The mother of the swamp's gaze stayed on the edge of the swamp, watching the carriage gradually go away.
The road became noisy before Lu Li entered the Main Continent. The blockade caused by the Shadow Town incident was two-way, and Lu Li would not see any signs of human activity until he reached the nearest town at least.
"The map is in the brown suitcase." Lu Li said to Anna.
Anna returned to the carriage, opened her suitcase and took out several maps. She found the map of the Main Familiar Continent and handed it to Lu Li.
Lu Li rolled out a sheepskin map that smelled of pine needles, and compared the bloody tentacles that fell behind the mountains with the map.
"If the bloody tentacle is not too far away from us, its landing point should be the coastal town or the road from Lilm City to the Lion City."
The index finger moved between two places, which were about 80 miles and 130 miles away from the swamp road respectively.
The coastal town is right on the edge of the mountains, and they can get there by following the road around the mountains.
Of course, there is a certain possibility that the bloody tentacles will hang down into the mountains, but at this time, even Lu Li would not dare to easily enter the wild far away from human gathering places. The owner of the bloody tentacles has no reason to do so - unless it is not a human.
In any case, once the carriage reaches the coastal town along the mountains, you will know where the bloody tentacles really fell.
"Twenty miles ahead is Luoye Town, where we can stay and rest."
Next to her, Anna's illusory finger pointed at the very edge of the map, which was in front of them.
"No need to rest, just buy some food and go directly to the coastal town."
Lu Li didn't plan to waste too much time. If possible, going to the Lennon Islands would still be his first choice.
After writing down the map, Lu Li put it away and put it back into the suitcase with the other maps by Anna.
This road is called Earl Ross's Road on the map - because it was the Earl of Ross who built it.
The deciduous mountains block the coast and the sea breeze cannot blow here.
The ubiquitous brackish sea breeze on the Allen Peninsula was pulled out of the air only a few miles after the carriage entered the Main Continent.
The rainwater seemed to be blocked by the mountains, and the drizzle falling on the swamp road disappeared.
Anna, who does not have the sense of smell, knew nothing about the changes in taste, but she had similar feelings to Lu Li - because this was very close to the scene in her fantasy.
Lu Li and Anna, just the two of them, rode a carriage around the vast continent admiring each other.
The first half is completely consistent, but there is no warm and fragrant breeze on both sides of the road, only the dead, dark withered forest.
The deciduous mountain range is like a place where evil witches live in fairy tales, full of venomous snakes and beasts. But the reality is far crueler than fairy tales - there are no witches, no venomous snakes and beasts in the forest.
In the dead mountains, there is only the occasional "rustling" sound from the treetops caused by the breeze.
After a dull period of driving, the first town they encountered, Luoye Town, appeared ahead.
The purpose of being located here is the same as that of Shadow Town, and even the construction time is very similar. So when the carriage approached Luoye Town, Lu Li felt the sadness of the rabbit dying and the fox pitting in the expressions of the passersby.
A group of knights is stationed at the entrance of Luoye Town. The horses are old, the armor is dull, and the blades of the spears and swords are like dust. Only the perseverance on the faces of the young knights and the psychic guns at their waists tell them that they can still fight.
They soon noticed the carriage coming from the swamp road, and looked at it strangely. They were probably confused that everyone was running to the Lennon Islands, but there were actually people who took the initiative to come to the Mainland.
"What are our colleagues over there doing? They actually let civilians pass through the swamp road..." The knight captain cursed, holding his helmet and walking to the carriage with his companions.
The investigator badge presented by Lu Li dispelled the knight captain's complaints about his "colleagues". He stood upright, handed his helmet to his left hand, hit his left chest heavily with his right hand, and said loudly and solemnly: "Hello, Dear Demon Slayer!
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There are some subtle differences in the treatment of exorcists between the Allen Peninsula and the Main Continent.
The more commercialized Allen Peninsula lacks culture and heritage. For them, the best way to measure a person's value is his wealth.
The Main Continent is more conservative and traditional. They respect these ancient and mysterious exorcists who have been protecting humans hundreds of years ago, at least most people do.
However, as the industry sprouted, weirdness increased, and the exorcists who no longer became mysterious began to step down from the altar, but not as completely as in the Allen Peninsula.
Anna, who was hiding in the other world, pursed her lips. She was very happy that Lu Li could be treated so politely.
Lu Li glanced at the psychic guns on the waists of the captain and the knights behind him: "Aren't there any night watchmen stationed here?"
The knight captain replied respectfully: "Go back to the Demon Slayer, because there are not enough manpower and only the knights can maintain order in remote and sparsely populated towns. Is there anything I can do to help you?"
"Just passing by here, buying some food and we will go to the coastal town."
The knight captain didn't understand what Lu Li meant by "us", or maybe he just thought it was a slip of the tongue. He called a knight to come forward and said, "Go buy the best food here for the Exorcist."
Then he said politely to Lu Li: "If you don't know the way, we can take you to the seaside town."
"No, thank you." Lu Li declined the knight captain's help, but he still insisted on helping Lu Li - so he personally took Lu Li to the restaurant with the best food in Luoye Town.
There were very few pedestrians in Luoye Town, and among them were townspeople dragging their luggage away. The knight captain said that not only Luoye Town, but everyone on the road was leaving their homes, and this situation had been going on for several days.
People without money will choose to go to larger cities, and those with some savings will go to Fast City and Capital City, or to the safest place in the world - the Lennon Islands
The knight captain told Lu Li that Luoye Town had lost less than half of its residents. As the environment became worse and worse, there would be fewer and fewer people here until it was abandoned and no longer needed to be stationed.
Feeling Lu Li looking at his psychic gun, the knight captain gently rubbed the holster and said, "This is issued to the knights by the Exorcist Joint Organization. She can help us fight against the lowest ghosts and monsters."
Thinking of something, he asked with curiosity and expectation: "What is your weapon?"
"Same as you."
Lu Li opened the corner of his clothes to let him see the holster.
"Does she have one rose or two?"
"all."
The knight captain's face showed genuine shock, and then he treated Lu Li with even more respect.
After buying food with him, and then leaving, Lu Li gradually moved away from Maple Leaf Town under the gaze of the knight captain.
"I kind of like it here."
Anna emerged and said softly.
Lu Li didn't answer. He held the reins and drove towards their destination, the seaside town.