Chapter 646 Fruit Tree Elf
The queen does not participate in the labor, and the real laborers are low-level and mid-level elves.
Lawrence and more than a dozen elves surveyed the terrain in the forest.
There are many large trees over 60 meters in the vicinity. The branches of these large trees are thick and tall, and the crowns are dense, turning the forest below into a dark and quiet dense forest.
The dense forest lacking photosynthesis is only moist moss and rotten leaves, as well as messy tree roots exposed on the surface.
The roads here are all crooked, and there is no place that can be considered a road. Most of the time, you have to step on the uneven tree roots and fallen woods to move forward. Your hands can easily touch the "ground" at any time, and you will fall into the gaps between the tree roots if you are not careful.
Lawrence stood on the trunk of a large tree that looked like a tall building, and rested and ate on the trunk of this large tree with the surrounding elves.
The elf girl Danan walked to Lawrence with food, "Prophet, it's time to eat."
Lawrence was thinking about the construction of this section of the road, and sat down to eat after hearing it.
"Okay."
Danan took out the handkerchief wrapped in sandwich bread and handed it to Lawrence.
The bread was well preserved by the elf girl's body temperature. Lawrence took it and took a bite of the chicken and vegetable sandwich. The salty taste was very good.
The nearby elves also took out the sandwiches and drinks they carried and started eating and drinking.
Work is work, life is life.
The elves have developed the habit of eating at fixed times. This habit is very different from their habits in the past decades or hundreds of years, but they all adapt very quickly.
It is easy to go from frugality to luxury. If you can eat three meals, no elf is willing to eat only one meal a day.
There is no need to cook by yourself. There are special chefs and maids who deliver food to the restaurant every day.
For the elves, this is simpler and more convenient than picking fruits from trees.
Lawrence simply finished the sandwich in his hand. The original intention of the invention of the sandwich was to quickly end the tedious meal time and have more time to deal with other things.
Lawrence drew a rainbow-like arc bridge on the drawing board, and laid it out according to the terrain seen on the big tree.
The surrounding big trees are very troublesome. The growing and collapsed giant trees will affect the bridge, so the built bridge must be kept a certain distance from these trees.
The winter in this area is very warm, and there are rarely strong winds and heavy snow. The climate in the Elf Forest has always been very stable, so the bridge may encounter fewer weather conditions.
For safety reasons, Lawrence plans to set up a snake-shaped fixed point at intervals, and solve the problem of height difference through the characteristics of circling, to prevent vehicles from rushing down the hillside at too fast speed, and to prevent the car from not being able to climb the inclined straight slope due to insufficient power.
At the same time, this time, we must also investigate the ecology and vegetation near the road, protect some valuable areas, and prevent the elves from causing irreparable damage by arbitrary construction.
Danan and other elves eat very slowly, they are used to slowly savoring the taste of food.
Because of the influence of living habits, most elves, especially female elves, lack the mood of urgency when doing things, and can do one thing for a long time.
Danan was eating bread and looking at the mountain scenery in the distance, and soon discovered something.
"Prophet, there are elves watching us in the mountains ahead."
Lawrence raised his head and looked into the distance.
The view was full of trees, even the mountains in the distance were covered by low forests. It was hard to see anything except the alpine forests and winding rivers.
Danan looked at the place where Lawrence was looking, "They saw us looking at them! Who are you?"
Danan said directly with his mouth.
Lawrence still saw nothing.
"They asked me who I was. I am Danan. I used to live in the forest of Fawn Village, and now I live in Snow Mountain Castle with other elves."
"I eat sandwich bread, made with chicken, lettuce, eggs, chicken cartilage, and wheat bread."
"Is it delicious? Of course it's delicious!"
Hearing Danan's nonsense speech, Lawrence looked around, but couldn't find the elves.
At this time, the other elves also approached.
"Unknown elves, have you seen them?"
"No, they are not from our village."
"Not from our village either."
Lawrence found that he seemed to be the only one who had not seen the target yet, so he asked: "How far are they from us?"
A male elf replied: "About three kilometers away."
Lawrence gave up directly. Even with glasses, he could not see at this distance.
"Tell her not to worry. If she lives nearby, she can continue to live there. The war is over. The elves can continue to live in the forest. My people will not harm them."
Lawrence did not intend to subdue the wild elves. These elves have their own traditions and persistence. There is no need to join the Kingdom of Stars.
The elves quickly repeated Lawrence's words in Elvish and told the elves in the distance what was happening here.
Soon Danan said, "She asked us where we caught the chickens and wheat, and she can exchange them with delicious fruits."
Lawrence had nothing to say, "Send her a meal and exchange it for the fruits she mentioned."
"Yes."
Several elves looked at each other, and soon the task stopped briefly on each elf, and finally the agile elf was responsible for the task.
The elves, whose abilities are related to speed and combat, had to take on this troublesome task and bring food to find elves far away to exchange.
Although they can negotiate with elves a few kilometers away, these elves are all socially anxious and don't like to negotiate.
It's true that you can see it a few kilometers away, but it's not a simple matter to walk, especially in such a complex and difficult terrain. Even elves need more than half an hour to walk a few kilometers.
While the unlucky elf was on the mission, the other elves continued to eat and drink, and even had the leisure to play a very time-consuming game of Gobang.
Lawrence didn't care about the wild elves and continued to think about how to build a bridge for this section of the road.
From the angle to the foothold, to the length and the direction, you have to think clearly, and it must be consistent with the overall road planning.
The rest of the people and elves were unwilling to provide opinions on this matter. They didn't like to waste time on such boring things.
It's okay to let them work, but it's hard to let them think.
After resting for more than an hour, the male elf brought back a female elf.
"Prophet, she wants to join us."
Lawrence was not surprised at all, and calmly raised his head to look at the village elf who had just climbed up the tree.
The female elf looked like a young girl, with slightly gray brown long hair, tied into several bundles behind her head.
She was wearing layers of linen, like a country girl in the land of ice, without money to buy beautiful clothes. Even the clothes on her body were made up of long pieces of cloth much longer than towels, wrapped around one piece and added another, together forming a simple and solid "fashion" style.
She looked pretty, but she had a sense of naivety, holding a fruit like a cantaloupe in both hands.
"Okay." Lawrence accepted the joining of this wild elf whose name he didn't know, "What's her name? What abilities does she have?"
The female elf said, "My name is Guoli, I can take care of fruit trees and grow them. I am the fruit-growing elf of Guomu Village."
"So Guoli, do you live here alone, or with other elves?" Lawrence asked Guoli if she had other companions.
Guoli lowered his head and refused to speak.
Lawrence didn't force it, "It doesn't matter, do you go back with us today, or go back to pack up and go back with us tomorrow? We will pass here again tomorrow."
The survey work cannot be completed in one day. Lawrence actually doesn't want to continue recruiting elves. He hopes that some elves can live outside by themselves, maintain the pure bloodline of the elves, and be self-reliant.
Guoli hesitated for a moment, and quickly made up his mind, "I will go back with you to eat today!"
It doesn't matter if it's a trap, Guoli decided to jump in.
In fact, Lawrence despises the backbone of these elves. Whether it is the elf queen or those nobles, they always give Lawrence a spineless impression.
"Okay, that's it for today, let's go back first."
Lawrence stood up, put the drawing board on the ground, took out the finished drawings separately, folded them and put them away.
When the other elves were preparing to go home, Lawrence thought of something.
"Leave five portions of food here for the elves in the mountains."
Guoli didn't understand what was going on, but she was smart enough to quickly understand Lawrence's meaning after seeing the other elves put down five sandwiches according to Lawrence's instructions.
"No need for five portions, three will do, and the other two can be given to me. I can't run when I'm full."
Guoli was ready for a huge sacrifice, and it was worth taking two more portions no matter what!
Lawrence sighed, "It's not for you. You won't lose your portion of food when you go back with us. Stop talking and keep quiet."
Lawrence didn't want to say anything more to the elves, so he jumped down from the tree.
The other elves quickly followed Lawrence.
Lawrence's body was heavy and powerful. While falling, he stepped on the tree trunk with one foot, and his body quickly left the original place.
The bodies of the other elves were light and swift, and they moved quickly between the branches and the treetops.
Guoli originally planned to be the last to leave and take two sandwiches with her, but after seeing that the last person left was a male wizard with a bad look, she followed him obediently.
Shortly after Guoli and the elves left, about two or three hours later, three elves came to this place.
"Guoli was captured!"
"It doesn't look like she was captured. She might have followed them on her own."
"I told you she wanted to run away!"
"There are other elves' smells here, all of them are very powerful elves, as well as the smell of high elves and humans."
"Are we going to save Guoli?"
"No, we are not their opponents. It's not safe here anymore. Let's go!"
Soon the three elves took away five sandwiches.
If the three elves were all witches, they might not leave, but fortunately, the three elves this time were all male wizards. They could withstand temptation and were afraid of the barbarian army, so they quickly fled from here.
Being able to think about escaping after eating a full meal, this kind of willpower... is already very strong!
Generally, if you can eat a full meal and not be abused, even humans will not think about escaping.
Food itself is a powerful tool for domesticating animals and intelligent creatures. The weaker the hunting ability, the easier it is to be domesticated by food.
Guoli quickly followed Lawrence out of the forest and came to the magnificent, beautiful and rich Snow Mountain Castle.
Lawrence was very nice to this silly elf, and asked her to follow him after entering the castle.
"Guoli, do you know much about the forest?"
Lawrence asked Guoli about her knowledge of the forest.
Guoli looked around, and her nose twitched, as if she smelled something.
"What?" Guoli looked at Lawrence in confusion, and did not hear what Lawrence asked.
If the mind is not synchronized, the conversation between Lawrence and the witch will lose the translation effect.
This has never happened before. The problem now is that this silly elf is thinking about other things in his mind and is not focused.
Lawrence said to the maid: "Let Sariel bring fried chicken legs and wine, and some food."
"Yes, master." The maid quickly went down to notify.
"What is fried chicken legs?" Guoli's attention quickly focused, and his memory improved a lot.
"You'll know in a moment. I'll make sure you have enough food." Lawrence looked at Guoli's body. "How old are you this year?"
"I don't know. I've eaten the fruits in the forest dozens of times. I should be able to eat them for many more years." Like most elves, Guoli has no accurate understanding of her age.
Lawrence feels that she is at least over 30 years old. She should be an elf who escaped after the war began. There are actually many such female elves.
There are actually not many female elves who can stay to stop the invaders. Many female elves are mostly found in cellars and caves.
Soon Salier came over.
"Lawrence, do you want to drink with me?"
Salier came over with the maid and greeted Lawrence happily.
Lawrence nodded, "I guess so. This is Guoli. I attracted the female elf when I was eating a sandwich on the way out. I think she looks a bit like you."
Salier looked at Guoli and then at Lawrence.
"How are they similar? Although they both have brown hair, the brown color is not obvious."
Guoli didn't understand what Salier was saying, nor did she understand what Lawrence was saying. Her eyes were attracted by the large plate of fried chicken legs carried by the maid, as well as various unfamiliar but fragrant and hot foods.
Lawrence soon took Salier and Guoli to eat and drink together.
Guoli didn't care how Lawrence touched her body or what Lawrence said, she only wanted to eat meat and drink.
Even when they took a bath together after eating and drinking, Guli squinted her eyes and held candy in her mouth, allowing Salier and Lawrence to help her bathe.
As long as she was given a bite of delicious food, Guli had no idea of resisting. (End of this chapter)