Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster.

Chapter 593: Hai Senlin’s Dilemma
After everyone had wisely fled, Li Miao also put away the Saint's Fire Aura.

As soon as he showed a little bit of strength, these people fled.

"Fortunately, it's not like some games where the monsters' strength increases dramatically after you go to a new map. The strength settings of these NPCs are quite realistic..."

Li Miao thought for a moment.

Then he took Ivor and continued to leave.

He first took Ivor back to the Cremation. As for the fool that Li Miao brought back, Zered had no objection and readily agreed to Li Miao's request.

However, when Zered saw Ivor, he couldn't help but touch his chin: "In addition to being pure, his soul seems to be a little special..."

"Special? How?" Li Miao looked at him.

“I’m not very clear about the details. I can only vaguely sense the difference in his soul.” Zered shook his head.

Li Miao took note of this secretly.

He then settled Ivor on the Cremation.

Fortunately, although the other party was stupid, strangely enough, he could understand what Li Miao said and was very obedient, so after eating and drinking, he soon lay down quietly in an empty room.

After arranging the other party, Li Miao also went offline to rest for a while.

This weekend, he still has some things to do and doesn't even have time to visit the forum.

When I came back again, half a day had passed and the orange-red part of the Pearl of Suffering had almost faded.

“Perhaps Zorlo and the others know something about Iver?”

"By the way, let me ask you about the rotten leaves..."

Li Miao thought about it, then took the Pearl of Suffering and called the guards near the Cremation.

……

After arriving at Zorlo's ward in the Sea Forest again, Li Miao took out the Pearl of Suffering and absorbed the lesions on his body as before.

This time, the lesions on Zorlo's body finally disappeared completely.

This made Zorlo burst into laughter: "I didn't expect that I could still survive!"

After venting his anger, he looked at Li Miao beside him with a very serious look.

"Brother Miao, you saved my life. I will never forget your kindness. I, Zorlo, can do nothing but beat and kill people. I am considered a well-known person in the Sea Forest. If you need anything, just come to me!"

Zorro said very seriously.

Li Miao did not refuse this.

However, apart from this matter, he had other things that he was more concerned about.

"Any results from the one-eyed man?"

"No." Zorlo shook his head solemnly. "Zen tried to search his ship, but they had already left. There was no substantial gain."

After hearing this, Li Miao could only give up helplessly.

It seems that the one-eyed man either realized the situation was not good and left a long time ago, or hid deeper in the sea forest.

"Zorro, you guys should know the situation in the lower level of the Sea Forest, right?"

Li Miao asked another question, pointing to the floor below.

The rotten leaves were just below the sea forest. When he followed the young man there before, they went down through a basement.

"I know." Zorlo nodded after hearing this.

"Why is the situation in the lower levels so bad?" Li Miao asked.

He did not question it, because he felt that neither the Archon, Zorlo, nor Zen were the kind of selfish people who would exploit others. Since they knew the situation at the lower levels, it meant that this was probably not the result they wanted.

as predicted.

After hearing what Li Miao said, Zorlo sat on the bed, smiled bitterly and shook his head, without responding immediately.

Coincidentally, at this time, the Archon and Zen seemed to have walked into the room because of the news that Li Miao was receiving treatment again.

Of course, he heard his question clearly, so he gave an answer. "This is the only solution."

"Although the Sea Forest is now prosperous, in reality, the guards can only be paid the minimum salary. This is why they are often blinded by money and blackmail outsiders openly or covertly."

Zien responded calmly.

It was obvious that they were extremely clear about the situation in the entire Sea Forest, and every move of the Sea Forest guards was under their eyes.

But it’s not that they don’t want to change, but that they are powerless.

"Hainan Forest doesn't collect commercial taxes from merchants?" Li Miao frowned.

"Yes, and it's quite high. It's because the Sea Forest is special, otherwise they would have run away long ago." Zien responded.

"Then why..."

"Because of space cracks and portals." The Archon responded at this time: "In order to maintain their existence, a lot of energy must be expended."

"And the places left behind these portals and space cracks are the lifeblood of the entire Sea Forest."

“Without them, there would be no sea forest.”

As the Archon spoke, he raised his hand and released power, and the surrounding wood moved, wrapping up everything related to Zorlo's illness.

Of course, he did not stop explaining.

"Besides that, because the intensity of the flame of life is different, the amount of flame material consumed is naturally different."

"For fire-transforming creatures like Zorlo and Zen, the amount of flame fuel needed for just one person is quite a lot."

"But for the safety of the Sea Forest and to deal with the endless threats in the darkness, the Sea Forest cannot do without them, and the same goes for the lower life flames."

"The cruel truth is that the Sea Forest can lose countless ordinary lives, but it cannot lose them."

"The number of free fires in the lower world is increasing day by day. They come from all over the broken world for various reasons, but without exception, they are all seeking refuge."

"But... the Sea Forest has never been blessed by God."

After hearing this, Li Miao understood a lot.

He had been on Zhuxin Island before and had never paid attention to this point, which is the daily expenses of maintaining a powerful life form.

When the spirit candles are tired or damaged, they will be replenished, and this is even true for the Cremation.

But this is not the case with the Sea Forest, or with these free fires.

They need to spend a lot of time and energy to find the flame to maintain their powerful flames.

Otherwise, a flame without fuel will eventually go out.

"But... is there any necessary connection between this and the order of the lower level..." Li Miao was more curious about this matter at this time.

“If the distribution method is not in place, order will naturally be shaken.”

The Archon looked calm.

"Because Haisenlin cannot pay extra wages, the number of guards cannot be increased, and they will be passive and lazy."

"To manage the free fires attached to the sea forest, a large amount of resources is needed. However, if they are not managed, their number will increase day by day and cause chaos. The chaotic lower layer will in turn affect the sea forest."

"Plus...there isn't much land in the Sea Forest..."

"In this case, letting the rotten leaves manage the lower layer a little to form a rough order is the most resource-saving way."

At this point, Zorro took over the conversation.

"When I'm still here, they'll be more restrained."

"But I'd only been in bed for a few days and they couldn't wait."

Having said that, Zorlo shook his head helplessly and looked at his sturdy arms.

"If only fighting and killing could solve all the world's problems once and for all..."

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(End of this chapter)