The armored train drove into Old Dunling and moved along the rails, reaching the depths of the industrial area, where there was a huge machinery yard and a large elevator leading to the perpetual motion pump. There were also more secret passages extending along the veins deep underground. They were like tree roots rooted in the darkness, vertically surrounding the pillars of the furnace and constantly spreading in all directions until they covered the entire Old Dunling.
The lead-gray cumulus clouds began to relax, and a patter of cold rain began to fall soon after, as if welcoming the coming winter, adding chill to Old Dunling.
The pedestrians on the road had long been accustomed to the changeable weather in Jiudunling. In the gloom that they did not notice, the armored train broke through the rain curtain and stopped in the darkness. Some of them entered the machinery yard, but others diverged on the way and drove to an unknown place.
In the steam room, guests from the Far East got off the carriage.
Someone had been waiting for them here for a long time. The man walked over quickly, opened an umbrella, and held it for Shao Liangxi who was getting off the bus. He also handed one to Shao Liangye who was behind him. But from his posture, it seemed that he had no intention of taking care of Shao Liangye. Shao Liangye needed to hold his own umbrella.
The indifferent Shao Liangye had long been accustomed to this guy's different treatment. He held up his umbrella and walked into the depths of the steel on the steam.
Rhodes followed at the end, his heart beating loudly in his chest, and he was extremely excited.
He didn't know what the cargo was transported in the carriage, but Rhodes knew very well who the two guys in front of him were. They were people from Jiuxia, the mysterious Jiuxia people, people you could never find in the Western world even if you spent a lot of money.
It can be said that if human rights are ignored, these two guys are simply the most precious animals in the Western world, treasures of inestimable value, and now they are right in front of us.
Let me make it clear here that Rhodes was not coveting the two of them, but was eager for the knowledge they knew, the mysterious Jiuxia.
He had studied for so long just for this mysterious country, and now they had finally sent an envoy... and he seemed quite easygoing.
After Rhodes recovered from his shock, he almost burst into tears. It felt really good to see his lifelong efforts come true.
As he was thinking about all these messy things, a cold breeze blew towards him. Suddenly, a tall figure stopped him, with a strong sense of oppression, as if he was blocked by an unknown beast. The instinctive sense of crisis immediately made Rhodes sober up.
The man was dressed in simple black clothes. He held an umbrella for Shao Liangxi and then handed one to Rhodes.
Rhodes looked at this strange guy. He looked up along the sturdy body and met a pair of dark eyes.
Another Jiuxia person.
Rhodes swallowed. The feeling brought by this guy was completely different from that of Shao Liangye. It was oppressive and heavy, making it hard to breathe.
With a slightly trembling arm, he took the umbrella from the man's hand and opened it. It was at this moment that his resolute face melted, revealing a smile that Rhodes had never dared to imagine.
He nodded at Rhodes in a friendly manner.
"By the way, let me introduce this..."
Shao Liangxi noticed this and tried to introduce him to Rhodes, but after taking a look at the man, she seemed to not remember his name for a moment.