Stars climbed up the hollow and shed starlight, and the camp residents fell into sweet dreams.
In the camp, only Princess Roland's courtyard and two churches were illuminated.
There is also a wooden house on the island in the middle of the lake surrounded by the tranquil Agate Lake.
The merchant Anthony arrived two hours before midnight, bringing good news and bad news, or both.
The "good news" is that the businessman has found out the truth about the disappearance of Midnight City. The bad news is that the news comes from the Maiden's Grace Church and not from the survivors of Midnight City. They are still missing.
"Midnight City was destroyed by the swamp."
Businessman Anthony repeated the answer he got. If Lu Li wanted specific information, Girls' Grace Church would like to talk to Lu Li in the form of a letter.
This church may feel strange to Lu Li, but he has come into contact with the strange energy and tone of several of their nuns, their uniqueness, and their kindness that is rare in old sewers.
When Lu Li went to the Deep Auction House of Midnight City Terminal to retrieve the Eyes of the God of the Deep Sea, they gave Lu Li an invitation letter.
"Mother of the Swamp."
Lu Li's call did not receive an answer, so he asked the merchant Anthony to contact the Swamp Mother to inform him of the situation, hoping that the Swamp Mother would help deal with the hidden dangers, pollution or curses that may come with the letter.
Swamp Mother readily agreed, and Lu Li's letter of agreement and inquiry for details arrived at Maiden's Grace Church with the merchant Anthony. Their replies would be sent to Swamp Mother, who would purify them before bringing them to Lu Li.
Ten minutes later, the merchant Anthony came to the wooden house with the first piece of parchment.
"He said the letters were clean."
Lu Li nodded lightly and unfolded the parchment:
[It’s us, do you remember? Didn’t you forget? We saw it and knew you needed help. Do you want to know about Midnight City? We can tell you]
As if unwilling to find hidden dangers, Swamp Mother thoughtfully underlined "We can tell you if we know" to indicate grammatical errors.
[The swamp swelled to such a big size that it swallowed the Midnight City in one gulp. We all heard the sound of hiccups. You asked when, right? In December, when you just passed by in the book "The Sinking City", we
I’ve seen them all]
The truth emerged: the expanding swamp swallowed up the adjacent Midnight City.
But the swamp will swallow up the Midnight City with the Midnight Lady and the four major gods...?
And why the old sewer adjacent to it is fine.
[Have you ever seen a star fall? A star as big as a grain of rice fell down and became as big as a fist, as big as a head, as big as an Oma, as big as a cloud, as big as the sky, and then as big as a grain of rice.
It destroyed a world, and the most powerful gods didn’t escape. We’re fine because the swamp likes the top, but doesn’t like the bottom, and there’s nothing but bad guys down there]
The second piece of parchment tells the fate and ending of Midnight City.
The city that stood tall in the dark land and accumulated the last strength of mankind quietly disappeared into the swamp.
"No survivors escaped."
[No, but there were some humans who were outside at that time. They were subject to a terrible blood curse. The bad guys here were unwilling to touch them. Do you want to find them? Do you need our help? 】
Lu Li wrote a polite reply, paused briefly, then balled up the paper and threw it into the fireplace, where it burned briefly.
His three contacts with the nuns of Girls' Grace Church were all in a friendly atmosphere. Maybe they can become new allies?
"If necessary, if there is any trace of them, use your eyes to summon the merchant Anthony."
Lu Li put a few eyeballs into a wooden box and sent them along with the letter from the businessman Anthony, and asked them what they needed.
It is best for allies to get what each other needs. Blindly asking for each other will not form a stable and harmonious relationship.
The reply took a long time this time, and Lu Li thought it would be heard and disappeared only tomorrow, but the merchant Anthony came back, and along with the new parchment came a well-made oak box.
[We know how to use it. Children always like to dig out the eyes of bad guys and play the summon merchant game. They always listen to your stories. What do we need... Can you give us some sunshine? Children like it very much and want to know about sunshine.
Whatever it is, just put it in a box]
The mother of the swamp's note is written below: Strange little object, is it made in Midnight City or an old sewer? I will witness with you at breakfast time tomorrow morning how it can hold the sun.
Lu Li opened the well-made oak box. It seemed to be just a box made of oak. However, Lu Li smelled a familiar smell and studied alchemy with Vice Principal Chris, and there was a similar mixed smell among the types of alchemical species.
After closing the oak box and placing it on the desk, Lu Li sat in front of the desk and looked at the agate lake reflecting the stars, thinking quietly.
The truth corresponds to some of Lu Li's experiences in the illusion of Midnight City.
For example, the Earth Dweller Trading Company hunts down the guardians of the Earth Boundary. Maybe they are really doing this and succeeding... This leads to the eventual uncontrolled expansion of the swamp and swallowing up Midnight City.
For example, the swamp likes the surface. And the final conspiracy of the parchment from there, who calls himself Will Ken, is to trick Lu Li into putting the stone seal into the spire. Maybe that is not "activation"...
Businessman Anthony suddenly appeared in the wooden house, interrupting Lu Li's thoughts.
It brought another parchment letter, urging from the nun.
[Not ready yet? The children are waiting]
Lu Li replied: "It's night now, and the sun only appears during the day."
【Okay】
After waiting for a while, no more reply came. Lu Li gathered the parchments together to prevent them from being accidentally thrown into the fireplace and burned.
The fire ignited, the smell of burnt leather wafted from the fireplace, and the parchment turned to ashes.
"Do merchants trade with the god towns around Midnight City?" Lu Li asked the merchant Anthony who had not yet left.
"No."
The town of the gods is exclusive. They have unique rules. Most of the time, they pay less attention to the exorcists than the old sewers. This does not mean that it is difficult for merchants to reach the towns of the gods, because they are more or less related to the old sewers, especially the Juren Trading Company.
.
Lu Li gave businessman Anthony a task: to incorporate Ghost Town into trade.
There are also his agreements and allies there.
In addition, Lu Li thought that even the beings in the old sewer knew the story of "The Sunken Land", so the information about the survivors of the God Town and the Midnight City in the old sewer would not be more obscure than them.
They should already know about the "Land of Obsession" and everything that the dead souls of Midnight City have arranged for Lu Li.
This means that Lu Li no longer has to actively look for them, because they will actively find Lu Li if they don't show up for a long time, either they are forced to hide, or something happens to them.
For example, the "blood curse" mentioned by the nuns of Girls' Grace Church.
Ending his thoughts, the lord of the Land of Light fell into a deep sleep in his wooden house.
