Leaving the small courtyard of the half-elf leader Ost, Thorne walked with Andrina to the cliff northwest of the upper city.

The upper urban area of ​​Pushang Town is wider than the lower urban area, but the number of people is quite small, only less than 200 people, scattered in the wooden houses between the trees, even if two people are walking along the ancient road , also failed to meet a few houses.

According to Chief Oster, it was a thriving town a hundred years ago, governed by a viscount lord who came from a coastal port city about 500 kilometers east of Waterfall Town: Sept city.

The former Upper Town was occupied by houses and various workshops, and the original inhabitants made their living mainly by exporting wood, leather, fruits and grains.

It is also a base and outpost for adventurers and travelers to the Great Swordscar Mountains and the Emerald Fields.

But I don't know what happened. The town of waterfalls was turned into a ruin in the sea of ​​fire overnight, and the residents of the town disappeared, leaving only an isolated tower on the cliff that was abandoned by the wizard and the burning house. ruins.

In a hundred years, a lot of things can actually be changed. Even if the vicissitudes of life cannot be achieved, it is still easy to cover up the traces left by life.

The houses turned into dust and mixed into the soil under the blowing of the cold wind, and the cultivated terraced fields also disappeared without a trace under the battle between the miscellaneous trees and the weeds.

Today, this place has become the home of the wandering half-elves. They receive the half-elves who have been isolated from all over the world, and gradually form a fairly complete settlement, where they thrive.

Until the arrival of the players, breaking the quiet life here, clusters of flaming maple forests were cut down in large numbers and replaced by large-scale houses.

At the same time, the fireworks smell of civilization also attracts those intelligent races wandering in the wilderness to peep frequently.

Thorne led Andrina along a grass-covered path, gradually entering the depths of the woods.

The surrounding trees are getting denser and denser, and the towering trees are growing in disorder. The huge canopy is like a giant umbrella, and the layers of branches and leaves block the gradually sparse light, causing the light in the surroundings to become more and more dim.

They made steady progress on a path between the trees, carefully avoiding the many twisted and intertwined roots, the forest was devoid of shrubs, and the ground gradually rose as they walked.

The trees grew taller, darker, and thicker the farther they went, with occasional drops of damp condensation dripping from the still yellow leaves.

Other than that, the entire forest was silent, no whispers were heard among the branches, and no branches were seen swaying and moving with the wind.

Only the rotten branches and leaves and the lingering mist filled the dense forest.

Andrina, who was following Thorne, saw such a strange scene, and after a little thought, she realized that they had stepped into the depths of the woods.

But as she continued to move forward, she gradually had an uncomfortable feeling that she was being watched secretly. At first, her eyes were full of disapproval, and then the degree of disapproval deepened, turning into disgust and even hostility.

As this feeling continued to grow, it caused her to look up or glance back quickly and quickly, as if a fatal blow could fly from the dark at any time.

"Don't you feel the peeping from the dark?" Finally, Andrina couldn't help walking to Thorne and asked.

"The original half-elf inhabitants of the town of Falls live here, mainly by hunting and selling leather and fruit for a living, almost all of them are druids and rangers, and a few priests of Merika, who have unique skills in domesticating animals. place."

Thorne glanced around as he walked and said:

"At this time, we are in the densest grove in the upper city. After many ranger druids and priests died, their animal companions spontaneously guarded this silent wood. There is obvious hostility, if I hadn't followed you, they would have regarded you as an intruder and launched an attack."

"Why do these animal companions stay here?" Andrina lowered her waist to avoid a branch blocking her steps, and followed Thorne's footsteps and asked again.

"Because..." Thorne paused, turned to look at her and said, "All their masters are buried in this dense forest, and this is their sleeping place."

"..." Noticing Thorne's serious expression, Andrina stopped asking too much, but chose to remain silent.

In this way, the two of them continued to shuttle through the dense forest without any signs of trails, and the trees seemed to keep blocking the way.

As they gradually moved forward, the light finally became brighter and brighter, and suddenly, except for the woods, they found that they had walked to a wide open space.

The sky above was blue and clear, but the sun was not high enough to illuminate the treetops, not the glade.

The evergreens on the edge of the clearing were greener and denser, almost like a solid thick wall surrounding it.

There were no trees growing in the open space, only messy weeds and a large number of entangled helmet thorns, spreading wildly everywhere.

After Andrina put her hand on her forehead and gradually got used to the sunlight, she looked up at the vague outline of the tower, and then looked around, and found that there were black thorns filled with Helmet thorn plants everywhere.

So he walked over to Thorne and patted him on the shoulder, then smiled and joked at him: "There's no way out, are you planning to fly me up?"

"Zheng!"

Hearing the words, Thorne directly pulled out the long sword at his waist, looked at the dense Helmets and said:

"In order to prevent other people from rushing into the tower, the half-elf leaders left behind a few animals to guard them. These vine-shaped helmets are also a means of defense. If you want to go to the tower, you can only open a passage."

After he finished speaking, he ignored the other party and looked down to find the abandoned steps covered by the helmet thorns.

"Are the berries on these Helmets edible?" Seeing Thorne looking for a path, Andrina was a little bored, and asked curiously after noticing the indigo fruits on the Helmets.

"Yes, but the taste is sour and hard to swallow. Generally, half-elves in the town on the waterfall like to use it to make wine." Thorne replied as he moved the bushes on the ground to find a path.

After speaking, he reminded her subconsciously: "When you have time, I suggest you read more about the nature of the wilderness."

"I am a spellcaster, and I can't finish studying the ancient secrets, magical traditions, mysterious emblems, and constructive creatures contained in mystical knowledge, and I have no time to learn about nature." Andrina retorted: "Besides, , this is the knowledge that you ranger druids should master."

Thorne, who was concentrating on finding the path, didn't answer. After finding the stone steps covered with weeds and helmet thorns, his expression loosened, and then he began to swing his long sword to remove the helmet thorns covering the steps.

And so, Thorne cleared the thick bristle growing on the steps as he walked, while Andrina followed idly.

When all the Helmets on the path were cleared by Thorne, the two climbed the mountain and came to the tower wrapped in Helmets and vines.

This is an eight-sided minaret sitting on a cliff. The building material of the tower is made of dark blue stone, with a height of about 300 meters and an area of ​​about 100 square meters.

"It seems that the preservation is quite complete. Use your detection spell to check around for any abnormalities." Thorne looked up at the tower and reminded Anderina.

Then turned around and looked down at the top of the mountain, but saw the endless mountains crawling under the feet, the inexhaustible clouds and mists shrouded the mountains, the sky was blue as a wash, and the faint cloud shadows fluttered in the wind.

Looking at such a beautiful scenery, Thorne couldn't help taking a deep breath, the fresh air was like washing the air, which instantly made him feel refreshed and relaxed.

"This is indeed a good place for seclusion. No wonder those wizards chose to build the tower here." Thorne felt involuntarily.

after awhile.

"Let's go, it's all right." Andrina greeted Thorne after the inspection.

Thorne, who was silent in the beautiful scenery, immediately turned to look, and saw Andrina gently gestured at several mysterious runes carved in front of the tower, a magical light flashed, and the runes flashed under the sunlight. Dazzling light.

"Boom!"

The heavy stone door covered with vines made a loud bang and slowly opened, and a rotten breath rushed towards the face from the dark tower.

"Wait a moment!"

Seeing that Andrina was about to go in, Thorne called to stop her and said, "I smell the rotten smell of the corpse, so be careful, I'll lead the way."

After speaking, he immediately held a long sword and walked cautiously into the tower with a solemn expression.

"Find the intruder, start the self-defense protection program!"

When Thorne led Andrina out of the first floor of the tower, a cold metal friction sounded, followed by four red lights that suddenly flashed in the darkness.