The Root Nest is an area that the people of Lake Town do not want to mention, and it is also considered to be an extralegal area outside the control of the Silvermoon Lake United Council.

Although the vines that are the foundation of the lake town will stop growing upwards after a certain height from the water surface, and will intertwine with each other to form a solid water foundation, the underwater parts of these vines will not stop expanding and growing, but will continue to grow until they take root in the silt at the bottom of the lake.

In addition, the underwater vine will merge with each other not far from the lower layer of the vine foundation, forming a vine ball with a diameter about the same as the surface of the water, and the inside of the vine ball is in a honeycomb-like hollow state, and because of the strong vine skin on the outside, the lake water will not penetrate.

When the people of the Dream World began to build Lake Town on the vineman, 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 found that there will be some abnormal changes in the body of people who move to the root nest, the most obvious point is that the people who have ancestral state of the body will degenerate, and this degradation is irreversible, even if they leave the root nest, the degradation will not stop, and it will not end until the body configuration completely disappears.

Because of this, they further discovered that those who did not appear ancestral state after entering the root nest, the ancestral state of the body will also be completely sealed, and they can 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, because they cannot adapt to the ground environment, they will give birth to some incurable diseases, some of which can even be transmitted to people who have not entered the root nest, and black skin disease is one of them.

It was precisely because of these hazards that the people of Lake Town had to give up their plan to build a living area in the Root Nest at that time, and sealed off all the hollow vines on the ground leading to the Root Nest, so as not to let anyone break in and bring out some bad things.

It's just that this blockade has gradually become lax over time.

At first, some desperate people had to risk their way through some of the vine passages where the entrance seals had been loosened to enter the hive to avoid being pursued by the enemy. Later, some bankrupt and indebted merchants, wanted criminals, aristocratic slaves who fled without permission, and other people who did not fit into the normal society also entered the root nest to live. Eventually, as some of the nobles, officials, and soldiers who had lost various power struggles fled to the Rootnest, a kind of civilized society that was different from the outside world gradually formed within the Rootnest.

Although the Silvermoon Lake United Council knew that there was an extralegal area below Lake Town that was not under their control, they did not think of sending people into the city to eliminate these people, but took the initiative to remove all the passage bans, allowing the criminals, slaves, bankrupts, and powerful people who had failed to fight to escape into their nests.

The reason why the decision-makers of these joint councils behaved so unusually was because they knew that anyone who entered the Rootnest was unlikely to come out again, and even if they did, they were unlikely to cause any more harm, so they had become like a natural shelter that did not require any input.

Leo also learned about the Root Nest by the way when he learned about Black Skin, although the Root Nest is also a part of this dream world civilization, but it is not in his plan to explore. The reason for this is not only because he is concerned about the unknown power that affects the human body in the dream world, but also because he believes that there is not necessarily something worth his risk in the root nest.

"Duke Whiteboots, 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 a long time ago, walked to the window, opened the window, and placed them in front of the Duke of Whiteboots, and then asked.

The Duke of White Boots unceremoniously picked up a biscuit and broke it, stuffed it into his mouth, and said while chewing: "I just saw him below, and I didn't dare to follow him when I followed 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. The Duke of White Boots hurriedly shook his head and explained: "You humans have lived in the Root Nest for a long time, and some people will get some strange diseases, and others think that this disease may be contagious, so they have specially opened up an area on the bottom three floors of the nest area to accommodate those who are sick. As he spoke, he suddenly pretended to be serious, and said, "However, I don't think it's just for the sick, because there are often sneaky black robes coming in and out of there, and all the people who are sent there never appear again." ”

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

"It's not. The Duke of the White Boots replied in the affirmative without even thinking about it, and then added, "Their black robes are more like those god-like church priests. ”

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 let your men watch over there, and if that person leaves the Root Nest, come and tell me again." ”

The Duke of the White Boots threw away the biscuit in his hand, quickly took this piece of high-energy substance, carefully placed it in the small satchel on his waist, and then asked Leo suspiciously, "Won't you go to the root nest to catch that person?"

Leo didn't answer, just smiled, and waved for the Duke of Whiteboots to 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 Leo closed the window, he did not continue to make any mechanical gadgets, but changed his indifferent expression just now, frowned slightly, and sat in the room in contemplation.

After learning about the man's whereabouts from the Duke of the White Boots, Leo originally wanted to go with the Duke of the White Boots to the underground nest to see if there was a chance to catch the man, or to find out what the man was trying to do.

But then the Duke of the White Boots reminded him to change his mind, and he felt that his current behavior, under the influence of intense curiosity, gradually deviated from his original personality, or rather that his curiosity about certain things was a little too much.

Leo thought about it and felt that he didn't have any grudges against the mysterious man now, even if that person might have killed someone else who was also from the world of Veron, but it didn't have any bad effect on him.

Regardless of whether the black robes that the Duke of the White Boots mentioned in and out of the Roots were related to the mysterious man, or whether the black robes were from the local church, Leo was sure that there should be a small force around the mysterious man who was assisting him in his work.

If it is only because of his own strong curiosity, he gets involved in a matter of great influence, and offends a powerful enemy and local power in a strange place, it is completely worth the loss.

Thinking about it carefully, Leo felt that his current focus should be on the abolition of the capital, because the matter of the abolition of the capital is valued by all forces in this world, even the chief wizard who controls this world is no exception, so the mystery of the waste capital is really worth exploring.

In addition, Leo also thought that he was not the only one who was interested in that mysterious man, and that there was a powerful noble family in the local noble family of the town on the seventh lake who attached great importance to that mysterious man.

According to the rules, if the mysterious person who nominally killed the heir of the Novitsky family is not caught, it is impossible for any of the descendants of the nobles who succeed the Vitsky family to sit firmly under their ass, so the Novitsky family will definitely chase after the mysterious man and the forces around him.

Leo only needs to be a conscientious bystander to get the treasure he wants and figure out some things about the mysterious man while the Novitsky family is on the hunt, so there is no need to end up himself.

The most important point is that the appearance of the Lady of the Lake makes Leo realize that there are some mysterious and powerful beings who have noticed him, although he still does not know why these mysterious beings have noticed him, but this matter is not a good thing for him in any way, so according to his past experience, it is best to say less and do less, and wait and see.

However, Leo didn't really sit like that and do nothing, he found a piece of paper, wrote down the location of the mysterious man, and then went downstairs and walked out into the street, waving to the children playing at the corner of the street.

Several children were a little puzzled when they saw Leo's movements, but they all stood up and walked over, and one of the children in the lead asked a little nervously, "Sir, is there anything wrong?"

"Give this piece of paper to Marek, the head of the city security department. Leo handed the note to the child, took out some coins, and said, "This is the reward." ”

Seeing the coin in Leo's hand, the children's eyes showed a look of surprise, but when they heard the security station, the children's faces all showed a look of fear. Although they all wanted the money, the reputation of the Security Bureau still made them hesitate.

In the end, an older child could not resist the temptation of money, mustered up the courage, reached out and took the coin and note in his hand, and then said cautiously: "Don't worry, I will definitely send this note to Director Marek." ”

With that, he turned and ran quickly in the direction of the guard station, and the other children quickly followed, disappearing at the end of the street.

Leo turned back into the house and went upstairs to continue making some useful tools, but stopped as he passed the study and said to the white-haired woman who was sleeping against the table, "Since you've woken up, don't pretend to be asleep." You want to know something from me, and I want to know something from you, so we don't have to waste time on things like suspicion and suspicion, or just ask questions that we want to know, right? Ma'am, or miss?"

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

The white-haired woman looked at Leo with a slightly embarrassed look on her face after pretending to be asleep and scratching the back of her head a little embarrassed.

It's just that even though she has eliminated her vigilance against Leo, her hand is still instinctively resting on the hilt of the sword on the table, and her body is always in a posture capable of attacking, and there is no sign of relaxation.

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

There is no doubt that from the perspective of the woman's always vigilant style, this woman must have been in a fighting state for a long time before this, so that the battle has become her instinct, and the woman seems to have an almost instinctive wariness of everyone, even if Leo has rescued her before, it still can't make her completely let down her guard, this may be that she was betrayed by someone close to her before, so she no longer has much trust in people.

Leo didn't care too much about this, it didn't matter if the white-haired woman trusted him or not, whether he was wary of herself, he just needed to know something from the white-haired woman that he was curious about.

So, Leo naturally walked to the chair opposite the white-haired woman and sat down, 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 the world, and some questions may not be answered, I hope you don't think I'm deliberately hiding it." ”

Maybe it was the first time to see a person 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, her mind was a little messy, and she didn't think of what questions to ask, so she took the time to sort out her clothes and think about the questions she wanted to ask.

Leo, who was sitting opposite, did not urge, let alone take the initiative to ask the question in his heart, but quietly waited for the other party to speak.

"Where is this?" asked the white-haired woman after a moment.

"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, but before the white-haired woman could open her mouth to question, he continued to add: "I don't know what the name of this world is, 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're really trying to ask is what kind of world you're in right now, right?"

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

"This world is a dream world, and the world originates from the dreams of a god. ”

"It's such a myth and legend again. The white-haired woman raised her eyebrows, smiled a little disdainfully, and said, "It's not the first time I've heard such a creation myth......

"But this time you're going to have a different experience. Without waiting for the white-haired woman to speak, Leo took the other man's words and said, "I don't think there will be any world you have experienced before, where two people can talk in a language that the other does not know, but they can clearly understand the meaning of each other's words. ”