Before going to another world, Luo Binhan returned to the Silence again. This time he did not go to Marin or Shuangwei, but just asked ∈ to retrieve the information about Drowning Leaf. There was so much content that it would take ten days and ten nights to read it all, so he had to try his best to pick out the key parts and browse them.
The first time Luo Binhan came across the word "drowning leaves" was in a certain book. At that time, he had not gone to town alone to investigate the news about the giant, and he had not realized the difference between the drowned leaves and some of the addictive plants in his hometown. In that best-selling book, a friend of the protagonist suffered from paranoia due to smoking narcotic leaves. He firmly believed that he was in a false world in a painting, and that only by jumping into the lake could he wash away the filth and become a real and pure living person. The mentally ill patient finally threw himself into a lake at sunset and died. "The body could not be retrieved no matter what."
At that time, Luo Binhan only thought that this was a major social problem on the other side of the river, and that the author's description of the feelings of smoking the leaves was too detailed, and he should be sent to be examined. However, after going to Lan Que's place, his feelings became different, and he was especially concerned about the missing body of this character.
He asked ∈ to search for information about the ingredients of "Drowning Leaves", and the result was that, as Lan Que said, the leaves contained an alkaloid similar to tobacco. That's actually not very dangerous. The real problem is that it has an unexplained hallucinogenic effect and may cause severe mental illness. Although researchers have not identified its psychedelic ingredients, clinical observations and statistical data support this conclusion.
∈ I showed him a few photos of the mud leaves grown into plants. As expected, they were very similar to the mud leaves in the savage fields, except that the leaves were darker, a dark green close to pine leaves. Luo Binhan also asked ∈ to help him sort out the origin and history of the drowned leaf, and found that it has not been known to the world for a long time - about two hundred years ago, an expedition team discovered the first in the Great Rift Valley of the Tangchi Mountains in Laimazhou. After research, it was determined that it is a distant relative of the solanaceae duck bean.
The expedition team brought one of them back to the civilized world as a sample. This incident initially went unnoticed until tobacco companies discovered the species was profitable and actively lobbied the government to pass food inspection procedures and sell it as an alternative cigarette on the market. Drowning leaf tobacco quickly became popular all over the world because of its unique flavor. It was not until a large number of addicts developed hallucinogenic and mental problems that the public began to question its safety.
Controversies and boycotts have continued to this day. In the end, various countries have adopted varying degrees of restrictions on drowned leaves. Laimazhou, where it originated, directly banned non-medicinal production and sales. The legal regulations are very strict, but unfortunately the implementation effect is very unsatisfactory.
Following this clue, Luo Binhan then inquired about the "Laimazhou Tangchi Mountains Great Rift Valley". It is a huge mountain range that runs across the northern part of Laimazhou, rising from the eastern coast to the north of the great plains in the central and western regions. The mountain range is divided into two sections by a huge rift valley, forming a strange and complex ecological paradise - to the west are sparse and desolate low shrubs, to the east are tall and dense arbor forests, with ancient trees stretching for 200 kilometers, until The easternmost Yuanshitai Mountain area.
That's where the passage connecting the two worlds lies. The small town of Yuanshitai that Luo Binhan visited before was in the buffer zone between the mountains and the plains, only two hundred kilometers away from the edge of the rift valley. If estimated in terms of straight-line distance, it would be roughly the distance between Lihai City, where he lives, and Wojiao City, the capital of the neighboring province.
It was a place that savages could walk on foot. Considering Mudleaf's cunning way of sowing, there is no need for wild people to go to the Rift Valley to plant seeds themselves.
Luo Binhan turned off the information in frustration and decided to stop blindly guessing and go to the rift valley to see the situation for himself.
During his investigation, ∈ has been watching and accompanying him in the form of a projection, and seems to be highly interested in his actions. He even turned his hair into strings of leaves.
"Actually, I can go with you." He volunteered to Luo Binhan, "How about downloading my data into the sub-cabin? Then I can provide you with real-time help!"
Luo Binhan was a little surprised: "Is there still such an operation?"
∈ I assure him that there is no technical problem. At most, it will place a slight excessive burden on the equipment hardware. The driving assistance system may occasionally freeze, and the installation equipment and balancer must be turned off to free up computing space. But if it can These sacrifices are undoubtedly worth it when accompanied by a witty and funny information aggregation mind branch.
Luo Binhan agreed with its concept, deeply thanked him for the reminder, and then went straight to the Silence warehouse to find Li Li.
"Which device is your data on?" Luo Binhan asked her, "Can I take you out?"
Li Li raised his eyebrows when he heard his proposal: "What is your purpose of doing this, sir?"
Luo Binhan told her that he was going to deal with a little psychopath in adolescence. That girl was quite like his old sister in some aspects, which made him have a bit of a stress reaction. He urgently needs a psychological counselor to assist in the analysis. This person should be rational, peaceful, good at communication, take up little memory, and not constantly urging him to fall in love.
For some reason, he felt that Li Li was very suitable for this position, and after listening to his needs, Li Li simply asked him to pick up a black box connected to the corner. That thing looked very much like the mobile hard drive in Luo Binhan's hometown, even the data interface was exactly the same.
He unplugged the interface cable, and Li Li's image disappeared immediately. Then he ran back to his room and changed into more serious-looking clothes. Fina, who was resting, was awakened by the movement and secretly observed him through the cage.
Luo Binhan remembered that he had not fed it with his own hands in the past few days, so he easily lifted the cage, preparing to consolidate his relationship during the trip and prevent the small town police chief from arresting him.
After a week of preparations, he boarded the aircraft with his two opposite-sex traveling companions and headed to the other side of the world again. During this period, he took out his personal mobile phone that he had not used for a long time and inserted Li Li's black box into it.
The phone screen lights up, but the normal startup interface is not displayed. Only a line of red Song-style Chinese characters popped up on the snow-white screen.
--Good morning sir:)
"Uh," Luo Binhan said, staring at the phone screen, "That's it? Where are you?"
——This is to save the running space of simple equipment.
Luo Binhan had no choice but to accept this grandfather-like online dating model where he could not post emoticons. The only thing that satisfied him was that now he could go around with his mobile phone to intimidate others.
He parked the aircraft in the woods outside the town, then carried Fina's cage and walked around the town as usual, going into every alley to look for the wine-red ponytail. The town was really small. He thought he would find his target soon, but he found nothing. He had to sit by the swing in the square and wait. He didn't find anyone until the evening.
This situation made him a little worried, and he gradually began to plan to go to the police chief of this town to inquire. At this time, there was a voice calling him from behind. Luo Binhan turned his head and saw a girl standing on the corner of the street. Her brown hair was spread around her shoulders. She was wearing a loose knitted sweater, jeans, and a backpack. She looked like a college girl.
Luo Binhan almost stared out of his eyes. It wasn't until the other person walked up to him that he was finally convinced that this person was really a man with a burgundy ponytail.
"Have you become a good person?" he asked with concern, "or were you caught by the teacher while blowing leaves?"
The fake female college student raised her head in disdain and pushed away the broken hair from her forehead.
"Isn't this the style you were talking about? Old-fashioned and obedient village girls, that's what you like, right? Uncle Savage?"
"That's because you misunderstood." Luo Binhan said, "I don't just like village girls, I simply don't like you."
"Then why did you come to me?"
"Overseer. Do you remember the news about the giant? Do you have any clues?"
The burgundy ponytail shook her schoolbag angrily: "I'm looking for it!"
The implication is that nothing is gained. However, Luo Binhan was not disappointed. He sneered sinisterly, handed over the soothing medicine given by Lan Que, and applied the burgundy ponytail under his nose.
The burgundy ponytail took a step back alertly: "What is this?"
"Hypnotic drug. Just smell it and it will knock you out, and then take it to cut off your organs and sell them."
Luo Binhan said this deliberately, and sure enough, he saw the burgundy ponytail snatching the bottle and putting it under his nose with a provocative face. Even though she wasn't applying makeup at the moment, her expression of wanting to be beaten was still the same as that of Luo Binhan's devilish sister.
She put the bottle under her nose and smelled it for a moment, her expression gradually becoming unpredictable. Luo Binhan was not sure what effect this medicine would have on her, and she couldn't help but worry that it would be self-defeating.
"How is it?" he asked, pretending to be calm.
The burgundy ponytail's eyes were blurred for a moment, and then she smiled softly at him. That smile was completely sincere and so soft that it was creepy.
"I'm fine." She said in a tame and gentle voice, "Thank you for your concern."
