"The Kingdom of Night, the tower, the wizard, maybe we can get a glimpse of some of the secrets of the Kingdom of Night?"

Lu Ban was a little moved.

I just don’t know which era of the Kingdom of Night this is, and whether I can meet Xia.

If he hadn't been accompanied by a companion, Lu Ban felt that he might not be able to deal with the old wizard who possessed all kinds of spells, not to mention that there was a monster on the trophy. It might be that the old wizard had created some monster and was raising a Gu.

He decided to look at the third one first.

The third trophy looked like a can, except that it had many bullet holes on it. Two new leaves grew at the opening of the can, as if the can was used as a flower pot.

【Glass Flower】

[The air in the slums of the abandoned city is poisonous]

[In this city of hope, people die every day, the slums are filled with industrial waste gas, the plague quietly flows among the people, and no one can guarantee the sun will shine tomorrow]

[Rich people live a decent life, but it is not infallible. A doctor died miserably, a gang member died suddenly in his home, a singer's body was exposed on the street, and under the grand banquet, dark shadows were crawling]

[You come to the abandoned city and take action to investigate the doctor's death, but please be careful, there is some darkness that is best not to touch]

[“He is a good man, I know. He has always been a good man. How could he encounter such a thing?”]

"The Wasted City is a good place."

Lu Ban now feels that the abandoned city is a very friendly and nice place.

The main thing is that there are acquaintances there, and the missions are usually in the city, where there is food to eat, a bed to sleep in, and the danger level is not high.

What's more, Lu Ban's [Last Words] essence also requires one more material, [Legend of Crane's Ascension] from the Wasted City.

Lu Ban can go to the Ruined City and ask Trist to find it for him. Maybe he can get it without any effort.

He thought for a moment, then directly exchanged ten packs of [Knowledge of a Madman] from the store, preparing to search for information on the Wasted City mission.

In Lu Ban's hand, a human skull with some green flames appeared.

Just by holding it in his hand, Lu Ban heard layers of illusory whispers ringing in his ears.

He concentrated his attention and focused on collecting information about this mission.

"...Dr. House was a serious and responsible doctor. People in the neighborhood had a good impression of him. Even the gangsters respected him. I never expected that he would be murdered..."

"…This guy is lazy and doesn't even qualify to be a gangster. It's a good thing he died, a good thing he died. But I don't know when he will pay me back the thirty dollars he owes me…"

"...I said, I didn't do anything that day. I went to sleep after the bitch left. Who the hell would stay up late at night to follow a bitch..."

"...Hey, man, wake up. This is a slum. It's normal for dozens of people to die every day. Don't make a fuss. Maybe the water you just drank came from the corpses..."

"...The Heming School was wiped out decades ago because of violating a taboo, but his disciples did not disappear. Instead, they integrated into society. Maybe there are people from their group in the gangs. On the road to immortality, there will always be someone who needs them..."

"...Never walk alone on the streets of the abandoned city slums at night. If you still see a woman, you'd better be careful and hurry up to think of a way to die that won't attract onlookers when your body is discovered..."

These words penetrated into Lu Ban's brain and spread in his cerebral cortex. The signals of the synapses were distorted and tampered with. The knowledge became solid and remained permanently in Lu Ban's consciousness.

Lu Ban had some nosebleed. After the trip to the island, this level of mental pollution seemed to no longer have such a strong effect on him. The grass quickly filled Lu Ban's nose.

Lu Ban couldn't breathe.

He opened his mouth and took two breaths.

"Heming School, it seems that in this mission, we may meet people related to Heming Taoist, and perhaps we can get the [Heming Ascension Biography]."

Lu Ban muttered to himself.

Taoist Heming is obviously an important figure in the Wasted City. Perhaps by investigating his affairs, we can find out the source of the pollution in the Wasted City. For Lu Ban, he is a person who needs to be paid special attention.

Lu Ban looked at the three trophies again and found that as he acquired new knowledge, the text on the third trophy changed and more small characters appeared.

【Cooperative Mission】

[Send an invitation to a Chosen One you know, or accept an invitation from a Chosen One. If there is more than one Chosen One as your companion, the mission will begin.]

[No one accepts the invitation, and the companions will be randomly matched]

[Number of companions: 0/1]

"It's still a cooperative mission, so at least I can find Xia to be my bodyguard."

Lu Ban clapped his hands, feeling that this was a sure thing.

As a native of the Wasted City, Trist should be able to participate in it. After all, he is a detective and it should not be a problem for him to be involved in both the black and white worlds.

Lu Ban decisively extended the invitation.

As soon as he sent it out, he tasted something wrong.

In previous cooperative missions, you were informed of them before selecting the mission.

But now, after I have obtained the [Knowledge of the Madman], I have a certain understanding of this mission in the Wasted City.

"So, the more I understand about this mission, the more difficult it might become?"

This is normal. In foreign lands, knowledge means pollution, which proves the danger of this mission. It may seem like an ordinary investigation into a murder case, but in fact, once the truth is revealed, one can understand the darkness at the core of the abandoned city.

While Lu Ban was thinking, he saw the key he placed on the table suddenly moved.

It was as if an invisible cat was playing with the keys on the table with its paws.

Lu Ban looked over there and saw the key moving again, approaching the edge of the table and almost falling off.

He reached out and pushed the key back.

A moment later, the key was pushed to the edge of the table again.

Lu Ban looked over, and then the key was pushed to the ground with a clattering sound.

He picked up the keys and put them on the table.

"Amber, don't mess with the things on the table."

Lu Ban spoke to the air.

After a while, Lu Ban received news that a fellow traveler had joined the group.

I don’t know if it’s Xia or Drizzt.

At this time, the water cup on Lu Ban's table was pushed again.

"...Don't think too much. We are just companions on the mission together."

Lu Ban explained.

He saw that the cup was moved back to its original place.

In the evening, just when Lu Ban was wondering whether Trist had died in the abandoned city because of his promiscuous behavior, the system's indifferent and cold words emerged.

【Number of companions: 2/1】

[The conditions for starting the mission have been met]

[After selecting the task, the difficulty will be confirmed immediately and the task will be started]

Lu Ban came to the cupboard and picked up the trophy that looked like a can.