The sky in Watchtown was covered with lead-like dark clouds, and the eye-catching bloody tentacles had disappeared.
This might cause some trouble for Richard.
Lu Li thought to himself as the carriage swayed slightly on its way home.
Lu Li only needs to do two things next: destroy the other bloody tentacles and wait for new tentacles to appear. At that time, Lu Li can determine Richard's location based on the new tentacles.
It's a pity that the remaining five tentacles are far away from Belfast and Watchtown. They are not even on Sugard Mountain. The blood-red tentacles swaying in the clouds and mist are as illusory and distant as the mountains at the end of the horizon.
Wow——
The sheepskin map was unfolded, and the smell of ginkgo leaves and palm oil overflowed from the map.
Anna came closer holding an oil lamp, and the dim light poured on the somewhat wrinkled sheepskin map.
This map mapped the entire Principality of Allen Peninsula. Lu Li pressed his finger on the place marked Watch Town on the map, and then moved north and west of it, all the way up, until he slid towards another location marked with a name.
Swamp of Shadows.
A place with a slightly ominous name.
On this ancient sheepskin map of some age, the symbol marked Shadow Swamp is three wavy lines, with a dead tree drawn above the lines.
Lu Li moved his finger, and a slightly smaller town symbol appeared on the edge of Shadow Swamp where his finger was originally pressed. There was Shadow Town, a town built next to Shadow Swamp.
"It seems like this tentacle is far away." Anna muttered in a low voice.
On the way to buy the map, Lu Li had told Anna everything about the Richard Line, except for the information about the "door". Anna first complained about why Lu Li had refused to tell her, and after getting no answer, she muttered to herself and decided to help Lu Li.
.
Lu Li can live without Anna, but Anna must have Lu Li.
After Lu Li heard this, his eyes returned to Belfast. It was a palm's length away from Shadow Marsh on the map - it was a little far away from Belfast, but not too far.
According to the distance of 1 centimeter equal to 10 miles, the distance is less than 200 miles.
Departing from Belfast in the early morning, you can reach Shadow Town by almost evening.
Strictly speaking, it is the dividing line between the Allen Peninsula and the mainland. The first discovery of the Shadow Swamp was an unknown long time ago. People at that time thought it was just an ordinary swamp on the coast. Until people began to expand outwards.
, colonization, it was discovered that this surprisingly large swamp also hides a peninsula.
A width of dozens of miles is enough to give any long-distance traveler who wants to go to Belfast a headache.
So rather than crossing the Shadow Marsh, most people prefer to bypass it and reach Rodster Harbor by boat.
Especially after the disaster, all kinds of rumors spread out in Shadow Swamp...
"It's the closest to us."
Lu Li responded to Anna's words.
The remaining bloody tentacle hosts may not be on the Arran Peninsula.
…
"Swamp? Why do you want to go to that rotten place?" Hades showed disgust in his eyes. He didn't know whether it was because the word swamp touched something, or because he simply hated Lu Li's freeloading behavior.
As usual, whenever Qian Luli did anything, he would come to Hades to ask some questions.
"What happened there?" Lu Li asked.
Anna stayed outside in the carriage and did not come in.
Hades shook his head, looking impatient: "Moisture, mosquitoes, parasites, and the terrible sound of bugs. I guarantee that after you go there once, you would rather take a boat to Belfast in hurricane weather."
I don’t want to go through there again.”
"How much do you know about the rumors there?"
"Rumors? What rumors? Oh, you mean the Six-legged Sasquatch and the Shadow Man? Don't worry, I heard about it when I first remembered, whether it's true or not - it's almost dead now."
"Can you tell me about the six-legged wild man and the shadow man?"
"This is what I hate most about you! Your curiosity is like an abyss that can never be filled. I think I have said more than once that the more you know, the faster you will die. Curiosity is not a good thing! In order for you to gain more,
I decided not to-"
"I plan to add 10 silver-plated bullets later. Do you have any seller recommendations?"
"Oh my dearest friend, what do you want to know? Hexapods and Shadowmen? Of course, it would be satisfying to satisfy my friend's curiosity."
It's not Hades' problem that he likes money, his problem is that he has to slap him in the face with money every time to be useful.
Lu Li said nothing and waited for Hades to tell the two rumors.
Hexapods and Shadowmen have been rumored in Shadow Swamp for a long time, so much so that Hades believed that the earliest rumors about them date back to the beginning of Shadow Town.
There are many similar rumors about Shadow Swamp. After all, its name itself is not very wonderful. If it were called Sacred Swamp or Royal Swamp of Allen, it would be a different feeling.
Among the many rumors, the Six-legged Savage and the Shadow Man are the most widely circulated and the most detailed. The former has no hair on its body and is covered in thick swamp mud. It has no legs and is called the Six-legged Savage because it has six
A hand that moves like a reptile, haunts the Shadow Swamp, and likes to attack humans with delicious tastes.
The latter is more terrifying. Shadowmen will appear in small towns in the darkness near dusk, travelers crossing swamps, caravans, and in short, near human activities. They will often appear at that moment when it is almost dark,
Hiding behind the dead trees in the swamp, he leaned out to spy on the humans nearby.
What’s even more terrifying is that they not only wander in the swamps, but also secretly come to the town at certain moonless hours, hiding in the shadows outside the window, spying evilly...
Therefore, Shadow Town already had the tradition of "Don't go near the swamp after dark" and "Keep the room well lit after dark" before the disaster of night came.
As for whether these two rumored dark creatures exist... Hades doesn't believe it.
He firmly believed that the more detailed the rumor, the less likely it was to be true - would the victim still pay attention to details when he was attacked, even counting the number of leg hairs on each leg?
"Is it true that you can't leave Shadow Town after dark?"
"Uh...it seems true."
"So the rumors may not be false."
Lu Li's judgment left Hades speechless. It was not embarrassing at all, he was very thick-skinned.
After almost understanding it clearly, Lu Li finally asked: "If I go to Shadow Town, is there anything you want to say to me?"
"Advice? Of course."
Hades' tone became deeper, his face was gloomy under the oil lamp, and his voice was hoarse as he warned Lu Li.
"It's more dangerous and scary there than you think. If you must go there, you must...must bring...insecticide powder."
