"Nasi, is what you said true? Do you know the situation around here? Know where there might still be things left?"
As Nasi's words fell, Lillian's expression was initially stunned, but then she quickly asked eagerly.
"Uh!" The little elf was stunned by Lillian's rapid questioning, but after spending time together and staying with Colin, she was no longer very afraid of Lillian.
So, she tried hard to furrow her brow and organized her language to answer, "Little Nasi is not very clear. It seems like I've been here before, but also like I haven't…"
Then Nasi looked up and added, "But what little Nasi said is true. I just know there's nothing left around here! This... this stone…" Nasi stuttered slightly here.
"Stone Forest."
But Lillian, who was beside her, seemed to have thought of something and timely added.
"This is what other races of elves, especially the Tree Elf Clan, call this place... As for the Elf Clan, they call it Solid Soil Forest," Lillian explained to Colin at the same time.
'High Level Elf Clan, their relations with other elves... really aren't that good.' Colin nodded slightly.
"Yes, only that place in the entire Stone Forest still has things left; the rest of the places are just empty spaces, leaving only the empty shells of stone trees!" Nasi continued, glancing at Lillian.
"Lillian senior..." Colin looked at her, asking for guidance.
Lillian pursed her lips tightly. She silently pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Nasi in the hood and the vast forest outside the window, finally turning back to Nasi to continue asking:
"Nasi, where is the area you mentioned?"
A breeze blew, lifting the broken hair on Lillian's forehead. The stone tree, even without inhabitants for many years, still maintained good functionality.
Nasi continued answering, and Colin and she listened silently.
Soon, the hidden breeze brushed past, and they quietly left the stone tree.
Under the guidance of the little elf Nasi, the two of them sprinted towards the area she mentioned, the only one still rumored to contain things.
Little Nasi was very likely not lying; her ease in unlocking the closed door of the stone tree earlier subtly proved this point.
Therefore, with no clue at the moment, deciding to first check out the place Nasi mentioned was naturally unquestionable.
Moreover, if that third unknown party had also come to Stone Forest, as Nasi had said, the surrounding stone trees were indeed just empty shells.
They might well have headed to that area too.
But they hadn't flown far, just past a few obscured stone trees, when the scene that came into view made Colin and her involuntarily slow their flying speed.
In their view, several stone trees with various exquisite buildings had their branches fall alongside, crashing to the ground into lifeless ruins.
"Perhaps it's due to long-term disrepair..." Lillian quickly averted her gaze, concluding. She was now focused on reaching the area that might contain items capable of healing Atbolde's injuries according to Nasi's directions.
"But only these few stone trees... This looks more like the wreckage of a battle," Colin frowned slightly, voicing a different opinion.
The spaces within the mountain were not regular, perhaps to resemble a real forest more, and the spacing between the stone trees wasn't too vast. Although the branches were sparse, their field of vision was still quite limited.
So, it was only after they had left the closest stone tree and walked a few steps forward that they realized the unusual signs on these few trees.
"Perhaps... wherever you are, there's always battle, isn't there?" Lillian turned her head again to closely inspect the few stone trees, then added: "And only a few branches have fallen, while the majority of the branches, including the main trunk, have retained their complete form.
So even if it was a battle, it must have been a very small scale one... There's no need to worry too much, let's go."
"Hmm." Colin withdrew his gaze and continued flying forward with Lillian.
Regardless of how the branches fell, what could be certain was that they were very old, their specifics observable at a glance, and indeed there was no need to waste more time lingering.
The journey that followed was far longer than Colin and she had anticipated; even at their pace, it took almost half a day after crossing a large area, guided by Nasi, they arrived at a region distinctly different from the others.
The reason it was different was that the grand stone trees here had been dyed in a color of cyan gold, whereas the previous ones were light cyan.
Of course, the most eye-catching was the stone tree in the very center of this area, which was noticeably thicker than the surrounding stone trees by more than one ring!
Although it was thicker by more than a ring, it looked more aesthetically pleasing than the surrounding stone trees, with densely packed branches, so numerous they gathered like a lush umbrella... Compared to it, the other stone trees looked like barren woods wilting in winter.
If it weren't for the stone pillar details that were still visible, this stone tree would almost seem like a majestic ancient tree brought to life!
"We're here!" Perhaps truly having been here before, the little elf was the first to react, pointing at the huge stone tree and shouting, "That is the place little Nasi mentioned that still has many things!"