Chapter 15
The road leading to the central city is still a winding underground mine tunnel. However, this road has obviously been expanded and decorated by humans, and is much wider than ordinary mine tunnels. The ground has been trampled to the point that it can almost be called smooth. On the walls on both sides, there are some luminous plants planted every few sections of the road. You don't even need a torch to walk through it. When walking, you can sometimes meet other passers-by coming towards you, which is completely invisible in other places.
"There are four main forces in the Central City. They are the real rulers of this city, collectively known as the Mountain, Tree, Sword and Flower. 'The Mountain' is the Tyrant Family, and they are also the largest force in the city. East City and most of North City are their territory. Tyrant has clear levels and strict management. It is the most orderly place."
As Lei Duo spoke, he drew a very simple map in the air, vaguely circling the territory of the Tyrant Army, indicating that about half of the area was under their management.
"'Tree' is Mingzhao College, the only school on Prison Star. It is located in a corner of the northern city. It is not a big place, and it does not have a clear management territory outside the college. However, there are three or four streets nearby that are under its influence. In addition, although Mingzhao College has the smallest territory, its status is the most transcendent. Many high-ranking officials from the other three major forces graduated from Mingzhao College."
Although Mia had heard some general information from Babaru before, she still found it incredible. Rong Yuan had heard about it before, but he didn't have any doubts about the existence of the academy. At this time, Mia couldn't help but ask: "How can there be an academy in such a place? Who founded it? What does the school teach? Is it the same as outside? What capital does the school rely on to operate?"
"Uh..." Lei Duo was silent for a while, blinked his eyes, and said: "Mingzhao College... It is said that the Tyrant Army is supporting it behind the scenes. And..." He looked around, covered his mouth with his hands, and whispered mysteriously: "In fact, there is a rumor in private that the dean of the college is actually an ice man."
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"Oh, Bingke, Bing-ke! The ice in the ice coffin!" Lei Duo looked like a country bumpkin with little experience. Mia glared at him and he immediately lowered his head in fear and trepidation. His voice was eight octaves lower. He whispered, "That's right, it's said that the dean was originally a murderer who came down in an ice coffin. That's it."
"I heard that the person in the ice coffin will be surrounded and killed as soon as he falls to the ground. How could he become the head of a hospital?" Ulves interrupted and asked.
Lei Duo scratched his head and said, "No one knows the details of what happened. Anyway... it's probably not certain that the person in the ice coffin will be surrounded and killed. Think about it, if that person is very strong and has no hostility, would the four really go all out to kill him? After all, there is no blood feud between the two sides. Only a fool would do such a thing as hurting others for no reason and hurting himself eight hundred times. Of course, there are exceptions like the old Plague God who is particularly dangerous."
"Moreover, the person in the ice coffin has just landed and doesn't know the situation. If he hears that everyone on the entire planet will be against him, even the most powerful person will feel uneasy, right?" Okoto suddenly smiled and said, "If the four major forces of Prison Star extend an olive branch to him at this time, even for self-protection, he will be more likely to surrender, right?" After saying that, he glanced at Rong Yuan intentionally or unintentionally, then glanced at Lei Duo, but didn't seem to care much about his answer.
"Hehe, how can a small person like us know about the agreement between such big forces?" Lei Duo said, shaking his head.
"You haven't told me yet what the other two forces are like?" Ulves interrupted them and asked.
"'Flower'? It's called the Hundred Flowers Society, and its sphere of influence is basically in the South City. There are the most beautiful girls, the most handsome boys, the most fragrant wine, and the largest casino. It's a veritable den of money." As they were talking, the group had already reached the exit of the mine. Lei Duo stopped and said, "Then, this is 'Sword ' - the most unchivalrous Howling Knights."
Before he could finish his words, a brown-haired young man screamed "Ah!" and fell at Rong Yuan's feet. Before everyone could see his appearance clearly, he immediately got up, wiped the blood off his head, and rushed out screaming "Ah!" with a knife in hand.
Everyone: “…”
Several people then walked out of the mine tunnel, and when they saw the scene in front of them, several of them exclaimed in surprise.
What I saw before me was a huge underground city. A hundred meters above my head was a thick layer of rock, with dark vents and countless square-sized light-dividing panels bringing flowing wind and bright light to the city.
A hundred meters below your feet is the ground of this city. Looking down, the passers-by are as small as ants.
The city was full of dozens or even hundreds of meters high buildings. Because there was no need to consider factors such as sunshine time or spatial levels, all the high-rise buildings were crowded and extremely compact. The buildings were also strange in appearance, combining all the common and uncommon architectural styles of the empire. Some of them were so shaky that they looked like they would collapse in the next second, but they still stood firmly. Between the buildings, there were thousands of aerial bridges and passages for passage, like a messy spider web or an irregular accumulation of lines.
The rock walls around the underground city were covered with houses of all sizes, and winding stone steps. Some houses were suspended in the air, and the steps were less than half a meter wide. If you opened the door carelessly, you would fall from a height of 100 meters. But people came in and out , not caring about the danger at all, and they even fought.
Yes, fight.
The two sides of the fight, the smaller side wore relatively uniform clothing and weapons such as swords. Although they were few in number, they were very imposing. The other side consisted of dozens of people who looked like hooligans in every way. They had everything from bricks to spatulas. They rushed forward with loud shouts and were beaten down fearlessly. They jumped flexibly on the narrow overpass, roofs and windowsills of other people's houses, and the fight was ruthless. From time to time, someone would miss a step or be beaten down, accompanied by a long scream of "Ah--"... or they would be lucky enough to hang on a balcony, or they would fall to the bottom at high speed and fall into a pool of blood and flesh.
Even the strong men of the imperial army would be weak at the sight of such a situation, and would be lucky if they could exert 30% of their full strength. However, the people here all had expressions of common sense, some even leaned on the windowsill and watched with a smile, some cursed because the blood splashed on their clothes, and the more aggressive ones even rolled up their sleeves and started fighting without any reason, making the scene even more chaotic.
Lei Duo led them away from the battle through a small path with ease, saying, "This is the Howling Knights. They are a group of violent criminals. The residents of West City under the rule of the Knights are basically of this type. So there are the fewest people here, and the public security is the worst. If you get beaten to death on the street, there is nowhere to complain. The Knights are different from the other three. They don't care about such things... No, it should be said that they are the culprits of the chaos in West City. But because of this, the housing prices here are also the cheapest. Most people who have just come to the central city will choose to stay here temporarily. However, when they save enough money, they will generally move out as soon as possible."
At this point, he suddenly remembered the piles of packages that the group had. The corners of his mouth twitched, and he added: "Of course, there is no need for you gentlemen. With your assets, you can afford to live in the city center. If you need, I can..."
"Who said... that we are the culprits of the chaos in the city?"
Lei Duo's words were suddenly interrupted, the voice was so close that it seemed to be right next to his ear. He was startled and turned around abruptly, and saw a man with short black hair on the roof of a tall building not far away, looking at this side. It was obviously him who was talking.
The man was tall, with a dark complexion, a golden earring the size of a baby's fist on his left ear, and wore a linen vest and dark green loose trousers. The parts not covered by his clothes revealed his strong muscles like rocks. He squatted on the rooftop in a posture that looked relaxed, but actually put all his weight on his toes. His eyes were as sharp as a sword, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was as ferocious as a bloodthirsty beast.
Leido led them on a suspended bridge, which was at least eighty meters above the ground. The rooftop where the man was was only one or two meters higher than them, but it felt as if all of them were being stepped on by him, and were oppressed to the point of almost being unable to breathe.
“S…ss…ss…ss…!” Leido was so frightened that his legs went limp and he was tongue-tied, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.
Although the man was speaking to Lei Duo, he actually didn't even glance at him. He glanced at Michelle who was walking behind the crowd, and then his eyes swept over several people, finally stopping at Rong Yuan. He grinned and said, "I heard that a super strong man came from outside the city. Is that you?"
Michel frowned and thought to himself, as expected. They had almost walked here in a swagger, and the intelligence had probably been delivered to the desks of several major forces in the city. Michel didn't want to be so swaggering, but he could neither change Rong Yuan's decision nor stop the other people who were used to being poor from picking up the spoils that Rong Yuan didn't want every time he went hunting, and eventually it became the current situation. However, being targeted as soon as he entered the city was the worst possibility of all his expectations.
Michelle and the others did not think that Rong Yuan could not defeat the man in front of them. The scene they had seen in the Zerg mine had already exceeded their understanding of the word power. However, if Rong Yuan revealed his power, he would probably face more endless troubles in the future.
Michelle turned her gaze to Rong Yuan to see how he would handle the current situation.
Rong Yuan still looked cold and indifferent, as if he could neither sense the man's powerful strength nor see how troublesome the current situation was. He just said, "Before asking others, shouldn't you tell me your name first?"
"Ah, sorry, sorry." The man apologized jokingly, then stared straight at Rong Yuan, smiled grimly, and said, "Snow, the deputy leader of the Howling Knights. What is your name?"
