Root Nest is an area that people in Hushang Town do not want to mention. It is also regarded as an extra-legal area beyond the control of the Silver Moon Lake United Council. Compared with the name Root Nest, which does not sound like a deep meaning, Hushang Town

Some people even call this area a black zone.

Although the vines that serve as the foundation of the town on the lake will stop growing upward after a certain height out of the water, and intertwine with each other to form a solid above-water foundation, the underwater parts of these vines will not stop expanding and growing, but will continue to grow.

, until it takes root in the mud at the bottom of the lake.

In addition, the underwater Tengman will merge with each other not far from the lower layer of the Tengman foundation to form a Tengman ball with a diameter similar to that of the water surface. The inside of this Tengman ball is in a honeycomb-shaped hollow state, and because of the outside

The strong vine skin prevents lake water from penetrating.

When people in the dream world began to build the lake town on Tengman, they had already discovered the special underwater area of ​​Root Nest. Some people had also proposed and implemented the plan to build Root Nest into a city.

However, they soon discovered that people who moved to the root nest would experience some abnormal changes in their bodies. The most obvious point was that people whose bodies had become ancestral would experience degeneration, and this degeneration was irreversible, even if they left the root nest.

Nest, the degeneration phenomenon will still not stop and will not end until the body configuration completely disappears.

Because of this, they further discovered that after those people who did not undergo ancestral transformation entered the root nest, the ancestral transformation phenomenon in their bodies would be completely sealed, and they could no longer complete the transformation.

In addition, living in the root nest for a long time will also make people weak. Even if they return to the ground from the root nest, they will develop some difficult-to-treat diseases due to their inability to adapt to the environment on the ground, some of which are even contagious.

For people who have never entered the root nest, black skin disease is one of them.

It was precisely because of these hazards that the people of Hushang Town had to give up their plan to build a residential area in Root Nest, and sealed all the hollow vines leading to Root Nest to prevent anyone from breaking in and causing some bad things.

s things.

However, this blockade gradually became looser as time went by.

At first, some desperate people had to take risks and enter the hive through the vine gates that had loosened the entrance seals to avoid the enemy's pursuit. Later, some bankrupt and indebted businessmen and wanted criminals fled privately.

Noble servants and other people who did not integrate into normal society also entered the Root Nest to live. Finally, as some nobles, officials and soldiers who had failed in various power struggles also fled into the Root Nest, the inside of the Root Nest

Gradually, a civilized society that was different from the outside world was formed.

Although the Silver Moon Lake Union Council knew that there was an extra-legal area under Hushang Town that was beyond their control, they did not think of sending people down there to clear out these people. Instead, they took the initiative to remove all the blocked passages and left them alone.

Those criminals, slaves, bankrupts and those who failed in the struggle fled into the root nest.

The reason why the decision-makers of these joint councils behaved so abnormally is because they knew very well that anyone who entered the root nest was unlikely to come out again, and even if they could come out, they would not be able to cause any harm, so they seemed to have

Think of the root nest as a natural shelter that requires no investment.

When Leo learned about the black skin disease, he also learned about the situation of the Root Nest. Although the Root Nest was also part of the civilization of this dream world, it was not part of his exploration plan. The reason for this was not just because of him.

He is worried about the unknown power in the root nest that affects the human body in the dream world, also because he believes that there may not be anything in the root nest that is worthy of his risk.

"The Duke of White Boots, do you know his exact location?" After hearing the news he wanted, Leo took out a plate of high-end biscuits that had been prepared long ago, walked to the window, opened the window, and placed it on the white

In front of the Duke of Boots, he asked.

The Duke of White Shoes unceremoniously picked up a piece of biscuit, broke it into pieces, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it, and said: "I just saw him down there, and I didn't dare to follow him to the epidemic area."

"Epidemic area?" Leo was stunned and asked in a deep voice: "Is there an infectious disease inside the root nest?"

"No, of course not." Duke White Boots quickly shook his head and explained: "You humans have lived in Root Nest for a long time. Some of you will get some strange diseases. Others think that this disease may be contagious, so they

An area has been specially opened up on the bottom three floors of the nest area to accommodate those who are sick." As he said that, he suddenly pretended to be serious and said: "However, I feel that there is not just for sick people.

Yes, because there are often sneaky black robes coming in and out, and all the people sent there never showed up again in the end."

After Leo heard the Duke of White Boots mentioning sneaky people entering and leaving the epidemic area, he couldn't help but think of the man he met in the flower shop, so he asked: "What kind of black robe? Is it a wizard?"

"No." The Duke of White Boots answered firmly without thinking, and then added: "Their black robes are more like those blabbering church ministers."

After hearing this, Leo thought for a moment, took out a high-energy substance, handed it to the Duke of White Boots, and said: "Continue to have your men monitor that place. If that person leaves the root nest, come and tell me."

The Duke of White Boots threw away the biscuit in his hand, quickly took the high-energy substance, carefully placed it in the small satchel around his waist, and then asked Leo doubtfully: "Why don't you go to Genchao to grab that

person?"

Leo didn't answer, just smiled, and waved to indicate that the Duke of White Boots could leave.

Seeing that Leo didn't want to answer, Duke White Boots did not continue to ask, but ran out of the room from the original route and disappeared around the corner of the alley.

After Leo closed the window, he did not continue to make any mechanical gadgets. Instead, he changed his indifferent expression, frowned slightly, and sat in the room, deep in thought.

After learning the whereabouts of the man from the Duke of White Boots just now, Leo originally wanted to go to the root nest underground with the Duke of White Boots to find out if there was a chance to catch the man or figure out who he was.

What do people want to do?

But then the reminder from the Duke of White Boots made him change his mind. He felt that his current behavior was gradually deviating from his original personality under the influence of strong curiosity, or that his curiosity about certain things was a bit too much.

Leo thought about it carefully and felt that he had no grudge against the mysterious man now. Even though that man might have killed other people from the world of Velen, it would not have any adverse effect on him.

Regardless of whether the black robes mentioned by the Duke of White Boots in and out of the depths of the root nest are related to the mysterious man, and regardless of whether those black robes are members of the local church, one thing Leo can be sure of is that there should be people around the mysterious man.

There is a large force assisting him in his work.

If you get involved in something that has a huge impact just because of your strong curiosity, and offend a powerful enemy and local forces in a strange place, it will totally outweigh the gains and losses.

Thinking about it carefully, Leo felt that his focus now should be on the ruined city, because the ruined city has attracted the attention of all forces in the world, even the chief wizard who controls the world is no exception.

Therefore, the mysteries contained in the abandoned city are truly worth exploring.

In addition, Leo also thought that he was not the only one who was interested in the mysterious man. There was a powerful noble family in the town of Seventh Lake that paid great attention to the mysterious man.

According to the rules, if the mysterious man who nominally killed the heir of the Nowitzki family is not caught, any direct nobleman who succeeds the Nowitzki family will not be able to secure the seat under him, so the Nowitzki family

The mysterious man and the forces around him will definitely be pursued fiercely.

Leo only needs to be a conscientious bystander when the Nowitzki family launches a hunt, so he can get the treasures he wants and find out some things about the mysterious man. Naturally, there is no need to end up personally.

The most important thing is that the appearance of the lady in the lake made Leo realize that some mysterious and powerful beings had noticed him. Although he still didn't know why these mysterious beings noticed him, no matter how he said it,

It's not a good thing for him, so according to his past experience, saying less and doing less, and waiting to see what happens is the best strategy.

However, Leo didn't really just sit there and do nothing. He found a piece of paper and wrote down the location of the mysterious man on it. Then he went downstairs and walked to the street.

, waving to a few children playing at the entrance of the street and alley.

Several children were a little confused when they saw Leo's actions, but they all stood up and walked over. One of the leading children asked anxiously: "Sir, what can I do?"

"Give this piece of paper to Marek, the director of the City Security Bureau." Leo handed the piece of paper to the child, took out some coins, and said, "This is the reward."

Seeing the coins in Leo's hand, the children all had a look of surprise in their eyes, but when they heard about the security bureau, the children's faces all showed fear. Although they all wanted to get the money, the security bureau's

Fame still makes them fearful and hesitant.

Finally, an older child could not resist the temptation of money. He mustered up the courage to reach out and take the coins and note into his hands, and then said seriously: "Don't worry, I will definitely deliver this note to the horse."

In the hands of Director Lake."

After saying that, he turned around and ran quickly in the direction of the security station. Seeing this, the other children quickly followed and disappeared at the end of the street.

Leo turned back to the house and went upstairs, ready to continue making some useful mechanical tools, but when he passed the study, he stopped and said to the white-haired woman who was sleeping at the table: "Now that you've woken up,

, don’t pretend to be asleep. You want to know something from me, and I also want to know something from you, so there is no need for us to waste time on things like suspicion and suspicion. We should just ask what we want to know directly.

Question? What do you think? Madam or Miss?"

Just as Leo finished speaking, the white-haired woman straightened up on the table and looked up at Leo with some embarrassment.

While the white-haired woman looked at Leo, she had a slightly embarrassed look on her face after being caught pretending to be asleep, and she scratched the back of her head in embarrassment.

But even though she had lost her guard against Leo, her hand was still instinctively placed on the hilt of the sword on the table, and her body remained in an attacking position at all times without any signs of relaxing.

Seeing the condition of the white-haired woman, Leo already had some inferences about the woman's past experiences.

There is no doubt that this woman must have been in a state of fighting for a long time before this, and fighting has become her instinct, and the woman seems to be almost instinctively wary of everyone, even if Lei

Ou had rescued her before, but she still couldn't let her guard down completely. This may be because she had been betrayed by someone close to her before, so she no longer had much trust in people.

Leo didn't care too much about this. It didn't matter whether the white-haired woman trusted him or was wary of him. He just needed to know some things he was curious about from the white-haired woman.

.

So, Leo walked to the chair opposite the white-haired woman and sat down in a natural manner, and said to her: "If you have anything to ask, just ask! But because I am also an outsider, I don't know much about this world.

, some questions may not be able to be answered, I hope you don’t think that I am deliberately hiding it.”

Perhaps it was the first time she saw someone like Leo who spoke so straightforwardly. The white-haired woman didn't react for a while. She was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses. She was not prepared for this, and her mind was a little confused.

, I didn’t think of any questions to ask, so I took the time to sort out my clothes to sort out my thoughts and think about the questions I wanted to ask.

Leo, who was sitting opposite, did not urge him, nor did he take the initiative to ask the questions in his heart. Instead, he quietly waited for the other party to speak.

"Where is here?" After a while, the white-haired woman asked.

"I don't know where this is." Leo told the truth, but the white-haired woman obviously thought he was deliberately hiding it and frowned. However, before the white-haired woman could question, he continued to add: "I don't know.

What is the name of this world? I just know that this is the seventh lake town of the Silver Moon Lake League. But I guess you don’t want to know these things. What you really want to ask is what is the world you are in now?

What a world, right?"

Hearing this, the white-haired woman nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, I want to know what kind of world this is."

Leo said truthfully: "This world is a dream world, and the world originated from the dream of a god."

"Another myth and legend like this." The white-haired woman raised her eyebrows, smiled disdainfully, and said, "This is not the first time I have heard such a creation myth..."

"But this time you will definitely have a different experience." Leo didn't wait for the white-haired woman to speak, then took over the other person's words and said: "I think the worlds you have experienced before will never have two people who use each other's different ways.
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