Chapter 79 Blood Tree Man

Fang Senyan followed Mr. Farrer's instructions, squinting his eyes for a while, and suddenly said:

"It seems that there are some differences. Why does the forest over there look abnormal, more sparse and short?"

Mr. Farrer said:

"It's not that the forest over there looks sparse and short. They are the normally grown forests. It's the trees of Fangorn Forest that are abnormal, because they have the Ents to take care of them. Every one can grow strong and extra strong. Ordinary people who arrive in Fangorn Forest can say that every tree will monitor his actions, every tree will laugh at him, hinder him, and report this person's situation to the Ents!"

"This is really tricky." Fang Senyan muttered to himself, "But if that's the case, the Ents must value these trees very much?"

"Of course." Mr. Farrer said, "They regard the trees as their children."

A fierce smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Fang Senyan's mouth:

"This is the second good news I've heard. If that's the case, it will be much easier."

Reef also breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"The Ents are rooted in the earth and live on rain and dew. It can be said that they are detached from the world and cannot find any weaknesses in them at all. But if there is something they care about, then at least you can find their weakness."

Mr. Farrer suddenly said:

"Although most of the Ents in Fangorn Forest are peaceful, if they are provoked, some Ents and Wild Ents are very vicious and ruthless. You must be mentally prepared."

Fang Senyan raised his eyebrows:

"Wild Ents?"

At this time, Miss Wuge came up and said:

"Almost all of the current Ents are based on Treebeard's philosophy, and the entire tribe is quite strong. However, there are always some Ents who have different ideas from him, so they are detached from the entire group. But for Ents, Fangorn Forest is a very suitable place to live, so those who don't fit in have stayed. They will not listen to Treebeard's orders and act in their own way, so they are called Wild Ents."

Franklin glanced at Mr. Farrer, opened his mouth, but hesitated to speak.

Mr. Farrer said with a muffled wry smile:

"Yes, my uncle and I are also Wild Ents. My uncle's goal is very simple, to surpass Treebeard."

"Then is it more suitable for Ents to grow and thrive by becoming the sacred mother tree of the tribe, or to stay in Fangorn Forest?" Fang Senyan suddenly asked a very sharp question.

"This is the difference between many Ents and Treebeard. In fact, the fastest growth rate of an Ent is of course to become the sacred mother tree worshiped, occupying all the spiritual energy of a place alone, and being worshiped and cared for at all times. In fact, there is a precedent for this. The World Tree Teldrassil was born like this. Treebeard's proposition is that Ents should live with a transcendent view of other races."

Mr. Farrer said lightly.

After listening to Mr. Farrer's words, Fang Senyan pondered for a while and said:

"Then since there are certain differences within the Ents, let's spend a few days collecting information about Fangorn Forest first. Now I have a basic idea. In short, Fangorn Forest must be in chaos before we have a chance to fish in troubled waters."

Early the next morning, the group set off again. Under the leadership of Mr. Farrer, they first came to the west of Fangorn Forest, because Mr. Farrer learned from the information conveyed by the wind and trees that this is an area where other creatures are more active, and Wild Ents also haunt it. If they, a group of suspicious people, are active in it, the chance of being discovered is very small.

Looking at Fangorn Forest from afar and looking at it up close are completely two different concepts. After entering it, the pigeon-like calls whispered in your ear all the time. Everything in the forest seemed well-organized. The vines were no longer growing in disorder, but wrapped around the trees as gently as a woman's arm.

Every big tree seemed to transform into a polite gentleman, maintaining a perfect distance from the other trees - this distance allowed them to absorb nutrients from the ground and share sunlight in the most reasonable way, without malicious competition.

When the wind blew, the leaves of the big trees swayed, and it seemed that the gaps between the leaves constituted a pair of strange eyes, watching everyone's every move.

At this time, in this forest, Mr. Farrer strode forward vigorously. His strong and wide wooden shoulders carried Fang Senyan and the others on his shoulders. The surface of the group's bodies exuded a faint green light. This was a spell called "natural breathing" cast by Miss Wuge, which could make them completely blend into nature without being discovered.

Mr. Farrer suddenly stopped, pointed to a vine crawling on the ground, and said seriously:

"This is a trap set by a Wild Ent. It seems that they are dealing with someone they hate."

It seemed that in order to enhance his persuasiveness, Mr. Farrer stepped on the trap. In the flash of green light, many sharp thorns suddenly grew on the vine, with barbs on them, and coiled around Mr. Farrer's thick tree legs like a snake, and then rubbed out one scratch after another - it was obvious that if an ordinary person's skin was caught by the vine, then there was no doubt that the consequence would be being torn off many palm-sized pieces of flesh.

At this time, the leaves rustled again, and the wind brought information from afar. A faint smell of firewood floated into everyone's nostrils, and then there was a foul smell of burnt meat.

In just the blink of an eye, Mr. Farrer immediately strode towards the direction from which the smell came. He walked very vigorously, but very carefully, without even touching the branches and leaves next to him - or it could be said that the other plants were actively avoiding Mr. Farrer.

Soon, a trembling wail came from afar, sharp and high-pitched, full of pain, and it was impossible to hear what the victim was expressing. After crossing a small stream, Mr. Farrer's pace slowed down, and through the gaps in the trees, he could already see that there was an extremely chaotic situation in the clearing in the forest.

There were tents, bonfires, overturned marching pots, twisted weapons, and thin pancakes of flesh and blood that had been trampled and squeezed out in this clearing - it was not difficult to deduce what had happened. A small team entered Fangorn Forest, camped overnight, and then suffered a surprise attack when they tried to cook a pot of oatmeal in the morning. And, unfortunately, they were defeated.

--------The enemy who defeated them was also an Ent.

Mr. Farrer stared at the Ent and said in a low voice:

"I didn't expect Grab to have become a Blood Tree Man."

Under the guidance of Mr. Farrer, Fang Senyan and the others noticed that three leaves on the top of the Ent called Grab had been dyed red, which meant that he had killed at least three hundred aliens! His hands could be said to be covered in blood!

Grab was very burly, appearing short and stout. There were obvious thorns on his wooden arms. At this time, Grab was facing away from Fang Senyan and the others, tying up a surviving dwarf and a human with sturdy vines and roasting them on the campfire.

The smell of cooked meat that Fang Senyan and the others smelled came from this. In fact, Fang Senyan felt that it was no different from the smell of roasting meat on a campfire. The flames slowly licked and baked the bodies of the two victims. They looked at least half cooked, and their screams began to weaken, but Grab's low roar became louder:

"You stupid, greedy parasites! I have warned you many, many times to stay away from the sacred Falla Forest, but you have never taken my warning to heart! Now, enjoy the taste of the flames, your souls and the sins you have committed will be purified in the poisonous flames!"

Fang Senyan asked Mr. Farrer in a low voice:

"It seems that this Ent is an acquaintance of yours?"

Mr. Farrer said bitterly:

"He was the one who escorted my uncle and me out of the boundary of Falla Forest and warned us not to step into Falla Forest again! He is Treebeard's youngest grandson."

"Then why is he attacking these travelers?" Franklin asked suspiciously.

Fang Senyan said at this time:

"Look at that tent."

At this time, these people's tents were scattered, revealing a few sections of fresh wood inside. Fang Senyan took a deep breath and said:

"Saruman is ambitious and wants to build a huge dam on the Isen River next to Isengard! Doing so can be said to kill three birds with one stone. First of all, the Isen River渡口, known as a natural danger, will be even more dangerous. Once the enemy breaks through the defense line, opening the gate to release water while they are crossing the river is an extremely vicious and sharp move!" (渡口 = ferry crossing)

"Secondly, after the dam is built, the water level near Isengard will rise, making some places that are very easy to reach inaccessible. Saruman's orc army will have a good hiding place! More importantly, after the dam is built, the water level upstream will rise, which can effectively block the Rohan army from driving straight in and reaching Isengard!"

"Therefore, Saruman's construction of the dam is imperative, but the construction of the dam must use a lot of high-quality wood. This wood is strong, light, and resistant to water corrosion. Only the trees in Fangorn Forest that are taken care of by the Ents meet the requirements, so although Saruman appears to be on good terms with Treebeard, he is secretly offering a high price in Isengard to acquire the wood of Fangorn Forest..."

"These poor guys should be adventurers lured by Saruman's high bounty."