Stepping out of the gate, Lumian seemed to have entered another world.
Instead of the familiar village of Kordu, he saw the dark red peaks and the circles of collapsed buildings around it, which together formed a strange ruin.
The fog at high altitude was thick and pale, the light was hard to enter, the ground was shattered, and there were many rocks, Lumian carried an axe, walking cautiously, unable to find a place to hide along the way.
There are no weeds here, and there is no trace of trees.
Lumian walked a little frightened, so he could only arch his back and comfort himself - at least if there was any danger in this area, it was clear at a glance and could be detected in advance.
Finally, he arrived at the ruins and came to a building that had been half-collapsed by fire.
Lumian observed for a while, preliminarily determined that there were no other creatures inside, and then walked in cautiously, avoiding the scorched black wood that would fall at any time in mid-air, and began to search.
He swept his eyes and saw a touch of gold shining out in a broken pottery jar in the corner of the house.
Lumian approached step by step and found that it was a gold coin.
Is it so real? Is there still treasure in the ruins in the dream? He muttered as he picked up the gold coin and wiped it on his body.
The pattern on the surface of the gold coin was then revealed.
It carves a man's head on the front, with a thin face, three-seven-point hair, two mustaches on his lips, and a firm gaze, and a cluster of fragrant root irises surrounding the number "20" on the back.
Lumian knew the man, Levans, the first president of the Republic of Intis.
"It's actually a gold Louis ......" Lumian was quite surprised.
He didn't expect that what appeared in the ruins of this strange dream was actually the currency of the Republic of Intis in reality, and secondly, what he casually picked up was actually a valuable thing like Golden Louis.
The current legal tender in the Republic of Intis is Feldin and Kope, with 1 Felkin equal to 100 Kopeck.
Among them, coppes exist in the form of copper coins and silver coins, copper coins are divided into three categories: 1 coppe, 5 coppes, and 10 copets, and silver coins are 20 coppes and 50 coppes.
Felkin can be both silver coins, gold coins, and banknotes, with silver coins of 1, 5, and 10 Felkin, and gold coins divided into five types: 5, 10, 20, 40, and 50.
Banknotes are more diverse, with denominations of 5, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, and 1000 Felkin.
In real life, the people of Intis are also accustomed to using some old currency units, for example, they call the most widely used 5 copper copper coins Rick.
Similarly, a gold coin worth 20 fils is called a golden louie.
Of course, in the era of the old currency system, the golden Louis was actually called the Golden Rossel, and after the establishment of the Republic, in order to eliminate the influence of Russell the Great, it was changed to the Golden Louis.
As far as Lumian knew, although it could not be done in the city, in a rural place like Kordu Village, a golden louie could completely allow a poor family with land to live a good life for a month.
If it weren't for Auror's low income, he might not have seen what Jin Louis looked like, and the entire Kordu Village, except for their siblings, was the family of the priest and the family of the administrator, who had seen and owned Jin Louis.
For any villager, this Golden Louis is a harvest worth cherishing.
"It's a pity, this is just a dream......" Lumian sighed in his heart with a little disappointment.
This is not something extraordinary, and it should not be possible to "bring" out of the dream.
Even so, Lumian still solemnly put away the Golden Louis, and his past wandering life made him cherish every Kope very much.
And a golden louie is equivalent to 2,000 kopes, which is slightly equal to 1 gold pound in the Kingdom of Rune, of course, it is a little less, according to the newspaper, 24 Felkin can be exchanged for 1 gold pound.
Lumian continued his search.
He wanted to find some written information to confirm the specific situation of the ruins, to see if it corresponded to a certain place in reality, whether it was a village in the Republic of Intis that had been "moved" into a dream as a whole - the appearance of the Golden Louis gave Lumian these guesses.
As he moved step by step, Lumian saw that the edges of what was originally a stove were dyed a little dark red.
"Blood?" His pupils dilated and he quickly guessed.
Immediately afterwards, he made a judgment:
Although the blood was not fresh, it was not stale either, it was not blackened, and it looked like it had just dripped for two or three days.
Even shorter!
While his heart tightened, Lumian felt that the light around him suddenly dimmed a little.
It was like something quietly touching on a half-collapsed roof, blocking the little light that passed through the thick mist!
The experience of being attacked while wandering was like a raging wave, instantly pouring into Lumian's mind, making him respond reflexively.
He suddenly jumped forward, then wrapped his body in mid-air and rolled on the ground.
Plop!
Something heavy fell behind him.
Lumian rolled to the left side of the broken stove, reached out and held a stone, and turned his body with the help of force.
He raised his axe and saw that there was an additional figure in the position where he was standing.
Under the dim light, Lumian was not sure whether it was a human or a humanoid.
"He" was hunched over, without clothes or shoes, his skin seemed to have been peeled off by someone, revealing red muscles, blood vessels and yellowed fascia, and drop after drop of viscous liquid flowed on it but did not slip to the ground.
This is a monster!
"He" white and blue eyes seemed to be embedded in his face, his mouth was open hard, his teeth were uneven, and his saliva was hanging outward, stretching long.
In the past few years, Lumian has made up many ghost stories, but he didn't expect to encounter such an evil ghost today.
Shout!
The bloody wind slapped on him, and the sound of whoshing gasped into his ears.
Lumian subconsciously gave way to the side and avoided the attack of the blood-red monster.
If he hadn't been constantly receiving Aurore's "guidance", or if he hadn't had years of fighting learning and street fighting experience, he might not have been able to react just now when he was physically and mentally shocked.
After calming down, Lumian chased after the monster that was overhead, raised the sharp axe in his hand, and slashed at its vest.
Bang!
The monster that was about to turn around was split to the ground, pus and blood splattered everywhere.
Without hesitation, Lumian decisively knelt down on one knee and raised his axe again.
Burst! Burst! Burst!
He slashed multiple axes, each of which penetrated a lot of flesh, bringing out deep and wide cracks, making the back of the monster's head, neck and back look bad.
Finally, the monster stopped struggling and crawled motionless.
"Huh, huh! You don't actually look as scary as you look......" Lumian breathed a sigh of relief and whispered half-mockingly.
He wiped his face with his left hand and wiped the blood stains off one hand.
"Will this monster's bodily fluids be poisonous? There is no pain from being corroded for the time being...... Lumian began to worry about other problems.
Just as he plucked up the courage and was about to search the monster's body, the skinless blood-colored monster propped up his hands and suddenly bounced again!
It's not dead yet?
It's all split like that, and you're not dead?
Lumian was shocked and frightened.
I have to say that he was scared and timid.
If he encountered normal humans, beasts and monsters, even if he couldn't beat them, he wouldn't be so afraid, but the guy in front of him seemed to be unable to kill him, and everything he did was useless!
Taking advantage of the fact that the monster seemed to be a little "dizzy" and couldn't find where the enemy was, Lumian made a quick decision, propped up his feet, strained his knees, and ran wildly.
Step on! Step on! Step on!
He ran out of his best level, but there was still a faint breath spraying out of his neck, and a heavy panting sound echoed in his ears.
The monster was chasing after him.
Lumian gritted his teeth, only to feel that fear gave him a lot of power out of thin air in his body.
He ran faster, surpassing his previous level.
He was pleased to find that the distance between the monster and him had not been closed.
Step on! Step on! Step on!
Lumian finally ran back to his half-grounded two-story building.
He opened the unlocked door and quickly jumped in,
Bang!
He slammed the door with his backhand.
Unable to rest, Lumian went straight to the stove and picked up the steel fork leaning against the wall over there.
Then, he looked intently at the door.
The sound of the monster's running disappeared nearby, but after more than ten seconds, it didn't try to hit the door.
"Does it know that I am ambushing here?" Lumian couldn't believe that the monster also had a higher IQ.
He moved to the window near the door little by little and looked out quietly.
There was suddenly a face on the glass!
A face without skin, blurred flesh and teeth!
Lumian's heart almost stopped, and his whole body froze a little for a while.
And the monster didn't take the opportunity to break the glass and attack, making eye contact with Lumian.
Lumian came back to his senses, stepped back quickly, and raised the long fork with both hands.
The monster then left the window area.
Lumian was extremely careful and observed.
He saw the monster lingering for a while in the faint gray mist, then left his building and slowly returned to the ruins.
"......" Lumian was very dazed.
He was ready to find a way to trap the monster and get out of the dream quickly, but the other party left like this......
After thinking for a while, he thought of a possibility:
"That monster doesn't dare to enter my house?
"Yes, there is no sign of damage to the house at all......
"In a dream, this is an absolutely safe place?"
With the guess, Lumian suddenly relaxed a lot.
In the next second, he felt a strong sense of exhaustion.
Chasing and escaping in such a short period of time is even more tiring than practicing fighting all afternoon.
Armed with a long fork and an axe, Lumian goes up to the second floor, enters his bedroom, and tries to sleep.
…………
In a haze, Lumian opened his eyes.
It was still dark outside the curtains, and the room was dark.
If it weren't for the faint gray mist, if he hadn't "changed" into his pajamas, Lumian wouldn't have been able to tell whether this was reality or a dream.
"Frightened, woke up early?" He subconsciously touched the pocket of his pajamas, but did not touch the golden Louis.
This disappointed him a little, reaffirming a fact:
Money really doesn't bring out dreams!
Gathering his mind, Lumian began to think about a serious question:
How to deal with that undead monster?
Although you can bypass that area and sneak deeper, you still have to consider the possibility of encountering similar monsters in the future, and you must be prepared accordingly and not joke with your life.
ps: Thank you for rewarding the Silver League
(End of this chapter)