"The Knights of Radiance launch their second surface expedition and receive help from a mysterious man"
[The Second Expeditionary Force led by Deputy Commander Yagon Baghdadi and five great knights set off early in the morning and returned to the surface along the Road of Sighs. This operation will clear the surface of the Midnight City Alchemy Tower and station it. It will be operated by the Alchemy Laboratory.
The "Red Copper" newly developed by the alchemist also appeared with the expeditionary force, and it is said that the mysterious outline followed]
The Outer City, also known as "City Street", is the Fast Avenue that connects the inner city with the Road of Sighs.
On the bench of Fast Park not far away, Lu Li put down the "Morning Paper".
The streets in the distance are being cleared of heavily rutted pavement.
Not long after the Second Expeditionary Force of the Knights of Radiance passed by. I heard noises from the third floor of the hotel and saw the scene from the window. It only took ten minutes to leave the hotel and go to the park to buy a morning newspaper.
This was the second day after Lu Li followed Silver Cross Sloan's suggestion and came to Midnight City.
There are few pedestrians in the park in the early morning. Except for the homeless scavengers occupying the benches, only people who need to work rush through.
After quietly reading the newspaper, Lu Li returned to the hotel before more people went out.
The three-story attic of the hotel was specially rented here. Because there are no neighbors, you will not be disturbed or disturb others.
Lu Li underestimated the influence of human nature on his surroundings, which caused confusion and confusion among the people soon after arriving in Midnight City. The people were subconsciously close to him, and the believers were wary and coveted. There may be hidden weirdness.
Seems to symbolize how bad it would be for Lu Li to go to the old sewers or the surface.
Before the accident occurred, Lu Li temporarily returned to the Giant Tree Academy camp to seek help from Vice Principal Chris.
Vice President Chris asked businessman Anthony to bring Lu Li a bottle of perfume-style alchemical potion. After opening it, a rancid smell filled the air, covering up Lu Li's vitality and masking his humanity with a stronger smell.
Pedestrians no longer subconsciously approached Lu Li and avoided him. Even if passers-by approached Lu Li because they were temporarily distracted or could not find the source, they could only smell a stronger putrid smell and a strange smell mixed with vitality.
If he hadn't still been wearing the Giant Tree Academy badge, Lu Li might have been suspected of being a "rotten weirdo" and taken away by the city guards or passing knights.
The boss agreed to rent the loft only with the badge and nearly three times the premium.
Because of the non-war cursed title of [Tree Whisperer], Lu Li did not contact the Devil's Daughter for the time being. She also did not contact Lu Li, as if she had forgotten about it long ago.
Returning to the attic, Lu Li blocked the mouth of the perfume bottle, took off his cloak when the rotten smell dissipated, and added a few pieces of firewood to the fireplace. Ignoring the uncomfortable crackling sound, he returned to the bed and picked up the half-read book.
Lu Li didn't go anywhere. He only used the power of [Dream Man] at night to sneak into the dreams of hotel residents and get familiar with the power.
Spend a peaceful day in a sea of words. In the morning and afternoon, the hotel owner will bring food, knock on the door and leave.
In the evening, the "light ball" outside the round window on the west side of the attic dimmed and turned to the cold moon. Lu Li lit the oil lamp, closed the book, filled the fireplace with charcoal, returned to the single bed with buds growing on the edge of the corner, and entered a chaotic dream.
Waiting for the hotel residents to fall asleep.
The strange and hazy chaos, the surge of joy, anger and sorrow. Occasionally, it changes the nightmare of a certain resident, like the god Pan who walks in dreams in the myth of the deserted land, spreading beauty and peace.
Late at night, new dreams no longer emerged, and Lu Li fell into sleep.
The fire was covered with ashes, and the fireplace gave off a faint coldness in the cold morning. Lu Li woke up.
As the night passed, the wooden planks of the bed where Lu Li rested grew more buds, but they were not as lush as the one planted in a flower pot and placed on the bedside table.
Rekindling the fireplace, Lu Li was about to buy a morning newspaper like yesterday and go to the park to read it. When businessman Anthony appeared, he brought a letter from a long-lost face: Professor Hagrid heard from other professors that Lu Li had left Giant Tree Academy. He thought Lu Li might
In Midnight City, I don’t have a place to stay for the time being, so if I’m invited to his house as a guest, I can also stay there.
Lu Li agreed to Professor Hagrid and told him the location of the hotel. A professor of occult science at Giant Tree Academy was obviously more knowledgeable than books.
Ringing the cowbell, Lu Li put on his black robe, opened the perfume potion, and checked out from the hotel owner who came to the attic.
"A side effect of the alchemical experiment, they will wither within a few days."
Lu Li explained to the hotel owner.
The innkeeper said nothing, ignoring for the sake of badges and shillings the stench of decay: the stench of death had become like sludge and putrefaction. It was indescribable whether it was more or less unpleasant or weird.
Lu Li packed a few books into his suitcase, picked up the flower pot with his other hand, and returned to the living room downstairs.
"The descendants of the five major knights will participate in this top ten competition..."
"No one can take the championship away from the Exorcist."
The chef and the waiter were chatting away at the round table in the empty living room. Lu Li walked past them, who were hiding their noses in disgust, and came to the street.
After waiting for dozens of minutes on the Fast Park bench across the street, Professor Hagrid's carriage slowly arrived.
"Long time no see, Your Excellency."
Professor Hagrid got out of the carriage, leaned slightly over his luggage, and did not say his name.
Lu Li nodded and refused Professor Hagrid who wanted to pick up the suitcase and flowerpot. He walked around his head and followed the turning horses into the carriage.
Waiting for Professor Hagrid to get into the carriage, the coachman drove the carriage back to the mansion in the inner city.
"I have been paying attention to you... Your Excellency, congratulations on learning to release your power."
Professor Hagrid almost witnessed Lu Li's progress in just two months, and even a month of confinement could not stop him.
But he didn't know yet that Lu Li had become the cursed title holder.
Dozens of minutes later, the carriage arrived at Professor Hagrid's residence, located in a neighborhood where city guards were stationed.
"my wife."
Walking into the single-family house, Professor Hagrid introduced Lu Li to the thin woman and the strong man beside her: "Mim and our child Sithorn just celebrated their 8th birthday a few days ago."
"8 years old?"
Lu Li's gaze was higher than the door frame, looking down at his "strong man" with a naive smile.
"He... stinks..." Sithorn covered his nose.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Lu Li..." Professor Hagrid asked his wife to lead Sithorne to the restaurant to prepare for lunch, and revealed his bitterness: "Sithorne became like this because of a weird incident..."
In that incident, Professor Hagrid's poor child Sithorn was catalyzed, and the only thing lucky was that he was not contaminated and distorted.
Professor Hagrid led Lu Li to the guest room on the second floor, which would be Lu Li's temporary residence for a while. After a while of chatting, Professor Hagrid returned downstairs to help.
Lu Li looked around the neatly cleaned guest room, placed the flowerpot on the windowsill, and opened his suitcase.
The clean clothes were packed into the closet, and the few books I brought were stacked on the bedside table.
The only thing left in the suitcase was the shimmering light blue Emerald Dream potion.
Lu Li stared at it, and heard Professor Hagrid's call from downstairs.
Picking up the Emerald Dream, Lu Li put it in his stomach.
Maybe soon, maybe at some point, Lu Li will need it again. (To be continued.)