Chapter 168: Black Alley
Without being reminded, Birmingham will never associate the scene in front of them with the former Betley Shenzhen-Hong Kong. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
The world-famous Bee Courtyard, the place where the great emperor preached, and what he called the beginning of the revolution, the Birmingham of the past is still deeply remembered, the magnificent and solemn troops, the crowded square, and the shouts of jubilation, but all these have become clouds of smoke with the corruption of this emperor.
"I didn't expect that I would be able to see such a Shenzhen and Hong Kong one day. The elf at the helm looked at Shengang in front of him and left words of emotion.
"Lord Shadow Moon has been to Shengang?" asked the little magician Ellie on the same boat in surprise, this helmsman appointed by the Wind Chaser, in addition to having the perfect appearance of the elves, is also very obvious, I didn't expect that the elven lord who had nothing to say all the way on the way to come would also show a look of regret and nostalgia when he saw the Shengang in front of him.
"When I was a slave before, I came here, and at that time, through the window of the slave ship, this place was really prosperous, and there was an endless stream of merchants, merchant ships, and all kinds of races, colors, and all kinds of people and colors. There is no estrangement, no discrimination, only pure interests, but I didn't expect that now it has become a hotbed for these demons. โ
Lightly carrying out his own tragic history, the elf Shadow Moon at the helm also stopped the movement in his hand, and as the sound of dense iron chains sounded from the hull, the shaking boat also stopped moving forward.
"I can't get by. โ
The Elf Shadow Moon couldn't pass through it, everyone present knew that in the distance was a black cloud accumulated, lightning flashed from it from time to time, and directly below the dark cloud, there was an endless black whirlpool, the whirlpool rotated little by little, and every time it turned, it represented the birth of a demon.
Hotbed is really a suitable word, but it is particularly harsh when used in this former bee garden.
"Then what should I do, this place is still a long way from the imperial capital?" Birmingham looked at the elf Shadow Moon on the bow of the ship, asking for his opinion.
"Take a detour to Black Lane. โ
"Black Alley?" the words in Elf Shadow Moon's mouth made Birmingham and the others feel extremely unfamiliar.
"Well, the secret entrance to the slave ship used to be, but I don't know if the humans are still using it anymore?"
"Don't Elve-sama hate?" the little ghost looked at the elven Shadow Moon with a calm face, and when he spoke of the slave ship, his face was no other color than calm and indifference, and he couldn't even detect a trace of hatred.
"Hate, why, because of the slave trade, or the identity of a slave. โ
Shadow Moon's rhetorical question left the little ghost speechless, and she didn't know how to explain the darkness and cruelty of the slave trade to the elves.
"At least, humanity isn't denying this history, is it?"
Mankind has never denied such a bloody and dirty history, but rather, mankind has been working hard to mend this error.
"Now that I have confessed it, there is nothing to hate, hatred is only to add to my own unhappiness, and this dark memory is not worth remembering for too long in my long life. "The Immortal's unique point of view, or the Elf's unique understanding, at least there was not the slightest hatred or darkness in his eyes when he said this.
"It's really admirable, but I'm afraid I can't do it if I change someone else. Skeleton Rathfil spoke, although it was only a skeleton, but when he said this, Birmingham still felt a trace of cold murderous aura and hatred that could not be concealed.
"That's just you, Larsfair, the hatred has made you look like this, are you going to continue?"
"Shadow Moon, don't put your opinion on me, this look is much better than the previous one, at least I don't have to get up every day to see a face that I hate. โ
"Really?" Shadow Moon shook her head helplessly, and the hand at the helm shook again, only this time the direction of the ship was no longer the bee courtyard that had become a hotbed of demons, but the dark alley that Birmingham and the others had never heard of.
It is said to be a black alley, but in the eyes of the people of the imperial capital Yasar, it is just a dirty sewage canal, because it is accidentally connected to the sea, which makes this sewage canal in the slum breed many evils that have never been before.
Among them, the private slave trade is one of them, not only elves, but even the children of some princes and nobles will appear in these slave trade ships, the children of the nobles who are not familiar with the world out of curiosity, come to the slums to see what the rotten scars of this imperial capital look like, but there are so many slave traders mixed in it, these noble children often have no return, although afterwards the anger of the nobles ploughed through the muddy land here, but their children may never return to the former appearanceใ
That's why the ghetto has become a place of disgust for the people of the imperial capital, and now it's Birmingham's first stop back to Betley, and though the feast is a black, foul-smelling river and silent streets, it's much better than the devil's teeth and the smell of brimstone.
The small boats, skillfully steered by the elves, navigated the complex waterways, and the scenery on both sides changed from the ruins of dilapidated buildings to the connected wooden houses, and the waterways were blocked here.
"It's here. โ
"Is this the Black Alley?" Birmingham and the others looked at the low wooden houses and muddy streets in front of them, the filthy garbage everywhere, the blood-sucking flies and insects scattered everywhere, and the flowering empire really had such a filthy place.
"No, to be exact, this is supposed to be a slum, but I'd rather call it Black Lane, because all the darkness in the imperial capital breeds and breeds here, and if the Bee Courtyard is now a hotbed of demons, then this is undoubtedly the source of Betley's evil. Looking at everything that has never changed, Elf Shadow Moon let out such an exclamation, but it was extremely ironic to fall into the ears of Birmingham and others, who were humans.
"That's all the way here, and it's time for me to go back to Jiaojiao, so I wish you all the best, honorable warriors. The words of farewell were on his lips, but the figure had disappeared from everyone's sight with the boat shaking again.
From now on, it is the most difficult journey, at least at this moment, Birmingham saw the intricate streets in front of him and thought, he never expected what kind of storm was waiting for him in this darkest place in the imperial capital.