Morian staggered after being yelled at by the captain. Under the mocking and contemptuous gazes from all around, his face turned blue and white. After staring at the captain angrily, he pushed away the crowd in front of him, quite a bit.
He rushed into Sin City in embarrassment.
After Morian left, the captain's expression returned to normal, and he said to Lin Zheng and the others with an apologetic look: "I'm sorry, gentlemen, for causing you to be harassed!"
"It's okay!" Lin Zheng smiled nonchalantly, and then introduced himself, "My name is Siegfried, and behind me is Xilu..." After introducing everyone, he looked at the captain and said, "Not yet.
Could you please tell me your surname?"
"I don't dare to take on a famous name!" the captain said with a somewhat embarrassed smile, "My name is Falencia, and generally everyone calls me Fulun. Gentlemen, just call me that!" After saying that, Fulun extended his hand towards the door and invited me.
, "Gentlemen, please come in!"
Under the guidance of Fulun, the adventure team finally entered Sin City. Fulun himself also rode on a war horse. While leading everyone forward, he introduced the scenery of Sin City to everyone and gave instructions to Lin Zheng and the others along the way.
In a word, putting away the flags and hanging these flags in the city is undoubtedly telling others that they are adventurers. There are still many people who are hostile to adventurers. Although there are flags, those guys can't do anything, but
It will always cause some trouble, such as the guy like Morian I met before.
Lin Zheng and the others naturally followed the well-intentioned advice, and immediately asked Brünnhilde to put away the flag. After that, Lin Zheng said to Fulun: "I wonder what the third level is about?"
"I don't know about this!" Fulun said with a smile, "In fact, the levels set by Master Skeleton are often modified. For example, the second level was changed to the current conditions. It only started last year, and
As for the third level, Lord Skeleton has always decided the content himself, so if you want to pass the third level, you must first meet Lord Skeleton!"
We are going to see the Black Skull! After hearing what Fulun said, Lin Zheng and the others were really interested. Along the way, they were very curious about this sinful city lord with a special style of behavior. Now they can finally meet the real person.
I can't help but feel a little excited.
"Then please excuse me for your introduction!"
"This is exactly what I am responsible for. You're welcome, sir!"
Hearing this, Lin Zheng smiled and nodded. Looking around, he immediately saw many people pretending to divert their attention. It was indeed a city of sin. Guys who looked like villains were all over the streets, so there were some
People are born bad. Even if we provide them with a comfortable environment to start over, it won't change their bad habit of eating shit!
Soon, the team entered the inner city area of Sin City. There was a significant difference in the architectural style before and after. As Doma said before, the outer buildings they just passed were rough and sturdy, and many buildings looked still.
Very new. The architectural style in the inner city area tends to be soft and beautiful, more traditional style of Sphegor. Looking around, I also found that the residents living here are relatively more harmonious, and there are people buying and selling.
We were talking and laughing, but it didn't look much different from an ordinary city.
Fulun greeted the pedestrians he met on the road from time to time. It could be seen that the quality of the residents here was obviously much higher than that of the surrounding areas. Lin Zheng even saw a lot of private schools. This is not good! You divide the entire city into
Two completely different worlds will only create greater contradictions in the city. This kind of contradiction is too different from those small contradictions. Small contradictions will only cause headaches for managers. Once the contradiction between the two worlds breaks out, it will be terrible.
There is only one ending of life and death.
Looking at the peaceful scene in the inner city, Lin Zheng couldn't help but sigh. This kind of peace is just a mirror, and as long as there is a slight disturbance, it will disappear immediately. Black Skull has the intention to do things, but this method is obviously not clever!
Hearing Lin Zheng sigh, Fulun couldn't help but turn around and asked: "Why are you sighing, sir?"
"I'm just lamenting the difference in environment between inner and outer urban areas!" Lin Zheng said with a grin.
Hearing this, Fulun showed a thoughtful expression and then said: "Sir, do you have any special opinions on this?"
"I'm just an ordinary adventurer. How can I have any special opinions?"
Hearing Lin Zheng's perfunctory words, Fulun just smiled and said nothing more. Indeed, even if Lin Zheng had any opinions, from their standpoint, it would be of no use because it would not affect Sin City.
The pattern!
But Brünnhilde leaned on Lin Zheng's shoulder curiously and asked: "Is there anything wrong with Siegfried?"
Lin Zheng thought for a moment, and then explained to her: "Let's put it this way! If the inner city is compared to the divine kingdom Asgard in the World Tree, then the outer city is the kingdom of death, Helheim. You just need to think
Think about the conflict between Asgard and Helheim, and you will understand the problem!"
One is the fertile and sacred Kingdom of God, and the other is the destination of the exiles, the cold and gloomy Kingdom of Death. Therefore, the Kingdom of Death has never had any good impression of Asgard. To put it simply, it is all kinds of envy and jealousy.
Hatred, this contradiction accumulated due to the gap in living conditions, finally broke out completely during the first Ragnarok!
Brünnhilde has experienced Ragnarok. Even though she now thinks that Ragnarok is just a dream of hers, she can still understand the contradictory relationship between the two very clearly. At the moment Brünnhilde
I couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice, "Isn't this city very dangerous?"
"The danger is certain, but it has not yet erupted!" Lin Zheng said calmly, "But this has nothing to do with us. By the time the conflict breaks out, maybe we will all have seen Jörmungandr!"
"No!" Brynhildr shouted anxiously, "If Sin City is destroyed, what will happen to the villages protected by Sin City?!" Brynhild has taught in the Bandit Den for half a year.
De already has deep feelings for the place, and no matter what, she doesn't want to see it suffer misfortune.
Hearing her words, Lin Zheng burst out laughing, tilted his head and bumped into her, "You don't have to worry about it. We have a saying in the East that the boat will straighten out when it reaches the bridge. There will always be a way!"
Unknowingly, Lin Zheng and the others had approached a magnificent palace. In front of the palace, majestic black-armored guards were on guard. Anyone who dared to approach the palace for no reason would be warned by their sharp eyes. In front of these guards,
Under the garrison, even Fulun could not bring Lin Zheng and the others close casually. He immediately got off the horse and said to Lin Zheng and the others: "Gentlemen, please wait a moment. I will go and inform you all!"
"
After saying that, Fulun trotted towards the guards guarding the palace. At the same time, a black token flashed in his hand. Without this thing, he would have been hacked to death by random swords when he got close! The one who ran forward
Fulun had a conversation with the captain of the guard, and while speaking, he pointed at Lin Zheng and the others. The captain of the guard looked at everyone, nodded slightly, then turned around and ran into the palace.
After the guard captain left the meeting, Fulun also came back and said: "Mr. Tucker has gone to inform everyone. Please wait here for a moment. I still have responsibilities, so I have to leave now. Please forgive me.
!”
"Thank you, Mr. Fulun, for leading the way. Goodbye!"
"Goodbye!" Fulun nodded with a smile, mounted his horse and headed back to the city gate.
Not long after Fulun left, the captain of the guard, whom Fulun became Tucker, returned from the palace and brought an invitation from the Black Skull to Lin Zheng and the others.
Under the leadership of Tucker, everyone stepped into the palace of Black Skull. What surprised them when they entered the palace was that the palace, which looked very grand, was extremely deserted inside. At a glance, not even the maid was seen.
A few or few people don't matter. There are countless lamps in a huge palace, but only a few are actually lit, making corridors and other areas with insufficient lighting appear dark and gloomy.
This scene couldn't help but make Lin Zheng curse in his heart. This is not the way to play with mystery. A sinful city lord has enough strength to compete with Sphegor. Under such conditions, he should be as powerful and powerful as possible.
On the glorious side, if you have such a gloomy and mysterious virtue, you will not be able to raise your momentum. You will not have the domineering power of a generation of heroes at all. If it goes on for a long time, your own authority will inevitably be greatly affected.
"Master Skeleton, the gentlemen and ladies who broke through the barrier have been brought here!" Tucker's sudden voice made Lin Zheng suddenly come back to his senses. He turned around and found that he had arrived in front of a gate.
The next moment, a deep voice came from the door, saying: "Invite them in!"
After entering the gate, I found a grand and spacious hall with ancient armor on both sides. In the center of the front sat a tall figure dressed in black. His face was just like the legend, wearing a black and gray skull mask.
His entire face was covered. Apart from him, there was only one maid in white standing in the hall. Compared with the overall relatively dark style, this maid stood out very conspicuously. This guy, simply
So low-key!
After Tucker led everyone into the hall, he bowed and retreated. When Tucker retreated, the maid standing next to the Black Skeleton walked down. Just when Lin Zheng and the others thought that the Black Skeleton had something to do,
When the maid explained, the maid suddenly bowed her waist and said, "I have seen all the teachers!"
Wait, what is going on?! Lin Zheng and the others were stunned by the maid's actions, teacher?! They did teach some students, but it was in a bandit's den, and they were very sure that among the students
There is absolutely no such thing as this maid, so what is this for?! Are you ready to become a disciple?
As if sensing Lin Zheng's doubts, the maid took a deep breath, and then a burst of black mist emerged from her body. When the mist subsided, the slim maid disappeared. What appeared in front of them was a little girl, and this
Girl, she looks very familiar!
"Little sheep?!" Everyone shouted in surprise. No matter how rich their imaginations were, they would never have imagined that the smart little sheep in the robber's den could actually be transformed into the maid in front of them.
"It's Joan of Arc!!" the little sheep corrected with a serious look on his face. However, he was wearing clothes that were several sizes too big. He said it with such a serious expression, but he looked very happy, which immediately made Brunsy angry.
De laughed. She didn't have so many complicated thoughts. She just thought that being close to the little sheep was a matter of course. She immediately stepped forward and hugged the little sheep, and asked with a smile: "Little sheep, why are you here?
?”
"It's Jeanne d'Arc!"
"Okay! Jeanne!"
Hearing Brünnhilde's change of words, the little sheep nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "I originally lived here. That side of the robber's den is my mother's natal family!"
Lin Zheng stared at the little sheep for a while, and then looked up at the silent Black Skeleton. It turned out to be a puppet?! Could it be that the legendary Black Skeleton, the feared king of killers, is this little sheep?!
"Little...that, Joan of Arc!" Deken asked with a surprised look on his face, "What the hell is going on?!"
Hearing this, the little sheep was silent for a moment. The next moment, it changed back to the girl's appearance, hugged Brunhilde's arm and said: "I am the Black Skeleton now!"
Although they had already guessed this outcome, everyone was still surprised to hear it from the little sheep. The powerful King of Killers turned out to be a little girl?! Wait, she just said it was "now", and then she replied
Suddenly, Noel asked: "What about before?"
"It's my father!" As he said that, the little sheep looked at the black skeleton sitting on the chair.
Everyone thinks that the feared Black Skull is a tall assassin fighting madly, but this is actually wrong! The Black Skull that appears in front of the world is just a manipulated puppet. The real Black Skeleton is a powerful
The puppet master is good at manipulating various puppets to fight.
Black Skull was born in a poor village and has a deep understanding of the hard life of the people at the bottom. When Brenner was wreaking havoc, in order to make up for the losses suffered by Brenner's plunder, the government increased taxes in many areas, making the bottom people's lives worse.
Life became increasingly difficult. Black Skull couldn't stand it anymore, so he used his own name to gather a group of bandits who were forced to rebel by the government and other people from all walks of life, and captured the current Sin City and used Sin City as its foundation.
, further expanding to the surrounding areas.
But lack of knowledge is a big problem. Without systematic education, Black Skull lacks the ability to manage, and he accepts bandits from all over the world without restraint. Although it further expands the scope of Sin City's influence, it also
It laid the foundation for the stability of Sin City!
The city of sin, which was originally just a place for selling dog meat, gradually attracted a large number of robbers and criminals. Those who were forced to have no choice were given a chance to start over here, but there were also some scum that were rotten to the core mixed in.
They come here just to seek a safe haven and prepare to continue doing evil.
What Black Skeleton wants to create is a peaceful and stable living environment so that people can live and work in peace and contentment. However, this environment obviously does not suit the appetite of those scum. They do not want to farm or work, they just want to do whatever they want unscrupulously! In order to curb these
Guy, Black Skeleton worked painstakingly to transform the chaotic Sin City into what it is now. Unfortunately, he was overworked and died of illness three years ago, leaving a little sheep to support the Sin City alone.
The overall situation of the city.
After explaining, the little sheep said with a troubled face: "Although my father has no knowledge, at least he is much more courageous than me. When he was alive, those guys didn't dare to play any tricks..."
"Is it bad now?!"
Hearing Mendos' inquiry, Little Sheep nodded helplessly, "Recently, there have been more and more voices of dissatisfaction in the city, and there are often reports from the surrounding areas that some villages have been attacked. Although they have pushed the matter to
On the head of adventurers, but everyone knows that no adventurers dare to approach Sin City casually now, let alone attack villages within the territory of Sin City. If this continues, I am really worried about what my father has worked so hard to build.
The city of sin will be destroyed in my hands!"
"If you don't do anything, it will only be a matter of time before you are destroyed!"
"Hey! Siegfried! Are you saying this too harshly?!" Deken stabbed Lin Zheng with his arm and said, after all, the little sheep is just a little girl, let her bear the entire crime.
The burden of the city is really too heavy. At this time, we should give her some relief. What's the point of hitting her in turn?!
However, the little sheep was worthy of being the daughter of Black Skeleton and was not easily hit. She stared at Lin Zheng seriously and said: "I know that Mr. Siegfried is the smartest person in the world. If you say so
, it must make sense, but I’m stupid and can’t see where the problem is. I hope the teacher can teach me!”
Looking at her serious expression, Lin Zheng laughed out loud. That's right. If you don't understand, just ask. This is the attitude that really wants to solve the problem. The most fearful thing is that if you don't understand and pretend to understand, you won't even break your head and bleed.
Be willing to repent! After he finished laughing, he said: "First of all, your father gathered all the restless guys in the city. This is no problem, but your father made a big mistake in the process!
Do you still remember a truth I told you in class?"
"You have taught many truths, but I don't know which one you are talking about!"
"The one who is close to vermilion is red, the one who is close to ink is black!"
Hearing Lin Zheng's words, Little Sheep's expression was immediately stunned. Obviously, she had realized the problem. At this time, Lin Zheng further clarified her thoughts: "Your father wanted to prevent those restless guys from harassing him.
In order to reach the ordinary people, we deliberately built the outer city area and placed them there. This approach is actually very inappropriate!
The human heart is a very complex thing, so it is difficult to judge a person's essence from his first impression. What is certain is that in this world, there are only a few people who are truly bad to the core. Many people are
It can be slowly transformed through changes in the environment!
But your father's approach directly separated the residents of the outer city and the inner city. There were too many dead people in the outer city, making the living environment relatively harsh. This made the residents living in the outer city dissatisfied with the Black Skull.
Once emotions are affected by those bad people, people who might have changed will become new bad people, thus forming a vicious cycle.
When the number of these rotten people accumulates to a certain level, they will begin to expand, because they are all parasites. If they do not expand, they will starve to death, thus forming the situation you are experiencing now, and this situation
If they continue to evolve, they will completely destroy the rules established by the Black Skull in Sin City, because these rules hinder their parasitic life!"
As he spoke, Lin Zheng looked at the little sheep, "Judging from what I observed when I came here, the current situation in Sin City is probably at its final stage. A gangster can actually get in."
Among the guards at the city gate, you still dare to question the flag that symbolizes the authority of the black skull? I’m afraid they are about to pull the flag and rebel!"
