Death Compensation

"How long has it been?" Although time has stopped in the Eternal Land, the people inside have not stopped moving.

When Lu Mei heard the news before, she only knew that time here was stagnant. According to the outside world, it was only a month or two in the past.

Seeing the changes in those living corpses, I originally thought that their transformation into zombies worsened after they killed each other.

But for now, there are still big problems here.

"From the time when time stagnated, to when you captured the holy relics, when you created small portals, and then when you fell asleep, you felt how long it had been."

Lu Mei asked.

"Well, it's been about half a year since we passed." Grand Duke Qiangwei gave the answer after recalling it for a moment.

Although there are no changes in the sun and the moon, they will also 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 'real time' in the Eternal Land has probably passed a long time ago." Lu Mei said, and then introduced the concept of real time.

Lu Mei knew more about the time realm in her heart, and then strode towards that side.

This immediately attracted the attention of those living here.

"Foreigner...that's Grand Duke Qiangwei!" On the edge of the river valley, many buildings have been built along the mountains.

There were also a lot of people visible above, and they were all looking this way, as if they had seen some treasure.

"Choose me, choose me!" Although a group of people were surprised by the appearance of Grand Duke Qiangwei, they still gathered around, and at the same time they all said the words "choose me".

"Stop, take a leaf each, and go to work immediately!" Just when Lu Mei was confused, a person appeared in the distance.

The moment she saw the other party, Lu Mei had an accurate image of the 'businessman'.

The opponent's form is too classic. If you put this appearance in any game, you can accurately identify him as a businessman.

"Long time no see, Grand Duke Qiangwei, probably ten years ago." Bu Zingye said, and then his eyes fell on Lu Mei.

Grand Duke Qiangwei was stunned for a moment, and then realized that he must have been asleep for almost ten years.

And Lu Mei was also sure that the actual time in this eternal place should have been more than ten years now.

"Then what determines the actual time in this world?" Lu Mei thought.

"This is not the place to talk. Come with me." With that said, Bu Zingye walked in front and led the two of them into a teahouse.

Of course, because time has stopped, it is difficult to boil water and can only be heated manually. Even many things require manual intervention before they can move forward.

For example, tea leaves and hot water need to be stirred to fuse and form tea.

So tea is a high-end product here.

"Someone reported to me before that there were strangers collecting ritual items, so I thought that we would meet sooner or later."

"Now that I think about it, it's probably you, girl." As if he saw that Lu Mei was the one who made the decision, he placed the tea in front of Lu Mei and asked with a smile.

"I don't know what you need when you come to see me today?"

"Yes, Bloody Leaves." Lu Mei was not polite and said directly without touching the tea.

"This is not possible." Bu Jingye was not angry, but refused while opening the window next to him. The busy people in the valley below the mountain came into view.

"There are a total of three hundred people here, and they all rely on the bloody leaves to survive."

"Believe it or not, once your purpose is exposed, they may tear you alive."

Bu Jingye said: "And reversing the ritual cannot remove the eternal land."

"On the contrary, it triggered a new round of changes in the Eternal Land."

"Please forgive me for not agreeing to your request."

"Duke Qiangwei, you can work with me to manage this river valley well."

“Together we can make this place better, forever better!”

Grand Duke Qiangwei was a little moved, but he just looked at his empty fingers and was speechless at this time.

If the Ring of Thorns is still in his hand, then he must be able to cooperate with Bu Zingye.

But now the ring is in Lu Mei's hands.

"I advise you to be realistic. 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 at the top of this paradise." Bu Zingye said.

"Then there's nothing more to say." Lu Mei shook her head and pulled out her weapon.

At this moment, many people rushed out of the door, all holding weapons and looking at Lu Mei fiercely.

"It's actually very difficult for you to feed three hundred people using a single holy relic," Lu Mei said.

In the intelligence files of the sect, Lu Mei did not find any information about the closure of business.

In other words, when the sect was still active, the fortune-telling business was not in this valley.

This is also the reason why Grand Duke Qiangwei came to find him but could not find anyone.

It is estimated that after the members of the sect were disappointed with the outside world and lost the desire to explore the outside world, and gradually transformed into zombies, Bu Suiye jumped out and gathered some people who had not yet completely transformed into zombies, as well as some outsiders, to start building the valley. .

So where has the business stopped in these years?

Moreover, Lu Mei had read the description of the Blood Leaves in the cult before and knew the general abilities of the Blood Leaves.

A blood-red leaf, a blood-red leaf, can continuously infect other things with its own blood color, causing other things to appear blood-colored and change into the shape of a leaf.

This kind of blood-colored leaves, called blood leaves, can provide vitality to people, making them look immortal and stay youthful.

Back then, every leaf produced by the Blood Leaves would make the Insect Cult a huge profit. Of course, more often than not, the Insect Cult would digest the blood leaves internally or use them to trap insects.

Therefore, less and less blood leaves are flowing out, and the price is getting higher and higher.

Bu Qingye had been very eye-catching about the Red Leaf since the beginning.

So when he was looking for the sacred relics of the ceremony, he led his people straight to the bloody leaf.

After finally snatching it, it became one of the foundations of his current life.

The people who had driven away Lord Lu Mei before had one leaf each, which was a blood leaf.

However, it was precisely this that made Lu Mei feel that 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 support from the blood leaves for more than 300 people, they would probably have turned into living corpses 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. Without the support of other things, they would probably turn into living corpses in a day or two.

It is precisely because of this kind of pressure from behind that the people here are so 'enthusiastic'. They must make enough contributions to obtain blood leaves from Bu Zingye.

For example, recruiting outsiders into their labor system is like a pyramid scheme, and you can get a lot of blood leaves.

Now among these workers, there are still many who only have three or four blood leaves in savings. If they don't work for one day, they may die.

"But I did feed them. How I did it is a business secret. Are you pitying them or despising them?"

"Not everyone's heart is strong enough, their hearts are like this, and the worms of time eat them up."

"If we no longer keep them 'alive' with anything, such as work, then even if they have enough blood leaves, they will turn into living corpses."

Seeing that Lu Mei wanted to unlock the Land of Eternity, Bu Jingye thought that Lu Mei was a Virgin-type individual.

By explaining this way, he 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 worms of time and are no longer much different from living corpses. They are now like a candle, the wax has been burned out, and the main body has long been lost. They only rely on others to continuously add burning materials. , can exist.

"What I want to say is, the origin of the Worm of Time is with you!" As soon as Lu Mei finished speaking, Bu Qingye's expression changed, and then he immediately waved his hand.

The swordsmen and axemen who were ready next to them all launched attacks on Lu Mei at this time.

In just the blink of an eye, all these people's faces looked tired, and they soon fell asleep.

The power of dreams, under Lu Mei's control, has already spread quietly, and these people have been pulled into the dream the moment they take action.

But after Bu Jingye waved, he quickly ran to the side, jumped out of the window, and started to make loud noises to attract other people's attention.

The slightly fat body has a speed far beyond that of ordinary people at this moment.

In the blink of an eye, he was already hiding behind others, and at the same time, a large number of workers gathered here under the sound of business closure, focusing their hateful eyes on Lu Mei.

These people are not living corpses, they are no different from living corpses. Their brains only have some basic logic left, and they can no longer think independently.

Working, receiving blood leaves, and living on blood leaves, this line has become everything to them.

Anyone who prevents them from obtaining the blood leaves is the enemy.

After seeing the crowd surrounding Lu Mei, Bu Jingye immediately ran towards the other side of the river valley.

Obviously, he did not believe at this moment that these people could completely block Lu Mei.

Instead, he planned to use other trump cards to fight against Lu Mei.

If the power of the dream is not strengthened by the power of the true self, it may be difficult to fight against the master.

But against ordinary people, the power of dreams is really useful.

Soon, everyone here fell into sleep.

Lu Mei and Grand Duke Qiangwei chased Bu Jingye. (End of chapter)