Looking at Darkwood City from a distance, it seems like a barrier standing at the end of the world.
Like a recumbent giant dragon, the rising sun is its open eyes, gazing at the world with its domineering aura.
Feng Qi did not stop, and immediately led Xiaoyou and others towards Darkwood City.
At this time, he saw a large number of clouds suddenly flying out of the sky above Darkwood City, flying towards their direction, quickly passing over their heads, and flying straight towards the Elf City.
This is an elven plant called cloud cotton, which has the ability to float in the air and fly at high speeds.
Humans usually use such plants for transportation purposes or to carry goods.
You can see many figures standing on the translucent cloud cotton, carrying a large number of wooden boxes beside them.
This batch is obviously resources obtained from the frontline field.
At present, the sky rails between Darkwood City and Elf City have not yet been completed. If Elf City wants to obtain frontline resources from Darkwood City, it must use these cloud cotton for high-altitude transportation.
When the green track is completed in the future, Darkwood and Elf City on the front line will form a stable channel for resource transportation, and the Yunmian transportation team will not need to travel frequently between the two cities.
But Feng Qi understood that even if the transportation track was successfully built, it would become increasingly difficult for Elf City to obtain the resources transported by Darkwood City.
The current situation is that the feud has not been broken yet, and Anmu is still nominally loyal to the Elf King.
But when Darkwood decided to break up, it would be difficult for the Elf King to obtain any resources from the front line to support the development of the Elf City.
This situation is somewhat similar to the relationship between the Science and Technology Research Institute and the Scarlet Research Institute.
Scarlet Research Institute naturally knows that the Science and Technology Research Institute has long been controlled by the black shadow.
However, the construction of many scientific and technological equipment requires the help of the Science and Technology Research Institute. Naturally, Scarlet Research Institute will not break the window in this regard. When it is time to seek help, it will still find the Science and Technology Research Institute.
Even if he doesn't know that the Scarlet Research Institute has discovered his hidden identity, he will not hesitate to provide the Scarlet Research Institute with all kinds of help.
The same is true for the relationship between the Elf King and Darkwood.
The Elf King has discovered something is wrong with Darkwood, but Darkwood obviously doesn't know that the Elf King has discovered that it is rebellious, and is still cooperating in delivering resources to the Elf King.
But in comparison, the relationship between the Elf King and Darkwood is easier to break.
The situation in the Eastern District is more complicated, and Black Shadow does not want to reveal his identity. After all, he is a traitor to the Psychic Tribe, and the price of revealing his identity will be high.
No matter what, Black Shadow will put safety as the most important direction.
So I won't do anything to disrupt the balance unless I'm forced into a corner.
But the balance between the Elf King and Dark Wood appears to be very fragile.
The dark wood that has grown up in this balance can be destroyed at any time, so there is no need to worry about the Elf King coming.
The Elf King's life characteristics dictate that it cannot move at will. After all, the Elf King is the core of the Elf City. Its roots are spread throughout the Elf City, and there are many derivative plants that are integrated with the buildings of the Elf City. When the Elf King moves, it will
This led to the rapid collapse of the entire Elf City.
Just like the foundation of a building is destroyed, the building will no longer be able to stand, and collapse is inevitable.
This is one of the reasons why Anmu can always be confident.
As long as Darkwood is given time, it will only be a matter of time before it surpasses the Elf King with its talent, and this time will not be too long.
The talent gap between the two is simply incomparable.
In the words of the Elf King, Darkwood is the Chosen Son born from the combination of thousands of pieces of excellent information. Its success was accidental. Even if given the same amount of time, the Elf King would not have the confidence to create another Darkwood.
But fortunately, we haven't broken our skin yet.
This is also the reason why he is not worried about encountering danger in Darkwood City. His current identity is the guest of the Elf King.
Approaching the dark red city gate.
The southern city gate is unmanned.
Feng Qi was not surprised by this. After all, heading south was towards the Elf City. This area was completely occupied by humans and there were no creatures from other realms at all.
But what is certain is that the north gate facing the domain must be heavily guarded.
Arriving in front of the city gate wrapped with vines, Feng Qi stood still.
He saw a slender dark red vine coming to him, and then his left chest lit up with a faint golden light. It was the golden elf seed rooted in his heart that gave feedback.
Suddenly, the vines that formed the city gate shrank to both sides, revealing an inward passage.
Feng Qi immediately led Xiaoyou and others into the city.
The scene of Darkwood City that appeared in front of us was less prosperous than the Elf King, but it was still full of green plants of various colors.
Many of the buildings on the streets are even made entirely of elven plants, without any construction materials such as cement and steel bars.
The plants here are generally darker in color.
But from the perspective of life fluctuations, the plants here are not weaker than the elven green plants in the elven city.
He mentioned something when he heard the Elf King talk about the growth potential of Dark Wood.
It said that the potential of the dark wood is not only reflected in itself, but also in the descendants of elves it breeds.
The ability to give birth to a large number of offspring is the Elf King's own life information ability, which was also given to Darkwood at the beginning of conception.
At that time, the Elf King's idea was very simple. In order to allow Darkwood to better build Darkwood City, he gave it this ability.
Although Darkwood does not have a life furnace, the potential of the offspring elves born is extremely high.
Just like the descendants of a powerful family, their potential is bound to be very high.
The potential of Darkwood is not weaker than that of the strong clan, and its descendants, the elves themselves, are very high.
The only drawback is that the elves born by Darkwood are not diverse. They cannot produce offspring with the abilities they want like the Elf King. They can rely on the Life Furnace to assemble offspring with those abilities.
Therefore, in addition to the dark red plants in the city, there are also many special plants transplanted from the Elf City.
Walking on the street.
Feng Qi felt that compared to the elf city, this frontline city lacked the fireworks of life and had more of a cold and murderous flavor.
People are rushing on the road, and the pace of life seems to be very fast.
If Elf City is a human paradise city, Darkwood City is more in line with the urban style of the apocalypse, and the color of the city is also more depressing.
When pedestrians on the road saw their appearance, they all looked sideways, their eyes wandering to Xiaoyou and others.
But he didn't pay much attention to him.
This is obviously also related to the elf species implanted in his body.
Since there was no one to stop him, Feng Qi continued walking toward the center of Darkwood City.
The quality of aura in Darkwood City is far from comparable to Elf City, but compared to Elf City, the air here seems to contain some kind of spiritual excitement element.
As he breathed, he could clearly feel his mind becoming concentrated.
Fortunately, it is not harmful to the body.
Walking towards the city center, the ground along the way is paved with a thick layer of dark red moss, emitting a light and refreshing fragrance, and passers-by are generally wearing equipment.
Soon he came to the bustling area of the city.
There are no criss-crossing green rail lines here, and you can see a large number of cloud cotton shuttles between high-rise buildings.
The sky is getting dark, and the street lights on the side of the road in Darkwood City are like Halloween pumpkins, emitting orange light, and the entire city is also shrouded in orange light.
Compared with the quietness of Elf City, the urban architectural style is ethereal.
This city gave him a more mysterious and strange feeling. Twisted vines with eyes could be seen wandering everywhere, and plants derived from the dark wood were always monitoring every move in the city.
While walking through a street, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Feng Qi, blocking his way.
This is a middle-aged man wearing a black trench coat. There is a dark red elf mark on his forehead. His eyebrows are like swords and his eyes are sharp. He is holding a cigar in his hand and sucking it. The tattoo on his right arm is
The blood vessels are bulging and clinging like spider webs.
Feng Qi saw a hint of stiffness in the man's actions.
If his guess is correct, this middle-aged man seems to have reached the point where he is about to be assimilated by the elves, and his life is about to continue in another way.
"Just Feng Qi."
The middle-aged man took a deep breath from the cigar in his hand and asked.
"you know me?"
"I don't know you, but I know your situation. Xie Yuanli, who met you in Elf City, graduated from the same college as me and was a comrade in arms. He told me that you would be coming and asked me to pick you up."
As he said that, the middle-aged man took a deep breath of the cigar again, with a smile on his face:
"Our law enforcement department received surveillance feedback after you entered the city, so I was able to find you accurately. Now come with me."
After the words fell, the middle-aged man turned around and walked towards the east side of the street.
When Feng Qi saw this, he followed immediately.
Along the way, middle-aged men began to introduce themselves.
Through his narration, Feng Qi learned that his name was Wen Xiuqi, and he was the second-in-command of the law enforcement department in the southern district of Darkwood City, responsible for the security and other tasks in this area.
While chatting, they came to the law enforcement department.
With Wen Xiuqi's help, Feng Qi completed his identity registration so that when he walked in the city, he would not be monitored by Skynet. Even if he left, Xiaoyou and others would not be attacked by the elf plants in Darkwood City.
After completing the work, Wen Xiuqi took Feng Qi to the lounge.
When Feng Qi and others sat down on the sofa, Wen Xiuqi also sat down on the seat opposite Feng Qi and said with a smile:
"You must have a lot of questions about Darkwood City. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me now. If you want accommodation, I can help you arrange it."
After Feng Qi heard this, his eyes focused on Wen Xiuqi's right arm:
"Your body... seems to be assimilated by the elves?"
Wen Xiuqi calmly took a puff of cigarette and said expressionlessly:
"You read that right, my body has gradually transformed into an elf, and I probably won't survive this year. After I finish handling the matters at hand, I will go to the front line."
"You and Xie Yuanli should be of the same age. Why is there such a big difference in the speed of being assimilated by elves?"
Facing Feng Qi's doubts, Wen Xiuqi shook his head:
"It's different. The elf species implanted in Lizi's body are the elf species of the Elf King, while the elf species implanted in my body are the elf species of the Darkwood Envoy. There is a clear gap in the growth potential between the two... In terms of strength alone, I can fight three
He, can you understand this explanation?"
As he said that, a proud smile appeared on Wen Xiuqi's face.
Feng Qi felt ashamed, but he also understood the meaning of Wen Xiuqi's words.
The potential of the elves born by Darkwood is several times stronger than the ordinary elves born by the Elf King, which also affects the lifespan of the implanted person.
The growth potential of the elves is in opposition to the lifespan of humans.
A strong side will inevitably lead to a weak side.
But Wen Xiuqi seemed to have already accepted his situation and didn't feel anything was wrong.
This may also be a characteristic of human civilization in the central region. Everyone accepts that the end of their destiny is to be assimilated by the elves.
Next, under Feng Qi's questioning, Wen Xiuqi began to talk about the situation in Darkwood City.
The scale of Darkwood City is far smaller than that of Elf City, but the city planning is modeled on the layout of Elf City.
The city is divided into four major areas: southeast, northwest and southeast, as well as the central area where Darkwood is located, also known as the core area.
The city's area is always expanding northward. Whenever a field is defeated, the city will follow the growth of the dark wood and expand northward.
The model of the armed forces in the city is different from that in the eastern district.
In the Eastern District, the Free Realm Chapter is the main force on the front line.
But Darkwood City is a war team with three major legions as its core, and all warriors are members of the three major legions.
Comparing the two, each has its advantages and disadvantages.
The main task of the army in the eastern region is to defend the city, and the battle group is the main force in opening up the front line.
The small-scale team makes the cohesion within the war group extremely strong, and the war group mode is very suitable for conquering multiple fields at the same time, and the development is not easily restricted.
Darkwood City's legion combat mode has strong overall combat capabilities, but once you are stuck in a certain field, you will encounter many cumbersome problems if you want to distract your energy to open up new fields.
After all, commands are passed layer by layer, which means it takes time for a command to be transmitted to the front end.
But there is no such trouble in the battle group mode. The group leader has absolute decision-making power and there are no restrictions on command transmission.
I don’t know which of the two modes is stronger or weaker. I feel that these are just the best choices for each under different environments and growth systems, and there is no good or bad distinction.
During the chat, the topic gradually came to the construction of the growth system.
When Feng Qi talked about the hidden dangers in the central region's growth system, Wen Xiuqi's expression changed significantly. After a brief hesitation, he said:
"Actually, we have looked for solutions to this problem, and even had a turmoil over it."
"turmoil?"
"Well, it was about three hundred years ago. At that time, the senior officials felt that the cooperation with the Elf King was becoming more and more uncontrollable. The development of the situation had exceeded their expectations. If this alliance continued, human beings would completely become
For the weak side, life and death depended entirely on the Elf King's whims, so the senior management at the time began to seek a new way out."
"One thing happened during this period. Those radical senior officials felt that part of the resources should be reserved for research on new roads, and not all should be given to the Elf King. They aroused the emotions of the people when they spoke internally, and they started to march.
Protest, feeling that humans must go their own way and overthrow the Elf King’s rule over humans.”
Having said this, Wen Xiuqi took a deep breath of cigarette and exhaled a cloud of white mist:
"As a result, human beings were torn apart and ideological opposition arose, which led to turmoil in the Elf City during that period. The parade even surrounded the Elf King, but the Elf King did not take any action at that time."
"What's the result?" Feng Qi asked curiously.
"The Elf King didn't take action, but we did. They were stupid. Although they all knew the risks of cooperating with the Elf King, the consequences of being abandoned by the Elf King are unbearable for us. Without the elves, we humans cannot survive in this world.
Stand on the ground."
"The idea of building a new growth system was a good one, but the process was too radical, dooming the opposing factions to failure. In the future, building a new growth system was like a taboo, and few people mentioned it..."
After listening to Wen Xiuqi's story, Feng Qi nodded silently.
He could imagine how many ups and downs the elves and humans had gone through during the years of their alliance.
Behind the current stability, there is also an unspeakable past.
Alliance is essentially a process of mutual integration.
There must have been various ideological conflicts during this period.
Unless there is an alliance between Star City and the Mist Tribe, the two tribes only exchange resources, but there is no dispute over territory or other interests.
Although this kind of alliance is not as strong as that between elves and humans, it can be sustained over time.
