Chapter 28 Prosperity

Being able to build such a strong city in the old era shows the prosperity . It is no wonder that the human race finally stood out among the many enslaved races, defeated the descendants of darkness, and fought for its way on the Evernight Continent.

In the more than a thousand years since the empire was founded, heroes have emerged in large numbers, and countless talented and powerful people have lit up the starry road like rainbows across the sky, tearing apart the endless black curtain that surrounds the history of the human race, and opening up new living spaces.

The twenty-third emperor of the empire once had a heroic saying: If there is no sunshine in our world, then make a sun for yourself! He is also the only strong human race so far who has penetrated deep into the uppermost continent of the dark race, although his final whereabouts disappeared into history together with the derailment and fall of Xu Guxing.

Even today, the empire has spanned four continents and has gradually become more conservative than aggressive, but it is still prosperous with talents.

Above the temple, the imperial twins Lin Xitang and Zhang Boqian, one inside and one outside, guarding the overall situation. Among the troops , eight marshals guarded the four sides. As the top powerhouses of the human race, the four heavenly kings are unparalleled powerhouses. They are like divine needles that fix the sea, confronting the kings of the dark race from a distance. Every name is a legend that needs to be looked up to!

It was already late at night, and there were still a lot of people walking under the gate of this ancient and majestic city. The cool wind blows, and the breath is not like the breath of corruption in the wasteland, but is full of fresh and vigorous blood.

There seemed to be something jumping in Qianye's chest. It was not an anxious hunger for flesh and blood, but a long-lost passion.

What occupies the entire field of vision is the legendary Gate of Eternity!

Unless it happens to be a decisive battle with the dark race, the gates of this city will never be closed. No matter who you are, as long as you can pay the city entry tax of one silver coin, you can enter the city at will. Even if the city guards know that the guy is a dark race in disguise, they will let you in as long as you pay the tax. As for shouting and killing, let's wait until we enter the city.

This domineering tradition comes from Peng Huaiyuan, the then lord of Dark Blood City for seven hundred years.

The imperial brigadier general came from a rough background, served in the military all his life, and experienced countless battles, large and small. At that time, Dark Blood City was attacked by a coalition of demons and werewolves. All the generals in the city advocated closing the door and holding on, but Peng Huaiyuan slapped the table and cursed, shouting: "I want to open the four doors today, let's see who dares to fight. !"

Sure enough, Gu Huaiyuan opened the city gate, personally led 300 dead soldiers out of the gate, charged straight into the dark coalition's central army, beheaded the coalition leader with his own hands, and then chopped down the central army's flag with a single blow! The two hundred thousand dark coalition troops were defeated and retreated thousands of miles.

After this battle, Peng Huaiyuan died of his injuries and died in the city lord's palace seven days later. The empire lost another powerful general.

The emperor of the empire at that time knew about this and wrote a couplet in his own handwriting: "Who dares to draw a sword and stand on horseback, but I am General Peng!"

Since then, Peng Huaiyuan's reputation has spread all over the world.

As a military person, everyone knows about General Peng, and Qianye is naturally very familiar with his deeds. Peng Huaiyuan was not very powerful. He was not considered to be the top military officer at that time, barely even first-rate. But in this battle, his bravery and bravery, despite the fact that tens of thousands of people were fighting against the enemy, made every soldier feel heartbroken.

The Dark Blood City rarely closes its gates, but the dark tribes are helpless against it. It fell three times in history, but was quickly recaptured by the Empire. Every time there is a major counterattack, not only the imperial expeditionary force is dispatched, but also those hunters, loners, adventurers who usually disobey the rules, and even the rebels who have been lingering for hundreds of years will contribute.

Ever since Qianye heard about the 'Gate of Eternity' in the history class of the Red Scorpion Army, he had always wanted to have the opportunity to see it with his own eyes. It is said that every piece of bluestone that builds the city tower is engraved with many names, which are the heroic spirits who sacrificed for the establishment, prosperity and survival of this city in the past thousands of years. At that time, he never imagined that he would be standing here as a black blood polluter and a fugitive.

However, the shadow of death is gradually fading. In the two previous battles that prevented Yan Huhu and Qi Yue from being killed, Qianye barely felt any obvious blood thirst. The faint dawn after the battle at the garbage dump seemed to be slowly expanding into a light of hope, so the persistence and bravery of young people and soldiers that had once been suppressed in Qianye's heart began to slowly rise again, until Completely ignited by the transaction between Qi Yue and the vampires.

So Qianye gave up his original idea of ​​finding a remote town to live quietly. He had lost everything, including the 'Lin' surname that he had always been proud of, and was burdened with the final order given by Captain Red Scorpion with almost no hope of completing it. Now that he saw the opportunity to start over, how could he not give it a try!

In this city full of legends and realities, chaos and crime, there are the most precious things, which are freedom and opportunity.

There is a lack of order here, but there is also no power. There is power here, but there is also a different kind of fairness. In Dark Blood City, as long as you have talent, work hard enough, and a little bit of luck, you can make your way into a vast world.

Maybe Qianye still doesn't know very well how to uncover the conspiracy of that distant continent, but he knows that the first step is to go back and return to the people who once scared him.

Qianye tidied up briefly and turned into an ordinary scavenger again, blending into the crowd and entering Dark Blood City. When he dropped a silver coin into the tax box at the city gate, he was originally worried that the scavengers would attract too much attention if they took out the silver coin. However, he found that the guards didn't even bother to look at him, and their faces were full of that " I knew you had put on makeup" expression.

At this time, behind Qianye, a group of beggars came over. Everyone poured silver coins into the tax box as if nothing had happened and swarmed into the city. Qianye, who was here for the first time, was stunned.

In Beacon Town, beggars are beggars, and they don't even have a few coins in their hands. Unlike the beggars here, there is even a golden light shining in their pockets when they pay.

It seemed that the fierce men who went out to do business in the city took on various forms. No wonder the guards were not surprised.

Qianye entered Dark Blood City, asked around, and found a small hotel to stay in the Nantang District adjacent to the slums.

The location here is very convenient, surrounded by a mixture of people, bars, mercenary guilds, and two larger gangs are all located in this area. Two blocks further into the center of the city, there is the famous Xuan Tong Street, which is a street for weapons and equipment.

Qianye studied the city map in his room for a while, and then decided to get rid of the illegal goods in his hands first.

The Wasp is Qi Yue's personal gun, so it's best not to keep it in your hands. The Light of Dawn is so inferior to that first-level Force Rifle that Qianye doesn't think much of it. The golden rose is indeed a good thing, but its extravagant decoration is more suitable for selling for money. If the pattern decoration on it is scratched in battle, the value of the gun will immediately be reduced by one-third, which is really a meaningless waste.

As for the black crystal, you can't just take it out and get rid of it rashly. There are big problems with those pieces . It stands to reason that goods traded under black trade with the Vampires will never leave any traceable marks, but there are actually countless channels through which this kind of manufacturing-level black crystal can be circulated throughout the empire. Qianye doesn't know it, but it doesn't mean that those who sell stolen goods can't see it. , I'm afraid it will alarm the people behind the scenes.

Before going out, Qianye decided to change his appearance. When moving around in such a large and crowded city with a large population, it is a very practical trick to change the details of your face from time to time. There is no need to do much modification. A slight change in eyebrow shape, eye shape, adding a beard or changing the hair will greatly change a person's overall look.

Qianye took out the disguise bag, stood in front of the mirror, and began to carefully modify his face. The first thing to deal with is the eyebrows and eyes. He felt that his eyebrows were not thick enough, so he carefully drew a few strokes, and the style of his entire face immediately changed.

Now his eyebrows are slender, like long swords, and his whole face has gained a lot of heroic energy, becoming heroic and... beautiful.

Qianye was very dissatisfied with the last adjective, so he washed his eyebrows and redrawn them a few times. The lines suddenly became much softer. Then the whole person looked strangely charming, and very... beautiful.

After Qianye tried a few more times, his face suddenly turned black.

He discovered something very bad at this time. If you simply change your face, there won't be much of a problem. If you just want to modify the details of your face to influence other people's visual judgment, you will get weird results. In other words, you will achieve the effect of a woman's makeup, beautification, and It's the gender-neutral kind.

This may be the effect that most women dream of, but Qianye was so angry that he knocked down the mirror with a punch and said angrily: "Damn it! How could it be like this!" He almost wanted to go back and take the disguise class again.

Qianye's appearance has indeed changed a lot, and it has changed a lot from when he first entered Beacon Town. His appearance was originally delicate, and he had inherited the masculine style of Tiger and Scorpion in the military in the past. He was considered a handsome young man. However, after being contaminated by black blood, although his physique became stronger and stronger, his body shape became seemingly thin.

When Qianye first arrived in Beacon Town, he was harassed a lot because of his appearance. Later, he gave a few hard-nosed guys a lesson and was able to avoid trouble. But he never thought 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, probably not many would recognize Qianye.

"Forget it, that's fine. No one will recognize me anymore, right? Damn it, the worst I can do is dress up as a woman!" Qianye thought to himself while accepting his fate and taking out wigs and other decorations. I decided not to be lazy anymore and get a full set of disguises.

At this time, Yu Renyan and several Dark Blade warriors also appeared at the gate of Dark Blood City. Since he no longer had to track scents and traces, the expert would not treat himself badly. He took his companions and took a ride with guns and gold coins. This time the distance between him and Qianye was shortened to two hours.

Yu Renyan wore a hooded cloak common to single adventurers, with only two eyes exposed.

He looked at the bustling street, suddenly sneered a few times, and said to himself fiercely: "No matter what you become, I can catch you. When I look for someone, I never look at the face!"

With a wave of Yu Renyan's hand, the dark blade warriors who transformed into ordinary hunters and adventurers dispersed throughout the city, lurking down, waiting for his call. Yu Renyan, on the other hand, walked calmly towards the central city, looking for a place to stay.

The prey this time was unusually cunning, and Yu Renyan was ready for a long-term struggle. Such a fun game cannot be missed casually. Between hunter and prey, what truly determines victory or defeat is not strength, but patience.

Yu Renyan chose Dark Blood City purely out of intuition. Although he lost the direct trace of tracking in the end, he just believed that the other party's destination was this city. In addition, the hitchhiking car he took also came to this city to deliver goods, which made him feel the guidance of fate.

Qianye walked out of the inn, unaware that the terrifying hunter following him was so close.

At this moment, he was dressed like a standard adventurer, with a thick short beard on his face, and the end of his tied ponytail was dyed brown. With a worn-out backpack slung over his shoulder, he walked into Xuantong Street in a leisurely manner, looking at the houses one by one.