Ships with white sails drifted in the quiet bay shimmering with light.
Haunting reflections cast across the shore, and seagull-like silhouettes hover over the harbor.
After the rainy season, the late autumn before the cold winter does not let everything hibernate, and the greenery stretches everywhere where the sun shines.
The bright light tore through the dark clouds and sprinkled the land of warm and bright light. The two mysterious alchemy towers standing between the cities shone with strange light, and the sound of construction and maintenance echoed in the air.
Residents enjoyed the afternoon, wandering among the newly renovated neighborhoods and the dilapidated ruins of the past, sketching, taking photos, having lunch on the grass, and bathing in the light shining through the shade of the World Tree.
Agate Lake is undoubtedly the most refreshing place. Colorful clusters of flowers bloom along the lakeside, spreading their fragrance along with the warm autumn wind that ripples the clear and clear lake surface.
On the island in the middle of Agate Lake, Lu Li stood in front of a tree house covered with lush grass, his palms touching the roots of the trees beside him.
A twisted shadow stood beside him.
"Why?"
"There is nothing left for me to do outside," Lu Li replied. "The Swamp Mother and her allies need my help even more."
"Then why not be humane?"
Lu Li stopped instilling and only retained the extreme humanity that this body could hold.
"It's not necessary." Lu Li picked up the development plan drafted by Valendo and simply flipped through it.
The cursed title does not change with the level of humanity.
In other words, no matter how much humanity Lu Li possesses, it will be difficult for him to compete with the swamp, but if Lu Li dies, the swamp with a massive amount of humanity may transform into a truly unstoppable taboo.
"The land of light is left to you. If we fail..."
Lu Li put down the development plan that was at the end, rolled his eyes, and said to the twisted shadow before the merchant arrived, "Maintain the Land of Light and make sure it is on the right path."
"What should I do?"
"The Alchemy Academy and the Academy of Sciences, they are the real hope"
The development of the Land of Light is already on the right track and will no longer be stagnant due to the loss of someone or some people.
Lu Li and the merchant disappeared into the dim void, leaving only the twisted shadow standing in front of the tree house.
rustle--
The sound of the high wind blowing through the trees spread across the land of light.
…
The dull yellow swamp still shrouded the dark land.
The strange creatures gathered outside the "eggshell" like ants attack and gnaw at the outer shell membrane.
This shell prevents them from entering and prevents the beings inside from coming out.
Lu Li thought that the swamp would capture him out of resentment, but he was also blocked. The only person known to be able to enter the swamp was the Spider Princess's glowing tunnel.
But Lu Li couldn't get in from there, nor could he get close, so he had to use other methods.
Cursing the title won't work, the merchant world won't work, and the ants gathering outside the eggshell won't work either.
Lu Li almost gave up on entering the swamp, and while he was waiting for the results with peace of mind, he heard something strange and noisy in the distance - after approaching them, Lu Li learned that only things that truly exist in all worlds can pass through the swamp.
There is indeed something about him that fits the description.
Evil chess.
Lu Li followed the shell membrane to find a quiet place to enter. Some weirdos recognized him and followed him. Gradually, more and more beings joined the team following Lu Li.
The pious chants of the pagans were irregular and inconsistent, echoing in the air. The servants were driven away by their relatives, and the relatives gathered around the sacrifices, and the sacrifices surrounded the strange gods. The strange, solitary, evil spirits, and evil spirits kept a distance from each other.
Lu Li gave up looking for a secluded place and entered alone. He took out the evil spirit chess "Apostle" and touched it to the shell membrane of the swamp. As if the resistance of integrating with the world disappeared, the apostle led Lu Li into the swamp.
Surging dusk haze replaced the sky, as if shrouded in the raging sandstorm.
Fragmented regions appeared before our eyes, floating like empty islands, forming a broken archipelago isolated from each other from top to bottom.
Thick and flowing mire, twisting and swinging branches, melted ruins, each empty island presents different contents. The Midnight City in the distance is also broken, with only fragments remaining like broken pottery, with only four scattered
The hazy Alchemy Tower stands among the collapsed ruins, forming the largest empty island.
Foul swollen cysts hang on the yellow vines that climb one-third of the way up the Alchemy Tower, while the figures swaying on the empty island are contending with the power of these swamps.
The air was filled with the characteristic smell of rotten sludge in swamps.
Thick, chaotic footsteps sounded from behind, and the weirdos entered the swamp one after another along the gap created by Lu Li, gradually crowding the broken island on the edge of the swamp.
Several pagans walked out of the team and asked Lu Li for instructions. After he pointed the direction, they emerged from the mouthparts of the gray robes and secreted a carpet-like mucus, forming a slow carpet road towards the Broken Islands.
Lu Li led them to Midnight City Island and gathered at the nearest alchemy tower.
They should go to the Alchemy Tower as soon as possible to accept the protection, because the swamp will stop corroding them all the time, as if they are getting into the stomach of some existence and being digested - they are indeed in the body of the swamp.
Lu Li led the raging torrent of weird things into the collapsed ruins. His arrival was like awakening something. The weird people walked out of the dark corners of the broken island and joined this grand procession.
Gradually, as he went deeper into the swamp, Lu Li heard a dull, childish, and weak jumping sound coming from the depths of the swamp.
Like the heartbeat of a dormant giant beast cub.
Is that the heartbeat of the swamp, or is it nurturing something?
An empty island they passed collapsed at this moment, but all the weirdos were walking on the slime carpet and there were no casualties.
The road to the Alchemy Tower Island was smooth, and the swamp did not hinder them. Perhaps the attention of the swamp was attracted by the spider princess? Or maybe they were already food to be digested?
When the long mycelium reached the Alchemy Tower Island, Lu Li and some of his companions met up.
"You were caught in the swamp?"
Remi, Margaret and the others found Lu Li's trace after he came in and waited here.
"I came in on my own initiative." Lu Li asked the weirdos to land on the island, "They need me more here. Where are the others."
He found no trace of the Swamp Mother or the others.
"In other alchemy towers." Remi pointed to the alchemy tower deep in the distance, remembering the more important things at this time, "Lu Li... we discovered the truth about the swamp."
"It's giving birth..."
"Since when?"
"Just now."
That's when the Spider Princess comes in.
The swamp is aware of the threat of the Spider Princess and aware of her rules, so he uses the split as a substitute for death?
Lu Li thought of the dull heartbeat echoing in the swamp.
The division of the swamp must be stopped before the Spider Princess reaches the core.