Chapter 22 City of Death

The early sun rose in the east, and the dewdrops condensed into crystal water droplets, dripping on the wide leaves of green grass and falling on the mud, splashing a few traces of fragrant earth fragrance. The warm sun fell down, and the dewdrops reflected the dazzling brilliance. The eyes were full of green vitality, and what lingered in the nose was this lively and refreshing spirit.

An old man with white hair bent his waist and played with a bent red flower beside him. His wrinkled old face was full of wind erosion. The vitality in the surrounding garden seemed to infect him. There was a trace of vitality in his turbid eyes, and there was a layer of healthy blush on his cheeks.

After the flower that would be crushed by the dewdrop was re-bound with a thin line, the old man straightened up and stared at the brilliant red flowers. He greedily breathed the fragrance at the end of his nose and sighed as if to say to himself, "I'm old. It seems that it is only suitable for serving flowers and plants here and watching them in the wind. Only when I recruit can I feel that life is not far away from me.

"Why did the Grand Duke say this? The Death Triangle also needs the leadership of the Grand Duke, and no one can replace the Grand Duke here." The cold voice sounded in the garden. At first glance, it seemed that only the old man existed in the high and low garden, but if you look carefully, you can find that in the flowers and shrubs, there is another person standing tall and tall. He stands quietly in the flowers and grass like this, but it gives people a kind of mistake that seems to have melted into it. Jue.

"The sun will set one day, and no matter how bright the flowers are, they will wither one day. I'm old. This burden is too heavy. I really want to find someone who can help me pick it up." The old man sighed and walked calmly in the grassy garden. Looking at the vibrant green, there was a trace of relaxation on the old man's face. His voice said gently, "Don't mention these things are gone. There are too many things here, which are always annoying. But did you meet this time? What's so interesting? Saying two things also makes me, a rare old man who is out of town, listen to something new.

It seems that I can feel the fatigue of the old man's body and mind. The figure behind him that seems to melt into this garden just sighed slightly, and said lightly with a relaxed tone, "Although I have been to many places this time, in my eyes, it is the same everywhere, and there will be something interesting. But last night, I saw a few interesting people in the small town of Kodak not far from here.

The old man raised his eyebrows gently, stopped and turned around, looking at the figure behind him hiding himself in black, only a pair of bright eyes, and the old man's eyes showed a little curiosity: "Oh? Even if you say it's funny, then I really want to hear what kind of person it is, which can be your evaluation.

"One of them is a student of old Catley. The others are probably companions he knows from elsewhere. He has never seen him in the Death Triangle before."

"Old Catley's student?" There was a soft smile on the corners of the old man's mouth: "Are you talking about Magnifis? I know him. The young man is very handsome and cute, but I don't think he is the interesting guy I'm talking about."

"One is a former horse thief. I have seen him once in the desert. He is a rare brave tiger general. Eulix will be interested, but I don't know why he gave up the days of freedom on the desert horse this time. Instead, he brought his horse thief to the death triangle."

The old man bathed in the warm light of the early sun listened quietly, with a peaceful smile on his face, and his slightly open eyes were deep and wise. He didn't interrupt the other party's words. Since he was the interesting guy he met this time, how could he be a desert horse thief he had seen before?

The old man knew that there must be someone else to be the interesting guy the other party said. Sure enough, after mentioning the thief, the other party's always cold and indifferent eyes seemed to be a little more angry and flexible because he thought of something interesting. The old man can't remember how long he saw what was in the other party's eyes. The emotional color came. Although it was just a flash, the old man still keenly captured the brilliance of this moment.

"A guy who has all the combat power in a thousandths of a second, but he is inconspicuous before the light shines, and you can't even notice his existence. At the moment he did it, even I didn't predict his existence!"

"Have you met your opponent?"

"He is not an opponent. Now he is just an uncut jade. Maybe he doesn't even know what terrible ability he has."

"You are happy to see the hunt, but he is indeed an interesting guy..." The old man shook his head with a smile and was about to continue to move forward, but the subsequent words from the other party made him suddenly stop.

"He does make me more interested, but one of his companions, I'm afraid you will be more interested than me."

"Oh? What kind of guy is that? Is it a peerless tiger general like that horse thief, or a perfect jade that has not yet been developed like the guy you just mentioned?

"In terms of qualifications, he is not as brave and good at fighting as the tiger general. If he has potential, he is far inferior to the uncut jade of the other two people. If we can find him earlier, maybe he will have greater potential under our training, but unfortunately, he swallowed the magic core, turned the demon to the first level, and initially integrated. Although his combat strength of elemental power has risen sharply, he has also reserved a place with Death.

The old man's turbid eyes suddenly became hot, and the existence in the other party's mouth seemed to be a waste wood, but suddenly made his calm heart a little more banging.

The old man's suddenly hot eyes stared straight at the other party, and the other party's subsequent words did not disappoint him.

"He is a wise man, a young wise man. He has a natural keen sense of crisis, is good at making decisions, knows how to advance and retreat, and can simplify complex events. Similarly, he is young and full of ambitions. He will seize all opportunities like a hungry wolf!"

"People without ambition can only be doomed to be humble and weak. What young people need is ambitions that are never satisfied. How ambitious it is, how big the world is. The old man's eyes were wise and deep, and the corners of his mouth were raised high, showing a big happy smile that had not appeared for a long time: "The power of the strong can only be used to guard the tranquility of the death triangle, and cannot lead her to continue to move forward. We don't lack the strong. What we need is someone who can guide her to move forward.

I'm really interested in the guy you mentioned. Maybe he can't become a strong man. He is destined to be a real commander, but if he does have the potential of a wise man, then he is definitely the perfect candidate to become the person behind the dark parliament after me, although he can't be He is the commander-in-chief, but he can assist others to control everything.

After a pause, a decisive look flashed in the old man's eyes: "Shadow, to investigate this young man's past. I want to know everything about him, list him as one of the candidates, let people secretly protect his safety, and be careful not to let him detect our existence in advance. We need to go further on him. Observe carefully."

It seemed to be integrated with the surrounding environment. At a glance, it was difficult to find the shadow of his existence. Although there was an inexplicable surprise in his eyes, out of absolute trust and respect for the old man in front of him, he still did not hesitate to answer the order.

The shadow who accepted the latest order left. The old man's straight waist in the courtyard creaked down slightly, and the resolute luster in his eyes gradually faded. Looking at the vibrant green grass and red flowers in the garden, there was a trace of bitter self-mockery at the corners of his mouth: "Maybe I'm really confused, and I think that I will never A guy I met is also included in the candidate... Time, I hope I still have time to change everything.

The green grass and red flowers in the garden are endlessly bright and beautiful, but the rising sun is getting hotter and hotter. The green grass and red flowers can't stand the sun and gradually show a sluggish decadent color. A gust of hot wind blows, and the already empty garden shows some loneliness and desolation for no reason.

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The fat man doesn't know that all the actions of his people last night have fallen into the eyes of people who care about it.

Because of the sudden conflict and fierce battle last night, when everyone re-established the camp, they were already tired. After sleeping randomly, they got up a little later than usual. When everyone packed up and stopped, it was already three poles in the day. Fortunately, the City of Death was not too far from here. After eating and drinking enough, everyone began to start on the road.

More than two hours later, a team of nearly 200 people appeared in front of the gate of the City of Death.

"Why are there no guards here?" Looking at the open gate and passing pedestrians in front of him, the fat man looked doubtfully at Magnifers, who claimed to be a local snake. Getting used to the lazy or strict guards in front of every gate of the Patton Empire, the fat man was really surprised and unaccustomed to the empty gate in front of him.

"Garrison? Ha ha, what do you want to do as a guard? This is a free city of death. There is no law, and there is no so-called gatekeeper. McGonifis proudly held his head high, looked at the towering walls and the crowd passing through, and shouted, "Of course, don't think that this is a lawless place. We have our rules, and anyone who does not obeys the rules will be ruthlessly erased by us from here!"

"What are your rules?"

"Morality."

Magnipheus turned around. He looked serious and was not joking.

"Morality?" Everyone looked at him doubtfully. McGonifis shrugged his shoulders and said, "Please don't look at me like this, okay? Although I know I'm really handsome enough... Cough, well, to be honest, I don't say morality. The only rule in the City of Death is the truth. As long as you make sense, the rules are On your side, even if you kill people, no one will say that you are not right. Of course, the premise is that you can't kill indiscriminately in the city. The largest population in the city is ordinary people from neighboring countries. They basically have no resistance when facing us, so unless you can prove that they really deserve to die. Otherwise, any guy who kills ordinary civilians indiscriminately will be wanted by the reward hunting ground.

Benedict, the werewolf whose head was used by you to kick the ball, killed several ordinary civilians indiscriminately when he rushed out of the city after breaking the rules of the store, so he was wanted by the reward hunting ground. If it hadn't been for his wolf cavalry, he came and went like a secret. Ordinary reward hunters probably can't take advantage of them even if they meet them. I'm afraid that he has been cut off his head for a bounty early in the morning.

Magniphes's big words made people confused, but the fat man still clearly grasped the potential meaning of his words.

"You mean that ordinary civilians can't kill indiscriminately, so...what if it's not ordinary people?"

There was a strange smile on McGonious's face and asked instead, "This is the City of Death, what do you think?"

The fat man narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a low voice, "There is no law, only the rules are right or wrong. Except for not killing civilians indiscriminately, everything here is an urban jungle, which abides by the most primitive law of the jungle and the law of the jungle. This is the so-called city of death. Am I wrong?"

Magniface's face finally showed a little surprise and surprise: "Generally, it's all right, but what we want to talk about here is still a little different from your law of the jungle."

Is there really a difference? The so-called right and wrong rules are just a kind of self-deception. Despicable is the pass of the despicable, and the noble is the epitaph of the noble. Whether it is the law or the rules, since there are traces to follow, there are gaps to drill. The specific application of the law of the jungle in human beings is not only the strength of the body, but also the mind, connections and everything else, but also the most A terrible weapon.

Of course, these are just what the fat man thinks. He is not going to say it, thus increasing the extra psychological burden on others. Anyway, they must go to this city of death, but now he doesn't know whether this will be a short stop in their journey or the starting point where they can start to take off in the future.

The Death Triangle is located at the junction of the Three Kingdoms. This is not a very vast land, but it is the only place on the mainland where various races can coexist equally. Although there will be occasional friction, whether it is shrewd human beings, barbaric orcs, mysterious blood clans, or other elves, dwarves, and even Ggoats, they all belong to this place. They live together here, with joy and pain, just like all the people living in other parts of the mainland.

Lolita and Bimis are very surprised by this strange symbiotic system. Although Magnifis often mention it all the way, they will still feel a little incredible when they really come here.

Among everyone, except for McGonifis, who has lived here for many years, the only fat man who is not surprised by this symbiotic system.

He is not from this world, so he is not very strange about the integration and coexistence of different races, and in his original world, he was educated to be the equality of all sentient beings, although both the original world and the so-called equality of all sentient beings in this world are a little hypocritical. It is unrealistic, but it does not prevent the fat man from easily accepting this spirit of equality.

Therefore, when he saw several pale blood clans and tall and burly orc bears, as well as handsome elves with slender pointed ears, and a dwarf who only reached the waist height of others, there was no strange color on his face. But the others were stunned and their faces were incredible.

"How can they do this? How can this be!" Bimis shook his head, and all this in front of him was particularly powerful for him, who was well-informed.

The fat man smiled and said indifferently, "You won't be surprised to think that the little demon can be with us like relatives."

"That's different." Bimus still frowned and shook his head.

"What's the difference? In their eyes, maybe your idea is even more strange." The fat man gently took the little demon's hand. Here, the little demon dared to let her fox tail sway behind him casually without worrying about others swearing and sarcasm, or other accidents. Here, her heart can really feel tranquility and freedom. Almost as soon as she entered the gate, she already fell in love with this place.

There are not many large caravans of hundreds of people walking around in the City of Death, but it is also extremely rare for fat people to be a team of strong men with fierce faces, long knives and bows at their waists, and tall horses riding tall horses. Therefore, not long after entering the city, the fat people became the focus of the residents in the city.

The civilians in the City of Death are bolder than the people in other places. If the people in other places, even if they are curious, when they see such a large group of bold men, they probably only dare to peek at them, and dare not be like the civilians in the City of Death, they not only look at them curiously, but also talk loudly to others. Ask who the strange team is.

The people here are looking at the group of fat people, and the fat man is also carefully observing everything around him. He is trying to compare everything here with the cities he has visited before. If he wants to adapt to the environment as soon as possible, he must master the first-hand information as much as possible.

The fat man walked in the middle of the team inconspicuously. Somehow, there was a strange feeling in his heart, as if someone was staring at his every move. At first, he thought it was just his illusion, but as the feeling became stronger and stronger, he began to look around, but in the end he got nothing.

"I always feel that someone is watching me."

The fat man's voice is so light that only a few people next to him can hear it.

Bill's cold eyes looked around. Those who looked at him would immediately retreat by his icy eyes. He looked around and found nothing: "I don't find anything abnormal. Do you want me to tell everyone to be careful?"

"It's strange that no one is monitoring it." McGonifis smiled when he heard the conversation between the two fat men. Seeing the puzzled eyes cast by the fat man, Magnifis curled his lips and said, "I'm telling the truth. Think about it, so many people like us swagger into the city. If we have uls, wouldn't it be extremely bad for the City of Death? Therefore, although there are no soldiers guarding the city in the City of Death, when a team like us enters the city, there will usually be some spies spying secretly until they can't know our real intentions, but it doesn't matter. As long as they know that we have no malice, I believe that this kind of surveillance will be revoked soon.

Although the City of Death is a city of freedom, it does not mean that there is no power here. Every place has their own powerful existence at the top of the food chain, and the City of Death is no exception.

McGonifis can know some inside stories, so he is only surprised by the fat man's keen nerves, but he is not surprised at the fat man's discovery that he is being monitored.

Is it just that the truth of the matter is really what McGonifith said?

The fat man shook his head, and the strange feeling seemed to suddenly disappear again. He looked at the scenery around him doubtfully. The fat man temporarily put aside this doubt and kept up with the team.

At the top of a three-story building not far away, there was a shadow that covered his whole body under a black coat, as if it was integrated with the outside world. A trace of surprise flashed in his indifferent eyes: "What an amazing intuition. I didn't expect that I was almost discovered by him. One of the candidates? Maybe he really has this potential. But... the real test is just the beginning.

A gust of wind blew, and the yellowed leaves fluttered to the top of the three-story building. In the blink of an eye, the shadow was in the original position, but now it is empty...