Adhering to isolationism, adhering to the principle of not offending others unless they offend me, and because they are the targets of many slave-repairing teams, the wood elves cannot be called friendly to strangers. This is also a map collected, and many of them have special reasons for adding danger to this tribe.
And such a group of people invites me to be a guest in their tribe, do you want to go?
Of course I want to go! Lin smiled and took Kalamaharan's extended hand.
Not to mention anything else, just for the sake of the 'World Tree', it is necessary to go and see it. Although the World Tree in Lost Land is not like the fantasy story on Earth, there is only one tree in the world, and usually this tree is almost dead, but it is not seen everywhere.
Of course, at the beginning
, someone is also confused. Isn't it called the 'World' tree? How can there be many trees in one world? Later, after some research, I realized that the World Tree in Lost Land is not like the Nordic myth of Earth. It belongs to the foundation of the world and structures one or even multiple worlds.
The world tree in the Lost Land is more like a kind of space bridge. The naturally formed lines on it are not only the starting point of elf magic, but also the original origin of all teleportation types of magic. In other words, the 'world' of Yggdrasil actually means connecting multiple worlds, rather than supporting or containing multiple worlds. I heard that the more mature the World Tree is, the more worlds it can connect to.
For someone who is studying teleportation magic and the relationship between multiple dimensions, what could be a more valuable reference than the World Tree. Even if you don't have the opportunity, you should still look for it. Now that you have this opportunity, and this opportunity comes to you so quickly, there is no reason to push it away.
More importantly, the fruits of the World Tree are the core material of the magic tower energy pool. If you pick up one or two, it would be a good thing to give as a gift or for personal use.
Regarding Lin's straightforward decision, Kalamaharang showed a rather amused expression, but the two apprentices were noncommittal. After all, although the reputation of wood elves is not friendly, it is not a cannibalistic place either. As for Fen... is there anything she doesn't dare to go to? It's not that the World Tree has never been burned. If it really offends her, it just adds one more to the record.
Early the next morning, the group packed their things and ate breakfast. Only then did Lin have the opportunity to look at Kalamaharang's exaggerated tendons in the sun, and his mind couldn't help but think of the scene when Arnold made his debut in the first episode of The Terminator. If this guy were to be released to the earth, he would be a WWE star again.
But when he saw the banjo behind the sturdy elf, he remembered something Halumi said last night, that is, the tone played by the piano was beautiful, but the sound was not quite right. It's supposed to be a wooden instrument, but it has a metallic resonance.
Honestly, someone can't hear the difference between the two. In fact, Lin was able to distinguish the sounds of guitar and violin, and he already admired himself. So he was dubious about what the girl said. However, this doubt also reminded Lin of another thing.
Wood elves may seem isolated, but in fact they have not completely cut off communication with the outside world. In particular, the druids from the wood elves are active throughout the Lost Lands, and most of the time they travel around the Lost Lands as bards. As long as you walk outside, people with similar backgrounds will naturally gather together to form an organization for mutual protection and mutual assistance - the Turtle Dove Alliance.
The origin of this turtle dove is the name of the piano, not a bird. The turtle dove can be regarded as the most widely spread stringed instrument in Midland. And because it is easy to carry, it is also the most commonly used instrument by bards. The appearance is similar to the Earth's musical instrument of the same name, with the upper part shaped like a guitar and the lower part shaped like a tambourine with four strings. It is played like a guitar.
The name of the musical instrument is used as the name of the organization. You can imagine what the most common ways for members to hide their identities are. Coupled with the design of the turtle dove, it can hide a thin sword very well. Such weapons are almost standard equipment for members of the Ikaruga Alliance. This may be the origin of the metallic resonance sound that Halumi heard.
The Ikaruga Alliance is not a cult, but it is not a benevolent organization either. As mentioned before, half-elves are unlikely to choose acts such as revenge. Even if a tribesman is captured by a slave team, they are unlikely to actively retrieve them. But this does not mean that they will not go all out in the event of a conflict; or that they will not come to the rescue when they see enslaved tribesmen.
Since you want to save people, you have to take action; since you have to take action, there is no magnanimity and forgiveness. Especially the disparity in strength between wood elves and humans makes it easier for the scene to turn into a one-sided massacre.
If the Wood Elves cannot win because they are too outnumbered, then alliances can come into play. If you can't win with one, find two. If you can't win with two, find a team. If a small team still can't win... To be honest, I've never heard of such a case. What's more, they are not stupid enough to attack difficulties head-on every time. They can do it however easy or as easy as possible.
The most famous Turtle Dove Alliance incident occurred more than a hundred years ago when a king made a high-profile claim that he had an elf slave girl, and at the same time played with her in front of nobles and ministers. On the third day, the palace was slaughtered, including the royal family. The elf slave girl was missing, and there was a mark of the Turtle Dove Alliance on the scene.
It was also from that incident that no one in power of any race dared to declare that they supported the system of slavery, and of course they did not dare to say that they had slaves, or even female elf slaves. Slavery seems to have been collectively spurned by Homo sapiens society.
Would someone be worried about going to a place where such a group of people hang out? Saying no is actually a lie. But the temptation from the World Tree was higher than the unfriendly attitude of the wood elves, and Lin wanted to give it a try. Just like when he first traveled to the Lost Land, he became a magic apprentice and walked out of the protection of the town to fight with the uncivilized goblins and accumulate his initial capital.
When everything is ready, we head towards the Wadwo tribe. Along the way, Kalamaharang, who was leading the way, naturally continued the chatting atmosphere from last night. However, Halumi, who was familiar with the situation, asked about the wood elf tribe. Of course, the focus was on some taboos and habits, and the reasons were very good. She didn't want to be a rash guest.
After all the talk, how could Kalamaharan still hide it and refuse to say anything? If you really commit something, it would be quite troublesome to have conversations like, 'You didn't tell me,' or 'Just because you don't know, it doesn't mean you can do it.'
The Wadwo tribe is actually not that far away from the camp site last night. In the direction that Lin and others planned to go, just take one of the forked roads and go to the other road. Kalamaharang also bluntly said that in fact, the interruption last night was probably his last camping trip before entering the tribal area. He was quite surprised to meet a friendly stranger.
The speed of the carriage is about the same as walking. The most important thing is the advantage of not having to carry anything by yourself and being able to pile it all on the car. Kaya and Fin stayed in the caravan, doing their own thing. Halumi was sitting in the driving seat, chatting with Kalamaharang who was walking.
Lin also came down to walk. In addition to being idle for too many days and needing some exercise, he was also the third chat partner besides Halumi and Kalama Harang. But most of the time, he only responded. However, this did not hinder his interest in the conversation. Of course, wanting to know more about the wood elves was also the main reason.
The rumors about Midland are even more unreliable than the news about Earth. The news media or some self-media before time travel were basically 30% true and 70% false. You have to judge for yourself which ones are facts from the subjective opinions of those media, and which ones are what the media owners want to impose on the audience.
We should be lucky if the rumors about Midi are 100% true and 90% false. Because the speaker is usually more subjective and will use their experiences to reinforce certain parts.
For example, if two parties have a dispute, they usually suffer all kinds of grievances and the other party is arrogant and unreasonable; if they fight or lose, the other party is usually tall and powerful, with three heads and six arms, capable of tearing apart tigers and leopards, and drinking blood like hair. Either his opponent was despicable and scheming, and it would be fine if he didn't lose unjustly anyway.
Under this situation, Lin was curious about how different the actual situation of the wood elves would be from the rumors.
The wood elf is also talkative in this regard, or he thinks that these are things that there is no need to hide, so he doesn't shy away from it at all.
Of course, his speech inevitably contains some subjective thoughts. For example, they advocate the druid's concept of balance and believe that it is quite undesirable for humans to fish from the lake. Warcraft and wild beasts are also part of this world, and they should not be exterminated because they threaten human life. If a person is eaten, it is just part of nature.
Ideas like this come from the era before time travel that valued environmental protection and resource recycling. Lin could also have a few words with the other party. But the biggest difference between the Druids and the environmentalists on Earth is that the latter only protest at most, or they just talk in the media and try to discredit people. The former's attitude is that if you don't listen to my advice, your soul will return to the underworld and your body will return to nature...
In terms of execution ability, druids are much better than those environmentalists who can only hold up signs to protest.
Following Kalamaharang's guidance, the path the group took became increasingly narrow and rugged, unlike the path that people often walk on. There were even several places where the wood elves had to use their druid abilities to move the trees that had grown too close together so that the carriage could pass.
Of course, Kalamaharang would use his ability so simply to clear the way for everyone. In fact, he saw the Lich preparing to take action, and his first move was to set fire, so he had to stand up and deal with it. After all, he invited the guests.
