MTL - The Record of Unusual Creatures-Chapter 1703 The legend of the black pine forest
Standing on any street in Greenway, even in the deepest and most sturdy places, you can see the green glow of the glow as long as you look up at the border of the city near the black pine forest.
It is the enchanted high wall known as the “Green Forest Barrier”. Based on the gray-white slanting crystal rock unique to the southern part of the empire, it is set with 30,000 pieces of rune stone bricks from the hands of the elf craftsmen to protect the city from being swallowed by the forest. The engineering miracle, which forms a unique and repulsive life cycle, ensures that the land in which Greenway is located is completely isolated from the land of the black pine forest, and such a spectacle is the most unique sight of Greenway.
Hao Ren and his party, who visited this place for the first time, of course, were attracted by this magnificent wall that can be seen everywhere. Now, listening to Ai Wenna’s description of the city and the black pine forest, the curiosity is even more .
"Black pine forest is one of the biggest puzzles in the genre of the Dragon Empire. Even the empire's own scholars can't explain this vast forest. No one knows what this thick jungle is equivalent to. The formation of the era, anyway, since the empire extended the territory to the south, it has been entrenched in this land," Ai Wenna looked at the window outside the window, while admiring and introducing, "The vitality of this forest makes those self-proclaimed The elves of the Jungle are confused: whether it is felling or burning, the black pine forest can recover in a few days. Sometimes you cut down a big tree, it will even start to sprout in your eyelids, and the more It is to go deep into the forest, the more obvious the vitality of this abnormality..."
Speaking of this, Ai Wenna paused a little and looked up at the distant city building: "You saw the city? Greenway, it was originally part of the black pine forest, but because it is located on the edge, the life cycle is more Weak, the imperial man succeeded in isolating and stabilizing it after making great efforts, but if you go deeper inside, even the runestone bricks made by the elves can't stop the erosion and counterattack of the forest."
Charlemagne added: "So the empire gave up the development of this forest. This forest is like a stubborn dragon, guarding its own territory. Humans spend generations and countless financial resources can only be from its claws. The following is a bit of ash, which is not worth the loss."
Vivian smiled: "It seems that the emperor who claims to have the dragon soul will also soften the dragon of this forest."
On the other side, when I heard such a description, Hao Ren’s first thought was of course the eldest son.
The epic creatures that live inside the planet occasionally pull the tentacles out of the surface, and when they do, they will evolve the tentacles that are found out into forests or giant trees for camouflage, and those who are the eldest sons The evolved plants have similar super vitality, the most notable example being the twisted woodland of Holleta.
But here is Lach Ryan, a place away from the dream plane, where there is no possibility that the eldest son of Nolan's planet scan confirms this.
Then the strange vitality of the black pine forest seems a bit interesting.
"Since the vitality of the black pine forest is so strong, why has it not covered the entire territory of the empire after so many years?" Lily asked curiously. "And I just saw the green forest barrier, it blocked it." This section of Greenway, the forest where there is no barrier has not spread."
"This is the second incredible place in the black pine forest," Ai Wenna smiled shallowly. She seems to be very happy to introduce these things to people. If it wasn't a princess in her life, she might be a five-star guide. "The black pine forest is extremely strong. If it is destroyed, it will recover soon, but otherwise it will not continue to expand. Its scope is fixed. It has changed regardless of meteorology and geology for thousands of years. It does not expand or shrink. Of course, the pioneering points that the imperial people built on the edge of the forest are the only 'defects' in the forest, but compared with the whole forest, the defect is negligible. It does not have a thousandth of its total area."
"The so-called forest spread is actually only the Greenway people's own statement. The land they occupy belongs to this forest." Charlemagne shook his head and seemed to be somewhat disdainful to the locals at this point.
"Doesn't expand or shrink?" Hao Renmo glared at his chin, revealing a thoughtful look.
"I really don't know how you really lived in the 'World Tree Temple'. The degree of isolation from the world is too serious. Even the famous black pine forest is not clear," Avenina shook her head and sighed. "When I first heard your name, I thought you were hiding in the black pine forest. After all, the name of your temple is quite related to the legend of the black pine forest."
Lily was once again provoked curiosity: "The legend of the black pine forest? Tell me, tell me, oh..."
"There are things that adventurers and third-rate scholars make up," Charlemagne waved his hand in disdain. He received royal royal education from an early age. Although he also knew about these rumors, he never bothered to believe them. "This film The vitality of forest anomalies cannot be explained by common sense, so many people guess wildly. There is a saying that there is a 'spring of the world' in the center of this forest, which is the origin of all life in the whole world, and its power spreads. It came out to form the black pine forest. It is said that as long as you drink the water of the world fountain, people can live forever. Therefore, this legend has a supporting legend, that is, the beast of Burundin is not the dragon soul, but the spring water that drank the fountain of the world. After that, I will live forever."
"There are also people who say that there is a shrine in the black pine forest called the Temple of Life. The content is similar to the fountain of the world, but the saying is that you need to pray in the temple of life for a night to get eternal life," Ai Wenna laughed. But everyone feels that praying in the temple is much more troublesome than drinking a spring, so more people think that it is more reliable to say that it is still the fountain of the world."
Hao Ren slammed his head: "I just think that the last two sentences are not reliable."
"It's all legends, no one is credible," Charlemagne snorted. "Black pine forest is dangerous, but it is not absolutely insurmountable. In fact, after so many generations of efforts, the imperial people have long been in the black pine forest. I found a few stable passages. Occasionally, there are also high-risk adventurers who go to the unexplored places in the black pine forest. There are many people who come back alive, but no one has ever discovered any life. Springs and shrines. In addition to this, there are many airship flights that fly regularly over the black pine forest. From above, you can see the forest at a glance. What are the temples and springs."
Hao Ren was also curious as to how the black pine forest was so fascinating, how could his own pedestrians cross the woodland? This time, when he heard Charlemagne mentioning the existence of a road in the forest, he suddenly realized it, but he was a little curious: "There are some in the forest. Road? Doesn't it mean that the deeper the depth of the forest, the stronger the life force, and the traces left by humans will be erased almost instantly?"
“The roads are not artificially developed, but they are originally in the forest,” explains Ai Wenna. “This is also an unsolved mystery: the roads have obvious traces of artificial construction, paved with slate, and there are lights on the roadside. Even some roads will have things like stone houses, but that is what the imperial people had before they discovered the forest. Some people speculated that those were the relics of the previous era, but this guess is more than the fountain of life. The arguments of the class are not reliable... and there is no way to explain why the roads are not swallowed up by the forest..."
Hao Ren involuntarily looked at Wei Wei'an.
This statement...maybe the most reliable one.
“The story about the black pine forest is unfinished,” Charlemagne noticed that the team was already close to the green forest barrier, so he was ready to end the topic. “There are many roads in the black pine forest. I have planned the best route to the north. Route, if your curiosity about the forest is really strong, then wait for it and look at it with your own eyes."
Although Greenway is a wonderful city worth visiting, but the pedestrians apparently did not spend too much time here, the team went straight through the city's central avenue, and went straight to the north exit of the city after completing the formalities.
In this direction, the magnificent green forest barrier blocks the forest, while at the bottom of the giant wall there are twelve magnificent doors that have a distinctive elf style. The towering and elegant threshold is also engraved with the elf craftsman and Humans work together to build the glory of this miracle city. Today, the city’s first human pioneers have long since died, but the elves who have carved the “door vows” are still working for the city. Their main task is Monitor the changes in the black pine forest on the other side of the wall and guard the gates with human soldiers.
Elfs with a life span of millennium are very loyal to their duties.
These elegant creatures with pointed ears are distributed all over the world. It is said that they have established a strong dynasty, but now the ancient elf empire has become a legend, except for a few small kingdoms that have survived and are still hidden in the forest. In addition, most of the elves have long been integrated into various human kingdoms, and the elves of the Dragon Empire are the most thorough wave of integration. Probably because there is an emperor in this country who can understand the various ideas and living habits of the elfs with long life, the elves in the tribute of the Dragons are quite good.
There are very few people waiting in line in front of the gate to enter the black pine forest. Even the twelve gates have only opened three of them. It seems that although the black pine forest has rich products, the mystery and danger of the forest itself is still Many people are discouraged.
There are basically only three types of people who dare to enter the forest: the first is Greenway natives who are familiar with the forest edge, relying on mining ore or rare herbs in some fixed areas for survival; the second is skilled adventure. They will go a little deeper and follow the existing roads in the black pine forest to find the strongholds of the beasts and monsters. They will not leave the road in the forest too far, but they will still be able to hunt many treasures. Prey, a successful adventure can bring back enough wealth for everyone to squander for half a year; the third category is a traveler or caravan, ready to take shortcuts from the forest road to the north or west, the main reason for this is to save high Airship fare, after all, unless the luck is too bad to encounter the miracle migration, as long as the road along the forest is still relatively safe.
The caravan disguised by Hao Ren and his party used the third reason to get a license to enter the black pine forest.
Because there were not many people waiting in line, the team quickly approached the towering gate. Hao Ren saw the imperial soldiers wearing black light armor and the elf forester wearing a green ranger coat in front of the gate, but The most striking of the gate guards are the black sword knights wearing heavy mechanical swords with heavy waist and waist.
After all, it is a heavy town in the south, and it is expected that the Black Sword Knight will personally serve as a guard.
There aren't too many guards on boarding the car. If you are in trouble, you can let Liya's tricks be re-applied to let the soldiers release, so Hao Ren has no tension, just staring at the window curiously looking out the street. Scenery.
His gaze was suddenly drawn to a number of imperial empire officials.
The emperors were walking past the guards in the distance, and their dresses seemed to be military attaches, and they were judged by the nearby soldiers to respect their respectful manners. Their identity should not be low.
These empire, which was calm and proud in the past, now looks worried, and hurriedly walked over the post while still discussing something violently. It seems that an emergency has occurred. Seeing this situation, Hao Ren immediately endured Stay focused and want to hear the conversation between them.
But when he was about to do so, Lily, who was sitting inside the carriage, had already recounted the voice he had heard: "The black sword knights sent to the Grey Mountain City have all lost contact... Count Neam refused to respond. The conscription command from the emperor... can determine the position of the gray mountain city on the side of the princess... the signal of the war... almost these."
Charlemagne and Avenina looked at Lily in surprise, not knowing what the other person said suddenly: they didn't notice the imperial officials outside, and they couldn't hear the whispering voice in the distance.
"The civil war seems to have finally spread to the south," Hao Ren whispered. "Lily heard the conversations of several empires and officers there. Just as you expected, the Count of Neam in the city of Gray Mountain supported Kang. Princess Stans may even have killed the Black Sword Knight who went to the Grey Mountain City to negotiate."
"Hey," Charlie Manton took a subconscious sigh. He didn't expect the situation to change so quickly, and his next move was to look at the Greenwood Gate, which is already close at hand: the team has begun to check, only one or two Minutes, three caravans can pass through this gate and enter the black pine forest.
But suddenly there was a sudden sway in his heart. The door that was already close to him seemed to be moving away from himself. He felt that a certain crisis had quietly arrived. It seems that the journey that has been going smoothly so far seems to be out of control.
Hao Ren also noticed the change of the prince, and his intuition was much stronger and more accurate than Charlemagne, who was purely mortal. A cold feeling made him immediately pull the cover of the rear of the car and look at it. The direction of time.
A team of black sword knights wearing black armor is rushing to the side.
The imperial soldiers who guarded the gate of the Greenwood had already inspected the caravan. Accompanied by two soldiers, a tall black sword knight walked into the carriage, revealing two cold eyes from the dark face, glance Everything inside the compartment.
The people near the gate, including the soldiers and the civilians waiting to pass, involuntarily turned their attention to this seemingly unremarkable small caravan. More precisely, their sight was the black sword that was rushed by the ten players. The Cavaliers were attracted and noticed the goal of the ten knights for the first time.
One of the knights who came to the horse came forward, and there were two red lights under the visor. He violently pulled out the black mechanical sword at the waist. The blade exudes heat in the high-speed vibration that is enough to melt the steel. The hoarse roar came from the helmet: "Block the three cars! Everyone in the car, kill it!"
In the carriage of the caravan, the black sword knight who was performing the inspection task suddenly had a body, and then the position of the eye socket on the visor was like a burning red light, and a strong hostility and murder suddenly spread.
Lia, who was squinting at her eyes, suddenly opened her eyes and stared at the two red lights on the knight's face: "Let's go!"
The black sword knight in the compartment trembled fiercely. He tried to use his willpower to resist this sudden power. However, after a short period of less than one second, he still struggled from the viscera. The voice: "release..."
The soldier standing next to the knight has noticed that the situation is different, and he immediately questioned: "Adult?"
The buzz from the outside of the carriage was clear: "... everyone in the car, kill it!"
The black sword knight, who was struggling in Lia’s control, seemed to have gained infinite spiritual power after hearing this voice. After a fierce tremor, he actually forced the hand that had been laid down back to his waist. On the mechanical sword, with the buzzing sound activated by a magical mechanism, he violently pulled out the sword and screamed and screamed at Hao Ren and his party: "Execute... Command!!"
The two imperial soldiers who had entered the carriage reacted for less than half a second. After the Cavaliers launched the attack, they immediately raised their weapons and rushed over!
Charlemagne blocked his hand in front of Avenina and held the sabre in his hand: "Back, I..."
Everything happened between the lightning and the fire. In the face of sudden loss of control, Leah could only sigh a little: "Oh..."
In the sigh, all the weapons pointing to her include the black mechanical sword and two empire-style swords that are silently turned into fly ash.
The Black Sword Knight fell straight down. Two Imperial soldiers were blown out of the carriage by the lightning ball thrown by Vivian. One person was thrown fiercely by Lily, and several bones were broken and thrown out of the car.
Hao Ren took the rear guard of the car: "Crushing over!"
