"So, you've been hiding in the barrier for thousands of years, and haven't gone out of the outside world once?" Jonah asked in disbelief after the initial shock. Because of what the elf had just said, the astrologer was visibly taken aback, and he couldn't reach out to catch Danny Stewart who had fallen from the ceiling. "Plop!" the boy of the Stewart family fell to the ground solidly, opened his eyes and raised his head and muttered, "Hmm, fell out of bed, I want to sleep with the gold coin, don't call me ...... until it's time to eat."

The elf said lazily: "Now, what's the good of going out? Even when there is a blue sky and white clouds, the ground is not yet a piece of ice and snow that can be frozen on your toes, and you can't see green plants anywhere! This continent has been destroyed, completely destroyed!"

At this time, Elliott suddenly drew his saber and made a dignified flat sword salute: "Mr. Fir, I'm sorry, we should review our attitude. You are an elder who witnessed the Second Ancient War and the Dawn of the Second Age, and deserve our utmost respect. ”

"Well, that's right. The elf held out a finger and showed the humans on the other side the lines on his fingertips: "Look, this is the annual rings of the thorn elf, each circle represents a year, I am one thousand one hundred and ninety-four years old this year, and I have the longest life even among these old fellows!--I am not a gentleman, I am a lady! Malu Ringor Fir lady! The race of thorn elves is all female, and only when it comes to reproduction can a guy who changes his gender to a male be selected with the permission of the Supreme Council!"

The knight and Jonah looked at each other. "Well, Miss Fir, I'm sorry......" Jonah slurred, "I know I shouldn't ask, but those corpses out there ......"

The Thorn Elf replied unconcernedly, "Now, it's dead." The duo who went out to get food died first, then two people were sent to pick them up, and they also died, and the last three guys were killed as soon as they got out of the stairs. The humans found the barrier, but as long as I didn't open the entrance, they wouldn't be able to get in. After tossing and turning like this for a long time, they left, and the seven dead guys were frozen into ice. It stands to reason that they should be buried, but they can't find a tree in this hellish place, and it doesn't look ugly anyway, so let them stand in the house, so it won't melt away......"

"But, but it's your companion who died, and don't you feel sad that there are only so few thorn elves left?" the boy unconsciously raised his voice. He looked around the entire sphere of enchantment, and under the light of a light like the sun, several crooked little trees were growing scattered, and around each tree were gathered a few elves, roughly counting that there were about forty thorn elves here. All the elves seemed unmotivated, and only glanced at the uninvited guest for a few moments before turning their eyes away with an indifferent expression.

Malu Fir sneered: "Sad, why be sad? The dead badger Ringor Ginkgo is already one thousand one hundred and eighty-two years old, even if she has the plant magic elements of the entire forest for her to absorb, she will definitely not live to be 1,200 years old, but let death come a few years earlier, compared to holding an empty jar of food and grumbling with hunger, it is not a bad thing to die directly, right?" she lay on the floor and spread her hands: "Look, everyone here is a monster who should have died for a thousand years!" The Emerald Tree is gone, the Supreme Council is gone, the Thorn Elves have not added a single population for a thousand years, and there is no plant to live on in this place where even the liquid in the veins can be frozen, and the entire village of Ringol Pant has worked hard to cultivate these few small saplings, and in a few hundred years only two hundred and forty-four leaves have grown, ah! two hundred and forty-three...... If it weren't for the essence of plant magic in our food, we would have become dry mummies, - even idiots like you can imagine what kind of life we have lived in the past thousand years, right?"

Jonah said, "You can leave, just cross the magma river and walk to the edge of Monsoon Island, and you can reach the Eastern Continent and find dense vegetation!"

"Well, so you don't understand anything. The elf said weakly, "We can't get out of here." ”

"Because of the climate, food, or enchantment?" said the Rose Knight at once, "If it's food, maybe we can think of a way." He bent down and picked up the large package from Danny's scabbard, took out the cloth bag from the bag, untied the rope and pulled out a thick glass bottle, which was filled with an amber substance, and the walls of the bottle were covered with white crystals due to the cold weather.

"Huh?" Fir's eyes widened immediately, "Tell me a price." ”

The knight smiled, "It is also very precious to us, but if we can help the Thorn Elves, we are willing to give it to Ringol Pant." This ingredient is called ...... in our place."

The elf pouted and said, "Come on, don't blow it, honey is worth a penny in the hands of humans, and Ringol Pante was a trade port back then, don't we know this common sense? Make a price, as long as we can get it, whatever you want, it's useless to keep it anyway. Enchanted weapons or symbiotic contracts, not to mention adamantite, mythril, gems, and gold coins, there are many hidden in the ruins below, as long as you can dig out of the ice, you can take as many as you want. ”

Hearing this, Danny Stewart sat up sharply, his eyes shining. The Rose Knight was recognized by the elves, and blushed rarely, but still nodded gently: "We know that this can't fool the elf elders, thank you for your generosity, what we want is ......"

Jonah then tugged at the corner of the knight's coat and signaled that he had something to say. Elliott smiled in return, then said aloud, "What we want is the truth." The Pitchfork Squad doesn't need wealth, and several of our companions are seekers of truth, whether it's the Astrologer or the reckless Demon Swordsman just now. He bent down and handed over the whole bottle of honey: "Another answer." Answers to all your questions about enchantments and more. ”

"Na......" The elf looked a little surprised, and wanted to reach out to take the bottle, but looked back hesitantly, "It looks like the council is going to decide, right?" She suddenly waved her hand, stood up and said something to the other elves. The atmosphere in the barrier began to change strangely, and all the elves gathered here, and Malu Fir said to the humans, "Major matters must be decided by a vote of the council, this is the rule of Ringolpant, wait." - Anyway, you won't be able to get out if you don't open the barrier. ”

The thorn elves gathered in a heap, the buzzing elven whispers rang out, and Jonah threw a grateful smile at the knight. Hannah wiped the sweat from her forehead, lowered her gun, and said, "Oh my God, how strong should Ringol Pante be in his heyday? ”

The knight shook his head and said, "What should I say, their lives have indeed come to an end, even if the magic fluctuations are still strong, but the will to survive is gone, like a burned torch......"

While the elves were in a meeting, the Pitchfork team could finally sit down and recuperate, and the enchantment was as warm as spring, and everyone took off their coats to protect them from the cold, and Jonah put the grasshopper flat on the ground and wrapped it in a thick coat, covered the ice cubes in the water bag, fed her medicine and water, and put a wet towel with ice water on her forehead. These caregivers were supposed to be done by women, but everyone seemed to feel that Jonah was better suited for the role than Hannah.

Sibby's face flushed, and he said in a daze, "She'll be fine." She'll be okay, right?" the boy asked, looking up.

"Miss Sibi is stronger than all of us. The knight replied.

Danny woke up, unaware of the fact that he had just been knocked unconscious and dragged away, shouting that the gold coins he had hidden were much shorter, "...... Wait, what's this place?" The guy was really startled, "Hey, those guys look so weird! Damn! There's a tree growing on the ceiling!"

Suddenly there was a round of applause, and the council vote was over, and Malu Fir came up with a relaxed expression, picked up the honey jar, and said, "Alright, the deal is done, and I will tell you everything now,...... Where do you start?" she said, sitting on the floor, opening the jar and sniffing greedily at the honey inside, "let's start from the beginning." That was at the end of the Second Ancient War, when we won the war and ruled the northern continent with abundant water and grass as the victorious side, and the divine magic creatures ruled over this continent, and we elemental elves lived here by ourselves, and naturally did not leave the Emerald Tree. Later, those villains activated the forbidden spell, killing tens of millions of lives at once, and the entire Northern Continent was finished in a matter of seconds. At that time, everyone felt that there was no hope at this time, and that kind of despair was really a terrible feeling that I will never forget for the rest of my life...... Seeing the overwhelming power of magic, we threw away our bows and arrows and stood in the treetops, unable to fight or escape, and even forgot to breathe. That's when someone came. A man in a blue suit and hood came up to me and asked me, 'Do you want to make a deal?—ah, I remember, he was dressed like this little idiot with a staff. ”

“...... Who is this man?" Jonah froze.

"There was a white light behind him, and I couldn't see his face clearly. I'm going to die in a second, and who can think about it, 'Yes, save us, whatever!' I shouted. ”

"'Then plant this seed. The man said, then raised his staff to create the barrier, 'My name is Seglas the Betrayer. ’”