Elf-like Life

Chapter 102, Departure, Green Apple Forest

The next day.

As planned, the three little ones left the Wishing Star House early in the morning after getting everything ready, and began their journey toward the final destination of their first assigned task.

They did not deviate from the route provided by the Soul Reaper along the way, and overall the progress was very smooth.

quickly,

Charmander, Pikachu, and Sableye have already arrived in the Green Apple Forest area.

[Dungeon Name: Green Apple Forest]

English name: The Green Apple Forest

Number of floors: 20F + 5F

Items that appear: Pocket Coins, Apples, Recovery Potions, and Apples of various sizes.

Inhabiting Pokémon: Tropius, Gryphon, Leafeon, Angryon, Gloom, Vileplume, Scyther, Berrybug, Butterfree, Beehive, Beedrill, etc.

Maze Environment Overview: This is a dense forest of fruit trees, with an overall vegetation coverage of almost 99%, a standard subtropical rainforest climate, where towering trees even block out the sunlight.

It is suitable for apple trees to grow all year round, and has an inseparable relationship with the long-nosed leaf tribe that lives in the deepest part of the land.

Charmander and Sableye led the way almost side by side, with Pikachu following behind.

The entire team entered the dense forest filled with towering fruit trees.

It hadn't been long before,

The aroma of apples wafted through the air, and the branches of the lush fruit trees were laden with large, ripe, red apples.

This is also the least valuable variety in the apple forest, which is the common apple.

Every harvest of ordinary apples yields countless apples, and many simply fall and break on their own.

If a large number of apples fall, it will immediately attract the three-in-one beehive, Butterfly, and other creatures that come to collect apple juice.

Of course, many ripe apples will attract gnawed insects after they fall and crack on the ground. They love to have a good meal before the apples rot, but the strongest of them are tropical dragons.

Tropical dragons, with their height advantage, can directly reach the ripe apples on the top branches of the apple trees.

Thus, what everyone saw was a harmonious scene:

Various little elves nibble on apples in the forest, while also contributing their droppings to the natural environment.

In short, apart from the little dragon thinking it was a pity to throw away all those ordinary apples scattered on the ground, there was nothing else wrong with it.

"What a waste of those apples that have fallen to the ground! This truly lives up to its name as an apple forest. Let's hurry up and collect as many apples as possible, Pikachu!"

"Yeah, that's what I think too~"

How could we not pick up these free apples? They're an essential food for everyday adventures and also an excellent ingredient for home cooking.

So Charmander and Pikachu started frantically picking up apples separately.

Ding! Your backpack is now filled with 25 apples.

Ding! There are still over 40 left!

There are currently too many apples, and the remaining space in your backpack is severely insufficient. Please collect them with caution.

The alluring eyes couldn't bear to look any longer:

"Oh, actually I forgot to remind you, the closer you get to the depths of the forest, the higher the chance of finding a perfect apple."

No way,

Are there really that many more perfect apples to come?

So why were Pikachu and I frantically picking up all those ordinary apples at the entrance? We were definitely aiming for the perfect, high-quality apples!

So the two little ones decided to leave more backpack space for Perfect Apple.

Of course, while picking fruit along the way, Charmander never forgot the core of this mission: to bring back 10-year-old green apples.

However, since entering the Green Apple Forest, almost all the apple trees we've seen along the way have been bearing deep red fruit.

A touch of green amidst a sea of ​​red

It's really hard to find.

Soon the main force had completed half of its journey and was now close to floor 12.

The Soul-Hooking Eyes muttered to itself, "Just as I remember, it's almost impossible to find green apples outside the forest. We must go to the deepest part."

The little dragon asked, "So, does that mean trees like the Green Apple Tree can only be grown in the deepest part of the Green Apple Forest?"

"Um."

The Soul-Stealing Eyes continued:

"The situation in the deepest part is slightly different from that in the outer area. To be precise, it is the territory that belongs exclusively to the Long-nosed Leaf Tribe."

"It is said that their clan was the first to discover green apples."

It turns out that the so-called 8% of green apple trees are all cultivated in the deepest part of the Long-nosed Leaf tribe. In fact, the Long-nosed Leaf tribe holds core jurisdiction over this forest.

But we hardly saw any long-nosed leaves along the way.

But even worse things were yet to come.

As with previous trips into the depths of the forest, the further we went, the more the light was blocked due to the dense tree trunks and other factors.

Unfortunately, it was sunny and bright when we set off that morning.

But as you go deeper,

A thick fog even rose up in the Green Apple Forest.

The fog continued to permeate the entire forest, eventually obscuring even the red apples growing on the treetops, turning it into a veritable fog forest.

16F, the fog is very thick.

Pikachu: "Hey, hey, it feels not only damp inside, but the fog is also getting worse."

On floors 17-18, the combination of fog and humidity was extremely severe.

Forced to utilize some of the advantages of its diamond eyes, the Soul-Hooking Eyes took the lead, guiding the main force forward smoothly through the dense fog.

"Strange, when I came here before, there were only a few wisps of thin fog, but now it looks like there is a long-term thick fog."

On floors 19-20, progress became difficult, but fortunately, we successfully approached the tribal area.

Now Charmander and Pikachu finally understand why Sableye suggested setting off so early in the morning.

Because of the presence of fog

Obviously, during the daytime, one can barely move with the help of sunlight, but if it happens at night, coupled with the influence of fog, it will be completely pitch black.

The scene ahead was hazy.

In the distance, one can vaguely see the busy figures of a large group of long-nosed leaves, and even the fences unique to the little elf tribe, as well as the four corners of houses built from tree stumps and green leaves.

"We can see some houses now, and Long-Nosed Leaf and the others!"

This scale is no joke.

From this perspective, the tribe at the deepest point is a large tribe, with over 100 houses in the Qingye area alone. The actual size of the group should be even larger than that.

The Soul-Stealing Eyes immediately signaled everyone to slow down their pace:

"This is pretty much it."

"Just a heads up, the Long-nosed Leaf Tribe, which lives in the Green Apple Forest, is one of the three largest tribes near Treasure Town."

【!】Shi, one of the three major tribes!

If you think of the Little Elf Tribe as simply a territory enclosed by a fence, you're oversimplifying things.

Every tribe of any significant size,

In addition to their own tribal settlements, the elves are adept at creating fortified cities that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, by combining these settlements with the surrounding environment.

Charmander and Pikachu approached the outskirts of the tribe, only to find that the tall fences were insurmountable, like city walls blocking the way.

"We've hit a wall; this isn't the entrance!"

Add to that the fog and the complex, dense forest terrain,

Pikachu's side also couldn't find the real entrance:

"My area is surrounded by tall fences, damn it, I can't get in at all!"

The thick fog obscuring their view, coupled with the endlessly looping tall fence, left the three little ones, unable to find the entrance to the tribe, in a predicament.

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