Since ancient times, three races have always lived on this ancient land -

The human nations that occupy the vast plains and basins of the south, the forest elves who live on the mountains and huge forests of the central region, and the orc barbarians who live in the desolate and icy north.

As for how ancient this is, it is difficult to study, the forest elves attach the most importance to history, but there are clear records until more than a thousand years ago, for the life span of the forest elves......

It seems that it was just three or four generations ago, at most the past of their grandparents' generation, and it has not yet reached the thick concept of "history".

After all, it is normal for forest spirits to live for two or three hundred years, and there has always been a constant beacon fire on the continent.

Because of hatred (elves), resources (humans), and even Lao Tzu, the three tribes just don't like you (orcs...... And so on, for normal or strange reasons, small frictions, big contradictions, wars and conflicts have basically never stopped.

A conflict breaks out over breakfast, a conflict breaks out over dinner, and even when you're eating supper, you have to worry about whether the cub on the other side is ready to make trouble again.

In this case, it is difficult to keep anything for a long time.

The nations of mankind were destroyed by war, rebuilt from the ruins, and then through a period of glory or great hardship, and then destroyed by the invasion of foreign enemies or the contempt of internal meat eaters......

The orc barbarians of the Northern Lands have evolved a strong physique and a savage and brutal personality due to their harsh environment. They are like nomads, who usually live a nourishing life, and when they are in the most difficult season, they can only move their tribe south......

The forest elves are a relatively peaceful and united race on the whole, and they have not split into more than N forces, and they can fight dog brains on weekdays.

But they are also under great pressure, and they are usually targeted by humans, and those greedy guys are bullstaking in the name of the country on the surface, but secretly I don't know how many big nobles are *********buying human slaves of uneven quality in this aspect of operating slave hunting, and forest elves are very sought-after.

And whenever it was winter season, they happened to stand in front of the human countries, and first faced the orcs who invaded south......

The barbarians were brutal, terrifying, and utterly unreasonable, like locusts, hungry and numerous.

Everywhere I pass along the way, I'm afraid that not the grassroots will be cleaned up...... For the sake of natural beliefs, the forest elves must also fight with this huge group of barbarians, killing or driving them out who indiscriminately destroy the natural ecological balance.

When they find that there is not much chance of victory in the front, the orc barbarians will often bypass and continue to attack the human kingdoms in the south.

But in any case, before that, I must have gnawed on the flesh and blood of the forest elves...... Basically, it can be said that this is the case every year, and it is repeated over and over again.

It is precisely because of this that it has led to a strange and delicate balance between the three races, although the strength of the forest elves is not divided and is the most intact, but there is no way to overwhelm the other two races......

The human kingdoms are fiercely strife, and the aristocracy and the ruling class are rotten, but they have always been able to survive the great disaster brought by the orcs going south, after all, the elves have given them a good shield......

As for the situation with those orc barbarians?

The half-human, half-beast people didn't have much wisdom, and they couldn't see more lofty ideals, not because they didn't want to leave the north, but they would be driven back every time, and over time they developed into a habit of coming out to loot every winter when they couldn't go on.

The progress of civilization in the whole world seems to be dragged down in this cycle of decay, as if it has fallen into a quagmire, and it has become very difficult to move forward in it.

Occasionally, someone will fall in it, and it takes more effort to get up...... I can't even get up at all.

Even the occasional prescient talent or force is often short-lived, and their efforts are no match for the times.

After their deaths, the second generation of leaders took over, and soon returned to the previous path that was more in line with the cognition of the people of this era.

People are dead.

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The sky was getting gloomy and the wind was howling, but strangely it didn't rain.

It just feels more and more oppressive, a sense of calm before the storm, and in this case, the elves silently do not speak, but speed up their work, despite the grievances and rejection of this kind of work.

Those who fought for life and death, ran away after the fight, leaving behind hundreds or thousands of corpses of their compatriots.

But why should they deal with the aftermath? I feel aggrieved when I think about it.

There is no custom of burying the corpses in the ground, and whether it is for the sake of efficiency or to prevent the possibility of plague, it is best to burn the corpses with one fire...... The only trouble was that you had to peel off the weapons, clothes, and the like before you could move them together.

Elves are arrogant, but that doesn't mean they don't lack resources, for example, on the whole, their metal smelting skills are even inferior to humans, and their output is far inferior.

However, this is also a helpless thing, they believe in the spirit of nature, and some resources that need to be exploited on a large scale, and industries that change the environment on a large scale are difficult to be recognized and approved in the forest.

Therefore, despite hating humans very much, there is still a need for trade relations between elves and humans.

This is also the key to the conflict of opinions between the younger generation and the older generation, the former angrily demanding the closure of the forest, completely cutting off all contact with those despicable humans, killing all outsiders who trespass without permission, and even calling for a counterattack on the human world......

They felt that only in this way could the wrath of the scumbags understand what they were doing, and that the damned humans were desperately trying to capture their brothers and sisters and do some disgusting slave trade.

No matter how much you kill, you can't stop it, and the reason is because those humans are not beaten painfully enough! Many people in the slave catcher team even take it for granted that they are doing something above board, and no one can blame them, and the elves' retaliatory counterattack is a sinister and vicious act.

However, although the forest elf group is not divided, it is not a unified kingdom system, otherwise it would not be a so-called alliance, but a kingdom directly.

No one can easily decide such a thing, and the older generation has a much better perspective than the younger generation who are just passionate and angry.

After all, there are many things that need to be taken into account, but the older generation does not intend to explain it, and the younger generation does not understand it, and dissatisfaction and resentment accumulate in this way.

- At the end of the day, it's a lack of effective communication.

The sky was getting dark, but there was no rainstorm, not even thunder, as if the clouds were simply gathering, looking hazy and oppressive.

The weather was a bit unusual, but unfortunately no one thought much of it...... Although, even if you think about it too much, you can't get an answer, and it's impossible to solve any problem.

The group hurried back, but they couldn't get back to the village before the sun went down, after all, they had to bring a lot more things than when they came out. And after tidying up the battlefield, most of the people were tired.

Forest elves are known for their agility and stamina better than humans, but after all, they are not the barbarians of the Northlands, and their physical strength is not good enough to maintain their condition without feeling tired after handling hundreds of heavy corpses.

Professionals who have awakened their magic are relatively easy, but most of them don't have that kind of qualifications.

Compared to humans, they are often one or two out of a dozen people in their race who have magical qualifications, but humans are not necessarily one out of a hundred...... However, the latter's reproductive ability is too strong, which effectively makes up for this shortcoming.

At the other extreme are the barbarians of the North, almost every single one of them will awaken their magic powers when they reach adulthood...... Although most of them are also unable to become high-level professionals, this is enough to crush ordinary people.

Or is it because they're too strong? Indeed, many scholars have put forward such opinions, arguing that the so-called qualification is actually because the body is a container that carries magical power, and the stronger the body, the greater the chance of awakening magical power......

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Bonfires were blazing, firewood crackling and crackling in the flames, and the light of the fire illuminated the dim forest, and the warmth emanating from it dispelled the cold wind that passed through the forest.

No one spoke, everyone was resting quietly and regaining their energy.

The forest is not only the territory of the elves, but also the hunting ground of many magical beasts, and although it is safer to be close to the village and the edge of the area, it is not absolute. Those magical creatures, if they don't have intelligence, are the true overlords of the earth.

In this way, I don't know how long it took, the elf man led by him slowly opened his eyes, looked around, and then frowned obviously.

He seemed to feel the ground tremble just now, but he didn't know if it was an illusion.

"It seems like Needham didn't come back? It's time for the changing of the guard, right? ”

His voice was very low, but several of his companions around him heard it, and quietly looked around, and when they found that it was so, they immediately grabbed the bow and arrow vigilantly, and quickly woke up the others around him.

This situation must not be taken lightly, it must be treated with caution, if Needham is only slightly delayed by some small accident, it is fine, but if he is really killed unconsciously, and he is not even able to send a message at such a close distance, it means that danger is imminent.

"Come and see two of you, don't move the others here, Veranica remember, if we don't come back, you can take them away immediately, don't look back......"

The elven man at the head said in a deep voice, and quickly made a decision.

The two companions quickly walked up to his side, silently accepting the fate that might come next.

"Griffin ......"

The elven woman named Villanika opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't object, just nodded heavily. It's a choice that must be made, and it's their responsibility......

At this moment, there was a noise in the woods beside me.