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 of more than 100 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 look like wild flowers blooming in spring. Clusters and clusters dotted the desolate land outside the Golden City.
Becky, who was sitting on Raymond's left shoulder, was relieved of the sand transformation by the one-eyed sandman Saliman. He pointed at the tall mounds on the outermost edge and said strangely. "Sir, are the areas where those mounds are located occupied by the Fire Rat Clan?"
It is more than a thousand meters away from the blockade. Raymond, who was hovering in mid-air, looked at it 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"
"They are just a group of mutant 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 it, echoed in agreement, which surprised Becky.
The Rat Clan is accustomed to the ability to spread diseases. It can reduce the population of an entire city by 80% within a few days. According to the speed and scope of its spread, it can even affect the entire downstream basin with the help of rivers. Strictly speaking, they are the most affected in the nightmare plane. One of the feared races, no less than the exterminated spirit suckers
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 for the House of Shadows that Haimen mentioned here, he should have gone directly to another city hundreds of kilometers away from here.
While thinking about it. Becky, 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, Raymond saw that the city gate that was closed just now had been opened. Some humans carrying heavy loads were coming out, and some nightmare creatures began to gather in some tents outside the city gate.
It seems that the entire city is not on lockdown. Raymond and others, who were heading towards the outer blockade, passed through the area of ??the Fire Rat Clan until they approached the city gate. Neither suffered any interception nor any perceived detection. They were all a little confused when they appeared in front of the city gate.
Wearing a scarlet wizard robe, Raymond 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 are different from humans, they are obviously different from nightmare creatures. Following Raymond obviously did not attract the attention of the uniformed wizards in front of the city gate, but instead attracted the attention of the wizards in uniforms in front of the city gate when he approached. After the city gate, people were signaled to pass quickly and not to stop at this city gate.
? ?Feeling that the guards at the city gate were obviously from the expeditionary force from the wizard plane, Raymond directly stepped forward 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 went directly into the city.
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 expedition 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.
"My lord, 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, and 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 you walked into the market, the more such phenomena you 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, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!