Raising her head, Ai Lei looked at Lin Zheng energetically, "Where are we going next?"
Seeing the two adults cheering up under the coquettish words of their daughter, Lin Zheng couldn't help but smile a little brighter. He then took out Baromir's travel diary and said: "Antopia, our next stop.
go there!"
Antopia is the country closest to Geometry City. Antopia used to be an extremely powerful country, but they were so powerful that they developed a strong and somewhat deformed vigilance towards their neighbors, the people in the painting.
Finally, the war broke out that soldier Diwei told them about.
After the war that hurt both sides, unlike the figure in the painting who became stronger through technology, Antopia lost a large number of elites and its powerful country gradually declined. If neighboring countries that were truly hostile to them took advantage of the situation, it would be even worse.
It’s too much to bear! Although they finally defeated the enemy country, they have been in a state of decline since then and have not been able to recover to one-tenth of their heyday, no, to be more precise, even one percent of their heyday.
nothing.
Stepping into the majestic city of Antopia, even Merlin couldn't help but exclaim in admiration! This city is called the Outpost, and just like its name, it was originally a fortress-type city built as an outpost against the people in the painting.
, although it was devastated during the war, this city still retains its strong and majestic side.
On the side facing Geometry City, the buildings were the most severely damaged. A large number of buildings were destroyed and only a piece of foundation was left. To this day, people can still feel how intense the war was back then!
As their eyes followed the footsteps, they continued to go deeper into the outpost city, and what appeared in Lin Zheng's field of vision was that more than half of the buildings had been destroyed. Even if half of them were destroyed, these buildings were still tens of meters high.
From now on, you can see complete high-rise buildings, often hundreds of meters in height. Coupled with the traces of being baptized by war, it gives people an extremely shocking visual impact.
From Baromir's travel notes, we can learn that the scene that the outpost city retains today is by no means intentional by Antopia. The real reason is the lack of talents! During Antopia's heyday,
The architecture is extremely strong and powerful. However, Antopia, which has experienced two wars, has lost too many elites. The once powerful construction technology has been broken due to the loss of elites. After the war, Antopia's
Even the buildings in Outpost City cannot be repaired, and even the remaining foundation cannot be destroyed and rebuilt!
Although it was not impossible to destroy it, it would require a huge amount of manpower and material resources, and it could be said that the gain outweighed the loss. In the end, Antopia simply gave up on repairing it and let it become a memorial to that war. I didn’t expect this.
The decision was unexpectedly good. Now this place has become a tourist attraction. Many people come here to feel the brutality of the great war. After expressing their feelings, their stomachs will inevitably protest, leaving the city of Outpost City.
The restaurant has made a lot of money! Coupled with the souvenir shops, local product shops, etc., it brings a lot of tax revenue to Outpost City every year.
Looking at the ruins that were left to be attacked by tourists, Lin Zheng and the others couldn't help but sigh with emotion. The buildings here can withstand attacks from seven turns without any problems. They can build
Such a powerful building shows what a powerful country Antopia was in its heyday. You must know that buildings of this strength are extremely rare even in the world of gods! And here, the whole city is
Such intensity!
It is a pity that such a powerful country got into a fight with the equally powerful person in the painting because of ridiculous suspicion, and finally ushered in its ruined ending.
"I wonder if the emperor felt any regrets back then?" Merlin said coldly, "If it were me, I would definitely regret it to death!"
"I will definitely not regret it!" Lin Zheng said very calmly.
Hearing this, Merlin and Ailei looked at him in surprise, "How can you be sure?"
After looking at them, Lin Zheng smiled and held up Barromir's travel journal, "Because Antopia does not have an emperor, their highest power is a parliament composed of thirteen great nobles."
He was so angry that he actually played such a word game with them! Immediately, Merlin pushed Xiaomeng into Ailei's arms, and then chased Lin Zheng on the street, causing the pedestrians and tourists on the street to look at him.
Looking at the two people chasing each other, Ailei pursed her lips and laughed softly, her eyes full of envy, while the little Meng'er in her arms clapped her hands happily. The habit she developed in Geometry City made her laugh.
She likes this lively situation very much.
Realizing that the little one in her arms wanted to go down, Ailei came to her senses and put her on the ground with a smile. As soon as she landed, the little one immediately chased Lin Zheng and the others quickly. She also wanted to be with her parents.
Let’s play together!
"Don't run too fast, baby, be careful not to fall." Ai Lei warned with concern, she raised her feet and chased after Xiao Meng'er. Seeing the little guy running bumpy, Ai Lei had a look on her face.
Unstoppable tenderness and love.
However, what is not recorded in Barrowmir's travel notes is that the prosperous tourism industry has also caused many lawless elements to breed in Outpost City, and some of them have engaged in human trafficking. These human traffickers are the most common.
My favorite target is tourists. In the declining Antopia, missing people from other places will not attract much attention. And even if the trafficked people still have family members, it is difficult for them to stay in a different place.
Zhancheng sought effective help, which made these human traffickers become more and more unscrupulous.
The growing greed and ambition have made the traffickers in Outpost City more and more courageous. In broad daylight and in public, some traffickers are brazenly abducting lively, cute, and small children on the street.
Xiao Meng'er, who has already shown extraordinary appearance at a young age, is undoubtedly the best product in the eyes of these scum.
With all her attention focused on Xiao Meng'er, Ailei didn't notice at all that there was a man with greedy eyes staring closely at the trotting child. Just when her field of vision was blocked by pedestrians
At this moment, the man rushed towards Xiaomeng in an instant, picked up the girl and left. By the time the pedestrian in front of Ai Lei walked away, he had already disappeared without a trace.
Ailei's smile froze in an instant. When she came back to her senses, she immediately looked around in a panic, "Little Meng'er! Xia Meng! Where are you?! Come out quickly, come out quickly! Stop playing with mom!"
"
However, no matter how much Ai Lei shouted, she just couldn't hear Xiao Meng'er's response. Ai Lei
The world seemed to be spinning, and she felt that everything was moving away from her. She looked so panicked that she was almost hysterical. She kept looking around and calling, hoping to hear Xiao Meng'er respond to her call.
Pedestrians saw Ai Lei's hysterical appearance and avoided her. However, Ai Lei, who was stimulated, rushed forward, grabbed the people and asked them loudly if they had seen her little Meng'er, Xiao Meng'er, Xiao Meng'er,
Very cute little Meng’er! Have you seen it?! Have you seen it!?
"No... I didn't see it!" A man whose shoulders were grabbed by Ailei shook his head nervously. Seeing this, Ailei's eyes immediately burst out with murderous intent, "You are lying! Have you seen my little one?"
Meng'er! Have you seen her!" While shouting, Ailei's hands suddenly tightened and squeezed the man's shoulders tightly. Amidst the man's miserable screams, Ailei looked a little crazy and shouted: "Speak quickly! You
Where did you hide Xiao Meng’er?! Tell me quickly——!!”
"Ailei——!" Merlin rushed up and hugged Ailei tightly, "Don't be like this, don't be like this Ailei, it's none of his business, let him go quickly."
Hearing Merlin's voice, Ailei subconsciously let go of her hand, and immediately the man screamed and fell to the ground. He turned to look at Merlin with a dull expression, and Ailei shed tears one by one.
"Lin Lin, Xiao Meng'er, Xiao Meng'er is missing! I lost her! What should I do? What should I do?"
Meeting Ai Lei's eyes full of despair, Merlin's face was filled with distress. He reached out and hugged her tightly and comforted: "Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid! Little Meng'er will be fine.
Son, have you forgotten? Xiao Meng'er has an omnipotent father. As long as he is around, nothing will happen to Xiao Meng'er."
After hearing this, Ai Lei burst into tears in Merlin's arms. The heartbreaking cry made Merlin's heart tremble, and he couldn't help but hug her a little tighter. Once upon a time, Libea and Ai Lei
Rika was also snatched away for a time. There is no doubt that what happened today touched the sadness deep in Ailei's heart. Perhaps, in this way, Ailei can gradually move towards a true awakening, but at this time
At this moment, Merlin really didn't want to wake up Ailei's closed heart in such a painful way.
Raising his head, Merlin looked at the end of the street, his eyes filled with anger and he clenched his teeth, "Idiot Demon King, you are not allowed to let go of those guys who took Xiao Meng'er away, not even one of them!"
At this moment, Lin Zheng's whole mind was already occupied by anger! He and Mei Lin just walked away for a moment, but someone dared to kidnap his daughter! At this moment, Lin Zheng didn't even think about it.
Regarding Meng'er's own strength, he only knew that his daughter, his cute little Meng'er, was abducted by traffickers! No matter what the origins of those traffickers were, in Lin Zheng's heart at this time, they were all dead!
Anyone who tries to hurt his loved ones will have no choice but to die!
"dad--!"
The squeamish call suddenly sounded in Lin Zheng's ears, which instantly made Lin Zheng's rationality overwhelmed by anger clear up. The next moment, Lin Zheng didn't hesitate and kicked the wall next to him.
The wall, which had been damaged by countless tourists, collapsed instantly under his kick, and a huge hole appeared.