Originally, the three Dark Bishops were ready to fight to the death with this most powerful intruder. In fact, the Dark Bishop and Afia were already prepared to die in Sanctuary City today. After all, the opponent was a master of swordsmanship. This kind of

When a skill master reaches the most powerful level, although he does not have many world-shaking abilities, he is extremely powerful against other powerful people.

The Dark Bishop and Afia have considered many possibilities, except for the current scene. If this [Fire Core] is real, then this is the city of Dogan they have been pursuing for thousands of years. No, it was not long after the darkness descended.

, and began to pursue the treasure.

It is a light source that can illuminate Doan for two eras, and it also has the characteristics of the sun, which means that those seeds that have been dusty for a long time and need sunlight to grow may have the possibility of breaking out of the ground again, which represents harmless food and the gradually brightening

future.

This is no longer as simple as pie in the sky. It has also caused even the most powerful Dark Bishop and exploration captain Afia to feel panicked. As for the pain priest Zdenek, he still seems to be the same.

He has an expressionless face, but his heart is probably not at peace either.

"you……"

Afiya looked at Lidya Su and didn't know how to continue.

"This is the most precious thing called the "Fire Core"," the Dark Bishop said, pressing his comb head with one hand, touching it backwards, and continued to ask: "Is this really what you want to give to us?"

"..."

Su Xiao said nothing, but his silence made the Dark Bishop and Afia feel even more uncertain.

"Don't you need this?"

Lidya Su opened his mouth as soon as he finished speaking.

"Very much needed."

"Definitely needed."

"need."

The Dark Bishop, Afia, and the Priest of Pain Zdenek spoke one after another. The Dark Bishop looked at the others, smiled bitterly, and said:

"this……"

"The one who destroys law."

Su Xiao reported his family name. In a world invaded by the abyss, the reputation of a law destroyer is generally quite good.

"Oh? Are you the Shadow of Destruction?"

The look in the eyes of the Dark Bishop was different, but he asked with doubts: "The last time I left the ancient dragon kingdom, I heard in the void that the law destroyers had been wiped out. Are you one of the ones who escaped?"

"No, I got the system inheritance by accident."

"Oh~, that's right."

The Dark Bishop nodded. The more unexplained the statement was, the more believable he felt. Sometimes, the origins that are too perfect can hide huge dangers. I want to ask, under what circumstances is it necessary for the origins to not arouse any suspicion?

The answer is, when you have bad intentions.

"Then why are you coming to Aberasi this time?"

The dark bishop's inquiry has begun to be straightforward, which means that preliminary testing is no longer necessary.

"There is a problem."

Su Xiao's hand subconsciously pressed on the end of the knife handle. This was a habitual action.

"Excuse me."

Afia spoke.

"I am a guest or an enemy."

"Of course I'm a guest."

Afia answered decisively.

"Since I am a guest, why should I be questioned by you on the street?"

As soon as Su Xiao said this, the Dark Bishop and Afia were both embarrassed, but the Dark Bishop was still thick-skinned. He touched his cockscomb and said:

"this way please."

The Dark Bishop led the way, and with one of the four giants of Sanctuary City leading the way, the journey was of course smooth and smooth. Walking on the street, Su Xiao saw the general appearance of Sanctuary City Doan.

The entire sanctuary city is shrouded in a circular high wall. Looking from a distance, it is a sky-like black high wall. Above it is a dome curtain that emits a very faint light, protecting the entire sanctuary city within it.

Because the light of the curtain is too dim, it cannot play a lighting role. At most, the illumination level of the sanctuary city can reach the brightness of a moonless night, which is very rare for being plunged into complete darkness.

The distribution of buildings in the city is quite orderly, because the overall area is circular, and the central area is high and the outer area is low, so there are streets leading to the central prayer square.

This is a huge square with a diameter of more than two kilometers. The ground is paved with stone slabs. There is a hundred-meter-high statue in the center, which is the image of the first lord of the city of refuge, Win Taiyumaz.

Behind this statue is the giant torch tower, which is over a thousand meters high. This is undoubtedly the tallest building in the city of refuge.

The city of refuge has a population of hundreds of thousands, and the living area cannot be expanded outwards, so the land is very precious. Under such circumstances, such a huge prayer square is left, which shows the significance of this place. Under the darkness, there is no hope in the heart.

It's impossible to hold on.

Although the distance is far away, Su Xiao can vaguely sense that there is something powerful in the root system of the towering "torch tower". Yes, it is the root system. This torch tower has a complex metal root system that spreads deep underground and covers the entire shelter.

The scope of the city must be a large-scale defensive technique to prevent the darkness from invading from underground.

There are three major forces in Sanctuary City, namely the Dark God Cult, the Mechanical School, and the Church of Pain. These three major forces do not compete with each other and do not participate in the various jurisdictions of Sanctuary City. Those who govern Sanctuary City are the "City Council" and those who govern "City Council".

The leader of the House is the current city lord.

Theoretically speaking, the highest power center in Sanctuary City is the "City Council". However, there is an unspoken rule that successive city lords will only choose from the three major forces or the families under them.

To be more precise, the existence of the "City Council" is the joint creation of the three major forces to avoid conflicts with each other to the greatest extent, thus causing disasters that no one can bear.

The current city lord is named Vaughn. He has been living in the mansion for a long time and does not go out. It is said that he is in poor health.

The headquarters of the three major forces are all near the Prayer Plaza. The headquarters of the Dark Cult is called the "Dark Cathedral". It is a magnificent five-story dark building. From the half-melted black wall on the outer wall, it can be seen that it is very dark.

Abyss style, it is worth mentioning that the Dark Cult hates the Abyss race, but does not hate the Abyss. The Abyss is the source of their power.

The headquarters of the Mechanical School is called "Ascension Hall". It doesn't look grand, but it actually has the largest building area. More than four-fifths of the area is built underground.

The headquarters of the Church of Pain is called "Fortress of Flesh". These guys who use self-mutilation as a source of strength are passive and crazy. They always believe that the city of refuge will one day end. Although they are trying to protect this place, they have become monsters that are not human inside.

, but still want to protect the last fire of the human race, so their headquarters "Fortress of Flesh" is the only safe place after the city of refuge is engulfed by darkness.

For this reason, the Church of Pain selects dozens of "Tinders" from urban residents every year to supplement the "old Tinders" who have reached the age of 30 and have been eliminated and re-registered as residents.

Every year, the Church of Pain selects the "Seed of Fire", which can be called a grand event in Sanctuary City. Of course, becoming a "Seed of Fire" comes with a price. You spend at least 15 hours a day in the "Fortress of Flesh and Flesh", and the remaining 7 hours must be accompanied by a priest.

Only then can we have group activities, and the last two hours are the rare free time.

And there are a total of 100 fire types, and the free time in the city must be staggered. At the same time, a maximum of 20 fire types can go out alone.

Even so, residents in the city are still eager to become a firebrand. First of all, they can barely fill their stomachs without heavy labor. In addition, they have one small meal of meat every week, two servings of grain staples every month, and five sets of decent clothes a year.

, as well as various other daily necessities, etc.

Basically, a fire can feed a large family of 5 to 7 people, and allow this family to live a life of food and clothing, but only food and clothing.

As for how to become a fire type, you must not only pass the assessment of the "Church of Pain", but also have hard criteria such as appearance, human race pure blood level, and fertility.

Yes, not everyone in Sanctuary City is 100% human. Among them, mixed elves and giants are not uncommon. Looking at the star world, elves, giants, humans, and star races are actually large ethnic groups, distributed across the stars.

within each world.

Regarding the "Cult of Pain", why is it obsessed with pure-blooded humans? This is because during the long-term invasion of darkness, people have discovered that humans are the most resistant to "dark corruption".

As for what "Dark Corruption" is, this is an ability that all Abyssal races have, but the specific characteristics are different. For example, the "Dukain Clan" in this world, their "Dark Corruption" ability is domination.

After being subjected to this "dark corruption", the heart and soul will be gradually eroded. At first, they are forced to become slaves of the "Dukain clan". But as the "corruption" deepens, the corrupted people will gradually become willing, or even unable to do so.

Become a servant of the "Dukain clan", worship these abyss clans from the inside out, and be willing to sacrifice your life and sacrifice everything for them.

This is the terrifying thing about "dark corruption". It is not about succumbing to will, but a deeper transformation.

The "Dukain Clan" represents darkness and domination. In addition to this terrifying dominance characteristic, when darkness falls in the world controlled by the "Dukain Clan", the purer the darkness falls, the more powerful they are, and this power is

Permanent and ever-increasing.

This is why the "Dukain Clan" plots this world. What else can cover a transcendent realm and make their darkness stronger? If so, it can only be to cover the entire star realm in the abyss.

of darkness.

Faced with the power of the Abyss race and its "dark corruption", Sanctuary City has no power to attack it. Defending Sanctuary City is the limit of what Sanctuary City can do, and this defense is extremely dangerous.

In addition to external dangers, food in the shelter city is also scarce. There is basically no light here. There are only a few types of fungi and mosses that can grow in this environment. And a fungus called "grey fern" is the main source of shelter in the city.

main food source.

This kind of fungus can grow in a dark environment. It looks like a vine-like fungus. As long as the bracket is installed, the "grey fern" can grow very high. When it grows, its texture is soft, similar to the touch of enoki mushroom.

It is strong but will grow in large areas like an ivy.

This fungus is toxic and will kill people if eaten for a long time. However, after being picked, dried in the shade for a period of time, ground, and fried at high temperatures, it becomes non-toxic. Its texture is similar to whole wheat flour. After being mixed with water, it can be steamed and eaten.

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However, because the processing process of "grey fern" is not industrialized enough, some "grey fern powder" will still contain a certain degree of toxicity after processing such as cold and high temperature frying, so people are accustomed to frying it again before cooking.

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To be continued...