Chapter 101: The Truth About the Forest Fires
With the doctor's inquiry, the originally joyful atmosphere suddenly froze.
"Doctor, brother......" Looking at everyone's somewhat sad expressions, Liu Ye sighed.
"I bought some wine when I entered the town today, why don't we find a place to have a few drinks and talk slowly?"
“…… Good. The doctor thought for a moment and nodded.
……
Several people left the house through the back door, Liu Lao carried a bottle of bad wine bought in the town, Uncle Ping'an held a few enamel cups, Ling Yuan pushed Fang Ye's wheelchair, Uncle Zhang and other rangers carried small tables and stools, and the group walked forward in the dark.
"There is no electricity in the stockade, and it is dark at night, so everyone be careful not to trip." Liu Ye turned around and instructed.
"I didn't think it was when I blocked the fluttering ball just now, but now I realize why this road is so dark!" Ma Jie complained.
"At that time, everyone was playing torches, and the fluttering balls were also emitting blue light, but they were actually quite bright." The place where there was no lamp was indeed extremely dark, and Lin Yu carefully carried the lantern.
"Here it is." Elder Liu pointed to the open space in front of him.
That clearing was in front of the cemetery where the elves were buried.
A few people put down the table and stool, and Liu Ye and Uncle Ping'an poured a glass of wine first and sprinkled it on the ground in front of them, which should be regarded as a tribute to the elves. Lin Yu and the three of them glanced at each other, and also bowed their heads in silence for a moment.
"Actually, a few days before the official announcement of the first 'fierce beast' discovery, the elves had already invaded."
Uncle Ping An said.
"What?" The Doctor frowned.
"Well, I still remember that day, I found a trap left by poachers in the forest, so after discussing it with Brother Xie, I decided to patrol the depths of the forest."
Uncle Zhang, the forest ranger, took over the conversation.
"I'm worried about stepping on the clamp and I've been very careful. But I still lost my foot, and even lost the communicator. It was about to rain, and I was in that mud puddle, feeling a pang of despair. ”
"That's when Emperor Yan discovered me."
Uncle Zhang took a sip of wine.
It carried me into the cave in terror, and left again. I found that there were many other small creatures in the cave that I had never seen before, and they were all protected by Emperor Yan and came to the cave to take shelter from the rain. Later, one after another, Emperor Yan brought many elves to the cave. ”
"The temperature dropped so much that night that I saw that Emperor Yan actually found dry firewood and lit a bonfire for us to keep warm. Some of the elves gathered around the bonfire, some got into the warm mane of the Yan Emperor, and some of the elves came to me in astonishment, giving me fruits that I had never seen before to satisfy my hunger......"
"That's when I knew that these creatures had good hearts and wisdom far beyond other animals."
"Early the next morning, I and other fellow rangers found Lao Zhang in the cave." Uncle Ping An took over the conversation.
"We also saw Emperor Yan and the elves sheltering from the rain in the cave, and after the initial panic, the kindness of Emperor Yan and the elves quickly touched us. The big mantis was there then, and he was much smaller than he is now......"
Uncle Ping An continued, and from time to time others added two words. Basically, since then, the people of the village have developed a friendly relationship with the elves, and people know that there are cute elves in the forest and are happy to live in harmony with them.
The rangers reported the discovery of a new species, but there was no response.
"The news didn't reach the top, but it did reach the poachers......" Uncle Ping'an's voice was full of resentment.
"Poachers?" Lin Yu and the doctor frowned and glanced at each other.
"Hmm. One day, I noticed that a little elf had a gunshot wound. The elf was small, probably not as strong as the other elves, and it was dying by then. Uncle Ping An said.
"I found Liu Ye, asked Liu Ye and Koharu to heal the elf, and then went into the forest with other ranger colleagues. Just then, I heard an angry roar from deep in the forest. ”
"Roar?" Lin Yu was stunned.
"Is it Emperor Yan?"
“…… Be. Uncle Ping An took a sip of wine.
"It's Emperor Yan! At that time, we saw a pillar of fire in the distance. We got there and found several charred corpses, as well as burnt tranquilizer guns and stuff......"
"This is the first time we've seen elves kill ......"
"The village is so close to the forest! As a result, some people began to fear the elves, believing that they were all evil, and the village was divided into two factions......"
The Doctor was silent. Isn't that part of the villagers who fear elves the epitome of most of humanity now......
"But......" Ma Jie stood up in confusion.
"But aren't the dead the guilty poachers? Emperor Yan must have made a move to protect the other weak elves in the forest! ”
"Take 10,000 steps back and say...... Even a tiger and lion in the mountains will bite people to death, right? ”
"It's obviously the fault of those poachers, but it's the head of Emperor Yan who wants to protect the elves?"
"Brother Jie is right, it's obviously the fault of those damn guys!" The grumpy Fang Lao patted the table, his old eyes were full of tears, and he looked sadly at the tombstones of the elves in front of him.
"Originally, it was just an argument." Uncle Ping An continued.
"But at this time, the name of the 'fierce beast' spread throughout the world."
"The species that invaded the blue star, the killer who competed with humans for living space. All kinds of overwhelming news greatly fueled the momentum of the elf opposition. Those people are crazy, and they actually want to kill those weak elves on the edge of the forest......"
"Of course, we couldn't let them do it, so we tried to dissuade them. But ......"
"But I don't know who instigated it, or the fear of the overwhelming threat of 'beasts', and the opposition who believed that the elves who grew up would attack the village one day, came up with a way to exterminate the elves on a large scale and protect the village."
"So that night ......"
"Together, they set the forest on fire from all directions!"