Ariel and his companions follow the elf 'Adelan' through the dense oak forest. The tranquil sanctuary forest is simple and serene, and every tree in the forest can make people feel a kind of depth and heaviness that has been precipitated by time.

Mage Krees showed great interest in the ancient trees, patting this one and knocking on the other, and even greeting one of them, but the latter did not react. Ariel wasn't as excited as Mage Krees, he walked very carefully, and tried not to get too close to any of the ancient trees.

Because the forest in front of you is not as simple as it seems, many stout ancient trees can pull up their roots and turn into a giant ancient dryad comparable to that of Titans. What's more, these Ancient Treants aren't very good-tempered, and if they suddenly get angry around you, the consequences are unimaginable.

Ariel remembers that the second time he came to the Elven Sanctuary, he happened to encounter a very powerful battle. It began with an indescribable loud noise, followed by a roar of trees scraping against each other. Many of the elves ran in the direction of the sound, and Ariel looked at his pavement, hesitated for a few seconds, and followed.

The battle took place on the edge of the elven city, and a huge ancient dryad suddenly went crazy for some reason, and it kept pounding at the surrounding trees, breaking them and throwing them out. The broken logs that were thrown collapsed a lot of treehouses, but fortunately, the elves were very agile and did not cause many casualties.

Then a second Ancient Dryad joined in, tangling with the big guy who had gone crazy before. They fought so violently that even the earth trembled in their footsteps.

It wasn't long before the third and fourth trees were awakened from their slumber by the elven druids, who slowly rose from the dirt and joined the warband with heavy steps. The battle turned into a three-on-one, and with the assistance of many elven warriors, the winner was decided in an instant. The most irascible of the ancient dryads was subdued by his three companions, and slowly pacified by the elven druids.

As an outsider, Ariel does not know the cause of the incident and the secrets behind it. It was only after this that he became full of fear of these ancient trees in the sacred forest.

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Walking through the forest, you will see a beautiful city that is one with nature.

Between the city and the forest, there is a small river as clear as a mirror, which is called 'Nameri', which means 'goodbye' in the Elvian language. A stone bridge covered with fallen leaves spans the river, guarded by elven guards in golden armor with halberds at both ends, and in the middle of the bridge sits an old man who is leisurely fishing.

The half-sheep old man glanced at Ariel and the others curiously, and repeatedly looked at the mage Kress who was wearing a black robe with a golden pattern of sun vines. The half-sheep man, whose jaw had a beard that had fallen to his chest, opened his mouth, as if to say something to the little mage, but the fishing rod in his hand shook violently, drawing the half-sheep's attention back again.

Walking up the stone bridge into the city, the first thing that catches your eye is a patchwork of treehouses. These elegant, delicate buildings are beautifully carved, and each one is different, demonstrating the elves' artistic prowess.

The floor of the city is paved with irregularly shaped white boulders, and there are soft, green grass growing in the gaps between the stones, which looks quite elegant.

The name of the city is also known as 'Lothlolin', which means 'crown of life', which represents not only the entire sacred forest, but also the pleasant environment of the city in front of you, and the huge world tree in the center of the city.

When they entered the city, they were separated. 'Adelan' led the young mages and Nords towards the center of the city, where many of the Elven Clan's most important buildings were located near the World Tree, including the Elven Queen's palace, the Temple, and the Moon Altar used to craft equipment using the Elves' unique craft.

Bear Grov nodded to Ariel, and then left without saying a word, not knowing what to do. The beastimen who monitored their movements had also been very helpful along the way, and had a good personality and was very communicative.

Ariel plans to find an opportunity to have a good relationship with this guy, and in the future, he can let him escort his business contacts on the Hanhai Grassland, after all, not every time there will be a mage on the way.

"Still going to the old place?" asked the red crab.

"Do you remember how to get around?" asked Ariel rhetorically.

"I don't remember how I went, but I have some impression of the name of that place. The red crab frowned and thought for two seconds, "It seems to be called the Moonlight Rally, a small market that only trades at night. There I bought a rather fine silk dress with three silver pine cones, and opened the boudoir of Ms. Wallis with that dress. ”

Although Lady Wallis is very beautiful, her background is a little complicated, "I tell you, this lady has many suitors, be careful that they line up to find you to duel." Ariel discerned the direction and walked in the direction of the Moonlight Gathering, and two elves even took the initiative to greet him along the way, which not only made the merchant's heart feel quite satisfied.

"Duel? Hmph, let them come, I'll kill them all. Red Crab said contemptuously, "This is not a big deal, you know I have this strength." ”

"Recently, the kingdom has been very strict, and if you make trouble again, I can't guarantee you out. Ariel warned.

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid, I've been through a lot more than you. ”

"No matter how many things you go through, if you don't know how to summarize them, they won't be of any practical use. "A smart person doesn't fall twice in the same place, but you, every time you walk by, you get bruised and swollen." ”

"You only see me, but you don't know that the ground hurts more than I do. Red Crab said unconvinced.

They walked up a staircase made of tree branches at the end of which was a wide platform like a tree stump. There are many unique street lamps erected on the platform, and there are some small animals that can be seen everywhere in the city.

It's still a while before it gets dark, so it's a good time to set up the paving. At this time, there were already sporadic stalls on the platform, selling belts, dessert wine, and armor maintenance oil, and so on. Ariel found a good spot, woke up the sleeping buck lying in his seat, and gave the creature an apple for comfort, and dumped the items from the spatial ring to set up the paving.

Elves have been reclusive for many years, and they don't like mining, so the currency they trade with is different from the other races in the main material world. Most of them use a kind of pine cone with a silver exterior like metal, as well as some shiny solid iridescent stones.

The silver pine cone is worth about ten gold coins from the elves, but once it leaves the Hanhai Grassland, it can be multiplied many times in human cities. As for iridescent stones, purple iridescent stones are the most valuable, and red ones are the lowest, about the same as copper coins.

Of course, gold, as a natural currency recognized by the entire multiverse, also has its own unique value here. The gold coins of the Magic Guild are the most popular, while the gold coins of the Holy Araso Kingdom have to be discounted in half.

The main purpose of Ariel's trading here is not to sell. In order to establish a good relationship with the elves, his goods are not destined to sell at exorbitant prices, so the profits in this area are not very large.

However, in terms of acquisition, it is very different, similar to silver pine cones, some beautifully crafted elven items may not be too valuable here, but if they are sold in human cities, they can be sold for ten, twenty, or even more times.

Business is an extremely complex art, which not only requires the creator of art to have a keen sense and rich heritage, but more importantly, to have great courage.

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