Bizarre Detective Agency

   Chapter 1019 Eighty Six. Garbage House

  The Knights of Honor team escorted the "extra guest" back to the house of Vice President Chris, and left after checking the surrounding environment spontaneously.

   As it approached noon, Claire stayed for a short lunch while comforting Lu Li.

   "Don't worry, I'll stay with you at the start of the tournament, they can't do anything."

  Lu Li needs protection, there is no doubt about that.

   Tournament is different from the real world. Not in cruelty, but in the weirdness of humans and acceptance of human civilization more than pure weirdness. They don't have a sense of ritual, they don't follow instinct, they use wisdom as a weapon.

   Therefore, it is necessary to guard against attacks, such as players who want to provoke Lu Li, such as the Mengsk family who has just offended, such as sneaking into the participating camp to get rid of the existence of the "exorcist who represents the hope of mankind".

   "Before the competition, remember to ask your mother for something good, she won't let you get hurt."

  After lunch, Claire returned to the Giant Tree Academy, and Lu Li's life returned to peace.

  The only difference is that books found in the study or in Chris's room will be brought back to the attic to read.

   This prevents Claire, who comes back every few days, from catching new "criminal evidence".

   There is no ramble and preaching of the previous generation, nor the youthful recklessness of the same generation. This made the process of getting along with Claire and Lu Li happier than she imagined——

   Vice President Chris didn't show up, so Claire occasionally said that her mother asked her to visit Lu Li, and the authenticity was doubtful.

   Every other week, Lu Li and Claire return to the Giant Tree Academy and enter the forbidden swamp to harvest humanity.

  The truth belief Lu Li is no longer in contact to prevent his thinking from being tampered with. So far, Lu Li has done a good job - no suspicious curiosity, no strong desire to explore.

   Over time, the attic where Lu Li lives has gradually evolved into a tree house.

  The branches growing from the bed plank form a natural drapery that surrounds the bed. Shoots from the sloping roof hang down. Neighbors often look up and look at a weed growing beside the chimney on the roof.

  Unfortunately, when Lu Li leaves, they will wither and sleep again.

   One week until the March Tournament.

   Waiting for the return of Claire who completed the event, Lu Li followed him back to the Giant Tree Academy after a week and arrived at the swamp hut.

  Silver Cross Sloan left last week after training, leaving only Mildred Hampley and the newly rescued Brits Thiel.

   is also a legend with an autobiography.

   Mildred Hampley, who lives in a log cabin all day in retirement, said it has been called a cozy cabin by those in control.

boom--

   Five gunshots echoed through the forest, attracting attention from the safe area, but they could only see the shadows of the forest deep in the swamp.

   Hanging down the psychic gun with blue smoke rising, Lu Li loaded silver-plated bullets, put it in the holster, and returned to the wooden house.

   "Your niece Claire has gone back." Mildred Hampley said to Lu Li who looked around.

  Lu Li nodded lightly and entered the hut.

  Mildred Hampley picked up the blanket on the sofa and prepared coffee beans.

   "The March Tournament in a week, I want to know some information." Lu Li sat on the empty sofa.

  Blitz Thiel, who was still in his prime, entered the hut with the tree corpse in his arms, and his sturdy bear-like body blocked a large area of ​​the dim light outside.

   "You want to know information that isn't superficially known?" Mildred Hampley sounded a bit tongue-tied, then told the truth while grinding coffee.

   "The true meaning of the March Tournament is fusion..."

  In the beginning, the March Contest was held for the Giant Tree Academy to hope that the upper and lower levels would compete and learn from each other. With the successive participation of the Knights and the Noble Council, the original purpose was to integrate civilizations.

   "While weirdness is corrupting us, we are corrupting weirdness...accept our thinking, our civilization, our habits."

   "While you are looking at the abyss, the abyss is also watching you." Blitz Thiel, who put down the firewood, said in a muffled voice.

   This is the price, the price of the equilibrium truth.

  Humans master the power of weirdness to fight against weirdness, and at the same time, they are gradually becoming weirder.

   "What about the competition process?"

   "It's not fixed every year...usually three different trials." Mildred Hampley then recounted the process and results of the first few tournaments.

   The winner of the last March Tournament belongs to the Midnight Lady Church. In fact, since the Midnight Lady Church joined the tournament, most of the champions belonged to the Church.

   As for whether the Midnight Lady Church relies on its strength to win the championship or its interests are related, there is always debate.

   Giant Tree Academy is always on the bottom line. Despite being the original initiator and main judge of the competition, the students of Giant Tree Academy are all young people and children, and the power they have is incomparable to other forces. In fact, if it wasn't for the support of the lower academies, they would have lost even more.

   This year seems to be worth looking forward to - because of the addition of Lu Li - and because of the addition of two new factions.

   Usually the new faction will lose more points and be in the bottom one because they don’t understand the game system. This is the opportunity for Giant Tree Academy to get out of the quagmire.

  Mildred Hampley told Lu Li about two new factions for which the answer has not yet been revealed: the union of the gods and small towns, and a certain pantheon.

   "Have you read a book recently?"

Mildred Hampley asked, and when he got a positive answer he said, "It's not enough... take this, go to the library, show the gatekeeper, and let him take you to the junk house, that's what you need. Remember...don't be surprised."

   He didn't tell Lu Li why he did this. With the leaf specimens given by Mildred Hampley, Lu Li took the elevator back to the trunk level and showed the leaf specimens to the library gatekeeper.

  The silent gatekeeper led Lu Li to a dilapidated wooden door in an empty corner.

   Pushing open the door, a book house independent of the library appeared in front of you.

   The gatekeeper had already left, and Lu Li, who stepped into the bookstore, casually picked up a book on the shelf.

  《The Making and Use of Sickle》

  Lu Li scanned the other book covers, "Detective Collection", "Guessing Puzzles", and "Credit to Count Lika". Basic and useless knowledge, even mixed with biographies and fantasy stories.

  Thinking of the last sentence Mildred Hampley said, Lu Li picked up a few storybooks that were easier to remember, left the library, and returned to the attic of Deputy Principal Chris' residence in Midnight City.

   For the next few days, Lu Li did not go to the study or bedroom, but stayed in the attic to read the storybooks brought out by the "garbage house".

   On the fourth day, Lu Li received a bronzing invitation letter from the Giant Tree Academy.

  【Dear Your Excellency Lu Li:】

  【We sincerely invite you to participate in the top ten competition in three days. May the glory and glory belong to you. 】

  【——Giant Tree Academy Mentor Council】

  Claire arrived soon after, seeing Lu Li packed up and looking back at Lu Li, who was in the attic like a tree house.

   "Don't be sorry, I'll let my mother find a way to keep them."

  Claire said, and led Lu Li back to the Giant Tree Academy.

   (end of this chapter)