Chapter 191: A New Look for the Old City

After learning about Felix's general experience during this time, Xiuge only felt that there seemed to be a legend sitting in front of him.

Because his experience was a little too bumpy.

He was supposed to be released on the morning of the armistice anniversary, but the sudden assassination and disaster disrupted the order of the entire city, and the order in the police station was also affected, and Felix was inexplicably imprisoned until noon the next day after the disaster due to the severe shortage of manpower.

It was only at this time that the frightened police remembered him and released him from the cell.

However, after Felix stepped out of the already chaotic police station and onto the streets, he realized that the city, which he knew all too well, was turning towards a real hell.

"There were so many people who died, and where I used to live, all the neighbors disappeared overnight...... I only found out when I went to their house during the day the next day to borrow tools."

Felix was emotionally stable when talking about these things: "Those monsters must have come out of the pipes in their house and ate them in their sleep...... So I took the weapons and some food they had left behind and went somewhere else."

During the conversation with Shug, Felix swept away the water and bread made by magic, but he didn't touch the canned fruit that Marlena had brought back, just stared at it twice, and swallowed twice.

Obviously, Felix still has a desire for these things, but he is used to giving these important things to the children outside.

Seeing this, Xiuge shook his head: "It's better to think about things in the future, and before you protect them, you'd better think about your own problems...... If you're so sick that you can't even walk, then they're really in danger."

With that, Shug decisively opened the can of fruit and pushed it in front of Felix, "Luckily for Marlena, I happened to be nearby, otherwise she would have been wrapped up and waiting to be digested, and you wouldn't be able to see the canned fruit."

Hug lowered his tone so heavily that Felix was a little silent, but he nodded quickly, then picked up the can and gobbled it up.

It had been a long time since he had eaten something like this that reminded him of his old life, and Felix's eyes were a little red, and although he ate quickly, he didn't let go of any juice until the whole can was clean, and he finally stopped.

At this moment, the healing magic that Xiuge had released in this room before had also exhausted his magic power, so the light full of life force slowly dissipated, and Felix's state had also been greatly improved, because of the intake of magic and nutrients, his face changed from his previous haggardness and became radiant.

"So, Mr. Ernst......

"Don't bother, you can just call me Xiuge."

Shug looked at Felix, "As Marlena said before, I am not here just out of a moment of kindness, but because I really need to find reliable people to understand the situation in the city of Selen, especially those related to the gates, the walls, and the mages."

Hearing these words, Felix's eyebrows couldn't help but rise, he was a person with a sharp mind and quick reactions, so through Xiuge's identity and the words he said, Felix immediately realized that the young man in front of him, who had a little fame in the past in Salem City, seemed to be preparing some amazing plan.

Looking at Felix's expression, Xiug laughed, "You guessed right, I'm indeed trying to leave Salem City, but before I can do that, I have several important things to accomplish...... After all, everyone wants to escape from this hell, and it's not my own business, and I may not be able to do it on my own."

Maybe it was the military experience during this time that changed Xiuge's temperament, or maybe it was the improvement of magic and ability that made Xiuge extremely confident, in short, when Xiuge said these words, Fei

Lix inexplicably felt a faint sense of oppression on the other party's body.

But he was sure that the sense of oppression was very different from that of the officials and aristocrats.

So he unconsciously maintained his respect for the other person in terms of his own words: "So, what do you think?"

"I need to visit the mages of the Legislature and the soldiers of the Independent Government, and then examine the magical rituals near the walls...... I hope to be able to do these things in one day."

"If it's just a visit, I should be able to connect you, after all, the Mutual Aid Society has known a lot of people before."

Felix frowned and said, "But there is no longer any means of transportation in Seren City now, and with just two legs, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to run through these places in a day."

"You don't have to worry about that, I have a solution."

As he spoke, there was a slight protest from within the metal disc, apparently unhappy with the term "means of transportation" and seemingly unwilling to carry two adults at the same time.

But in this matter, it does not have any right to refuse, and this level of protest can only attract ridicule from other disc occupants such as the Mirror Emissary.

The promise of a mage with a guaranteed character is always more easily trusted, and although Felix lacks an overall understanding of Hug's magic skills, the fact that Hug was able to save Marlena from the menace of those monsters is enough to prove that he has mastered more than simple tricks.

"If that's your plan, then I think maybe we should go to Iris Street first."

"You're saying we should visit the Teresa embassy first?"

"Yes."

Felix nodded, "Iris Street is the latest and best maintained street in Salem City, and even the impact of that earthquake on it is very limited, and it is probably a place in Salem City that still retains a certain amount of order, but this order ...... It's also limited."

Shuge's eyes widened, "You mean, the independent government is still running there?"

"No, no, no, it's not an independent government, it's soldiers and soldiers."

Felix quickly corrected, "Those civilian officials were relieved of all their duties shortly after the anniversary, and some even say that some of them were directly found and killed...... The one who is in charge of Iris Street now should be General Butz of the General Defense Department of Salem City?"

"Butz ......"

Shugg frowned slightly, he had heard the name from Verin's mouth before, and it seemed that those orders were passed by General Butz when the Black Sun Society borrowed the authority of the royal family of Teresa and tampered with the ceremonial grounds of Salem.

In other words, it is very likely that the general of the General Defense Department had already reached some degree of cooperation with the Black and Japanese Society before, or that he was a speculator who, like that Morel, used the mission of the Black and Japanese Society to achieve his own goals and interests.

All in all, this must not be a good bird.

So Hug asked, "Tell me about Iris Street, what is it like now?"

"Weapons of all kinds...... Flamethrowers and crystallized guns, and mountains of alchemy bombs, everyone looks like they're all armed......

Felix described, "Although the people of Iris Street are also afraid to go out at night, there are many mages in Iris Street, and they seem to have sealed the passage of those monsters through magical rituals, so as long as they stay in the street, they are safe."

"Sounds good."

"But it just sounds ......."

Felix shrugged, "The rules there are entirely up to them, and someone tried to go to Iris Street to make a deal with those people, but they just disappeared and never came back...... When I asked the soldiers there, they only said that there was no such person at all."

"And they're still trying to recruit the Tricolor Brotherhood, and hey, a bunch of thugs have found a gang of hooligans, and they're all on the hook, and they're all armed with weapons."

As the leader of the Helpers of Selen, Felix hated the old rivals of the Tricolor Brotherhood to the extreme: "The reason why I brought Marlena and her sisters here is not just because the house collapsed...... It's because it's a little farther away from Iris Street, and the Brotherhood doesn't come often."

"Will they rob other people?"

"At first, it was robbery, but then the people of Iris Street set some rules for them, so they began to bring weapons to the door to "collect taxes", one can today, a bundle of gauze tomorrow, and then robbing people......

As he spoke, Felix glanced in the direction of the door.

Shug immediately understood what he meant, and asked, "Like Malena, they also rob it?"

"Even the smaller ones will do it."

Felix's eyes flashed with hatred and anger, "They probably thought they were going to die in this city, so it didn't matter what they did...... Anyway, it has become a "forsaken place for man and God."

"If nothing else, this title is really appropriate."

Xiuge exhaled sharply.

He was not too surprised by Felix's narratives, the social structure of human beings is not as stable as imagined, and there are too many variables brought about by individual instability, whether it is the collapse of order in the city of Selen or the rise of forces such as the Tricolor Brotherhood, they are all in the category of predictability.

"But I think the people of Iris Street are still willing to talk to you...... After all, they must be desperate for more mages to join them."

Felix finished talking about Iris Street, and then the topic of conversation began to shift towards the Law Committee.

"Marlena said, you've been near the city gate before?"

"Yes, I've been, and more than once."

Felix nodded, "In the beginning, I even considered whether or not to join the strongholds set up by the Law Council and some soldiers at the gates of the city, after all, there are enough supplies there, as well as magic and weapons...... But then I dismissed those thoughts."

He sighed, "Because these strongholds don't just have to withstand attacks from those monsters......

"And the inhabitants of the city?"

"Yes, especially in the beginning, many people died near the city gate every day, and everyone tried to escape, no matter how much persuasion worked, and after someone saw the people from outside bringing supplies in, there were even more people who stormed the gate stronghold...... Even if they don't want to escape, they want to get their share, and at that time, all their sanity will be gone, not to mention, the survivors in the city have more or less obtained some weapons."

Speaking of this, Felix's palm couldn't help but shake twice, he originally wanted to describe the tragic situation he saw near the city gate, but those memories really made him feel a little sick, so he finally just made two simple movements to vent the emotions that were pressing on his heart.

Through the memories of the heirs of the Abyss that he had hunted before, Xiuge already knew the fate of these strongholds, which had been completely abandoned.

So he asked, "What then, did you go near the gate?"

"Find some weapons and ammunition that have been left behind, and if you're lucky, you'll find important alchemy tools...... Moreover, when I was looking for supplies in the stronghold at the south gate, I once met a mage of the Legislature through the translucent magical ritual."

Felix sighed, "That's a very, very kind person...... He's trying to help the refugees in the city, but he's the only one willing to do so, and he's only limited in what he can bring with him at any one time."

"You made a pact with him?"

"Yes, the mage's name is Valery, and he asked me to meet at the south gate every five days...... Every time, he would try to bring us something, which was very important."

Felix placed the new crystallized gun in front of Xiug, "This is also what Valery brought to me, without this

weapons, I'm afraid I'll be dead a long time ago."

"He's a mage of the Legislature? What level?"

"It's the Stream, he showed me his badge and badge, but the Law Council has completely abandoned it, and Valery continues to fund it entirely in his own name...... But he's only one person, and there's so much he can do."

Hearing this, Xiuge nodded quickly, and he asked, "So when is the next time you agreed to meet?"

"Tomorrow! Tomorrow at noon!"

"Very well, then we'll leave tomorrow morning...... I'm not going to Iris Street, I'm not going to the Dharma-Committee branch, so take me to meet this kind mage first."