One hundred and ninety-eight. Trouble in the jungle
"Those who harm the jungle will be avenged by the jungle."
The giant tree refused to let go of its hatred.
However, the logic of the giant tree is clear enough: as the leader of the jungle, it regards itself as the jungle, as if it is the collective consciousness of the jungle. Its thinking is as immature as a newborn baby, and its behavior follows the nature of a tree.
"He did not take the initiative to harm the jungle. Your war originated from the invasion of the jungle." Lu Li explained the facts.
"Then, according to what my friend said, there is a truce. It's just that the jungle has a request..."
It may have read some books.
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In a quiet forest where fireflies emit a faint light, the light of an oil lamp that does not belong here emerges from the depths of the jungle.
Lu Li was sent back to the battlefield, and now the place was silent.
"Shortly after you left, they stopped attacking."
The Mother of the Swamp greeted the returning Lu Li: "You succeeded..."
"Not entirely successful."
Lu Li stood on the frozen soil, walked around the drooping roots of the banyan tree, returned to the crowd, and said to the mother of the swamp: "It needs you to stand in front of it in person to end the war with the jungle."
"Can you see... my broken body?" the God of the Deep Sea asked.
"You're... imitating... me again."
"I... am deeply sorry." The God of the Deep Sea whispered. "But I think... this is how God should speak."
Lu Li replied: "The broken body is in the hands of the jungle. It's not completely successful. The jungle needs us to complete four things before handing it over. One of them is the war with the Swamp Mother."
"What are the other three..."
"Pollution corrodes all water, blows out all winds, and casts shadows over everything." Lu Li repeated the jungle's narration, translating it into understandable words: "That is, to solve the problem of overflowing into the northern swamp and turning it into a saline-alkali land that kills plants.
The sea water; the damage of winter to the jungle; and the lack of light."
The easiest solution is to build a breakwater for the intrusion of seawater and saline-alkali land on the north coast, and then use the power of the remaining body to purify the earth, just like allowing the jungle to still survive in the seawater.
But the ease is only relative to the latter two: I don’t know how long it will take to build a 50-mile-long breakwater.
"If you destroy the jungle and retrieve the remaining body..." the God of the Deep Sea whispered.
"We can't defeat it." Lu Li replied.
He won't do that either.
In addition, there is another problem: the jungle requires the Swamp Mother to go to the jungle, which means risks. If the jungle breaks the agreement, the Swamp Mother, who has little strength left, will be difficult to resist.
"I believe you..."
Swamp Mother whispered. She would follow to the jungle to stop the war.
But Ophelia, Psius and the God of the Deep also want to go.
"Then let's go together." Lu Li said.
Except for the God of the Deep.
Nothing to do with irony, but the current God of the Deep is indeed not smart enough, or not good at thinking, just like the jungle opposite.
It's never a good thing for two upright guys who don't hide their intentions to meet.
Because the tree roots no longer supported them, they moved forward slowly.
This is a good thing for the Swamp Mother, taking the opportunity to observe the layout of the Twisted Jungle. This can help her some if the war continues.
After moving for dozens of minutes in a swamp full of tree roots and mud, the jungle seemed to lose its patience and couldn't wait to take Lu Li away, leaving the others to continue on their way.
Bringing Lu Li back to the jungle in front of the giant tree is like a child showing off his toys to his playmates, hoping that Lu Li can visit his treasure room
The treasure room was on the crown of the tree, very close to the knuckles held up by the branches. The jungle that sent Lu Li to the crown of the tree was obviously not wary of Lu Li's "friend", and Lu Li did not deserve to trust him.
A dilapidated carriage, a few dirty clothes with no color, a book whose cover could barely be read, and the best preserved ones were a few coins.
This is a barren collection of beings that the Evil Goddess of Swamp cannot resist.
"History of the Romanian Wars"
Lu Li's eyes briefly paused on the book cover and found the source of the jungle style. If the owner of this carriage had brought a fairy tale, perhaps nothing would have happened today.
A slender, finger-like tree root struggled on the "treasures", reluctantly selecting them, rolled up the most valuable coin and brought it to Lu Li.
"This is a gift for you, friend."
So Lu Li also gave Jungle a gift, opened the wooden box and called the merchant Anthony.
"Is this for me? My friend." The giant tree asked.
"Not yet."
When the giant tree screamed, the merchant Anthony appeared, and Lu Li asked him to take out some tree seeds and place them on the curled roots.
"Young... gestating life... I like your gift, friend." It seems that the joy of the giant tree can be felt from the tremors.
"Then be kind to my companions."
It's just that the meeting between the mother of swamps and the giant tree is not wonderful.
When they arrived at the giant tree, roots emerged from the depths of the jungle and spread.
"Do you want to continue the war?" Lu Li asked.
"In the jungle, you don't deceive your friends."
The giant trees trembled, allowing the jungle to withdraw its hostility.
Then came the details of the truce. The Swamp Mother could give up the land encroached upon by the Twisted Jungle, but the Great Tree claimed the swamp as its own.
This is the essence of being a tree, and the meaning given to it by the leader of the jungle: survival and expansion.
"Why doesn't it grow toward the ruins of Shadow Town?" Lu Li asked the giant tree.
"Where is that...?"
Lu Li unfolded the map of Allen Peninsula and told it the location of Shadow Swamp, then circled the Fallen Leaf Mountains and the ruins of Shadow Town.
"There are no nutrients, no water outside, and the ground is full of rocks."
"Indeed... there is such a... saying." Whenever she talks about knowledge, Ophelia will be as rigorous as a scholar wearing glasses: "The Ellen... peninsula... is formed by a whole piece of... rock...
Except for land, swamps..."
Shadow Marsh is not the main body of the rock on the Allen Peninsula, but a shoal formed by erosion over time and brought by the sea.
This theory, like many unproven claims, is just a hypothesis.
Moreover, the key to limiting the expansion of the jungle may not be the underground rocks but the water source. At least the large area of abandoned farmland outside Shadow Town shows that it is not impossible for trees and plants to grow there.
"I want to find a way to solve the water source problem in exchange for the jungle stopping its expansion into the southern swamps," Lu Li said.
"Okay, friend."
There is an official truce between the North and South Shadow Swamp.
Although the conditions are complex and cumbersome, it is still better than fire, death and destruction.
Although Ophelia likes the former very much.
Pusius jumped up and down, happily chasing the floating fluorescent lights.
"You are my hero."
The mother of the swamp was prostrate, her beautiful body covered with gauze and shimmering as she hugged Lu Li.
"I shouldn't be able to bear your hug." Lu Li stopped the Swamp Mother's emotions.
"Then next time..." Swamp Mother then asked softly and expectantly: "Is the bracelet I gave you...still there?"
"Put it on Wanghai Cliff."
Lu Li lowered his black eyes.
Anna didn't let Lu Li wear it, using the excuse that the deceased's belongings were unknown and that it was a ladies' bracelet.
