The black liquid continued to rise, and Alandil suddenly felt like he was surviving a disaster, and he quickly climbed up.

A hand stretched out, and Alandil looked at the helping hand. It was a young man who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old. He should be the rope ladder he threw down.

Alandil used his strength to climb up the tree trunk, only to find that there was another world hidden above.

On the trunks of these giant sequoia trees, there are various wooden planks and tree houses built around the trunks, one after another, like fruits growing on the trunks.

"Thank you! I'm Alandil. Thank you for this rope ladder just now!"

Paige smiled heartily: "You're welcome, my name is Paige."

"Fortunately, these children warned them in time, otherwise they would be in trouble if they encountered black water."

Alandil was puzzled: "Black water? Is it dangerous?"

"Are you from another tribe? You don't know the situation in our Giant Sequoia Village. The black water rises every morning and recedes in the middle of the night. All creatures that touch it will basically turn into bones."

"If our giant sequoia village hadn't relied on these giant sequoia trees, it would have ceased to exist long ago."

Alandil was frightened for a while, such a dangerous thing. Those naughty kids just drove him away to save him?

Seeing Alandil's confusion, Peg patted the naughty kid who took the lead in throwing branches: "Hogg, I asked you to remind outsiders to leave the black water, but you asked people to throw branches. Apologize quickly!"

Hogg shook his head and backed away quickly: "I don't want it! He's not injured!"

Alandil is not a person who retaliates for kindness, and indeed he cannot pursue it. He cannot let people notice that he was hit by a branch but was not injured at all.

"It doesn't matter. These children are also for my own good. I'm thick-skinned and don't get in the way."

Hogg turned away his face, not feeling that he had done anything wrong.

Alandil had veins twitching on his forehead, trying to comfort himself as a naughty boy.

The other naughty children gathered around and looked at him curiously.

These naughty kids were reminding him of the danger just now. Although the way was a bit strange, they were doing him a favor.

Alandil took out some dried fruits and distributed them to them. These were things he bought in Saint-Lo City before, but he didn't expect that they would actually come in handy.

Hogg didn't even say thank you. He snatched the dried fruit from Alandil's hand and left with the other children, leaving Alandil alone and messy in the wind.

Paige was a little embarrassed: "Alandil, I'm sorry, my brother is rude."

Alandil had just seen that these were two brothers. They looked very similar, but the older brother had more red roots, and the younger brother was the king of naughty children.

He was too lazy to dwell on this, business was more important.

Alandil was invited by Hogg to take a rest in his tree house. After all, he could not leave until the black water receded.

Alandil used his communication skills and soon learned almost everything about this Giant Sequoia Village.

The entire village of Giant Sequoia Village lives on the top of the giant sequoia tree, separated from the black water, and relies on hunting and gathering the surrounding fruits as its main source of food.

Their life is very simple, they work at sunrise, rest at sunset, and have enough food and clothing, which is basically enough.

Moreover, the people here seem to be very easy to get along with. He didn't stay at Paige's house for long before several villagers came to watch the fun.

There are very few people from outside the village coming and going in Jushan Village, because in the Bru tribe, everyone thinks this is an unknown village, living within the scope of Blackwater, and no one will take the initiative to contact them.

As for the source of this black water, it is said to be material produced within an intermittent lake deep in the giant sequoia forest.

Black water can corrode the flesh of any living thing, just like strong acid and alkali substances. No wonder it is regarded as an ominous place by people in other villages.

It does sound like a dangerous place,

"Why haven't you thought of moving somewhere else?"

With this question, Alandil felt that he had to move away in the face of uncontrollable dangers.

Paige scratched his head: "I asked the village chief before, and he said that although everyone avoids us, the black water can also protect us from being invaded by other strange beasts in the forest!"

"Aren't there still strange beasts in the sky?"

"Brothers Alandil don't know. Blackwater has existed here for countless years. The strange beasts nearby know that this place is dangerous and generally will not go near it."

"Even if there are alien beasts in the air, we will use black water to repel them."

"And sometimes the bones of alien animals that accidentally wander in are corroded by the black water, and the bones left behind can be used as weapon materials."

Alandil thought, this is really an interesting ecology. If Nora was here, she would definitely study it.

The surface of the trunk of the giant sequoia tree has an anti-corrosion effect on this black water, and its composition must be unique.

Alandil asked him the purpose of his trip:

"Hogg, have any other outsiders come to the village these days? I am separated from my two companions, and I am looking for them!"

"I went out hunting a few days ago, and I don't know if any other outsiders have been to the village."

"However, I think the village chief should know. You can find out if you go to the village chief with me!"

Alandil followed Paige on the plank road in Giant Sequoia Village. The plank roads here are basically intricate and the houses all look the same.

The fog in the morning has not completely dissipated. People who are not familiar with the environment can easily get lost. The connected plank roads are the main access roads for the villagers in Jushan Village.

However, a few young people can be vaguely seen, jumping nimbly and nimbly between the branches.

After walking for a while, we came across a two-story building that was obviously larger than other tree houses, indicating the unique identity of the owner.

After Paige went in and explained his purpose, Alandil was quickly invited into the house. Inside the house was an elderly woman, the village chief of Jushan Village, the witch.

The old man looked at Alandil with a pair of weather-beaten eyes, and he felt a pressure arise spontaneously.

Alandil was not careless, and after a brief greeting, he explained the purpose of his visit.

The witch didn't speak for a long time, as if she were an old monk in meditation. Alandil didn't urge her, but still waited patiently, consciously telling him that the village chief was not easy to fool.

After a long time, the village chief witch spoke: "Two young people came here a few days ago, but they didn't know the heights of the world and went to Blackwater Lake."

Paige was startled and lost his voice: "Blackwater Lake, that's a place where you can never return!"

"So many people who wanted to explore the secrets of the source of the black water never came back from that place!"

Alandil felt both surprised and reasonable. Nora and Eli were not people who could be trapped easily.

"I would like to ask you two to clarify my doubts. What is Blackwater Lake?"

Witch: "It's a place where there is no return. If you are looking for them, young people, give up early. They won't come back."

After the village chief witch said this, she issued an order to expel the guests and said no more.

Despite Alandil's questioning, Peg didn't say much and said it was for his own good not to inquire about that place.

These people from Sequoia Village lived above the black water and could use the black water. They must know some inside stories. He had to gain their trust.

Alandil found an excuse to stay at Paige's house for a day or two. Paige did not refuse, but asked him to accept his condolences.

Alandil didn't think so. Nora and Eli must be waiting for his rescue. That place must be isolated from signal transmission. He had to contact 222 and make some preparations.

It's night in the Giant Sequoia Village, and all the treehouses have lights on. The night fog fills under the giant sequoia trees, and the air is a little stagnant.

Alandil, who was lying in the hammock, heard the howling of strange beasts looking for food at night in the distance, the sound shook the surrounding areas; but the distance was far away.

It seems that what Paige said is not unreasonable.
Chapter completed!