"This is such a nice place. Although the trees outside make people feel sad, my brother finally doesn't have to hide in a narrow and rickety carriage."
Remy's voice echoed in the cave.
It's a bit damp and cold here, but it's much better than the longhouses in the city. At least the mattresses are still dry.
Lu Li cleared out the ashes from the fireplace and put the firewood that had been dried last time into the fireplace and lit it.
The weak firelight rose and burned, gradually emitting a brightness and warmth that could not be ignored.
The matchbox was placed next to the oil lamp on the wooden table, and Lu Li sat down on the wooden chair.
Maybe we should bring in a sofa.
Lu Li thought to himself, and then quickly remembered that he was leaving here, and it became meaningless to buy items to fill the refuge.
"This is Anna." Lu Li introduced.
"Hello, Miss Anna." Remi greeted politely and received a slightly stiff nod in response.
Poor Jimmy couldn't squeeze into the shelter. His monster body was too big. When he stood up, he almost touched the nearly four-meter-high cave rock wall. He could only shrink outside the shelter, blocking all the light outside the cave, and put the tail on his tail.
The main body is sent to the refuge.
Usually this is the time to reminisce and connect with each other before getting down to business. But Lu Li never did this. He asked directly: "Are there any others among you?"
This kind of directness that was inconsistent with normal communication made Remi, who still considered herself a human being, a little uncomfortable. She thought carefully about the answer: "There used to be...but it didn't happen after my brother and I came out."
Each examinee who participates in the original story "A Collection of Evil Spirit Stories" in "Investigator Entry Trial" has a chance to receive letters from the hero and heroine in the story in the next period of time.
Of course there are certain prerequisites here: for example, at least one of the male and female protagonists survives, and they have a good relationship with the role played by the person being assessed.
For example, Remy and Jimmy in the story that Lu Li experienced.
Usually it's just a letter received. No matter what the person being evaluated replies or does nothing, no new changes will happen.
But the aura that eroded this world seemed to have brought something, and some incomprehensible circumstances began to change.
For example, in "The Evil Dead", in one of the stories, the hero Jimmy and the heroine Remi are trying to get out of the page.
Fortunately, they met Lu Li, a strange guy who seemed to treat all beings with "humanity" equally.
Then, they are no longer thin characters in the story.
At the same time that they appeared in reality, other examinees no longer received letters from other "Remy" or "Jimmy".
In reality, there can only be one Remy and Jimmy.
Anna once had a simple guess: The evil spirit whose body is a collection of stories can release the characters in the story, but the first prerequisite for release is to "achieve the ending perfectly", such as the hero and heroine not dying.
Lu Li accomplished this. Although Remy had already died in the ruins and Jimmy had turned into a monster, those things happened before the story began. They were just background, not the story.
After that, there was a continuous exchange of letters, which helped Remy and Jimmy leave traces and deepen their traces in reality.
Most exorcists will not reply to a letter after receiving it, and may not even read it.
Lu Li was unconvinced.
Before the truth is revealed, all speculations are just speculations and may also be the truth.
"What kind of existence are you now, independent individuals, or affiliated with evil spirits?" Lu Li asked.
Remi never thought of hiding anything from Lu Li: "According to the four systems established by the exorcist, my brother is a servant of the evil god and I am the evil spirit."
The four major systems are evil spirits, evil spirits, weirdos and evil gods.
"but……"
Remi, who had not finished speaking, sounded a little confused: "My brother's evil god only exists in the story. Since we left the story and came to reality, he has never been affected by that evil god again."
"Maybe that's why Jimmy is weak."
The Shadow Town incident made Lu Li's understanding of evil gods leap from unfamiliarity to familiarity. Maybe all evil gods are not the same, but the overall context is similar.
Remy recalled: "Jimmy's condition did get worse after leaving the story..."
Lu Li replied: "At least it is most likely related to the evil god. If Jimmy is separated from the evil god, it will be difficult to obtain power from the evil god."
"How do we solve this?"
"If the problem is depletion of strength, then find a way to replenish it."
Lu Li thought of something and added: "Is he still eating now?"
Remi looked back at her brother who was leaning on his thick tail, shook his head and said: "Since I had a monster body, my brother has not felt hungry and has not eaten anything..."
"Try to eat something. Food is also a kind of strength."
Lu Li thought, if Jimmy's weakness and thinness were only caused by not eating for a long time...
But this should be considered the best result, at least it doesn't require too much effort to satisfy.
Lu Li is not an easy person to get along with.
It's not that he is hard to get in touch with. Lu Li will never reject the kindness shown by others. But his reason and calmness feel like cold iron.
However, no one would blame him, because Lu Li usually does not have too much contact with unnecessary people, which naturally avoids gossip and at the same time casts a veil of mystery on himself.
One day has passed since the incident in Shadow Town. Even though the huge shadow of the farmland shrouded it, the confrontation between the two evil gods was still a big deal.
Especially Lu Li who participated in it and solved the incident and the evil god alone.
They know nothing about this mysterious investigator with a strange name.
In any case, when Remi knew that Lu Li's indifference was not directed at them, she completely relaxed and took the initiative to talk to Lu Li a lot, such as their experiences in the ruins from their perspective, such as returning to the location of the ruins after reality appeared, but it was just
A mountain range completely different from the plains in my memory.
Naturally, there is no small village where they once lived.
Time passed, and at a certain moment, Lu Li, who was looking at the clock on the table, suddenly said: "We are planning to leave Belfast and go to the Lennon Islands."
Before the stunned Remy Jimmy could say anything, Lu Li continued: "The evacuation point will be left to you. You can avoid disasters while keeping a safe distance from human gatherings here."
Lu Li remembered what Remi once said, that she hoped to build a small wooden house with her brother on the beach.
Although the refuge site is not a cabin, it is not much different.
Remi was a little shocked. She felt that the separation came too soon. To comfort Jimmy, who looked anxious but could only cough briefly, she said anxiously: "Is it because of danger? My brother and I plan to stay here, we can protect you."
"In a world of embers with little hope, even those who are feared, invincible, and looked up to can only tremble and have to choose between becoming a servant and dying."
