"What a nice place, I didn't expect such a peaceful place in the forest......" Celia exclaimed heartily.

"It looks odd here!" said Narros.

"It's a nice place, why do you say it's weird!" said Celia with her hands on her hips.

"Can't you see it so obvious? It's flat and clean, I'm afraid it's the only one in the forest?" retorted at once.

Sawan listened to Naros's words and felt that there was some reason, although the scenery here was unusually beautiful, but he always felt that it was too different from the surroundings, and it was clearly deliberate, otherwise it would not be so neat. "Narros is right, I think there's something special here. Sawin tilted his head and said, "Everyone spread out and take a look around, and report any findings immediately." ”

"Yes!" the group agreed, and they split up and searched the surrounding area of the clearing.

Savin came alone to the center of the clearing, looked up at the sky, and saw that the surrounding trees formed a circle, standing in the middle of the clearing and looking up at the sky, as if sitting in the middle of a well. "Well?" Savin suddenly remembered what Exewin had said, the place where the elves were sacrificed might be a well or a pond of spring water, and wouldn't it look like they were in a well?

Sawin felt as if he had grasped something, and he immediately ordered, "Everyone take a closer look at the trees around them, and see if there is anything on the trunks!" Savan's order surprised everyone, but no one said anything, and each began to carefully examine the surrounding trees.

After a while, someone suddenly exclaimed, "My lord...... on this tree There really is something!"

When Savin heard this, he hurriedly ran over to look, only to see that there were indeed some imperceptible lines on those thick white tree trunks, because the trunks and the lines on them were white, and if he didn't get closer and look closely, it would be very difficult to find. At this time, a few more people found something similar on the trunk of the tree, and they exclaimed one by one, and everyone was interested, and they all looked carefully on the trunk around them.

It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, this closer inspection reveals that almost every tree trunk around the clearing has this mysterious pattern on it, and it is clear that this is certainly not a natural thing, but can only be carved by man.

Savin remembered that Exewin had said that there would be totem poles and other things in the place of sacrifice for the wood elves, and that these big trees would replace the role of the totem poles, otherwise how could there be these complex and dense lines on the trees?

"It looks like this place is probably the place where the elven tribe sacrifices!" Sawin thought excitedly, not expecting his team to stumble upon this place. Sawin also felt a little uneasy, and ordered everyone to carefully check if there were any traces of man-made on the ground.

It didn't take long for everyone to find small circular holes around the clearing, and judging by the size, it should be used to plant flagpoles or something, and now everyone is almost certain that this place should be the place where the elven tribe they are looking for is worshipping.

"Haha, I didn't expect to be found by us!" said excitedly.

Sawan was about to order everyone to return to the camp, when he suddenly thought about whether he would encounter another ambush on the way back, although he had only been in the jungle for one day, he already felt a little headache about this ambush tactic of the elves. Sawan thought for a moment, instead of so many people risking through the jungle to report back, it would be better to let the most certain Naros go alone and lead the people to guard here, which would not only be more efficient but also much safer.

"Narros, you're in charge of going back and reporting, Celia and I have the others to guard here, go and get back quickly!" Sawan commanded with a wave of his hand.

"Why am I again? I'm an errand runner?" said Narross, pouting dissatisfiedly.

"Because you have fast legs, and you have the best skills, I don't feel at ease when others go. Sawan said solemnly.

Sawan put a top hat on Naros, leaving her speechless and grimacing, and heading deeper into the forest.

This time they entered the dense forest and did not plan to spend the night, and everyone only carried some water and dry food, and did not prepare anything for camping, so everyone could only find a leeward place to survive the night. Sawan was afraid of a sneak attack by the elves at night, so he ordered that no fire should be lit, so everyone ate some dry food with water and rested early, and then left a few people on duty for the night, changing shifts every two hours.

After a night of fear, the expected sneak attack did not appear, which made everyone feel like a punch. At noon, there was a commotion in the woods, and when Sahain sent someone to see that it was Exewin leading a large army, it was no wonder that the birds in the forest were frightened before they arrived.

Narros was the first to report back, and Sawan asked her puzzled, "Why did you bring all the troops?"

"As soon as I told her," replied, "she was sure that this was the altar of the elven tribe, so she came with a large group of men." ”

Savin didn't think much about it, if Axevenn couldn't confirm whether this was an altar or not, it would be even more impossible for someone else, since she was so sure, she naturally had nothing to say. Soon Exewin was in the glade of the woods, and she looked around, and then carefully examined the lines in the trees, and finally she said with great certainty: "Yes, this is the place where they sacrificed." ”

Then Exewin came to the middle of the clearing, pointed to the trees around him, and said, "Do you know what it looks like to be surrounded by trees that look like a well, and the red leaves on the ground?"

Sawan and the others shook their heads vigorously with wide eyes, and Exewin smiled and said, "The people of this elven tribe are more evil, and they actually made an altar of the 'Well of the Red Moon'. ”

"What do you mean? what is this well?" asked Savin, confused.

Exewin explained with a smile, "It's the 'Well of the Akatsuki', and if you look at the trees around it, it doesn't look like a well, and there are red leaves all over the ground, which symbolizes the Akatsuki, so this altar is also called the 'Well of the Akatsuki'." ”

"Akatsuki?" said Savan, looking at the person next to him, and Celia hurriedly explained, "It's the Blood Moon, the Red Moon." ”

"Oh, I see. Sawan said yes, but thought to himself, "Is the moon still red?"

Exevin continued: "Legend has it that there will be a great disaster in the world during the Blood Moon, which is a bad omen, and it is a bad omen that this tribe has built such an altar. ”

Sawan didn't know much about this, but it didn't matter to him, he had already done his job, and the rest was up to Exewin.

Exewin ordered the men to set up a makeshift camp around the altar, and for a moment the whole glade became bustling, and the atmosphere of silence and peace that had been before was completely destroyed. Savin and Celia and the others sat on the side and watched these soldiers set up tents and build bonfires, and they felt very uncomfortable in their hearts, and always felt that it did not seem noble to do so.

By the time the army had settled down, it was already moontop in the treetops, and Exewin gathered several of the leaders together to discuss the next course of action. As soon as he came up, Exewin said straight to the point: "We have made such a big move, presumably the elven tribe already knows about it, and they will definitely do their best to recapture this place." ”

Will was a little skeptical, and he said hesitantly, "Are you really sure that the elves will come desperately to fight us?"

Exevin said with great certainty: "I can guarantee that they will attack with all their might, I am one of the elves, and I know best how important sacrifices are to the elves." The elves all worship Elonivia, the goddess of life and the moon, and must sacrifice to the goddess whenever the moon is full, otherwise the whole tribe will suffer bad luck. So as long as we occupy this place, they will definitely be desperate to take it back. ”

Will still said with some disbelief, "Can't they build another altar, why do they have to take it back?"

Exsewin lowered his face and said: "Sir Will, it seems that you don't know much about the elves, and building an altar is not just a random place, you see that there are no trees around, this is called the Luna Tree, and there is probably only such a small piece in the entire forest, and only in such a place can the altar be built, now you should understand, right?"

Will really didn't know much about the customs of the elves, and seeing that Axeven's words were straightforward, he couldn't find a reason to refute for a while, so he could only honestly shut up. However, Di Maru, who was on the side, asked: "Lord Exeven, even if what you said is correct, how can you be sure that they will definitely fight us in close combat, I am afraid that they will not fight us head-on." ”

Exewin nodded and said, "There is some truth to your question, there is no better weapon than a bow and arrow to fight in the woods, and the elves are the race that is best at bows and arrows. But one thing did you notice, in three days it will be the night of the full moon, and they will definitely take it back before the full moon sacrifice, so they will definitely not be able to drive us away in just three days, except for going head-to-head with us. ”

As soon as Exewin reminded him, Di Maru also remembered that it was indeed the night of the full moon three days later, and Exewin even took this into account, and Di Maru had to admit that the female elf was more thoughtful than herself. There was silence for a while, and seeing that no one questioned it anymore, Exevin said, "If my estimate is correct, the elves will attack tonight at the earliest, and tomorrow morning at the latest, so we don't have much time left." ”

Everyone looked surprised when they heard this.

(End of chapter)