Cao Zhe stood on the ridge of the rice fields and looked at the small town not far away.

Like many cities he had seen before, the city was still nearly completely closed.

From the outside, it looks like an ugly, awkward, uneven turtle shell, crooked upside down on the ground, grey, dry and not round at all.

The small town has limited resources and will not waste energy shaping its appearance.

All the "irregular" are experiences and lessons obtained with blood when resisting evil surges and evil beasts.

"After walking for so many days, I have traveled to the Tang Dynasty for more than half of the land, but I don't see many cities, and the countryside and villages are almost gone."

"The fire of humanity is indeed almost extinguished in this world."

"No wonder, the original Jiuding Town Qilu should have drawn humanitarian Qilu on its own. As a protection, why do we need to organize a team to send sacrifices to stimulate the excitement?"

"Just because humanity is gradually subsided, it has reached the verge of destruction. The Nine Cauldrons are established to protect the human race and will not take the initiative to force them to seek. This is a good intention, but it has caused more suffering..." Cao Zhe has already walked to the small city in three or two steps.

There is no gate in the small city.

When entering and leaving, someone needs to use a hanging basket to put it down from the top of the city, pull the person up to the hole at the top of the city, and then follow the slide to enter the strictly inspected ground hall.

Only after strict verification of the identity in the ground hall can one truly enter the city.

This pattern is generally common, and it was fixed and formed three or four hundred years ago. It is widely used on this land, but there are some subtle differences according to the customs and environments of different places. Cao Zhe has seen a lot.

As for the city... it is of course completely closed, and there is no sunshine all day long. There is only some glowing moss, which shines brightly on the walls and corners, allowing people to barely see things in the city.

Only under special circumstances will people living in small towns rush out of the city in large quantities, see the light from the outside and the wind from the outside.

Generally speaking, it is probably for farming outside the city or taking risks to hunt.

Although it is an opportunity to go out of the city to let go, it is even more dangerous for the people in the city.

Often, every year when it comes to the farming and harvesting season, it is a separation of life and death.

Adults in the city will randomly draw more than one-third and leave the city to work under the "protection" of the defenders.

The people who can eventually return to the city after one trip, are often less than one-half of them, and the probability of being wiped out is also not low.

Such a high loss rate has led to a large number of small towns almost every few years, completely dilapidated and abandoned, and eventually buried in the soil of time and becoming the past.

"Although it is still a nominal country, the 'Tang Dynasty' has almost been completely 'separated' many years ago. The local area is centered on some important towns, and a large number of small towns are scattered. However, even under the same water and soil, the exchange between cities is almost gone."

"The only ones that the Tang Dynasty can truly control is Chang'an, as well as some cities around Chang'an, and there are border guards with heavy troops. However, they have no military strength, no ability, and no financial resources, so what are the concerns for the wider areas?"

"People have even given up their external connections and explorations, repeating their past lives day after day, delaying the destruction of cities and the complete demise of groups."

"I'm afraid to go out and dare not face new changes."

"This concept is deeply rooted. Even if I spread the new evil martial arts, letting the people carrying corpses take risks and go deep into various places to spread evil martial arts, it still failed to break this situation. This is a 'stubborn disease' that has grown in my heart." Cao Zhe thought to himself.

Only by truly experiencing such a situation can one truly understand it by seeing and hearing it.

If you just stand in the center and issue orders, even if you know that such a thing is going on, it will be difficult to pay attention to the solidity of this "stubborn disease".

Just like there are many people who stay at home for a long time and don’t want to or even dare to go out again.

The situation here will only be many times more serious.

"So I have to come!"

"Walking through every city and leaving something in every city." Cao Zhe looked at the hanging basket hesitantly put down, and sat in calmly.

Even if it was easier for him to enter the city, he was willing to do this.

Facing the eyes hiding behind the brick wall and trap, the curious and eager eyes showed a smile that made everyone feel relieved.

As before, enter the city... and then calmly accept inquiries and some inspections that will make people feel at ease.

The lord of the small city is a thin young man. His breath is less than twenty-five, but his eyebrows are already old, and if you look at the face, you will have to be at least forty.

Even the city lord looks a little malnourished.

The soldiers around them wearing tattered armor were also short and thin.

These most "elite" people in the city are still like this, which shows how difficult it is for ordinary people to live.

Although there is farming outside the city, without daily maintenance and maintenance, there is only one harvest. The harvest is entirely based on the will of heaven, and the annual grain output is really not optimistic.

"Master Tianshi! Thank you for your cooperation." The lord of the small city said as if he was not very good at speaking, his tone seemed a bit dry.

He seemed to have no idea what the specific meaning of "Tianshi" had.

I just knew that the corpse-backed man who taught evil martial arts last time was "describing" Cao Zhe and leaving behind a portrait.

Traces of civilization have appeared in this small town, just like many similar small towns.

"No need to say much, I will come today to preach the Dharma."

"Do you have a name in your city?" Cao Zhe asked.

The city lord Ai Ai carefully wriggled his lips and said, "Yes! There are... I heard from the old people that our city is called 'gou', called Gou City."

"Okay! Go and erect a wall in the city, and I will write a martial arts article on it."

"This martial art is unique to you, so it is called Gouquan. If others want to learn more comprehensively, they will come to your city and see this wall with their own eyes."

This is Cao Zhe's method.

The evil martial arts liberate the high walls that the human race cannot "resist" against evil spirits, but the barriers that naturally grow in people's hearts are not so easy to break.

With a closed life that has lasted for hundreds of years, few people dare to take the initiative to go out of the city, explore, communicate, and recognize the vastness of this world.

Therefore, Cao Zhe will leave a special martial arts article in every city he has walked through.

If you want to see the full picture of these martial arts, you have to come in person and stand on the martial arts wall to admire them.

In this way, a group of striving warriors can start to embark on a journey bravely and risky.

And with the pull of these people, greater circulation will also break the thick "turtle shell".

It can be said that Cao Zhe used to make the race "stand up" in this malicious world.

Now, people are trying to take the initiative to ‘get out’.
Chapter completed!