Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 209 Summoning of Nature's Allies

In the misty morning, the breeze blows the shadows of the trees, and the morning light passes through the dense branches and leaves, casting light and shadows shaking all over the ground.

Thorne was walking in the dense jungle, feeling the mist around him, as well as the cheerful birdsong in the forest.

He stopped suddenly, looked up at the tall and tall trees dominated by firs and towering shadows around him, jumped up, and his figure disappeared into the depths of the jungle like a leaf flying in the autumn wind.

After a while, he came to a dirt road leading to Shuangta Town.

The avenue in front of me is five or six meters wide, with dense bushes growing on both sides. It seems that it has rained in the past few days, making the already potholed road appear muddy. The yellow light, the deep axle prints criss-crossed, very messy.

"These traces should be left by the hobgoblin Hruk. The ox carts carrying the goods are loaded with felled logs." Thorne carefully observed the clear marks left on the ground, the footprints of combat boots, and the handfuls of logs. Sawdust, I thought to myself.

Immediately afterwards, he leaned his whole body next to a big tree beside him, his eyes hidden in the hood pierced through the thick mist, looked at the deepest part where the axle marks disappeared, and fell into thought.

After leaving the Temple of Melikai and dealing with the mischievous dryad girl outside the temple, he walked towards the direction of Twin Towers Town to the east of the Forest of Tranquility.

Traveling quickly all the way, the farther away from the location of the Melikai Temple, the more big trees he found in the forest felled by hobgoblins.

But by observing the number of big trees felled in each place, he learned that these big trees were not cleared in large areas, but every time they passed by, they cut down an appropriate amount and quickly changed their positions. This strange behavior , let him probably guess some cryptic information.

In other words, the reason why the hobgoblin Heruk from the Black Pearl Forest can easily settle in the Forest of Tranquility is entirely due to the secret instruction of the Druid Order in the Emerald Garden.

Obviously, the leaders of the hobgoblins also understand this truth, so they did not wantonly cut down the big trees in the forest like the evil humanoid tribes such as the gnolls, lizardmen, or ogres, causing large-scale damage to the Tranquil Forest. .

The hobgoblin of Hruk is in the forest, and the number of fellings in each forest location is well controlled, so that no one can tell at a glance that the entire forest has suffered serious damage.

From this, it can be judged that the leader of the hobgoblins of Hruk may have secretly reached an agreement with the druid order in Emerald Garden.

As for the content of the agreement, it is nothing more than: If you want to settle in the Forest of Tranquility, they can agree, but the damage to the forest must not exceed the bottom line that the Druid Order can endure.

That's why the hobgoblin of Hruk would run around in this vast forest of silence, rather than pick a location and clear all the trees once and for all, leaving them bare.

Is it good or bad for Fallstown to make such an agreement between the druid and the hobgoblin?
If we want to consider it from a long-term perspective, it is definitely not conducive to Fallshang Town, because the hobgoblins entrenched in the Forest of Tranquility are very close to Fallshang Town. Possibly a threat to the safety of the town.

With the ability of Waterfall Town, there is no possibility of being able to completely resist it. After all, this is a group of regular hobgoblin troops who have attacked Winter City. Even if a group of remnants are defeated, their background lies there. It is only a matter of time before it develops and regains its original heyday.

Moreover, what really worries Thorn is that the southern edge of the Silent Forest is adjacent to the endless bottomless swamp. If these hobgoblins form an alliance with the lizardmen, the consequences will be disastrous.

But considering the current situation of Pushang Town, their agreement is more beneficial to Pushang Town at this time.

If the Druid Order of Emerald Garden insists on expelling the hobgoblins of Heruk from the Forest of Tranquility, these hobgoblins who have traveled a long distance from the Black Pearl Forest to the Inner Sea of ​​Shadowmoon will have nowhere to go. Under the circumstances, the location of Upper Falls would certainly be the best choice for establishing a settlement.

The hobgoblins who had no way out would attack Fallshang Town madly until it was turned into ruins and became the hobgoblin's own territory.

Half a year ago, the reason why Fallshang Town was invaded by hobgoblins was because these hobgoblins who tried to take root in the Forest of Tranquility were expelled by the Druid Order, which caused the tragedy of Fallshang Town.

It can be seen from this that some of the Druids in the Emerald Garden must have noticed the serious consequences of expelling the hobgoblins, so they made the most sensible decision for the residents of Waterfall Town. choose.

In other words, Waterfall Town once almost caused a tragic tragedy at the thought of others.

However, the hobgoblins entrenched in the Forest of Tranquility are always the biggest threat. They are like a sharp spike piercing into the vitals of Fallstown. If they are not removed, they may face fall at any time. possible.

Although Fallshang Town has let go and is preparing to form an alliance with Horn Town to deal with hobgoblins together, Thorne does not think that the combined strength of the two parties will necessarily have the capital to fight against them.

Hobgoblins are no different from primitive tribes such as gnolls and ogres. They are a group of military-managed troops. Even regular troops in civilized settlements are not fully sure that they can resist the hobgoblins.

"Although the hobgoblins have no plans to invade Fallstown for the time being, when the ice and snow melt in the spring of next year, these ambitious guys will definitely show their sharpest fangs, and this town will face the most severe test at that time." Thorne thought in his heart thought to myself.

Then he looked up into the depths of the road, with an expression as if he was waiting for something to arrive.

"Cuckoo!"

After a while, a fluttering gray owl flew from the depths of the bush and landed on Thorne's shoulder.

Thorn turned his head and stroked the owl's feathers, using the magic-like ability "Animal Talk" to look at its two big smart eyes for a moment, then waved his hand lightly, and the owl that landed on his shoulder turned into a little light and disappeared into the thin Foggy air.

The owl that appeared just now was the projection he summoned by using the ranger's one-ring divine spell "Level [-] Summoning of Nature's Allies".

This kind of divine art of summoning natural allies is similar to the conjuration spells of wizards. They all use the power of mantras through communication to launch spell pointers and space beacons to a certain plane.

When finding a suitable summoning target, sign an oath with it by threatening or luring it, so as to project and summon it to the designated location on the main material plane.

Since Thorne obtained these magical spells yesterday, he spent one night in the endless wilderness of the beast garden plane and signed oaths with many small animals to serve him.

Wanshou Garden, also known as Beast Township, is an uncivilized natural plane, which embodies the wildness and beauty of nature, and at the same time represents all animals.

In the "Level One Summoning of Nature's Allies", wolves, dire rats, falcons, small poisonous snakes, owls, dolphins and octopuses in the deep sea were all signed oaths by him one by one, allowing him to use divine magic to summon them to the Lord at any time. material plane.

Although the attack power of these small animals is not very strong, it is a good choice as a scouting partner.

For example, in a dense and dark forest, an owl with the characteristics of "dark vision" and "sharp senses" is the best choice.

If it is in the endless wilderness, the falcon with the characteristic of "sharp vision" is more suitable.

Wolves with a keen sense of smell, rats and venomous snakes who are good at shuttling through sewers, and even octopuses and dolphins in the deep sea, no matter what harsh environment they are in, he can find suitable scouting partners through the "Summoning of Natural Allies".

Moreover, in the "Summoning of Natural Allies" in the second ring, he also has the ability to summon a hippogriff with the ability to fly, which allows him to ride the hippogriff directly across the sky when he encounters difficult terrain.

Thorne stood where he was, recalled the unexpected discovery that the owl had brought him, and immediately took off the composite longbow behind him, and walked quickly on the road ahead.

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(End of this chapter)