Looking at the Darkwood City from afar, it seems to be a barrier standing at the end of the world.

Like a giant dragon lying horizontally, the rising sun is its open eyes, and the domineering aura of looking down on the world is overwhelming.

Feng Qi did not stop, and immediately led Xiaoyou and others to the direction of Darkwood City.

At this time, he saw a large number of clouds suddenly flying out of the sky above Darkwood City, flying in the direction where they were, and soon passed over their heads and flew straight to the direction of the Elf City.

This is an elf plant called cloud cotton, which has the function of floating and flying at high speed.

Humans usually use this kind of plant for transportation or to carry goods.

You can see many figures standing on the translucent cloud cotton, and they are also carrying a large number of wooden boxes.

This batch is obviously the resources obtained from the front-line field.

Now the sky track between Darkwood City and Elf City has not been completed. If the Elf City wants to obtain front-line resources from Darkwood City, it must use these cloud cotton for high-altitude transportation.

When the green track is completed in the future, the Darkwood and Elf City on the front line will form a stable channel for resource transportation, and then the Yunmian transport team will not need to travel back and forth between the two cities frequently.

But Feng Qi understands that even if the transport track is successfully built, it will become increasingly difficult for Elf City to obtain the resources transported by Darkwood City.

The current situation is that Darkwood is still nominally loyal to the Elf King before the two sides have a falling out.

But when Darkwood decides to break up, it will be difficult for the Elf King to obtain any resources from the front line to subsidize the development of Elf City.

This situation is somewhat similar to the relationship between the Science and Technology Research Institute and the Scarlet Research Institute.

The Scarlet Research Institute naturally knows that the Science and Technology Research Institute has long been controlled by the black shadow.

However, the creation of many scientific and technological equipment requires the help of the Science and Technology Research Institute. In this regard, the Scarlet Research Institute will naturally not break the window, and will still find the Science and Technology Research Institute when it is time to seek help.

The black shadow, who is unaware that the Scarlet Research Institute has discovered his hidden identity, will also give the Scarlet Research Institute all kinds of help without hesitation.

The relationship between the Elf King and Darkwood is the same.

The Elf King has discovered that something is wrong with Darkwood, but Darkwood obviously doesn't know that the Elf King has discovered that it has a rebellious heart and is still cooperating with the Elf King to deliver resources.

But in comparison, the relationship between the Elf King and Darkwood is easier to break.

The situation in the Eastern District is more complicated. Black Shadow doesn't want to expose his identity. After all, he is a traitor to the Psychic Clan, and the cost of exposing his identity is very high.

In any case, Black Shadow will take safety as the most important direction.

So he won't do anything to destroy the balance unless he is forced into a desperate situation.

But the balance between the Elf King and Darkwood is very fragile.

This balance has grown up and Darkwood can destroy it at any time,

so there is no need to worry about the Elf King coming to the door. The life characteristics of the Elf King destined it to be unable to move at will. After all, the Elf King is the core of the Elf City. Its roots are all over the Elf City, and many derivative plants are integrated with the buildings of the Elf City. If the Elf King moves, the entire Elf City will collapse quickly.

Just like the foundation of a building is destroyed, the building will inevitably be unable to support and stand, and collapse is inevitable.

This is also one of the reasons why Darkwood can always be fearless.

As long as Darkwood is given time, it is only a matter of time before it surpasses the Elf King with its talent, and this time will not be too long.

The talent gap between the two is simply incomparable.

In the words of the Elf King, Darkwood is the chosen son born after the combination of thousands of excellent information fragments. Its success is accidental. Even if given the same amount of time, the Elf King does not have the confidence to create another Darkwood.

But fortunately, they have not torn their faces yet.

This is also the reason why he is not worried about encountering danger in Darkwood City. His current identity is the guest of the Elf King.

Approaching the dark red city gate.

The city gate on the south is unmanned.

Feng Qi was not surprised by this. After all, going south is the direction of the Elf City. This area is completely occupied by humans and there are no other domain creatures at all.

But it is certain that the north city gate facing the domain field must be heavily guarded.

Feng Qi stood in front of the city gate wrapped with vines.

I saw a slender dark red vine gate coming in front of him, and then a faint golden light lit up on his left chest. It was the golden elf seed rooted in the heart that gave feedback.

Suddenly, the vines that formed the city gate shrank to both sides, revealing a passage leading to the inside.

Feng Qi immediately led Xiao You and others into the city.

The scene of Dark Wood City before him was not as prosperous as that of the Elf King, but it was also full of green plants of various colors.

Many buildings on the streets were even completely formed by elf plants, without any building materials such as cement and steel bars.

The plants here are generally darker in color.

But from the perspective of life fluctuations, the plants here are not weaker than the elf green plants in the Elf City.

When he heard the Elf King talk about the growth potential of Dark Wood, he mentioned one point.

It said that the potential of Dark Wood is not only reflected in itself, but also in the offspring elves it breeds.

The ability to breed a large number of offspring is the life information ability of the Elf King himself, and it was also given to Dark Wood at the beginning of breeding.

At that time, the Elf King's idea was very simple. In order to allow Dark Wood to better build Dark Wood City, he gave it this ability.

Although Dark Wood does not have a life furnace, the potential of the offspring elves born is extremely high.

Just like the offspring of a strong race, the potential must be very high.

The potential of the Darkwood is not inferior to that of the strong race, and the starting point of its offspring elves is already very high.

The only drawback is that the elves born from the Darkwood are not diverse, and they cannot rely on the Life Furnace to combine offspring with the ability they want like the Elf King.

Therefore, in addition to the dark red plants in the city, there are also many special plants transplanted from the Elf City.

Walking on the street.

Feng Qi felt that this frontline city was less lively than the Elf City, and had a hint of cold and murderous flavor.

Pedestrians on the road were in a hurry, and the pace of life seemed to be very fast.

If the Elf City is a paradise city for humans, the Dark Wood City is more in line with the urban style of the end of the world, and the city color is also depressing.

When the pedestrians on the road saw them appear, they looked sideways, and their eyes wandered around Xiao You and others.

But they didn't pay much attention to him.

This is obviously related to the elf seeds implanted in his body.

Since no one stopped him, Feng Qi continued to walk towards the center of Dark Wood City.

The quality of the spiritual energy in Dark Wood City is far from comparable to that of the Elf City, but compared to the Elf City, the air here seems to contain some kind of spiritual excitement element.

In a breath, he could clearly feel that his mind became concentrated.

Fortunately, it was not harmful to the body.

Walking towards the center of the city, the ground along the way was covered with a thick layer of dark red moss, releasing a light and elegant fragrance, and passers-by generally wore equipment.

Soon he came to the prosperous area of ​​​​the city.

There are no criss-crossing green rail lines here, and a large number of cloud cotton can be seen shuttling between high-rise buildings.

As the sky gradually darkened, the street lights on the side of the road in Darkwood City were like Halloween pumpkins, emitting orange-yellow light, and the whole city was also shrouded in orange-yellow light.

Compared with the quiet and ethereal urban architectural style of the Elf City.

This city gave him a more mysterious and strange feeling. Twisted vines with eyes could be seen wandering everywhere, and the derivative plants of Darkwood were always monitoring every move in the city.

When walking through a street, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Fengqi and blocked his way.

This was a middle-aged man in a black windbreaker, with a dark red elf mark on his forehead, his eyebrows were like swords, and his eyes were sharp and energetic. He was holding a cigar in his hand and was smoking it. The blood vessels on his right arm were bulging and clinging like spider webs.

Fengqi saw a hint of stiffness in the man's actions.

If I guessed correctly, this middle-aged man seemed to have reached the point where he was about to be assimilated by the elves, and his life was about to continue in another way.

"You are Fengqi."

The middle-aged man took a deep breath of the cigar in his hand and asked.

"Do you know me?"

"No, but I know your situation. Xie Yuanli, who met you in the Elf City, graduated from the same college as me and was also a comrade-in-arms. He told me that you would come and asked me to pick you up."

As he spoke, the middle-aged man took another deep puff of his cigar, and a smile appeared on his face:

"After you entered the city, our law enforcement department received feedback from the surveillance, so I was able to find you accurately. Now follow me."

As soon as the voice fell, the middle-aged man turned and walked towards the east side of the street.

Feng Qi saw this and immediately followed him.

Along the way, the middle-aged man began to introduce himself.

Through his story, Feng Qi learned that his name was Wen Xiuqi, and he was the second-in-command of the law enforcement department in the southern area of ​​Darkwood City, responsible for the security of this area.

During the chat, they came to the law enforcement department.

With the help of Wen Xiuqi, Feng Qi completed his identity registration, so that he would not be the focus of the surveillance Skynet when walking in the city, and even if he left, Xiaoyou and others would not be attacked by the elf plants in Darkwood City.

After completing the work, Wen Xiuqi took Feng Qi to the lounge.

After Feng Qi and others sat down on the sofa, Wen Xiuqi also sat down on the chair opposite Feng Qi, and said with a smile:

"I guess you have a lot of doubts about Dark Wood City. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me now. If you want to stay, I can also arrange it for you."

Feng Qi heard it and focused his eyes on Wen Xiuqi's right arm:

"Your body... seems to be assimilated by the elves?"

Wen Xiuqi calmly took a puff of cigarette and said expressionlessly:

"You are not mistaken, my body has gradually become an elf, and I probably won't survive this year. After finishing the matters at hand, I will also go to the front line."

"You and Xie Yuanli should be about the same age, why is there such a big difference in the speed of assimilation into the elves?"

Facing Feng Qi's doubts, Wen Xiuqi shook his head:

"They are different. The elf seed of the Elf King was implanted in Li Zi's body, and the elf seed of the Dark Wood Messenger was implanted in my body. There is a clear gap in the growth potential of the two... In terms of strength alone, I can beat three of him. Do you understand this explanation?"

As he spoke, a proud smile appeared on Wen Xiuqi's face.

Feng Qi was ashamed, but he also understood what Wen Xiuqi meant.

The potential of the elves born by Darkwood is several times stronger than that of the ordinary elves born by the Elf King, which also affects the lifespan of the implanted.

The growth potential of the elves is opposite to the lifespan of humans.

The strength of one side will inevitably lead to the weakness of the other side.

But Wen Xiuqi seemed to have accepted his situation long ago and did not think there was anything wrong.

This may also be the characteristic of human civilization in the central area. Everyone accepts that the end of their destiny will be assimilated by the elves.

Then, under Feng Qi's questioning, Wen Xiuqi began to talk about the situation of Darkwood City.

The scale of Darkwood City is far smaller than that of Elf City, but the city planning is modeled on the layout of Elf City.

The city is divided into four major areas, namely the southeast, northwest, and the central area where Darkwood is located, also known as the core area.

The area of ​​the city has always been expanding northward. Whenever a domain field is defeated, the city will expand northward with the growth of Darkwood.

The armed forces in the city are different from those in the eastern area.

The eastern area is based on the free domain war group as the main frontline force.

But Darkwood City is a war team with three legions as the core, and all the soldiers are members of the three legions.

The two have their own advantages and disadvantages.

The army in the eastern region takes defending the city as its main task, and the war group is the main force to open up the front line.

The small-scale team makes the cohesion within the war group extremely strong, and the war group mode is very suitable for conquering multiple domains at the same time, and the development is not easily restricted.

The Darkwood City's legion combat mode has strong comprehensive combat power, but once it is stuck in a certain domain, it will encounter many tedious problems if it wants to disperse its energy to open up new domains.

After all, the orders are passed layer by layer, which means it takes time for an order to be transmitted to the front.

But the war group mode does not have this problem. The leader has absolute decision-making power and there are no restrictions on the transmission of orders.

Feng Qi is not sure which of the two modes is stronger or weaker. He thinks that these are just the best choices for different environments and growth systems, and there is no good or bad.

During the chat, the topic gradually turned to the construction of the growth system.

When hearing Feng Qi talking about the hidden dangers of the growth system in the central region, Wen Xiuqi's expression changed significantly. After a brief hesitation, he said,

"In fact, we have tried to find a solution to this problem, and even had a turmoil because of it."

"Turbulence?"

"Well, about three hundred years ago, the top leaders at that time felt that the cooperation with the Elf King was becoming more and more uncontrollable, and the development of the situation had exceeded their expectations. If this alliance continued, humans would completely become the weaker party, and life and death would depend entirely on the Elf King's thoughts, so the top leaders at that time began to seek a brand new way out."

"During this period, something happened. Those radical top leaders felt that some resources should be reserved for researching new paths, and not all of them should be supplied to the Elf King. When they spoke internally, they stirred up the emotions of the people. They began to march in protest, thinking that humans must find their own way and must overthrow the Elf King's rule over humans."

At this point, Wen Xiuqi took a deep puff of smoke and exhaled a cloud of white mist:

"As a result, there was a rift within the human race, and there was an ideological confrontation, which led to constant turmoil in the Elf City during that period. The parade even surrounded the Elf King, but the Elf King at that time did not take any action."

"What was the result?" Feng Qi asked curiously.

"The Elf King did not take action, but we did. They were stupid. Although we all knew the risks of cooperating with the Elf King, we could not bear the consequences of being abandoned by the Elf King. Without the elves, we humans could not gain a foothold in this land." "

The idea of ​​building a new growth system was good, but the process was too radical, which doomed the opposing factions at the time to failure. Building a new growth system was like a taboo in the future, and few people mentioned it..."

After listening to Wen Xiuqi's story, Feng Qi nodded silently.

He could imagine how many ups and downs the elves and humans had experienced during the years of alliance.

Behind the current stability, there are also unspeakable pasts.

Alliance is essentially a process of mutual adjustment.

There must be various ideological conflicts during this period.

Unless it is an alliance between Star City and the Mist Clan, the two clans only exchange resources, but there are no disputes over interests such as territory.

Although this kind of alliance is not as solid as that between elves and humans, it can be long-lasting.