"I'm back......"

Feng Jie pushed open the door, and what greeted him was this small, broken, damp and mildewy room full of rot.

The only pieces of furniture in the room were a wooden table covered with mold, a few wooden stools, and a small wooden bed. As for these furniture, when Feng Jie "bought" them, he had to spend another sum of money to buy some iron nails, borrowed the hammer of the carpenter surnamed "bald" next door, and repaired it all day before it could barely be used, because these furniture, when they were bought, were all missing arms and legs...... Although the profiteer kindly asked Feng Jie to pick up some discarded wood for free and let him take it home to repair.

"Welcome back, brother!"

A small white figure threw herself into Feng Jie's arms, making Feng Jie feel the only comfort in his tiredness.

"Well, I'm back, Elijah."

Feng Jie hugged Illya, Illya is a white-haired and red-eyed ten-year-old girl, who is a white-skinned ethnic minority in the Honghuang Wilderness, and it stands to reason that it is impossible to be a brother and sister with a yellow-skinned human like Feng Jie.

However, since Feng Jie had a memory more than half a year ago, Illya has always been by his side, and, like Feng Jie, he doesn't remember anything except his own name.

It's just that when Feng Jie saw Illya for the first time, he felt an inexplicable sense of closeness to her, as if he was ...... The other party is really his blood-related relatives, and Eliya couldn't help but call out when she saw Feng Jie for the first time: Brother.

After that, Feng Jie and Illya relied on each other for their lives, followed a group of slave hunters who captured alien slaves, and came to the first and largest human city of mankind...... Taihao.

Taihao is so big, and it is also famous in the entire flood wilderness, and Feng Jie doesn't know how much it occupies, but someone told him that if he wants to walk around Taihao with his feet, it will take at least ten years.

In Taihao City alone, tens of billions of humans live here, and of course, there are also an equally large number of alien races, at least billions.

In Taihao City, there is a strict hierarchy, and the most noble ones are naturally those yellow-skinned noble lords who have mastered the art of cultivating truth and have the ability to conquer mountains and seas, that is, cultivators.

Secondly, there are those who have either mastered some of the techniques of cultivating truth, or have unlocked the genetic locks, or are simply vassal members of the cultivator group, these people are also much more noble than ordinary civilians.

These people, who probably account for less than 0.01% of the population of Taihao City, are absolute nobles and people, whether it is the spaceship they travel on, or the heavenly treasures they grow in the high-radiation area, they are all unimaginable to the common people.

Together, even the area in the center of Taihao City, known as the Thirty-Three Heavens, has become an absolute forbidden area, and civilians are not even qualified to pay respects.

More than ninety-nine percent of the civilians in Taihao City are yellow-skinned humans, and the remaining white-skinned and black-skinned humans, to be honest, are only slightly stronger than those alien slaves, but they are only a little stronger...... In fact, there are still many yellow-skinned humans, especially those yellow-skinned nobles, who do not regard these white-skinned and dark-skinned humans as part of the human race at all, but regard them as aliens, slaves, and even experimental materials, playthings, and ingredients......

Therefore, white-skinned humans and dark-skinned humans have another name in Taihao City...... High slaves.

Yes, they are only a little higher than those non-human aliens, they don't have to be locked in cages, they don't have to be bought and sold at will, and they don't have to worry about being killed inexplicably when they walk on the street......

However, that's all, those white-skinned and dark-skinned human beings can't find a more decent job, can't learn any skills and knowledge, can only do the lowest jobs, and can barely exchange for a food that can fill their stomachs by overdrawing their lives and working non-stop.

"Illya, are you being good at home today? No one knocked on the door, right? ”

Feng Jie placed a bag of buckwheat on the table, touched Illya's head, and put her down.

Illia shook her head, although she lived in poverty, it did not affect her beauty, her hair was as white as snow, and her eyes were like perfectly polished rubies, looking like a beautiful doll.

"No, brother, Illya has listened to her brother well, and she has been staying at home all day~~ today!" Illya raised her hands and said to Feng Jie with a smile, as if she was asking Feng Jie for credit.

"Yes, Elijah." Feng Jie rubbed Iliya's little head dotingly, and said: "There are a lot of bad people outside, when I'm not there, no matter who knocks on the door, don't open the door, when I save enough money, I'll send you to Biyou Palace, where I inherited the Taoist system of the Tongtian Sect Master, advocating that there is no class, even if it is a foreign race, you can go to school there...... Illya is so smart, she will definitely be able to get the inheritance of the Tongtian Sect Master. ”

However, after Feng Jie said this, Illya's body stiffened, and even Feng Jie felt it, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?" Elijah. ”

Illya raised her head, but there was a faint vapor in her eyes, and said, "What if...... If it weren't for Elijah, brother, you would have been able to live a happier life, right? ”

Feng Jie was stunned for a moment, and then a helpless look appeared on his face, he picked up Iliya and gently flicked her fingers on her head.

"Ouch." Illya covered her head and looked at Feng Jie with watery eyes, as if to say "why"?

Feng Jie laughed and said: "I knocked you because you are stupid, if there is no Illya, how can I feel happy brother?" Elijah ...... You are the whole meaning of my brother's life, and if you are not there, my brother will always be in pain and sad forever. So, don't say this kind of thing again in the future, otherwise, my brother will really be angry. ”

"Hmm......" Illya hummed softly, stopped talking, and buried her head in Feng Jie's arms.

Feng Jie didn't care, and after continuing to appease Illya for a while, he put Illya down, and then walked to the corner of the room, where there was a simple stove, which was also the place where Feng Jie cooked.

Although Feng Jie can't remember anything from the past, his physical fitness is stronger than that of ordinary yellow-skinned civilians, although this strength is also very limited, coupled with his knowledge, conversation, and temperament, it seems that he is not an ordinary person, at least those who know him, they all think that he is definitely capable of climbing to a higher position, and maybe he can also learn the cultivation technique that can make people ascend to the sky in one step.

However, Feng Jie did not do that, he nested in this place that was considered a bad environment in the slums, renting a small house with no more than ten credits a month, and the reason was Eliya.

A white-skinned child like Illya, especially a girl, and a very beautiful and cute girl, is very dangerous in Taihao City.

At the beginning, when he met the slave hunting group, the boss of the slave hunting group made a bid to Feng Jie and wanted to buy Iliya...... and opened a figure that is a huge amount of money for Feng Jie even now.

Of course, what to do after buying Illya is naturally self-evident, if Feng Jie agrees, then Illya will become a high-value commodity in the hands of that slave trader, and after "training", she will be resold to those yellow-skinned nobles...... Identity as a slave girl.

Feng Jie naturally refused on the spot, but fortunately, the boss of the slave hunting group didn't particularly care. In his hands, there are also nearly 100 interracial female slaves who have just been captured, including the charming snake girl, and the cute and cute catwoman, these slaves are all sought-after goods, he only thought that the price he offered did not meet Feng Jie's expectations, and when he met Feng Jie, Feng Jie also helped him a little...... Feng Jie kills a tentacle monster that attacked Catwoman, allowing the boss to avoid a huge loss.

Therefore, the boss of this slave hunting group just regarded Feng Jie as one of his unlucky peers. Of course, this may also be due to Feng Jie's superb acting skills that came out of nowhere...... Later, Feng Jie learned that the place outside the human city was not peaceful, and the slave hunting group was also a kind of work with the head tied to the waistband of the trousers.

Therefore, Feng Jie would rather take Illya to nest in Taihao City all the time, and would not go to the wild rashly again. At least Taihao City is still a city that belongs to humans...... Although the taxes are unusually heavy and there is a strict hierarchy, at least there is order and law.

Of course, these so-called orders and laws cannot protect Feng Jie and Illya's heads. If Elija goes out alone, I'm afraid that in less than an hour, she will disappear from the street without a trace. Next, I am afraid that it will be rumored that a certain yellow-skinned nobleman with a special taste has recently bought a new female slave, or that there is a new person in a certain hook bar, and even more terrible consequences are not without it.

Feng Jie knew this very well, so he didn't dare to let Illya go out alone, and even chose to live in this place, also because there were many white-skinned and dark-skinned civilians living here, at least here, even if Illya was seen occasionally, it would not be too conspicuous.

Taihao City ...... The greatest city of mankind is also buried in countless darkness......

If Feng Jie was alone, he might still be able to mix well in Taihao City, but he had to take care of Illya and think about Illya's future.

Sometimes...... Beauty is also a sin, especially when it is not strong enough to protect itself, and the only result is to be destroyed by other powerful forces......

Now that Illya is still young, it's okay to say, but what about when Illya grows up? Feng Jie also knew that he would never be able to live for the rest of his life, so he let Illya stay in this small room and shut up.

As long as Illya grows up a little more in a few years, her beauty will definitely bring disaster to her. At that time, Feng Jie may not be able to protect Illya well.

Although Feng Jie didn't know why he was able to have a good skill, even good enough to go out of the human city and go to the wild for alien hunting.

However, that's all there is to him, he hasn't even been able to unlock the first order of the gene lock, with his strength, in Taihao City, there are too many people who can kill him, just like squeezing an ant, no one cares about his life and death......

And if Feng Jie himself died, it would be fine, but if he died...... What should Elija do?

Just think of this result, this possibility...... Feng Jie shuddered, so he couldn't die, let alone dare to die!

Even if you want to die, you must settle Elija first, such as ...... Send Illya to Penglai Immortal Island, which is far away from the east of Taihao City, which is said to have the Taoist system of the Tongtian Sect Master, known as the true realm of the Immortal Realm, and the Xuandu Purple Mansion and Yujing Jinque......

It's just that if you want to go to Penglai Immortal Island, you can either take the Shenzhou magic weapon refined by the cultivators, that is, the flying machine made with rune technology, or use the more expensive and convenient teleportation circle.

The former requires an expensive generic point, while the latter ...... It is even more necessary to bear the energy stone by yourself......

The so-called power stones, also known as spirit stones, are a common currency that circulates among cultivators. Specifically, it is the energy crystallization formed by the condensation of the aura of heaven and earth, although it can also be artificially made, but the cost is not as good as natural collection.

There are many uses for these power stones, and it can be said that the rune technology of cultivators is inseparable from the application of power stones everywhere.

Like that expensive teleportation circle...... It can teleport people to hundreds of millions of miles away, in this wild continent full of demonic beasts and alien races, how safe this mode of transportation is is self-evident.

However, Feng Jie couldn't afford it...... That's right, there are indeed circulating power stones on the market, but even one, Feng Jie has to work tirelessly for at least ten years to afford it, and this is still the lowest level of power stones.

And if you want to teleport to Penglai Immortal Island through the teleportation circle, in addition to the energy stones consumed by the magic circle, you have to pay a usage fee, of course, with energy stones as payment.

Feng Jie roughly calculated, if he really insisted, judging from the remuneration he could get for his current work, it would take about a thousand years......

Therefore, Feng Jie could only settle for the next best thing and chose another way...... Of course, in fact, Feng Jie can also choose to go by land...... It's just that even if Feng Jie brings a hundred hovercars, he can't reach Penglai Immortal Island, because ...... This is a flood wilderness, a vast and boundless wilderness that no one has been able to explore to the edge of it so far! From Taihao City to Penglai Immortal Island, if you take the land route, Feng Jie will also take at least decades...... This is also because now human beings can already create some low-tech creations, although they are not as technologically advanced as those alien races before the flood famine.

(End of chapter)