This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 269, Section 268: The City in the Trees
It is said that the elves live in only one city.

There may be some settlements in other places, but the only one that can truly be called a city is the one right next to the Shenmu Underground City.

Lin Jun's knowledge of the Elf Forest and Elf City came almost entirely from the boasts of the drunken adventurers in the tavern.

Some people patted their chests and said they had "entered" or "visited" the place, while others confidently declared, "I have a friend who has been inside."

However, the descriptions given by these people were completely different.

Some say it's a cluster of crystal palaces hidden in the canopy of giant trees; others say it's a three-dimensional labyrinth entirely woven from living trees; still others confidently claim it's a cave city built underground, covered in glowing moss...

A thousand drunken adventurers will each have a thousand completely different elven cities in their mouths.

Looking at their panels, which are all bronze and silver, with even gold-level items being extremely rare, you can tell how "valuable" these words are.

This race, which occupies the southeastern corner of the continent and is almost isolated from the world, has very few elves who are willing to come out on their own initiative.

However, this number still far exceeds the number of foreign races who dared to enter the Elf Forest and came out alive.

You could probably find the real information by making a special search, but since Puji is going to go in and find out for himself anyway, he's too lazy to bother.

Along the way after leaving the dungeon, Lin Jun encountered many elves.

These weren't just passersby, but rather figures silently hidden among the branches of giant trees and behind crevices in the rocks. Their strength was generally between silver and gold level, clearly indicating that they were organized scouts.

In addition, there are many magic circles of unknown purpose scattered throughout the forest, hidden in various corners.

With the combined reconnaissance and detection skills of the scout, nothing can hide.

However, no one stepped forward to stop Aylawen.

Lin Jun didn't know if only the section from the dungeon to the elven city was so heavily guarded, or if the entire elven forest was like this.

If it's the latter, it's no wonder that few intruders manage to escape.

As the journey progressed into its second half, Aylawen stepped onto a spiral wooden staircase that encircled a giant tree and began her ascent.

These giant trees are not as tall as their counterparts in the underground city, which are over a hundred meters high, but they are still several tens of meters tall.

Up in the tree, Lin Jun finally saw the elf's building!
A treehouse in the air, made of polished artificial building materials and branches that appear to have grown under magical guidance.

These treehouses are connected by spiral wooden staircases, and bridges that gleam blue in the sunlight connect the trees.

The second half of the journey involves traveling through the "sky market" atop these giant trees.

The number of ordinary elves gradually increased.

They lived in a treehouse, surrounded by handsome men and beautiful women. Puffy's footsteps, with Elawen mixed in, suddenly seemed rather "ordinary."

Of course, Lin Jun also noticed that no elf could compare to the appearance of that guy named Sirion; clearly, that guy was far beyond the normal level.

These tree-top structures are not simple at all; on the contrary, they look much more exquisite than the wooden houses in Silent Wind Town.

It has all the necessary functions: a pharmacy with a sign hanging above it; a bookstore with faint magical fluctuations; a general store filled with quirky items...

Scout Puji even "heard" from afar melodious, ethereal music and whispered laughter coming from a place resembling a tavern, completely different from the noisy, rugged style of the Rotten Willow Tavern. And at the very end of the journey, at the edge of the Giant Tree Forest, stood a massive, magnificent palace perched on a cliff, radiating a soft, magical glow!

High atop the bridge, Elawen, clutching her head and two slapped feet, exclaimed with a barely perceptible hint of excitement, "Little Chi, welcome to—Isildorin!"

Oh oh oh oh oh!
This is what a palace should look like!
Lin Jun had been to quite a few cities and seen many castles, but in terms of scale and exquisite craftsmanship, this Elf Palace was far superior!
However, that's not entirely true. I haven't been to the human capital city of Oath City, let alone explored the territories of the demons and dwarves. Perhaps there are wonders there that are no less impressive than this.
Just as Lin Jun was looking forward to seeing where Aylawen lived, she led the scout Puji and Feifei down the ladder to the bottom.

Beneath the giant tree lies a forest of ordinary trees, and in a sparsely populated outskirts, a solitary little house stands—that is Elawen's home…

Before she even entered the door, another elf's voice came from not far away: "Ellawen, you're finally back! You should keep an eye on your bear, it ate the Moonflower I'd been painstakingly raising for two weeks a few days ago!"

Upon hearing this, Aylawen rubbed her hands together, nodded repeatedly, and muttered something so subtle that even the sound of her head bobbing could barely be heard.

Fortunately, the other person seemed to be used to it, and after complaining, they turned around and left.

Lin Jun didn't understand Elvish, but she started stammering after seeing Elaven encounter other elves.

Not only now, but I noticed it earlier on the way. Whenever an elf spoke to Elaven, her mouth would be as if it had been sewn shut.

After the elf walked away, Elawen seemed to be reactivated and pushed open the door.

In the next instant, a white figure attacked!

【Race: Mushroom Ball】

"Fluffy! You missed me!" Elaine hugged the fluffy creature, which looked like a giant dandelion, buried her face in its long, thick white fur, and rubbed against it, her voice sweet as honey, "Good boy! So good!"

"Where are Bubble and Beanie?" Elaine carried the furball around the little house, then peeked outside to look for them. Finally, she found her other two animal companions a few hundred meters away from home, at the entrance of a hidden burrow.

[Race: Shadowswamp Python]

[Race: Earth Bear]

What kind of junk are you raising?!
Let's leave the giant python aside for now, isn't the earth bear the kind Dylan encountered?!
Opening the panel, Lin Jun quickly found the signature skill – [Gravity Field LV4].

Oh open!

It's a skill that doesn't exist yet!
Elaine's "friend"... seems pretty good!
This giant ground bear is only a little over two meters tall, and it seems to be a cub?

Even if there are animal lovers, why not keep some normal pets?

Other elves also keep pets, but they're mostly birds or squirrels. No wonder Elaven doesn't live in a tree with those kinds of creatures...

Moreover, how did the level 12 Pokémon survive when all these creatures were being raised together?

"Oh! Bubble, Beanie, you're getting ready to hibernate, aren't you? No wonder you're hiding here... Beanie, you've gotten even stronger..."

The Earth Bear sat in a corner of the cave, while Aylawen muttered to herself as she buried herself in the Earth Bear's thick, warm belly fur, letting out a few silly "hehe" laughs of comfort.

The parrot Feifei landed next to the snake's head, chirping incessantly, and occasionally glancing at Puji...

(End of this chapter)