For thousands of years, the Death Forest has been very untouched and very dense. The ground was covered with low bushes and thorns, and the forest was rugged, but thanks to the beasts, it saved a lot of trouble. Everyone was in a hurry, not wasting time gossiping unless necessary, and the stops were short, hoping to get out of the forest of death before nightfall. Because the deeper you go into the forest, the more lush the foliage becomes, almost obscuring the sky. During the day, you can barely discern the direction through the dappled light and shadow, but at night it is very dangerous.

I saw that the sky was getting darker and darker, but there was still no end in sight. Although everyone is a person who has experienced nine deaths on the battlefield and has long put life and death out of the way, like now, being in a legendary ancient battlefield, walking in a forest that has been closed for thousands of years, looking at the grass growing from the cracks in the bones, stepping on the white bones tightly intertwined with the vines, coupled with the endless cracking sound of "click-click-click-", it is still terrifying. Since entering the deep forest, the body is like a tight bowstring, and the spirit is extremely tense.

Mu Qi glanced back at the warriors and said to Noro, "It seems that I am afraid that I will not be able to leave this forest before nightfall, why don't you let the warriors stop and rest?" Otherwise, if you continue to be tense all the way, your morale will collapse before the danger really comes. ”

Hearing this, Noro tightened the reins in his hand, causing the beast to stop, and glanced back at the soldiers, whose bodies were indeed stiff, and their eyes unconsciously revealed a look of anxiety. So, he immediately ordered to rest in place, and the warriors immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Rhodes led the beast to Noro's side and said, "It's better to rest now, and if you go a little further, you will probably enter the center of the forest." That's where the most danger is, and there's no telling what the unforeseen can happen. ”

Muki took off the water bladder he was carrying with him, took a big sip, and rested against the tree next to him. He seemed to be wary of this Dorodoman, and he would never say a word in front of Rod, but he always paid attention to his every move, and the conversation between Rod and Noro reached his ears word for word.

"How much do you know about aliens?" asked Noro, seemingly casually.

Rhodes was stunned for a moment, this question was really difficult to answer, considering that they were now in an ancient battlefield where aliens had appeared, so Noro's question was likely to have some kind of purpose. So he thought about it for a while, and then said cautiously: "I haven't seen anyone of other races yet, and the few things I know come from history books...... Sounds like Lord Kingler has a different opinion?"

Noro was silent on the surface, but he secretly marveled in his heart: this seemingly honest but actually deep Dorodo nobleman should not be underestimated, he looked at problems cautiously, and his intuition was quite keen. He just took the opportunity to inadvertently ask a question that didn't seem to have any special meaning, and he didn't want Rod to immediately capture some kind of deep meaning hidden behind the question.

Noro didn't answer Rhodes' question directly, but said rather intriguingly: "I'm thinking, if we suddenly meet a stranger in the deep forest, I wonder if you have any countermeasures?"

"Uh, this ......" This is really embarrassing for Rhodes, after all, it has been three hundred years since the aliens faded out of the sight of the Lepelian people, and it is still difficult to determine whether the aliens who once appeared in the Eastern Continent have all been extinct. "To be honest, I don't have any countermeasures right now. If we do encounter aliens here, we will have to act on the occasion. ”

Rhodes was so honest that Norro was a little surprised. Although there are similar stories in the history books of various countries about how the Lepelians defeated the aliens and succeeded in driving them to a desperate situation, it is indirectly understood from Rod's words that he did not seem to think that these historical sources had much value to draw on. So, Noro also told the truth: "Actually, I don't have any countermeasures. ”

"What does Lord Kingler mean about aliens?" asked Rod curiously. He didn't think that Noro was the kind of person who would have nothing to talk about, and everything he said must have a special purpose.

Noro moved his gaze to the top of the forest, and through the gaps in the dense foliage, he could vaguely see a little blue-gray sky, and then said slowly: "I have been to the Western Continent several times before......

Hearing this, Rod couldn't help but be secretly taken aback. It had been nearly a year since the defeat of the fifteen-nation allied forces in the Eastern Continent had returned from the defeat in the Western Sea, and Rhodes only knew that it was precisely because of Noro's resolute opposition that Nuland did not participate in it, but he did not know anything about Noro's previous visit to the Western Continent.

"Forty-seven years ago, after Mobini on the West Coast was destroyed by Hockland and Herriland, a group of aliens crossed the West Sea by boat from the original Mobini Coast and landed on the Western Continent. Although not many people know about it, I think you have heard of it. ”

Rhodes nodded, there are very detailed records about Mobini in the history books. However, he knew very little about the aliens, and he had only heard of such a thing, but there were no details. Because there is no relevant record in the history books, and there is no evidence to prove the authenticity of this rumor. However, in recent years, due to the increasing number of nobles who frequently travel between the eastern and western continents, the news of the emergence of aliens in the western continent has gradually spread.

Mobini had perished before they were born, but Noro had carefully studied many historical materials about the aliens, and even collected a lot of oral legends, so he came to know about it by chance. At that time, at the time of the demise of Mobini, there were very few Lepelians who met foreigners who quietly crossed the sea, and now almost all of them are no longer alive, so it is not surprising that there is no such record in official historical sources. Even Noro, earlier it was only a rumor, and it wasn't confirmed until he first landed on the Western Continent eleven years ago.

Noro continued: "The Sava people have been known as a fighting people since ancient times, and their individual combat strength is equivalent to ten ordinary soldiers of the Eastern Continent. Although they are far away from the war-torn Eastern Continent, the combat effectiveness of the Sava people has only increased but not decreased for more than a thousand years. ”

Hearing this, Rod was shocked. Like most of the nobles, he once thought that the Sava people had spent more than a thousand years of comfortable life in the Western Continent, and that they should have lost their courage a long time ago, but how could he have expected that their combat effectiveness had not only not withered, but had become stronger and stronger? No wonder the fifteen-nation allied forces had already returned from a crushing defeat before they officially set foot on the land of the Western Continent. He couldn't help but wonder: "But the aliens only went to the Western Continent forty-seven years ago, and there shouldn't have been any large-scale wars in the Western Continent for more than a thousand years before." Why don't the Savoyards covet comfort, but strive for strength?"

After listening to Noro's words, presumably most people's first reaction may be to blindly and arrogantly belittle the Sava people and try to find an excuse for their own failure, after all, the Lepelian people in the Eastern Continent have never liked to admit defeat, and they are used to belittleing others to cover up their incompetence. But Rod's focus was different, and the questions he asked were obviously very sensible, and that was the purpose of Noro's temptation. Because he wanted to gradually understand the true character of Rod Ackroy from various aspects, so as to plan for his next move.

"The first time I went to the Western Continent was eleven years ago, when I learned about the history of the Western Continent from King Savoy. Before those aliens arrived in the Western Continent, for more than a thousand years, the Western Continent was not actually a comfortable and happy land. In the early years, the Sava people had to defeat all the giant carnivorous beasts in order to survive. So, it's not that they don't have wars, but they spend every day in battle. It wasn't until forty-seven years ago, when the aliens landed on the Western Continent, that the opponents of the Sava people changed from giant beasts to aliens. King Savoyard once told me that he did not believe in the ability of the Lepelians to defeat the aliens. ”

Noro paused, then quickly continued, "Perhaps we all pay too much attention to appearances, and always think that as long as we create powerful weapons, we can easily defeat the Sava Evangels. However, the roots of the Savoyard people's courage and strength are not within our sight. What you can't see with your eyes is often the most difficult thing to overcome. ”

"What you can't see?" Rod asked, thoughtful.

"That's right! The Savoyard people have what the Lepelian people of the Eastern Continent lack. That is: trust, loyalty, advancing and retreating together, living and dying together. Noro said.

"Trust, loyalty, advance and retreat together, live and die together......" Rod savored this sentence. In fact, these qualities are not completely found in the Lepeilian people of the Eastern Continent, could it be said that there is any other meaning to the Sava people?

"Since ancient times, the Savoy have never betrayed their people, and together they fled from the eastern continent to the western continent and established their own kingdom. For more than a thousand years, their kings have been personally chosen by them, who trust their choices and are loyal to them. In the long history, the Savoyard people have always had only one reigning king, and there has never been a single turmoil in the seizure or division of power, which is the trust and loyalty of the Savoyard people. This is a far cry from the superficial notion of loyalty in the consciousness of the Lepelians, which is entirely determined by the simple and straightforward national nature of the Savoyard people. Although it is the same word, different peoples can give it a completely different soul. Noro explained. In fact, if he hadn't personally come into contact with the Sava people, he wouldn't have such a profound experience and such an objective understanding today.

"The Savoy people have always adhered to the belief of 'advancing and retreating together, coexisting and dying', and it is this national spirit that has been inherited for thousands of years that has prompted them to continue to work hard. This unbreakable national spirit will not change because of changes in the quality of life. What can be easily changed is actually only a trivial appearance. ”

Hearing this, Rodton felt that he had benefited a lot, and the aristocracy's intellect was admirable. After all, such an aristocrat who does not use emotions to influence his thoughts and analyzes problems firmly and objectively is rare in the Eastern Continent. He couldn't help but be glad that he hadn't found the wrong person in the first place.

Murkey, who was listening silently from the sidelines, already knew Noro's intentions. It is rare for Noro to say so many words in one breath, which shows that he values this Dororo very much, and the various temptations of Fang Cai are also the tests that Noro intends to take him for his own use.