Raven's stop was a step too late.

A black net in the woods suddenly flew out, easily covering little Zax, and at the moment when everyone didn't react, two black shadows swooped down from the tree and quickly pulled little Zax back with the net.

Even at this moment, the two forest servants and goblins glanced at Raven, who was five meters away: as if to say, how can the idiot who walked to the edge of the woods not you?

Shivering!

Raven, like that sad mother, couldn't do anything. watched as little Zax was dragged to a tree, torn off pieces of bloody flesh by the forest servant goblins on the spot, and eaten on the spot.

The guards tried to shoot arrows to save little Zax, but the woods were too dense and dark. With a missed shot, little Zax was immediately dragged deep into the woods, and soon even the last howl was gone.

The refugees fell silent, and one by one they drifted away from the woods, trying to keep themselves in the light of the braziers.

Sister Mary from the village grocery store cried and asked the villagers of the same village about her husband's whereabouts: "Marlock, has anyone seen my Marlock...... My Maroc ......"

Marlock, Mary's husband, had just been married when he was pulled out during the last night's battle to defend the church. Many people saw him being dragged by the goblins to the roof opposite the church, howling and being eaten alive......

No one dared to respond to Sister Mary's questioning, and no one had the courage to tell her the truth of the matter, let alone comfort a woman who had just lost her husband.

The world of Ultron is brutal, and humans and other civilizations are constantly competing with monsters and monsters for living space. Whenever a city could not accommodate a larger population or needed more food, there were always pioneers who led a group of poor people looking for hope to open up the land.

There are lucky people who stand on their feet and become the masters of the party.

More like Raven and Sister Mary, who lost their homes due to the incompetence of the lord and were unable to resist the invasion of monsters, and were forced to return to the big city.

Entering a big city doesn't mean it's safe, it's the beginning of another dangerous journey.

"Karin, let's continue to conserve our strength."

"Brother, we've arrived in the Golden City."

Raven replied coldly, "Didn't you see the sheriff's eyes?" That's the look of a fat pig into the slaughterhouse. ”

“……”

A fat man stood on the high platform with a big belly and motioned for the gathered refugees to be quiet: "I'm Sheriff Parker. Listen to me, now you are safe. There is only one rule in the Golden City, which prohibits gathering crowds to cause trouble, and the other rules are the same as in all cities. Feel free to go in, there are many places where there is a shortage of people, and I am sure that the enthusiastic citizens will be happy to accept you. When he had made the announcement, he led them into the city and acted as a guide

The Golden City is indeed beautiful, and many of the city's streets are hung with lanterns more than two meters above the ground, like a city that never sleeps. The bluestone road, which can accommodate two light horse-drawn carriages, is lined with a one-and-a-half-meter-wide sidewalk, and the dirt road in the village, which is one foot deep and one foot shallow, is simply incomparable.

However, with the sheriff leading them, the refugees came to the secondary street, which obviously led to the slums, because there was only a lantern man waiting at the entrance of three or four alleys here, and if the inhabitants needed to enter and exit at night, they had to pay two copper coins to hire a lantern bearer to guide the way, otherwise no one would know what was going on in the dark alleys.

"Alright, it's up to the lantern bearer. They will be your best guides. ”

The sheriff left in style, leaving a dazed group of people.

A scar-faced lantern man walked over first: "We have eight men who live alone here and need women, who will come?" ”

Another lantern bearer stepped forward: "Boss Hiss needs a few nimble little ones. ”

The third said, "We need a few miners." ”

The survivors of Arras finally understood. In the eyes of the bigwigs of the City of Gold, these people are no different from the wild dogs on the side of the road.

More and more people appeared in the darkness and began to gather around the Arras survivors.

"No, no! I just want to get a serious job and rent a small house......" Lady Mary screamed. But her cry instead attracted the attention of the men.

A man who was supposed to be strong hugged her, ignored her screams and struggles, and carried her back to a mud-brick house not far from the alley.

Soon, Mary's screams died down, replaced by the sound of heavy breathing.

Karin covered her mouth in disbelief, half an hour before Mary had been looking for her husband like a madwoman, and now she had succumbed......

One person after another was picked away semi-forcedly.

This is the reality, the City of Gold accepts refugees in a cruel and ruthless way. Not only did the nobles need more food, but they also needed more untouchables to maintain the city's luxury.

Raven chose to quickly leave with Karin. He could clearly sense the greed in the eyes of many people looking at his brother and sister.

He knew very well what would happen to a handsome fifteen-year-old boy with a peugeot thirteen-year-old girl in the City of Gold. Even if a civilian accepts them for a while, a gang will come to the door in two days at most. They'll be ambushed or something, and when they wake up, they'll probably fall into the hands of Masina, the woman who is in charge of all the brothels in the Golden City......

"Let's go."

"Where to go?"

"I knew there was a place where we could safely take in." Raven used all his strength to run with Karin through the streets and alleys, and after a few turns, he finally shook off a few ill-intentioned guys who quietly followed.

Raven gasped for air, the effects of the injury still unhealed. Now it was pure will that drove his body.

The City of Gold is home to the largest slave trading center and commodity trading center on the continent, and its actual controller is the Church of Fortune of Woking, the goddess of wealth.

On the surface, the Church of Fortune is absolutely neutral, and it preaches religious equality, but in fact, in the game, no matter which player will regard the Church of Wealth as a neutral and evil formation. In order to accumulate wealth, there is nothing that the Wealth Church cannot do. As long as you give money, the evil gods can easily preach in the Golden City. The good-form churches that can't afford to pay are all gone.

In the game, the City of Gold is both the best and the worst area for newbies.

Preferably because there is everything here, almost anything can be bought.

The worst is that there are the most disgusting things here, and many players have tried to wake up and be sold into slave camps.

If Raven dared to stay in the slums, the only thing that awaited them was death.

The gods of the world of Ultron have their respective priesthoods, and the priesthood is the realm under the jurisdiction of the gods, and the gods and the church to which they belong will only protect the people in their own realm.

In the Golden City, there are only two places where the Raven siblings can be protected by the magic of money. One is the guardian church of the god of protection, Heim, but unfortunately Raven and his two lives have nothing to do with the guard, so he vetoed it first. The only option left is the Forge Guild of Gunde, the god of crafts and forging.

"I know an old dwarf, his name is Wolfgar Brute Hammer. He is arguably our only option. Raven said as he recalled his former blacksmithing skills, hoping that he would not be too skilled, otherwise the old dwarf would not accept him as an apprentice, and it would be a lot of fun.

According to the memory in his head, Raven almost instinctively dragged his sister Karin, who was also stumbling, as he walked. He was badly wounded, and Karin was exhausted.

Accidents always happen when you least want them to happen.

A tall man suddenly appeared in front of them, he walked straight up to them, pinched Karin's chin and looked, "Yo, it's a beautiful embryo!" ”

When the words fell, Raven already knew that something was wrong, and then saw the black pattern on the man's cloak that seemed to be etched, Raven's mind was almost blank.

The Black Eclipse Church?

Why do you mess with such a guy!?

Just as he was about to say something, the man already smirked and threw a piece of moldy black bread in front of him: "Don't force me to do it, take this and get away from me!" This little beauty will be my person from now on. ”

The City of Gold is the most indifferent, greedy, and money-first place in the entire continent of Ultron. Commoners had no status, only a little better than slaves, and were allowed to exist purely in the service of the wealthy people of the Golden City. Therefore, not only did no one stop the behavior of the Black Eclipse believers, but a group of good deeds also gathered around to watch the play.

The weakened Karin couldn't resist the giant's brute force, and her weak struggle was more like a stimulus and invitation in the eyes of the beast.

Raven realized he had a choice to make.

Do you want to be a coward for the rest of your life, or do you choose to be a hero for three seconds?