One hundred and ten. Conversation before the bonfire
Barry returned to the campfire, his palms holding the charcoal black.
Gulu...
There was a thick surging sound in the bodies of the suffering people beside Lu Li.
"Mr. Lu Li, oh...has Miss Anna really been here?" Barry put down the charcoal.
Katerina and Pusius looked across the bonfire to Lu Li in the corner.
"Um."
The resuscitation events of the dead that occurred in Weig Town and Strawtown happened at the same time in Wuming Village.
"Should we continue south tomorrow morning?" Pusius asked.
"Waiting for the merchant to come back."
The information brought back by the merchant will determine whether Lu Li continues to move south.
"Mr. Businessman is going to drive me away again..."
Barry huddled pitifully in front of the campfire.
Pusius thought back to Barry who was bullied by the businessman on the road, and couldn't bear to say: "Mr. Lu Li, can you let the businessman and Barry get back together? If you do this, Barry will be kicked out."
Catalina whispered: "Sometimes merchants are indeed too much... We don't need to let it follow us, right? If we need to trade, just call it out at any time."
Pusius was very happy that Catalina felt the same way. He raised his head and asked Evil Fall: "Mr. Evil Fall, what do you think?"
"None of them should follow us." Evil Fall said with a grin, and after a brief pause he added: "Barry who is willing to do things is better than a businessman who follows us and does nothing."
"... Mr. Lu Li, can you think of a way to let them all stay? At least... let Barry stay." Pusius said tangledly. He likes to be lively and with his teammates.
Lu Li thought quietly. Evil Fall was right. Ordinary people like Barry and businessmen who lack subjective motivation did not need to follow the team.
But Barry has nowhere to go and insists on following, and it seems that he can only let the businessman leave.
Why do businessmen follow them?
Lu Li recalled the memory of asking the merchant to follow him, and felt a little strange.
Gulu...
Another thick surging sound sounded beside me, becoming continuous.
The suffering people squirmed toward the door.
Lu Li stopped to think, picked up stones and threw them at the suffering people.
The rocks that hit the bodies of the Sufferers fell to the ground and rolled out several times. The squirming Sufferers stopped and returned to Lu Li's side.
Pusius screamed, almost thinking that Lu Li was going to be eaten.
"Why don't you let it go..."
Pusius stared uneasily at the people in distress who were almost next to Lu Li.
"It will come back after leaving the poison of knowledge, and the things in the mist will also come closer." Lu Li replied while remaining calm.
Before leaving this place, it would obviously be a good idea to have the Sufferers follow them.
The premise is that they can resist the fear of evil spirits.
The tall silhouette of the hut slowly emerged, and the businessman returned.
Out of a sense of justice and to maintain the atmosphere of the team, Pusius stepped forward and raised his head with righteous words: "Mr. Businessman, I want to talk to you because of Barry's matter."
Everything true about Barry suddenly came into his mind. Pusius was stunned for a few seconds, then he whimpered and curled up next to Catalina.
The piece of charcoal that Barry had used lay quietly beside the campfire.
Lu Li's black eyes fell to the wall, and the reminder that was twisted into an ancient mark returned to its original state after Barry left.
What is distorted is not the thing itself, but their perception of the surroundings.
"Why can't the evil spirit drive away Barry, but the businessman can?" The flames licked Catalina's face with uncertainty.
She actually spoke for Barry and wanted to drive away the businessman.
"Dispel the illusion," said the businessman.
Lu Li's cursed title [Lighthouse] also works, but it has no effect on Barry.
"Barry is driving away the businessmen," Evil Whispered.
Everyone was silent.
Barry's actions changed more than the previous times. He realized that the businessman was the only obstacle to him, and began to try to drive away the businessman.
Fortunately, he was forced to interrupt by the businessman who returned soon.
But maybe next time Barry will be more aggressive.
When Catalina and others were worried, Lu Li asked the merchant the result.
The businessman handed a letter to Lu Li.
He took out the letter paper and unfolded it, scrawling and smudged ink to indicate that it was written not long ago.
[We investigated for two days and found traces of the Shadow Church from the clues you provided. They believe in the shadow god who can "resurrect the dead"]
[We don’t know if the God of Shadow is the person you are looking for. The Church of Shadow has never appeared in the main city. The traces of the followers are mysterious. We are still continuing to investigate]
The content is brief, but I finally got some clues.
The Church of Shadows…
It is not surprising that Black Cat owns the Church of Flowing Cats and Anna owns the Church of Shadows.
It's a pity there is no more information.
Information dissemination in places not connected by railways is slower than imagined.
Wow
Lu Li took out the map, marked the location of the nameless village with a charcoal pen, pressed his slender finger on Vig Town, and then swiped downwards.
From Daocao Village to Nameless Village, across the tranquil plains of the Selma Mountains, we arrived at the other end of the Main Continent.
The Arran Peninsula is there, Belfast is there, Sea Cliff is there.
"Where are we going next?" Catalina asked, observing him.
"We will go back after daybreak."
"Go back?" Katerina was stunned.
"Aren't we looking for Miss Anna?" Pusius temporarily put aside his fear of Barry and asked.
"I know where she went."
Lu Li quietly put away the map.
"where?"
"Belfast."
No more risking your way south through the wilderness.
Lu Li only needed to go to Belfast and wait for her arrival.
Belfast…
Catalina knew where Lu Li came from, but she didn't know the current situation there.
"I know! Belfast, the shining star of the Allen Peninsula, is just like the current ice-free port of Verna. It is the place where the famous stories in "Peninsula Love" and "Belfast Detective" took place
There!"
Pusius talked about something that was outdated decades ago.
"It was destroyed a long time ago." Lu Li said.
Pusius shut up, and Caterina asked: "Is it in ruins now?"
"No, some beings have established a gathering place there." Evil Fall emphasized the word "existence", and it was obviously not just a human being. "Don't hold out hope, it's a chaotic place."
All infrastructure in Belfast is ready and large enough. If you can solve the trouble caused by weirdness, it will be easier than building a gathering place in the wilderness.
With worries about Barry and the future, everyone who had experienced a lot in the day gradually fell asleep.
…
squeak
The wooden door opened, and the early morning chill poured into the hut. Catalina shivered subconsciously.
Deep in the mist-filled streets, dozens of corpses of villagers have disappeared.
Presences in the surging fog "cleared" the streets.
Lu Li and others left Wuming Village and returned the same way.
The return speed was faster than when we came, not only because we didn't want to stay in the wild for too long, but also because the nameless village was a day and a half away from Haug Town, and the straw town where we could stop on the way had disappeared with a fire.
And the suffering people follow.
Lu Li used the ritual of the Suffering People to keep it around him to drive away the strange things around him.
If no one does this, the obscure aura emitted by evil spirits will pollute the mind and body.
Before dark, the outline of Haug Town emerged in the distance.
