Star Forge Titan

"You don't look like an idealist who pursues true equality. I am very familiar with the smell of innocence on that kind of people." The Demon Lord sat up straight and looked at the half-elf in front of him. The pressure she exuded was so strong that it was almost tangible, revealing the appearance of a ruler.

"So, why seek out the Dragonborn?"

Aviva was almost speechless, and Greer beside him was even more furious.

"The Furry bloodline is very strong," Ivan exclaimed. Furry orcs differ significantly from Barbarians in appearance, and their origins can be traced back to the ancient human empire. Those who dislike the Furry often disparage them as 'beasts' or 'animals,' but this term wasn't originally a purely insult; it had a deeper meaning.

Of course, even if most people use this term to provoke the Fur Tribe, they may not even know the origin of it. At best, they just want to insult them.

"I hope that an adult with enough say will suggest to the Chiefs' Union to reopen the investigation of an old case." Aviva bit his lip, and unlike the normal wood elves, he tried his best to straighten his back, trying to make himself look serious and earnest.

"Senior, why have I never heard you mention this matter?" Gracie couldn't help but interrupt.

"Because it's useless to say it." Aviva sighed heavily and lifted his cloak to reveal the triple spiral embroidered on the lapel. It was a pattern of three interlocking spirals, a common decorative mark used by members of the Wood Elf tribe.

"The Alba tribe massacre occurred forty years ago. After several years of investigation, it has been determined to be a lone wolf extremist atrocity, and statistics have been released."

"Except for survivors like me, for the vast majority of the people of the Great Wilderness Forest, whose lifespan is no more than a hundred years, that was a long time ago. There's absolutely no need to continue paying attention to it."

"Alba." Ivan chewed on the new term he had just heard, but felt vaguely familiar in his heart.

Soon, his brain, which had become extremely useful due to the transformation of the secret ritual and the awakening of his bloodline but always made judgments using super muscles, immediately found the relevant part in his memory.

Wasn't this the tribe that had been initially massacred by the mastermind behind the Black Forest Incident? After crossing over to the real Palladio, he had also crossed paths with them. It hadn't been amicable, but the outcome had been alright. After all, he hadn't been the one being driven to flee in despair.

Back to the point, the other party's tribe was called Alba. In a sense, it could be said to be a classic case of self-destruction of the entire family.

The young Titan's expression grew slightly more serious, and he looked at the half-elf with a certain scrutiny. Though it was only a slight shift in his gaze, the half-elf froze in place, unable to bear the gaze.

What does it feel like!?!

Avar screamed inwardly, a mixture of shock and astonishment. Even facing the Archdruid, she had never felt so suffocated. It was as if the sky had grown a pair of eyes, gazing down at the people below with indifference and apathy.

There is no condescending contempt, and in a sense it can even be said to be peaceful, but the scrutiny contained in it is like standing naked in the snow, which makes people feel seriously insecure.

There were no signs of contamination or any signs of magical manipulation, so it seemed like it was just a coincidence.

After making a preliminary judgment, Ivan didn't say much, but he heard Afrediya beside him suddenly speak:

"It sounds like there's something else going on." She glanced at her boyfriend who had withdrawn his gaze. The dignity surrounding her quickly disappeared as if it had never existed, and her expression returned to its previous nonchalant look.

"But we are just outsiders, and it is not appropriate for us to interfere in the internal affairs of the Great Wilderness United Emirates."

Aviva was a little unwilling, but he knew that the other party was right, so he could only sigh.

"I see."

At this time, Gracie spoke.

"Then, Your Excellencies, please join us in heading to the nearest city. The registration of these foreign superiors needs to be completed there."

"If necessary, we can provide mounts." The furry gray wolf-blooded Fur Clan added.

"Alas, ordinary mounts seriously lack the sense of adventure." Afrediya suddenly complained.

"I want a more romantic mount." The Demon King hugged, or rather strangled, his boyfriend's neck and shouted.

The moment Gu Long's beautiful girl's feet left the ground, her smart, wise and politically intelligent brain seemed to go offline, and the innocent and clear stupidity of a person in love once again reached its peak.

"But..." The movement was so swift and powerful that Gracie, who was watching, felt cold sweat immediately. When she came to her senses, she realized that she was sticking out her tongue in a rude manner.

There is no way around it. The most efficient heat dissipation organ of canines is located on the tongue, and even the fur-bearing tribe, which only inherited some of the characteristics of wild beasts, is no exception.

Seeing this, Aviva immediately hit the guy on the back of the head, making his entire head bend down and forced him to bow and apologize.

"The patrol will do their best on this." The half-elf thought that he could probably find a guide who specialized in this area to come up with a solution.

"Ah, don't bother. I believe I can find a very romantic mount very romantically while passing through the beautiful woods." Alvin said aloud, his expression looking quite subtle.

Just when the Demon King made his willful request, he sent the relevant instructions to low-Earth orbit through the wisdom tablet he carried with him.

Inside the New Logillas, numerous cats and bugs immediately bustled into action. They quickly shrouded something in optical camouflage and launched it directly toward the surface. Setting aside the consequences of this action, the Demon Lord's capricious request was quickly met.

Sure enough, it was only a hundred steps away from the patrol station.

Strolling along the shore of an exceptionally beautiful woodland lake, everyone was able to see the so-called "very romantic" mounts in a very romantic scenery.

The calm lake was rippling slightly, and something slowly walked out of the water. The flowing spring water rushed down its smooth, satin-like skin, outlining its strong muscles full of power.

A sense of power...

Hmm? Is something wrong?

The object that emerged from the lake gradually revealed its full appearance. The tall figure that was reminiscent of a mountain was completely revealed, with its back to the bright sunshine and casting a large shadow on the stunned people.

It’s my Mountain King!!!

Chapter 91: Just the Right Level

Pooh!

The primeval forest environment made the black horse talk continuously at high speed, and at the same time hummed out a powerful yellow magic missile with an astonishing speed, which blew up the mosquitoes flying not far away.

Gracie would bet two-thirds of his own shiny, proud tail hair that he definitely saw the abnormally tall horse release the magic missile through its nasal cavity!

A circular notch was directly punched into the trunk of a hard tree in the distance, and the wood fibers at the break showed extremely obvious torn injuries. The power was beyond words, it was obvious.

What's this?

Hesitation, doubt, uncertainty, all sorts of thoughts raced through the young ranger's mind, as violent and turbulent as summer fireworks. Could this thing before him also be considered... a horse?!

The Mountain King arrogantly pushed past the stunned Ranger, but before he could even begin, the Ranger tumbled several meters to the side. Seeing this, the ultimate mechanical monstrosity snorted in satisfaction, looking like a scoundrel who had some sense.

Ivan climbed onto the horse, and Afrediya climbed onto his back. Although both of them were tall, the strange horse Shanwang was more than three meters tall in normal state, so it did not seem heavy at all even with two people (?) riding together.

The Mountain King seemed particularly excited because he had not been to the outside world for a long time. He snorted several times in succession and opened a new road connecting to the forest road in front of him, which made many rangers tremble their brows.

"Sorry." Alvin apologized quickly and hit the back of the Mountain King's head hard, causing sparks to fly everywhere. The bystanders were stunned and their jaws were dropped.

Gracie couldn't help but look at Aviva. Suddenly, she felt that her senior was quite gentle. Even when he was fighting her, he didn't use too much force. Well, she couldn't rule out the possibility that the person she was comparing with was abnormal.

The patrol team also prepared mounts, mostly horses, but also deer and goats. Before the "road" was opened up, mounts were essentially meaningless in the Great Wilderness Forest. Unless one was riding a magical beast like a night leopard or a hawk, the complex environment of the dense forest would become a deadly natural trap for the rider.

But young Gracie had a vague feeling that if he rode the strange horse in front of him, he would not encounter any safety problems even if he galloped directly in the dense forest. The magic bullets fired from the nasal cavity could completely open a path for him.

In other words, it itself is the biggest security issue.

Of course, it's for other people.

Alvin didn't know that the rangers were all complaining about the outrageousness of their mounts, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care. Although it was hard to say it was an advantage, the Mountain King would never disappoint in this regard.

"Can it go any faster?" Afrediya excitedly leaned close to his ear. Although the girl's voice was as clear and sweet as a nightingale, her words reminded people of the same joy and fun as the four idiots on the sled.

When other people's feet leave the ground, it means their IQ has regained the upper hand, but when the Demon King's feet leave the ground, it probably means his brain has gone offline, highlighting a kind of clear innocence. Perhaps this is what people in love are like.

Ivan, who was also in love, thought so without thinking and changed into a barbarian outfit with very little fabric.

Of course, considering his girlfriend's mind was already clear, he didn't let his own mind completely go offline. While urging Sanwang to speed up and have fun, he was thinking about his next move.

While you should enjoy your honeymoon, you should also not let your guard down when it comes to dealing with crises.

The main event, Black Forest Evilborn, isn't complex in itself; it's simply a series of schemes orchestrated by the villain seeking promotion. While the plot is unoriginal, it's perfectly fitting given the extraordinary power of Palladio.

Pursuing promotion in Palladia is like people pursuing money in previous lives; there is no essential difference between the two.

Who doesn't want to be rich? Even if you have ideals, you often need sufficient financial support to pursue your dreams and realize them.

To put it bluntly, the reason people pursue money is not because of money itself, but because of what money can buy. It can be said that money could be considered a form of power in previous lives.

In Palladia, the extraordinary is power itself, and it naturally brings power and authority.

Therefore, there will always be people who, for various reasons, will do whatever it takes to seek promotion in order to gain greater power.

Back to the point, Black Forest Unborn is just like its title suggests. The villain, the corrupted druid Willow, somehow infiltrates the underground sealed field. Because the entire Great Wild Forest is affected by the object sealed there, the surrounding natural ecosystem has formed an invisible bond with the object.

It was with the help of this invisible bond that Willow was able to launch a natural resonance on an unprecedented scale. This was originally a ritual used by druids in their normal realm, but after covering the former with another evil ritual, she actually attempted to use it to devour the power of the entire Great Wild Forest ecosystem.

In Virtual Paladia, the deflection caused by Ivan and others to the plot was limited. Although they successfully destroyed the integrity of the evil ritual, resulting in the Fallen Druids failing to completely devour the Great Wild Forest ecosystem, the Black Forest Evil Spawn incident still broke out.

The forest that has fallen into a state of madness is like an independent living organism, and even a large number of violent hybrid monsters have emerged from it. Those strange creatures that are half plant and half animal, half plant and half spirit, are madly rushing in all directions like an uncontrolled tide, causing extremely serious impacts on other neighboring countries and further increasing the chaos of the entire Palladia world.

We've seen so many examples of people mowing the lawn with super robots in games that there's really no need to do it again in real life.

Sighing silently, Ivan decided to strike first after completing his communication with the Great Desolate Forest's leadership. Whether it was destroying the seal, further reinforcing it, or simply eliminating the extremists, he thought it would be possible to avert the severe ecological disaster known as the Black Forest's Unholy Birth before it erupted.

Even if something unexpected happens, with my current ability, I want to clear the entire Great Desolate Forest...

Although it will be troublesome, it is not completely impossible.

Realizing this, Alvin suddenly relaxed.

You can put it anywhere.

His idle thoughts suddenly increased significantly, making him wonder if he was infected by someone.

Speaking of which, what exactly is sealed beneath the Great Desolate Forest? The sealed object he saw in the game was a complete fusion of the villain, looking like a giant bulb made of tangled tree roots, with no recognizable trace of its original appearance.

It's like a kitten that has been made into sausages by a bad dog. It's really difficult to infer its original appearance from this.

Afrediya's voice was heard behind him shouting. Alvin had no idea what the so-called Frenzy God 'Zhangzhangtian·Shengshenku' was. Perhaps it was some kind of ancient plant with powerful magic?

I think it shouldn't be difficult to deal with. Although the Fallen Druid after merging with the opponent is the boss of a fifty-man dungeon, the player level cap was only level three at that time.

Oh, I seem to be only at level three now.

Thinking of this, the black-haired Titan descendant grinned foolishly along with the Demon Lord without even needing to deduct 1 point.

Hahahaha, just right~

Chapter 92: City in the Forest

I absolutely don't want to fall in love!

Looking at the stupid couple in front of him, Aviva made a secret decision in his heart.

Even powerful extraordinary people will act like this when they fall in love. It is better for a lonely person like me who has no right to make mistakes to stay away from such things.

"Wow, I absolutely don't want to become like that." Gracie muttered in a low voice, then immediately reacted and raised her hand to cover the furry mouth.

This idiot...

If it weren't for the distance, Aviva would have wanted to give the newcomer another memory of the duel. God knows how sharp the five senses of a superior transcendent are. Don't do such a thing that will only bring trouble to yourself. Fortunately, the distance between the two sides has increased significantly. The patrol, carrying a wounded prisoner, can't move at full speed. Now all they can see is a cheerful little black dot leaping up and down in the distance.

Yes, it was jumping up and down. The thing that the other person was riding, which might be a horse, was simply a monster. Not only could it keep running at full speed for dozens of minutes, but it would also jump onto the surrounding trees from time to time to play around.

Such performance makes people want to ask loudly, is this thing also considered a horse?

"Where did you find this magical beast?" Afrediya patted Ivan's back excitedly, and at the same time took out a carrot from the purse-shaped space expansion equipment and fed it to the Mountain King.

The Sanwang, no stranger to distraction, turned a terrifying 180 degrees and snatched the carrot. Its gleaming silver teeth instantly transformed into a food grinder, pulverizing the carrot into a vegetable puree as it spun and slurped it down. The special magic furnace within its stomach wasn't just for alchemical fuel; ordinary combustibles could also serve as a backup. In other words, this strange horse, transformed from a magical machine, could even run its magic furnace on firewood.

But why carrots...

What did this girl pack in her precious space expansion gear?

Resisting the urge to sigh, Ivan briefly explained to Afrediya the various experiences he had with the Mountain King. Oh, and about the fact that the horse was a gift from another woman, he used the Spring and Autumn style (pause) to casually (emphasize) mention it in one sentence (quick conversation).

By the way, Alvin subconsciously did not object to Frey's use of the term "magical beast". Perhaps he did not continue to think of the Mountain King as a "horse" in his heart.

After all, which horse can grow to more than three meters tall, transform into a heavy motorcycle, even launch small tracking missiles, transform into exoskeleton armor, and so on... In short, Sanwang can do so many things that other horses can't do.

"Shell species transformation, the ancient giant kingdom has actually advanced magic technology to this level, it's really amazing." Afrediya exclaimed softly, and began to stare at the body of the Mountain King with the unique sharp eyes of a wizard. The latter shuddered instinctively, and wanted to shrink behind Ivan in a sneaky way.

Don’t you even look at your body shape!

Alvin looked at his mount speechlessly. Because the distance was too long, the two of them and their horse stopped by the road and waited for the rest of the team to catch up.

In reality, the nearest city the patrol had mentioned was less than a kilometer away. With Alvin and Afrediya's eyesight, they could follow the straight, unobstructed forest road and clearly see the unique urban area nestled in the woods.

Similar to the Dwarven Kingdom of the Lonely Mountain, the City in the Forest is also built on a "mountain", but the "mountain" it relies on is not made of ordinary earth and rocks, but a tree mountain that is unique to the Great Wild Forest area and grows completely out of the ground.

It was an unusually large banyan tree. The radius of its trunk was so exaggerated that a three-story building could be built in the hollow of the tree. The extended shade covered an area of ​​several kilometers around it, and its conical structure was different from that of ordinary trees and was more like a mountain.

A large number of aerial roots (usually refers to roots exposed to the air; also refers to roots growing on epiphytes and climbing plants that are not in contact with the soil, and are more common in humid environments such as tropical rain forests) hang down from the branches above. They are densely intertwined with each other like a spider web. Just one tree can grow into a forest covering an astonishing area, or a green hill.

You can even see clear streams flowing down from the shade of the trees, all the way through the entire city, revealing a unique beauty.

Various buildings in the city are scattered among the cracks in the trees and tree holes. Due to the properties of the local soil, the roof tiles are mostly red and orange, and occasionally a little blue and black can be seen.

Whenever the sun shines through the gaps in the shade of the trees, it looks like clusters of colorful fruits growing on the branches from a distance, which is particularly eye-catching.

"It's truly unique. Although I've read about it in books before, seeing it with my own eyes is truly amazing."

As he spoke, the Demon King stood on the horse's back, with his hands spread out to maintain his balance.