One hundred and fourteen. The power of the crown of knowledge
"What is the meaning."
Lu Li's gaze returned to Claire.
"I didn't get it. If you ask me, you can only get a bunch of irresponsible conjectures." Claire stepped forward and simply punched, the wild breath erupted with the shadow of the fist, and the overturned and incomplete scarecrow shattered in the air.
The conspiracy spider web rolled up in the air, and the religious uniforms of the god system slowly fell down.
Claire picks up scarecrow trophies that are better than nothing and can be exchanged for contributions.
"Just keep going."
The scarecrow standing in the distance wasted no time in getting closer. Lu Li and Claire planned the path to the manor deep in the Bloody Farm.
All the barns they encountered along the way were destroyed, leaving only ruins and remains.
Bloody wheat seems to be still a plant, mutation and irrigation have not changed their nature, and they have some biological characteristics.
So when Lu Li was walking in the wheat field, these thigh-high pieces of wheat, which were ignored by the players and would not bring any contribution, were crawling on their knees, forming a red carpet that was laid out as Lu Li moved forward.
It was as if Lu Li was the real owner of this wheat field.
Passing through an eerily quiet and bloody farm filled with filthy plants, the outline of the manor emerged in front of it, located in a wheat field that looked like a sea of blood.
Lu Li and Claire began to encounter other players. There were very few solo players, and most chose to team up with players from the same camp.
They keep their distance, pretend to be uninjured, and usually move around when they are still far away. Although they no longer gain points for killing other players, they do keep the loot and supplies for themselves.
However, this kind of private fight is usually limited to situations where there are only two or three teams around, and the leakage of information about sneak attacks on other players will obviously cause trouble.
The garden enclosed by the charred fence was covered with ashes and footprints. A fire had previously ravaged the place, burning everything except the mansion.
Stepping onto the gray-white ashes that seemed to still be warm, leaving behind dark footprints, we walked into the mansion.
The hideous and twisted corpses of the lower parasites can be seen everywhere, their gonads and weapons-like organs cut off as trophies.
"Let's try our luck at the wine cellar."
Claire seemed to be familiar with this place. She didn't waste time exploring the house that might have been ransacked countless times. She wasn't interested in the noise coming from somewhere in the mansion and went straight to the cellar entrance leading to the wine cellar.
There is no doubt that the players who captured the manor not long ago would not let go of the wine cellar. When they arrived, the iron door of the cellar was open, revealing a long and cold passage. There was also the body of a female lower parasite in the corridor.
Lu Li followed Claire up the steps.
Wine cellar is a word that makes any drunkard's eyes gleam when he hears it. But they will never like it here.
It's not because of the scarecrows and lower-level parasites who guard the manor, or the farmer and his servants who occupy the mansion, but this wine cellar has nothing to do with the "mellow and rich aroma" in the impression.
The nauseating smell of fermented blood permeated the cold cellar. The semi-solidified viscous blood was spread on the stone bricks, and when stepped on, the sticky silk liquid was pulled up. They originated from broken wine barrels, or from an intruder who opened the ground and gurgled.
Flowing wine.
When they went deep into the wine cellar, they encountered a team of four. They were first wary because they encountered other camps in a remote place, but then relaxed. Not only because there were only two of them, but also because they recognized Lu Li.
A dispute seemed to end here, but suddenly it changed with the whisper of one of the old sewer front team.
"That's the Exorcist...if we catch him..."
The surprise came suddenly: his three companions surrounded him without hesitation.
One of them carefully apologized to the calm Lu Li and the playful Claire: "Forgive us for our offense, Your Excellency Lu Li."
Watching the infighting team control the man to leave, Claire chuckled and said, "Your reputation is really good. None of the players from the old sewer front who have a grudge against you want to hurt you."
"Maybe they recognized you too."
The interlude ended and they continued to approach the depths of the wine cellar.
This place is relatively intact, and the "wine liquid" has not spread here, except for the messy bloody footprints on the stone slabs.
The red brick wall at the end of the wine cellar blocked the road. Claire approached the brick wall and turned the wall lamp holder counterclockwise.
click
The sound of gears operating was heard, and the tight red brick wall cracked, revealing a deep passage leading to an unknown place.
As far as the mechanism is concerned, it is obviously very crude, but considering that it is prone to malfunction if left unmaintained for a long time, the simpler the secret passage is, the better.
"Have you been here?" Lu Li asked Claire who went straight to the target.
"My mother told me."
Claire tells the story of the origin of the secret passage.
Before the Dark Ages, the Bloody Farmland was taken care of by the Lorenzo family, and its real owner was Count Hunter Willie, a powerful figure in the Noble Council of Midnight City.
The Lorenzo family and three other families were under the command of Count Willie Hunt.
"The parchment my mother gave me recorded this secret passage. It can lead all the way to the Earl's manor. Coincidentally, the viscount occupies the Earl's manor. We can go directly to solve it and recapture the alchemy tower."
Compared to Claire's confidence, the parchment reminded Lu Li of Will Ken, who had nothing to do with it.
When he was about to tell Claire about this, a weak whisper suddenly appeared in his mind.
"Lu Li... don't tell others about my existence yet."
"Why." Lu Li returned.
"I feel... abnormal. Here, these people..."
Will Kendy's old voice sounded in his heart.
"Remain cautious as an investigator and objectively examine everything around you, including me..."
Lu Li fell into silence.
"...Lu Li, there is something in the second wine barrel above."
Lu Li's eyes fell on the wine racks on both sides, and he locked onto the target in Will Ken's increasingly weak voice.
"Wait me a moment."
Lu Li and Claire said that they would approach the wine barrel that Will Ken pointed out and use a dagger to pry off the rotten wine barrel spigot.
Wow
The stinky "wine liquid" gushes out, but is avoided by Lu Li who retreats in time, and gurgls and gathers into a pool of unpleasant-smelling water.
After a few minutes, the wine was drained. Lu Li found a bouquet of flowers and copper plates in the thick plasma of the wine barrel. It should have been embedded somewhere.
Lu Li wiped off the flowers and copper plate and listened to Will Ken's weak words.
"It's connected to a room above..."
Claire temporarily screwed back the light stand to close the secret passage, and followed Lu Li out of the wine cellar to the farmer's bedroom.
Because of Will Ken's guidance, it was Lu Li who seemed to be familiar with the mansion this time.
Entering the study of the manor owner, Lu Li saw a large oil painting in the messy study with scattered books. Hanging between two bay windows, it was a portrait of a graceful lady wearing a fluffy dress, holding flowers.
The bouquet of flowers is now missing a piece.
Lu Li embedded the copper plate into the oil painting and returned to Claire.
"That's it?"
While Claire was questioning, a weak and frightened exclamation suddenly came from the painting.
