There is no doubt that staying on the edge of a living forest is undoubtedly quite nerve-wracking.

Although the living environment here is a hundred times stronger than the endless desert outside, when night falls, everyone in the group becomes extremely nervous, sitting around the campfire and savoring a chowder made from unknown plants and dried meat.

In a post-apocalyptic world where 80% of the earth's surface area has been desertified, vegetables and fruits here are 10,000 times more precious than meat.

Even those high-ranking people may not be able to eat a meal of fresh vegetables and fruits, so everyone present couldn't help but swallow their saliva subconsciously when they saw the green color of the pot, even if they had eaten some strangely shaped and well-hydrated green fruits before.

However, the team leader was obviously a little worried, and did not rush to start the meal, while stirring the spoon in the soup pot, he asked the boy without raising his head: "Luke, if you don't mind, can I ask you if you want to explore this huge ruin in the future?"

"Why not? It was the capital of the most powerful empire in the past, and it was also called the land of blessings from the gods. It is to some extent representative of the Old World before the collapse of order and has considerable research value. Luke gently closed the worn-out book in his hand and replied with a smile on his face.

If there is one thing that has taken you away from this long journey across half a continent, it is the variety of books and knowledge that are complete or incomplete.

Through these texts from hundreds of years ago, even thousands of years ago, he finally had a clear understanding of the world, and even the Darrant invaders.

To put it simply, before the arrival of the Darrants, this world was at the peak of divine power, and there were hundreds of gods with different names and titles, competing with each other for the faith of mortals, trying to establish a unified mortal kingdom controlled by the gods.

But unfortunately, because of the innate arrogance of the gods, in the end, no one will obey anyone, no matter how powerful the gods are, for competitors with similar strength, they have a core of character, worldview and values, and they have an alliance with a group.

And it is the composition of these alliances that leads to the fact that even at the peak of theocracy, it is still full of strange internal contradictions, and even believers are hostile to each other and fight each other to please the gods they serve.

In the end, they paid a high price for their short-sightedness and ignorance.

When the Darrants opened the portal and swarmed in, the city, which was contested by countless gods, was instantly covered with terrifying magical plants, and it is said that except for a very few spellcasters with powerful powers, everyone left, including the royal family, could not escape.

The once glorious and powerful empire collapsed overnight, and the rest of the country surrendered and surrendered under the onslaught of the invaders.

It is said that a large number of treasures, as well as a large library that claims to have the largest number of books ever stored, are still intact somewhere in this revitalized forest.

"Oh, you're here to pursue knowledge?" the leader looked up, his face surprised.

You must know that in this barren planet at the moment, the most valuable thing is knowledge, and the most worthless thing is also knowledge.

As paradoxical as it may sound, it is just the way it is.

The reason why it is the most valuable is because under the long-term invasion and oppression of the Darrants, many of the previously powerful magical knowledge and techniques have been lost, so now anyone who can find even a small part can get rich in an instant.

Unfortunately, apart from the valuable knowledge, the rest of the humanities, geography, history, and the like are of no use at all.

For example, the one the boy is holding in his hand now only pays for two desert lizard kebabs.

"That's right!" Luke nodded earnestly. "You know what? This city has not been really set foot by the Darrant invaders since its destruction, and I assure you that the knowledge and wealth hidden within it is far greater than any of you could have imagined. It's like a huge treasure waiting to be dug up by the brave. Well, would you be interested in going in with me? I promise you, anything of value you find, except for books. ”

"Into the forest?mud sure this isn't a joke?Hasn't that scene during the day made you realize how dangerous it is?" another woman next to her couldn't help but interject.

"Danger is always proportional to reward. How can you get an enviable harvest without taking risks. Even at the lower end of the desert you're most familiar with, the desert can still encounter bandits, monsters, and even giant sandworms. In this time of pain and despair, every second of being alive is an adventure. Since they are all taking risks, why not take a big gamble, if you succeed, you can live a comfortable life for the rest of your life, and if you fail, you will only get relief early?"

As always, Luke uses his strengths in language and peering into the hearts of others to encourage these "cannon fodder" who have proven their worth along the way.

After all, although he has mastered quite powerful magical powers, and can even clear a safe path directly in the forest, it is much better to have a helper than no helper, at least he can sleep peacefully when he rests.

"Hehe, I admit it, your words touched me. But the problem is, there are so many visible dangers in this forest that I'm not even sure if you can safely advance two hundred meters. The experienced team leader smiled meaningfully, obviously not easily deceived.

Just as Luke was about to say something, a piercing scream suddenly broke the silence of the night.

"Ah!!!!!!h

"Damn! it's Kante!"

The woman who had spoken before stood up abruptly and looked towards the place where the voice had come from.

Unfortunately, her night vision was not very good and she couldn't see what was going on in the woods.

After about two or three minutes, a pungent smell of blood came from a distance, and at the same time, there was a clattering sound of blood dripping on the leaves.

"Everyone, stay on guard!"

When the leader saw that the situation was not good, he immediately did not bother to look at the soup pot that had begun to boil, and drew his sharp sword and stared nervously around, trying to find the attacker.

He knew very well what the screams and the smell of blood meant, it was death and killing.

The team member named Kante is now estimated to have become a cold corpse......