The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

Root Nest is an area that Lake Town people do not want to mention, and it is also regarded as an extra-legal area beyond the control of the Silver Moon Lake Joint Council. Compared to the name of Root Nest, which sounds no deep meaning, Lake Town The people from the more derived from calling this area a black area.

Although Tengman, which is the foundation of the town on the lake, will stop growing upward after breaking away from the water to a certain height, and intertwined to form a solid water foundation, but the underwater parts of these Tengman will not stop expanding and growing, but will continue to grow. Until rooted 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, forming a Tengman ball with a diameter similar to that of the water surface, and the inside of the Tengman ball presents a honeycomb-shaped hollow state, and because of the outside The sturdy Fujiman skin prevents the lake water from seeping in.

When the people in the dream world started to build the town on the lake above Fujiman, they had discovered the special underwater area of ​​the root nest, and some people had proposed and implemented the plan to build the root nest into an urban area.

It's just that they soon found that the people who migrated to the root nest will have some abnormal changes in their bodies. The most obvious point is that people with ancestralized bodies will experience degradation, and this degradation is irreversible, even if they leave the root. Nest, the degeneration phenomenon will not stop until the body configuration completely disappears.

It is also because of this that they have further discovered that after those who do not have ancestralization enter the root nest, the ancestralization of the body will be completely sealed up, and they will no longer be able to 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 have some incurable diseases because they cannot adapt to the ground environment, and some of them can even be transmitted. Black skin disease is one of those who have not entered the root nest.

It was precisely because of these hazards that the people in the town on the lake had to give up their plans to build a living area in the root nest, and all the hollow hollow Fujimans leading to the root nest were closed, so that no one would break in and bring out some bad things. s things.

However, this blockade has gradually become lax with the passage of time.

At first, some people who had nowhere to go had to take the risk to enter the hive from some Fujiman passages where the entrance closure had been loosened to avoid the enemy's pursuit. After that, there were some bankrupt businessmen, wanted criminals, aristocratic servants who fled privately, and some other people who were not integrated into the normal society. They also entered the root nest to live. Finally, when some nobles, officials, and soldiers who failed in various power struggles also fled to the root nest, a civilized society different from the outside gradually formed inside the root nest.

Although the Yinyuehu United Council knew that there was an extra-legal area under the town that was not under their control, they did not think of sending people to clear the people below, but took the initiative to remove all passage confinement and let it go. Those criminals, slaves, bankrupts, and powerful tycoons who have failed in the struggle escape into the root nest.

The reason why the decision-makers of these joint parliaments behave so abnormally is because they know that anyone who enters the root nest is unlikely to come out again, and even if they can come out, it will not cause any harm, so they seem to have already Treat the root nest as a natural shelter that does not require any input.

Leo also learned about the root nest by the way when he learned about black skin disease. Although the root nest is also part of the civilization of this dream world, it is not in his plan to explore. The reason for this is not only because he cares about the unknown power in the root nest that affects the human body of the dream world, but also because he thinks that the root nest does not necessarily have something worth his risk.

"Duke White Boots, do you know his exact location?" After hearing the news he wanted, Leo took out a plate of high-end biscuits he had prepared and walked to the window, opened the window and put it in the white In front of the Duke of Boots, then asked.

The Duke of White Boots picked up a biscuit and shattered it, and chewed it while saying: "I just saw him underneath. I didn't dare to follow him when he followed him to the epidemic area."

"The epidemic area?" Leo was stunned, Shen Shen asked: "Is there an infectious disease inside the root nest?"

"No, of course not." The Duke of White Boots quickly shook his head and explained: "You humans have lived in the root nest for a long time, some people will get some strange diseases, others think this disease may be infectious, so just An area was created specifically on the bottom three floors of the nest area to accommodate those who are sick." He said, suddenly and pretending to say seriously: "However, I think there is not just for sick people Yes, because there are often sneaky black robes going in and out there, and all the people who have been there have never appeared again."

After hearing the Duke of White Boots mention the sneaky man entering and leaving the affected area, he couldn't help but think of the man encountered in the flower shop, so he asked: "What kind of black robe? Is it a wizard?"

"No." The Duke of White Boots answered very positively without thinking, and then added: "Their black robe is more like the church priests who are nagging."

After listening, Leo thought for a moment, took out a high-energy substance, and handed it to the Duke of White Boots, saying: "Continue to let your men watch there, and if that person leaves the root nest, come and tell me."

The Duke of White Boots dropped the cookie in his hand and quickly took the piece of high-energy substance, carefully placed it in a small satchel around his waist, and then asked Leo suspiciously: "You don’t go to the root nest to grab that person?"

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

Seeing Leo did not want to answer, the Duke of White Boots did not continue to ask, but ran out of the room from the original road and disappeared at the corner of the alley.

After closing the window, Leo did not continue to make any mechanical gadgets. Instead, he changed the indifferent look just now, frowned, and sat in the room to meditate.

After learning the whereabouts of the man from the White Duke's mouth, Leo originally wanted to go to the underground root nest with the White Duke to find out if there was a chance to catch the man, or to figure out that What do people want to do.

However, the reminder of the Duke of White Boots made him change his mind. He felt that his current behavior was gradually deviated from his original character under the influence of strong curiosity, or that curiosity about some things was too much.

Leo thought about it carefully and felt that there was no hatred between him and the mysterious man, even if the man might have killed other people from the Velon world, but this did not have any adverse effects on him.

Regardless of whether the black robe mentioned by the Duke of White Boots going in and out of the root nest is related to the mysterious man, and whether the black robe is a local church person, but a little Leo can be sure that the mysterious man should be around There is a large force assisting him in doing things.

If only because of his strong curiosity, it is mixed into a matter of great influence, and offending a strong enemy and local forces in an unfamiliar place, it is completely worthless.

If you think about it carefully, Leo feels that the focus of his attention should be on the waste capital, because the waste capital is highly valued by all parties in the world, even the chief wizard who controls this world is no exception. So the mystery hidden in the waste capital is really worth exploring.

In addition, Leo also thought that he was not the only one interested in the mysterious person. One of the strong local nobles in the local noble family in the seventh lake town took the mysterious person very seriously.

According to the rules, if the mysterious person who nominally killed the heir of the Nowitzki family is not caught, no one of the nobles who inherited the Nowitzki family can sit firmly under his ass, so the Nowitzki family The mysterious man and the forces around him will definitely be chased.

Leo only needs to perform the hunt when the Nowitzki family, when a dedicated bystander can get the treasures he wants, to figure out some things about the mysterious person, naturally there is no need to come down in person.

The most important point is that the appearance of the lady in the lake made Leo realize that there have been some mysterious and powerful existences that have noticed himself. Although he is not clear why these mysterious existences have noticed himself, but this matter no matter how It is not a good thing for him, so according to his past experience, talking less and doing less, and watching the changes is the best strategy.

It’s just that Leo didn’t really sit like this and didn’t do anything. He found a piece of paper and wrote down the location of the mysterious person separately, then went downstairs and walked to the street , Waved towards the children playing at the entrance of the street.

A few children saw Leo’s movements, a little puzzled, but they all stood up and walked over. One of the children headed asked a little nervously, “Sir, can I ask what’s going on?”

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

When they saw the coins in Leo's hands, the children all showed surprise, but when they heard the guard, the children's faces all showed the same fear. Although they all hope to get the money, the reputation of the Security Bureau still makes them afraid to hesitate.

In the end, a slightly older child could not resist the temptation of money, courageously, reached out and took the coins and notes in his hands, and then said carefully: "You can rest assured that I will send this note to the horse In the hands of Commissioner Lake."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and ran quickly towards the direction of the security bureau. The other children quickly followed him and disappeared at the end of the street.

Leo turned back to the house and went upstairs, preparing to continue to make some useful organ tools, but when he passed the study, he stopped and said to the white-haired woman who was sleeping at the table: "Since I have woke up , Just don’t pretend to sleep. You want to know something from me, and I want to know something from you, so we don’t need to waste time on things like suspicion and doubt, or just ask what you want to know. Question? What do you think? Lady or lady?"

Just as Leo's words fell, the white-haired woman straightened up on the table, and looked up at Leo with some embarrassment.

The white-haired woman looked at Leo while showing a little embarrassed look on her face after she was disassembled for sleep, and she scratched her head in embarrassment.

It's just that even though she was distracted from Leo, her hand was still instinctively placed on the hilt on the table, and her body kept an attacking position at any time, and there was no sign of relaxation.

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

Undoubtedly, from the perspective of a woman who has always been vigilant, this woman must have been in a state of combat for a long time before, so that fighting has become her instinct, and the woman seems to have a nearly instinctive vigilance to everyone, even Ou had also rescued her before, but she still couldn't let her down completely. This may be because she was betrayed by someone close to her before, so she no longer has too much trust in people.

In this regard, Leo did not care too much. Whether the white-haired woman trusts herself or whether she is wary of herself does not matter. He only needs to know something from the white-haired woman that he is curious about. .

So Leo walked naturally to the chair opposite the white-haired woman and said to the other party: "If you have anything you want to ask, just ask! But because I am also an outsider, I don't know much about this world. , Some questions may not be answered, I hope you don’t think I’m deliberately hiding."

Perhaps it was the first time I saw such a straightforward man as Leo. The white-haired woman didn’t respond for a while, and froze for a long time before she recovered, and she was not prepared for it, and her mind was a bit chaotic. , I didn't expect to ask any questions, so I sorted out my thoughts by taking time to sort out the clothes and thought about the questions to ask.

Leo, who was sitting opposite, did not urge, nor did he take the initiative to ask questions in his heart, but waited quietly for the other person's opening.

"Where is this?" After a while ~ www.readwn.com ~ the white-haired woman asked.

"I don't know where it is." Leo told the truth, but the white-haired woman apparently thought he was concealing it deliberately, frowning, but he didn't wait for the white-haired woman to 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 District League. But I guess you shouldn’t want to know these things, what you really want to ask is what world you are in now What kind of world, right?"

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

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

"Another myth and legend." The white-haired woman raised her eyebrows and smiled disdainfully. "I am not the first to hear such a creation myth..."

"But this time you will definitely have a different experience." Leo did not wait for the white-haired woman to speak, and then took the other party's words, said: "I think that in the world you have experienced before, there will never be two people who use each other. Talk in a language you know, but you can clearly understand what the other person is saying."