As the waves of space energy coming out of the portal became more intense, in the blink of an eye, a tall and familiar figure walked out of the door, it was the big and round knotweed.
And what came out one after another behind the knotweed were a group of short figures that were no taller than the waist of the knotweed. The leader, Lei Xiao, was no stranger. He was none other than the dwarf Prince Huanyao Cornette.
According to yesterday's scheduled plan, the purpose of Cornet's trip was not only to bring more than 100 dwarf blacksmiths, alchemists, illusionists and magic engineers, but also to visit the pioneering prince Vader on behalf of the dwarf king.
The task and the task of guiding Lei Xiao.
Therefore, Lei Xiao, as the host this time, naturally put on a welcome ceremony to welcome the arrival of the elves.
Seeing the emergence of the knotweed as the guide, the Lengyan royal family's honor guard, which had already lined up neatly around the portal, immediately played a cheerful melody to welcome him.
Music composed of horns, harps and timpani resounded throughout the sky, and the honorary knights in shining silver armor uniformly raised their rapiers in a welcoming gesture.
Whether from the perspective of scale or professionalism, the welcome ceremony of the human race was more magnificent. Cornette and other dwarves could not help but be amazed and curious at the same time.
After all, this is the first time that the dwarfs have officially set foot in the human realm, and everything is full of novelty and unknowns.
"Your Majesty, the human race, this ceremony is too solemn."
When Lei Xiao approached, Cornette's resolute face still showed a touch of wonder, and he said: "Whether it's the music or the exquisite coat of arms on the flag, there are many things that the elves can learn from."
"Understand each other, learn from each other, support each other, appreciate each other, and respect each other. This is the meaning of our alliance, isn't it? This is just the tip of the iceberg of the human race's heritage. As the cooperation deepens, you will also see the glory of the human race.
Splendid history and civilization.”
Lei Xiao smiled and nodded, and responded to Cornet: "I have set up dwarf residences with complete safety measures in the alchemy city, the forging center, the illusion exchange center established in Glow City, and the lord technology research and development base.
, each place has also held its own welcome ceremony, please feel free to leave the talents to me, Your Highness the Prince."
Having said that, Lei Xiao waved his hand gently, and the reception staff standing behind him all took a step forward, and Jiang Li, who was in charge of the transmission work, was also ready to go at any time.
Just like what Lei Xiao said, it goes without saying that the tightly defended Glow City, whether it is the alchemy city, the forging center, or the lord base, Lei Xiao has deployed many direct subordinates and servants scattered outside.
The strong men of the Soldiers Guild are equipped with many trump cards, which are enough to deal with various emergencies.
"Then please leave it to Your Majesty the Human Race."
Cornet nodded without hesitation, then turned around and called out the dwarf leaders of each cooperation project, introducing and handing over our personnel one by one.
During this process, it goes without saying how enthusiastically the two parties communicated. When everything was completed, they all went to their destinations under the transmission of Jiang Li.
Not long after, Lei Xiao also led Cornet and the dwarf visiting team including the Minister of Magical Engineering to the barrier area where the space train was located deep in the Songyin Mountains.
The moment they saw the barrier town, Cornette and others became extremely excited.
Whether it is from the layout of the town, its buildings, or the special reaction devices deployed around it, it can be seen that this is indeed a camp left by dwarves!
Noticing the excitement of the dwarves, Lei Xiao also quickened his pace and described some details of our initial arrival in this town.
Under Lei Xiao's introduction, the group quickly arrived at the space train located below the town.
Looking at the extraordinary space train in front of them, it is self-evident how amazed and excited Cornette and the other dwarves were, while Lei Xiao led the group of people forward until they entered Vader's space through the connecting device.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, these are...?!"
Seeing the figures of Cornet and the others, Wade was stunned for a moment, and then was speechless with surprise and excitement. Cornet and the others also had the same expression, with excitement shining in their eyes.
"Your Excellency, Train Conductor, I once promised you that I would convey your message to the Dwarf Kingdom, and now I have done it."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly and began to introduce.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, your kindness will never be forgotten!"
After an exciting hug with Cornette and others, Wade came to Lei Xiao again, and directly led the other dwarfs trapped here to kneel down in front of Lei Xiao, expressing himself with actions
respect and gratitude.
"You're welcome, Mr. Train Conductor. I have not fully fulfilled my promise. One day I will work with the current elves to rescue you and send you back to your hometown."
Lei Xiao lowered his body to help Wade up, and was about to leave first, leaving the dwarves some private time to communicate.
Both Wade and Cornette grabbed Lei Xiao's arm in unison, and the subtext was self-evident. The dwarf would never hide anything from his close friends, and Lei Xiao had obviously won over the dwarf with his actions.
their respect and trust.
At this point, Lei Xiao also participated in this meeting between the old and new dwarves that took place nearly three thousand years ago.
But the meeting did not last long. After understanding each other's current situation, Cornette and Wade ended this special meeting at the same time.
Because the two old and new dwarf princes clearly understood that only by driving away the group of red dragons would everything be temporarily stable, so they naturally had to race against time to cooperate with Lei Xiao's actions.
After saying goodbye to Vader and other dwarves, Cornette and the dwarf ministers left the special space together with Lei Xiao.
Amid the thanks from Cornette and others, Lei Xiao quickly returned to the portal area, and then came to the dwarf's metal castle through the portal, and handed the upgraded items yesterday to Broy.
After hearing the news about meeting with Wade and others, and seeing the items brought by Lei Xiao, Broy needless to say how excited he was, and immediately began to prepare new supplies.
Lei Xiao did not stay, but returned to the human realm with Cornette, who was responsible for guiding the way.
I saw that Ice Stone City had already been waiting near the portal area, ready to go to the vast sea of trees, which was the sphere of influence of the tree people.
Among the accompanying experts, in addition to yesterday's configuration, Lei Xiao also brought a direct subordinate, Lina.
According to Lina, her tribe has some blood connection with the tree people, and it might be of some help. It's no wonder, after all, the leaves on Lina's head are real.
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After being teleported from Ice Stone City, Lei Xiao, his team, and Cornette soon stood in front of an extremely dense jungle in the outer domain.
Lei Xiao had just watched. Even from the towering walls of Ice Stone City, he could not see the end of the forest, which seemed endless.
"Is this the vast sea of trees?"
Lei Xiao's eyes were filled with the emerald green that symbolized vitality, and he couldn't help but blurt out.
"That's right, Your Majesty the Human Race, as the name suggests, the Vast Sea of Trees covers an extremely wide area, at least as big as a small half of the human world."
Cornette stood up with a solemn face, nodded to Lei Xiao and said: "And in the center of the sea of trees is where the tree people are."
"To be honest with you, Your Majesty, the human race, although I have never entered the vast sea of trees, my fathers are no strangers to this place. After all, when the Shadow Market was open normally, the elves and the tree people maintained a certain amount of trade.
, and sometimes enter the vast sea of trees to retrieve the trading items of the tree people."
When Cornette said this, he took out an ancient parchment from his arms, which recorded the route map into the vast sea of trees, and said: "The tree people have set up many traps and obstacles in the forest.
, it will undoubtedly be much more convenient to have the road map as a reference.”
After that, Cornette waved a sixth-level alchemy puppet, obviously looking quite nervous, and added: "It is said that the tree people are stubborn and violent, especially in the forest, and they are at home like a fish in water. Please ask the human majesty
It’s better to be careful.”
"Understood, then I will ask His Highness the Prince to lead the way."
Lei Xiao showed Rolandel, and the other strong men on our side also tightened their weapons, not daring to show any signs of neglect.
"A red dragon may come here at any time, let's set off now."
Seeing everyone getting ready to go, Lei Xiao took his own steps.
The moment I stepped into the jungle, a strong scent of vegetation hit my nostrils, mixed with the moist smell of earth.
Accompanied by the sound of lightning breaking through the air, the group of people quickly shuttled through the dense forest, causing the surrounding leaves and branches to make a "rustling" sound.
At the beginning, this place was no different from the Demonic Shadow Forest. You could see traces of beasts, excrement, footprints, claw marks, bones and other monsters everywhere, and sometimes there was the sound of rustling insects.
Echoes around.
But as we go deeper into the forest, these traces become sparser and sparse, until they completely disappear without realizing it. Only the occasional dead leaves falling from the towering trees still attract the attention of our strong men.
For a moment, Lei Xiao felt that he was trapped in an endless green maze. Everywhere he looked, there were thick and similar trees one after another, seemingly densely packed.
Not only is the bright sunlight above the head almost completely blocked by the leaves, making the interior of the forest increasingly humid and dim, but in many places there are only narrow spaces to pass through, making it difficult to tell where one is currently.
"Fortunately, Cornet led the way, otherwise it would have taken a lot of effort just to reach the core area where the tree people are."
Lei Xiao sighed in his heart and continued to observe the surrounding environment.
Except for the "rustling" sound of our group of people passing by, the surroundings were already silent. Only the occasional spots of light coming through the lush branches and leaves could barely illuminate the road ahead.
Cornet, who was at the front of the team, finally stopped moving forward.
"Your Majesty the Human Race, according to the markings on the route map, there should be a tree people checkpoint nearby. We can communicate with the tree people through there, and then enter the tree people's palace."
Since the surroundings were extremely dark, Cornette first summoned a magic light ball, and after examining the map carefully for a while, he nodded affirmatively to Lei Xiao.
"But there is no suspicious atmosphere around here. Where are the tree people?"
After Yoniel concentrated on the perception for a moment, a trace of doubt appeared on his old face.
"You don't know something. As long as the tree people are willing, any energy fluctuations can be hidden in the forest, and the strength will be passively enhanced. After all, this is the home ground of the tree people."
Cornette walked to a towering tree and observed it for a moment, then frowned and said: "And the tree people can easily integrate with the forest. As long as the other party does not take the initiative to show up, it will be difficult for us to find their traces."
"So, every tree here may be a tree man?"
Louise frowned, looking left and right around the big tree next to her, and then knocked on the trunk, but there was no response.
"Lord, is it because the other party doesn't want to see us that's why he didn't take the initiative to show up?"
Jiang Lei frowned and whispered to Lei Xiao: "We have nothing against the tree people, so they won't even say hello, right?
"Don't forget that there are also those mysterious visitors. Although they encountered a wall with the dwarves, they may have come here."
Lei Xiao smiled helplessly, then gently waved his hand and ordered his subordinates to investigate.
The depths of the silent forest were dark, almost to the point where you couldn't even see your fingers. Only the footsteps of our strong men stepping on the dead leaves on the ground made a "rustling" sound, making the whole scene quite tense. After all, this is a vast area.
Unknown area.
"Lord, the surrounding environment is really quite forbidding."
Chaoyan shrank his neck, and a magic light ball lit up on the top of his staff. He couldn't help but shuddered and said, "I have to say, this situation where we can't see each other but the other party can see us is really shocking.
It’s hard for people to accept it.”
"Or, maybe the tree people are not in this area."
Lina tried hard to sense it for a long time, but also got nothing. However, she was startled by a dead branch that accidentally broke under her feet, and she almost flew up together with the confused Chao Yan next to her.
Being disturbed by these two startled girls, everyone couldn't help but smile, which actually relieved the tense atmosphere on our side a lot.
During this process, Cornette also followed the method of communicating with the tree people. He first took out a mottled bamboo flute and played it, and then played drums on the tree trunk, but still did not receive any feedback.
"There is indeed something wrong. Although the tree people are stubborn, they are also a force that abides by etiquette. Even if they reject us, they should show up and tell us."
Cornette's brows furrowed, and there was a hint of doubt in his voice.
But at this moment, Chaoyan, Louise and Lina came over almost at the same time with a touch of surprise: "Lord, please come and take a look!"