In the end, Lin reluctantly put down the gem in his hand that had not been polished, but the exposed part was already shining. It was not someone's style to like shiny things. Perhaps he would be bewitched by the value for a while, but it was not what he was after, so he would not lose himself and forget the purpose of this trip.
Although that was the case, if it was a Hongbai machine and Mario here today, he would definitely throw the mission to the back of his mind and return home after looting the item. He would clear the game first.
And the process of investigating along the way was quite smooth. But it was precisely because it was so smooth that it made Lin suspect something. Li Ena had said that there were 213 members of the Divine Wood Guards, 73 had appeared on the ground, 55 had been identified in the tree trunk area, and 85 elves were left. Where were the remaining 85 elves?
The reason he doubted this again was because Lin felt that the number of elves he had encountered in the tunnels on the World Tree's body and inside the World Tree's body was too few.
Perhaps the Divine Wood Guards were quite confident that no one would invade such a place, so there was no need for too many patrols. But they had to have a place to go. Could it be that the remaining elves that Lin had not seen were also staying in their rooms and not going out?
Just as he was thinking this, the water mirror that had slowly extended out of the corner quickly shrank back with a whoosh. A certain someone thought that he had mentally adjusted himself, but cold sweat still broke out on his forehead.
He carefully extended the water mirror again. The scene reflected in the mirror was a small square space. Compared to the passages in the inner space of the World Tree, this place was much larger.
The point was that there was about a small team standing here, six or seven fully armed members of the Divine Wood Guards. All the elves had bows in their hands and were clearly the guards of this place. And everyone's position was flawless. The elves' field of vision complemented each other, and there seemed to be no blind spots.
Even the treasury they had encountered before did not have half a guard. What was the reason for so many people here?
The shape and size of the door looked exactly the same as the one they had seen before. There was nothing special about it. This made Lin even more curious about what was behind the door. But how should he enter and explore?
Create a diversion? There were no windows or anything here. Apart from the other rooms, it was a completely sealed passage. There was not even a ventilation duct. Coupled with the elves' good living habits, there was no clutter in the passage. It could be said that all of the feints that a certain person could think of wouldn't work here. Either that, or there was a great risk of exposing himself.
Just as he was vexed, another message window popped up in his field of vision. This was from Kaya. She reminded them that it was time for dinner and that they should prepare to eat.
If it was in the past, Lin Fan would have thought that it was fine if he missed out on the opportunity. However, if he didn't want to arouse the other party's suspicions, the best way was to act as usual. Therefore, after confirming the distance and direction between his current position and the camp on the ground, Lin flashed and left the World Tree's space.
There was no one in the tent. Because it was under the dense shade of the World Tree, it got dark earlier than in the outside world. Looking up from the outside, other than some dim yellow light in the shade of the trees, the elven army had already set up magic lamps for night illumination at certain key points in the camp.
In order to limit the use of open flames, the cooking of dinner was concentrated in one area. And because they couldn't throw away the leftovers and leftovers, everyone had to come here if they wanted to eat.
The members of the Divine Wood Guards stood not far away to supervise. On the surface, it seemed that they were supervising the open flames to prevent sparks from flying. However, Lin Fan was now secretly observing them and realized that the elves' eyes weren't just staring at the flames. They scanned almost the entire camp. It looked like they were secretly nodding their heads to see who had come and who hadn't.
Was he overthinking, or were these elves from the Divine Wood Guards really supervising the actions of all outsiders?
No matter how delicious the food was, it would become tasteless after eating it for a few days, let alone dry rations. Even the few humans and dwarves who were used to hardship found it difficult to adapt to food that was soaked and softened in hot water, let alone the delicate elves.
Although the elves didn't protest openly, a certain person had heard a lot of complaints in private. They even complained, intentionally or otherwise, about why they had to come on this meaningless visit. Many elves wanted to go home.
After all, they had nothing to do for a few days after coming here. They wanted to explain to the others that they couldn't start work because the materials weren't in place, but probably no one would listen. Fortunately, a certain thick-skinned person was already used to it going in one ear and out the other.
The two thin-skinned girls thoughtlessly thought that they were just following their teacher's instructions. Therefore, if there were complaints, a certain person should be the one to shoulder it. With this thought in mind, the two of them didn't have any psychological burden. They were entangled in the emotions of others because of their unhappiness. Fen was always self-centered and didn't care about other people's feelings.
After swallowing the bowl of soft and tasteless dinner, Lin returned to the temporary shelter. Limited by the limited number of magic lamps used for illumination, and no one was allowed to light bonfires here, there were no large-scale activities in the World Tree camp at night.
These few nights, the elves had gathered into a few groups and enthusiastically started a TRPG team. A few elves with rich experience and some storytelling skills were already quite impressive as game hosts. They didn't lose out to a certain someone who had only appeared briefly. Other than the first night when Lin ran with the king, he had been thinking of ways to decline the rest of the time.
Originally, Lich would have joined them and played with them. But after a few rounds, she also quit. Just like how adventuring partners had to be chosen carefully, gaming partners were the same. A group of people who could walk together would definitely have something in common. Come if you get along, leave if you don't. No matter what kind of life it was, it was the same principle.
Playing with the only dice that someone had made (?) Die, Fen followed Lin back to the tent. At the same time, the two girls and the Elven sword dancer, Riena Titov, also returned.
The two girls were busy with the work that their teacher had assigned at the last minute. Although there was no deadline to complete it, because it was a new topic, a sense of novelty pushed Kaya and Hallumi to dive headfirst into it. Even on Earth, this was a project that required a professional team to spend a lot of time to complete.
As for the female elf, she should have been by their young king's side, secretly carrying out protection and vigilance work. However, the photo that someone had handed to her through Fen made Li Ena feel very strongly about Lin's investigation of the internal progress of the Divine Wood Guards. Her curiosity stemmed from worry, so she followed him. Anyway, these days, it was not news that she and Lich were together at night. It should not attract attention because of this.
Li Ena did not treat him as an outsider at all. After entering the tent, she immediately asked, "What did you find?"
Lin did not say much. He once again used the Head Coffin to replay his memories. Hallumi wanted to see if there were any fragments that could be used as a reference for lip reading. Unfortunately, everyone in the Divine Wood Guards wore their masks tightly. Their lips could not be seen, so naturally, there was no need to consider lip reading.
During the replay process, Lin saw that Li Ena was watching very seriously and could not help but ask, "Have you never been to these places?"
"Basically, other than the members of the guards, no one else is allowed to enter the World Tree. Of course, I have never been there, and I don't know that there are other areas inside the World Tree. "
"Not even your little king?"
"As far as I know, no. In fact, in the past, when the king came to the World Tree, it would be on a hunting tour once every eight years. The main purpose was to hold a ceremony to worship the ancestors. The process was very complicated, and other than that, he would not stay for long. "When she saw someone enter the armory and treasury, Li Ena's gaze unnaturally drifted toward him.
Lin had a clear conscience about this. Although he picked up some things to play with, he did not take anything away. After all, the things would not be spoiled if he touched them. If he could not even touch them, he should have watched them more closely. If he left them unguarded, he would not allow others to pass by and use them as a reference.
Because it was a replay of the memory, it could be fast-forwarded. Soon, everyone reached the end of the memory, the room with guards. The scene also came to an abrupt end after a certain person repeatedly confirmed that the place was heavily guarded.
Fen asked first, "What's in this room?"
"I don't know. I couldn't go in. So I want to ask Li Ena, where could this be? "
The female elf who was called out shook her head. Even the treasury was not guarded. What could be more important than that place? She had no clue at all.
"Could it be the location of your military communication magic array?" Lin still asked.
Li Ena said with certainty, "The protection of that magic array is very strict, yes, but not to this extent. Especially since the forum you created has become popular in the human world. I don't dare to speak for the other elven kingdoms, but the number of human spies sent to Atterhaimei to spy on the secrets of that magic array has decreased greatly. As a result, we have also reduced some of our manpower, which was already tight. "
"I see." Lin sighed. Another answer was missing.
Fen asked at this time, "Then what are you going to do? Ignore this place? Or barge in? "
"Barging in is definitely not going to work." Lin shook his head and said, "If there is no hostility at first, because we barged into a place that is unrelated to them but is confidential to them, we will become enemies even if we are not enemies. As for ignoring it, are you willing to do so? "
"Then what are your plans?"
Faced with Fen's question, Lin Xiang took out one of the many design concepts he had left behind and showed it to everyone. It was an improved version of the Arcane Eye. More importantly, there was an experimental magic design on it. It could be remotely located and captured by Blink.
When it reached the fixed point, it would begin to collect the surrounding image information. After it was retrieved, it would be able to extract and broadcast the information of the target location. Lin named this design "Spy Eye."
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