[Level up, current level is 9]

Upgraded by 4 levels, it feels pretty good. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Because it's a monster, it naturally drops items, but in this case, I still choose not to pick it up, after all...... Right.

In fact, these rotting corpses are dead when they die, and it can be regarded as returning their souls to peace, but there is one thing that is very concerning.

When they fell, the carrion collapsed like a puddle of mud, engulfed in flames. But the black mist attached to them quietly left.

Thousands of carrion corpses fell in droves beneath the city, and behind them was a dense black mist that wriggled outward.

I sat on the city wall and watched the martyrs until the last carrion was reduced to ashes in the fire.

The sun gradually rose in the distance, shining on the black tide on the other side of the horizon.

It was the black mist that had just been detached from under the carrion's body, and it was like a well-trained army, swimming into the distance like a migratory army.

Seeing this scene, it was as if something familiar bloomed in my mind.

Well-trained army......

Mass migration......

Black Tide ......

Scattered birds and beasts during the day......

...... cycle every three days?

"!" Suddenly, something flashed through my mind, and I ran down the city wall at a fast speed and rushed into Xie Yan's command post.

At this time, Xie Yan was still asleep, and the notepad on the table was placed in that place.

I let go of my notepad and found the time of the last invasion that Xie had recorded.

The third day of the month of Arashi.

How many days is it today?

I flipped through the calendar.

The sixth day of the month of Arashi.

Exactly three days.

Exactly as Elise had described.

It's embarrassing.

They're not 'as if' an army at all, they're an army at all!

This black mist is no ordinary plague, they are acting in an organized manner, and perhaps behind them, there is something like a mastermind directing them.

That cave is definitely greasy.

Absolute.

It seems that behind that door, in addition to Elise, there is something I must know.

I've got to go, and I'd better get to Gear City right away.

Before leaving, I left a note for Xie Yan as a farewell.

By the way, I also took the rope ladder that was used to pick me up yesterday. It's not stealing, I can't open the gate when I go out of the city, there is a pile of burned corpses at the front gate, and I don't know what the situation is with the back door...... Well, even if I steal it, can it be called stealing the player's business?

"Are you leaving?"

As soon as I walked out of the command post, I heard a familiar voice.

It's one of those kids from yesterday.

"Well, I'm going to Gear City." I nodded.

"Wow...... Can you bring me some presents back? I've heard that the things there are so good that even the dirt on the ground is shining. The child's eyes were full of anticipation.

"I try to ...... If I can bring it. I smiled wryly.

"Thank you! I'd look forward to even a little bit of soil, so let me help you make a mark on the map. "The child looked at me happily.

I pulled out the map, and the kid drew it twice, and a vague road to Gear City was revealed.

"Goodbye then, I'm going back, or my mother will find out that I haven't slept well, please remember my gift." The child waved and ran home.

"Okay." I put away the map and headed for the back door of the town.

Judging from the map, the coordinates of Gear City are not far from Jianliang Town, and it can be walked in about ten minutes.

I feel like I've been on the road for the past few days...... Sure enough, that sentence was correct.

In this life, people are either running or preparing to run.

The road is not very far, but I don't know when it began, a steel wall suddenly appeared in my field of vision, connecting the sky and the earth, and the east and west. It appeared so abruptly that I mistook it for a mirage.

"Strange, was there such a wall just now?" I shook my head, trying to clear myself up.

I don't think my mind is blurred enough to lose something so huge.

With a guessing mindset, I ran a short distance to the rear.

The walls are gone.

Returning to the place where I had been, the wall reappeared.

I opened the map and looked at my current location.

Really...... In front of him is the city of gear, and that high wall is the wall of the city of gear.

It seems that there is something extraordinary about this gear city, no wonder there is a text in Xie Yan's diary that 'qualifications are required to visit'.

Elise, Elise, what is the place where you live, I'd love to see it.

But speaking of which...... I can't even get in, so how can I get an exemption?

Maybe there's some rule in it.

With the mindset of giving it a try, I gradually approached the majestic city of steel.

The walls seem to be curved, and they are too large for me to see in their entirety, but it is still surmising that the cogwheel city is a cylinder.

Slowly touching the curved city wall, I gradually saw the gate standing proudly in the middle of the city wall.

It doesn't have checkpoints or sentry points at the gates like other towns, and Cogwheel City seems to have had its unique architectural style planned when it was first built.

Here, a door is a door, nothing else.

The gates of Cogwheel City were almost as tall as its walls, and I felt my own insignificance as I stood in front of the metallic gates.

So what's next?

I think you all know what to do first when visiting a stranger's home.

'Knock, knock, knock. I reached out and knocked rhythmically on the door three times.

Nothing happened.

Sure enough, this is just wishful thinking on my part, and it's still not realistic to knock on the door or anything here.

Or do you want to think about other things......

'Squeak-'

As if to slap me in the face, the door opened a small slit.

With such a large volume, even a small slit is enough for a person to pass through completely.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, I quickly dodged in, and then the door slowly closed behind me.

This is where it comes in? Just need to knock on the door?

Don't you need any entry qualifications, visitor permits, or whatever?

I looked around, but I didn't see any checkpoints or anything around me.

Rather, from the moment I looked up at the gates until I entered the iron city, I felt that the city seemed to be empty.

The houses here are like pillars, neatly arranged in various parts of the city, huge and towering, just like the city itself.

The high round walls and column-like buildings make me feel like a cemetery.

Extending along the city gate was a great avenue, which split into countless paths, and at the end of this road, it was probably the city lord's mansion.

'Whew--'

'Whoosh-'

Something seemed to be flying overhead from just now, and the sound seemed to be getting closer.

'Hmmm'

The thing crossed my eyes in an instant, and I didn't even have time to see what it was, or rather, who it was.

"Hello!"

The next moment, he appeared in front of me again.

This time it stopped in front of me.

I looked warily at the ...... standing on a flying sword in front of me Governor.

And he looked at me with interest.

Who is he, an NPC or a player?

I subconsciously began to use Hawkeye to prepare to open up information about him.

"Unable to view this player's information."

It's a gamer!

I don't know why I can't check it out, but he's the first player I've seen in so many days!

He let out a "huh" and looked at me with a slightly surprised look.

"Isn't it invisible~~ hehehehe." He simply sat down on his sword and looked at me with a smile.

"How do you know...... Am I looking at you? I asked.

"Well......" he thought for a moment, "no comment!" ”

"Then why can't I check on you, you're obviously a player too." I'm a little puzzled.

"Players and players are different~~ Look at you, aren't you different from other players." He looked playful, and simply lay down on the sword, supporting his head with his hands.

It's not the same...... Does he know I'm AI?

"Long Night on the Edge, the second player in the world to get a major class, must be different from other players." As if seeing what I was thinking, he answered his own question and shook his head by the way.

"As for me......" he looked at himself.

He was wearing a tattered robe, lying on his side, his beard and hair had not been cut for several years, and even covered part of his face, looking like a man named Hanako. However, Hanako generally doesn't lie on a floating giant sword.

"I'm just a little bit better than the average player." He smiled sheepishly.

…… Scared the hell out of me, it seems he doesn't know about me.

But this man is definitely not an ordinary player, and he must know something about Gear City.

"It looks empty now because the inhabitants of this place are nocturnal." He said slowly, "I had the same question when I first came, but ...... It's good to get used to it, it's good to get used to it. ”

As he spoke, I was trying to get even a little bit of information about him, but I ended up connecting

His name is also unknown.

"Yikes." He rolled over and sat down on his sword.

"Do you want to know me so much, you've been checking my character information there." He looked helpless.

I didn't know how to answer, so I nodded.

"Well...... Forget it, you can watch it if you want to, but you can only watch a little bit, and I will lose if I watch too much. As he spoke, he moved his hand as if he had lifted something.

I used Hawkeye again, suspiciously.

This time, it wasn't that it couldn't be opened, but that it was the same information box that popped up.

ID: Spring sleepiness, autumn lack of summer weakness

Grade:???

Profession: Taoist priest

Gun Dancer

Health: ??? /？？？

Mana: ??? /？？？

(hidden below)

This...... He actually has two careers?

I looked at the unattractive player in front of me, and I didn't know how to react for a moment.

"Ah yes, seeing that you're about to reach level 10, I'll give you a little benefit." As if he had thought of something, he smiled at me and snapped his fingers.

I was wondering what he wanted to give me when suddenly there was a prompt from the system.

[Level up, current level is 10]

You have been granted access to the Player Forum. 】

...... can he level up?

Who the hell is he?

"That's it, I'll go first, maybe you'll see me soon." He slowly climbed up from his sword and resumed his posture of standing on it.

"Ah yes, don't tell anyone about today's events, and don't post it in the forum, the next time you see me, just call me Xia Weak, then goodbye."

When the last word disappeared, he disappeared in front of me.

And I silently opened the official player forum.