Chapter 143 I have a plan
As I have said many times, invisibility does not mean disappearing, it is just invisible, and there are many flaws in the invisibility service that the invisibility potion can provide.
After all, invisibility itself is a low-level spell, and invisibility potion is not a high-end magic potion.
The Great Sea of Trees once again showed its changing climate. The sun was still shining brightly when everyone entered the tree elf village. After the thunder, strong winds followed within seconds, and it was about to rain.
No wonder when I peeked into the magic eye just now, I saw the tree elves putting away the dried fruits that had been dried outside. As tree elves who have lived in the sea of trees all their lives, they have probably discovered that a heavy rain is coming soon.
The rain will outline the outlines of the three invisible people. Although it is not very conspicuous, with the sharp vision of the tree elf, it is almost the same as a failure.
In order to prevent three more unlucky guys who were captured by the tree elf, Pei Renli hurriedly pulled the rope and signaled the two of them to run quickly, and finally ran under one of the towering trees before the rain fell.
Huge trees like skyscrapers can effectively block rainwater, and sporadic raindrops have little impact on invisibility.
But in this case, if they want to find Kemir and others who were taken away, they have no choice but to climb the tree.
The giant trees where the tree elves built their houses were connected by intricate rope plank bridges, which was not a big problem in the past, but Perrenli obviously underestimated the difficulty of climbing trees or stairs.
The tree elf dug a spiral staircase up the tree trunk. Since the trees do not grow in a completely straight line, some places are steep and some are gentle. In addition, it is extremely high. After climbing for a while, Pei Renli felt a little unable to walk.
Even though he was exercising every day, the intensity of Pei Renli's exercise was obviously different from that of other martial artists who relied on their bodies to fight. It happened that the time for the invisibility potion to take effect was about to expire, so he had to find a place to stop.
The good news is that the Secret Eye saw that Kemir and the others were not escorted deeper, but that their weapons and equipment were confiscated and locked up. They were hung on the treetops like bird cages, and the distance was not particularly far.
It seems that they will not turn into flower fertilizer immediately, so there is no need to worry. In order to facilitate movement, it is safer to wait until the rain stops or they are smaller.
When the invisibility potion expired, the three of them stood side by side in the depression of the tree hole. From this position, they could not be seen from above, below, left, and right, unless they walked around to the front.
Kaya scanned the surroundings warily. It was her first time doing this kind of infiltration work, and she seemed very nervous.
She is the kind of person who talks about things as they happen. Although her views are different from those of Kemir, she will never ignore them, so she has no complaints at all about taking the risk of infiltrating.
Compared to the nervous Kaya, Anna was much more relaxed. Maybe it was because she was back home, but she was very interested in everything in the tree elf village.
The forest is always the softest part of the tree elf's heart. Even if she is only a quarter of the bloodline, this deep attachment in her bloodline still makes Anna fall in love with it.
As for Pei Renli, he quietly drew a rune.
【Ravna】
[Your Majesty the Demon King, please give me your instructions]
Ravna's voice seemed to ring directly in my mind, and the conversation was stress-free.
This method of brain intercourse, which is comparable to the transmission of sound into secrets, relies on a prophecy school spell called 'spiritual link'.
Perrenli had wanted to ask Ravna's opinion many times, but he always felt inconvenienced because there were people around him who made it difficult for him to speak.
So I deliberately learned this spell in the past few days to be able to communicate silently.
The psychic link can only contact creatures that are closely related to the caster, such as summoned helpers. In the Demon King Arena, the guy who controlled the nine giant eagles probably used a similar method to remotely control them from a distance.
The reason why Ravna can be contacted is that she is very close to Perenli. Hiding in the shadow is almost like being close to Perenli. Otherwise, even if the distance is slightly increased, the spiritual link will fail.
【Do you know anything about this tribe of tree elves?】
【Not sure】
Ravna replied respectfully:
[My subordinates only know that the tree elves of the Great Sea of Trees and His Majesty the former Demon King should be allies]
[Allies? Aren’t the tree elves afraid of being dealt with by the adventurers? 】
[I don’t know much about the specific situation, but His Majesty the former Demon King once said that he hopes the new Demon King can treat the tree elves well and maintain a good relationship]
The place where the tree elves live is almost at the doorstep of the Demon King's City. In this case, it stands to reason that the tree elves are the group that most hopes that the tyrannical demon king will disappear, but the reality is different from what Pei Renli thought.
Not only are there no hostility, but they are like very good neighbors?
Most of what Pei Renli knew about other demon kings came from the library. According to the records, the violent demon king was worthy of the word "violent". He killed people without blinking an eye and massacred cities as a daily routine. All the kingdoms were destroyed directly or indirectly by him.
More than ten.
Perrenli would take the opportunity to contact Ravna and ask, and he was also a little curious about why such a violent guy didn't attack the tree elf under his nose.
Perhaps, the record is wrong or there is another hidden secret?
[His Majesty the former Demon King probably protected the tree elves in the sea of trees. Even now, his subordinates occasionally see tree elves coming to express condolences to the former Demon King near the Demon King's City]
What do the tree elves have to protect? They have no enemies. A bunch of guys who only care about living their own lives shouldn't offend anyone. There is no benefit in beating them. It's not enough for military expenses.
But Pei Renli then thought about it, and it seemed that the tree elves were really profitable, such as the elves' beauty.
Although all elves have their own differences and characteristics, the beauty of the elves has always been their biggest feature.
By the way, even now, many countries still preserve slavery.
The tree elves are not weak, and they are extremely good at moving in the forest. They cannot fight against the regular army on the plains, but once they enter the forest, the regular army cannot do anything.
What's more, the tree elves who want to attack the big sea of trees have to cross the territory of the river countries. Whether they are willing to let the army pass through is another matter. Coupled with the influence of international public opinion, it is not too difficult for the country to take the lead in capturing the tree elves as slaves.
possible.
But the tree elves as a whole are not weak, but I have never heard of any particularly powerful ones, and it is impossible for all tree elves to be capable of fighting.
The regular army cannot be pushed forward, but what if it is replaced by a slave-catching team...
Because of their beauty and non-aging characteristics, elves are definitely a piece of fat for the scum who capture slaves for a living. Moreover, the tree elves hide in the forest and make noisy noise without attracting the attention of outsiders.
The disappearance of the entire tree elf tribe will not attract the attention of justice organizations such as the Temple of the Good God or the Sword of Salvation.
The existence of the tyrannical demon king made the slave-catching team dare not come to the big tree sea. What's more, the place was full of adventurers and people were watching everywhere. Wanting to cause trouble here is no longer an old man who drinks arsenic and wants to commit suicide.
There’s no need to be so creative, it’s easier for everyone to just cut yourself with a knife.
No wonder the tree elves miss the tyrannical demon king very much. His presence is like having a protective umbrella.
[Your Majesty the Demon King, if you want to save people, your subordinates can secretly identify themselves. I believe the tree elves will not make things difficult for you] The tree elves in the big tree sea are probably the ones who most hope for the return of the Demon King besides the Demon King's revival meeting.
, Pei Renli will receive the highest level of courtesy here.
Moreover, the tree elves are also very strict. They do not trust foreigners and rarely communicate with the outside world. A little revelation will not cause uproar in the city.
But Pei Renli thought about it and gave up the proposal.
There is no other reason than to be careful.
Before he is certain, Pei Renli does not intend to use the name of the Demon King. Any risk that may expose himself is unnecessary.
Just thinking about how to fool Korra already gave Perenli a headache, and he didn't want to cause any more trouble. For now, it was enough to know that the tree elves would probably stand by Perenli to help him in the future.
Pei Renli had a plan in mind. He didn't want to take the path of the violent demon king, but found a safer method.
Ravna doesn't care, this is just a suggestion in itself, not to mention that to her, the value of Camille and others is probably not as good as potatoes. It's just that Perrenli wants to save talents.
"Someone is coming."
At this time, Anna, who had been observing the surroundings with great interest just now, whispered, which awakened Pei Renli from his thoughts. He immediately took out three more bottles of invisibility potions. Almost the next second after everyone became invisible again, two trees, a man and a woman, appeared.
The elf walked down the stairs step by step.
They wore cloaks that looked like woven bark and leaves, and held a large banana leaf-like leaf in their hand to use as an umbrella.
Elves do not age once they reach adulthood, so even old elves look no different from young elves.
To facilitate distinction, different elves have different habits.
Tree elves have tattoos on their faces. The older the tree elves are, the more tattoos they have on their faces.
These two tree elves are still very young, with only one tattoo on their faces that they got as adults.
Perhaps Pei Renli's gaze was noticed, one of the female tree elves turned her head, showed a puzzled expression, and reached out to touch Pei Renli's direction.
He quickly lowered his body and let go of the outstretched hand.
"What's wrong?"
"It felt like someone was nearby."
Another male tree elf looked at it and said nonchalantly:
"It's an illusion. Maybe you were frightened by the sound of thunder just now."
"I'm not afraid of thunder!"
"Let's go quickly, we still have things to do."
"I'm really not afraid of thunder!"
"Okay, don't be afraid."
The two of them walked further and further away as they talked, which made Pei Renli, who was hiding in place and did not dare to move, let out a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the two tree elves are still very young, and the invisibility provided by the potion is different from magic. Otherwise, at such a close distance, elves who are sensitive to energy perception will definitely find clues.
The three of them stood there quietly listening to the footsteps coming up the stairs and slowly disappeared. Not long after, they appeared directly below the field of vision. Looking in the direction, they were planning to leave the village.
The strong wind mixed with raindrops seemed to have weakened a bit, and a beam fell on the face of Pei Renli, who was invisible. He looked up and saw that the dark clouds in the sky were dispersing little by little.
Chapter completed!