The soundproofing of the four Jones brothers' residence was poor, and muffled voices could be heard coming from the other side of the wall.

After meeting them briefly, Lu Li went to the old craftsman's residence.

The hut was still messy and there was no place to stay. The old craftsman was sitting on the small bed in the corner, holding a pipe. After the smoke filled his eyes, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Lu Li. He pointed to the door and said, "Let's see if it fits."

The rumbling noise outside didn't seem to affect the old craftsman.

Lu Li turned his head and picked up a handicraft pointed by the old craftsman.

The metal pipes with obvious traces of rough joining extend twisted and twisted, forming a structure like ancient runes.

Ignoring its crude and weird appearance, Lu Li found the two pipes on the left and right sides of the "rune" and judged how to use it: it would be attached to the fireplace, and the boiling steam would drill upward into the pipe on the right, and then on the metal wall

Condensate, follow the pipe to the left, and then fall into the water basin below.

The distillation equipment is made entirely of iron pipes and part of wood. Rusting is unavoidable after long-term use, but it is better than using lead pipes.

"It's reinforced as you said. If you have any problems, bring it back to me for a total of 40 shillings." The old craftsman coughed a few times and said hoarsely.

Lu Li temporarily put down the still, took out 100 shillings and placed it on the table next to the old craftsman.

The pungent smell of tobacco wafted over, and Lu Li stepped back a little and said, "Make three more."

The old craftsman glanced at the 100 shillings on the table, was silent for a while and then said, "Thank you."

Lu Li had already turned around, holding the still and leaving the old craftsman's cabin.

The cold raindrops stopped falling. Surprisingly, the light rain actually stopped temporarily.

The four Jones brothers were waiting in front of the carriage, carrying today's food.

Several people got on the carriage, and Lu Li pulled up the reins and slowly left the street.

…

Elm forest.

The carriage was silent, and the four brothers seemed to be worried, especially under the mood of the forest.

At a certain moment, one of the four brothers suddenly asked Lu Li: "Do you know what happened to Zernst!"

The boss didn't have time to stop him. He quickly grabbed his brother and apologized to Lu Li. At the same time, he expected Lu Li to respond...

"I can't tell you."

Lu Li's answer made the boss look a little disappointed.

"Why?" Another person couldn't help but ask.

Lu Li looked at him and said calmly: "It's not that you can't speak, it's that you can't listen."

The three brothers wanted to say something else, but were stopped by the boss. He seemed to know something, and his tone had a hint of probing: "Is it...that...?"

In the perception of most people, weirdness is an unspeakable and terrifying existence. Although the fact is that only some weirdness will cause trouble if you call it, most weirdness will be fine no matter what you call it.

But people naturally can't tell the difference between weirdos.

"yes."

"It's really strange..." Someone exclaimed and quickly covered his mouth to prevent himself from saying it out loud.

The boss was very confused, but he continued to ask: "Will Belfast be attacked...?"

"I don't know." Lu Li said.

So he wanted to build a refuge.

The carriage fell into silence again, with only the sound of wheels rushing on the road and the ominous whine brought by the wind blowing through the woods outside the carriage.

Amidst the overwhelming negative emotions, the carriage arrived at the cliff.

The four Jones brothers returned to the cave, and not long after, the sound of digging began again.

Lu Li accompanied Anna to visit Annie for a while, and then took advantage of the short sight to go to the cliff to observe the surroundings.

Standing on the cliff, you can clearly see three sides.

The sea, the bay, the port, the entire city, and even the oak forest on the other side of the bay in the distance, everything is revealed before your eyes.

The leaden, lifeless sea is dotted with boats, including some small wooden boats. They are scattered dozens to hundreds of meters offshore, fishing for very few fish.

The port seemed deserted, perhaps because all the ships had already sailed, with only a few cargo ships, cruise ships, and fishing boats docked at the port.

After looking at it for a while, his body felt a little chilled by the sea breeze, Lu Li returned to the cave.

The sound of digging continued, but compared to yesterday, the four Jones brothers were obviously a little distracted.

Fortunately, more than half of it was excavated yesterday, and the rest is enough to be completed in one day.

After staying for a while, Lu Li walked down the cliff. Anna thought he would go back to the carriage and wait, but he walked straight past the carriage and walked down.

"Where are you going?"

Anna, who was following behind, asked curiously.

Lu Li looked around: "Look around and see the tree king in this area."

As an outsider, and he would be staying here for a long time, it was necessary for Lu Li to say hello to the owner here.

After the words fell, Lu Li listened intently as if waiting for something, but except for his unchanged emotions, there was nothing in this dead forest of dead trees.

There was no ethereal consciousness guiding Lu Li and telling him the location of the Tree King.

But it wasn't hard to find. Ten minutes later, Lu Li felt the increasingly intense forest mood a few hundred meters away from the cliff.

In the forest ahead, an elm tree that is much thicker than the surrounding trees appears in front of you.

As Lu Li walked in, Annie's mood, which had been much gloomier after she fell into the forest, became clear again.

They did not completely let down their guard against Lu Li.

Lu Li stopped and stopped a dozen meters away from the tree king. After observing the surroundings, he turned and left.

He just came for a visit and has finished his visit now.

Anyway, they will have a long, long time to get acquainted with each other.

Returning the way they came, they returned to the carriage in front of the cliff. Anna played with the alembic for a while, but couldn't figure out its purpose. Lu Li had no intention of explaining it, so he had to sit down next to Lu Li, flip it out and continue reading.

Lu Li picked up today's three newspapers and opened them one after another.

The first pages and second pages of the three newspapers are the same, and they are all occupied by the missing contact incident between Zernst and Cultivated Garden. Compared with the "Investigator Weekly", a lot of key information is missing.

In other words, it has been edited down to make it suitable for civilians to know.

Among the rest of the news, Lu Li noticed a strange text message.

[The delegation to the Principality of the Lennon Islands departed from the port of Hasco three days ago]

Their destination was the Allen Peninsula. They originally planned to arrive at the Port of Zernst, but after the terrifying faceless giant destroyed it, they changed their destination to the Port of Rodst.

In this case, they actually did not choose the original route.

After his gaze paused briefly, Lu Li looked at the final weather forecast.

It will be light rain today and tomorrow, but the rain will turn to moderate rain the day after tomorrow.

The meteorology professor predicts that the rainy season will arrive in 3 to 5 days.
Chapter completed!