Claire, Ophelia, Elena, two creep monsters, the Flower Queen, the chef and the castle servants who seem to be close relatives of the earth dwellers.
These are the powers Lu Li has mastered at this time.
Among them, Claire used to be the head maid and could not provide any help other than information. The Queen of Flowers could only look like the former farmer and guard the farmland. If the fake viscount and fake chef were poor imitations, then the servants would just be scared animals.
Lu Li let two creep monsters cover the territory outside the castle. The castle should have been like this, but Claire resisted and said she didn't want to step on the foul creep that squeezed out filth.
The existence of the fungus carpet makes it easier for the castle to detect intruders, but the disadvantage is that it makes the castle look like a monster lair. What made Lu Li agree to Claire was her next plan.
"These creeps are so disgusting..."
Claire folded her wings and landed on the windowsill, making no secret of her disgust and wariness towards the creep.
The fungus is a new consciousness, but the fungus that makes up the body has existed from eternity, is older than the ancients, and is everywhere.
"They may also be weird in Midnight City." Lu Li replied.
Anything weird may be a soul.
The devil's contract and the dreamer are enough to bind them.
"Back to the plan. We have recaptured the castle, and we should visit our neighbors next. But sooner or later they will realize that every neighbor we knock on the door will disappear mysteriously or become one of us, and then move to other districts with vigilance or
Gather.”
Claire tilted her head, staring at the reflection on the window and the gloomy lost city in the distance, and continued her great plan.
"Then why don't we issue an announcement as the new lord, send invitations to the surrounding lords to invite them to be guests, treat all people equally as dreamers, and then declare that the southern part of Midnight City is under our control..."
The round bird's eyes fell on Lu Li's reflection.
"King of Remy?"
…
【Dear Lord:】
[We will hold a grand banquet at the Old Viscount Castle, and we sincerely invite you to attend the banquet three days later. Food, water, and much-needed resources will be provided to you. 】
[To ensure the personal safety of each lord, we allow you to bring your guards and servants to the appointment, and we will also ensure your safety.]
[Special reminder: The banquet is three days later, and arriving early will be regarded as an intrusion.]
[——The new castle lord, King of Remy]
Dozens of letters with different handwriting and even different contents have been prepared.
These invitations will be sent to the forces around the castle one after another. Claire specially reminded Lu Li that there will be strange people coming to test him, and subduing them will make the trap fail. So he only needs to show his strength to drive them away.
Banquets are the best time to catch them all.
Considering the many strange language barriers, Elena, Claire and Ophelia will serve as postmen to deliver and deliver letters.
Lu Li continued to stay in the castle to prevent anyone from seeing the real thing and discovering Lu Li's identity.
Elena and the others had already set off. Lu Li came to the hall alone, moved the baffle on the throne, and peeked at the bottom - there were no more rat people living at the bottom where moldy food residue was scattered.
Looking away, Lu Li turned around and sat on the throne, facing the empty and quiet hall.
Ten minutes later, Lu Li, who didn't like it here, moved to Claire's bedroom tower.
Here you can overlook the abandoned gardens outside the castle, as well as the silhouette in the distance:
The withered World Tree stands on the ground, and three alchemy towers stand in darkness. The alchemy tower in the south sheds the light of noon, forming a strange and inaccessible forbidden place.
The existences in Midnight City check and balance each other, forming a strange silence.
There were no strange men to disturb him for the time being, so Lu Li lifted up his cloak and ate the delicacies that filled his taste buds.
Even though it's just canned food.
Dudu——
The sound of sharp objects hitting the window suddenly came. Lu Li put down the tin can, put on his hood and opened the curtains.
A pale baby bird landed outside the window. Lu Li opened the window and asked Claire to jump into the tower.
"Elena and Ophelia were caught."
The cold wind from the heights rushed into the lighthouse together with the bad news.
"What's going on?"
Claire told Lu Li that the first neighbor they visited had an accident. Elena and Ophelia released powers that were well-intentioned but lacked the ability to protect them... Ophelia's magma was restrained by them. Fortunately, Claire followed and
Fly back.
Dreams as dark as ink emerged from the void, gradually blurring the surrounding reality.
"lead the way."
…
Claire led Lu Li to a rock cave.
These weird snakes with fleshy wings cannot fly. Their fleshy wings are like insect arthropods, assisting in crawling. The rapid twisting and crawling together with the black body form dazzling lines.
More importantly, they are outsiders.
"Where is my companion?"
Lu Li's inquiry only received a burst of hostile hissing. Because Elena was not around, Lu Li gave up on trading with them. The invisible blade scratched across their bodies, and sparks flew out to dismember them.
The weird snake-shaped meat segments beat and lose activity quickly, presenting a rock-like cross-section.
When Lu Li touched them, the cold and stiff feeling was no different from stones - no wonder Ophelia was also caught by them.
Follow Claire into the grotto, leading to the long and deep maze cave, and find Elena and Ophelia who are still alive in the storage room.
They temporarily returned to the castle, and along the way Elena told them the reason for their failure: these weird things that could not be understood by human minds lacked delayed gratification, and they were more interested in the prey that came to them than in the banquet.
"Then change the way you send invitations." Lu Li said, "Let them be more interested in the banquet."
He summoned the merchant Anthony in a secret room that was deserted from outsiders, and asked him to bring him the strange currency contained in the treasure chest.
These will be sent along with invitations to lure the lords to attend the banquet three days later.
Qi Luli, supported by the Land of Light, did this.
Moreover, these strange currencies sent out will be returned to his hands when recovered.
The next part is divided into two parts: Lu Li, Elena and the creep monsters hand out invitations, and Claire and Ophelia decorate the castle.
They can't even pretend, at least the banquet is real.
…
Midnight City, South, People's Heart Street.
Street signs collapsed among the ruins, walking on the broken and cracked streets.
In front of the silent garden shrouded in mist, Lu Li stopped outside the iron gate.
Elena called out, and soon, a ferocious face condensed into the gray mist behind the iron bars, staring indifferently at the outline outside the door.
The castle behind stood quietly in the distance, and Lu Li's calm voice came from the black robe:
"We are your new neighbors. We are going to hold a banquet in the castle in three days. We sincerely invite you to come then. Here are some small gifts."
The creep monster held up a treasure chest and opened it, revealing that the treasure chest was filled with strange currencies.
"You will get richer gifts by attending the banquet."
