Lu Ban thought about it.

Hesitant to speak.

If he told Trist that his sanity had reached zero and he was still standing in front of him, would this man suddenly pull out a gun and shoot him?

Although Lu Ban knew that he was very ordinary and normal, and not at all an irrational person, this would make him fall into a vicious circle similar to the Tacitus Trap.

If a mentally ill person says that he is not sick, then he must be sick, because the mentally ill person cannot recognize that he is sick.

If a mentally ill person says that he is ill, then he has a clear self-awareness and he is indeed ill.

"Let me first think about how to get out of this fog. I don't want to miss the wedding."

Seeing that Lu Ban didn't say a word, Drizzt thought that he was surprised by the truth of this silent place and was regretting choosing the [Erosion] difficulty, so he tried to adjust the atmosphere.

"If we follow this road, there is a high possibility that we will return to where we were. Those guys said that we can reach Kushui Town by following this road. In fact, they wanted to trap us. So, we can't follow the road, but there are currently no signs. How can we get out..."

After hearing what Trist said, Lu Ban thought about it.

He stood up, walked to the front of the carriage, sat next to Trist, and materialized [Last Words] in his hand.

In Trist's opinion, Lu Ban had not changed at all.

The somewhat strange man just opened his mouth.

There seemed to be some sound bursting out from Lu Ban's mouth, but Trist couldn't hear it at all.

But in Lu Ban's perception, the ultrasonic waves repeated in his mouth were spreading in all directions. These ultrasonic waves were reflected back when they came into contact with the buildings, trees, stones, etc. in the abandoned village. Based on the order of these echoes, Lu Ban roughly formed a map of this area.

“Trust in science.”

Lu Ban sighed, then took out some banknotes from his bag and drew a simple picture.

"There is indeed something wrong with this road. It looks straight, but it is actually a loop. If you keep walking along it, you will only reach the starting point, and these stone statues are actually facing the center of the circle."

As Trist listened to this, he thought of words like altar and ritual, and he looked at Lu Ban's paper.

"…It's so ugly, can't you draw it more normally?"

The crooked picture looked like a child's scribble, and it was impossible to discern any definite shape.

However, Trist could also see that they had been walking in this circle, and if they wanted to go to Dry Water Town, they had to get off the current road.

"Do you know where to go?"

Being in the Land of Silence, Trist also knew that the Chosen Ones would be more or less capable of transcendence, as he himself was, so he did not ask Lu Ban what techniques he had just used.

"Probably from here, there are two roads branching off, which should be the way to leave."

Lu Ban circled a dot on the map he drew.

“…I can’t tell where it is.”

Trist was a little embarrassed; it was too abstract.

"I'll show you the way."

Lu Ban is full of confidence.

He continued to open his mouth, and some sound seemed to come out of it, but it didn't come out completely.

After a moment, Lu Ban pointed in a direction.

"This way."

At this moment, Trist could only rely on Lu Ban. He pulled the reins and made the carriage move to one side.

The wheels rolled over the green grass, allowing the two men to clearly see the dilapidated villages and towns on the roadside.

The buildings were covered with moss, as if they had been hit by a flood, and the buildings were empty, having been looted long ago.

On the walls of the few houses where the original structure of the building can be seen, mottled marks have long since penetrated into the walls and are difficult to erase.

The carriage was moving very slowly, and Trist was worried that a wall or a cliff would suddenly appear in front of him, but Lu Ban obviously didn't care and guided him forward in a strange route.

As time passed, the cold and damp fog stuck to their skin like some kind of living thing. They didn't know if it was the cold sweat caused by nervousness or the water droplets caused by the sea fog, but their clothes were soon soaked.

Finally, Drizzt saw a road sign with the words "Dry Water Town" written on it in crooked characters. The two could not distinguish the characters, but the Silent Land might have helped translate them, and they were able to understand them.

When the wheels hit the gravel road again, Trist's heart finally settled down.

The fog around him became thinner, and he could gradually see grass, trees, and two moons hanging high in the sky.

"If both moons in the Kingdom of Night turn red, that would be the most terrifying blood moon. I once heard from a fellow traveler who had gone through more than a dozen missions that when a blood moon arrives, the Black Forest will be like a living thing, devouring everything."

Drizzt said with emotion.

Lights were faintly visible ahead. Although it might not be Ku Shui Town, it at least meant that they had left the fog.

He couldn't help but look back at the thick fog.

But at this moment, Trist was stunned.

Because he saw that the thick fog was like a giant beast, lurking above the ground, and the swirling air currents were connected to the clouds, like a storm.

I was just walking through this storm.

“That was a close call…”

He couldn't help but feel a little scared.

The carriage moved forward and soon arrived at a populated area. Scattered lights hanging high above illuminated the road. The houses on the roadside were obviously inhabited, with dim lights coming from inside, but the windows were closed.

Drizzt looked at the houses, and suddenly, he found a pair of eyes staring at him behind the window.

Subconsciously reaching for the gun, he pressed the grip and saw clearly that it was a woman with a numb expression standing behind the window, staring straight at him.

Not only that, Trist looked around and saw that behind every window, there were more or less people looking at them.

These people looked no different from ordinary people, except that their skin was darker and their bodies were slightly leaner, just like fishermen. Their eyes were full of vigilance, suspicion, and resistance, and they were resisting the arrival of outsiders.

"This house is the largest, so he might be the village chief. Let's ask him."

When Lu Ban saw the largest house, he immediately jumped off the carriage.

"Hey, wait... never mind."

Trist failed to stop Lu Ban, so he could only pull the reins and stop the carriage.

He originally thought that he should be cautious, plan carefully before taking action, and be careful not to trigger any additional dangers at the [Erosion] difficulty.

But this Lu Ban seems to be not afraid of death at all, and even likes to seek death!

He saw Lu Ban knock on the door first.

No response.

"Is anyone there? I see someone, don't hide."

Lu Ban spoke loudly again and knocked on the door even harder.

Still no response.

"These people probably don't want to see us. We can get to Kushui Town by following the road signs. There's no need to disturb them..."

Drizzt hadn't finished his words yet.

He saw Lu Ban picked up the crowbar and skillfully pried open the door of the house.

“There really is someone there!”

Lu Ban said excitedly.