forest kingdom

The queen does not participate in labor, and those who really participate in labor are low-level and mid-level elves.

Lawrence and a dozen elves surveyed the terrain in the forest.

There are many large trees over 60 meters nearby. These large trees have thick and towering branches and dense crowns, turning the forest below into a dark and quiet dense forest.

In the dense forest lacking photosynthesis, there are only damp 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 regarded as a road. Most of the time, you have to step on uneven tree roots and fallen wood. Your hands can easily touch the "ground" at any time. If you are not careful, It will sink into the gaps between tree roots.

Lawrence stood on the trunk of a big tree that looked like a tall building, resting and eating on the trunk of this big tree with the surrounding elves.

The elf girl Dan'an walked to Lawrence with the food and said, "Prophet, it's time to eat."

Lawrence was thinking about the construction of this section of the road, and after hearing this, he sat down to eat.

"it is good."

Danan took out the handkerchief wrapped with 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 elves nearby also took out the sandwiches and drinks they carried and started eating and drinking.

Work is work and life is life.

The elves have all developed the habit of eating at a fixed time. This habit is very different from their habits in the past decades or hundreds of years, but they all adapted very quickly.

From frugality to luxury, no elf is willing to eat only one meal a day if he can eat three meals.

You don't need to cook by yourself, there are dedicated chefs and maids delivering food to the restaurant every day.

For elves, this is easier and more convenient than picking fruits from trees.

Lawrence simply finished the sandwich in his hand. The original intention of the sandwich was to quickly end the tedious meal time and have more time to deal with other things.

Lawrence drew an arc-shaped bridge similar to a rainbow on the drawing board, and laid it out based on the terrain he saw on the big trees.

The surrounding large trees are very obstructive. Growing and falling giant trees will affect the bridge, so the bridge must be built at a certain distance from these trees.

The winter in this area is very warm, and there are rarely strong winds and snowy weather. The climate in the Elf Forest has always been very stable, so the bridge may encounter much fewer weather conditions.

For safety reasons, Lawrence planned to set up snake-shaped fixed points at regular intervals, and also solved the problem of height differences through the spiraling characteristics, preventing vehicles from rushing down the hillside too fast, and preventing the vehicle from being unable to climb up the slope due to lack of power. straight hillside.

At the same time, this time the ecology and vegetation near the road must be investigated to protect some valuable areas and prevent irreparable damage caused by random construction by the elves.

Dan'an and other elves eat very slowly. They are used to savoring the taste of food slowly.

Due to the influence of living habits, most elves, especially female elves, lack the mood to be anxious 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 when he quickly discovered something.

"Prophet, there are elves in the mountains ahead watching us."

Lawrence raised his head and looked into the distance.

There is a sea of ​​trees everywhere in the field of vision. Even the mountains in the distance are covered with low forests. It is difficult to see anything except alpine forests and winding rivers.

Danan looked at 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 Dan'an. I used to live in the forest of Xiaolu Village. Now I live in Snow Mountain Castle with the other elves."

"I was eating sandwich bread, food made with chicken, lettuce, eggs, chicken ribs, wheat bread."

"Is it delicious? Of course it is delicious!"

After hearing Dan'an's gibberish speech, Lawrence looked around, but couldn't find the elf's location.

At this time, other elves also approached.

"I don't know the elves, have you seen them?"

"No, not from our village."

"Not from our village either."

Lawrence realized that he seemed to be the only one who had not seen the target so far, so he asked, "How far away are they from us?"

A male elf replied: "About three kilometers away."

Lawrence gave up immediately. He couldn't see this distance even with glasses.

"Tell her not to worry. If she lives nearby, then 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 has no intention of subduing the wild elves. These elves have their own traditions and persistence, and there is no need to join the Kingdom of Stars.

The elves quickly repeated Lawrence's words in Elvish, telling the elves in the distance what was happening here.

It didn't take long for Dan'an to say: "She asked us where we caught the chickens and wheat, and she could exchange them with us for delicious fruits."

Lawrence had nothing to say, "Just give her a piece of food and exchange it for the fruit she said."

"Yes."

Several elves looked at each other, and soon the task rested on each elf for a short time. In the end, the agile elf took charge of the matter.

The elf's abilities were related to speed and combat, so he had no choice but to take on this troublesome job and bring food to the elf in the distance for exchange.

Although you can negotiate with elves a few kilometers away, these elves are socially afraid and don't like to negotiate.

It's true that you can see it from a few kilometers away, but walking is not an easy task, especially in such complex and difficult terrain. It takes more than half an hour for even an elf to walk a few kilometers.

While the unlucky elf went on his mission, the other elves continued to eat and drink, and had time to play a very time-consuming game of backgammon.

Lawrence ignored the wild elves and continued to think about how to build a bridge on this section of the road.

Everything from angles to footholds, to length and facing direction must be thought through clearly, and they must be consistent with the overall road plan.

The rest of the people and the elves were unwilling to provide advice on this kind of matter, and they didn't like to waste time on such boring things.

It's okay to make them work, but it's very difficult to make 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. He calmly raised his head and looked at the village girl elf who had just climbed up the tree.

The female elf looks like a young girl, with long, slightly grayish brown hair, which is tied into several bundles and tied behind her head.

She was dressed in layers of linen, like a country girl in a frozen land. She had no money to buy beautiful clothes. Even the clothes she wore were made up of long pieces of cloth that were much longer than towels, surrounded by a piece of cloth. Adding a piece together creates a simple yet “trendy” style. She was quite pretty, but she had an air of stupidity that had never seen the world. She was holding a fruit that looked like a cantaloupe in both hands.

"Okay." Lawrence accepted the addition of the wild elf whose name he didn't know. "What's her name? What abilities does she have?"

The female elf opened her mouth and said, "My name is Guoli. I can take care of fruit trees and I am the fruit-growing elf of Guomu Village."

"So Guoli, do you live here alone or with other elves?" Lawrence asked Guoli if he had any other companions.

Guoli lowered his head and refused to speak.

Lawrence didn't force it, "It doesn't matter, do you want to go back with us today, or go back to clean up and go back with us tomorrow? We will pass by here tomorrow."

The survey work could not be completed in one day, and Lawrence actually did not want to continue recruiting elves. He hoped that some elves could live outside by themselves, maintain the pure blood of the elves, and support themselves by the way.

Guoli hesitated for a moment, then quickly made up his mind, "I'll go back to eat with you today!"

It didn't matter if it was a trap, Guoli decided to jump in.

Lawrence actually looked down on the backbone of these elves. Whether it was the Elf Queen or the nobles, they always gave Lawrence the impression of being weak-minded.

"Okay, that's it for today, let's go back first."

Lawrence stood up, placed the drawing board on the ground, took out the drawings individually, folded them and put them away.

As the rest of the elves prepared to go home, Lawrence thought of something.

"Leave five pieces of food here to give to the elves of the mountains."

Guoli didn't understand what this was, but she was smart enough to quickly understand what Lawrence meant after seeing the other elves put down five sandwiches as instructed by Lawrence.

"You don't have to have five portions, just three portions. You can give me the other two portions. I won't be able to run when I'm full."

Guoli was already prepared to make a huge sacrifice, no matter what, it was worth getting two more!

Lawrence sighed, "It's not for you. You won't miss your share of food after you come back with us. Stop talking and keep quiet."

Lawrence didn't want to continue talking to these elves, so he jumped directly from the tree.

The other elves quickly followed Lawrence.

Lawrence's body was heavy and powerful. As he fell, he suddenly stepped on the tree trunk and quickly left his place.

The bodies of the other elves were light and swift, moving quickly between the branches and the canopy.

Guo Li originally planned to be the last to leave, taking two sandwiches with him, but after seeing that the last person left behind was a wizard with an evil look, he followed him obediently.

Not long 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 taken away. She may have followed her on her own."

"I told you she wanted to run away!"

"There are also the smells of other elves here, all very powerful elves, as well as the smells of high elves and humans."

"Are we going to go rescue Guoli?"

"No, we are no match for them. It is no longer safe here. Let's go!"

Soon the three elves came away with five sandwiches.

If the three elves were all witches, they might not leave, but fortunately, the three elves this time were all wizards. They could withstand the temptation and were afraid of the barbarian army, so they fled here quickly.

Being able to think about escaping even after eating, this kind of willpower... is already very strong!

Generally, even humans would not think of escaping if they had enough to eat and were not abused.

Food itself is a weapon for domesticating animals and intelligent creatures. The weaker the hunting ability, the easier it is to be domesticated by food.

Guoli soon followed Lawrence out of the forest and came to the magnificent, beautiful and rich snow mountain castle.

Lawrence was very kind 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 what he knew about the forest.

Guo Li looked around, his nose twitching as if he smelled something.

"What?" Guoli looked at Lawrence suspiciously, not hearing what Lawrence asked.

If the spirits were not in sync, Lawrence and the witch's dialogue would be lost in translation.

This has never happened before. The problem now is that this silly elf is thinking about other things and cannot concentrate.

Lawrence said to the maid: "Ask Salil to bring fried chicken legs, wine, and some food."

"Yes, Master." The maid quickly went down to inform.

"What are fried chicken legs?" Guoli's attention quickly focused and his memory became much better.

"You'll find out later, I'll let you eat enough." Lawrence looked at Guoli's body, "How old are you this year?"

"I don't know. I have eaten the fruit in the forest dozens of times. I should still be able to eat it for many years." Guoli, like most elves, does not have an accurate understanding of his age.

Lawrence felt that she was at least thirty years old and should be an elf who escaped after the war started. There were actually many such female elves.

In fact, there are not many female elves who can stay to stop the invaders. Many female elves are found in cellars and caves.

Soon Salil came over.

"Lawrence, do you want to drink with me?"

Salil came over with her maid and greeted Lawrence happily.

Lawrence nodded, "That's right. This is Guoli, the female elf I attracted when I was eating a sandwich on the way out. I think she looks a bit like you."

Salil looked at Guoli and then at Lawrence.

"How are they similar? Although they both have brown hair, the brown color is not obvious."

Guoli couldn't understand what Salil was saying, nor what Lawrence was saying. Her eyes were attracted by the large plate of fried chicken legs brought by the maid, as well as various unfamiliar foods that exuded aroma and heat. .

Lawrence soon took Salil 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 wine.

Even when they took a bath together after eating and drinking, Guoli squinted her eyes and held the candy in her mouth, letting Salil and Lawrence help her take a bath.

As long as she gives him delicious food, Guoli won't have any thoughts of resisting. (End of chapter)