Chapter 574 We are lost

Author: Half-wounded but not broken

Chapter 574 We are lost

The inconvenience of transportation makes long-distance travel a very painful experience. You can't eat or sleep well, and due to insufficient infrastructure, if you go to some remote areas, you may get lost while walking.

Kaya looked around and said:

"Have you ever felt..."

"Okay, I admit, we are lost."

Two hours after setting off again, when the sun gradually lowered toward the west, the group finally got lost.

"There is no problem with the direction, but the surrounding environment is very wrong."

Soon after encountering the big banyan tree, everyone turned north. Pei Renli was particularly careful to establish a connection with the secret eye every once in a while to confirm that they were going in the right direction.

But as they gradually went deeper into the forest, a layer of fine white mist began to spread around them, and the humidity in the air gradually increased. The surrounding vegetation changed from tall and sturdy trees to low and thick aquatic plants, and even

What was originally a thick layer of leaf litter under their feet has now turned into soft mud, as if they had walked from a forest to a wetland swamp without knowing it.

This is of course not normal.

There is no shortage of water in the river countries. The melted snow from the glaciers in the highest mountains forms a large river that runs through the entire area and eventually flows into the sea.

But the lack of water does not mean that the water resources are rich enough to create swamps. The land of the river countries is mainly composed of forests and grasslands, and the terrain is relatively flat. Especially here in Ustalav, the land has never been

Any swamps here have been marked.

"This place feels very weird, like it's unreal."

Camilla tightened her grip on the holy symbol around her neck, somewhat uneasy.

"We're lost? Shall we camp near here?"

The only one who can still be happy is Cistia. She even thinks it's fun to get lost...

This eldest lady is a typical person who doesn't mind watching the excitement. Anyway, she just got lost and treated it as a camping trip.

While he was talking, the bushes not far ahead moved. Then Korra, who had gone ahead to investigate, came back. Facing Pei Renli's questioning gaze, Korra shook her head:

"No, we can't find the way we came."

When everyone came, they would obviously leave a mark on the tree trunk before walking a short distance. After all, they had never been to this place before, and they had to go back after completing the task. Leaving a mark would also be convenient for use when returning to the city.

As a result, all the marks disappeared.

"It's a bit difficult..."

"Is there nothing you can do with your expertise as a mage?"

"I guess this may be a demiplane that overlaps with ours, and we may have walked in unknowingly."

"Now that you know, how do you get out?"

"Then it depends on how this demiplane is set up. It's likely that the exit and entrance are far apart, or there may be some special conditions required."

The first thing that can be confirmed is that they are indeed still in their original plane.

Because Ravna in the shadow can still get in touch with the maid golem who stayed in the Stone Fortress, if she had been transported to other planes, this connection would have been broken long ago.

By the way, the maid golem in the Stone Fortress is the one that follows the shape-shifting spider caravan.

What's more, as the Demon King, Pei Renli is actually fixed in his own plane and cannot be sent to other planes by inter-dimensional teleportation.

So Pei Renli guessed that this was a demiplane that overlapped with the material plane, similar to the layers in PS, which overlapped them together.

The area of ​​the demiplane cannot be compared with the normal plane, and some basic settings of the laws are also different from the normal plane.

Usually demiplanes are formed naturally. They are like eggs and will gradually evolve into normal planes over time, but this takes a long time.

There are also some demiplanes created by some big bosses themselves. This situation is the most dangerous because you don’t know what the owner of the demiplane is like and whether he is friendly or not.

"Judging from the current scenery, it should be a naturally formed demiplane, and there must be people living here."

"How do you know?"

Pei Renli pointed to one side:

"I saw a small boat there. It was very new. It must have been manufactured recently."

The biggest difference between a naturally formed demiplane and an artificially created demiplane is whether the ecology is complete. In the former, there are everything from snakes, insects, rats, ants, to birds and beasts. In the latter, it depends more on the thoughts of the owner of the demiplane.

Everyone moved in the direction pointed by Pei Renli. After a minute or two, they came to a small river that was not five or six meters wide. A small pier could be seen on the other side of the river, and a simple wooden flat-bottomed boat was tied to the pier.

, you can also see a simple bridge made of wooden planks not far away.

Everyone walked around the bridge, and Kaya checked the boat and confirmed that not only was it functioning properly, but it had also been maintained recently.

"There was someone camping near here. Judging from the state of the ashes, it must have been two or three months ago."

Korra touched the traces of the bonfire on the ground and judged.

Camilla also found some traces of tents that had been nailed down, and found a wind stove that had been kicked apart.

Pei Renli conducted a three-pass detection company on the land near the dock to confirm that it was safe.

"It's definitely not an accident that the ship appears here. Someone may have placed it here intentionally."

"People from the town?"

"Very possible."

The river flows to the west. According to the content in the power of attorney, it also mentioned that after encountering the big banyan tree, it will head due west.

This may be a tool used by the people in the town to facilitate the adventurers who accept the request.

"Anyway, let's camp here first. We can't move forward today."

The time has already entered four o'clock in the afternoon, and it will get dark soon. Since we are not sure how far we have to go to reach the town, we can only camp nearby.

The situation in the demiplane is different from that of the normal plane. Just because there is no dangerous situation for now does not mean that there will not be any later. Rather than walking around with a torch in the middle of the night, it is safer to find a safe place and wait for dawn before taking action.

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Night fell, casting a dark shadow on the low shrubs on both sides of the river, and the shallow river became impossible to see through. A mist slowly rose from the water, which was thicker than before, surrounding the camp like a wall.

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The lit bonfire dissipated some of the humidity and coldness, and the boiled dried vegetables and dried meat also warmed the body.

The cold water mist is like a pair of hands reaching out from the darkness, gently brushing across the water. Occasionally, you can hear the croaking of frogs and the chirping of insects. If you are lucky, you may even see fireflies shining in the darkness.

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Since this was his first time camping in the wild, Sistia seemed quite excited. Compared to Miaojie, who almost destroyed her outlook on camping, Sistiya had lived in fine clothes since she was a child, but she didn't care about the wild environment at all.

It feels like she is very curious about everything she looks at. She is the kind of person who is extremely curious and wants to experience everything.

Of course, this doesn't allow her to run around.

Since Sistiya has its own bodyguards, a team of seven people can easily carry out a vigil in shifts.

Perrenli and one of the bodyguards, Tana, guarded the first shift, followed by Kaya and Alindra, and finally Cora and Camilla.

There is no Sistia among the people watching the night, which is normal. After all, no one can trust this eldest lady watching the night...

Time slipped away little by little, and the moon hiding behind the dark clouds shed a quiet light. But at this time, Sisdia, who was lying in the sleeping bag, suddenly opened his eyes.

Due to her excitement, she didn't sleep very deeply and would be woken up by any movement.

What woke her up was a sweet whistle.

Sistia looked at Perenli with some confusion. He was reading next to the campfire as usual. The only difference was that the Thousand Eyes above his head had opened all the eyes, and the slightly rotating pupils took in everything around him.

But he didn't whistle.

Tana, who was on the other side of the bonfire, looked around, looking very nervous.

Although they are not weak in terms of combat effectiveness, Sistia's two bodyguards are not adventurers and have no experience in camping in the wild. No wonder they are nervous. Tana even felt that there was something hiding in the darkness around her.

But she also didn't whistle.

Cistia was a little confused. The sweet and sweet whistle was still echoing in his ears, but the two people watching at night didn't seem to hear anything.

Being able to hear sounds that others cannot hear is usually not a good thing, but Miss Westia's curiosity arose.

She calmed down and listened carefully to the source of the whistle.

The thin, graceful whistle sounded like an ethereal and melodious harmonica, or like water droplets falling into a clear pool. As Sistiya carefully identified it, it became clearer and clearer.

The sound came from the other side of the camp.

she judged.

The place where everyone camped was like an island in a lake. The left and right sides were embraced by a river five to six meters wide. There were boats and wooden bridges on one side, and there was only a large reed on the other side.

Sistia listened and decided not to wait. She hurriedly got up from her sleeping bag.

"Pei Renli, I heard something."

After all, this eldest lady has made some progress, at least she didn't go looking for her secretly by herself.
To be continued...