Life carries memory, and memory, like life, has meaning only when it exists.
People will not grieve for lost memories, just like the deceased will sleep forever after death.
Midday darkness enveloped the earth.
On the southern outskirts of Midnight City, at the tournament camp.
The outline of the land emerges from the limestone arched fog door in the open space of the square.
The players who passed by looked away after seeing the Giant Tree Academy badge. Only Ole Lorenzo who was waiting here greeted the returning Lu Li.
"Did you get your memory back?"
Ole Lorenzo's temperament is more melancholy than when they were separated. Is it because of the lost memory?
Lu Li nodded lightly.
Anna, the memory of the second level, and other lost memories have all come back.
"That's great..." Ole Lorenzo said with heartfelt blessings. "The camp is divided into four camps. They randomly appear in the other three camps. I am the only one here. Come with me and I will tell you what to do in this level.
"
Although Lu Li claimed to have recovered his memory, Ole Lorenzo, who has a delicate sense of perception, was keenly aware that his emotions were more indifferent, like the mist that spreads in the morning, which will eventually dissipate as time goes by.
He could only keep talking to distract Lu Li: "We all made a mistake. This competition has more than three levels. The three forbidden areas are just desserts."
"This is the fourth level, the real dinner of the competition: recovering Midnight City."
Even the melancholy Ole Lorenzo lamented the cleverness of the organizer Big Tree Academy and the Midnight Church behind it in using other forces to regain their territory on the surface.
"recover?"
The deep and quiet black eyes like a deep pool rippled, reflecting the outline of the Midnight City in the distance.
"Well, we were assigned to camps outside Midnight City. The four camps correspond to the four alchemy towers at the four corners of Midnight City."
What they have to do is attack Midnight City, which is occupied by monsters, and occupy the lost territory.
There is no doubt that this is a grand event of human counterattack so far. Even the old sewer front, which has a vague relationship with human civilization, will spare no effort. If Midnight City continues to extend downward, sooner or later there will be a territorial conflict with the old sewer.
Human camps such as Giant Tree Academy, Knights, and Nobles naturally support returning to the surface, and the two major gods rely on Midnight City to prosper and suffer together.
It is in the interests of all forces for Midnight City to be reborn as Midnight City.
"Where is the remaining alchemy tower?"
There are five alchemy towers in Midnight City.
"It hasn't been announced yet, maybe it's the next stage?"
Ole Lorenzo led Lu Li to the limestone tombstone, which was made of the same material as the fog door and had names engraved on it.
"Say your name and your grades will appear above in order." Ole Lorenzo exited the position.
"Lu Li."
The gray stone tombstone changed with the calm words, and Lu Li's name and fleeting comments emerged.
The first level: excellent. The second level: perfect. The third level: excellent.
In the first level, Lu Li fought with the Bloodline Family Alliance for too long. In the second level, it may have been a bonus because he got the cursed title. In the third level, he wasted a lot of time going back to search for memories.
However, at this moment when most players are still in the first three levels, this result is enough for Lu Li to appear among dozens of names.
"Twenty-four? Not bad."
Ole Lorenzo moved his finger down, pointing at himself who had been squeezed to the fifty-eighth position due to changes.
"When I first came here, there were still forty people, but those guys outside have already started to take over the task of cleaning up the weird things on the surface."
Ole Lorenzo also wasted this time waiting for Lu Li.
Willett Marvin and several of Root's companions from the second level were also on the gray stone tablet.
"Don't worry about other people, they will pick up the mission when they find you showing up."
After confirming the ranking, Ole Lorenzo led him to the mission hall. During the process, he passed the camp market, where the players can
Rest and replenish supplies or sell supplies.
There are already players selling similar items or trophies to replenish supplies, or recruiting teammates from the same camp or alliance camp.
"The rankings of Gray Monument change very quickly. We don't have much advantage in being ahead of the first three levels. In other words, the advantage is that we are ahead of the first three levels themselves... We have more time to complete the task."
Especially the five major knights. They pay attention to honor and glory and continue to take on tasks like crazy. It is difficult to find players from the five major knights at the bottom of the rankings.
Except Willett Marvin.
The mission hall has undoubtedly become the most lively place in the camp. Players gather in front of the giant sheepskin map and select missions like housewives selecting ingredients.
Since only a few dozen players have reached the fourth level, only the camp is lit on the sheepskin map, and the surrounding area is still shrouded in deep fog.
The first thing the players faced was the [Bloody Farm] adjacent to the camp.
Some kind of lower-level parasites that spread the pollution plague are wandering around the bloody farm. They want to clean up the lower-level parasites and uproot the barns that scatter the farms.
Lu Li's arrival attracted attention. At this time, Ole Lorenzo sent out an invitation or a request, hoping to form a team with Lu Li.
"I don't plan to take the mission for the time being." Lu Li said calmly.
"Would you like to rest for a while? That's understandable." Ole Lorenzo thought rationally, leading Lu Li out of the mission hall filled with sights and heading to the tavern and hotel in the rest area.
Those crude tents standing in the open space like tombstones are hard to associate with a tavern that smells of alcohol or a hotel that smells of food. However, considering that this is the outskirts of Midnight City, this is a rare place to rest.
Lu Li rented a luxury tent. It had a sloping roof that didn't require bending, a single bed and a desk, which was the best treatment here.
Ole Lorenzo left quickly, giving Lu Li time to rest.
The dim butter lamp dimmed the color of the tent, and Lu Li quietly sorted out the losses and gains this time.
Lost 28 pieces of humanity and gained the cursed title [Crown of Knowledge].
The properties of the Crown of Knowledge reminded Lu Li of Mildred Hempley's reminder, although the knowledge of the garbage house was not put to use in the second level.
The biggest reward of this competition has been obtained, and Lu Li no longer has a strong desire to continue participating in the competition.
Especially before teammate Claire hasn't arrived yet.
Lu Li opened the note and wrote down the contents. He waited for a moment and no writing appeared.
Claire may have reached level two.
Lu Li recorded the characteristics of the second level, asked the businessman Anthony to hand it over to Claire, and then contacted Vice Dean Chris.
【What's wrong, dear?】
Even with the words, I can still feel the graceful figure of the deputy dean.
"I recovered my memories, but those memories feel very far away." Lu Li wrote down his emotions calmly.
The memory returned, but the film with the world did not disappear. No matter Anna or anyone else, including Vice President Chris, even though they had only met a few days ago, it seemed to be a very long time ago in the memory.
[Dear, did you know that the longer red wine is left, the more mellow it tastes? 】
The meandering text beautifully writes:
[Stories bring memories, and time makes them sprout. Wait patiently, just like waiting for the morning light that pierces the sky in the darkness before dawn.]