He hadn't eaten so fast for a long time. The last time he remembered was when he and his companions went to the Orion cabin to eat barbecue secretly.
Throwing away the empty can, the can rolled along the gravel toward the outside of the cave, hit a pair of rain boots walking into the cave, and stopped.
Barton raised his head, looked at Lu Li who came back and said, "How is it? Does this place suit your wishes?"
"Is there fresh water nearby?" Lu Li asked, placing his umbrella again among the gravel at the edge.
"Fresh water? You mean water source? There is a small lake in Silent Hill, about the size of a lumber mill."
"But you said it was dangerous there."
Barton shrugged: "That's the only place in the elm forest with water, unless there's suddenly been a river or lake here in the past eight years."
This slightly ironic remark gave Lu Li some new ideas.
The rainwater can be drank. He can dig some stone pits for water storage in the rocky areas of the cliff, or prepare more wooden barrels.
Barton looked at Lu Li strangely, who was standing there thinking after he finished speaking. She continued to look at the small cave with an oil lamp.
The cave is very dry. Only at the edge near the cave entrance will water vapor hit your face. There is no need to worry about rainwater seeping from the top of the cave one day.
"What do you think?" Lu Li asked Anna.
"As a place to escape disaster, this place is pretty good."
Lu Li thought so too, but the mood of the elm forest and the unknown weirdness of the silent hills were always hidden dangers.
It seems that I will buy some information about these two places from the merchants when I return.
Except for the gouge marks on the wall and the jars on the edge of the cave, there are no other artificial traces here. After looking around, Lu Li returned to Barton and looked down at him: "Have you rested?"
"Also...if you plan to go down the mountain, then I'll rest." Barton, who subconsciously wanted to refuse, changed his words.
"Then let's go."
Lu Li turned the gas valve of the oil lamp, covered the extinguished oil lamp with a layer of raincloth, and walked out of the cave first.
The rain pattered on the umbrella, forming a flowing curtain at the edge. Lu Li stood at the entrance of the cave, as if he was looking for something, his eyes passing over the ground.
"What's wrong?" Anna asked him.
"You can plant your sister here." Lu Li said while looking at the right side of the cave.
The ground there is dirt, and the nearest dead tree is seven or eight meters away. Planting Annie will not affect each other's living space.
If that dead tree is still alive.
Lu Li now indeed has a way to know whether the other party is still alive.
Barton was still wearing a raincoat in the cave,
Holding an umbrella and walking towards the dead tree, Lu Li's approach did not make him feel the sadness of walking in the forest. Even though Lu Li had already walked in front of the dead tree, he could clearly see the ravines on its trunk.
It's already dead.
"It's best not to hit the trees." Barton's shout came from behind through the rain curtain. After putting on his poncho, he came to Lu Li's side and looked at the dead trees as many as the ravines on his face.
"Well... if you don't have emotions, it's a different matter if you die."
Lu Li and Barton walked around the dead elm tree and returned the same way.
The rain had filled up the traces of where they came from, but Barton could still find the way back accurately.
The sadness that had been flowing in the elm forest resurfaced in his heart. Lu Li, who had no questions to ask, remained silent, and Barton, who had no energy to speak, also remained silent.
It was approaching noon, and the sky seemed brighter than when they arrived, but the light was still dim.
They returned to the tree king they passed before. The ribbons on the branches, the ax in the trunk, and the bones under the tree silently told a story.
Lu Li, who was following Barton and watching this scene, suddenly stopped.
Barton, who knew nothing about it, walked some distance away before he felt something strange and looked back.
Following Lu Li's gaze, Barton's heart thumped and he retreated covertly.
"I'm fine." Lu Li glanced at him, then looked away, and said thoughtfully: "Do you think... I should help it?"
"What?" Barton, who had just felt ashamed because he wanted to escape, was stunned and looked at Lu Li in confusion: "Are you kidding... you actually want to help these monsters?"
"No one has done this before..." Lu Li said thoughtfully.
"No, you'd better not do that." Barton warned Lu Li.
"Why."
"They won't appreciate you." Barton, who was standing not far away, said loudly. "Remember what I said, they only have emotions!"
Lu Li's response was to take a step towards the Tree King.
Most, or rather all, people who enter this forest avoid these trees.
But Lu Li was different.
For a long time to come, Lu Li would have to be neighbors with trees whose emotions could make humans commit suicide.
Harmonious neighborly relations are a very important aspect.
"I thought he was a shrewd young man, but he turned out to be a madman! Damn it, damn it!"
Patton cursed, turned around without hesitation, and stumbled away into the rain dragging a wooden leg.
"He ran away."
Anna's voice rang in her ears: "I won't let them hurt you."
"You stand far away to protect me." Lu Li said to Anna.
"Varied……"
"The way it attacks is emotions. I may be able to resist it, but you can't."
"Can……"
"Your effective range is within tens of meters, which is enough. If I do something, stop me before then."
Lu Li said, approaching the Tree King step by step.
The bones under the tree gradually became clearer, and the empty eye holes silently told something.
The sadness and sadness are gradually deepening, and many memories deep in my mind are flashing through at this time.
Lu Li lowered his eyes and walked to the tree king to stop.
He turned back and glanced at Anna, who was emerging. He held the slippery ax handle with both hands and exerted force instantly without hesitation!
The rusty ax that had cut into the tree appeared in the air together with the flying wood chips. At this moment, an indescribable consciousness descended around Lu Li, and the unimaginable grief instantly overwhelmed his consciousness——
After what seemed like an incalculable time, and what seemed like an instant, Lu Li regained consciousness and opened his eyes.
He was held in Anna's arms, and the rain fell down. He hit an invisible film a few meters away and slid sideways.
His face was wet, whether it was tears or rain.
"what happened."
Anna's expression was filled with anxiety and a hint of coldness: "You fainted after you pulled out the ax...and then I pulled you back!"
Lu Li nodded, stood up again, and looked at the illusory tree king more than ten meters away with a calm face.
Sad and depressing emotions still pervaded the surroundings, but among them, Lu Li felt a touch of... joy coming from the elm tree in front of him.
Lu Li's adventure paid off.
Now, one of the neighbor's family members is no longer hostile to him.
