novellk Chapter 1295: Deep in the Silent Forest
Chapter 1295: Deep in the Silent Forest
Chapter 1295: Deep in the Silent Forest
As the spatial energy waves coming from the portal became more and more intense, in the blink of an eye, a burly and familiar figure walked out of the portal. It was the burly and strong Tiger Stick.
Behind Yuji, a group of short figures, not even as tall as Yuji's waist, walked out one after another. The one leading them, Lei Xiao, was also familiar to him. He was the dwarf elf Prince Cornet.
According to yesterday's plan, the purpose of Cornette's trip was not only to bring more than 100 dwarf forgers, alchemists, illusionists and magic engineers, but also to shoulder the task of visiting the pioneer prince Wade on behalf of the dwarf king and to guide Lei Xiao.
Therefore, as the host this time, Lei Xiao naturally held a welcome ceremony to welcome the arrival of the dwarves.
Seeing the appearance of Tiger Stick as the guide, the Lengyan royal guard, which had been lined up neatly around the portal, immediately played a cheerful melody to welcome them.
The music composed of trumpets, harps and timpani resounded through the sky, and the ceremonial knights dressed in shining silver armor all raised their rapiers in unison and made welcoming gestures.
Both in terms of scale and professionalism, the human race's welcome ceremony was much more magnificent, which made the dwarves such as Cornette marvel at it and also very curious.
After all, this is the first time that the dwarfs have officially set foot on human territory, and everything is full of novelty and unknowns.
"Your Majesty, this ceremony is too grand."
When Lei Xiao approached, there was still a trace of amazement on Cornette's resolute face, and he said: "Whether it is music or the exquisite emblems on the flags, there are many things that the dwarf elves can learn."
"Understanding each other, learning from each other, supporting each other, appreciating each other, and respecting each other, this is the meaning of our alliance, isn't it? This is just the tip of the iceberg of the human race's heritage. As the cooperation deepens, you will also see the glorious history and civilization of the human race."
Lei Xiao smiled and nodded, and responded to Cornet: "I have set up dwarf elf residences with complete security measures in the Alchemy City, the Forging Center, the Illusion Exchange Center established in Glowing City, and the Lord Technology Research and Development Base. Each place has also held its own welcome ceremony. Your Highness, please rest assured and leave the talents to me."
After saying that, Lei Xiao waved his hand gently, and the reception staff from various places standing behind him all stepped forward. Jiang Xi, who was in charge of the transmission work, was also on high alert, ready to set off at any time.
Just as Lei Xiao said, there is no need to say much about the tightly defended Glowing City. No matter it is the alchemy city, the forging center, or the lord's base, Lei Xiao has deployed a lot of strong men from his direct subordinates and mercenary guilds scattered outside, and has given them a lot of trump cards to deal with various emergencies.
"Then I'll leave it to the Human Majesty."
Cornette nodded without hesitation, then turned around and called out the dwarf leaders of various cooperation projects, and introduced and handed over the work to our staff one by one.
During this process, it goes without saying that the two sides had enthusiastic exchanges. When everything was done, they all went to their destinations under the teleportation of Jiang Xi.
Not long after, Lei Xiao also brought Cornette and a visiting team of dwarves including the Minister of Magic Engineering, and went straight to the barrier area where the space train was located deep in the Songyin Mountains.
The moment they saw the barrier town, Cornette and others became excited.
Whether it is from the layout of the town, the buildings therein, or the special reaction devices deployed around it, it can be seen that this is indeed a camp left behind by the dwarves!
Noticing the excitement of the dwarves, Lei Xiao quickened his pace and described to them some details of our arrival in this town.
With Lei Xiao's introduction, the group soon arrived at the space train located below the town.
Looking at the space train of extraordinary significance in front of them, it goes without saying how amazed and excited Cornette and other dwarves were, while Lei Xiao led the group forward until they entered the space where Wade was through the connecting device.
"Your Majesty, what are these...?!"
When Wade saw the figures of Cornet and other fellow tribesmen, he was stunned at first, and then he was so surprised and excited that he couldn't speak. Cornet and others also had the same expression, with excitement shining in their eyes.
"Master Train Conductor, I once promised you that I would definitely pass your message to the Dwarf Elf Kingdom, and now I have done it."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly and began to introduce.
"Your Majesty, I will never forget your kindness!"
After an excited hug with Cornette and others, Wade came to Lei Xiao again, and directly led the other dwarves trapped here to kneel in front of Lei Xiao, expressing their respect and gratitude with actions.
"You are too polite, Master Train Captain. I have not yet fulfilled my promise. One day I will work with the dwarves to rescue you and send you back home."
Lei Xiao bent down and helped Wade up, then prepared to leave first, giving the dwarves some private time to communicate.
Wade and Cornet both grabbed Lei Xiao's arms at the same time. The subtext was self-evident. The dwarves would never hide anything from their close friends, and Lei Xiao had obviously won the respect and trust of the dwarves with his actions.
At this point, Lei Xiao also joined the meeting between the new and old dwarf elves after nearly three thousand years.
But the meeting did not last too long. After learning about each other's current situation, Cornet and Wade ended this special meeting at the same time.
Because both the new and old dwarf elf princes clearly understood that only by driving away the group of red dragons could everything be temporarily stabilized, so they naturally had to race against time to cooperate with Lei Xiao's actions.
After saying goodbye to Wade and other dwarf elves, Cornette and the dwarf ministers left the special space with Lei Xiao.
Amid the thanks from Cornette and others, Lei Xiao quickly returned to the portal area, and then came to the dwarf elves' metal castle through the portal, and handed the upgraded items from yesterday to Broy.
After hearing the news of the meeting with Wade and others, and seeing the items brought by Lei Xiao, it goes without saying how excited Broy was, and he immediately began to prepare new supplies.
Lei Xiao did not stay, but returned to the human territory with Cornette, who was responsible for leading the way.
I saw that Ice Stone City had already been waiting near the portal area, ready to head to the vast sea of trees, which was the sphere of influence of the tree people.
Among the powerful men who accompanied him, in addition to yesterday's configuration, Lei Xiao also brought a direct subordinate, that is Lina.
According to Lina, her tribe has some blood connection with the tree people, so perhaps they can be of some help. This is no wonder, after all, the leaves on Lina's head are real.
After being teleported from Ice Stone City, Lei Xiao and his group, along with Connet, soon stood in front of an extremely dense jungle in the outer realm.
Lei Xiao had just observed that even from the towering walls of Bingshi City, he could not see the end of the forest, as if it was endless.
“Is this the vast sea of trees?”
Lei Xiao's eyes were filled with the emerald green color that symbolized vitality, and he couldn't help but blurt out.
"That's right, Your Majesty. As the name suggests, the vast forest covers an extremely wide area, at least half the size of the human world."
Cornette stood up solemnly, nodded to Lei Xiao and said, "And in the center of the sea of trees is where the tree people are."
"To be honest with you, Your Majesty, although I have never been to the Vast Forest, my ancestors were familiar with this place. After all, when the Shadow Market was open, the dwarves maintained a certain trade relationship with the tree people, and sometimes they would enter the Vast Forest to retrieve the tree people's trade items."
At this point, Cornet took out an ancient parchment from his arms. On it was a map of the route to the vast forest. He added, "The tree people have set up many traps and obstacles in the forest. It will undoubtedly be much more convenient to have a map to refer to."
After that, Cornet waved out a sixth-level alchemical puppet, which was obviously quite nervous. He added: "It is said that tree people are stubborn and irritable, especially in the forest. You are like a fish in water. Please be careful, Your Majesty."
"I understand. I'll have to trouble Your Highness to lead the way."
Lei Xiao showed Rolandel, and our other strong men also gripped their weapons tightly, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.
"A red dragon may come here at any time, let's set off now."
Seeing everyone ready to go, Lei Xiao took his first step.
The moment I stepped into the jungle, a strong scent of grass and trees mixed with the damp smell of soil hit my nose.
Accompanied by the sound of wind breaking through the air, a group of people quickly shuttled through the dense forest, causing the surrounding leaves and branches to make a rustling sound.
In the beginning, this place was no different from the Demonic Forest. Everywhere one could see traces of various beasts, such as animal paths, feces, footprints, claw marks, bones, etc., and sometimes the rustling sounds of insects echoed in the ears.
But the deeper we go into the forest, the sparser these traces become, until they disappear completely without us noticing. Only the occasional fallen leaves from the towering trees will attract the attention of our strong men.
For a moment, Lei Xiao felt that he was trapped in an endless green maze. Wherever he looked, there were thick and similar lush trees, which looked densely packed.
Not only was the bright sunlight overhead almost completely blocked by the leaves, making the interior of the forest even more damp and dark, but in many places there were only narrow spaces to pass through, making it difficult to tell where one was.
"Fortunately, we have Cornet to lead the way. Otherwise, it would have taken a lot of effort just to reach the core area where the tree people are."
Lei Xiao sighed in his heart and continued to observe the surrounding environment.
Apart from the rustling sound of our group moving back and forth, the surroundings had already been silent. Only the occasional spots of light shining through the lush branches and leaves could barely illuminate the road ahead.
Until Cornet, who was at the front of the team, finally stopped moving forward.
"Your Majesty, according to the markings on the route map, there should be a tree people checkpoint nearby. We can communicate with the tree people through there and then enter the tree people's palace."
Because it was extremely dark around, Cornette first summoned a magic ball of light. After looking at the map carefully for a while, he nodded affirmatively to Lei Xiao.
"But there isn't any suspicious smell around here. Where could the tree people be?"
After Joniel concentrated for a moment, a hint of doubt appeared on his old face.
"Your Excellency may not know that as long as the tree people are willing, they can hide any energy fluctuations in the forest, and their strength will be passively enhanced. After all, this is the home ground of the tree people."
Cornette walked to a towering tree and observed for a moment, frowning and saying, "Also, the tree people can easily blend into the forest. As long as they don't show up, it will be difficult for us to find their traces."
"So, every tree here could be a tree man?"
Louise frowned, looked left and right around the big tree next to her, and then knocked on the trunk, but there was no response.
"My Lord, is it because the other party doesn't want to see us that he didn't show up?"
Jiang Xi frowned and whispered to Lei Xiao, "We have no grudge against the tree people, they wouldn't just ignore us, right?
"Don't forget the mysterious visitors. Although they ran into a wall with the dwarves, they may have come here as well."
Lei Xiao smiled helplessly, then waved his hand gently and ordered his subordinates to investigate around.
The forest was completely silent and dark, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of you. Only the rustling sound of our warriors' footsteps on the dead leaves on the ground made the whole scene quite tense. After all, this was an unknown area.
"My Lord, the surrounding environment is really a bit eerie."
Chao Yan shrank his neck, and a magic ball of light appeared on the top of the staff. He shuddered and said, "I have to say, it's really hard to accept that we can't see each other, but the other party can see us."
"Or, maybe the tree people are not in this area."
Lina tried to sense for a long time but still got nothing. However, she was startled by a dead branch that was accidentally broken under her feet, and almost flew up with Chao Yan who was beside her and looked confused.
Everyone couldn't help but smile when they were disturbed by these two frightened girls, which relieved the tense atmosphere a lot.
During this process, Cornette also communicated with the tree man in the same way. He first took out a mottled bamboo flute and blew it, and then beat drums on the tree trunk, but still did not get any response.
"Something is indeed wrong. Although the tree people are stubborn, they are also a force that abides by etiquette. Even if they refuse us, they should show up and tell us."
Cornette's brows were furrowed, and a hint of doubt could not help but appear in his voice.
But at this moment, Chao Yan, Louise and Lina said in surprise almost at the same time: "Lord, come and see!"