After the banquet, we were invited to the home of the village chief Somako.

This is a towering tree that requires dozens of people to embrace it. It should be the oldest and largest tree in the surrounding forest. Its roots are knotted and split in half, like two big trees.

Holding together, they form a natural tree hole that runs through the roots of the entire tree.

Somako's home is here, with the hole in the back sealed and a door in front. The space inside is also very wide, enough to seat a dozen people. For a small settlement, the village elders are usually called for meetings.

, such a space is more than enough.

Many elves like to live in trees, settling in natural tree holes tens of meters or even hundreds of meters high, or building a simple yet ingenious wooden house with local materials in a place with strong branches and leaves.

Going up and down through the vines, rattan ladders and hanging baskets, everything seems to be full of artistic atmosphere, making people fully feel the elf's pursuit of life and happiness.

Somako is old and unable to climb high places, so he can only live on the ground. In order to show justice, he separated from his family and lived here alone. However, the Madeya settlement is only a small part of it. According to Gang,

The number of people who just attended the banquet is estimated to be about one or two thousand. This is still a relatively large settlement. Everyone usually looks up and does not look down. Everyone in the settlement can be called by name. Even if they live alone, they are still here.

No more than a lonely old man.

Inside the thirty or forty square meters of tree roots, existing tree roots and stubs were cleverly used to complete most of the furniture needed. The walls were surrounded by green insect-proof dye from the tropical rainforest and the moist smell emanating from the soil.

It was also treated very clean. It was not dark and cold inside as I imagined, but rather refreshing and bright. A few strings of wind chimes were hung in front of the door. When the leaves swayed, a crisp and sweet sound came, which made people sigh.

The meticulous creation of life.

If I could enjoy such a residential life, even better, maybe I could understand why the elves always travel tirelessly.

After three rounds of tea, the warm smile on Mr. Mako's face slowly faded away, and finally he told us one by one the troubles that the Madeya settlement had encountered during this period.

As we expected, the trouble this time is still related to those dwarfs that exist in the tropical rainforest like cockroaches and mice.

Dozens of miles away from Madeya settlement, across a river, there are several small villages of various sizes.

Dwarf tribes, these dwarf tribes, have a small number of only a few hundred dwarves, and the largest number is almost five to six thousand, which is enough to produce lord-level dwarves or dwarf wizards.

The distance of tens of miles is neither too long nor too short. It is enough to serve as a buffer zone so that the battle between the elves and the dwarves will not become very fierce.

But recently, I don’t know what happened. Those dwarves started to become restless and attacked the Madeya tribe one after another. Two brave elf warriors have already died. This is already a big deal for a small settlement with only a few thousand people.

He suffered a huge loss, so he hurriedly asked the Elf King City for help.

Is the dwarf restless?

I rubbed my chin and thought.

The dwarf is restless again. Could it be that there are shadows of the Four Demon Kings and Three Demon Gods behind this? Although it is not impossible, I am not very optimistic about this possibility. Is it interesting to use the same method twice?

Let’s talk about the last dwarf incident. I, a little druid who had just reached the state of mind, had already dealt with it. Now that my strength has reached the realm of domain, if they still play this trick, wouldn’t they be lighting a fire in the pit and seeking death?

After thinking about it, I think I should ask in more detail. This matter is either very simple, or there may be hidden elements that can make me, a quasi-tragic emperor, fall hard.

At my secret signal, Lena began to ask, first of all, what type of dwarves were these dwarves?

According to the description of Phoenix in the Kingdom of Heaven, there are three types of dwarfs in the Kurast Forest.

The first type is a normal dwarf. Of course, it is said to be normal. In fact, its character is also very cruel. It is not much better than the other two types. It is just that its IQ is higher. Some dwarf wizards can still stammer some words.

The lingua franca of the road.

The second type is the dwarves who have been eroded by the power of darkness. They are in a semi-demon state, and their desire to attack is stronger than that of normal dwarves. Normal dwarves still know the principle of running away if they cannot be beaten, and these blackened dwarves

Chaotic dwarves are complete desperadoes. Their IQ is lower than that of normal dwarves, but it is not completely absent.

The last type is the projection of dwarfs that adventurers love to see. The dwarfs in the third world who have been eroded by the power of darkness are penetrated by their power and projected into pure monsters. They have no intelligence, are murderous and cruel, and are extremely stingy.

It takes an average of a hundred kills to have a chance of dropping something like that. It is recognized as one of the top three most annoying monsters in the Kurast area.

These three types of dwarfs are not at odds with each other. Anyway, they just don't regard each other as the same kind. When they meet each other, it will be a fight to the death. You eat me, and I eat you.

After some inquiries, we got this information. The dwarf tribes across the river that Somako pointed to are all composed of normal dwarves. The nearby dwarves have not been invaded by dark forces, or are projection dwarves.

, at least he has lived here for decades and has never seen it.

"Could it be that some of the dwarves were eroded by the dark power and therefore became more aggressive?" Hilmanya glanced at me and asked.

It’s just uncomfortable to be unable to speak, so whatever, there’s nothing wrong with leaving it to the experienced Hilmanya.

"I have also considered this possibility, but" at this point, Somak shook his head slightly and smiled bitterly.

"When I was young, I traveled to many places, and I'm not afraid of making you laugh when I say it. At that time, I was young and vigorous, and I didn't know the heights and heights of the world. I participated in the escort teams of many towns and settlements, so I have experienced being attacked by dark forces.

What do the eroded dwarfs look like?" "Don't those restless ones look like this?" Seeing Somako's silence when he said this, Hilmanya nodded clearly.

"My lords, it's not that I'm just trying to be mysterious, but my knowledge is very shallow. I'm far inferior to you. I don't dare to make rash inferences. I need a few adults to make clear judgments."

Somako knew that although he was knowledgeable in the Madeya settlement, he was far from being able to compare with these warriors fighting on the front lines. The knowledge he had when he was young might not be a correct reference, so he refused to judge easily.

, which is also a matter of course.

"It seems that you have to go and see it in person."

Hilmanya cast her gaze again, with complicated meanings flashing inside.

As a partner who participated in an incident with her, I naturally understand the meaning of the twinkling in Hilmanya's eyes, and I have long listed this possibility as one of the key points.

This incident naturally refers to the crystal fragment incident. What Hilmanya meant was to wonder if this situation might be related to the crystal fragment.

According to Somako, those restless dwarves became more powerful and cruel, crossing activity areas that they would not easily cross normally, causing huge losses to the Madea settlement. All of this seems to be reminiscent of

Go up to the crystal shard.

Although most of the broken crystal fragments have been collected by warriors from the Alliance, elves, dwarves, orcs and other races, it does not mean that there are no fish that slipped through the net. Akala is still assigned to this day.

Many hidden powers continue to explore the first and second worlds to find the remaining crystal fragments that have been missed.

If the incident was just caused by the crystal fragments, then the mission this time would be simple. I could also recover the fragments and ask Akala for credit. Maybe she would be happy and allow me to take a few more days off.

I was thinking happily, and I felt impatient. Even why Yalandlan asked us to come here to complete such a trivial task, and the possible hidden meanings in it, were forgotten in the back of my mind.

[In that case, let me go check it out, and Lena will trouble you to take care of it]

I raised the wooden sign with a hiss, and it read like this, which shocked Somako. This stuffed bear can also write, and when the words on it were written, it is impossible to predict.

Just be ready.

Naturally, we were not interested in Marko's strange gaze. Lena seemed to have guessed my thoughts. When I raised the wooden sign, she left the embrace and was carefully supported by Hilmanya to take me over.

"Then Mr. Ragdoll Bear, the task of exploration is yours." Turning back, her and Hilmanya's eyes fell on me. After looking at me, Lena blinked, pursed her lips and chuckled.

"Gam~~" (Just leave it to me)

Pat your chest, nod, nod.

It wasn't a big deal. I turned around and left decisively, leaving Lena behind and leaving it to Hilmanya to protect me. To be honest, I was still a little worried, but thinking that Red B was also nearby, it didn't matter.

Without Lena, the girl's best partner with the stuffed bear, I seemed to attract more attention when I walked out of the settlement alone. A large part of the attention came from children and girls. If I hadn't just arrived and everyone was unfamiliar with me,

I'm afraid I'm surrounded now.

Even so, some brave children also started to try it out and took a few steps forward without realizing it.

It’s a bit stressful, coach!

If I hadn't been covered in bear fur, I would have broken out in a cold sweat. I took one step at a time and left quickly in front of countless curious and regretful eyes.

When I came to the gate of the city wall, the heavy iron wooden door creaked and rose again, letting me out. After a moment of hesitation, the kind-hearted elf soldier still stood on the inside of the city wall and shouted to me.

"Mr. Ragdoll Bear, there are many hunting traps in the forest ahead. Please be careful.

Heart." Me: "..."

As expected, these bastards still completely mistook me for a mutated wild bear.

Huh, stupid elf, my perfect disguise has already deceived you all.

After twisting my bloated butt and scorning the elf soldiers behind me, I strode out and completely submerged my figure in the dense forest.

Like a thief, I looked around and saw no one around before canceling the transformation, and then let out a big sigh, which felt a bit like being on stage or off stage.

Although I have long been accustomed to the state of hell fighting bears, the feeling of being completely regarded as a bear by others and the kind of gaze are really uncomfortable, especially since my increasingly naughty sister also makes fun of my poor brother from time to time.

"Now that the matter is over, how about turning into a bear completely?" Without warning, a voice sounded from behind.

Lou turned around in fright, looked up, and saw Red B standing at the top of a big tree, looking down at me with a sarcastic look.

Besides him, who else here can do such boring behavior silently behind me.

"You are the bear, and your whole family is a bear." I rolled my eyes in protest.

"Please focus on protecting Lena."

After saying this, I felt that I had gained some verbal advantage. Without waiting for Red B to make any more cold-hearted sarcasm, I turned aside and left quickly like a demon moon wolf witch.

"What an impatient guy." Lanster looked at the disappearing figure and shook his head indifferently.

"I had good intentions to remind him, but let's just let this kid run around a little more and think about it carefully. Maybe his poor IQ can increase a little bit."

His sharp gaze passed through countless obstacles and fell somewhere in the distant forest. In the next moment, his figure turned into air and disappeared.

After transforming into the Demonic Moon Wolf Witch, my mood instantly felt better.

Not only because I just insulted Hong B and felt that I had taken advantage of it, but also the pleasure of jumping through the dense forest, like Mount Tai, also made me feel happy.

When the mental power is fully activated, every tree around, every branch, every leaf, even the veins on the leaves, a small insect hidden in it, a drop of lupus, are clearly reflected in the mind through the mental power.
To be continued...