Chapter 28 Prosperity
The prosperity of the empire can be seen in the old era to build such a strong city, and it is no wonder that the Terrans finally stood out among the many enslaved races, defeated the Dark Descendants, and fought their way out of the world on the Eternal Night Continent.
In the more than 1,000 years since the founding of the empire, heroes have emerged, and countless amazing and powerful people have illuminated the star path like a rainbow passing through the sky, tearing through the endless black curtain that entangles the history of the human race, and opening up a new living space.
The twenty-third emperor of the empire once had a heroic saying: If there is no sunlight in our world, then make a sun for ourselves! He is also the only Terran powerhouse who has penetrated deep into the upper continent of the dark race so far, although his most ruthless whereabouts disappeared into history along with the derailment and fall of the Void Valley Star.
Even today, the empire spans four continents and is becoming more conservative and less aggressive, but it is still thriving.
On the temple, the imperial twin Lin Xitang and Zhang Boqian, one inside and one outside, one literary and one martial, guarding the overall situation. In the army, the eight generalissimos guarded the four directions. As the top powerhouses of the human race, the four heavenly kings are even more powerful in the world, and they exist like the needles of the sea gods, facing the kings of the dark race. Every name is a legend to look up to!
At this moment, it is the second half of the night, and the gatehouse of this ancient city is still full of pedestrians. The cool wind blew, and the breath was not like the rotten breath of the wasteland, but with a fresh and vigorous blood.
There seemed to be something jumping in the chest of Qianye, it was not an anxious hunger for flesh and blood, but a kind of blood boiling that had not been seen for a long time.
The one that occupies all the vision in front of you is the legendary Gate of Eternity!
Unless it coincides with a great battle with the dark race, the city's gates are never closed. Whoever comes up with a silver coin to enter the city at will. Even if the city guards know that this guy is a dark race under the disguise of that guy, as long as you pay taxes, they will let you in. As for shouting and fighting, shouting and killing, I will wait until I enter the city.
This domineering tradition came from the seven-hundred-year-old city lord of Dark Blood City, Peng Huaiyuan.
That imperial brigadier general was born in a reckless manner, fought all his life, and experienced countless battles large and small. At that time, the Dark Blood City was attacked by the Demon Descendants and Werewolf Alliance, and all the generals in the city advocated holding on behind closed doors, but Peng Huaiyuan slapped the table and scolded, shouting: "Lao Tzu is going to open the four doors today, and see who dares to fight!"
Gu Huaiyuan really opened the city gate, personally led 300 dead soldiers out of the pass, and rushed straight to the Chinese army of the dark coalition army, personally beheaded the main general of the coalition army, and then cut down the banner of the Chinese army with one sword! The 200,000 dark coalition army was defeated and retreated for thousands of miles.
After this battle, Peng Huaiyuan was seriously injured and died in the city lord's mansion seven days later, and the empire lost another fierce general.
The emperor at that time knew about this and personally inscribed a couplet: "Who dares to cross the sword immediately, but I am General Peng!"
Since then, Peng Huaiyuan's name has spread all over the world.
As a person in the military, there is no one who does not know General Peng, and Qianye is naturally very familiar with his deeds. Peng Huaiyuan's strength was not very strong, he was not the top in the army at that time, and he was barely first-class. But in this battle, his brave wind of the enemy's location, although tens of millions of people went to him, made every soldier break his heart.
Darkblood rarely closes its gates, but the Dark Clans are helpless against it. It fell three times in history, but was soon regained by the Empire. In every major counter-offensive, not only the Imperial Expeditionary Force is dispatched, but also hunters, lone wanderers, adventurers, and even rebels who have been haunted for hundreds of years.
Ever since she heard about the 'Gate of Eternity' in Red Scorpion History class, Qianye has always wanted to have the opportunity to see it with her own eyes. It is said that many names are engraved on each piece of bluestone that built the tower, and it is the heroic spirit who has sacrificed for the establishment, prosperity and survival of the city for nearly 1,000 years. At that time, he had no idea that he would stand here as a black-blood polluter and fugitive.
However, the shadow of death was gradually fading, and in the two battles that had stopped Yan Laohu and Qi Yue before, Qianye barely felt the obvious bloodthirsty hunger. The faint dawn that emerged after the battle of the garbage dump seemed to be slowly expanding into a ray of hope, so the persistence and courage that belonged to young people and soldiers who had been pressed into the bottom of Qianye's heart began to slowly raise their heads again, until they were completely ignited by the transaction between Qi Yue and the blood clan.
So Qianye gave up the original idea of finding a quiet life in a remote town. He had lost everything, including the 'Lin' surname that he had always been proud of, and was burdened with the almost hopeless completion of Captain Red Scorpion's last orders. Now that he saw the opportunity to start over, how could he not give it a go!
In a city full of legends and realities, chaos and sin, there are the most precious things: freedom and opportunity.
There is no order here, but there is no power here, and there is a different kind of fairness here where power is supreme. In Darkblood City, as long as you have talent, work hard enough, and a little luck, it is possible to break out of a vast world.
Perhaps Qianye still didn't know how to uncover the conspiracy of that distant and upper-middle continent, but he knew that the first step was to go back and return to the crowd that had once scared him.
Qianye simply cleaned up, turned into an ordinary scavenger again, and mixed in the flow of people into the Dark Blood City. When he dropped a silver coin in the tax box at the city gate, he was worried that the scavengers would not attract too much attention when they took out the silver coin, but found that the guards didn't even bother to look at him, and their faces were full of expressions of "I knew that your kid had put on makeup".
At this time, behind Qianye, a group of beggars came over, and everyone threw silver coins into the tax box as if nothing had happened, and swarmed into the city. I was stunned by the first time I came to Qianye.
In Lighthouse Town, beggars are beggars, and they don't even have a few coppers in their hands. Where is it like the beggar here, when he takes out the money, there is even a golden light shining in his pocket.
It seems that there are all kinds of fierce people who go out of the city to run errands, so it's no wonder that the guards are not surprised.
Qianye entered the Dark Blood City, inquired around, and found a small hotel in the Nantang District, which is adjacent to the slums.
The location is convenient, with bars, mercenary guilds, and two larger gangs scattered throughout the area. Two blocks further down the city center, there is the famous Xuantong Street, which is a street of weapons and equipment.
Chiya studied the city map in his room for a while, and decided to dispose of the black goods in his hand first.
The wasp is Qi Yue's personal gun, and it is best not to keep it in your hand. The Light of Dawn and that Level 1 Force Rifle are too bad, and Thousand Nights can't even look at it. The Golden Rose is indeed a good thing, but its extravagant decoration is more suitable for selling for money. If the ornament is scratched in battle, the value of the gun will immediately shrink by one-third, which is a pointless waste.
As for Sombra, he couldn't rashly take out the slug and get rid of it, there was a big problem with those few things. It stands to reason that the goods that are traded with the blood clan will definitely not leave any traceable marks, but there are actually a number of channels through which the entire empire can circulate this kind of manufacturing-grade black crystal, and Qianye is not clear, which does not mean that the stolen goods seller cannot see it, but he is afraid that it will alarm the people behind the scenes.
Before going out, Chiya decides to change her appearance one more time. In such a large, populous city, it's a useful trick to change some details of your face from time to time. You don't need to do much retouching, just a little bit of eyebrow shape, eye shape, beard or hair change will make a big difference in a person's overall appearance.
Qianye took out the disguised bag, stood in front of the mirror, and began to modify his face with his heart. The first thing to deal with is the eyebrows and eyes. He felt that his eyebrows didn't seem to be thick enough, so he carefully drew a few strokes, and the style of the whole face immediately changed.
Now his eyebrows are cultivated, like a long sword, and his whole face has added a lot of heroic energy, turning into a heroic and beautiful posture.
Qianye was very dissatisfied with the last adjective, so she washed her eyebrows and redrew them a few times, and the lines suddenly became much softer. Then the whole person looks strangely charming, and very beautiful.
After Qianye tried a few more times, her face suddenly turned black.
He noticed something very bad at this point. If you simply change your face, it won't be much of a problem, but if you just want to influence other people's visual judgment by modifying the details of your face, you will get a weird result, that is to say, to achieve the effect of a woman's makeup, beautify, and it is gender-neutral.
This may be the effect that most women dream of, but Chiya is so angry that he slams down the mirror with a punch and says angrily, "Hell! How did this happen!" He almost wanted to go back and retake the camouflage class.
Thousand Nights' appearance has indeed changed a lot, and it has changed a lot from when she first entered Lighthouse Town. His appearance was originally delicate, and he inherited the masculine style of the tiger scorpion in the army in the past, and he was a handsome young man. However, after being polluted by black blood, although his physique became stronger and stronger, his body shape became seemingly thin.
When Qianye first arrived in Lighthouse Town, he was harassed because of his appearance. Later, he taught a few blind guys a hard lesson, and he was spared trouble. But he never imagined that one day, his appearance would become so beautiful with a little modification!
Even if he stood in front of Red Scorpion's former colleagues now, I'm afraid few people would recognize Qianye.
"Forget it, that's fine, no one should recognize me anymore, right? Damn, it's a big deal for Lao Tzu to pretend to be a woman!" Qianye thought to herself, and resigned herself to taking out decorations such as a wig, deciding not to be lazy anymore, and to have a full set of disguises.
At this time, Yu Renyan and several Darkblade warriors also appeared at the gate of Darkblood City. Since there was no longer a need to track the scents and traces, the expert naturally did not treat himself badly, and he took his companion on a hitchhike with the muzzle and gold coins. This time, the distance between him and Senya was shortened to two hours.
Yu Yan Yan wears a hooded cloak common to solo adventurers, revealing only two eyes.
He looked at the bustling streets, suddenly sneered a few times, and said to himself fiercely: "No matter what you become, I can arrest you." Lao Tzu looks for people, never looks at his face!"
With a wave of his hand, the Darkblade warriors who had turned into ordinary hunters and adventurers scattered around the city, lurking and waiting for him to summon them. Yu Renyan, on the other hand, walked unhurriedly towards the central city, looking for a place to stay.
This time, the prey is extraordinarily cunning, and Yu is ready for a long time. Such a fun game, you can't miss it at will. Between the hunter and the prey, it is not the strength that really determines the victory, but the patience.
Yu Renyan's choice of Darkblood City was purely intuitive, although the most obvious was equivalent to losing the direct trace of tracking, he just thought that the other party's destination was this city. In addition, the hitchhiker he took also came to the city to deliver goods, which made him feel the guidance of fate.
Qianye walked out of the inn, unaware that the terrible hunter she was tracking behind her was so close.
At this moment, he was dressed as a standard adventurer, with a thick short beard on his face, and the end of his ponytail was dyed brown. With a worn-out backpack on his shoulders, he walked into Xuantong Street without hurrying, looking at them one by one.