1791 Arrival

Two days later...

Raymond, who obtained a name and address in the Golden City from the sea gate of Maine City, was originally going to go directly to the city where the trapped expeditionary force was located, but because he realized that there were space restrictions in the area where the expeditionary force was located, he decided to He had to distance himself further before he arrived successfully.

This golden city located at the end of the Ember Mountains was a city built by humans from the Nightmare Plane when their power was at its most powerful. Relying on the steepness of the Ember Mountains and the rivers that circled the city, the city was surrounded by In the two hundred years since it was built, it has become a holy place in the hearts of ordinary humans in the nightmare plane.

It's just that humans can't become the leader of the nightmare plane after all. When the Golden City was destroyed after being unable to resist the attacks of the nightmare creatures, it no longer had its former glory. In the end, only those who had been used by humans for generations were left. The stories and legends passed down, as well as the soul of the founder hidden under the Golden City, mean that even though the entire city has been destroyed many times, it still exists at the end of the Ember Mountains, sheltering those who are still willing to come and stay here. of human beings.

It took four hourglass hours for Shaliman, the one-eyed sandman who had transformed into sand, to reach its outskirts before sunset. Although the golden city bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun was in silence, the golden brilliance of the outer city wall shone. It makes people feel a kind of decadent vicissitudes of life, which makes the mood become heavy.

Various forces from the far north formed a blockade that stretched for dozens of miles outside the Golden City, leaving only a road more than a hundred meters wide that led directly to the city gate.

The force field luster of various colors allows the species of these coalition forces to be clearly distinguished. Looking from a distance, the various camps are like wild flowers blooming in spring, clusters and clusters. Dotted on the desolate land outside the Golden City.

Becky, who was sitting on Raymond's left shoulder, pointed at the tall mounds on the outermost edge and said strangely after the one-eyed sand man Saliman released the sand transformation. "Sir, are the areas where those mounds are located occupied by the Fire Rat Clan?"

There was more than a thousand meters away from the blockade. Raymond, who was hovering in mid-air, took a look and said. "Under these three-meter-high mounds, there should be some caves with a depth of tens of meters. It seems that there are quite a lot of glow rats stationed here..."

"It's just a group of mutated rats. Their reproduction speed can only be described as astonishing. In my hometown, they will be hunted and killed as soon as they are discovered. They will only bring disease and famine..."

The one-eyed sandman Saliman, who seemed to have an aversion to the rat tribe, rarely expressed his opinion. Even Adolf, who had never gotten along well with him, echoed in agreement, which surprised Becky.

The rat race's habitual ability to spread diseases can reduce an entire city's population by 80% within a few days. Based on the speed and scope of its spread, it can even affect the entire downstream basin with the help of rivers. Strictly speaking, they are one of the most feared races in the nightmare plane, no less than the extinct soul-sucking monsters...

Thinking of what Clement, commander of the Third Army, had said about the Fire Rats, Raymond's gaze towards those tall mounds became cold.

Although the Golden City has a greater reputation, it actually has the smallest number of besieged expeditionary forces and the weakest strength.

If it weren't for the fact that he needed to find the contact person of the House of Shadows that Haimen mentioned here, he should have gone directly to another city hundreds of kilometers away from here.

While he was thinking, Becky, who was sitting on his left shoulder, spoke in vain. "Sir, before, Clement said that the expeditionary force on the wizard plane was under siege, but why are there still ordinary humans and wizards out at the city gate?"

After turning his eyes away. Only then did Raymond see that the city gate that had been closed just now had been opened, and some humans carrying heavy objects were coming out of some tents outside the city gate. Some nightmare creatures also began to gather.

It seemed that the entire city was not blocked, and Raymond and others were heading towards the outer blockade. After passing through the area of ​​the Yingshu Clan until they approached the city gate, they did not encounter any interception or any sensory detection, which made them a little confused when they appeared in front of the city gate.

Raymond, wearing a scarlet wizard robe, has a human body shape and appearance.

Becky, sitting on his left shoulder, only attracted some curious eyes.

Although Adolf and the one-eyed sandman Shaliman were different from humans in appearance, they were obviously different from the nightmare creatures. Following Raymond obviously did not attract the attention of the uniformed wizards in front of the city gate. On the contrary, after he approached the city gate, he was told to pass quickly and not to stop at the city gate.

I noticed that these guards at the city gate were obviously expeditionary troops from the wizard plane. Therefore, Raymond stepped forward directly and asked about the market-like situation gathered outside the city.

The middle-aged wizard who was questioned by Raymond relaxed after taking a look at the scarlet wizard robe he was wearing, and explained patiently. "Before, the Golden City was besieged by those nightmare creatures, but because the situation has begun to ease recently, both sides have started appropriate exchanges and communication. It is estimated that everyone will be able to return to the wizard plane in a while... "

"Then do you know the reason?"

"I can't say for sure. We were besieged for more than three months before we got here. The other party didn't attack at first, so they probably started communicating out of fear. In the end, the senior leaders of the expeditionary force reached an agreement with them. What kind of agreement was made..."

The middle-aged wizard's attitude and tone made Raymond feel that the atmosphere here was not tense, so after asking about the location of the business district in the city, he entered the city directly.

The Golden City was built more than a thousand years ago. Although it has been destroyed, the layout of the entire city is still quite grand. Even though most of the buildings on both sides of the road are damaged and have not been repaired, the grandeur of the year can still be vaguely felt. come out.

It's just that ordinary humans in the nightmare plane seem to be restricted and controlled by the expeditionary force. Apart from seeing wizards running from time to time on the main roads along the way, ordinary humans are rarely seen, and in the nightmare plane A fighter among ordinary people.

After a while, when Raymond arrived at the business district, he found that the atmosphere here became more and more relaxed.

Some nightmare creatures belonging to the Far North have also appeared in the business district. Although they are generally not very powerful, they are communicating and trading with the wizards of the expeditionary force. However, many shops that seem to belong to local humans, but Most are closed.

Most of the human wizards who joined the expeditionary force came from the surface of the wizard plane. It seemed that they had already learned about the destruction of the Sith tribe and had received news that the threat was about to be lifted. Therefore, they all seemed relatively relaxed, even in the streets. They were trading with the nightmare creatures, but they still had a certain sense of superiority, which made Raymond and others who were slowly walking through the market speechless.

"Sir, it seems that they are quite relaxed. The old wizard over there was able to sell the cloud grass for eighty medium-sized crystal stones. Did he make a mistake?"

Raymond also knew about the transaction that Becky mentioned, so he felt helpless. "One possibility is that the cloud grass is exactly what the buyer needs urgently. The second possibility is that the old wizard feels that his transaction partner is relatively easy to deceive, so he offers a price more than twenty times..."

Raymond's statement made Becky nod, but then she sighed in surprise. "But even if the expeditionary force and the coalition forces in the Far North are about to reach an agreement, there is no reason to open the entire city to those nightmare creatures at this time, right?"

The further he walked into the market, the more such phenomena he saw, and Raymond became a little confused. "I always feel that something is wrong. Once I find the local contact person of the House of Shadows, I should be able to know the real situation..." (To be continued ~^~)