Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Layered Forest
"Because this forest is not at all what I thought it would be, it was so surprising to me. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info"Lina's performance is not exaggerated at all, because people who see the Forest of Death from afar for the first time always let out countless amazements, almost never exceptions. Lina was now immersed in surprise and smacked her lips, "If I hadn't known in advance that this was a forest, I'd probably have thought that there were several forests stacked on top of each other." ”
Lina and Vivien are right, the greatest characteristic of the Death Forest is that it is dense, to be exact, dense and sparse coexist, like several forests stacked on top of each other. Looking from afar, you can see that the Forest of Death is layered one by one, and the trees on the top layer are eighty or ninety meters high, with straight trunks reaching into the sky, and the canopy of the trees covering the space below like a giant umbrella. The second layer of trees is about 60 meters tall and grows in the gaps between the canopies of the highest trees, forming a second barrier over the Dead Forest. The third layer is about 30 meters high, and although it cannot receive direct sunlight from the canopy of the upper two layers, you can still enjoy the oblique sunlight with the help of the height difference. As for the remaining layers below the third layer, they are too far away to be seen under the obstruction of the third layer of tree canopy. Judging only by what can be seen so far, the entire forest is covered with a layer of layers, which seems to be extremely dense, but if you look at a certain layer alone, there is actually a huge gap between the trees, which seems relatively sparse, so some people have commented that this is a contradictory combination of dense and sparse coexistence.
"The person who made this assessment was actually me. Pannis crossed his hands on his hips and said proudly: "How is it, this evaluation is not only vivid, but also very meaningful, hahahaha." ”
"Idiot. Lina gave him a blank look and made the most apt assessment: "You've been here, how many layers are there in this forest? How do the plants grow underneath, and if it's really covered like this, walking at the bottom is not like at night." ”
"Well, it's seven floors. The fourth layer is about fifteen meters, the fifth layer is about ten meters, the sixth layer is vines and shrubs, and the seventh layer is weeds on the surface. Pannis thought for a while and said, "As for what you're worried about, it won't actually happen, don't look at the layers of trees that are so dense, in fact, the gap between each layer of plants is very large, so the plants in the lower layer can absorb enough sunlight at different times." As for the bottom layer, since even weeds can grow, it will not be as dark as night as you think. ”
"Is that so?" Lina looked at again in confusion, and it was difficult to verify Pannis's description when looking down from the air, but the curious girl soon had new doubts, and asked, "I'm curious about what it's like inside." ”
"Well, you'd better be prepared. Pannis looked at the lively expression, and said leisurely: "Don't look at the elves can survive in this forest, just imagine how beautiful the world below is, the lost forest is definitely not as you imagined, in fact, the environment is very harsh, hot, humid, rainy, like hell." The elves can live in it for a long time, because their physique is special, and there is a great difference between them and humans, if it is a human who wants to live for a long time, even if there is no monster attack, I am afraid that they will not live for long, and it is easy to die in various harsh natural environments. ”
"That's not right. Catherine interrupted Pannis's warning and said puzzledly: "Aren't there many adventurers who are active in the Lost Forest, not only elven adventurers, but also people of all races, such as the Lord, how do they live?"
"You have a misunderstanding, eldest sister, although my father has often been stationed in the Lost Forest for adventures, he only goes deep into the forest when he has a mission, and spends the rest of his time in the elven city. Freya was caught by the overly nervous Odin from more than an hour ago, at this time Odin no longer looks like the leader of a large force, nor like a demigod with great strength, at this time, he is just a father who cares about his daughter, an old man who sees his child going to die but is powerless to stop it, the only thing he can do is to tell his daughter repeatedly, as if one more reminder can give her a little more hope of survival. The girls' reaction to Odin's performance was very interesting, Freya, who was told to be helpless, desperately trying to escape, while the other girls did not treat them like this, but they were full of envy, although they did not say it, but it was clear that they simply wished that the person who was treated like this was themselves.
Odin's behavior continued for more than an hour, until Freya reluctantly ended her admonition, citing the need to discuss her tactics with her teammates. Freya, who had finally escaped, felt a sense of relief, and quickly returned to her teammates' side, as soon as she approached, she heard Catherine's question, and couldn't help but interject: "Actually, it's not just my father, all adventurers, including elves, will do this, no one will be stupid enough to live in the forest for a long time, and even the elves may not be able to support that kind of condition, let alone other races." ”
"Elven City?" Catherine was stunned and asked suspiciously, "Isn't that also in the Lost Forest?"
"Elven cities and villages are built on wooded plains. "Although the plains are also hot and rainy, the conditions are much better than in the forests. It's hard to say the specifics, but it's almost here anyway, and when the time comes, you can see for yourself and you'll understand everything. ”
"Well, I hope it's like you say. Catherine let out a long sigh of relief, stretched her waist to relieve the fatigue of the journey, looked at the forest border that was getting closer and closer, and said expectantly: "It's almost here, I've never experienced the feeling of riding a horned eagle, well, flying freely in the air, this is something I never dreamed of before." ”
"It's not worth looking forward to at all, the Hippogriff isn't comfortable to ride. Pannis shook his head and said, "And...... Uh, well, take care, Catherine, good luck. ”
"Well, what's wrong?" Catherine was puzzled for a few seconds for Pannis's inexplicable blessing, and soon her doubts turned into a wry smile, and she said helplessly: "When it was my turn, I suddenly became less envious, and I always felt that some things, imagination and actual experience were not the same. ”
With the girl's wry smile, the Marquis of Snape was walking briskly towards her, the worry on his face almost the same as that of Odin an hour earlier. (To be continued.) )