Chen Feng nodded. The Thunder Mountains were separated from the Dry Water Valley by a dense forest, and the trees in the woods were all sharpened, and the Thunder Worms could not get past them. While the protozoids can move through the woods with caution and agility, the Thunderworm can't.

"When they got there, they found that the whole forest had been razed to the ground. Those thunder bugs easily ran out of the mountain. Now, farmers are worried about their crops. ”

Chen Feng's thinking did not stop at the front: "Razed to the ground? How did it raze to the ground? ”

"The trees were cut down. The stump is about the width of a hand's palm from the ground. ”

Burks asked, "Where did the felled trees go?" ”

The little soldier shrugged: "I don't know." They didn't see the branches and leaves, they saw only the stumps. ”

Chen Feng shook his head and said, "How is this possible? ”

"Chief, don't think about how it is possible," said the soldier, "and it has happened, just as I said. ”

"Good job." Chen Feng saluted the little soldier, "Go get something to eat." When you're full of food and drink, come back to answer our questions. ”

The little soldier nodded: "Obey!" Sheik. He turned and ran out.

"It must have been done by humanoids," Berks spoke as soon as the creep left the throne room, "don't even think about it." They mentioned it several times.

The trees of the Thunder Mountains. No protozoe would have made it that way anyway. ”

Although Chen Feng didn't want to believe this speculation, Burks was right. No protozoan would have made it look like that. "There's no way they're going to get that much wood from the Thunder Mountains to the sea without being discovered. If they're by land, they'll be seen - unless they're by air. ”

"There's another possibility." Carl Cer said.

Chen Feng sighed and shook his head: "It's a ban." ”

"Yes, it is forbidden," said Berks, "and the most powerful priest of Ramour is your Queen of Prodemore, Prodemore." ”

"It won't be Queen Proudmoor," Carlser said, "and it's reprehensible to do so." Humanoids aren't going to do that yet. Although they can do so. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Burks was furious.

"You seem to be playing riddles," Chen Feng said and laughed, "as usual." ”

"But it's definitely the prohibition at work, Chen Feng," Carlser said, "a very strong prohibition." ”

Berks stomped his foot hard. "Queen Proudmoor's ban is strong, and those humanoids have coveted the wood for a long time. With this timber, they can build stronger ships - better against our merchant ships. Doing so would also release the Thunderworm and make a mess of our farm. Burks walked up to Chen Feng and leaned his face in. Their fangs almost collided, "Reasonable." You should get the idea. ”

Chen Feng said in a deep voice, "Burks, don't forget that Queen Prodmore even went against her father in order to maintain the alliance between Bloodnest Mountain and Lamour. Do you think she's going to turn her back on us for the sake of those trees? ”

Burks stepped back and shook his hands: "Can anyone tell what humanoids think." ”

"I can. As you pointed out earlier, Burks, I was raised by humanoids—I have seen all sorts of humanoids, from the noblest to the most despicable. I can tell you now clearly that even if it were certain that the humanoid did it, this man would never be Prodmore. ”

Burks crossed his hands over his chest. looked at Chen Feng defiantly: "But apart from her, there are no other humanoid mages in the Origin World." It's not who she would be. Sheik? ”

"I don't know," Chen Feng said with a smile, "Blackmore has always raised me like a humanoid. He made me read many papers on philosophy and science. In all the papers. One of my favorite sayings is that to have wisdom, you must first learn to say, 'I don't know.'" Whoever doesn't say this doesn't learn anything. I'm glad I'm a very good learner, Berks. ”

He stood up again. "Send a few teams to the Dry Valley. Let them find a way to put the Thunderworm in the corral and provide assistance to the locals as much as possible," he said, looking at Carlser. "Help me get the forbidden charm. I'm going to talk to Queen Proudmoor. ”

"We must act!" Burks stomped his foot in a hurry. At this time, Carl Cer was walking out of the room slowly as Chen Feng commanded, "We don't have time to chat!" ”

"Chatting is the second step in learning. Burks. I need to know who did this. Do as I tell you. ”

Burks wanted to say something, but Chen Feng wouldn't let him speak.

"There's nothing to do with you here, Berks! I know exactly what you mean! But I think you should agree that Dry Water Valley is in danger right now. Please do as I tell you right now, before our farmstead is completely destroyed. ”

"Yes, Chief." Burks saluted like a soldier and left.

Mr. Chen hoped his defense of Prodmore would make a difference. He thought it should have worked. But if it wasn't for Proudmore stealing their trees and letting the Thunderworm go—who would it be?

Lorena was led into Queen Proudmoor's chamber by Delphi, but there was not even a single person inside.

Lorena turned her face to look at Defe, who was a head taller than the old woman who was doing the queen's chores. She asked, "Where has the queen gone?" ”

"Don't worry, she'll be back soon. An hour ago, she had left to meet the Protozot Chieftain - she should be back soon. ”

Lorena frowned: "Did she go to see Chen Feng?" ”

Deffy covered his mouth with his hand: "Oh! Honey, I'm not going to mention this. Just when I didn't say, okay? ”

Lorena did not answer. She made an angry face, trying to scare the butler away.

And it worked. Delphi flew out of the council chamber, his glasses falling off the bridge of his nose.

After a while, Kerry came in. "Colonel, Delphi said you had something to report."

Lorena glanced at the Secretary of the Interior. Like the old woman, Kerry was a nuisance, but he really couldn't live without him - after all, a country doesn't just have an army. One of the first lessons her father and brothers taught her was to be kind to people, even if they were just shop assistants. These are the key people who make a department really work, more than those high-ranking officials.

But Delphi was so annoying that she failed to follow her father's advice. However, Kerry is the queen's right and left hand, and Lorena can't do the same with him. She controlled her disgust for the Secretary of the Interior, and reluctantly squeezed out a smile.

"Yes, Secretary of State for the Interior. I have something to report to the Queen. But we'll have to wait for her to come back. ”

Kerry laughed. Lorena had never seen such a hypocritical smile. "You can tell me first. I pledge to convey this to Her Majesty in its entirety. ”

"I suppose I'd better wait for the queen to come back, sir. If you don't mind. ”

"She's on something important," Kerry said hurriedly, "and I'm afraid she won't be back for a while." ”

The Colonel also gave the Secretary of State an equally hypocritical smile. "The queen knows how to prohibit - as long as she is done, she can come back in an instant," she said. And she wanted me to report back to her in person. ”

"Colonel—"

Whatever Kerry wanted to say, he was interrupted by a loud bang and a bright light. Queen Prodmore is back.

The Queen's appearance was nothing special, Lorena had always thought so, though she had long been told that a mage should not be judged by his appearance. Lorena has wanted to dress up like a man all her life - she cuts her hair short, never shaves her legs, wraps her in tight underwear** - but no matter how she dresses, others can still tell at a glance that she is a woman. Sometimes, she often wondered why such a small, pale-skinned woman with long blonde hair and dark blue eyes could make everyone bow down to her.

Lorena thinks it probably has something to do with her usual demeanor. No matter where she stood, even though she was the shortest, she always looked so tall. Her clothes were always immaculate: white boots, white blouse, white trousers, and a white cloak. And the most strange thing is that her clothes always remain a bright white color. (To be continued......)