Part Two: The Human World Chapter Fifty-Six: It's Just an Alliance of Two People
In the deepest part of the Whispering Forest, in the central conference hall of the elf residence, several huge and strange fireflies emitted milky white light to illuminate the space in the middle of this huge ancient tree cave. This long meeting started in the afternoon and lasted until
at this time.
During the meeting just now, there were explosions and crashes. After sending out scouts to conduct reconnaissance, they found a magic explosion outside the barrier and an evil stone puppet rushing into the barrier. The magic power above was dissipated by the barrier.
It became a pile of ordinary stones again.
This result of the reconnaissance also made the conclusion of the meeting more powerful.
Elder Kelan stood up and made a decision: "The accident just now confirmed that the effect of the great Sunwell Barrier is still irresistible. No matter what kind of magic power is in the Whispering Forest, it will not work. Although the barrier has great effects on humans,
The deterrent effect has been reduced a lot, but after clearing out people entering the forest many times, they should have become afraid. So we will just maintain the status quo."
"The current situation? So we have been discussing it for so long, but there is no result?" The elf girl Luya stood up and looked a little excited. "I reiterated my suggestion again: under the current situation, we should communicate with humans and solve the problem together.
Question. Although humans cannot feel the evil aura emanating from the stone statues outside the forest, they were clearly placed there by dark forces peeking into the leaves of the World Tree. Many ignorant humans still worship them. We must take action.
, it’s best to use human power to make it clear to them..."
"Enough, we have already rejected these." Another elf elder interrupted her coldly. "Those stupid and vulgar creatures even have their beliefs controlled by others. Do we need to explain anything to them?
?And we don’t need the help of vulgar humans. No creature can compete with the deadwood guards in direct close combat, let alone the help of us and unicorns. We have been using this method of guarding for tens of thousands of years, no matter what
enemies can also be dealt with."
Luya looked anxiously at the elders, her silver hair flowing freely. "But the situation is different now. Because of the lack of two World Tree leaves, the Sunwell's deterrent effect on humans is almost non-existent. They invaded
It's only a matter of time before our forests are destroyed."
"To prevent this, all the deadwood guards have gathered next to the sunwell. Absolutely no one can steal the leaves of the world tree."
Luya let out a long sigh, glanced at all the elven elders present, and said in a helpless voice: "Why do we have to sit here waiting for problems to happen instead of taking the initiative to solve them?" and the other elves' frosty expressions.
Compared with her tone, she seemed to be the only living thing in the ancient tree hall. This strong emotion was even more vibrant on her beautiful appearance, even though it was anxiety and helplessness. "Even if there is no need to deal with humans,
We can also temporarily expand the scope of activity of the Deadwood Guards and let them go out of the forest to destroy those evil stone statues."
Elder Kelan objected lightly: "This is absolutely impossible. You don't know the rules of the clan. Neither we nor the Unicorns nor the Deadwood Guards can leave the Whispering Forest without authorization. You left last time
That is already a special case among special cases, and it must not be done again."
"Rules." Luya's tone and face became as cold as those of other elves, but this was her own expression rather than a common face of other elves. "I still remember clearly, the last time the one with
The human in the Leaf of the World Tree was already seriously injured when he escaped. It turned out that our rules helped him a lot, allowing him to slowly escape under our noses. It was our rules that made us lose that piece of World Tree.
of leaves.”
This time no one answered, and all the other elves kept their cold and indifferent faces. After a long while, Elder Kelan said coldly word by word: "The rules are the rules. They were formulated for us by Mafa, the God of All Things."
Code of Conduct.”
"Rules are meaningless if they become constraints." Luya looked around at the compatriots around her, her helpless eyes flashing with desolate beauty. "This time I left the Whispering Forest and went outside to see, and then I realized that we are really
It's too rigid and conservative. We always think too highly of ourselves and disdain to associate with other races. As a result, humans only regard us as a small group of weird races and ignore our voices. Even those inferior orcs, just because
They established a powerful country, and humans had to change their previous attitude to recognize their status and establish contacts with them. We must unite with our companions in the Turalion Forest to increase the power of our race on this continent.
It also occupies a place in distribution. Otherwise, what awaits us can only be..."
"Please pay attention to your words and deeds, Luya." Elder Kelan looked at her coldly. "You see, this is exactly the meaning of the rule that stipulates that we are not allowed to go out of the Whispering Forest. Under the temptation of the outside world, your thoughts have been
On the verge of danger. The great Marfa said that the pursuit of strength and progress is the prelude to degradation and destruction."
"I am not denying the teachings of the great Mafa, but under the current situation..."
"I declare the meeting to be over." Elder Kelan interrupted Luya's speech lightly but thoroughly.
The elf elders stood up together and filed out of the conference hall. Elders Luya and Kelan walked at the end.
"Do you know how many countries and races have been destroyed by mankind in the past tens of thousands of years?" Elder Kelan's tone did not seem so cold when there were only two of them. "It was all caused by the pursuit of power and progress. The pursuit of
The development of power will inevitably lead to self-loss of control, and the pursuit of progress will lead to fighting with each other. If the two continue to alternate and develop, the final result will inevitably be destruction. Our isolation and conservatism are what allow tens of thousands of our clan to live peacefully here.
The foundation of the year is an unchangeable part of our civilization."
"But things are different now..."
"No matter what the differences are outside, we just need to do what we should do." Elder Kelan patted Luya on the shoulder and said softly, "Go back and stop thinking about things."
Luya silently walked back to her ancient tree. Walking into the tree house on the top of the tree seemed to be an extension of this depressed feeling, and even the house was filled with an unpleasant smell.
She was sitting on the bed woven by intertwined trees and vines, feeling very stuffy. She was just about to get up and go out for some air, when suddenly a dangerous feeling came to her heart. This was not an illusion caused by her mood, but there was indeed something in the room.
The odor of burnt stock is mixed with another odor, which is human odor.
She rushed towards the door, but the strong smell immediately hit her and pushed her to the ground. One hand covered her mouth and nose, and the other hand clasped her slender hands together.
His body also pressed against hers.
Luya struggled a few times, but it was of no use. She was unable to move at all as if she was nailed to the ground.
"Don't move, don't make a sound. I came here to discuss something very important with you." The man's tone seemed to be more anxious than Luya. "You must not make a sound. If you call others,
I have no choice but to run away. That is not good for everyone. What I want to say is related to your own safety and about the statues outside. Do you understand? Nod your head if you understand."
Luya nodded. The hand covering her mouth loosened, and seeing that she really didn't scream, he slowly let go of her.
"How dare you come here?" Luya stood up and took a step back full of hostility. She could already tell who this person was from his voice. But for some reason, this person had a burnt smell on his body.
Pasty taste.
"Listen, I have something very important to tell you. The Guild of the Dead, which you call the servants of darkness, will attack the Forest of Whispers at noon tomorrow. The statues outside the forest are where they placed them to deal with you.
."
"Please explain things clearly." Although the criminal that all the elves dreamed of catching was right in front of him, the words he said had more weight. Luya stretched out her hand and waved a magic firefly for lighting.
It flew out from the palm of her hand, and a small light illuminated the tree house. Only then did she see the man in front of her with a gray face. His clothes were burned to pieces, and even his hair was not spared.
Fortunately, relying on the fluctuations of the sunwell at the edge of the Whispering Forest, Asa was able to use a fireball to block the thunderous bomb fired by the necromancer. However, the shock and flames caused by the explosion also caused him severe pain.
He was injured when he fell from mid-air into the depths of the forest, which also made him dizzy. Fortunately, the forest was filled with the fluctuations of the sun well, and the healing spell with greatly enhanced effects allowed him to recover immediately.
The deadwood guards that were everywhere in the Whispering Forest did not appear. It seemed that something did happen here. Asa thought about it and walked towards the place where the elves lived.
At the beginning, he just planned to get rid of this heretic in three strikes, five cuts, and five cuts, but he didn't expect that there was such a big conspiracy of the Necromancer Guild hidden behind it. Now besides being horrified, he only felt powerless.
Although he is now the imperial minister, and although he holds thousands of troops in his hands, things have developed to this point. As the necromancer said, there is no way to recover. Tomorrow noon, there will be at least 5,000 pious people.
The believers will become the food of those gargoyles. Then those gargoyles will attack here, kill all the elves, and take away the leaves of the world tree.
At the beginning, he even thought about going out and revealing his identity to the two necromancers and telling them that he was the candidate member that Vidnina invited to join. But he immediately felt from the conversation between the two necromancers.
See, Vidnina seems to be very arbitrary in the Guild of the Dead. Although she once said that she would invite you on behalf of the Guild of the Dead, maybe other people do not agree with her right to represent, so he is simply seeking death by going out like this.
.
More importantly, even if he went out and successfully joined the organization and became a comrade of the two necromancers, he would never be able to convince them to stop this plan. This is the joint effort of all members except Vidnina
His plan will never be stopped because of his kindness as a newcomer, which is worse than bullshit.
If there is only one hope, then we can only try the luck of the elves in the Whispering Forest and see if we can join forces with them. After all, they are the ones the necromancers have to deal with in the first place.
But he has already experienced the aloofness and stubbornness of the elves. As for him, a criminal who broke his promise to steal the leaves of the World Tree and escape, he will probably not believe any of his words anymore. What he will receive will only be an overwhelming rain of arrows. Now
He no longer had the Ghost King's robe on him, and he would never dare to risk turning into a hedgehog to walk into the elf camp openly. After careful consideration, he quietly came to Luya. In his impression of all the elves,
She was the only one who seemed to be able to communicate.
After listening to Asa's story, Luya thought for a while and said coldly: "Why should I believe you? Believe in a despicable human being who violated his oath? How do I know that you are not a servant of darkness sent to exercise your powers?"
Conspiracy? The deterrent effect of the forest on humans has declined because you took away the leaves of the world tree, and now we have to concentrate the deadwood guards at the sunwell."
Asa was at a loss for words. He really couldn't answer this expected question. After a pause, he sighed helplessly, looked at Luya and said heavily but calmly: "That's all I can say. I can only believe it or not.
It’s up to you.”
Luya didn't speak, and looked at him. Under the dim light of the magic fireflies, a pair of eyes looked like they were carved out of the most precious gems by the most skillful artist, and another pair of eyes were completely bloodshot and surrounded by dust and scorch marks.
Confrontation in silence.
After a long while, Luya finally spoke and whispered: "Even the legendary dragon cannot compete with the sacred power of the Sunwell. Any external magic power in the Whispering Forest will be ineffective, no matter what magic they use, those
Evil puppets will never be able to enter here. We don't have to worry at all."
"I don't know if they can enter the forest. I only know that those necromancers are definitely smarter than me and smarter than you. They will never just put up those gargoyles to scare you." Asa said patiently.
Explain the solution to Luya. "Actually, it is very simple for you to solve this problem. As long as you appear in front of those believers, tell them what is going on in this forest, show them the deadwood guard, and let them understand.
All those gods of nature are just nonsense."
"Do you think we would go out of our way to explain things to those stupid humans, and then show them the Deadwood Guards like exhibition goods?"
"If you don't bother to explain, then you can just command the deadwood guards to kill those gargoyles. They have been staying outside your forest for several months. Why do you all just wait for the problem to happen instead of taking the initiative to solve the problem?"
Asa was extremely worried.
"Neither we nor the unicorns nor the Deadwood Guards can leave the Whispering Forest without authorization. This is the rule set by the great Marfa." Luya felt a strange feeling. These words just came out.
She herself had told the elders during the meeting, but now she had to follow the elders' words and refuse. This unprecedented strange feeling unknowingly turned into an unprecedented expression on her face.
The answer made people extremely angry, but the expression of the elf girl in front of him made Asa stunned, and the anger could not be released. Under the weak light, although the smile had a bit of bitterness, it was enough to make people angry.
Anyone stop thinking.
Asa said nothing more. After a moment of silence, he said slowly: "I will lead the army to destroy those stone statues before noon tomorrow. Are you here to help, or are you going to cuddle up in these tree holes like mouse holes?"
They were killed and turned into zombie skeletons according to those stinking rules. It's up to you."
After saying these words, he turned around and slipped out of the tree house, slid down to the ground without making any sound, and completely blended into the woods with a few leaps.
Luya watched the figure disappear from the high treehouse and sighed. It wasn't that she didn't believe it, but she knew that the elders would never believe it.
As soon as a trace of fish-belly white appeared in the sky, the local official's mansion was beaten loudly.
The magistrate struggled to get up from between the two prostitutes, and was very annoyed. Having to deal with the imperial envoy these days had put him under a lot of pressure, so he found two prostitutes last night to reduce the pressure of the work. Now he is
It was the time when I slept the most soundly and sweetly after being tired, but I was woken up by this extremely rude sound.
There was a tattered sound, as if the door was broken by such knocking, and then there was the noise of the servants outside. "Who is it?" "How brave, I wonder if this is the home of the local magistrate." The noise followed.
Following the screams of some servants, he quickly approached the door of the magistrate's dormitory, and then there was another bang. A man rushed in like a mad bull, and the two tightly closed doors followed him as if they were made of paper.
The momentum of the man who rushed in immediately flew out and hit the wall. This man was in tatters, as if he had just escaped from the stove. Even his hair was burnt a lot, and there was black ash on one end, as well as dirt and moss.
.The two prostitutes on the bed screamed in fright.
The local official thought that the heretics were launching a large-scale attack and wanted to take him to sacrifice the flag first. He was about to get under the bed when he was grabbed by this man and pulled up.
The man shouted loudly in his face: "Gather all the troops in the city that can be assembled, and bring me all the manpower that can be used."
The local official of Balsam Guar finally calmed down and recognized that this man who looked like a madman was the imperial envoy who went out to investigate the heretics. He quickly nodded and agreed: "Yes, I will get dressed immediately. I will go there as soon as daybreak."
Go and dispatch people."
"Put on your pants and come back to me right away." The magistrate's thin body was almost shaken to pieces. The imperial envoy kicked out a servant who had the courage to rush in from outside to save the magistrate.
"Bring all of you, too."
"Yes, yes." The local magistrate's voice seemed to have nothing to do with his own wishes and was simply shaken out. "Excuse me, sir, what should we do?"
"Get out of the city and block all the roads leading to the forest of the God of Nature. I will allocate another three thousand soldiers to your command. No matter what method you use, you can't let those heathens go.
Attend the noon pilgrimage at the edge of the forest."
"Sir, there are tens of thousands of those heretics, how do you want me to stop them?" The local magistrate's face was so bitter that bitter green juice almost dripped out. "As long as we interfere with their activities, they can stop them."
Will use force."
"I said, I don't care what you do." Balsam Gua could almost hear his bones cracking, and his eardrums were about to be shattered. "Anyway, I will lead my troops to their holy land right away. If I see them at noon,
There are thousands of people coming over there and I will use your head as a chamber pot, do you understand?"
"I know, I know." Balsam pear's voice seemed to be crying.