"What is the result of the divination?"

"What a strange fate you have, guest. ”

The elder sighed, "The revelation says that you will meet what you are destined to encounter. ”

“......”

Ye Qingxuan was silent for a while, and his expression twitched: Will you encounter something that is destined to happen? This is the same as not saying it! Friend, I don't read much, don't bluff me! Is your divination really of any use!

The elder laughed, "Don't be angry, this is one of the best results." ”

Ye Qingxuan was speechless, he really didn't see anything good about this result!

"When the Romulus Empire was still in existence, the Zodiac Master was a prophet in the Emperor's personal service, responsible for interpreting revelations from heaven for him. And in this way, there are calamities and good news, but nothing is more reassuring than such a foreshadowing.

The future will only lead to the future, and your destiny is yours to choose and will not be in the hands of others. If you were the Emperor, you would be ecstatic at this revelation.

You will continue to follow the trajectory of your destiny, and you can see that your future leads to darkness, and in that twist and turn, you may be able to have light. ”

Ye Qingxuan was silent for a long time and nodded:

"Accept your good words. ”

"So, let's get down to business. ”

The elder was sitting opposite Ye Qingxuan, opened his clothes, and said lightly: "If I guessed correctly, you are also here for the affairs of the underground palace, right? Let's talk about the affairs of the underground palace." ”

Ye Qingxuan sat up straight and listened-

After the Romulus Empire officially collapsed hundreds of years ago, the remaining city-states continued to survive for decades or even hundreds of years. Until fifty years ago.

Like the empire of the past, the last home of the Romulus, the city of wolves, was destroyed by natural disasters.

The ignorant phenomenal natural disaster 'mercury tide' swept through that place. Everywhere you go, everything has been crushed into a flat bottom, and there are still traces of mirror-like smoothness on the Qianli Plain.

Viewed from the air, the silvery smooth land is like a tragic wound of the earth.

Since then, the Romulus people have had no home to speak of.

The Romulus people, who wandered in various countries, were engaged in the trades of the lower classes. coolies, porters, thieves, robbers, or prostitutes...... The bestiality that remains on their bodies keeps them permanently excluded from mainstream society.

Until twenty-six years ago, Gaius, a remnant of the City of Wolves, ascended to a high position in the Council of the Holy City as a remnant with demon blood for his outstanding contributions and exploits in the Dark World's exploration plan, and was recognized by the kings and blessed by the Pope.

As a result of his efforts, many Romulus people were recognized, gradually accepted, and returned to society.

At the time. For a time, the image of the Romulus people improved, and they received sympathy and help from the people. And thanks to Gaius's efforts, the lives of the Romulus wanderers are no longer in poverty, and they can even make a slight surplus with OEM industries such as hand-made workshops.

Then, six years later, twenty years ago.

Gaius rebelled.

His army occupies the colonies of the New World on the other side of the ocean, separated by the vast sea. A blatant rebellion against the rule of the nations and the Holy City.

For a time, the countries were in an uproar. There was a wave of rejection and expulsion of the Romulus. Overnight, the Romulus, who had been gradually improving, were reduced to the point where everyone shouted and beat them.

The whole process lasted fifteen years.

The Romulus, who had no place to stay, lost everything and became wanderers, walking on an endless long road with stones thrown and cursed.

Finally, at the call of the six elders, they were inspired according to the ancient account. They went to the wasteland of the south, where they found the land that God had promised them.

But after a few years, there were no fig trees and grass, and the river no longer flowed milk and honey, leaving only a vast yellow sand.

This is Auschwitz. There is already nothing left of heaven.

The last gathering place of the Romulus.

"If you want to make a living here, you have to look for some industry. ”

The elder asked lightly, "If it were you, Mr. Ye, what would you do if it were you?"

Ye Qingxuan was asked.

He really couldn't figure out what he was doing to make a living in such a hellish place.

The drought has little water, and it is impossible to grow at all. Vegetation is scarce and farming is not possible. Within a radius of thousands of miles, there is only vast yellow sand and wasteland, and hunting is nonsense.

To put it mildly, Auschwitz had nothing to offer except the Romulus. Except for the slave hunters, it was difficult for anyone else to find business opportunities here.

Come to think of it, there is only one path left, and that is the choice that the Romulus people once made.

"So, did you mine?"

He sighed, understanding the cause and effect.

After coming here, in order to survive, the Romulus people opened a mountain to mine, signed an agreement with the Chainsaw Brothers, and after borrowing a large amount of money, the veins they found were not very rich.

A few thin copper ores, a few scarce iron ores, and some associated lapis gold, but there is no value worth mining them for.

They can feed a small town.

But it can't feed Auschwitz.

To make matters worse, during the excavation, remnants of the Romulus Empire were excavated.

"Worse than the ruins. ”

The elder corrected him: "It's a cemetery." The dead elder looked through the ancient books and found that it was built by order of the emperor when the Romulus Empire was still alive.

It is the resting place of the great men of our forefathers.

And then, and then the digging stopped. No Romulus would dare to continue his exploration and desecrate the spirits of his ancestors, which would bring shame on everyone's family fires.

We've had to mothlock the dungeon, and even the excavation of the copper mines has stopped, and to be honest, we still owe a large loan to the Chainsaw Brothers. ”

The elder skillfully rolled the magic cigarette and said lightly, "When the loan expires in ten years, I'm afraid that we old men who can't replace it will have to sell ourselves to work as mechanical slaves for them." ”

“......”

Ye Qingxuan was silent.

"Don't be sad, boy, it's none of your business. ”

The elder reclined on the carpet, rolling a cigarette in one hand and stroking a bright red stone in the other, squinting his eyes as if in a dream: "Where did we just say?"

"Cemetery. ”

"Yes, the cemetery. ”

The elder swallowed a puff of smoke and slowly exhaled, "You'll know what happened next." One of your three kings, the Yellow King, ran away to the graveyard of our ancestors for some reason.

Then the world evaporated inexplicably. If bad luck is a curse, then we are simply cursed by God, and we encounter this kind of hellish thing one after another.

Now, you little musicians are here again, stirring up trouble in front of our house, and then you're going to our ancestral grave to do a lot of ...... But there's nothing we can do about it.

What did we do wrong to deserve such punishment?"

Ye Qingxuan was speechless.

"When I came here, I didn't know anything about the Yellow King at first, nor did I know anything about the cemetery and the underground palace. ”

He said: "I originally came here as an ancient scholar, just to heal the sick and save people, and I didn't think about any holy city rewards. Hopefully, Elder, you'll believe that. ”

The elder stroked his bare shriveled belly and laughed, "This is the truth, I can hear it, go on." If I can help, I will fully cooperate with you. ”

"There's nothing more to continue. ”

Ye Qingxuan smiled bitterly: "Now things are out of my power. I was looking for a guide to help me lead the way in the dungeon. At least let me figure out if the flu had anything to do with the dungeon.

Elder, do you have any recommendations for you? I can offer a fair pay. ”

“......”

The elder was silent, no longer speaking, just smoking a cigarette in a daze, staring at the smoke curling in front of him, basking in the ease of the forbidden medicine.

After a long time, the cigarette burning to his fingertips woke him up.

He lifted his eyes, got up, and snuffed out the cigarette.

"Then I'm sorry, Mr. Ye. ”

He said, "This is the only one that I can't help." ”

"For the Romulus, there are three possibilities for him and you to never die. You insulted his ancestors, you extinguished the fire in his house. Also, you dug up his ancestral grave.

Neither you nor the Holy City will make this request. Although your purpose is noble, don't talk about it in the future. ”

"I'm sorry......" Ye Qingxuan was a little embarrassed: "I'll pay attention to this later." ”

"You can go and look for the church, the old man should have a record of the excavation and some clues. ”

The elder got up and said, "I can only help you get here." The rest of the matter has nothing to do with us, and I hope that the Holy City will not involve us in your affairs. ”

He paused, looking at the tiny scales on his toes, "After all, we've paid enough for this sin we were born with. ”――

After lunch, Ye Qingxuan said goodbye from the elder's house.

Lunch was simple, but it was a rare thing that had been eaten in recent days, and it was evident that Auschwitz was already a very generous hospitality.

After the meal, after inviting Ye Qingxuan to come again and being refused, the elder enthusiastically sent Ye Qingxuan to the door. But when they parted at the door, they reached out and grabbed him by the shoulder.

Just when Ye Qingxuan was stunned, the elder came up and gave him an intimate hug.

"A piece of advice, Mr. Ye, you are a good person, so, this is the only advice I can give you. ”

He whispered hoarsely in the boy's ear:

"Whatever reason you're here, for your own sake, please leave this hellish place as soon as possible. (To be continued.) )