Chapter 159: The Flame
"The Spirit of Nature is above! …… These people ...... No, what the hell are these things? ”
Under the cover of night, hidden in the twisted jungle, Griffin saw the incomprehensible scene unfolding in the middle of the woodland, and his mind went blank for a few seconds.
When he realized what he had seen, his body couldn't help but tremble slightly.
After all, he is the next successor of the tribe, and his experience may still be relatively lacking, but the words and deeds of his father and the elders of the clan are always useful, and his vision and way of thinking are indeed much higher than those of ordinary clansmen.
Admittedly—
Those orderly, powerful knights...... The four giant wyverns with huge bodies and sharp claws...... The great number of giant slaves in heavy shackles...... All of them attracted his attention.
Not to mention the humans who are extremely small in comparison, but who are rightfully in command of all this.
But nothing can be seen on the surface, and after the initial shock, Griffin slowly saw more and felt a deeper fear.
Especially when those eccentric people began to take command, those steel behemoths who didn't know where to hide - that is, all kinds of modern industrial machinery, including excavation machinery, earth-moving machinery, compaction machinery, construction lifting machinery...... Waiting—he felt a chill uncontrollably, almost unsteady on his feet.
- This efficiency!
- This speed!
It's really scary!
What the hell is that stuff? A product of human alchemy? But it had never been heard of before, and how could those despicable guys have such technology!
This kind of hanging thing is too much, what race in this world can really compete?!
The lifespan of the forest elves determines their view of time, and many times they will behave slowly in many things, and if it is not a particularly urgent matter, basically do not expect how fast they can do it.
Therefore, the development of the entire alliance is also very slow, and often for more than ten years, there has been no change in the architectural pattern of a tribe. Not to mention a major change, not even a small change, just tinkering on the original basis.
And the original foundation was laid in an era much earlier-
In other words, it is very likely that the pattern of a tribe has not changed for more than a hundred years, at most, the population has increased a little, and only a few more treehouses have been built.
The human side didn't do much better, Griffin hadn't been to the human countries, but he had heard from Needham. Basically, it was twenty or thirty years before and after, and the city did not change much.
To put it simply, the most striking change was that the slums became more dilapidated and dirty, while the upper class and aristocratic quarters in the inner city became more splendid and opulent......
If you don't do what you should do and do what you shouldn't do, it's no wonder that the human nations are constantly destroyed in turmoil and war, and then they have to rebuild in the ruins.
Regardless of what will change in the future, the current human race is not even as good as the elves, the latter just don't want to make progress, they haven't taken the initiative to develop, and the state of civilization is almost stagnant...... But the former is a process of repeated destruction.
It occupies the most vast, richest resources, and the best climatic and geographical conditions in the southern plains and basins, but it is mired in a swamp, repeating the cycle of decay in vain and sorrow.
As for the orcs, there is nothing to say, although not many people have actually been to the northern land, but they also know that it is terrible to survive in that ghost place, and there are basically no conditions and resources for stable development.
It was precisely because he was used to everyone being so bad that Griffin couldn't accept all this in front of him.
A huge camp can even be said to be the prototype of a city, built in front of his eyes from scratch, the speed of construction that is visible to the naked eye, and the terrible development efficiency that is symbolized behind it......
Griffin couldn't think of anything more and more long-term for a while, and he always felt that the thoughts in his head were vague.
It seems that you can blurt out something at any time, but when you want to actually express it, you don't have a clear idea.
He didn't know what was going on, but there was always a feeling of extreme unease, especially when he stared at the steel behemoths, and the ominousness almost turned into substance.
He didn't understand what it was, he didn't understand what technology it was.
But that's why I'm even more afraid.
Because Griffin vaguely felt that this was likely to represent a force that could completely destroy the future of this world and open up new laws from the old world, which was an extremely terrifying trend.
Whether it's the stagnant Forest Alliance, or the human nations that are repeating the cycle of destruction......
It is impossible to be immune to this terrifying force, and if the flames cannot be extinguished in the first place, then all civilizations on the entire continent will be caught in the fire. If you don't want to be completely burned to the ground, you must struggle in the flames to find that little bit of life, so as to be reborn.
What is happening in this part of the land here is only the beginning, and the few machines are just a flame......
But no one will know, and those who know will not understand what they represent.
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Ten minutes passed.
The two forest elves had no idea what they had seen, and they had a confused expression, probably feeling that they had discovered a big secret, but they didn't know what a big secret they had discovered.
I thought it was the two of them chasing the unknown ancient monsters, and then they were going to embark on a moving adventure in those old legends-
For example, in the lair of ancient monsters, you have a thrilling duel with each other, and in the end, you two of you can escape death or even kill each other further, become heroes, get treasures and return triumphantly......
But what is the eerie scene here - whether it is at the top of a mountain, or a monster's lair in the middle of a gloomy river valley?
It is simply a forest camp that is being developed in the wilderness, and it is in full swing, and the prototype of a city has been tossed...... And the reason for all this is the unknown monster they were looking for before.
and other magical creatures, incomprehensible steel behemoths, and a strange group of humans.
This unfolding was completely unexpected, and they had no way to think rationally and make judgments. After all, who knows what to do? The old legends don't tell them that it's better to draw a knife or pretend not to see anything at this time.
This matter is definitely not trivial, but they still don't have a clear concept, but they have a vague premonition of this kind of intuition.
And after a brief conversation with Needham, who was like a great enemy, Griffin was stunned to discover a more critical problem-
"You say...... These are the so-called magicians who came to the tribe in the first place? ”
"Yes, Lord Griffin, you were out to complete your own coming-of-age trial, so you didn't see it...... But I can be sure that although they are not the same people, they should all be the same force. ”
Needham frowned, his eyes fixed on the people walking around in the distance.
His memory is quite good, and it doesn't take much to confirm this, because the style of those people's paintings is so out of place in this world that they can be recognized at a glance.
The clothes of the forest elves are basically woven with special methods extracted from plant fibers, and humans prefer burlap or animal skins, which cannot be said to be liked, but there are not many other options......
But even the human nobles he had seen before had not had such vivid colors, such strange styles, and not so high quality...... Needham didn't really think about it that much, and the poor vocabulary in his head wasn't enough for him to list so many specific items.
But the simplest thing is the comparison, compared to these people, those so-called human nobles are also like dirt buns.
"Magician...... Aren't they those human wizards? Thinking over and over again about this unfamiliar coined word, Griffin always felt that it was somewhat similar to that of wizards.
Needham didn't answer, he wasn't good at words, he would only answer questions that he could be sure of or that he knew.
So the next leader of the elven tribe closed his eyes, thought about it seriously, and looked up at the sky again, only to find that the long night had come to an end, and it would soon be dawn......
At that time, without the cover of the night, they were easily exposed.
"Needham, I don't think I can just leave...... I'm nervous, we have to figure out what this group is trying to do, no matter what! ”
Griffin made up his mind quickly, his first instinct was that these people were preparing to invade, but considering that the Misty Glades was so remote, it was too far away from any tribe.
It's obviously impossible for the slave catchers, that's stupid.
And it is even more impossible to say which human kingdom is preparing to invade the forest in full...... So he couldn't figure out what these people were planning to do, but what the other party showed was too amazing.
The two quickly put together and finally decided to attack the knights who were patrolling.
The tin cans were going round and forth, some of them would go far from the camp, and there were not many of them, usually a blue-cloaked sword and shield knight and two red-cloaked sword and shield knights.
Just three of them, there are no magic fluctuations on their bodies, and they should be well-trained ordinary humans at most.
Griffin felt that he and Needham, who had the strength of a high-level professional, could take down three enemies in a short period of time and obtain information without alarming other enemies.
And he also had a hot eye, these people didn't seem to care about the value of precious and scarce steel at all, not to mention those steel behemoths, even the camps that were being built up were using this building material in large quantities.
Even the knights were in full armor...... What the hell are these big dogs?
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