From any street or alley in Greenway, even in the deepest and narrowest places, as long as one looked up toward the city's boundary in the direction of Black Pine Forest, one could see that faintly glowing green.
That was the enchanted high wall known as the "Green Forest Barrier." Built on the unique gray-white oblique crystal rock of the empire's southern border and inlaid with thirty thousand Rune Stone Bricks crafted by Elf Artisans, it was a miraculous project that protected the city from being swallowed by the forest. It formed a unique and exclusive life cycle, ensuring that the land where Greenway stood remained completely isolated from Black Pine Forest. This wonder was Greenway's most distinctive sight.
Hao Ren and the others, visiting for the first time, were naturally drawn to the magnificent high wall that could be seen from anywhere. Now that they were listening to Aivena describe the city and Black Pine Forest, their curiosity only grew.
"Black Pine Forest is one of the greatest mysteries within the Dragon Empire. Even the empire's own scholars cannot explain this vast forest. No one knows when this dense jungle, which is equivalent in size to several provinces, first formed. In any case, it had already occupied this land by the time the empire expanded its territory to the southern border." Aivena admired the scenery outside the carriage window as she introduced it. "The forest's vitality has left even the elves, who call themselves the children of the jungle, utterly perplexed. Whether it is cut down or burned, Black Pine Forest can recover within days. Sometimes, if you fell a great tree, it will even begin sprouting and regenerating right under your eyes. And the deeper one advances into the forest, the more obvious this abnormal vitality becomes..."
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