The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

Root Nest is an area that people in Hushang Town do not want to mention, and it is also regarded as an extrajudicial area outside the control of the Yinyue Lake United Council. Compared with the name Root Nest, which sounds meaningless, Lake Town Some people even call this area a black area.

Although the vines that serve as the foundation of Hushang Town will stop growing upward after a certain height out of the water, and intertwine with each other to form a solid water foundation, but the underwater parts of these vines will not stop expanding and growing, but will continue to grow , until it takes root in the silt at the bottom of the lake.

In addition, the underwater vine man will merge with each other not far from the lower layer of the vine man foundation, forming a vine man ball with a diameter similar to that of the water surface, and the inside of the vine man ball is in a honeycomb-like hollow state, and because the outside The strong vine skin prevents the water from seeping in.

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

However, they soon discovered that some abnormal changes would occur in the body of the people who moved to the root nest. The most obvious point is that people with ancestral bodies will degenerate. The nest, the degeneration phenomenon will not stop until the body configuration disappears completely.

It is also because of this that they further discovered that those who have not experienced ancestral transformation will be completely sealed up after entering the root nest, 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 contagious. Black skin disease is one of them for people who have not entered the root nest.

It was precisely because of these hazards that the people in Hushang Town had to give up their plan to build a living area in the root nest, and sealed off all the ground hollow vines leading to the root nest, lest someone break in and bring out some bad things. s things.

However, this blockade has gradually become looser as time goes by.

At first some desperate people had to take the risk to enter the hive through the vine man passages where some entrance closures had been loosened to avoid the enemy's pursuit. Afterwards, some bankrupt and indebted businessmen, wanted criminals, aristocratic servants who fled privately, and other people who were not integrated into normal society also entered the root nest to live. Finally, as some aristocrats, officials, and soldiers who failed in various power struggles also fled to the Root Nest, a civilized society that was different from the outside world gradually formed inside the Root Nest.

Although the Yinyue Lake United Council knew that there was an extrajudicial area below the lake town that was not under their control, they did not think about sending people into it to wipe out these people. Criminals, slaves, bankrupts, and dignitaries who have lost their struggles flee into the root nest.

The reason why the decision makers of these joint councils have such abnormal behavior is because they know very well that anyone who enters the root nest is unlikely to come out again, and even if they can come out, it is impossible to cause any harm, so they seem to have already Think of the root nest as a natural shelter that doesn't require any input.

When Leo learned about the black skin disease, he also learned about the situation of the root nest. Although the root nest is also part of the civilization of this dream world, it is not within his exploration plan. The reason for this is not only because he is concerned about the unknown power in the root nest that affects the human body in the dream world, but also because he thinks that there may not be something worthy of his risk in the root nest.

"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 he had prepared a long time ago, walked to the window, opened the window, and put it on the white biscuit. in front of the Duke of Boots, and then asked.

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

"Infested area?" Leo was stunned for a moment, and asked in a deep voice, "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. An area has been specially set up on the bottom three floors of the nest area to accommodate those who are sick.” Then, he suddenly pretended to be serious and said: “However, I think it’s not just for sick people. Yes, because there are often sneaky black robes going in and out there, and all the people who were sent there never showed up again in the end."

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

"No." The Duke of White Boots replied affirmatively without even thinking about it, and then added: "Their black robes are more like those church priests who talk about it."

After hearing this, Leo thought for a while, took out a high-energy substance, handed it to the Duke of White Boots, and said, "Continue to let your subordinates monitor there, and 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 put it in the small satchel on his waist, and then asked Leo suspiciously: "Aren't you going to the root nest to catch 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, the Duke of White Boots didn't continue to ask, but ran out of the room the same way and disappeared around the corner of the alley.

After closing the window, Leo did not continue to make any mechanical gadgets, but changed his indifferent expression just now, frowned slightly, and sat in the room to meditate.

After learning about 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 to find out who he was. What exactly do people want to do.

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

Leo thought about it carefully and felt that he did not have any enmity with that mysterious person. Even if that person might have killed other people who also came from the world of Velen, it did not have any adverse effects on him.

Regardless of whether the black robes mentioned by the Duke of White Boots are related to the mysterious person, and regardless of whether those black robes are members of the local church, there is one thing that Leo can be sure that the mysterious person should be around. There is a considerable force assisting him in his work.

If you get involved in a hugely influential matter just because of your own strong curiosity, and offend a powerful enemy and local forces in an unfamiliar place, the gain will outweigh the gain.

Thinking about it carefully, Leo felt that the focus of his attention now should be on the matter of the abolition of the capital, because the matter of the abolition of the capital has been valued by all forces in the world, even the chief wizard who controls the world is no exception. Therefore, the mysteries hidden in the abandoned capital are really worth exploring.

In addition, Leo also thought that he was not the only one who was interested in that mysterious man. Among the local aristocratic families in Seventh Lake Town, a powerful noble family attached great importance to that mysterious man.

According to the rules, if the mysterious man who nominally killed the heir of the Nowitzki family was not captured, no one of the direct nobles who inherited the Nowitzki family would be able to secure the seat under their buttocks, so the Nowitzki family He will definitely pursue that mysterious person and the forces around him.

Leo only needs to be a conscientious bystander when the Nowitzki family launches a hunt, he can get the treasure he wants, and find out some things about the mysterious person, so naturally there is no need to end it himself.

The most important point is that the appearance of the lady in the lake made Leo realize that some mysterious and powerful beings had noticed him. Neither is a good thing for him, so according to his past experience, it is the best countermeasure to say less and do less, and wait and see.

It's just that Leo didn't just sit like this and do nothing. He found a piece of paper and wrote the location of the mysterious person on it, then went downstairs and walked to the street , and waved to a few children playing at the entrance of the street and alley.

Seeing Leo's actions, several children were a little puzzled, but they all stood up and walked over. One of the children who was the leader asked anxiously, "Sir, what's the matter?"

"Give this piece of paper to Marek, chief of the city's security bureau." Leo handed the note to the child, took out some coins, and said, "This is the reward."

Seeing the coins in Leo's hands, the children all showed surprise in their eyes, but when they heard about the security station, the children all showed fear on their faces. Although they all hoped to get the money, the reputation of the Security Bureau still made them hesitate.

In the end, an older child couldn't resist the temptation of money, summoned up his courage, reached out and took the coins and the note in his hand, and said seriously: "Don't worry, I will definitely send this note to the horse. In the hands of Director Lake."

After speaking, he turned around and quickly ran towards the security station. Seeing this, the other children followed quickly and disappeared at the end of the street.

Leo turned around and returned to the house, went upstairs, ready to continue making some useful mechanism tools, but stopped when he passed the study, and said to the white-haired woman who was sleeping by the table: "Now that you have woken up , don't pretend to be asleep. You want to know something from me, and I want to know something from you, so there is no need for us to waste time on things like suspicion and suspicion, or just ask what you want to know Question? What do you think? Ms. or Ms.?"

As soon as Leo's words fell, the white-haired woman straightened up while lying on the table, and looked up at Leo in embarrassment.

While looking at Leo, the white-haired woman showed a little embarrassment on her face after she pretended to be sleeping, and scratched the back of her head in embarrassment.

It's just that even though she had lost her guard against Leo, she still instinctively placed her hand on the hilt of the sword on the table, and her body maintained a posture capable of attacking at any time, without any sign of relaxing.

Seeing the condition of the white-haired woman, Leo already had some inferences about what happened to the woman in the past.

There is no doubt that judging from the woman's vigilance all the time, this woman must have been in a fighting state for a long time before that, making fighting become her instinct, and the woman seems to be almost instinctively wary of everyone, even if Lei Ou had tried to save her before, but she still couldn't completely let her guard down. It might be that 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 doesn't matter whether the white-haired woman trusts him or is wary of him. He just needs to know something from the white-haired woman that he is curious about. .

So, Leo walked to the chair opposite the white-haired woman and sat down in a natural manner, and said to the other party: "If you have any questions, just ask! But because I am also an outsider, I don't know much about this world. , Some questions may not necessarily be answered, I hope you don't think I'm hiding it on purpose."

Maybe it was the first time I saw someone like Leo who spoke so straightforwardly. The white-haired woman didn't react for a while, and she was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses, and she was not prepared for this, and her mind was a little messed up , I didn't think of what question to ask, so I took the time to sort out my clothes to clear my mind and think about the question I wanted to ask.

Leo, who was sitting across from him, didn't urge him, nor did he take the initiative to ask the questions in his heart, but quietly waited for the other party's opening.

"Where is this place?" 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 concealing it deliberately, and frowned, but before the white-haired woman asked questions, 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 Alliance. 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, isn't it?"

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."

"It's such a myth and legend again." The white-haired woman raised her eyebrows, smiled disdainfully, and said, "It's not the first time I've 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, he took the other person's words and said, "I don't think that in the worlds you have experienced before, there will never be two people who use each other's different skills." They can talk in the language they know, but they can clearly understand the meaning of the other party's words."