"Hedao, the Kingdom of Night, and the Ruined City, they shouldn't be places from this world?"

“That’s a foreign land, right?”

Lu Ban thought it was very reasonable.

Just like my own suona, if it existed in this world, it would definitely cause a commotion and leave a record.

But there is actually no relevant description.

Through his research on the merchandise in Silent Department Store, Lu Ban was able to roughly conclude that there are several exotic regions.

One is Hedao, which seems to be made up of islands. The sea is the main area, pirates are prevalent, and monsters lurk in the sea fog.

One is the Kingdom of Night, most of which is located in the Black Forest. There are two organizations called the Gray Tower and the Black Tower, which also possess extraordinary powers such as magic.

One is a ruined city, which seems to be close to the level of modern civilization, with cars, trains, gangs, and of course monsters and gods.

Another one is the wasteland. The description of the wasteland is a bit complicated. There are statues of gods, modern tools, faith, and science. Since it is not one of the three missions of Lu Ban this time, he did not study it in detail.

There is also a part where the description is vague and it is unknown which area it comes from.

"Anyway, let's do a daily single draw first, and then make a judgment based on the knowledge we gain."

Lu Ban spent fifty silence points in exchange for [Knowledge of a Madman].

A strangely shaped skull suddenly appeared in his hand.

It looked like a human, but the shape of the teeth and eye sockets were obviously different, and the entire head was more like that of a rodent, pointed and long.

Inside the skull, there was a pale flame burning. The flame was not hot but rather cold. When one's fingers touched it, it felt like being in extremely cold water, causing one's teeth to tremble.

"How do I use this?"

Lu Ban held the skull in his hand and did not feel horrified but rather extremely confused.

"Grind it into powder and eat it? Soak it in wolfberries? You can't just heat it in the microwave for three minutes and eat it right out of the bag, right?"

He looked at the skull.

On the back of the bone, at the back of the head, there is a line of small gold-plated words.

【Crush it before use】

"crumb?"

Lu Ban exerted force on his hands.

Snap——

The skull that looked like a mouse but also like a human was crushed into powder by Lu Ban with a little force. The pale flames in it turned into gray mist and flowed into his brain through Lu Ban's nose, mouth, ears, and eyes.

Lu Ban leaned back in his chair.

A certain kind of knowledge was like a drill breaking through the ground, forcefully stuffed into Lu Ban's skull, spreading between the grooves of the cerebral cortex and penetrating into the neurons of the hippocampus.

Countless whispers were ringing in Lu Ban's ears.

These mutterings came from different languages ​​and were spoken by people of different ages, genders, and identities. Most of them were in languages ​​that Lu Ban could not identify the origin of.

He caught only fragments of words.

"...they dug down and finally found treasure and an ancient evil..."

“…It’s all fake, it’s all an illusion, hahahaha, I got it! Hahahaha…”

"...The gangs are to the Wasteland what white blood cells are to humans. Do you understand what I mean..."

"...those flowers are in my body, swimming in every vein and muscle of mine, growing, absorbing my life, and then, being born..."

"...Hey, man, when you see a fish in the desert, you know what I mean, you should run!"

Along with these mutterings, Lu Ban also saw a tall, dark, densely packed city, a magnificent flower field, a fight between gangsters in suits and sunglasses in a damp and cold alley, whales singing loudly in the desert, beggars struggling to survive, the extravagant upper class society, and those eyes high above.

Eyes eyes eyes eyes eyes eyes eyes eyes...

Countless eyes, denser than the starry sky, hung high above Lu Ban's head.

Lu Ban's body was shaking slightly. Blood was flowing from his eyes, nose, corners of his mouth, and ears. His body joints were twisted to angles that were totally incapable of being done by a human. He twitched hideously and strangely for a full five minutes.

Suddenly, everything came to a halt.

The whole room was silent, as if there was no living person; not even the sound of breathing could be heard.

The cabinet door moved slowly but did not open.

The curtains fluttered, and it seemed as if there was a person standing behind the plain cloth.

The scratching sound came from under the bed for a moment, and then fell silent again.

Lu Ban's body suddenly shook.

"call--"

He took a deep breath and sat up.

Without bothering to wipe the sticky blood off his face, Lu Ban first glanced at the familiar ceiling.

There was nothing on that plain ceiling.

No.

Just as Lu Ban was staring carefully, an eye suddenly opened on the wall.

One, two, three, in an instant, countless eyes opened and looked around in different directions, from the ceiling to the walls, even on the computer, table, cabinets, curtains, and even Lu Ban's hands.

Finally, all eyes looked towards Lu Ban's position.

Lu Ban's nosebleed came up again, dripping onto his clothes and pants, soaking a large area.

He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, everything was back to normal.

"…I just changed into some clothes…"

He looked at his crimson clothes and jeans, stood up silently and opened the closet.

There seemed to be some darkness gathering in a corner of the closet, but Lu Ban ignored it and took out his clothes to change. He immediately took off his clothes and trousers, revealing his well-trained six-pack abs, and changed his clothes.

After throwing the blood-stained clothes into the washing machine, Lu Ban washed the blood off his face and returned to the computer.

His vision was still a little blurry, but it would return soon.

It's not a big problem.

"This is knowledge from the Wasted City..."

Lu Ban opened a document and briefly summarized what he had learned.

"The cultural level of the abandoned city is roughly that of the 1920s and 1930s, with a mixture of Chinese and Western characteristics. Outside the densely populated megacities are deserts and wastelands."

"There is a huge gap between the rich and the poor in the city. The poor live in small old town areas, while the central city area is exclusively for the rich."

"The gangs play an important role in the city and have even become the legal representatives in some areas."

"There are many monsters hidden in the desert outside the city, including creeping and infectious flowers and flying whales."

“There is still wealth in the desert, which attracts people to explore.”

"And... the ruler of the entire city, the owner of those eyes, may also be a god equal to the one on Aldebaran."

"Now that I have gained knowledge of the Wasted City, this place doesn't seem that dangerous..."

Lu Ban seemed to have made a decision.