Lu Li walked alone in the vast, dark plain where no one visited.
The cold air was filled with an indescribable stench, as if rotting corpses were piled up deep in the distant plains.
The fluorite he held in his hand protected Lu Li from being swallowed up by the dark plains at noon, and the faint lights that occasionally flickered in the darkness were like raw meat on a trap, attracting beings wandering in the wilderness to come closer.
But in the afternoon, which was like nightfall, the fluorite lost its protective effect. Lu Li was lucky enough to find an abandoned farm before the plain fell into darkness.
The farm buildings collapsed, with only the barns and sheds remaining in shape.
squeak
Pushing open the leaky wooden door, you can see the dust on the ground and the debris accumulated in the corners, indicating that no one has cared about this place for a long time.
We should be thankful that the farm house collapsed, otherwise the weirdos would not have missed the opportunity to build a nest here.
Lu Li took out the oil lamp from his new stomach bag, and the faint fire gradually filled the shack. Merchants who responded to the call appeared and brought the supplies and food Lu Li needed.
The empty windows were blocked with wooden boards brought by the merchants, and the breeze that flowed into the shack was blocked. The surroundings returned to calm, leaving only the whining sound of the wind blowing through the corners.
Next to the oil lamp, he unfolded the sheepskin map of the old era and the weird era. Lu Li copied the location of Midnight City on the map of the old era, then looked for the surrounding farms and relied on the merchants to determine where he was at the old Moss Farm in the east of Midnight City.
The good news is that it is not far from Midnight City. The bad news is that the Viscount territory is in the south of Midnight City.
Tomorrow morning we will continue our journey along the edge of Midnight City.
According to the arrangement of the Swamp Mother, the Land of Light has completely withdrawn from the old sewers, including other trading points other than the Earth Dweller Trading Company. In the next few days, the Weiner Dungeon will continue to publish the Exorcist quilt.
News about Juren Trading Company being arrested and auctioned, and the Land of Light severing its alliance with Dijuren Trading Company.
The Land of Light couldn't produce a million pieces of weird currency or equivalent items, so it would not be easy to easily take out the strange toads that cost more than the price. Therefore, to avoid trouble and find the Land of Light, Lu Li asked the Mother of the Swamp to hide the news that he had been found.
, let Toad Weird confront the Earth dweller trading company.
Even Mateus and the residents of the Land of Light were kept secret, and only core allies knew about it.
Regarding the complete severing of ties with the Earth-dwelling trading companies, finding fluorescent fruits may put the Vena Dungeon and the Land of Light in a dilemma of material shortage, but the fluorescent fruits that have been widely planted are enough to supply humans instead, and they can be used as food.
Being eaten by the residents of Paradise Valley for more than 20 years is enough to prove that it is harmless.
Not to mention that the alliance Lu Li established along the way allowed them to purchase directly from their allies, and even let Twisted Shadow capture the fish in the bay.
Maybe the Land of Light can't attack the earth dweller trading companies, but it can survive independently without relying on them.
No matter what, the Dijuren Trading Company must get the price. Starting with something trivial, handing over the right to sell the sunshine box to Ghost Town.
The dark plain became cold at night, and Lu Li could still bear it after losing the Doomsday Apocalypse Book. However, after the strange fog arrived, the oil lamp became extremely dim. Lu Li could almost hear the existence in the fog wandering outside the shack, and felt the abominable existence breeding in the corner of the shack.
Lu Li had no choice but to light a fire to drive away the thick fog that filled the shack.
The night in the dark plain was not peaceful, but Lu Li was able to protect himself, occasionally solving the weird problems that came too close to the shack, and replenishing the depleted humanity.
Lu Li's preparations in Ghost Town saved him. If he had not put away the Doomsday Apocalypse Book and restored his humanity to 1 copy, but had maintained the 1 share of humanity with the Doomsday Apocalypse Book, being taken away would have reduced his humanity to only half.
.Then drag Lu Li into a terrifying place where he loses the protection of humanity.
This incident reminded him: Never let humanity drop below 1 level at any time, even if the doomsday apocalypse is buried in flesh and blood.
At this time, although delirium was appearing one after another due to low sanity, at least Lu Li could ignore them.
Knock knock knock
The drafty wooden door vibrated and was knocked slowly.
Lu Li, who was thinking by the fire, raised his face and stared at the door quietly.
Knock knock knock
When the knock on the door rang again, Lu Li walked around the fire and opened the wooden door.
The sound echoing in the wilderness suddenly became clear, and the breeze blew into the shack, carrying the moisture of the figure standing in front of the door.
"Come in." Lu Li said to the uninvited guest. A sudden thought made him add: "I don't know what you are looking for. Maybe I can help you."
The rain was dripping, maybe it was the sea water, and the uninvited guest left silently. At this time, Lu Li took out the eyeball wooden box and threw it towards the uninvited guest who left wet and wet marks.
"Open this wooden box to summon a merchant."
The wooden box disappeared into the dark fog together with the uninvited guests.
squeak
Lu Li closed the wooden door, returned to the fire and sat down.
The firelight licked his face, and the occasional addition of dry wood made the fire spark.
No sleep tonight.
In the early morning, the darkness and thick fog shrouding the dark plain gradually faded away.
Lu Li, who had not slept all night, filled the last piece of firewood into the fire, stood up from the sparks, moved the support against the door, and opened the wooden door.
The corpses left behind by the strange attack last night disappeared as the strange fog faded.
Lu Li looked into the distance. Deep in the dark sky, the flying Yeager entrenched here was wandering in the airspace. He didn't find the wooden box thrown last night at the door. He didn't know if it was picked up by something in the darkness and mist, or...
Returning to the wooden house, Lu Li called the businessman to bring a newspaper and opened the morning newspaper with the ink still wet.
"The Exorcist Disappeared After Being Auctioned by an Earth-dweller Trading Company"
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Wow
The Weiner Freeze Port Morning News was almost torn into pieces by the clenched palms.
"How dare they...how dare they!"
A low roar of suppressed anger and pain sounded in the office.
The crumpled words on the newspaper "Humanity's hope was mysteriously taken away as a commodity and its whereabouts are unknown..." are blurred and distorted.
Matthäus tore open the drawer, opened the wooden box and called to the merchant.
"Ask Your Majesty the Swamp Mother, have you found the whereabouts of the exorcist?"
The merchant conveyed to the Swamp Mother: "We are still looking."
The Wiener Dungeons are close allies, but their weakness prevents them from keeping secrets.
"...How can the dungeon help you?" Mateus asked.
"Nothing can help."
Lu Li, the strongest, most legendary, and luckiest human being, is unable to fight against the weirdness. How can they survive relying on Lu Li?
Matthäus fell into the wooden chair dejectedly, as if he had lost his soul. An unknown amount of time passed before a knock on the door sounded. Maxon opened the door and looked at the leader and friend with a complicated expression.
"I heard it...I know you won't do nothing. What do you want to do? I must remind you that we can't stand the trouble..."
"I will do what we can. Tell all citizens to start learning science, mysticism, and alchemy from today. We must control our own destiny!"
Mateus' eyes fell to the "Sunken Land" beside him. The tragedy of Midnight City could not be repeated again.