Archdemon

The distance from Xinnan City to the Sea of ​​Trees is more than 2,000 kilometers. Even if the army is strong, it will take a while to march.

This period of time is also the time for the troops to get used to each other. Although these are the elite private soldiers of each family, the cooperation between the battles still needs a period of familiarity.

The first batch of support for the Sea of ​​Trees includes four Type A regiments, and there are no lower-level organizations.

The demons that invaded the spirit world are at the Black Iron level at the lowest level, and the weak human reinforcements cannot play a big role.

In addition to the nearly 6,000 people of the Type A combat regiment, there are estimated to be 400 to 500 gold-level professionals who set out to support the Sea of ​​Trees this time, and even the higher-level sanctuaries have more than 20 people.

This is only the first batch of reinforcements, and there are still strong people coming behind, and they will gradually follow the army behind.

In the last war between Xinnan City and the jackals, the number of middle and high-level professionals was not as many as this time.

In the final analysis, the last time it was just a war between Xinnan City and this time, because of the elves' lavish spending, the entire Tiannan Province was mobilized by You Taining, and everyone wanted to get a piece of the pie.

First of all, You Taining's offer for recruiting professionals is not low, which can make many professionals make a lot of money. Secondly, after these professionals enter the sea of ​​trees, they can more or less get something from the elves.

When these spoils are brought back and sold, it will definitely be a huge income.

The same is true for the corpses of demons. The value of demons is higher than that of monsters, and only slightly lower than the value of dragon corpses.

The bodies of demons are full of magic power. Although their souls are chaotic, their corpses are treasures.

Their blood can be used to make magic potions and can also be used as ink for writing scrolls.

The scales and bones of demons are good materials for making equipment, and the sharp claws can be used to make weapons.

The skin is a natural material for magic scrolls. It only needs to be processed simply before it can be used to write magic scrolls.

On weekdays, everyone can't get these demon materials, so the price of demon materials has always been high.

Although some spellcasters can summon demons to participate in the battle, they are just projections of demons. Even if they are killed, what is left in the end is just a group of scattered magic.

The army will soon set out from Xinnan City, and the elf delegation will also set out with the army.

There is no blind person to stop the army along the way.

After spending more than half a month marching, the army finally drove into the sea of ​​trees.

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Sea of ​​trees.

The trees here are taller and full of natural breath.

The tall treetops of the trees almost block all the sunlight from the sun. Even at noon, only sporadic sunlight can shine from above. There is humid fog in the forest, and the fog is so thick that it is almost impossible to disperse.

The largest city in the sea of ​​trees is the Royal Court of the Wood Elves. In addition to the Royal Court, there are several smaller cities, but the overall population of the Wood Elves is not large.

However, there are not only elves in the sea of ​​trees, but also many of their vassal races, such as deermen, woodland goblins, forest trolls, halflings, etc.

The number of Wood Elves in this sea of ​​trees is estimated to be only more than 200,000, but all Wood Elves have extraordinary physiques and can practice.

So although the number of these Wood Elves is small, their strength is not low. Generally, the lowest strength is Black Iron Rank, and most of them are above Silver Rank.

Wood Elves are long-lived, but they don't like to fight, so many of their tribesmen are not very interested in practicing themselves. They are more advocating nature and have no sense of urgency to improve their strength.

If these elves are as keen on improving their strength as humans, it is estimated that the invasion of the Gate of the Abyss would not have happened.

The sea of ​​trees is huge. Although the elves are active in only a small area, overall, there are no overly powerful monsters in the sea of ​​trees.

The number of wood elves is small, and they worship nature, so the forest is basically undeveloped, and there are no qualified roads.

This is a big problem for the army's march. It is naturally impossible for a large army to set out in a dispersed manner like a small team.

Moreover, the royal court of the wood elves has been destroyed, and the main workshops of the elves are also in the royal court. Although there are also workshops in other cities, the output is definitely not enough.

In addition to the comparison of the strength of the two sides, the war also depends on logistics. If the logistics cannot keep up, the number of casualties of the soldiers will definitely increase.

When the war starts, no matterWhether it was magic scrolls, various potions, or even consumables such as weapons and arrows, it would definitely not work if they relied on elves for supplies.

So when the army marched, they had to cut through mountains and build bridges across rivers, and cut a wide road directly in the sea of ​​trees.

Because of this, the elf delegation also had a quarrel with Xinnan City.

A few days after entering the sea of ​​trees, a quarrel broke out in the central army tent at a place where the army was temporarily stationed.

"Master Zhou, why do you want to cut down so many trees!?" Sylvia had changed her clothes at this time. She was no longer wearing a gorgeous robe or a druid's robe, but a light armor.

Sylvia lifted the curtain of the central army tent and pointed at the scene outside, like an angry little lion.

A little further outside, there were hundreds of human soldiers, who were bare-chested, holding woodcutters in their hands, shouting slogans and cutting down thick trees.

The trees in the sea of ​​trees are of different species and have a long growth period, so it is very laborious to cut them down.

Even a silver-level professional can only cut down less than a hundred trees a day with his fighting spirit.

The army must wait for the road to be opened before it can move forward.

Therefore, the four combat groups need to rotate every day, and one combat group sets out every day to cut trees and open up roads.

These felled trees have no economic value, so they are generally piled on both sides of the road.

Such tree felling is naturally very painful for the elves, and for the elf druids, it is like rubbing salt on the wound.

In the central army tent, a magic sand table is placed in the center, and the magic scenes on it show the scenes from Xinnan City to the sea of ​​trees.

These scenes are data intelligence collected during the army's march, and maps made by spellcasters after being summarized.

While the army was cutting down trees and opening up roads every day, most of the gold-level professionals were not idle either. They were all sent out to gather intelligence in the form of teams.

In front of the magic sand table, a middle-aged general wearing armor, with his hands on the sand table, quietly looked at the data on it.

"General Zhou!"

Sylvia saw that the general ignored her and stepped forward again.

"Your Highness, we must cut down these trees... Otherwise, how can the army advance and how can the military supplies and logistics be delivered to the rear?"

General Zhou raised his head and said to Sylvia calmly.