Lu Cheng and Feng Kite sneaked into the city that had become a ruin.
Hubert followed Lucheng with his soldiers and Princess Elena.
The scale of this city is larger than Lu Cheng had imagined. At least the city wall is not made of earth, but of stone.
According to General Hubert's introduction, the rich mineral veins around the city have brought it a prosperous economy, and there is a big river called Green Leaf in the middle of Huiri City.
This river can be said to be the trade lifeline of the entire Skare. The entire river connects four countries from upstream to downstream.
Therefore, Huiri City could be said to be one of the most prosperous cities in Skare in the past.
But this once prosperous mining city has now become a place of ruins and piles of corpses.
Lu Cheng crossed the collapsed city wall and walked into the city. Most of the buildings had been turned into rubble under the impact of the blood crystal beasts.
Under the rocks were crushed the residents' belongings that they had not had time to take away and the corpses that had begun to rot.
The city has been taken over by a species of crow-like birds, scavengers, and the city has become a buffet for them.
Lu Cheng walked on the muddy ground and shuttled between the ruins. Among these ruins, one could see many signs of having been turned over by people.
For the Kingdom of Skare, the current situation is close to doomsday. In such a doomsday situation, scavengers are bound to be indispensable, and so are plunderers.
After exploring the city, Lucheng did not find any refugees living in the city, but... he heard someone shouting.
The sound was very vague. Lu Cheng stepped on the ruins of a house to a high place and lay on the ruins... He took out a telescope and looked at the green leaf river in the center of the city.
"What are you looking at?"
Princess Elena also followed Lu Cheng's example and climbed up the ruins of the building and lay down, asking Lu Cheng in a low voice.
Kite and General Hubert's soldiers were still on guard beneath the ruins.
"There is a ship." Lu Cheng saw a wooden boat docked at the port of Green Leaf River through the telescope.
"Ship? I can see...that flag looks like the flag of our royal family." Elena narrowed her eyes and looked at the Green Leaf River in the distance.
This place is too far away from the port of Green Leaf River. Elena, lying on the ruins, can only barely make out the symbol of a four-feathered black eagle on the flag.
"Here, use this to see...there seems to be a group of people at the port." Lu Cheng handed the telescope to Elena.
Elena took the telescope from Lu Cheng, held it in her hand and gestured for a while, then put one side of the telescope to her eyes, imitating Lu Cheng's previous method of use.
"Why do I feel like people are getting farther and farther away?" Elena asked suddenly.
Lu Cheng glanced sideways at the princess, reached out to grab the telescope she was holding, turned it over, and personally helped Elena "install" it.
"It suddenly got closer. Is this a magic item with magic like Eagle Eye?" Elena asked.
"It's not a magic item. Let's confirm who those people are."
Lu Cheng used the scope on his rifle to observe the crowd gathered at the distant port. They were all soldiers in armor. In addition to the soldiers, there were also some ragged refugees.
“They are our country’s soldiers.”
Elena looked through the telescope and saw clearly what the people standing by the port were wearing. The armor these soldiers were wearing was very sophisticated and was already at the level of the first-tier knights.
"It's the royal guards. Could it be that my father is here?" Elena adjusted her perspective and looked at the ships docked at the port. She finally found a familiar figure. "Brother Kanser! He... is still alive?"
"Is that your brother's army?"
Lucheng also found a person who was suspected to be the commander of the port army in the distance. He was a tall man... with the same black hair and red eyes as Elena.
"My oldest brother, Kanser, should have died in the war against the blood crystal beast half a year ago. I even attended his funeral." Elena returned the telescope to Lu Cheng. "He seems to be helping refugees. We should go talk to him."
After Elena finished speaking, she climbed down from the ruins, and Lu Cheng followed her and jumped down from the ruins.
"Is it an enemy?" Feng Kite immediately walked forward and asked.
"It could be an enemy or a friendly force, it depends on their decision."
Lu Cheng looked at Princess Elena, who was communicating with General Hubert. In the end, they decided to go to the port to meet the brother who had come back to life.
Lu Cheng did not comment on their decision, but simply decided to "follow you, but not show up in front of that group of people."
This is also out of caution.
So, under the leadership of General Hubert, Lucheng followed them to the port of the city.
The location was not far away... In less than ten minutes, Lu Cheng heard shouting coming from the port.
“Citizens of Radiant Sun City! Prince Kanser is here to save you! Stop hiding! Gather at the port... Prince Kanser will take you away from this dangerous place!”
That was the shout of a soldier, and his shouting never stopped, as if he wanted all the survivors in the city to hear it.
This action seemed very stupid in Lucheng, but there seemed to be no blood crystal beasts in this city, so he could shout for so long.
Lu Cheng and Feng Zheng looked at each other and observed the collapsed buildings around them.
"We are here to watch over you... Don't worry, we will provide you with certain assistance if necessary."
Lu Cheng stopped and did not intend to continue entering the port. At the same time, he patted the rifle in his hand and said to General Hubert.
"You don't need to be so vigilant." Although General Hubert said this, he did not stop Lu Cheng and continued to walk towards the port with Elena and two soldiers.
Feng Zheng and Lu Cheng found a building that could be used as a commanding height and climbed up. This building should have been a lighthouse or a lookout tower.
When Lu Cheng climbed up here, he could just see the whole picture of the port below, and if he concentrated, he could hear clearly what the people below were saying.
Elena, who was on the ground, also came to the edge of the port. The soldiers stationed at the port immediately took a defensive stance when they saw Elena's appearance.
When they saw General Hubert, they immediately realized their disrespect and straightened their backs while holding their spears.
"Take me to see your commander," Hubert ordered one of the soldiers.
"General, please follow me." The soldier immediately took General Hubert to the port where the ships were docked.
There was already a long queue at this port. There were quite a few refugees hiding in Huiri City. Regardless of whether what the soldier shouted was true or not, they just wanted to escape from this horrible place.
General Hubert also saw the owner of the ship at the dock, the eldest prince Kanser, who should have died half a year ago.