Walking in the darkness of the almost eternal forest, a rustling sound came, and a figure surrounded by branches emerged from the depths and bowed gently to Lu Li.
"The Pioneers asked me to wait for you here."
They learned about Lu Li's visit in advance from the merchant Anthony.
Compared to half a year ago, the stag-antler-like branches have no longer grown, but a layer of heavy and rough bark has grown on its surface, making its movements slower.
The tree man standing nearby lifted Lu Li and Zhijiao into the plant habitat deep in the tranquil forest.
It was difficult to see in the darkness, but he could feel the trees crowding around him, sending goodwill to Lu Li, the tree whisperer.
Perhaps the tree men are not as protective as the banyan tree, but there are tens of thousands of them, enough to protect the home. The tranquility in front of you is proof that the plant habitat is standing amid disasters and weirdness, and no weirdness has ever dared to invade.
There was no light source in the plant habitat, and the forest was enveloped in eternal darkness. Gradually, Lu Li heard the sound of wind covered by the canopy of trees in the open space, and heard the small exchanges brought by the breeze.
It seems that he can imagine himself arriving in the clearing, with the vegetative people around the tree house observing him.
Sitting on the tree man's palm, Lu Li, holding an oil lamp, reached into his stomach bag and took out the new sun box.
The sun shines through the cracks, and as the lid of the box is opened, the dazzling sunlight at noon pours into the open space, shining on the plants and people in the open space.
Sunboxes provide more help to plant habitats than other existences with sunboxes. They are plants, they are still growing, maybe the darkness will not make them wither, but only sunlight can make them grow.
One of the nearly 20 sun boxes produced every day in the Land of Light will be sent to the plant habitat, but when the scale is placed in the entire forest of tranquility, the range that the sun box can illuminate becomes insignificant.
The plant people couldn't help but get closer and followed Lu Li, just to bask in the warm sunshine.
The outline of Linna's Tree emerged in the center of the habitat, and the tree man stopped at the edge, placing Lu Li and the branch figure down.
"It's such a waste... it should be used on the children..."
The old face on the trunk of Lina's Tree showed the joy and distress of a little girl.
Lu Li approached it, turned the sun box around and placed it under the roots of Linna's tree, allowing the sunlight to shine on her crown and open space without wasting it.
Lina's Tree still thought it was a waste, so the children with branches like antlers around the treehouse gathered around the sun box.
Lu Li didn't reminisce about old times with the Lina Tree. He simply asked the Lina Tree if there was a way to get rid of weird things.
The answer is obvious. No matter the primitive darkness, strange fog, or night disaster, they permeate the tranquil forest unimpeded.
"Is there anything the ancestor spirits can do?"
"He knows everything...but after the dark ages...the ancestors fell into deep sleep to protect us..."
Lu Li knew very little about the ancestral spirits. Maybe he was the evil god, or maybe he was a higher-ranking being than the evil god such as the Ancient One. But he had a guess.
The spirits of the ancestors fell into slumber during the Dark Ages.
The Midnight City where the World Tree Themimas stood was also destroyed at the beginning of the Dark Age.
"Can I see Him?"
"I'm afraid not... After the ancestor's spirit fell asleep, only the guards left to protect it... I can't get close to it either..."
Annie's shadow appeared at this moment. As the plant grew, Lu Li asked, "Can this power revive him?"
The tree of Linna swings its crown happily: "If it can last for a few years... maybe it can awaken the spirits of the ancestors..."
The fluorescent tree shadows dimmed and disappeared, and the path to plant habitat was unworkable.
Linna's Tree ordered the tribesmen to hunt at the edge of the forest. Lu Li's ability cannot help the ancestor spirits, but it can enhance the plant habitat.
"Lu Li... how long will you stay here..."
"I'll leave tomorrow."
There is no solution for the plant habitat. We can only wait for the mother of the swamp to bring the results of Storm Cape. If Storm Cape can't do anything...
The Linna Tree did not hide its loss. While waiting for the news from the Swamp Mother, Lu Li hunted the weird things captured in the forest and regained his humanity.
Late at night, after a day of hunting, when Lu Li returned to the tree house to rest, the Mother of the Swamp brought the result of the Cape of Storms: giving hope and crushing it.
The Storm God does not fill the territory with aura like other god towns. His method is similar to that of the Land of Light, creating territory on the outside to surround the town, and even more cleverly uses its power to surround the town in the form of a storm to prevent strange invasions.
The Storm God did a good job when he was not injured, but after the curse, he became increasingly unable to protect Stormhorn.
There is no doubt that the Stormhorn Gods gave them some inspiration. If they can protect the town in the form of a storm, can the sea water also do the same?
The Twisted Shadows tried and did it, but the problem arose that they couldn't replicate Stormhorn's success.
Because the land of light exists on land, not in the ocean.
"What are you going to do next..."
Crown of Thorns had very little power left, and Swamp Mother asked him before he fell asleep.
"Continue to go deeper into the desolate land. Go to Ghost Town to find a way. If there is no way in Ghost Town, go to the old sewer. If the old sewer doesn't work, go to the ruins of Midnight City."
The Swamp Mother fell into silence, and almost when Lu Li thought she had left, she whispered: "Will you come back..."
He got no answer, and as the last strength in the Crown of Thorns drained away, the connection broke.
The Swamp Mother returns to camp.
He left the bedroom, left the courtyard, and walked quietly in the sleeping Agate Lake camp.
The residents of the residential area fell into a deep sleep, Ampere was molting his shell for the first time, Remi was looking at him and greeted him, and the twisted cultists were swimming on the lake like fish.
The Mother of the Swamp came to the island in the middle of the lake. As Anne waved her branches in greeting, she opened the wooden door and ducked into the hut.
The house remained the same as when Lu Li left it. The Swamp Mother's eyes swept across the house and fell on the empty display shelves.
He took away the stone seal of Midnight City.
The Swamp Mother opened the drawer and took out a merchant's eyeball.
The merchant emerged from the shadows, and he said to it: "Tell the Stormhorn Spirit that we will find a way to restore him. If he is willing to join the Land of Light."
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Lu Li planted the last five fluorescent grasses in a piece of fertile soil temporarily reclaimed in the open space.
This is the fourth "farmland" he selected.
In order to save time, Lu Li released the Tree Whisperer to speed up the growth of fluorescent grasses. After they produced heavy fruits that emitted fluorescence like fluorite, he planted them. After harvesting hundreds of fluorescent fruits, he planted them again until thousands of fruits grew.
The fruits are used as seeds and are planted around plant habitats by plant people. They will serve as specialties of the Land of Light, and at the same time bring light to the Forest of Tranquility.
The cost was that Lu Li only had 1.5 parts of his humanity left. He did this intentionally because the next destination was the old sewer.