A black throwing net suddenly flew out from the woods and easily covered little Zack. At the moment when no one could react, two black shadows jumped down from the trees and quickly took little Zack with him.
The net pulls back.
Even at this moment, the two forest servant goblins glanced at Raven, who was five meters away: as if to say, why are you the idiot who walked to the edge of the woods?
Not cold but shivering!
Raven, like the sad mother, could do nothing. He watched helplessly as little Zack was dragged to a tree, and was torn out pieces of bloody flesh by the forest servant goblins and eaten on the spot.
The guard tried to save little Zack by shooting an arrow, but the woods were too dense and dark. If the arrow missed, little Zack was immediately dragged deep into the woods, and soon even the last miserable howl disappeared.
The refugees fell into dead silence, each one fearfully moving away from the woods, trying their best to stay in the light of the brazier.
Sister Mary, who works at the village grocery store, cried and asked the villagers in the same village about her husband's whereabouts: "Malok, has anyone seen my Malok...my Malok..."
Maloch is Mary's husband. He was newly married. He was pulled out during the church defense battle last night. Many people saw him being injured and being dragged to the roof opposite the church by the goblins, howling and screaming.
Being eaten alive...
No one dared to respond to Sister Mary's pressing questions, and no one had the courage to tell her the truth. There was no way to comfort a woman who had just lost her husband.
The world of Ultron is cruel. Humans and other civilized races are constantly competing with monsters and Warcraft for living space. Whenever a city cannot accommodate more people or needs more food, there are always pioneers with a group of people looking for it.
The poor people who want to open up the land.
A lucky person stands firm and becomes the leader of a party.
More like Sister Raven and Sister Mary, they lost their homes due to the incompetence of the lords and were unable to resist the invasion of monsters, and were forced to return to the big cities.
Entering a big city does not mean safety, rather, it is the beginning of another dangerous journey.
"Karin, let's continue to conserve our strength."
"Brother, we have arrived at the Golden City."
Raven replied coldly: "Didn't you see the look in that sheriff's eyes? It was the look in his eyes as he watched a fat pig enter the slaughterhouse."
"..."
A fat man with a big belly stood on the high platform and signaled the gathered refugees to be quiet: "I am Sheriff Parker. Everyone listen to me, you are safe now. There is only one rule in the Golden City, which is to prohibit gathering to cause trouble. The other rules are the same as all others."
It’s the same as the city. Feel free to go in. Many places are short of people. I believe the enthusiastic citizens will be happy to accept you." After the announcement, he took everyone into the city and acted as a guide.
The Golden City is indeed very beautiful. Many streets in the city are hung with lanterns more than two meters above the ground, just like a city that never sleeps. Next to the large bluestone road that can accommodate two light carriages passing crosswise is a sidewalk that is one and a half meters wide.
The kind of dirt road in the village that is one foot deep and one foot shallow is simply incomparable.
However, following the leadership of the sheriff, the refugees came to the secondary streets. It was obvious that this led to the slums, because only three or four alleys here had a lantern man waiting at the entrance. If residents needed to go in and out at night, they would have to spend two
Copper coins hired lantern holders to guide the way, otherwise no one would know what happened in the dark alley.
"Okay, let's leave it to the lantern holders. They will be your best guides."
The Sheriff left gracefully, leaving a group of confused people behind.
A scar-faced man with a lantern came over first: "We have eight men living alone who need women. Who will come?"
Another lantern holder came forward and said, "Boss Heath needs some smart little guys."
A third said: "We need a few miners."
The survivors of Arras finally understood that in the eyes of the big shots in the Golden City, they were no different than wild dogs on the roadside.
More and more people appeared in the darkness and began to surround the survivors of Arras.
"No, no! I just want to find a serious job and rent a small house..." Sister Mary screamed. But her scream attracted the attention of the men.
A man who must have been very strong hugged her, ignored her screams and struggles, and carried her back to a mud-brick house not far from the alley.
Soon, Mary's screams disappeared, replaced by the sound of heavy breathing.
Karin covered her mouth in disbelief. Half an hour ago, Mary was looking for her husband like a crazy woman, but now she succumbed...
One after another, people were picked away semi-forcedly.
This is the reality. The Golden City accepts refugees in a cruel and cold way. Not only do those high-ranking nobles need more food, they also need more untouchables to maintain the luxury of this city.
Raven chose to take Karin away quickly. He could clearly sense the greed in the eyes of many people looking at his brother and sister.
He knew very well what would happen to a handsome fifteen-year-old boy and a beautiful thirteen-year-old girl in the Golden City. Even if civilians accepted them for a moment, gangsters would come to visit them in two days at most.
You will be ambushed or fascinated, and when you wake up, you will most likely fall into the hands of Masina, the woman in charge of all the brothels in the Golden City...
"Let's go."
"Where to go?"
"I know there is a place that can safely accommodate us." Raven used all his strength to run with Karin, shuttled through the streets and alleys, and after several turns, he finally got rid of several unknown people who followed quietly.
A guy with good intentions.
Raven was breathing heavily, the impact of the injury on him had not yet recovered. Now it was purely will driving his body.
The Golden City has the largest slave trading center and commodity trading center in the continent, and its actual controller is the Wealth Church of Wojin, the goddess of wealth.
On the surface, the Church of Fortune is absolutely neutral, and it promotes religious equality. In fact, no matter what player in the game, the Church of Fortune will regard the Church of Fortune as a neutral evil formation. In order to make money, there is nothing that the Church of Fortune cannot do. As long as you give money, the evil god
They can easily preach in the Golden City. Good formation churches that cannot afford to pay will just get out of here.
In the game, the Golden City is the best and worst novice zone.
The best thing is because there is everything here and you can buy almost everything.
The worst thing is that there are the most disgusting people and disgusting things here, and many players have tried to be sold into slave camps as soon as they wake up.
If Raven still dares to stay in the slums, there is only death waiting for them.
The gods in the Ultron world all have corresponding priesthoods. The priesthood is the category under the jurisdiction of the gods. The gods and their affiliated churches will only protect people in their own fields.
In the City of Gold, there are only two places that can withstand the magic of money to protect the Raven brothers and sisters. One is the Guardian Church of Heim, the God of Guardians. Unfortunately, both Ravens have nothing to do with guards, so they objected first. The rest
The only option is the Forging Guild of Gond, the god of crafts and forging.
"I know an old dwarf, his name is Wulfgar Wildhammer. He can be said to be our only choice." Raven said, while recalling his former forging skills, hoping that he would not be too new, otherwise the old dwarf would not be able to
It would be great fun if you were willing to accept him as your apprentice.
According to the memory in his mind, Raven almost instinctively dragged his sister Karin who was also staggering. He was seriously injured, and Karin was exhausted.
Accidents always happen when you least expect them to happen.
A tall man suddenly appeared in front of them. He walked up to them, held Karin's chin and took a look: "Oh, she turns out to be a beauty!"
After the words fell, Raven already knew that something was wrong. When he saw the etched black pattern on the man's cloak, Raven's mind went completely blank.
Black Eclipse Church?
Why would you mess with this guy!?
Just as he was about to say something, the man grinned and threw a piece of moldy black bread in front of him: "Don't force me to do it, just take this and get out of here! This little beauty will be mine from now on."
The Golden City is the coldest, greediest, and most money-oriented place in the entire continent of Ultron. Civilians have no status and are only slightly better than slaves. They are allowed to exist purely to serve the rich people of the Golden City. So black people
Not only was there no one to stop the behavior of the believers, but a group of busybodies even came around to watch the show.
The weak Karin was unable to resist the giant man's brute force, and her weak struggle was more like a stimulus and invitation in the eyes of the beast.
Raven realized he had to make a choice.
Should I be a coward for the rest of my life, or choose to be a hero for three seconds?