All kinds of green and purple plants are centered on the tree and are constantly spreading to the surroundings. Many strange flowers and plants that have never been seen before emit various fragrances, making people tipsy.

.

At a glance, everything here seems to be full of majesty and magnificence of natural power.

But after the initial shock passed, Ariel still relied on her experience in managing the city and discovered the slight sense of disharmony in this strong force of nature.

The trees and plants here seem to naturally form areas, each area has different colors and plants.

But as long as you look carefully, you can see that the reason for this difference is that there seem to be some man-made ruins buried under the lush plants.

The largest tree in the middle doesn't seem to have anything special about it, but if you pay close attention, you can find that its branches in the southeast direction seem to be obviously shorter and thicker than those in other areas.

And below that area, where the shade is covered, you can clearly see a lot of tall and raised plants covering it. If it is lifted up and reattached to the big tree, then the coverage

The distance will be similar to the distance covered by branches in other areas.

In other words, the entire southeastern area of ​​​​the tree was once broken?

Such a large area... If it breaks and falls like this, it will undoubtedly cause an earthquake, right?

Although all of this seems to have a very long history, even so long ago that it is about to disappear completely, some traces can still be seen. This makes people think of what happened here? In the end, why and why

, that led to it becoming what it is now?

"It's really... spectacular, even more spectacular than the most outrageous places I imagined!"

Kuang Lan couldn't help but sigh. He greedily stared at all the scenes in front of him, and even felt like he wanted to completely immerse himself in it.

"Look at all this, how can such a huge city be built? How many secrets do these civilizations contain? Why did this place decline? And why does it reappear now? Secrets...all are secrets! Light

If all the discoveries here were written into a book, it would probably be a book that I would never finish reading in my lifetime!"

Kuang Lan, who originally seemed very calm and decent, seemed to have completely changed after seeing the forest valley in front of him. Ariel looked a little nervous and asked: "Your Highness, what exactly is this place? You seem to know this place?"

"

Kuang Lan did not answer. His eyes seemed to be completely confused by the scene in front of him.

Looking at the prince's eyes, Ariel felt deeply that this man might not be able to hear other people's voices now.

However, everyone did not stand on this hillside for a long time and watch the distant scenery in front of them.

Soon, Kuang Lan jumped down from a gentle slope nearby and began to walk lightly in this world composed entirely of plants and flowers.

As the madness went down, other magicians and soldiers followed closely behind, making the group look mighty.

But when the soldiers were just about to catch up with Kuang Lan in front, the prince suddenly turned around and stretched out his hand to stop the soldiers who wanted to follow with a look of horror.

"Stop! Don't move!"

The magician and soldiers were stunned for a moment. They stood nervously and picked up their weapons at the same time, trying to be on guard against anything suspicious around them.

Kuang Lan's eyes still showed fear. He waved his hand, pointed at the feet of the soldiers, and said: "Don't step on those plants! You have no idea how many kinds of plants there are here that can't be seen outside.

! And your footsteps are too heavy. If there are any strange creatures here, wouldn’t you be scared? And if you have to step on rocks, try to step on rocks! I haven’t been to this area for a long time.

Man, God knows there is a hole hidden under the plants here! Do you understand it or not?"

The soldier mages nodded one after another, and it was obvious that they were accustomed to the prince's tone.

Seeing this, Ariel smiled bitterly, patted Brad and Mochi on the shoulders next to her, and said, "It looks like we are really accompanying an explorer on an adventure now."

At this time, Buffy landed on Ariel's shoulders and said: "But we are here to save people! Sister Qiangwei and the others don't know if they will be in a place like this... If they are here, what will happen?

It will be much easier to handle! The natural element affinity here is very strong just by looking at it, and we will definitely be able to rescue them!"

Ariel smiled and agreed.

But I was murmuring in my heart, if Qiangwei and the others were really captured by the Demon King's army and came here, they could have escaped long ago, how could they wait until the moment when they came to rescue them?

Moreover, the environment in front of me has obviously experienced something before. Whether the secrets of this land can be solved will also affect whether people can be rescued?

While thinking about it, Ariel followed the crazy team in front down the hillside and continued to move forward along the road they had made.

At this time, Kuang Lan was already far away, and Ariel couldn't see or hear anything he was exploring in front.

If possible, Ariel could turn her head and leave here.

But I thought that if I left, I would have to explain the situation here to the Stormtroopers, and it would not be so easy to escape, so it was better to continue looking here.

And soon, she found that the prince's team in front stopped in an area with a strange shape.

It looks like a courtyard composed of various plant roots. Looking up, there are three thick tree trunks rising from the ground and gathering in mid-air, followed by various vines and

Flowers and plants weave back and forth to cover the pavilion.

Because it is too old, the ground is overgrown with weeds, and several objects similar to chairs and stools placed here have been corroded by various plants and are completely shapeless. Only an outline can be seen.

But at the corner of this courtyard, you can see a very heavy stone tablet. There are some strange patterns written on the tablet, but if you look carefully, you can find that there are many text explanations marked next to it, it seems that

It's telling something.

At this time, Kuang Lan was standing in front of the stone tablet, looking at the pattern on it seriously.

At first, Kuang Lan and the magicians nearby were at a loss to understand the words and patterns on this stone tablet.

But soon, the prince heard a very slight footsteps coming from the side.

Looking to the side following the source of the footsteps, Kuang Lan saw that although there was no expression on Ariel's face, her figure was now backwards. Obviously, this was when she was originally walking forward.

A sudden step back.

At that moment, Kuang Lan pointed directly at the marquis and said——

"Do you recognize the words on this?"

Ariel was stunned. She didn't expect that her inner thoughts were exposed with just a small and inconspicuous gesture.

But denying it at this time might only make things more troublesome. After hesitating for a moment, Ariel asked -

"Does Your Highness know where this place is? If he does, then he must know what I know."

After a brief moment of stagnation, Kuang Lan's tall body finally gradually relaxed. He stretched out his hand and gently touched the stone tablet. After a moment of silence, he finally said -

"I have only heard some legends. During the time when I joined the Adventurer's Guild, I also met one or two pure-blood elves. In other words, this... may be the country where the elves used to be. What you know

Is the writing the Elvish language?"

From the moment Ariel saw the words on the stone tablet, she felt like her whole body had been struck by lightning.

That is indeed the Elvish language, and it is still the ancient Elvish language that has hardly changed!

I don’t know whether the demon king Ego did it intentionally or unintentionally, but all the words in the Elvish language he taught Ariel could correspond to the words on the stone tablet one-to-one!

So, have I entered the elven kingdom now?

According to that rumor, among the essence left over after the battle between the three guardians, the first batch of "human life" was born, that is, the elves... Did they once live here?

Ariel covered her chest, exhaled deeply, and said: "May the sky, nature and water always love us. May the earth find its owner soon. May death not become eternal, and may the banquet cups always be full.

."

Kuang Lan: “What does this mean?”

Ariel shrugged: "From what I know about the semantic structure of Elvish, it seems that there are a lot of words of praise in the vocabulary of ancient Elvish. These words of praise are often blessings to the gods and blessings to daily life.

Communication itself does not have a strong meaning. At most, it means that my tone is calm now, I am in a good mood, and I can take the time to praise God with a few words when talking to you. Therefore, the first two sentences of this inscription should mean praising God.

."

Kuanglan laughed, reached out and touched the words on the stone tablet again, and said: "Just two sentences, do you need so many prefixes? These elves don't find it too cumbersome?"

Ariel: "Anyway, they have plenty of time, almost eternal life, and of course there is plenty of time to waste."

Kuang Lan: "What about the last two sentences?"

Ariel: "First of all, you must know that for the elves, death is like a miracle. It's not that they won't die, but they rarely see the death of their own people. Even before an elf dies, he

You have enough time to say goodbye to everything you once had, and others can also spend enough time to say goodbye to this elf. This process can last for decades or even hundreds of years. Therefore, death is not like a kind of death to the elf.

It's unfortunate, but more like it's finally coming to an end."

"Related to the second sentence about cup and cup, maybe it means that an elf here died, and then other elves will hold a banquet to celebrate?"

Kuang Lan laughed loudly, and then said: "If someone dies in our human world, and then other people hold a banquet to celebrate this person's death, then we will definitely think that this person is too annoying or...

There is enmity between the two parties. But these elves can sincerely extend their blessings? This is strange."

As he spoke, he pointed to a passage next to the courtyard that looked like a tree stump fence, from which he could continue walking towards the big tree in the middle——

"There should be a banquet place in front of this, right? Let's go take a look."

As soon as the words fell, the prince immediately walked forward, regardless of whether Ariel behind him could keep up.

Sure enough, after walking for about five minutes, a small square appeared in front of us.

However, what surprised Ariel at first sight was not the various tables and chairs scattered in the square, nor the table on the main (harmonious) banquet.

Instead of two violet wine glasses covered by ivy and moss, the ground was covered with... bones.

That's right, it's the bones.

Although the age seems very old, and these corpses have even become "decorations" here, it can still be seen that this small square is filled with at least fifty or sixty corpses of various shapes. Some of them look like
To be continued...