In the woods.

A faint mist floated like a white veil, and the jungle was so dense that there was little sunlight left to let in through the gaps in the leaves.

The air was very humid and a little stuffy, which made Shi Yuan not so comfortable.

This is supposed to be a rainforest.

The ground is covered with shrubs and vines, and there are no gaps for passage at all.

However, the system thoughtfully gave a knight's sword in Shi Yuan's hand.

Shi Yuan raised his hand and looked at the sword in his hand, the hilt of the sword was carved with a relief of a goddess, and two wings stretched out from the back of the goddess, skillfully forming the gauntlet of the sword.

Coupled with the blade glowing with silver light, Shi Yuan really liked this beautiful sword very much.

But no matter how beautiful it is, Shi Yuan has to use it now, and he can't do it sparingly.

Because the vines and shrubs were so dense, Shi Yuan had to use his sword to cut off the plants that stood in his way in order to move forward.

Fortunately, the sword is not flashy, the blade is still very sharp, and it is easy to cut plants.

Shi Yuan took two steps out, only to feel a tingling pain in his calf.

He lifted his trouser leg and looked at it, and there were actually a few blood marks.

Puzzled, Shi Yuan looked at the vines on the ground again, only to find that most of them had sharp thorns.

It's terrible.

Shi Yuan could only take every step more cautiously and carefully avoid these thorns.

The soil under his feet is almost muddy, and although he can step on the grass without sinking, it is enough to step on a few places where there is no grass once in a while. When you pull it out again, it will consume a lot of physical strength, so Shi Yuan has to pay attention to the situation on the ground in addition to the thorns.

Walking becomes a time-consuming and laborious technical task.

There seemed to be a lot of mosquitoes in the rainforest that were difficult to notice, and Shi Yuan felt itchy all over his body when he walked not far away, and the sweat soaked through the inner layer of clothing, Shi Yuan only felt unspeakably uncomfortable.

The worst thing is that Shi Yuan feels the same everywhere, he can't tell the direction at all, and Shi Yuan doesn't have any skills that he can use, as if he is helpless in a green ocean.

You can't just get lost here and starve to death, right?

That's a stupid task.

simply arrange a black coal kiln task directly, and dig enough tons of coal to clear customs is better than this.

Shi Yuan was irritable for a while.

But complaining is complaining, and the problem still has to be solved.

Shi Yuan remembered some techniques for identifying directions in the field that he had heard of when he was a child.

Looking at the rings of trees?

The trees here are thicker than the other, and it takes me an unknown amount of time to cut down a tree with a sword.

Looking at the stars?

It's not dark yet, and even if it's dark, it's enough to choke on the stars with such dense leaves overhead.

Shi Yuan walked in a tangled way for a while, and when he was hungry and tired, he found that the surrounding jungle was gradually changing.

First of all, the gap between the trees, Shi Yuan felt that it was much more spacious than before, and it looked a lot brighter.

And there are a lot fewer plants on the ground, Shi Yuan can already see a lot of soil covered with only a little moss, although it is also very soft, but it is still much more solid than the previous mud ground.

It's like walking from the jungle to the forest.

But the fog ...... It seems to be thicker.

However, since there has been a change, it is likely that the direction is right, so move on.

After walking for a while, Shi Yuan finally saw a stream on the ground.

He hurriedly lay down on the stone, picked up a little cool stream water, washed his face, and relieved his fatigue a little.

When Shi Yuan raised his head again, he froze for a moment.

In the forest in front of it, there is a brick hut surrounded by streams, and the lights are still faintly lit in the windows.

"Saved......"

Shi Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and crossed the stream to the front of the hut.

The lights were indeed on in the hut, and Shi Yuan planned to take a look at the situation first, so he looked inside the window and saw some furniture and sundries, which looked like a hut where people lived.

"You just come in." A gentle young female voice came from the room, which was very pleasant to Shi Yuan, who had been tired for a long time.

Now that it's been discovered, it's a hard bite to go in.

Shi Yuan gently pushed the door open.

The room is not small, but there are a lot of clutter, so it is not spacious, but these clutter are neatly arranged and look very comfortable.

A woman dressed in a thin white gauze dress sat at a wooden table by the window with her back to Shi Yuan, as if she was writing or drawing something.

What attracted Shi Yuan's attention the most was the long flaxen-colored braid on the woman's back and the braided wreath on her head.

A temperament that is just right.

"You can find a place to sit first." The woman said.

Shi Yuan happened to be very tired, so he sat down on a wooden chair near the door, and hid the sword that was easy to cause panic in the doorway.

This sword Shi Yuan didn't need to be used as a weapon, as he still had the gun brought by Auroville in his pocket.

"That, I'm ......" Shi Yuan didn't know how to describe his situation for a while, he didn't know anything about what he was going to do in the future, and he wasn't even sure whether he should leave this forest or not.

"You're lost, aren't you?" The woman turned around and smiled at Shi Yuan.

Only then did Shi Yuan realize that this was a young girl.

A fair face, delicate facial features, blue pupils, and a gentle smile, coupled with a wreath on the top of his head.

And also...... Pointed ears.

Elves?

No wonder it's so pretty.

Shi Yuan looked a little fascinated.

"Huh? Hello? The girl saw that Shi Yuan did not react, and asked again.

"Uh...... Sort of. Shi Yuan hurriedly replied.

The girl also noticed that Shi Yuan's eyes were staring at her ears, but she didn't have too many unusual expressions, just said gently:

"You've noticed, I'm not human, I'm the elf of this forest. But you really don't have to worry, as an elf, I won't hurt humans. ”

"I'm not worried about this......" Shi Yuan replied against his will.

"It's okay not to worry, it's getting late now, why don't you stay with me for the night, and I'll take you out of here tomorrow." The girl suggested.

Stay?

Shi Yuan was a little entangled.

Because this is where many elements of the sweet trap are met so far.

But Shi Yuan really didn't want to go back to the ghost forest outside, lying there overnight was expected to be gnawed clean by all kinds of insects. And here is much more comfortable than outside, and there are charming elf girls to accompany you......

Trap is a trap, it's really too tired to stand it, it's really not good to give a happy mission failure to use that penalty exemption card, it's better than being tortured in the forest.

Thinking of this, Shi Yuan replied happily: "Okay, thank you." ”

"That's great, you can have dinner with me, the food of our elves can also be eaten by you humans." The girl said.

"Okay." Shi Yuan also readily agreed.

He had no choice but to do so, because he was really hungry, and he didn't have anything to eat on him, so he couldn't last long without eating.

Do you want to go to the forest to find food?

Forget it, I can't even tell the difference between wild vegetables and wild grasses.

Eat less, it should be fine.

It is really not possible to use a penalty exemption card.

Shi Yuan comforted himself.

"Alright, I'll make dinner now, please wait."

The girl said, propping her hand on the wheel of the chair and turning, slowly moving to another room.

Shi Yuan realized that the girl was not sitting on a chair, but a wooden wheelchair.

Elves are still lame, huh?

See you for the first time.

"I'll help you ......" Shi Yuan hurriedly got up and helped push the wheelchair.

"Thank you......" the girl politely replied.

Shi Yuan pushed the wheelchair to the kitchen.

It was a small, well-furnished room, surrounded by wooden cabinets and shelves, and a wheelchair in the center, so that the girl could reach everything.

The girl began to cook.

The ingredients are all seasonal vegetables and mushrooms, some of which Shi Yuan has never seen, but the taste can be imagined.

This made Shi Yuan a little disappointed in his heart, he thought that there was anything delicious about elf cuisine......

"Where are you from?" The girl asked casually while cooking.

There was a standard answer in this mission briefing, and Shi Yuan immediately answered according to the mission briefing:

"I'm from the kingdom of Moller."

"Really!" The girl's voice immediately became a little excited, and her voice trembled a little.

"Of course it's true......" Shi Yuan was a little puzzled.

The girl instantly realized the gaffe and apologized again and again:

"I'm sorry, I've heard a long time ago that the goddess sword made by the King of Moeller is world-famous, so I was a little excited when I heard about it, I'm really sorry......"

"It's okay." Shi Yuan said.

The girl's series of apologies made Shi Yuan feel a little weird.

"And who is the current king?" The girl asked tentatively.

"It's Camo VII." Shi Yuan replied simply.

After that, the girl asked a lot about the current situation of the Moeller Kingdom, and Shi Yuan answered that he knew, and he prevaricated if he didn't know.

The girl's cooking has also become a little strange.

She made a lot of food, one wooden basin after another, Shi Yuan counted it, there must be more than a dozen pots.

If it's just two people, it's going to take days.

Could it be that elves eat so much?

"That...... A supper, so much? Shi Yuan asked.

"Of course it's not the two of us who eat, and there are many special creatures in the forest who also eat at my place." The girl replied with a smile.

"Special creatures?"

"Yes, but some creatures may scare you, so if you're scared, you can go back to the room and rest early."

"That's not going to happen, I'm still very receptive in my heart." Shi Yuan replied confidently.

Shi Yuan's words are indeed true, after Weta City, he can really accept anything evil.

But what would be a special creature?

Elves are in a fantasy world, what will be in the forest in a fantasy world?

Unicorn?

Pegasus?

Centaur?

Every one of them Shi Yuan has never seen the real thing, and it is not bad to see it once.

"That's good, wait a minute, dinner will be ready soon."

The sun sets.

Shi Yuan helped the girl bring the meal to the table.

When serving the plate, Shi Yuan looked out of the window, and the forest outside became dark, but the feeling for Shi Yuan was not gloomy.

Because there are a lot of fireflies in the forest, and with the small chandelier in front of it, it looks very warm.

"Okay, the dishes are ready, you can start first." The girl said.

"No, I can wait for other creatures to come and ......," Shi Yuan excused.

"They come separately and don't follow the prescribed time, so don't wait, let's eat first." The girl said.

Shi Yuan was indeed very hungry, so he nodded and raised the wooden fork.

What made Shi Yuan strange was that they were all seasonal vegetables and mushrooms, but the dishes on this table looked so attractive, and the fragrance was like a big hand firmly grasping Shi Yuan's stomach.

Are you too hungry?

Shi Yuan forked a piece of mushroom and put it in his mouth.

It's juicy and better than the steak.

Shi Yuan had never eaten such a delicious mushroom, and he admitted that it was poisonous.

He looked at the mushroom, which was white, with a thick handle and a small, dark cap that was almost attached to the handle.

It's a bit like the king oyster mushroom that Shi Yuan used to eat, but it's longer.

It is worthy of a dish made by elves, a mushroom can be so delicious, it is really not a mortal thing in the world.

Hungry, Shi Yuan couldn't help but eat another piece of mushroom.

But he saw one of the mushrooms in the bowl twitch suddenly.