Eventually, these crystals fused together to form a crystal seed, which matured over hundreds of years, eventually growing into a strange tree.

"The Tree of Life, there is such a tree in this world?"

Li Ang's eyes widened, he looked at the giant tree in the distance in disbelief, and muttered:

"It's big enough, it's a small forest on the move!"

"Huh?"

Arthur also turned his head, staring at the tree of life, and muttered, "That's ......"

"Don't worry, I'm just casually sighing."

Leon shook his head, threw the crystal bottle into Arthur's arms, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's go now, hurry up and heal your head injury, treat it one day earlier, and you will live one more day!" ”

"Oh...... Oooh. ”

Arthur subconsciously hugged the medicine bottle and answered.

Leon took Arthur's hand and walked up a steep slope along the mountain road, through the dense jungle, to the northwest of the peninsula, where a river joined the shore of the lake.

The water is turquoise and clear, clearly reflecting the sparkling waves, shimmering in the sun.

The river runs through the town of Field, connects with other nearby villages, and meanders from the base of the hill to the edge of the town, where the town of Field was founded.

Both sides of the river are planted with a variety of flowers and plants, lush and fragrant.

A row of makeshift tents was set up in a clearing by the river, and the camp was blazing with flames, bustling and bustling, a scene of joy and peace.

Arthur stopped, looked at the campfire by the river, his eyes moistened slightly, and muttered in a low voice, "My father." ”

Leon followed Arthur's gaze, and in the midst of the flames, sat several unkempt and short, bodies.

Their bodies were covered in ash and dust, and their clothes were tattered and dirty, but they could vaguely distinguish their original appearance.

There were young men of about thirty years old, children of fifteen or sixteen years old, and old women, all of whom looked dull and sluggish, as if they had lost their souls.

Their faces were pale and withered, their lips were purple and bloodless, and their eyes were sunk deep into the flesh and skin, which looked extremely strange.

Next to the bonfire, there were seven or eight men, women, and children, dressed in linen clothes, with respectful and fearful expressions, quietly serving the men, women, and children in front of them, but they did not dare to speak.

"Your parents?"

Leon raised his eyebrows and chuckled, "Were they caught being sold as slaves?" ”

Arthur nodded and sighed, "Yes." ”

His gaze returned to the campfire, and he muttered in a low voice, "There is a family of villains in the town of Field, who often sacrifice the poor people of the town as sacrifices to the gods, as food for the gods to descend. ”

"So what?"

Li Ang asked with interest, "Your parents were sent as sacrifices?" ”

"It's not."

Arthur shook his head and explained seriously, "Although the gang did a bad thing, they didn't kill any innocent humans, they just imprisoned them and kept them like livestock. ”

His voice grew lower and lower, like a dream: "If I'm not mistaken...... This is the second batch of humans to be sent here......"

"The second batch? What is the second batch? Leon frowned, suddenly thought of something, and said in surprise: "Wait, you shouldn't say that you have been sent to Field Town more than forty times, right?" ”

"Yes."

Arthur was silent for a moment, then nodded heavily.

Leon was stunned and looked at Arthur in disbelief.

He had heard Arthur tell him about his own fate, when he was robbed by a group of robbers and knocked over a carriage while fleeing, leaving him seriously injured and nearly dying.

At that time, a noble and beautiful lady rescued the dying Arthur and brought him back to the small town of Field to help, while sending people to find her son, but there was no news.

During this time, Arthur's parents repeatedly begged the kind lady to help find their son, but the beautiful lady politely turned them down.

So, one night, the couple sneaks out of the small town of Field to look for their son in the forest outside the city, only to get lost......

"This ...... No way? ”

Li Ang rubbed the bridge of his nose, a little crying and laughing.

He just guessed that Arthur had been imprisoned for too long and was mentally unstable, but he didn't expect that the truth was more serious than he expected!

"Arthur, your parents, really didn't find you?" Leon asked.

Arthur hung his head, shook his head, and muttered, "No...... I woke up in bed...... During those days, I spent my days in a dark, damp house. ”

Li Ang opened his mouth and asked with some hesitation: "Then you, do you know ......?"

"Do you want to say 'you'?"

Arthur looked up and looked at Leon with dark eyes, "I know. ”

"Uh......"

Leon blinked, a little confused.

Arthur spoke slowly, his voice hoarse, "As far as I can remember, I did have a friend who was an orphan like me, but he was still very weak and had to take care of others.

After I was injured, he worked tirelessly to take care of me, searching for herbs and prey to replenish my strength.

Unfortunately, my parents left me shortly after that, and they never returned......"

"You mean, that friend of yours...... It's me? ”

Li Ang pointed at himself, and a gust of wind blew, and the bangs erected on his forehead fluttered, revealing the [Stigmata] pattern on his forehead.

Arthur was stunned when he saw the silver-gray star, and then suddenly said: "No wonder...... The ornament on your forehead is exactly the same as mine......"

“……”

Leon was silent for a long time before he sighed faintly: "Arthur, do you know who I am? ”

Arthur did not answer.

Leon continued, "I know not only your hometown, but also everything about you, even your past. ”

“……”

Arthur pursed his lips and whispered, "I don't care about that...... Anyway, I know that I am an orphan, and how my parents died or how they became this ghost has nothing to do with me. ”

When Leon heard this, he looked at Arthur with pity.

This young guy actually endured such a tragic encounter......

Leon shook his head, didn't continue to talk about Arthur, looked around, and looked at the group of figures in the distance.

He noticed that there were quite a few townsfolk gathered around the campfire, watching the group.

These people were dressed in shabby clothes, their faces were haggard, and some of them did not even have enough to eat.

Moreover, these people have very dark complexions, rough bodies, rough skin, skin and bones, like dried corpses.

Their eyes were blank and their expressions were blank, as if they didn't see the two of them at all.