The ancient wood forest to the west of the Principality of lottel is surrounded by endless wilderness and hills, blocking the footsteps of mankind from the forest.


    The lush ancient wood blocks out the sun, the quiet mist floats in the jungle, and the rugged forest paths are intertwined, connecting the whole ancient wood forest as a whole.


    No one knows how vast the ancient forest is, because no one can reach its end; No one has ever been able to know everything about this forest, because there is always a secret in the depths of the forest;


    After leaving Shenlin castle, Loren, as the Earl''s Messenger, finally entered the forest with Luca and went to the country belonging to the elves.


    More precisely, it is the morning star forest in the east of the ancient wood forest, and it is also the most powerful elf settlement adjacent to the Principality of lottel.


    Of course, there are also small wizards who insist on following along, as well as a black feather Eagle named Asriel. Visit the elves with a gift from Reuven Fred.


    From the moment he entered the forest, the little wizard never blinked again. His blue eyes were always full of curiosity - the dense forest with whirling shadows, dazzling flowers and plants, and the birds hidden between the dusk and the forest seemed to be able to hear their songs.


    The remainder of the black haired wizard''s eyes were also looking around. The endless forest was beyond his imagination. The towering ancient trees were huge, just like the pillars of a magnificent hall; The road at the foot is only a path, winding and winding, with no end in sight.


    Not to mention cavalry, even light infantry can only advance side by side, not to mention these complicated paths. Without a guide, they will only lose their way in the endless dense forest.


    Those elves who walked on the ground and even talked and laughed in the path never seemed to worry about getting lost. Look like at home, leisurely walking in the woods.


    It is conceivable that even if a human army really broke into the forest, these elves could kill the intruders like hunting deer.


    This should be the real reason why elves are confident enough to face human beings and never worry about being invaded.


    The contemplative Loren completely ignored the eyes of the female elves beside him, which made Liya, who had always followed him, extremely dissatisfied with the expression of the black haired wizard.


    The man who had never entered the ancient wood forest didn''t even have a little expression of shock and curiosity, as if these scenes were just used to them in his eyes.


    Or did he deliberately put on this face in the hope that he would not lose in front of the Elven elders in the settlement? The wizard was so cunning that it was right for Luca to take him.


    The female elf who thought like this nodded secretly and was vaguely proud of her decision.


    "May I ask a question?" Lauren glanced at the Female Elf behind him and said helplessly: "if I remember correctly, you said that there had been an ogre invasion here."


    "Yes, just a few months ago." Leia nodded. It was no surprise that Loren would know he was behind him: "at least a dozen ogre settlements invaded at the same time. We persisted until winter, and they slowed down their attack."


    "If so, why didn''t we see the body of an ogre all the way?" Loren turned back and asked, "I saw it with my own eyes and killed one head. If it did, the nearby forest would be in a mess!"


    "Have you ever killed an ogre?"


    Leia asked back, her face full of disbelief. But he still answered Loren''s question: "that''s because this is already the hinterland of the morning star forest, not the direction of the ogre invasion."


    "Every year those monsters attack from the south, and the rest of the settlements are almost the same." the Female Elf explained: "in the south, there are big walls to stop them from rushing into our settlements."


    "Big tree wall?"


    "It''s a cliff composed of very old trees and rocks. Luca said that those ancient trees have existed since the birth of the forest - they are connected like your human walls. Every time we encounter an invasion, we rely on the protection of the big wall to fight against the ogres."


    Before she finished, Leia''s eyes looked a little confused: "so if ogres really appear in the south, they must cross there, but it''s impossible!"


    "Why not?" Lauren asked with a smile. "Since it''s a wall, there must be dead corners and unprotected places - maybe not enough for hundreds of Ogres to pass through, but if there are few, it only needs to destroy one or two cracks in the big tree wall..."


    "When you really see the big wall, you won''t say that." LIA retorted unconvinced, "you won''t be able to close your chin at that time!"


    "I''m looking forward to that day."


    Loren answered very calmly, which made the fairy frown angrily - although this was her intention to find him, hoping to convince the elders of the settlement by this guy.


    "Luca told me that you recommended him to make me a messenger of the count." the black haired wizard said again: "I never thought that my evaluation in your heart was so high."


    "I just think you are good at persuading people, especially for honest people who are not good at lying." Leah shook her head: "the wizard who came with you also specially reminded me not to be cheated by you."


    The corner of Loren''s mouth with a stiff smile pulled. The black feather Eagle "Asriel" on his shoulder raised his head and learned a few crow calls.


    "But... You should not be bad." the fairy''s words were very direct: "otherwise, that night, you had plenty of opportunities to escape from the castle, but you also tried to protect the people around you. Luca also told me that you blocked the enemies who broke into the castle alone."


    "That''s because my Lord is in the castle." Lauren, who sighed, explained to her, "if the count dies, the Duke will certainly not let me go, and I won''t be able to stay in the Principality of lottel."


    Leah seemed to think seriously, then shook her head: "a cunning guy like you must be able to live well even in other places?"


    "Is it in your eyes that I am a villain who never tells the truth and is good at deceiving honest people?"


    "Do you really want to know?"


    "... forget it, I already know."


    Lauren, who looked a little depressed, shrugged his shoulders and followed the elves for three days. He didn''t even meet an elf settlement all the way, that is to say, even the nearest settlement has more than three days.


    Or are they deliberately avoiding certain settlements to avoid being discovered by themselves? Considering the elves'' unfriendly attitude towards humans, it is not impossible.


    "Here we are."


    The female spirit behind her suddenly said, and her slender but powerful right hand pointed to the towering ancient wood not far away: "in front is the morning star forest, that is, our settlement."


    Huh? Lauren raised his eyebrows - he didn''t see any shadow of the settlement, no fence, no fence, not even the house, only the big tree that blocks out the sun.


    "Right there, haven''t you seen it?" the Female Elf obviously scoffed a little more in her calm tone: "above the cloud canopy tree is our settlement."


    On the tree?!


    His eyes widened, and Loren stared at the lush canopy of the ancient wood, like rows of steps, stacked one after another and connected to the dome.


    "You''re so surprised. I thought you knew it long ago."


    Finally, when she saw Lauren''s surprised expression, Leia couldn''t express her happiness at the bottom of her heart. She still didn''t let him go: "didn''t some people say that elves sleep in trees?"


    "So you guessed right, but it''s just a little different. Every elf settlement has a cloud canopy tree." a little more pride suddenly appeared on the face of the Female Elf.


    "The of the morning star forest is the largest one in the whole ancient wood forest!"