Chapter 25: Lorgoseni (3)

The journey from the port to Cartier, the holy land of blood elves, takes about eight hours at the speed of a unicorn.

Along the way, Jones and his entourage had a preliminary taste of the unique geography of Logosianni.

When they set off from the port, they entered a large area of primeval forest. There are dense trees, thick vines, and even at night, there are countless animals.

It's hard to imagine that such a forest would be next to a human settlement, after all, humans cut down trees. Trees that are hundreds of years old, with their thick roots coiling back and forth on the ground, are unimaginable in the vicinity of other human settlements on the continent, but here they are real.

In Logotsenny, the most expensive thing is wood. Yes, they have trees all over the ground, but the most expensive thing is wood, because the elves are forbidden to cut down trees at will. Although the town where Jones arrived was quite a few wooden houses.

In Logotsenni, the felling of any tree requires an application and the consent of the relevant elven administrators. They must be present when they are felling, and the quantity and scale must be determined by them. After felling, it is also important to ensure that the felled trees continue to grow.

In other words, you can't just cut things off like humans everywhere else. You have to climb up the tree and cut down the branch that the overseers have given permission. It's a lot more difficult.

Critically, it is not easy to get approved.

In fact, the problem of trees is only the beginning, and even, for the humans who live here, this constraint is the least serious.

In the vicinity of the port, there is no farmland.

Yes, there is no farmland, not a single one. Although agriculture is not normally the most important industry in the port, it still does. And here, there really isn't. Because the elves prohibit the artificial cultivation of patches. If one person grows more than ten plants of the same plant, he may be sued in the elven court. They believe that this will disrupt the contours of nature. And the punishment is not light.

The use of land must also be approved.

And meat.

It's true that this is a port, but in fact, compared with the fishery resources it sits on, it is not bad for the mountain and forest resources it sits on. Why do the inhabitants of the harbor focus only on fishing, because the Blood Elves are forbidden to kill other creatures in the forest as "forest companions" for the purpose of obtaining food, and the marine fish are not protected by the Blood Elves.

Well, no wonder humans are living near the port. In this case, fish seems to be the only source of food for humans. It should be fortunate that the elves do not prohibit the collection of mushrooms and fruits for the purpose of obtaining food. Otherwise, humans may not exist on the island at all.

Of course, the elves themselves do not exist. They are vegetarians, and if they are even banned, then they will have to drink water and some air.

Passing through the woods that surround the port, the group enters a "shoal".

Not...... How to describe it?

When you ride a unicorn out of the woods, you suddenly feel like the world is open. It's a plain-like place.

In the distance, you can see the mountains. But there is water under your feet. The water is just right up your ankles.

Plants grow underwater, and very small fish live. Occasionally, there are some plants that grow out of the water, and from a distance, they look like patches of grass floating on the water.

The shallow water, sparkling under the moonlight, is somewhere between a lake and a flat land. It's like walking on a vast lake, and it has a dreamlike feeling.

Led by Daliana, the crowd rode through the unicorn.

Soon, they entered a mountainous area. The surface of the land here is full of ravines, and the shape of the rocks is extremely strange, as if the wind has been blown by the wind on the Gobi Desert for countless years. However, it is covered with vegetation, and almost every corner, it is green. As he ran through the valley, Jones could clearly see the large vines hanging from the cliffs on either side. Normally, such a valley doesn't see much sunlight all year round and shouldn't have vegetation, but it does, and it's very dense.

At the same time, strange creatures began to appear.

The first thing that caught Jones's attention was a bird with a small limb on top of its head and a small glowing ball hanging from it. Jones had never seen this bird before, and when he saw it from afar, he thought it was a firefly.

As the unicorns gallop by, flocks of glowing birds perched on the cliffs on either side soar into the sky. It was a spectacular scene.

Immediately after, it is a herbivorous beast that is the size of a rhinoceros, has no horns, and has a face like a baby fish. On the back, starting from the neck and ending at the tail, there are three long threads, all of which are covered with scales.

There are a lot of such strange behemoths. When Jones and his party ran past them on a unicorn, they didn't react. It wasn't until they had already crossed their colony for about a kilometer that they seemed to react and began to flee.

Next, it's a giant lizard that looks like a wingless dragon. They were even several times larger than any dragon Jones had ever seen. Even the smallest one.

Daliana led Jones and the others to the cliff, and with a whistle, a large lizard climbed up from the bottom of the valley, and then stretched out its neck and tail to build a bridge for the group to pass......

Well, its looks and personality don't seem to be the same thing at all.

What's next, you ask?

The rest is hard to describe, not because they only saw these three strange creatures along the way, but then they went into a wood, which was full of wonderful creatures that had never been seen anywhere else, and it was really difficult to describe.

Huge trees, each one of which has reached the level of thirty people hugging each other, each one. It is generally up to more than fifty meters.

The surroundings were sparse and full of vines hanging from above. The forest was littered with dandelions, glowing with two tiny eyes and fluttering. A rabbit the size of a squirrel sat on a branch staring at them. There are lizards with four legs and two tails. There are colorful giant birds that can be compared to dragons......

In short, strange, creatures that can't be seen anywhere else are everywhere.

There are Warcraft in this world, but most of these are not Warcraft, they are just universal creatures.

Oh yes, and Jones also passed by some places with a history to tell.

When he first entered the area, Jones just thought that the landscape was a little special, because the mountains around him were shaped like fangs. It wasn't until he was far away that he casually turned around and realized that it was a huge skeleton...... Yes, every mountain, is a rib of it.

Daliana whispered, "That's the remains of the dragon king Cecierlius. ”

"Dragonlord, Dragons?" Jones was secretly surprised.

"You can say that, but in reality it may not be. He is not a golden dragon nor a black dragon, he is a sea dragon. A sea dragon that lives in the depths of the ocean. They are the most primordial and powerful beings in this world, and they will not leave the ocean easily. There are seven recorded Sea Dragon Kings, and any one of them is an existence that Heaven and Hell must join forces to fight. And that's just one of them. ”

"So, he was killed by Heaven and Hell together?"

"No, not really. When angels and demons descended on this world tens of thousands of years ago, he was dead. No one knows how he died, maybe he died of old age, maybe he was tired of life, maybe he was killed by other dragon kings, maybe it was for a new life. It was many years before the elves were born. In fact, we are a race born in the body of the dragon king Cecillius. Except for humans, all living beings are. Cecilesus is our Father. Elves are the noblest beings in the world, different from humans, different from blood, different from lichs, and different from dragons. ”

As she said this, Dariana's face was filled with pride.

"But there are also theories that these dragon kings are extraterritorial. William whispered in Jones's mind, "In fact, we lichs have organized deep-sea expeditions, but so far we haven't found the sea dragon's lair. Although the ocean is huge, it is impossible for them to hide so large that we can't find them at all. Unless they don't exist in this world at all. They will appear inexplicably, and they will leave inexplicably, never communicating with any race. So, no one knows what they're thinking. Oh yes, they only have spatial magic, and no one has ever seen them perform any other magic than spatial magic. The last time a dragon king appeared was about 20,000 years ago. ”

"What is their relationship with the dragons?"

"The dragons may be their descendants, but it's just speculation that the dragons themselves can't communicate with them, and they don't know where they came from. ”

"If they are extraterrestrial gods and dragons are their descendants, then aren't the lich the only strongest native-born race on the continent of Celtics?"

"So to speak. ”

"Actually, I've always had a question. ”

You ask. ”

"Lichs seem to have appeared before humans, so why do bones take on human form? I always thought that lichs were human skeleton awakenings. But if the Lich predates all humans, it is obviously impossible. ”

"Uh...... You still have this kind of problem. William was a little confused: "Why do you think that the lich grows into a human form, and not a human grows into a lich? This shows that this kind of bone is more convenient. We just chose a more convenient form factor, and if something more convenient came along, we could replace it immediately. ”

"Didn't you say that the Lich had awakened from the corpses of humans?"

"Who told you that we are just a mass of magical energy. The key to birth is death, and the Lich can be born from any kind of corpse, and we can have no connection to the living. In fact, there have been lichs among us who have been forcibly transformed by human mages. In their quest for immortality, they turned themselves into magical creatures. Of course, very little is it, and after success, they will lose all their previous memories. ”

"Uh...... All right. Jones smiled helplessly.

Immediately before they appeared, a huge lake.

How big is it? It's as big as the ocean, boundless, and you can't see the other side when you stand on the shore, and there are waves like the sea, but it's fresh water.

Huge, whale-like creatures leap and frolic on the surface of the lake. Make a splash.

And that's not even the weirdest of all. The most bizarre thing is that the mountains along the coast seem to have been cut off in pieces, and the cut surface is extremely flat.

"This is the Emerald Lake, it is not a natural formation. Tens of thousands of years ago, there was a fierce battle between the Holy Spirit and the Demon Lord here, and this is the site of the battle. ”

Jones was stunned......

"It's ...... Battle sites?"

"Yes, that's the First Age. The Shenmu Library recorded this incident. There are a lot of classics in the Shenmu Library, if the Hydra Knight is interested, you can take the time to go over and have a look at it this time, and I can arrange it for you. Of course, the core magic area still can't be entered, and that requires the queen's approval. Some texts even require the approval of the High Priest to view them. ”

"Oh. Jones nodded silently, and then quietly asked William in his mind, "Is there anything Uncle William would like to add?"

"No, the lich isn't interested in that kind of thing. I know they did fight, though. The Holy Spirit and the Demon Lord personally ended up this time, and the loss on both sides was very large. After the battle, they signed the first armistice. ”

Led by Daliana, Jones enters another tunnel.

Well, that's not a tunnel. From the outside, it was a mountain, and they went straight into a huge tunnel that was more than 100 meters high. However, it is not actually a mountain...... It was a massive, already completely covered stone house. Yes, the house. The entrance door already has a hundred-meter-high house.

"This is the abode we prepared for the Titans when they visited. In times of war, the Titans were once our allies. But they haven't been here for more than 10,000 years since the war ended. Daliana explained.

Jones was stunned again.

If it weren't for Daliana's introduction, he would not have been able to imagine that this was a house for habitation. Even if you enter the interior and see the huge mural totem, you will only think that it is a temple or something.

Due to the erosion of time, many of them have become unremarkable, and there are ruins everywhere, but some outlines can still be faintly seen. There are huge corridors, there are stairs, there are huge tables and chairs made of stone...... Of course, most of them are already covered with vines. Huge windows ensure that even inside the "mountain", the plants receive the same amount of sunlight as they do outside. Walking inside, Jones felt as if he had suddenly become a little man the size of a fingernail.

And as they passed through the giant's house, the holy land of Cartier finally appeared before them.