Chapter 1297: The Palace in the Deep Forest

What appeared in front of Lei Xiao was an extremely unique and magnificent giant building.

The walls of the giant building were composed of towering trees that were close together. These trees were lush and leafy, but they did not affect each other.

If you look closely, the lush branches and leaves of each tree are clearly visible, and if you look at it, the trees have become a whole, but there are faint shadows on the overlapping parts.

"Lord, this is a special space folding technology."

Jiang Xi's surprised voice soon sounded in Lei Xiao's ears, explaining: "These trees were not originally standing in rows, but through space folding, the distance between each other was shortened, and finally formed the outline of the building, which is why this wonderful scene appeared."

"In other words, the branches and leaves of these trees are in the barrier area, and the trunks are in the real space? It is worthy of being an outside force. This is much more complicated than the space folding of the Alchemy Square Tower."

Joniel's old eyes were full of surprise, and he nodded thoughtfully.

"It is indeed a magical palace."

A hint of surprise also flashed across Lei Xiao's eyes, and he exclaimed in amazement.

This tree palace is very much like an ancient temple, with tree trunks forming the walls and lush branches and leaves forming the roof, which can be called a masterpiece of nature.

To be more precise, this is a transformation of the original forest into a palace-type building through space magic. The effort spent can be imagined, after all, space folding needs to be completed inch by inch.

"Your Majesty, the human race is too kind. Compared with other forces, we tree people have plenty of time to use. It's just some insignificant tricks."

The old Shuerte who led the way smiled faintly and continued to walk at the front of the team.

As the group got closer to the tree man palace, Lei Xiao noticed further.

At the entrance of the palace, there stood some guards who were almost integrated with the palace behind them.

These guards were not as tall as Shuerte and others, but only the height of normal humans.

What surprised Lei Xiao even more was that although the guards were in human form, their brown skin and armor also had the texture of trees, just like a group of finely carved human-shaped tree sculptures.

"Your Majesty, this is another form of the tree people."

Cornett on the side stood on tiptoe and tried to get close to Lei Xiao's ear and said: "The tree people can switch back and forth between the current tree form and human form of the forest ranger and others to cope with various occasions."

"It is somewhat similar to the snow wolf tribe."

Lei Xiao nodded slightly and continued to observe.

Around the palace, there is also an endless vast forest, but it can be clearly seen that there are huge shadows in the forest from time to time, and it is obvious that there are other tree-shaped tree people walking.

It is not difficult to see from this that this is indeed the core area of ​​the tree people.

As the incarnation of trees, the tree people who are not afraid of wind and rain naturally do not need to build a residence. The forest is the common home of the tree people, and this palace, which can be called a masterpiece of nature, is more of a symbol of power.

After all, through the introduction of the manager and Cornet, we can know that tree people are also a very intelligent race.

Although the power structure is not a monarchy, but a more primitive tribal system, for tree people who spend most of their time meditating and absorbing nutrients, there is no need for overly complicated social relationships.

Just when Lei Xiao thought of this, accompanied by a series of special energy fluctuations, Shuerte, who was leading the way in front, and other accompanying tree guards, all turned into human forms.

Shuerte is obviously a powerful magician. Although his old face has not changed at all, he has a special robe made of vines and leaves on his body, and he also holds a long wooden staff in his hand, which gives him a sense of immortality.

Seeing this scene, Lei Xiao pondered and nodded.

Tree people who can transform armor and weapons by themselves do not need to wear additional equipment, nor do they need to refine potions, so there are no professions such as forgers, magic craftsmen, alchemists, and they do not need to worry about these.

Most physical tree people only need to absorb nutrients step by step, while a small number of tree people who can use magic need to practice and learn more systematically to maximize their own strength.

As for the strength of tree people, the sapling stage starts at the third level, and some tree people with outstanding qualifications are enough to reach the sixth level, especially in the forest terrain, they are like fish in water.

"In addition, Shuerte mentioned just now that the unique vitality in this vast sea of ​​trees can not only help the tree people recover and heal their injuries, but also enhance their strength to a considerable extent."

"In other words, in this tree people's home, it is indeed difficult for ordinary forces to defeat the tree people, so the arrogance of the tree people is actually traceable."

"However, they encountered the red dragons soaring in the sky. The red dragons that are good at using flames not only absolutely restrain the tree people in terms of attributes, but also the high-flying red dragons are beyond the attack range of most tree people. Facing such a double disadvantage, it is not surprising that the tree people were defeated."

Thinking so, Lei Xiao continued to walk towards the tree people's palace.

From the current situation, it is not difficult to see that the tree people are actually a force that relies more on terrain, and can only exert their greatest strength in their home field.

But at the same time, the tree people also have an extremely hard body and strong vitality, and their huge size undoubtedly occupies a great advantage for ordinary soldiers.

"In short, although the tree people were restrained by the red dragon and suffered heavy losses like the elves, they are still a genuine force from the outside world, and their background cannot be underestimated."

"This can be seen from the strength of Shuert and others. I am afraid that the number of high-level experts will not be lower than the alchemy puppets of the dwarves."

"Before this, I once asked Broy and Cornet from the side. The 20 sixth-level alchemy puppets I saw before are actually the entire family of the dwarves' top combat power, and the fifth-level alchemy puppets are It’s the size of two squadrons.”

"Of course, this is on the premise that they were severely damaged by the red dragon. In the dwarf's warehouse, there are still a large number of alchemy puppets that cannot be repaired due to lack of materials."

"As for the strength of the dwarves themselves, it is similar to that of the current human world. From this, it is not difficult to see that under the premise that the dwarfs have become allies, if we add the tree people, I will undoubtedly be more confident in dealing with those red dragons. There will be many more.”

"So what if the opponent has air superiority? After all, our goal is to penetrate deep into the earth's veins, prevent the opponent from receiving the baptism of the earth's veins, and then let Hong Ye play."

"According to Hongye's detection, the time for the earth veins to explode is just a few days away, so both the time left for me to prepare and the time to form an alliance are already very few."

Just when Lei Xiao thought of this, we were already very close to the gate of the Treeman Palace.

Seeing Shuerte and others leading the way and our group, the tree guards had obviously learned the news. As they dispersed to both sides, the palace gate composed of trees moved slowly, just like Lei Xiao did before. The scene of the giant tree moving was exactly the same.

"Your Majesty the human race, Your Majesty the dwarf elf, our clan leader has been waiting for you for a long time."

Shuerte's old face was full of solemnity, maintaining a certain degree of respect, and nodded towards Lei Xiao and Cornette.

Entering the giant tree man palace, Lei Xiao noticed.

This is not an imaginary indoor scene, but birds are singing, flowers are fragrant, and the sun is shining brightly.

There are fluorescent magical plants and rare flowers and plants everywhere, making it feel like you have entered an indoor botanical garden.

Among the dense plants, there are even clear streams meandering through, making the sound of gurgling water.

Following the gravel path between the dense jungle, the group finally stopped at the end of the palace where a hundred flowers bloomed.

There is no throne here, but only a giant tree standing there. The giant tree is bare, also completely withered, and covered with shocking blackness and cracks. It looks even worse than those in the Dead Wood Forest. many.

On both sides of the giant tree, there were three chairs arranged respectively, with a total of five old tree people sitting there.

Seeing the arrival of Lei Xiao and his party, the old tree people all stood up and nodded in greeting, but they all looked extremely serious.

Through Shuerte's introduction, Lei Xiao learned.

These five old tree people are the elders of the tribe, and the vacant chair belongs to Shuert, who is also a member of the tree elders' council.

After saying hello one by one, Lei Xiao's eyes fell on the giant tree in the center and asked tentatively: "Your Excellency, is this the leader of your tribe?"

"Yes, this is our clan leader."

Shuert sighed softly and responded: "In the Red Dragon Battle that year, our arrogance suffered a disastrous defeat, and at the same time, we almost turned this place into a purgatory shrouded in heat and smoke."

"In order to protect our homeland, we have exhausted all the vitality available in the forest, but we are still one step away from eliminating the wave of destruction. There is no other way. The patriarch, who was already seriously injured, desperately used his remaining vitality. At the cost, everything can be calmed down.”

After hearing what the other party said, a look of respect suddenly appeared on Lei Xiao's face, and he said, "So, did the leader of your tribe prevent the spread of the disaster at the expense of himself?"

After Lei Xiao finished speaking, everyone else in our party also showed the same expression and cast respectful glances.

"That's it. Although we have suffered extreme pain from the origin level of life, which is definitely not something that ordinary people can bear, please don't worry. Just like what I once said, our vitality is extremely tenacious. The patriarch is just here. Waiting for the moment to sprout again.”

Shuerte nodded to Lei Xiao and responded: "What's exciting is that although the patriarch cannot move, he woke up a hundred years ago. This makes us excited. It is precisely because of the patriarch's consent. That’s why I brought you here.”

"It's just that this is the unique communication method of our tree people. If you want to communicate with the clan leader normally, you still need a small transformation circle."

After saying that, Shuert nodded to the other five elders, then waved his staff, and an emerald green magic circle emerged from the giant tree trunk and began to rotate slowly.

Lei Xiao is no stranger to this special magic circle. When Gars was unable to move, he communicated with us through a similar magic circle.

Sure enough, as the magic circle became brighter, an old and slightly weak voice sounded: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, welcome to the home of the tree people. Please forgive me for not being able to move. I can only meet you in this posture."

"Your Excellency, the clan leader, is too polite. It is us who come here uninvited and bother you."

Lei Xiao nodded to the giant dead tree and said seriously: "We admire you very much after hearing about your past."

"Your Majesty, the human race, has praised me too much. What destroyed me was not only the brutality and evil of the red dragons, but also my arrogance and self-confidence. I relied too much on this forest and thought that I could only With the forest as a barrier, we can be invincible. When the vitality given to us by the forest is exhausted, we realize how blind and ignorant we are. "

The brilliance of the magic circle dimmed a little, and responded: "Now, I heard that the human race and the dwarves have formed an alliance, so I will naturally not stand idly by. Although the strength of the tree people is not as good as before, they have never forgotten the hideousness and recklessness of the other party in the past. The scars left by the other party on this land, we will return them intact. "

"So, the chief agrees to fight side by side with us?"

Lei Xiao's eyes lit up and he immediately got to the point.

"That's right. This is the result of my discussion with the elders. Just like what Elder Shuerte said, we are not afraid of waiting, but we are afraid that the other party will slip away without a chance to avenge the previous shame."

The hoarse and vicissitudes of the dead tree's voice became more uplifting, and he affirmed: "Since the human emperor has come to invite us, we naturally have no reason to refuse."

After the dead tree said this, Shuerte and other tree elders also nodded, their faces full of fighting spirit.

Seeing that the progress was so smooth, we were all very excited and jumped up in our hearts.

Lei Xiao's face was full of confusion, and he asked: "Your Excellency the Patriarch, the human race has always lived in a corner. Aren't you worried about our strength?"

"To be honest with His Majesty, we have been observing the human world for a long time. Since that defeat, we are no longer arrogant, but secretly paying attention to the movements of every force around us, and the human race is no exception."

The dead tree did not hide anything and responded: "For hundreds of years, the human world had nothing to be praised. Until the moment when countless human lords came, we had already guessed that the human world would undergo a thorough change, and the facts proved our guess."

"There is an unprecedented powerful monarch in the human world. He is kind and kind to his people, but ruthless to his enemies. That is you, His Majesty." (End of this chapter)