Chapter 237 Under the Green Canopy

The Glyph Fortress, a huge fortress built at the beginning of the Second Epoch, controls the main road leading to the Elf countries in the northern region, and the terrain is difficult to defend and difficult to attack.

It is said that at the time of construction, the Mercury Dynasty awakened the corpse of the powerful Titan, mined the deep deep underground rock, polished it, transported it here, and inserted it vertically into the earth to form a giant fortress.

Although it was captured twice by elves in the Second Era War, the Mercury Dynasty recaptured it and rebuilt it several times. In order to commemorate this arduous battle, the victims were engraved on this stone tablet one after another. The name, the age of the war, the words I hope to inform future generations and so on.

The giant tombstone rock is as pitch-black as a magnet, and the top is covered with snow that has not yet melted. A few crows land on the top of the bell tower, turning their heads and looking at the pedestrians passing below.

Here, the main road from the north to the Emerald Forest and the east, there are often caravans that stop again, and some adventurers and hunters will also sell some materials after killing monsters in exchange for gold coins to make a living.

Because of the lack of arable land around, the population here is not large, and most of them are soldiers stationed here, as well as some members of the Chamber of Commerce.

Compared with other regions, the market here is not lively, and people rarely bargain when doing business. If they feel it is not suitable, they will just leave.

That's the way the North is, generally more upright, if you talk for a long time and want to negotiate a cheap price, you will only be kicked out by the boss. They don't like to talk so much, buy it if you buy it, or leave if you don't. The mood engages in these twists and turns.

Today is a rare sunny weather, and some convoys of chambers of commerce will take this opportunity to hurry, and the sound of horses and carriages passing by is often heard on the street.

But at this time of noise, the street suddenly fell silent.

Some travelers passing by looked at the street curiously, only to find the black knights who were riding by.

They stopped beside an ordinary oak wagon and seemed to question the driver a few words before letting them go.

Looking at this scene, some residents who live here all year round are a little surprised. .

Generally speaking, these dead sickle knights will not pay attention to the passing merchants, but once they stop the other party, it is often because the other party violates the local iron law, which is less than the imperial law, but the law strictly enforced here. .

Such as prohibition of human smuggling, murder, massacre of villages and other major crimes.

In the face of such criminals, those knights of death scythe usually execute the opponent directly on the street to deter potential criminals, and there are very few cases of stopping and letting go.

These dead sickle knights are all superhumans of the necromantic sequence, and can directly see through the soul, and ordinary disguise is difficult to take effect in front of them.

Why did you let the other party go this time? Such thoughts passed by in a flash, but when the carriage and the team left, such a small accident soon turned into a small fragment in life and was forgotten.

Sitting in the carriage, Lily hugged Hulls and looked at the slightly heavy bell in her hand, a little surprised.

This was given to her by the knight of the Death Scythe when she was about to leave the city, and the other party only left one sentence.

'Ring this bell when it's dangerous. ’

Then, the three knights walked away silently, as if they had just passed by unintentionally.

Putting the bell back in her arms and wrapping it in a small package, Lily looked at the scenery outside the window.

After leaving the towering Glyph fortress, there is a long winding road down the mountain. There are thick coniferous forests, and a little white snow remains on the top. Some snow water melts and drips from the trees, making a slight sound.

For the next two days, the team struggled to travel through the Spiral Leaf Mountains. The ground here was like countless raised spirals, full of circular staircases of varying heights, with tall trees and shrubs growing in them. and thorns, it is very difficult.

Valley Pass

Even with familiar guides in the group, they spent a lot of time gradually traversing the area.

And as it continued to move toward the southeast, the temperature became slightly warmer, and one day later, Lily gradually saw the green and bright vast forest in the distance.

The sky is light blue, with a few white clouds floating in it. Tall and dense trees stand on the ground, many of which are more than 100 meters high. The countless green leaves are swaying in the sun and wind. The green leaves turned together and made a rustling sound, which was as soothing as the waves.

"That's the Emerald Forest." Inside the carriage, the witch in gray introduced Lily.

"Most of the forest elves live in it. They are small in number and isolated from the world, and few of them come out for activities."

"Is it like this before? I remember that in the early days of the empire, the forest elves participated in many constructions and wars, and even Titenya was built by the forest elves and humans." Lily asked.

"In the past, um, if it was said that more than 300 years ago, the forest elves were still relatively active, and a lot of them could be seen in all parts of the empire." The witch recalled the records in the past.

"There are not only some elf merchants, elf musicians, elf bartenders, and general forest elves. They often live for a long time, so they are highly skilled."

"But with the deterioration of some customs within the empire, such as the prevalence of famine, the increase of bandits, and some behaviors of nobles, they gradually became a little tired, so they slowly moved back to the forest."

"In the past 100 years, there have been fewer and fewer forest elves walking outside, so the emperor's deprivation of the privileges of the elves in the past seems insignificant to them, and there is no special defense or response."

"However, this does not mean that the elves are

All lost power in the empire, and many of the great nobles in the eastern border have elf blood, and they still maintain contacts with the Emerald Forest. "

In the early years of the empire, forest elves and human beings were united, and there were many examples of mutual integration. After developing territories, these meritorious deeds were sealed in the territories near the Emerald Forest. Slowly, these nobles continued to develop and expand, and gradually formed the present day. the eastern border of the empire.

It can be said that the Eastern Territory is a region deeply influenced by forest elves. People here do not like to fight, and prefer a simple and pleasant rural life.

Stable order, a warm climate, and the sea route leading to the Eastern Continent created the prosperity of the Eastern Territory. This is also the most fertile area except for the central part under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor.

After leaving the cold and whistling north, Lily and her party began to move eastward along the periphery of the Emerald Forest.

The journey was very smooth, and it seemed that around the peaceful emerald forest, everything had become peaceful.

On the way, they also passed through several elf towns, where they replenished and rested.

"Is it delicious, Hulls?"

Lily held the opened small wooden box, which contained about 16 small pastries in two layers. From time to time, she took out a piece and fed it to Hulls, who was sitting beside him.

These pastries were purchased in a certain elf town. It is said that they are made of honey and rice flour produced by the elf. They are also mixed with the powder of petals. They have a faint fragrance. It was delicious.

"Wow... it's delicious." Hels chewed the delicious pastries, nodded from time to time, and then turned his eyes to the box in Lily's hand.

"You can't eat too much, otherwise you won't be able to eat at night." Lily closed the box and patted Hulls' head, and the other party reluctantly shut up.

Seeing this scene, the young lady on the side couldn't help covering her mouth, revealing a slight laugh.

In this way, the group walked under the incomparably tall canopy of trees, the carriage and the knights were covered with fine sunlight between the shades of the trees, bathed in the slightly drunk warm wind, and continued to move towards the distance where the sky and the earth meet.