[She is surrounded by vast forests, far away from disputes. Animals gather here, plants are still growing, and honey-like rivers flow. People who escape the world migrate here, it is like paradise]
Andrea sailed silently in the vast dark deep sea.
In the captain's cabin, Lu Li took the notes recording the poems away from the fluorite lamp.
"Heaven...really...exists...?"
The voice of the Swamp Mother came intermittently from the Crown of Thorns.
"I don't know, but the clues point there."
"I mean... the person who told you... Paradise Valley..."
The first ones to bring news about Paradise Valley were brother and sister Jimmy.
Brother and sister Jimmy left a message in the letter. Anna saw Xin and told Tesla, who had escaped from the shelter, that his wife Adang Fuya was there.
The follow-up news came from the Fantasy Midnight City, which passed on knowledge to Lu Li and also brought poems from Paradise Valley.
Both Anna and Midnight City are worthy of Lu Li's trust.
It is known that Tesla, Adanda, and the Jimmy brothers and sisters may be there, but is such an uncontested Eden real?
Lu Li remained silent when there was no land of light, but now Paradise Valley seems to be credible.
Lu Li set out alone without anyone, and the land of light needed more protection.
Two supernatural gods, thousands of believers and servants, allies, and the Eternal Dreamers who know the future are enough to protect their homeland. The exorcists are also left behind, and the children who have just learned to pick up the sword are not yet fit to appear on the battlefield, and even human nature has
Instilled in Anne, leaving only three parts of humanity that are not coveted by too much weirdness.
However, Lu Li was not alone on the way to Paradise Valley. The Banyan Guards and 50 Twisted Cultists stayed on Andrea, and the same configuration also existed on the Heimglu following behind. Looking back, he could vaguely see the light emanating from the side of the ship.
Faint light.
And accompanied by the Crown of Thorns of the Swamp Mother.
But the farther away from the land of light, the harder it is for his consciousness to be transmitted. Perhaps as he gradually moves away from the Allen Peninsula and sets foot on the Main Continent, the Crown of Thorns will fall into a deep sleep.
When leaving, Lu Li felt some obscure waves like waves coming from the deep sea, like a breeze blowing over Andrea and the Heimgru, gradually moving away.
"Do you feel it?" Lu Li asked the Swamp Mother.
"What...are you looking for...?"
"Will it affect the Land of Light?"
"We...are on land..."
Lu Li picked up the fluorite lamp and approached the console, opened the cabin box next to the rudder, and took out the parchment map placed inside that was updated by Andrea in real time.
The dotted line poked out by the paper knife represents the route at this time from the southern end of the Allen Peninsula to the southeastern end of the Main Continent, continuing westward along the coastline of the Deciduous Mountains.
Lu Li put the one-page dictionary of common words into the cabin box according to the "User Manual", and then asked: "What was that wave just now?"
In dark times, no clue should be ignored.
While listening attentively, the cold sea breeze whistling outside the captain's room gradually faded away, and the subtle cutting sound in the cabin box became as clear as the hands of a clock. After a few dozen seconds, the sound stopped coming, and Lu Li opened the cabin box and took out the cutting
Gap the dictionary, scan out the cropped words, and move closer to the fluorescent lamp.
The dictionary wrapped in paper was rolled up and thrown into the wastebasket. Lu Li put the parchment map with dotted lines back into the cabin box, took out another larger and more detailed map, unfolded it, spread it on the floor, and took out an oil lamp.
ignite.
The parchment map under the oil lamp glowed with ancient traces. His slender fingers landed on the coastline of the Deciduous Mountains where he was at this moment. He followed the edge of the Main Continent westward to the Edge Point, the westernmost point of land known to mankind, passing through the islands and continuing northward.
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Then it is up to Lu Li to choose which path to take next:
Approach the west of the Eternal Forest, look for the inlet and go upstream to enter the Eternal Forest. The advantage is that Andrea and the Twisted Cultists will become his assistants, but the disadvantage is that they will be regarded as uninvited guests by the unknown Eternal Forest and the beings in it.
Or continue north, land at the coastline of Nice Town in the northwest corner of the Main Continent, and go to the railway terminal of Vigue Town. The disadvantage is to go from the coastline to Nice Town, from Nice Town to Vigue Town, and from Vigue Town to Eternity.
The long journey through the forest and the dangerous journey itself.
Lu Li chose the second option.
Because the flowing cat is there, maybe it can become Lu Li's companion, maybe it has new news about Anna.
As evening approached, Andrea, who was sailing in the deep sea, passed by a coastal town on the edge of the deciduous mountains. Familiar and unfamiliar outlines were hidden in the invisible darkness.
The Swamp Mother told Lu Li that there were pagans on the beach who were activating the power of the void. It might be some kind of summoning or sacrificial ritual.
Therefore, Andrea bypassed the coastal town and drove into the strange fog that spread from the deep sea to the land.
This is an unknown route, without gods to accompany you, and dangers are everywhere.
Nests, ethnic groups, wandering weirdness, void shadows, existences in other worlds, Andrea avoided many threatening existences along the way without realizing it. Xiao Xiao, who encountered an unexpected encounter, was also subdued by the believers and given to Lu Li, bringing a humanity that is better than nothing.
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Since leaving the Land of Light, the deep sea outside the captain's room has not changed, as if anchored at the edge of the Land of Light. If you move a little, you can see the miraculous place of light.
The only proof that it is still sailing is the dotted line in the cabin box that increases every day.
From chaotic reefs to dangerous stormy waters. From the dark swamp seagrass areas that prey on people to the edge of the known western land, bypassing the islands covered with strange spider-like nests and covered with layers of spider webs, all the way north, the route is dangerous
More and more, Andrea is getting slower and slower, and the crown of thorns no longer hears the gentle motherly whisper of the Swamp Mother.
The only good news is that "Gate" will find Lu Li later.
On the fifteenth day, the dotted line on the sheepskin map in the cabin box finally touched the edge of the Eternal Forest. What is indescribable is that approaching the Eternal Forest made Andrea speed up again. She was so weird that she didn't dare to touch this land.
I hope the tree whisperers can be treated well here.
Facts have proved that choosing the second path is correct. The map from twenty-four years ago has long since lost its accuracy. The entrance to the sea on the map has disappeared, and has been replaced by fluorescent shadowy depths, with countless vein-like rivers stretching out from the depths.
There was no way Andrea could drive in.
Continuing to go north, Andrea stopped at the shoal in the northwest corner of the Main Continent two days later.
About ten miles southeast of here is the small town of Nice, the home of Flowing Cat.
The mother of the swamp seemed to know what was happening and told Lu Li: "I want to accumulate strength. When you need to call me, cut off a branch" and then fell into a deep sleep.
"Andrea needs your protection more than I do."
Lu Li rejected the twisted cultists who wanted to follow him. He held a fluorite lamp and got into the wooden boat. The waves reflecting the broken light pushed him towards the coastline.
Lu Li, who had been drifting on the sea for nearly twenty days, set foot on land again.
As the fluorescence representing Lu Li's position faded away, Andrea's farewell whistle sounded on the dark sea.
