Chapter 12: Slash - The First Darkness
"Just as people will decay, the country will one day go to destruction, and even the imperial capital, which has been prosperous for thousands of years, is just a corrupt hell on earth, with ghosts and ghosts in human skin, arrogant and domineering running rampant."
"Sa, even so, but the imperial capital is really huge..."Yan Chen sat on Vimana and condescendingly overlooked the panoramic view of the imperial capital.
I saw a city that covered an area so large that it could not be seen at a glance, and it was just sitting on the ground, and the lanes were like cobwebs. There is a lot of traffic inside and outside the city, buildings are stacked on top of each other, and a huge palace lives in the middle of the city.
"If you don't know its essence, just looking at the surface is really prosperous..."Sitting on the golden flying boat, Yan Chen sighed.
"After all, it's a royal city of a thousand-year-old empire, and if it doesn't even have this level, it's unexpected..."Kami rolled his eyes and said disdainfully.
"What's next for you? Go deliver a letter to Tazmi? Kami asked curiously.
"Huh? How boring are you thinking about me, I just said that if you meet Tazmi, give him the letter, if you don't, he's unlucky..."Yan Chen shrugged his shoulders and said.
"As for what? Of course, it's to have fun, just let me see how dark the royal capital of the thousand-year-old empire is..."The corners of Yan Chen's mouth hooked up a hint of pleasure.
- Divide - Divide - Divide - Divide - Divide -
The prosperity of a city can be judged from the gates and walls of the city, and as the royal capital of the thousand-year-old empire, its gates are very luxurious.
This is a city gate tens of meters high, the open gate is engraved with gorgeous patterns, and a huge plaque is hung on the city wall, on which the two big characters of the imperial capital are outlined with gilt.
The walls of the imperial capital are not too decorated, but they look very large and sturdy, guarding the entire imperial capital silently like a silent giant. A group of armoured and spear-wielding soldiers watched each passing visitor with scrutinizing eyes.
"Does it still look like that..."At this time, Yan Chen took off his Chaldean uniform, which seemed out of place with others, and put on clothes similar to those of the commoners of the royal capital. As for where did the clothes come from? That's a good thank you for the friendly patronage of the bandits around the royal capital.
"Where did you come from? It looks like he's very raw..."Just as Yan Chen was about to enter the imperial capital, a soldier stopped him and pulled him into a corner and asked.
"This is seen to be not from the imperial capital? Could it be that the imperial capital is so heavily guarded? It's worthy of a thousand-year-old empire..."Yan Chen thought in surprise.
"Hey, boy, uncle, I'm short of wine money today, you can do it, otherwise hehe..." The soldier first looked around, and then whispered a sneer.
"The preface is retracted, it seems that I overestimated these guys..."Yan Chen looked at the treacherous smile on the soldier's face, and couldn't help but be a little speechless in his heart...
"Don't speak? Boy, I advise you to pay the money obediently, I have something to do with Lord Oka of the Imperial Capital Garrison... You kid don't want to go to prison, you'd better be honest with me..."The soldier didn't pay attention to Yan Chen and threatened again.
"Yes, yes, this lord... This gold is for you..."Yan Chen took out a piece of gold from a bag and handed it to the soldier with a frightened face.
"Gold... Gold—" The soldier's eyes were instantly drawn to the piece of gold, which lured him as if by some magic.
Yan Chen saw the soldier playing with the piece of gold and left.
"Heh, how can my things be so easy to take, you can enjoy that piece of Rhine gold in hell..."Pressing the straw hat, the corners of Yan Chen's mouth showed a malicious smile.
As a city with a thousand-year-old history, the imperial capital is indeed very prosperous. Luxurious mansions, shops full of goods...
However, such a bustling city seems to be lifeless... Gloomy, dead silence, numbness... Such an expression hangs on the face of every Imperial Capital person, even a child who should be innocent...
"Hahaha... Hahaha..."A burst of laughter came from a street in the distance, and the sound was full of joy, like a child who has found his favorite toy.
"Oh? Will such a desperate city have such laughter? Sa, let me take a look..."Lowering the straw hat, Yan Chen walked towards the street where laughter came from.
Before I reached the street, a fresh breeze did blow the smell of blood... The cries of children and the sound of laughter came from that street.
Yan Chen raised his head and looked at the street, only to see a gorgeously dressed young man riding a white horse trampling something back and forth, and happy laughter and cries kept coming from there.
Yan Chen looked intently and found that it was actually a child who was trampled on by the white horse, the child was covered in blood and had lost his voice, while the richly dressed young man was laughing wildly.
What made Yan Chen even more chilling was that the crowd of people passing around him did not stop them, not even a single onlooker, their faces were full of numbness, as if they were used to it
The darkness of the thousand-year-old imperial capital unfolded in front of Yan Chen at this moment...
Thanks to [EX Gilgamesh] for the 900 starting coins, thanks to [Happy Duoduo 1] for the 2500 starting coins.