At the end of the street is a semi-enclosed open square. The square is oval in shape. There are two independent stone platforms about 5 meters high in the center. There is an arch on the top of the two stone platforms. The door frame flows like this.
Water curtain ripples like a city gate.
The two arches are slightly different in material and color. One is made of silver-white wooden texture, with the word "行" inlaid on the top of the arch. The other is made of gray-black rocks, with the word "游" inlaid on the top of the door.
"Character.
I don’t know what they mean. These two gates stand at the core of the city of Aden, which shows their importance, but what they are used for is unknown.
Apart from these two stone platforms, there is only one building in the square, which is the cylindrical minaret that can be seen in the distance outside the city of Aden. The minaret is about less than a hundred meters high, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. The tower body is milky white.
, it is not an exaggeration to call it a landmark building. After all, the other houses are all gourd-shaped, but this one is unique and completely out of tune with the surrounding buildings.
The high tower is considered an auxiliary building, and the main building is a square, three-story house with an open vermilion door and a word "city" hanging on the door.
Just when Liu Xiao was looking around, he found a tall and thin creature standing at the door. He was wearing a purple tight-fitting shirt with gold rims. He had a skin color similar to that of a human and a pair of hairless clothes.
With white pupils, a pair of long arms above the knees were folded across his chest, and he was leaning leisurely on the edge of the door.
In the huge space, there were only two living creatures, Liu Xiao and him. Since there were no pupils, Liu Xiao was not sure whether the creature was looking at him.
"insect?"
The creature spoke.
"ha?"
Liu Xiao replied inexplicably.
"As expected."
Another hand stretched out from behind the creature, scratched its cheek, and said, "Come in with me."
After saying that, the creature slowly turned around and entered the house.
Only then did Liu Xiao see that there were actually two extremely short arms behind him.
Without doubting his presence, Liu Xiao also stepped forward to follow him.
The hall on the first floor is very spacious. It can be seen that the owner here prefers purple and red. The walls and decorations inside are also mainly in these two colors. In the middle of the hall is a sunken brazier. There is no fuel or smoke, and the flames are
It continued to burn, and there was a ring-shaped red carpet surrounding the fire pit, with no seats.
The creature pointed to the ground, motioning Liu Xiao to sit down, and he also sat cross-legged.
As a native, Liu Xiao naturally did as he pleased, so he sat opposite the creature, with a flame between them.
Sensing Liu Xiao's curiosity about the flames, the creature said, "Back then, I met a human friend in the trial realm. The first time he saw the fire here, he had the same expression as you."
Liu Xiao raised his head and looked into those white eyes, "What happened to your human friend?"
"Dead." The creature said calmly.
Liu Xiao pouted. People here generally like to chat to death, and he is used to it.
"Has it been so long since this round of trials started?" The creature asked and answered, "It seems like it's been a really long time. You bugs have already found this place."
"I know very little about the origin. If possible, I would like to know what the city of Aden means to us and what the landmark is?" Liu Xiao did not want to make painful small talk and went straight to the point.
"Actually, I shouldn't answer this question, just because you, the bug, came too early." The creature glanced inside and continued, "Normally, the bug would enter the Watch City ten days after the trial begins.
Queen, by then, I will have to organize a grand welcome ceremony to welcome you, and at the same time, welcome you to leave as soon as possible."
"We don't seem to be welcome?" Liu Xiao wondered.
"You'll understand why later."
While the creature was talking, a human in formal clothes walked out of the back room. The tray in his hand contained two teapots and two teacups that Liu Xiao was familiar with.
Liu Xiao looked surprised as he watched this human being approach, bow, gracefully put down the teapot and teacup in front of the creature and Liu Xiao, and then turned around and left.
"This is the human friend I just mentioned. Although I don't like him, some of the cultures in your human civilization are quite good, for example." As he spoke, he raised the tea cup to his mouth, "Drink tea.
"
"Didn't you say he was dead?" Liu Xiao asked.
"Do you think he's still alive?" the creature asked.
The corner of his mouth twitched, Liu Xiao didn't want to continue this question.
"You should be the master of Aden City," Liu Xiao asked tentatively.
"Yes, I am also the ruler of this trial realm." The creature put down the teacup slowly, "My name is Sluo, the ruler Sluo. You don't have to remember this name, because you only belong here.
A passer-by."
"My name is Ren Pingsheng." Although he didn't understand what a ruler was, Liu Xiao vaguely felt that the creature in front of him had considerable power.
"The names of humans are always so strange. Do you know what you are going to do next?" The long-sleeved arm of the creature raised the teapot and poured himself tea.
"I don't know." Liu Xiao told the truth.
"Hahahahaha," the creature laughed, but the teapot in his hand did not tremble at all. "Didn't the star field you were in tell you before the trial started?"
Liu Xiao shook his head helplessly. It was not that the galactic order was not mentioned, but that the human government was not mentioned.
"I really want to know which star field you are from and how dare you do this, but you don't have to tell me. I'm just curious. What's the difference between participating in the Origin Trial without knowing the content of the trial and sending you to your death?
"
Liu Xiao laughed dryly, Sluo was right, and it was indeed the case.
"Seeing that your experience has brought some fun to my boring life, let me, the ruler, tell you why you came and what you came to do."
Liu Xiao moved his buttocks and straightened his posture. He knew that the good stuff had arrived.
"Why don't you drink tea? You can try it, it tastes good." Sluo said calmly.
Seeing Liu Xiao holding up the teacup, Sluo said, "The place you are at at the origin is called the Small Thousand World. The Small Thousand World is divided into three types, the New World, the Original World and the Symbiosis World. The New World refers to the undiscovered newborn world.
, everything inside is unknown, just like a newborn baby. In the original world, part of it has been explored, but no ruler has appeared. There are native intelligent creatures in the world and they are generally very powerful. In the symbiosis world, a ruler has appeared.
, a world that has been fully explored.”
"Yes, this is the symbiosis world, and this realm also has its own name, called Aden."
"Then what do you mean by the trial realm you just mentioned?" Liu Xiao asked.
"Origin has just commandeered the symbiosis world as a trial site. Because of your arrival, many people and many things are no longer able to function normally. This is not what I want to see." Sluo spread his little hands behind his back and made a strange gesture.
Helpless posture.
"That's why we're not popular."
"On one hand, the number of insects participating in the trial is too large, which has caused damage to the realm itself. Some of the insects will stay here for a long time and will also bring instability to the Aden realm."
Liu Xiao nodded and said, "I understand, but we are also forced."
"Of course, it's just like I was forced to be the ruler of the Aden world." Sluo seemed to have mentioned something sad, with a sad look on his face.
"You should have noticed the two stone platforms at the door."
Liu Xiao nodded.
"The silver one is prepared for you. After you become a traveler, you will be qualified to use it to leave here and go to the Middle Thousand Worlds."
So that's it, it turns out that he is leaving here and going to a new world! Liu Xiao suddenly realized, but he wanted to know more, and Sluo obviously knew what was about to happen in the future.
"After that, where will I go? What do I need to do?"
"It's up to you to decide where to go. You can go to the Word Exploration Room later to ask someone. There may be people from your star field or race there, and they will guide you where to go. Zhongqian World, haha, that place
That’s the real starting point.”
"These residents in the city are not participating in the trial, right?" Liu Xiao asked.
"Oh? Did you see it? Indeed, they come from the Charming Blue Realm, the upper realm of the Aden Realm. Another dark sign on the stone platform leads to the Charming Blue Realm."
Liu Xiao seemed to understand, but he didn't seem to fully understand. He asked, "Then will I also go to the Charming Blue World in the future?"
Sluo smiled, "No, you can't go. If you go, you will die."