Volume 13: The Son of Darkness, the Lord of the Netherworld, the Happy One Chapter 38 Blood Leaves and Source Worms
"How much time has passed?" Although the time in the Eternal Land has stopped, the people inside have not stopped their activities.
When Lu Mei heard the news before, she only knew that time had stopped here. According to the time in the outside world, only one or two months had passed.
When I saw the changes in the zombies, I originally thought that they had killed each other, which led to their zombie transformation.
But as of now, there are still big problems here.
"From the time when time stopped, to when you seized the holy relic, to when you created the small portal, and then to when you fell asleep, how much time did you perceive?"
Lu Mei asked.
"Well, it's been about half a year." After recalling for a moment, Grand Duke Rose gave the answer.
Although there are no sun and moon changes, they will estimate the time based on the way they act.
For example, how long does it take to walk from one place to another? Then you can roughly determine how long it took you to do so many things.
"Then I estimate that the 'actual time' in the Eternal Land has probably passed a long time ago." Lu Mei said, and then introduced the concept of actual time.
With a better understanding of the time world in her mind, Lu Mei strode towards that direction.
This immediately attracted the attention of the people living here.
"Stranger...that's the Grand Duke Rose!" Many buildings had been built on the mountainside along the river valley.
And up there, you can see quite a few people, all looking over here as if they had seen some treasure.
"Choose me, choose me!" Although a group of people were surprised at the appearance of Grand Duke Rose, they still gathered around him, all of them saying "choose me".
"Stop, take a leaf each, and get to work immediately!" Just when Lu Mei was a little confused, a person appeared in the distance.
The moment she saw the other person, Lu Mei had an accurate image of the "businessman".
The opponent's appearance is too classic. If this appearance is put into any game, he can be accurately identified as a businessman.
"Long time no see, Grand Duke Qiangwei, about ten years." Bu Tingye said, and then his eyes fell on Lu Mei.
Grand Duke Rose was stunned for a moment, then he realized that he must have slept for about ten years.
Lu Mei also confirmed that the actual time in this eternal land should have been more than ten years.
"Then what determines the actual time in this area?" Lu Mei pondered.
"This is not the place to talk. Come with me." As he said that, Bu Tingye walked in front and led the two into a teahouse.
Of course, because time has stopped, it is difficult to boil water and it can only be heated manually. Even many things require human intervention to move forward.
For example, tea leaves and hot water need to be stirred before they can blend and form tea.
So tea is a high-end commodity here.
"Someone reported to me earlier that there were outsiders collecting ritual items, and I thought that we would meet sooner or later."
"Now that I think about it, it must be you, young lady." As if he realized that Lu Mei was the one in charge, he placed the tea in front of Lu Mei and asked with a smile.
"I wonder if you have any needs by coming to see me today?"
"Yes, blood-colored leaves." Lu Mei was not polite and did not touch the tea. Instead, she spoke directly.
"That won't do." Bu Tingye was not angry. Instead, he refused and opened the window next to him. The busy people in the valley below the mountain came into their sight.
"There are a total of three hundred people here, and they all rely on the blood-colored leaves to survive."
"Believe it or not, once your purpose is exposed, they might tear you apart alive."
Bu Tingye said, "And reversing the ritual will not remove the Eternal Land."
"Instead, it triggered a new round of changes in the Eternal Land."
"I'm sorry I can't agree to your request."
"But Duke Qiangwei, you can work with me to manage this river valley well."
"Together we can make this place a better place, forever better!"
Grand Duke Rose was somewhat tempted, but he just looked at his empty fingers and was speechless at this time.
If the thorn ring was still in his hand, then he would definitely be able to cooperate with Bu Tingye.
But now the ring is in Lu Mei's hands.
"I still advise you to be more practical. If you are not infected, leave here. If you are infected, then cooperate with me. We can use these things to create an eternal paradise."
"And we are the top level of this paradise." Bu Tingye said.
"Then there's nothing to say." Lu Mei shook her head and drew her weapon.
At this moment, a lot of people rushed out from the door, all holding weapons and looking at Lu Mei viciously.
"It's actually very difficult to feed 300 people using a single holy relic," said Lu Mei.
Lu Mei did not find any information about Bu stopping his business in the cult's intelligence files.
That is to say, when the sect was still active, Bu Tingye was not in this valley.
This is also the reason why Grand Duke Rose came but couldn't find anyone.
It was estimated that only after the members of the cult became disappointed with the outside world, lost the desire to explore abroad, and gradually turned into zombies, did Bu Tingye jump out and gather some people who had not yet completely turned into zombies, as well as some outsiders, to begin building this valley.
So where has Bu’s business been during these years?
Moreover, Lu Mei had read the description of the Blood Leaf in the cult before and knew the general abilities of the Blood Leaf.
The Blood Leaf, a blood-red leaf, can continuously infect other things with its own blood color, causing other things to also appear blood-red and turn into the shape of leaves.
This blood-colored leaf, called blood leaf, can provide people with vitality, keep their faces young and youthful.
Back then, every blood leaf produced would make the Insect Cult a fortune. Of course, most of the time the Insect Cult would digest the blood leaves internally or use them to raise insects .
As a result, fewer and fewer blood leaves flowed out, and the price became higher and higher.
Bu Tingye had been very envious of the Bloody Leaf back then.
So when searching for the ritual relics, he and his men went straight to the blood-colored leaf.
When he finally got it, it became one of the foundations of his current life.
The one leaf mentioned by those people who were driven away by Lord Lu Mei before is the blood leaf.
However, it was this point that made Lu Mei feel something was not right.
The production efficiency of blood leaves is not very high. Judging from the situation here, the consumption of blood leaves is not small.
After all, if there were no blood leaves to nourish more than 300 people, they would have turned into zombies long ago.
Lu Mei could roughly sense at this time that the time worm contamination in these people's bodies had reached a certain level. If they did not have other support, they would probably turn into zombies in a day or two.
It is precisely because of this kind of pressure behind the scenes that the people here are so "enthusiastic". They must make sufficient contributions in order to obtain blood leaves from Bu Tingye.
For example, by luring outsiders into their labor system, which is like a pyramid scheme, they can obtain a lot of blood leaves.
Now, many of these laborers have only three or four blood leaves in savings. If they don’t work for a day, they may die.
"But I did feed them. How I did it is a trade secret. Do you pity them or despise them?"
"Not everyone's heart is strong enough. Their hearts are just like this. The worm of time has eaten away at them."
"If they are no longer kept alive by something, such as work, then even if they have enough blood leaves, they will become zombies."
Seeing that Lu Mei wanted to unlock the Land of Eternity, Bu Tingye thought that Lu Mei was a saintly type of person.
This explanation could make his image more positive and reduce Lu Mei's hostility.
"No, I don't care too much about these empty shells." Lu Mei is kind but not pedantic.
These people have been eaten away by the time worms and are no different from zombies. They are now like a candle flame whose wax has burned out and whose main body has long been lost. They can only exist by relying on others to constantly add combustible materials.
"What I want to say is that the source worm of the Time Worm is with you!" As soon as Lu Mei finished speaking, Bu Tingye's face changed, and then he immediately waved his hand.
At this time, the swordsmen and axemen who were ready nearby all launched an attack on Lu Mei.
In just a blink of an eye, tiredness appeared on the faces of all these people, and they soon fell asleep.
The power of dreams, under Lu Mei's control, had already spread quietly. The moment these people took action, they were pulled into the dream .
After waving his hand, Bu Tingye quickly ran to the side, jumped out of the window, and began to shout loudly to attract other people's attention.
The slightly fat body has a speed far beyond that of an ordinary person at this moment.
In the blink of an eye, he had hidden behind the others. At the same time, a large number of workers gathered here at the sound of Bu Queye, and fixed their hateful eyes on Lu Mei.
These people are not zombies, but they are no different from zombies. Only some basic logic remains in their brains and they can no longer think independently.
Working, collecting blood leaves, and living on blood leaves, this line has become their everything.
Whoever prevents them from obtaining the blood leaf is the enemy.
After seeing the crowd surrounding Lu Mei, Bu Tingye immediately ran to the other side of the valley.
Obviously, he didn't believe that these .
Instead, he planned to use other trump cards to fight against Lu Mei.
If the power of dreams is not strengthened by the power of the true self, it would probably be difficult to fight against masters.
But when it comes to dealing with ordinary people, the power of dreams is really useful.
Soon, everyone here fell into a dream.
Lu Mei and Duke Qiangwei chased after Bu Tingye.
