When all 5,000 cavalry disembarked and landed, it was already early the next morning, and the morning sun had already climbed out of the horizon. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 But under the shadow of the vast forest, Lance couldn't feel the light of the morning sun at all, and even the forest was still extremely dark.

Since the town of Chuanlin made a living from logging, there was a large area of clearing after felling, which provided a flat resting place for the 5,000 cavalry and horses. The white tent fell like a chrysalis into the forest clearing.

Despite the urgency of the military situation, Lance ordered him to rest for the morning and set off after lunch.

Lying next to a cork, Lance also fell asleep in a daze. The cork shirt also works as wood because it is soft, and only one core inside is extremely hard to support the tree. The surface of the cork is often used by the Idris to make mattresses.

At this time, in the dream, a white light suddenly appeared, and Lance felt this white light instantly purify his heart. The white light grew clearer and clearer, gradually changing into the silhouette of a woman, and a soft voice sounded.

The voice grew louder and louder, and when Lance listened carefully and understood that the woman's voice was called by his own name, suddenly Lance's thoughts and a rapid cold snap pulled back to reality.

In an instant, Lance opened his eyes, and the light in front of him was gone, and only Veronica called herself again.

"It's Winnie. Lance rubbed his eyes and asked, "How long have I been asleep?"

"It's been about two hours. With that, Veronica introduced a person behind her, who was the hunter Martin he met in the infirmary when Lance first arrived in Ménice.

Martin stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, Brother Lance." I didn't expect you to become a general. ”

Lance shook his hand and said, "What if you become a general, don't you still have to ask for it?"

Hunter Martin smiled: "What do you mean by asking me, I am also an Idiris, and it is my duty to help my country." ”

"Haha, then I won't thank you, when you win the war, our princess will reward you. ”

Lance put his hand on the ground, stood up, patted the dirt on his buttocks, and said, "Then we cross that path, is there anything else we need to pay attention to?"

Martin the Hunter said, "All you have to do is prepare your food and come with me." Remember not to light a fire along the way. There are dryads and cedar people in this Clay Forest, they are usually docile, but if you make a fire. They're going to attack like crazy, you know?"

Lance nodded, and then said to Veronica, "Winnie, you can tell Eve later, and ask her to send an order to the soldiers, and it is strictly forbidden to light fires, and violators will be beheaded on the spot." ”

Lance continued: "How can we march in this forest, where the foliage is so dense that it will block the sunlight and make the surroundings so dark that there is no fire?"

Martin the Hunter said, "There is a kind of moonstone in the River Clay that glows on its own. You can order someone to salvage, one for each person, in preparation for the march. ”

"Okay! ”

After deploying the order, Lance decided to continue to rest for a while.

After sleeping for more than 3 hours, it was finally time for the agreed departure. Everyone began to pack up, lead the horses, and began to assemble.

Led by Martin, the army patted the long line and reached the entrance to the path through the forest.

Lance saw that at the entrance, two huge trees were towering. It is a full five meters wide, and the surface of the tree naturally forms countless human handprints.

The soldiers began to talk about it, because these people's handprints looked so terrifying, and they were all asking if it would be an ominous sign.

"It's called the Tree of Jean, and it's a tree that sits between the physical world and the spiritual world," said Martin the Hunter. The life priests of the Upper Valley can connect with the god of life, Jean, through this tree. However, now that the life sacrifice has not appeared for nearly a thousand years, this kind of tree is not taken seriously. However, these two trees only grew overnight when I first walked through the forest path. It's also weird. ”

Hearing this, the soldiers turned from worry to joy.

Standing under the Tree of Jean at this time, Lance encouraged: "If it is the Sacred Tree of Jean, the God of Life, then it will definitely bless us to live and win." So, soldiers, this is the will of the gods. We will win this battle!"

Immediately, the soldiers erupted in fierce shouts.

But Lance didn't really think so in his heart. Lance does not believe in the 12 gods of these people on the continent of Veniante. But using the supernatural power of the gods to inspire soldiers is the simplest and most effective thing to do.

Especially under the shadow of Fatai, the god of calamity, the belief in the righteous god is particularly important.

So the soldiers, led by the hunter Martin, crossed the natural arches formed by the two Jean trees and entered the path through the forest.

As Lance and Veronica walked through the Tree of Jean, Lance suddenly saw Veronica next to him and fainted.

Lance hurriedly hugged Veronica: "Winnie, Winnie, what's wrong with you?"

Winnie held her forehead and said weakly, "I don't know, it's just that I suddenly became dizzy." ”

Lance hurriedly said, "Why don't you stay and rest in Piercing Town?" ”

Veronica shook her head and stood up again: "It's no big deal, let's keep going." ”

"Are you sure you're okay?"

Veronica smiled and said, "It's okay, don't worry." ”

So Veroni took Lance's hand and moved on once more.

As we go deeper into the forest path, the sunlight is gradually obscured by the sky. The line of sight is getting darker.

Lance was uneasy, so he immediately asked the herald to go to the various units to convey the order not to ignite.

The road could accommodate three chariots side by side, but the surrounding trees were constantly blocking the way. The army also moved slowly for a while.

But it was quite smooth, and it was dusk, and it was too dark to march. So Lance ordered the army to rest on the spot.

The forest was cold and eerie at night, and around Lance, only a few moonstones were able to provide a faint glow. But a stone is a stone after all, and it cannot provide warmth.

Lance's thin body shook in the cold and wet forest.

At this moment, Veronica, who was suddenly beside her, hugged Lance, and then draped a woolen blanket over the two of them.

Veronica rested her head on Lance's shoulder and asked softly, "Isn't it much warmer?"

Lance took Veronica's hand and smiled, "Yes, your body temperature not only warms my body, but also my heart. ”

Veronica laughed and said, "You're saying witty things again." ”

"I don't say witty things to you, and to whom. ”

Veronica pouted, "Huh, what do you say?"

At this time, Loxani, who was sleeping on her stomach between Veronica and Lance, suddenly said, "And me!"

Lance laughed out loud, "Lorney, I don't want to be witty with you. I'm sure you'll shout as soon as I say it, "What the hell are you doing!"

Veronica laughed too: "Lorni isn't that unreasonable. ”

Loxani rubbed Veronica's hand and said, "That's it, you see how good my mistress is to me! ”

"You!" was just as the three of them were chatting, when suddenly there was a commotion and shouting not far away.

"Put out the fire!"

"Listen, what are the voices around you?"

"Extinguish the fire!

Langston cried out in his heart. Obviously, I gave the order not to make a fire when I was too old, but how can there still be a fire.

Just as Lance was thinking about what to do, suddenly, he heard a sound from the surrounding woods. It was as if something was shuttling through the dark forest around it. (To be continued.) )