Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Silver Forest
The elves didn't need a special way to enter the jungle, they easily passed through the magic barrier. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Info And Chen Tang and the dwarves need Savjak's help. Raising the staff in his hand, he chanted a spell to open a passage through the magic barrier, and the mermaids entered. Immediately, the staff was put away, and the barrier like a water curtain was restored, rippling a layer of water waves, and it was transparent again as if it had disappeared.
From the outside, the Silver Forest is almost an entire ocean of silver-white. But when he entered the interior, Chen Tang found that the scenery here was not monotonous, but as beautiful as a garden. Everywhere is full of life, and beside the tall holy white trees, there are all kinds of verdant plants and countless beautiful flowers. Elves are a race of lovers of beauty, they are friendly to all plants, and they are able to make plants grow according to their hearts.
It is as if the tree house built in front of him between the holy white trees has no traces of artificiality at all, and all kinds of vines are winding and entangled, forming a house-like residence between the trunks, and between each house, there are suspended tree ladders and bridges to connect them. The railings of the covered bridge are covered with verdant plants, and flowers are blooming. Attracts colorful butterflies and bees.
Not only was Chen Tang deeply attracted, but even the dwarves were all stunned and entered the city like dirt buns. Savjak was very satisfied with their performance, and smiled reservedly: "I'm sorry that I can't take you to the royal city without the queen's permission, so I can only stay here." This is our forward barracks, where retired soldiers rest. Good dwarf Abbas, I will arrange accommodation for you, and in a few days when the orcs retreat a little, and then I will send soldiers to take you into the Northwood Mountains. ”
Abbas did not object, and asked his people to remove their weapons and armor, and said, "This is the last shipment you ordered, you can count it." Then I need to get my pay. ”
"Of course, the dwarves are a race of credibility, and we elves will not let you down. The magic crystal powder has already been prepared, and you will take it with you when you leave. Now, let me entertain my friends from afar!"
Savjak led the way, and the dwarves followed them up to the treehouse. The poor lion Nemo was too big, so he had to lie down under the tree in grievance. Fortunately, Chen Tang left him a lot of meat, and he didn't complain.
Entering an extraordinarily large treehouse, perhaps because of the barracks, it was very simple inside. In the middle of the hall, there are wooden tables and chairs, and then there are separate rooms formed by the natural growth of vines, and the inside is covered with neat futons. A few elves brought food and placed it on the table. Sure enough, there was no meat, it was all food made from fruits and unknown plants, and the wooden cups contained drinks with a certain aroma, much like fruit juice.
"Maybe you won't be used to the diet of our elves, but unfortunately I can't find any meat for the time being, so I have to grieve you. ”
Dwarves are not picky about their diet, as long as they have wine. Chen Tang didn't mind even more, he had already eaten enough meat. Seeing the dwarves looking at him with blank eyes, he couldn't help but smile and took out the liquor from the storage ring. The dwarves drank all the drinks from the wooden cups in one gulp, and almost did not taste them, but poured them all down. Savjak sniffled vaguely, as if he was also curious about this liquor with a wonderful taste.
"Would you like to try it, this is a liquor unique to our race. Chen Tang gestured to Saviak, he really wanted to see how the elf would look when drunk.
Savjak shook his head and declined: "No, thank you." Although this wine tastes very good, I have a hunch that it is too strong for us elves. ”
is quite shrewd, and Chen Tang is no longer polite. After watching a big battle, I was hungry for a long time, picked up unknown fruits, and ate them. Well, it's crisp and refreshing, it's very sweet, and it tastes good.
Saviak watched them eat until the dwarves were over. He spoke, "Patriarch Abbasid, rest here." If you get stuffy, you can walk around, but don't go near the magic barrier. After all, you are outsiders and may be hurt unnecessarily. ”
After getting the dwarf's consent, Saviak said to Chen Tang: "Your Excellency Brian, please come with me, and I will take you to the royal city to meet the queen." ”
Chen Tang is leaving, it's time to part with the dwarves. After being together for so long, they have already established a friendship with each other. Chen Tang hugged the Abbas patriarch vigorously: "Good dwarf, thank you for your care during this time, I will remember the friendship of the dwarves." Please feel free to let me know if you need anything in the future. Even if I'm thousands of miles away, I'll rush to Irontree Fort right away. ”
Abbas sniffled and snorted, "Well, let's go, next time you have free time, you must come to Irontree Castle as a guest, we have an ale to entertain you!" ...... He still remembered that Chen Tang was easy to get drunk when he drank liquor, and he only liked to drink ale, although he was a little sad, he couldn't help but make fun of him kindly.
Chen Tang smiled and went to hug the other dwarves, especially Chili and Baal, who had been saved by him. Finally waved to the dwarves and followed Savjak out of the treehouse.
When he was about to walk out of the room, the old dwarf Abbas suddenly took a few steps closer to catch up, seemed to grit his teeth, and handed his musket to Chen Tang in distress: "I know you want a musket very much, so I'll give it to you." But...... You swear by your soul that you will not touch anyone but you. ”
Chen Tang was moved, and even Savjak, who was watching quietly, was also moved. Everyone knows what the musket means to the dwarves, and Abbas was able to give it to Chen Tang as the best ...... A friend who can entrust his life.
"By my life, this musket will not fall into the hands of any outsider. Good dwarf, thank you for your trust. Chen Tang held the musket, could feel the warmth left by the dwarf, and said solemnly.
Waving his hand, Abbas turned around and walked away, muffling out, "Let's go, before I change my mind." ”
Carefully put away the musket, and Chen Tang followed Savjak down the treehouse.
The Silver Forest is not gloomy inside, and there are large gaps between the trees. There are almost no nasty plants such as thorns on the ground, Savjak rides a unicorn, and Chen Tang rides Nemo the lion, and can easily run through the woods. A gentle breeze swept the leaves of the holy white tree and made a pleasant sound of swishing.
"This is the edge of the Silver Forest, and the royal city is in the heart, and it will take us two days to get there. On the way, Savjak said to Chen Tang. Occasionally, elves will be encountered. They only saluted Savjak, and hurried to the edge of the jungle without talking. It seems that they are all going to reinforce the defense.
"Elder Saviak, I'm very strange how could there be a war with the orcs with the peace of the elven race?"
"There's no reason for it, it's the nature of orcs. Savjak was indifferent: "They are aggressive by nature, and even if they don't need the land, they can't take it over." The Silver Forest is like the brightest pearl on this continent, and it is coveted not only by orcs, but by any race. Especially the infamous Celta Orc Kingdom, since they changed their new king, they have been trying to get our elves to submit. Elves, on the other hand, love freedom and will not bow to anyone. ”
Chen Tang heard the name of an orc kingdom [Celta], and thought for a while: "What is the power structure of the orc kingdom? What is their main race? I found out today that their warriors are very mixed, not only wolf clan soldiers, but also other warriors with different appearances. This is very different from the wolf tribe I have come into contact with in the Derria steppe. ”
"Hehe, the Deria Grasslands are just a wild land, it seems that a long time ago, the wolf clan there also lived in the Middle-earth Plains, because they were defeated by the enemy, and had to flee through the Northumbwood Mountains. Later, he settled there, and over time, it was almost completely forgotten by Middle-earth. ”
"Is it just the wolf tribe fleeing? Why is there still a minotaur tribe in the Dria steppe? And the two races are fighting a big war at the moment. ”
Saviak also seemed a little confused, shook his head and said, "It's really strange, it doesn't seem that there was any minotaur tribe that migrated with the wolf clan back then. Maybe...... The Minotaur is a native of the Deria steppe!"
Oh, Chen Tang has some enlightenment, it seems that after the wolf clan migrated past, they robbed the territory of other minotaurs, no wonder they became mortal enemies of each other.
Talking along the way, Chen Tang learned a lot from Savyak's mouth, and also had a deep understanding of the orcs and other races in the Middle-earth Plain, and he didn't seem bored on the road.
As we went deeper, the surrounding sacred white trees became very visibly thicker and taller. There are even trees that look like a wall at first glance. When he happened to pass by a certain elven village, he even saw that the elves had dug many holes in the trunk of the holy white tree and decorated it as their own dwelling. A big tree hugged by dozens of people is a small elf village. Although they are both elves, there are still slight differences between villages. It's like Savjak wearing a pale white, silky robe. And the elf that dwells in the hollow of the tree is dressed in green. When he saw Savjak, he also bowed respectfully, as if his status was quite high.
Two days later, they finally reached the heart of the Silver Jungle, and what appeared in front of Chen Tang was an emerald lake. At that moment, Chen Tang was so shocked that he could barely breathe...... In the middle of the lake there is a small island with a radius of dozens of acres, and there is only one tree on the island! the tree is so huge that it occupies almost all the dirt, and there is no end in sight to the torso that towers into the sky. The lush canopy of trees stretches out to the periphery, then hangs down the branches and crosses the lake, connecting the surrounding circle of hundreds of holy white trees. Densely packed with covered bridges, tree houses, and guard towers, they form a majestic and magnificent city -- a city made of trees!
"Welcome to our royal city!" Savjak said with a smile very satisfied with Chen Tang's performance.