Chapter 411

Chapter 411: The Forest

"I want to learn about the information first." Karoso casually found a stone to sit on, "You know the information about some churches."

"That’s easy to say, the Church of the Goddess of the Night has twice the military strength and city size of any one of them, but it can’t defeat all three." Tom stood in front of Karoso, "Why do I feel like you guys are so strange and don’t understand a bit of common sense?"

"It’s not important…" Karoso rubbed his chin.

"No wonder none of them dare to take action, the Church of the Goddess of the Night is afraid of the three joining forces, but the three dare not attack together. If they do, everyone fears the other two getting involved." Teresa realized, "As soon as a real fight starts, the alliance of the three is the easiest to break."

"The Church of the Goddess of the Night also cannot take the first step; if they do, they will definitely give the enemy a chance."

"That’s not how it works. The Church of the Lord of Eternity cannot team up with the other two." Karoso asserted, "To win, we must set aside some common knowledge about politics in our minds."

"Hmm, little girl, you are a bit naive." Tom laughed, "Elves are proud; they disdain working with other races. The Church of the Wisdom God is even more so; they look down on everyone who lacks knowledge."

"So, the idea of the three attacking together doesn’t exist at all?" Teresa’s eyes widened.

She felt like her whole worldview had changed!

The enemy’s enemy is a friend; this is common knowledge. Alliances are the most typical ways countries relate to each other.

"But don’t they have a common enemy?" 『』 was a little confused.

[This reminds me of The Lord of the Rings; elves don’t hide behind dwarves, even when charging in to help.]

[Yes, these fanatics have a few screws loose.]

"Their goal is to eliminate the other three factions by relying on themselves, and they are all waiting for the others to start the war," Karoso said. "So, it will stay this way for a long time."

Karoso didn’t mention that in ten days, an additional task would appear to eliminate the other three factions, and they would need to capture their main cities.

When players start this, they all first join the Goddess of the Night faction and then defend the city, until they face tragedy at the first tier.

Although those lords all wanted to start a war, they didn’t have a sense of time. They just kept strengthening themselves and dragging things on.

The players do not have enough reputation and troops, so they cannot send their armies or use means to make others come and fight.

"What we need to do now, besides gathering information, is to gather enough troops. To win, getting enough neutral soldiers is the key." Karoso’s gaze turned to Tom, "Where is the largest group of neutral soldiers here?"

"Underground." Tom instinctively replied, "There are enough neutral soldiers underground, but are you sure you want to go? You might not come back from such places. The underground is full of demons and undead; the human side might not be willing to accept that. Even if they do accept it, they would be treated as expendable."

"Let’s get the troops first," Teresa said. "Having troops makes things easier."

[This map is actually quite interesting. It’s a bit like Heroes of Might and Magic, with an upper and lower level. There are so many troops on the lower level. To win, it all depends on that lower level, and there is a hidden entrance.]

[It’s not just a map. It is said that an apology letter reached Ubisoft’s desk three days before this dungeon was released.]

[Just making a joke; Ubisoft has also invested in this game.]

[Having many copyrights allows for freedom.]

[Wait, how does this NPC know? We discovered it ourselves, and theoretically, these NPCs shouldn’t know anything yet.]

[The lord of the Church of the Goddess of the Night knew that the other three families came from afar; they did not know.]

[To make Gabriel speak, a lot of tasks must be done.]

[The entrance is not very welcoming; it is on the side of the Forest of Elves Church.]

[Who could have thought that the best environment, the Forest of Elves Church, is beneath hell? I always thought it would be the Church of the Lord of Eternity.]

[Do you know why those trees grow so lush?]

"Isn’t this too dangerous?" Tom said, looking scared.

"Don’t forget, you lost to me." 『』 pulled out a gold coin, flicked it with her finger, and a clear sound rang out.

"Oh… gambling is harmful!" Tom slapped his thigh.

Karoso looked at him for a moment longer.

I just asked him where the most neutral soldiers are, it was just a simple test.

This person is not simple at all; he is almost like a god.

[Master Karoso, are you sure you want to take him with you?]

[Yes, if you’re right and this person is a god, then it could be very dangerous.]

[So far, gods seem to be carefree and have a dark sense of humor.]

Karoso did not respond.

When Karoso met Tom, he knew everything was out of control.

It’s hard to say if it was just good luck for her, or if both of them were pushed by Karoso…

This person is like a ticking time bomb; if he comes along, it might be a little better, but if he stays hidden and causes trouble, it will be more of a problem.

If he is truly a god, the curiosity of outsiders must drive him to act.

……

Soon, it was deep into the night.

After nearly a whole day, Karoso and the others quietly sneaked into a spot behind the Forest of Elves Church.

A city made of trees came into view.

Each tree was filled with a powerful magical energy, and the ones that could be hugged by five people were just small saplings.

Especially the one in the center, which could hold an unknown number of people.

Aside from some key places with archers, there were no patrolling soldiers anywhere else.

But Karoso knew this was the most dangerous part, because the patrol soldiers of the Forest of Elves were not just any other soldiers, but some seemingly harmless giant trees!

It can be said that the whole forest belongs to them.

"Huff, huff, I can’t keep going. How can you all run so fast?" Tom covered his knees, gasping for breath, "Please understand me, I’m just a seventh-tier Pastor…"

"I know a Pastor who can fight two knights of the same level." 『』 rolled her eyes.

"You mean a Law Pastor? I’m a healing type." Tom sat down heavily on the ground.

Just at that moment, an accident happened.

Suddenly, the whole forest seemed to come alive, and the vines started to move.

Ordinary large trees quietly opened their eyes, and their gazes fell upon the group.

Some leaves were green, some were yellow, and some were a deeper teal color.

Especially those teal trees, when they opened their eyes, released an incredibly frightening magical power, a unique magical wave of the eighth tier!

Karoso suddenly looked at Tom.

"Oh no, we ran into a group of tree sprites!" Tom said with a shocked face. "Let’s run away quickly!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Then, the trees lifted off the ground, their roots pulling out of the soil.

Whoosh!

A signal arrow rang out in the distance.

"There are enemies!"

"Hahaha… I am Norman, here to challenge you to a knightly competition! Hey, why aren’t you following the rules of combat?"