Qiao Qiao closed the carriage door to block out the wind and rain outside, sat down and said to Lu Li, "The wind is not that strong anymore, but do we really not need to drive the carriage?"
"No, Anna will take care of this."
A map was unfolded next to the oil lamp fixed on the wooden board. Lu Li answered Qiao Qiao, looking at the map and said: "It is now two o'clock in the afternoon, before it gets completely dark, we should be able to go to Himfast and stay there for one night, or
Don’t stop and drive directly to Rose Town, which is twenty miles away from Shadow Town.”
His slender fingers clicked on Rose Town, which was three finger widths away from Shadow Swamp.
"If we don't stay, we will go to Rose Town in the morning of the next day. If we stay, it will be in the evening of the next day. The choice is yours."
Qiaoqiao said hesitantly: "I heard that it is dangerous in the wild at night."
"There are many strange things lurking in the darkness, and we are likely to encounter them on the way." Lu Li explained calmly.
No place is safe. Urban gathering places may be attacked by horrific and weird things. And there are weird things wandering in the wilds far away from the towns.
The endless strange phenomena are difficult to conceal and are becoming known to more and more residents. If the storm had not arrived and made it difficult for people to go out, the towns would have been in commotion.
Qiaoqiao was in a dilemma. She didn't want to put Lu Li, the only one willing to help her, into a trap because of her brother, but she was worried that they would not be able to save Oliver because of their stay, and she would resent herself for the rest of her life.
Lu Li quietly stared at Qiao Qiao's face for a moment, then lowered his dark eyes and began to scroll up the map.
"knew."
Qiao Qiao didn't know what Lu Li knew, but Lu Li had obviously made his decision, and she was finally no longer tormented by the choice.
In any case, her inner guilt and uneasiness were alleviated.
The rolled-up sheepskin map was put back into the suitcase by Lu Li. With a quick glance, Qiaoqiao saw that there were three silver flintlock guns like works of art inside.
Taking out a newspaper, Lu Li closed the suitcase again and placed it next to the car.
Wow——
Unfolding the newspaper, Lu Li became quiet in the slightly bumpy carriage.
With nothing to do, Qiaoqiao's eyes wandered and she stared at the back of the newspaper for a while, then moved away because she couldn't see the words clearly.
At this time, Lu Li's voice came from behind the newspaper: "Anna's book is in the bag. You can read it, but you must get Anna's permission first."
Just as Qiaoqiao was about to nod, Anna's voice sounded in the carriage: "I agree."
"Thank you." Qiao Qiao knew Anna and had been together for a while, so she didn't show any fear. She thanked the place where the voice came from. She climbed to her backpack, opened it, and pulled out a book with a pink cover.
Maybe the love story wasn't to Jojo's taste, or maybe the missing Oliver made it difficult for her to read the story. After reading it for a while, Jojo put the book back into her backpack, curled up her legs and hugged it, dazed.
[Lost contact with Shadow Town on Allen Peninsula]
This news source is "Allen Peninsula Real News", which is different from the "real news" advertised in its name. Most of its contents are fabricated or circulated stories, whether true or false. For example, the last time I refuted the rumor that Shadow Town did not have Shadow Town and Six Legs
Strange, but in fact, they really exist.
The three daily newspapers, "Ellen Principality Gazette", "Walson Post" and "Daily News", are more professional and official.
But this time, "Allen Peninsula Real News" released the real information by mistake.
The content is that they received "accurate" news that Shadow Town suddenly lost contact with the outside world. The rest of the content does not need to be read again, because they moved the "terrible faceless giant" that previously ravaged Zenster Port to Shadow Town, claiming to be "
The terrifying faceless giant attacked there.
This kind of newspaper actually sells for three shillings more than other newspapers.
Lu Li silently read the entire newspaper, but without finding any useful information, he closed it and picked up another copy of "The Bulletin of the Principality of Allen".
The three major mainstream newspapers also mentioned the loss of contact in Shadow Town, but there was no more information. They just told the public: This time is different from the last time.
Some people may believe it, but most people don't.
I'm afraid people's panic will intensify further.
The news on the second page was that riots broke out in Aikoria County, Kingdom of Ayr. Angry people who were short of food stormed the city hall and noble mansions, causing thirteen deaths and injuries.
The third edition is about greenhouse planting. Leon Ryan, a professor of botany at the Imperial College of Mainland China, claims that plant planting has achieved initial results.
Page 4 news is intriguing.
[The safest place in the world! The Principality of Lennon Islands has almost zero weirdos so far and welcomes immigrants from all over the world!]
The news content lists the horrific and weird events that have occurred so far in the Main Continent, the Desolate Land, the Lennon Islands and the Farmland Garden. Among them, the remote Farmland Garden is the worst, and the weird incidents in the Main Continent are frequent, and the Deserted Land is weird.
A small number of events, Lennon Islands... is equal to zero.
Maybe there are weird things there, but at least there hasn't been a vicious event like losing contact with the town and killing a large number of people.
What’s intriguing about this news is whether it’s an advertisement for the Lennon Islands to attract people, or whether there’s an exorcist behind it.
If it's the latter...does it mean what the exorcist discovered?
Is it really safer there than other continents?
Wow——
There was the sound of reading newspapers in the carriage. Lu Li put down the newspaper, and Qiaoqiao was reading the "True News from Allen Peninsula" that he had put down.
"A lot of it is fake." Lu Li handed the newspaper he had read to Qiao Qiao.
"Of course, their news is even more untrustworthy than the stories told by the bards." Of course Qiao Qiao knew this.
Lu Li pushed open the window, and strong wind and rain poured into the car. Qiao Qiao held on to the newspaper to prevent it from being blown away.
The carriage has approached the top of Belfast Mountain, and the numerous estates and high-end residences along Agate Lake are looming in the rain.
The blood-colored tentacles that would not be blocked by the rain curtain reached down from the depths of the clouds, neither increasing nor decreasing.
Some of them seem to have moved.
Ten minutes later, the carriage left the Belfast area. The solid bluestone road was replaced by a gravel road, and the carriage became bumpy.
The storm was raging, and only convoys pulling goods were seen traveling along the road.
Anna releases the aura of her wraith when she is far away from the town, driving away any strange things that may come closer.
Qiaoqiao leaned against the carriage, tilted her head and fell asleep, faint snoring could be heard.
She hasn't had a break since Oliver disappeared.
It was an uneventful afternoon. Near seven o'clock in the evening, Lu Li woke up Qiao Qiao, who was sleeping deeply in the bumpy carriage.
There is no longer a thick and surging black outside the car window, the bumpy car has become smoother, and the street lights and bright lights in the houses make people no longer feel lonely and afraid of being in the wilderness.
The huge street sign has beautiful words that extend like flowers.