The deep mouth of the well completely swallowed Red's voice. It was like an evil spirit that could devour all light.
There were seven levels in the entire downtown area. The lower one went, the closer it was to the source of the pollution. This well was one of the passageways that led to the lower levels. There were many stories of people who didn't care about their lives and went deeper to dig for more ores, but they never came back.
Because of the danger here, very few people even approached him.
This was one of the reasons why Lin Jie couldn't see through Red.
Although she couldn't get ores from a group of adults because of her young age, it wasn't that difficult. It was just that she didn't get much.
It was just that from one meal a day to one meal every two days.
She couldn't stand it anymore? She just had to eat a few less meals … But Red was a little fatty.
The stinky wind from the hole that led to the lower levels made Red want to vomit. The depth of the hole couldn't be seen clearly. From afar, it looked like a pool of black water, inviting people to jump and enjoy the eternal fall.
The little fatty stared at the abyss-like well for a long time … Then, she turned around and ran.
Lin Jie frowned. He was so angry that he wanted to laugh. Red rushed home like a deer. Lin Jie followed her. She ran home in a hurry.
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"What's this?" Lin Jie tilted his head and looked at the necklace.
"You haven't seen this in the uptown area?" Red asked in surprise.
Lin Jie shook his head and gave a negative answer.
"Then it seems that this thing is indeed a treasure." Red held it carefully.
Although Lin Jie hadn't seen this kind of necklace before, it looked very cheap. There was a little magic power on it. It could be seen that it was a kind of extraordinary item that was mass produced.
This kind of item was something that people wouldn't look for even if they lost it.
Red said quietly, "My grandmother gave it to me. She said it was a treasure."
"So, this is why you're so confident?" Lin Jie hesitated. Then, he said, "Your grandmother is from the Church of Pestilence, right?"
Red's hand that was holding the necklace tightened.
The Church of Pestilence was not allowed to exist underground, but this prohibition existed in name only.
The government was aware of the existence of the Church of Pestilence. It was a product of the rebellion in the lower city area.
"Where is the headquarters of the Church of Pestilence?" Lin Jie continued to ask.
Red looked up at Lin Jie. She had been with this stranger for two or three days. Red instinctively thought that Lin Jie was not a bad person, but he was indeed an adult.
In her impression, other than her grandmother, all the adults were not good people.
Grandma had said that in Uptown, one would only be considered an adult after the age of 20. Red should be the same.
We are residents of the Upper Zone. Sooner or later, we will have to return to our hometown. This was his grandmother's original words.
Therefore, her grandmother had always had her own attitude and principles towards Red — that was, Red could only be a child, a child who would not scheme against others and would not turn bad.
Red agreed. She didn't want to grow up. She didn't want to become an adult. She didn't want to become either the Church of Pestilence or Uptown.
She was just a child.
"Grandma often goes to the third floor." Red sobbed.
No matter what, his grandmother was already dead. It didn't matter even if his grandmother's identity was exposed now.
"So, you also want to go to the third floor?"
"Mhm. The Church of Pestilence's headquarters is on the third floor. Grandma is very old. The Church of Pestilence's people gave her food. However, recently, the Church of Pestilence was forced to do something …"
"What's the situation?" Lin Jie frowned.
"The God of the Church of Pestilence suddenly spoke. He said that it was only a matter of time before He woke up. He also gave the Church of Pestilence a book called 'Dream of Chaos.' Grandma didn't agree with the pope's interpretation of the book, so she left the church."
"Cough, cough …" Lin Jie hurriedly coughed a few times to hide his embarrassment.
"The Church of Pestilence's dream is to leave Downtown and counterattack Uptown. This is also my grandmother's dream. However, she doesn't want to counterattack Uptown. She only wants to return to her hometown."
Red ignored Lin Jie's embarrassment and continued in a low voice, "Even the people of Uptown know of the Church of Pestilence's goal. However, they can't stop it because they don't dare to go deeper.
"Beyond the fourth floor, even the Tree Witch can't reach it." Red slowly stood up from the ground and held the necklace in her hand tightly. She said with some fear, "Because the deepest part of Downtown is where the God is sleeping."
Lin Jie fell into silence. After a moment, he continued to ask,
"So, the Church of Pestilence is considered the leader of the resistance of Downtown."
Red pursed her lips as if she had made up her mind. She shook her head and said, "They're not. They're the Evil God's lackeys!"
"They think that the changes brought to us by the gray fog are a gift from the Evil God. What they want is not to return to their hometown, but to take revenge on the people of Uptown."
"In their eyes, when the Evil God wakes up, everything will be destroyed, whether it's Downtown or Uptown. However, they're not afraid. They even think that the destruction of the Evil God is a gift."
"That's why I don't want to become an adult. Whether it's the adults of Downtown or Uptown, they're not good people." Red lowered her head with tears in her eyes. She said, "There's no way out for the people of Downtown."
Lin Jie looked at Red's head and said, "I see. The Evil God will have all kinds of dreams when he's sleeping. Those strange dreams are the source of the gray fog. The closer you get to him, the more you'll be assimilated, whether it's your thoughts or your appearance."
"And all of this is just his unconscious behavior." Lin Jie said, "He doesn't even want to hurt anyone. When he wakes up, it'll be the time for his consciousness to return …"
"When his consciousness returns, I'll die." Red was so scared that she squatted down and hugged her knees.
Lin Jie sighed and said, "Do you think I'm a bad person?"
Red didn't know why Lin Jie suddenly asked such a question. She carefully raised her head and looked at Lin Jie's warm smile. It reminded her of the legend of the sun that her grandmother had told her.
Red sniffed and shook her head firmly.
Lin Jie didn't know why, but he felt relieved and said, "Let's go and dig."
No matter what, life had to go on. With the dream of returning to their hometown one day, they picked up the hammer and began to dig.
Red held the emerald necklace tightly and went to the well that led to the lower level again. She slowly went down the stairs with Lin Jie.
On the fifth level, they couldn't even see the lights for two hours a day. The people here had evolved to have stronger night vision. The golden vertical pupils and distorted facial features made Red feel disgusted.
Red shouldn't be able to see here, but it seemed that she had also evolved to have stronger night vision.
But unfortunately, there weren't many minerals here compared to Red's life on the sixth level.
Lin Jie pointed to the well that seemed to be darker than the surroundings and said, "Let's go down and have a look."
Red held the enchanted necklace in her hand and nodded.
Lin Jie looked at the ordinary and cheap item and quietly snapped his fingers. It began to emit emerald light, which almost illuminated Red's eyes.
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