Chu Rui asked himself that he had traveled to many places and met many people. He had never encountered any weird things. However, this was the first time he encountered a city like this. In the past, even if he encountered a city with rebellion, , a city that is suffering tremendous pain, but there will always be some beings in it that can make the whole city come back to life and rejuvenate. They are the soul of the city, and their existence can touch the hearts of the people here and make them feel happy. The fire of hope rekindled.
However, the people here in Tude City are living like zombies. In this desolate and decadent city, there is no hope or expectation, and they live languidly day by day until the day they die. The long-term repressed life has made them numb. Their ancestors may have been full of hope, full of longing for tomorrow and the future. However, as this day passed, the day they imagined did not appear, but there was no passion. Day by day, they gradually withered, and finally became like this. Their descendants, affected by it, also gradually disappeared. Over a long period of time, this desert city was created. Even though there are people alive, there are no It's just like a dead city.
Chu Rui was deeply shocked. Even when he walked in those war-torn countries, he saw blood and corpses everywhere, and heard the cries of children, the screams of women, and the sighs of old people everywhere. It was not as shocking as the scene in front of him, because those who still know how to cry are still alive, but these people, these people who have become insensitive, people who have no hope and future, are already dead.
When you see people with skinny bones and dull eyes, sitting there like puppets, subconsciously and boringly drawing circles with their black and thin palms, there is an aura of ultimate decadence. , enough to shock you from body to heart.
This is a desolate city, this is a dead city.
Along the way, everyone Chu Rui met was like this. With the arrival of outsiders, only a small part of them looked up at him. They had lost any active numb eyes, without any fluctuations, just like that. They glanced at him, then continued to lower their heads, continuing their depression. This was only a small part of the group. Most of them didn't even raise their heads at all, just like a dead corpse.
Chu Rui's heart twitched fiercely, what kind of situation can cause a city to become such a situation.
Opening the map, Chu Rui discovered that the closest city to Tude City was thousands of miles away, and there was a desert in the middle. The desert was marked with patterns of various terrifying monsters. Chu Rui didn't know who had it. With such great perseverance and ability, he crossed the desert and reached here. Even if he leaped here at full speed with sufficient water, it would still take him a day.
When passing by just now, Chu Rui saw camel caravans. They were so few that it was hard to believe that there were only two or three such tiny kittens in a city's caravans.
This is a forgotten city, an abandoned city, a desert city. It is an isolated city, and it is gradually becoming a real, dead city.
It is located in a remote area, and the environment is so harsh. It is surrounded by desert. The only city that is close is far away. It is difficult for Chu Rui to imagine how the residents of such a city survived. Looking at those skinny and bones People in such a state, especially with that kind of spirit, probably won't live long.
A city without hope and future is destined to die soon.
Xuanwu may be able to protect them from being invaded by demons and monsters, but it cannot allow them to live a good life. Even if there is a caravan, the harsh climate and monsters on the way are enough to make the caravan sink into the sand without getting anything. It’s a very good supply, and it’s understandable that it’s turned out like this.
Chu Rui asked himself that he was not a good person, let alone a saint, but seeing such a scene, he was still touched and had the idea of helping them.
Sighing, Chu Rui began to wander around this huge but extremely desolate city. Maybe it was once glorious, but now it has become history. Most places have become dead zones, usually There are only a few people living in a large area, and most of the houses are empty. The owners inside are probably dead long ago.
After wandering around, Chu Rui bought a lot of things, which are all unique here. However, compared to the other three cities, they are very few. The materials here are really too poor, and there is no way to make many things. , even if this is the case, Chu Rui also bought a lot of scrolls and formulas, which is considered the biggest gain.
After buying a whole backpack, Chu Rui only spent more than one million gold coins. Compared with gold coins, people here hope that Chu Rui will exchange food or daily necessities.
Open the system store that you haven't used in a long time and buy goods at ten times the usual price.
Ten times the price, even a rich man like Chu Rui cannot afford it at all. The most important thing is that this is a city, not a person. Even if he is determined enough to want to help the people here, but Now is not the time. Chu Rui bought two million gold coins of steamed buns and gave them to an old man with a good reputation in the city, asking him to distribute them. Then he activated the power of the void and returned to the Howling Forest.
The matter of Tude City can be put on hold for the time being, but the matter of the Demon King cannot be delayed. Today is the deadline, which is related to the test of Qinglong, the success or failure of the mission of the Four Holy Messengers, and the construction of the city. Many factors cannot be tolerated. Chu Rui is a little sloppy. Those people in Tude City have lived in decadence for so long, and they don’t care about one or two days. Moreover, they just bought two million gold coins of steamed buns, which is two hundred thousand. Not to mention one day, one day There should be no problem at all.
Returning to the Howling Forest again, the annoying voice sounded in his ears again. Even though Chu Rui was very unhappy, he had to bite the bullet and rush forward.
It took Chu Rui more than seven hours to go back and forth three times, and finally arrived at the designated coordinate point while resting.
Looking back at the howling ghost that had disappeared, Chu Rui finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that those damn things could not enter here. After all, this was the habitat of their BOSS.
Taking a deep breath, Chu Rui shifted his sight to the demon-filled seal in front of him, and his eyes instantly became extremely sharp.
