mtl008 Chapter 297 Weird City
Chapter 297 Weird City
After carefully dressing up, Jiang Changle transformed into an elegant black-haired young man.
He rode a big dark horse, starting from Bacheng, searching the past county by county.
This is of course to find the whereabouts of Zhang's army. The army is large in number and the target is large, so it is easy to find, and Chu Weifeng should be with Zhang's army.
However, after walking all the way through Jiujiu City, no trace of the Zhang family army was found. They were all Northern Kingdom troops, and even some slaves from the Eastern Kingdom were released.
However, these slaves had actually lost a lot of blood, and they all looked malnourished.
Jiang Changle was afraid that these people would die before they could get out of the Eight Cities, so whenever he met them along the way, he would throw food and water to them.
She did not do good deeds without leaving her name, but revealed her identity as a Black Dragon Guard.
This gave the orcs, who were originally in despair, hope again. The rescue from the Black Dragon Guards showed that the Eastern Kingdom had not given up on them.
The slaves went south, while Jiang Changle went north.
Finally we arrived at the Ten Border Cities, which was once a prosperous place of the Eastern Kingdom, but has now become a colony of the Northern Kingdom.
Since then, the Ten Cities have fallen into endless darkness and chaos.
Here, various cults have sprung up like mushrooms after rain and spread rapidly.
These cult organizations use the banner of mysticism and supernatural powers to deceive people and attract more and more believers to join them.
Even the native Easterners could not resist the temptation and were gradually assimilated and brainwashed.
As time goes by, the power of cults continues to grow. They not only control people's minds, but also manipulate all aspects of society.
What’s scary is that there are so many cults and the orcs have different beliefs, so conflicts can be seen in the ten cities almost every day.
The entire ten cities seemed to have lost their souls, immersed in absurdity and decadence.
When Jiang Changle entered the city, a large-scale gunfight had just ended. The victorious party was called Tuotuo Sect, the same church where millions of troops from the Northern Kingdom sacrificed their blood to the devil.
The defeated party was being dragged away for bloodletting.
What’s strange is that even though they knew they were going to be tied up and bled, they were not afraid at all and continued to curse in defiance.
"Boss, won't those people be killed? Why aren't they afraid at all?"
Jiang Changle was lying on the second floor of the dilapidated inn, asking the shop owner who was watching the fun nearby.
The owner of the shop is a dark-faced old lady with wrinkles all over her face. She said that she has been running an inn here for decades. She used to be from the East, but now...
They are neither from the East nor from the North. To put it nicely, the Ten Cities are colonies of the North, but no one will obey the management of the North.
He is so cunning that he will do anything to please you. Anyway, the Northern Kingdom has never been able to collect taxes from this city.
The shop owner chuckled as if he had heard a very funny joke.
"This is your first time in the Ten Cities, young master. It's normal that you don't understand the situation.
This city is actually a no-man's land. Each organization has its own rules. Even though there are fights and quarrels in daily life, deaths are rare.
Because once a person dies, he will be cursed and retaliated by the other party's gods. That is the most miserable death, and he will not be able to be reincarnated in the next life.
So, my dear, you have to be careful."
Jiang Changle's eyes widened. "Do gods really exist? Have you ever seen one?"
Could it be that all three divine beasts are gathered here?
"Hahaha, the so-called god is actually the other party's leader, hahaha~"
How could there be such a simple little guy? The shop owner was almost laughing to death.
Jiang Changle felt a mix of emotions. Were these people just playing house all day? Because there were no gods in reality, they just imagined some gods to worship?
"Don't you have to work? You keep praying every day." Instead of wasting time, you might as well plant more crops so that you can have a harvest in the fall.
"Hey, don't tell anyone about this, or you'll get beaten.
It’s still early now, you’ll understand by evening.
However, no matter what happens outside at night, you cannot open the windows or doors and go out, otherwise our store will not be responsible for any accidents."
The shop owner smiled meaningfully.
Jiang Changle's mouth twitched, "Could it be a ghost?"
It's fine if there are gods and demons, but if they don't practice well they will turn into monsters, but ghosts? What the hell are they?
Is the Beast World as a whole a hodgepodge?
I just don't know if ghosts can use spiritual power to attack? Jiang Changle suddenly felt a little worried and scared.
Never mind, at worst she can just hide in the space at night and have a good sleep with the babies.
"Hehehe, it's fine for you to say this word in front of me, young master, but you can't say it outside, or you'll offend other gods."
Seeing Jiang Changle was scared, the shop owner enjoyed it even more.
Jiang Changle got goosebumps all over his body. This weird place is so damn creepy.
“Boss, stop talking about gods, I’m scared.
I just want to find out if there are any soldiers from the Zhang family in this city. My brother has been in the army for five years and has been sending food, money and letters back home.
But this year there was no news at all. I went to the location of the Zhang family army camp, but I couldn't find the Zhang family army.
I asked the Chu Family Army and the Northern Kingdom Army, and they both said they had never fought against the Zhang Family Army, so my brother must still be alive.
However, the Zhang family army of 200,000 people seemed to have evaporated from the earth and could not be found.
Boss, where is my brother? Is he related to some god?
As Jiang Changle spoke, tears of worry fell from her eyes. She was really worried about Chu Weifeng, as his future was becoming more and more confusing.
The shop owner was confused by Jiang Changle for a moment.
This kid came all the way from the interior alone. He looked quite smart and must have been a good person. That's why no bandits could stop him on the road.
But why did he suddenly reveal all his secrets to a stranger like her without any precautions?
She just gave a few casual reminders, but the child instantly treated her as a family member. Isn't this inappropriate?
Did she sell him off? Or did she sell him off? I haven't seen such a naive person in a long time. I would feel guilty if I didn't sell him off.
But when it comes to selling it, I always feel no sense of accomplishment.
Tsk tsk, what a troublesome little guy.
The shop owner was thinking frantically, and finally sighed, "Stay here for one night and we'll talk later."
As long as he survives tonight, he will basically understand what is going on with the Ten Cities?
"Oh, thank you, boss." Jiang Changle sniffed and wiped her tears with her sleeves.
"Boss, please bring me some water. I'll wash up and then rest."
Unexpectedly, as soon as Jiang Changle finished speaking, the shop owner's face became darker at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if she had done something unforgivable.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Changle asked blankly. Is there no water in the inn? Isn't there a well?