through this forest of death, without the slightest suspicion that he might have another motive?

Noro looked ahead and said indifferently, "Intuitively. ”

"Just intuition?" Murch couldn't believe it.

Noro said expressionlessly, "If it hadn't been for my instincts that saved you, you would have died in the prison of Konon seven years ago." ”

Hearing this, Mu Qi was completely speechless to refute, immediately shut his mouth, and obediently followed.