This black great sword seemed to have been someone's weapon, and after the fall of the Dark Iron Knight, it became a size that could possibly be used by humans.
But Ivan's current power is still unusable, even after he asked the gravekeeper girl to help him absorb the power in the crystal once, he still couldn't use the sword freely.
He had no choice but to ask the gravekeeper girl to keep the sword for him temporarily, then walked out of the door and left the cemetery.
Outside the cemetery is a path down the mountain, and there are no other monsters on the path.
Halfway through, I suddenly heard the sound of running water, and Ivan followed the sudden sound of running water and came to a river beach.
There are large and small crystal clusters all over the river beach. The light in these crystal clusters is not particularly bright. Some of them have been dimmed, and the outline is almost invisible. The ground of the river beach is also covered with large and small crystal fragments. There is no light in these fragments, and if you step on them, they will shatter very crisply.
The weird thing is that with Ivan going down the mountain, the setting sun that was still in the air disappeared at some point, and there was no other light source on this beach except the shimmering light from the crystal.
At the end of the river beach, there was a big dark river, and the scene on the other side of the river could not be seen. In this darkness, Ivan even thought that it might be a vast ocean.
He walked along the edge of the river beach, and found a very dilapidated trestle bridge in a bay on the river beach. Next to the trestle, there was a big gong made of metal.
Seeing that gong, Ivan suddenly couldn't help but slapped with a hammer.
The sound of dang dang dang spread far and wide, and then a row of fire suddenly appeared on the river bank.
A pitch-black boat came from the darkness and gently docked on the shore. There was a squatted old man on the boat who could not see his face. He lifted the oil lamp on the bow and shone towards Ivan.
"Um—is it a human?"
The old man's voice was as unpleasant as Ye Xiao's, with a hint of surprise.
"I didn't expect to meet people in this place. You came out of the cemetery? That's even rarer, the undead who retain their wisdom and have not lost their way."
"Hello."
Ivan asked him:
"Is this the ferry boat for this river? If so, I'd like to take a ride, and I'd like to go outside and see."
"Go outside? What's there to see outside?"
The old man hummed:
"Since the king outside closed the passage to this cemetery and sent iron puppets to guard this place at the gate of the cemetery, I have no business to do. The rulers outside feared that they were dead. The old king got up and seized their authority again, so he sent all the kings and knights to this place. That puppet, it is a city wall, with it there, don't think of outside things going in, inside Don't think about it, even if it's the end of the world... By the way, I haven't asked yet, how did you come out?"
"I defeated that puppet, it's been too long, it's aging."
Ivan answered honestly.
"What? You defeated that puppet?"
The old man looked at him unexpectedly.
"Then you can get on the boat, and I won't charge you."
"Thank you."
Ivan got into the boat and sat down cross-legged at the stern.
The old man picked up the oar lying across the boat and started rowing, talking to Ivan as he rowed.
"You are also a great person to be buried in it, right? Who are you?"
"I do not remember."
Ivan replied.
"Losing your memory? That means your spirit was robbed."
The old man said:
"Have you seen those lights? The lights shining in the crystals on the river beaches are the spirits. In this world, everyone has spirits in their bodies, and there are many spirits without masters, born from the oldest in the world. In a tree. People can absorb unowned spirits and turn these spirits into their own spirits, and when people’s spirits are taken away, there will also be amnesia.”
"So it is."
Ivan touched his chest.
"No wonder I often feel like something is missing from my body."
"Don't think about it, you can restore your memory or something."
The old man glanced at him.
"Even if you go and grab enough spirits to make up for your emptiness, those spirits are not your original spirits anymore. Ha, but the ghosts in this world now, you can't think of it, it's nothing. The difference, no matter how outstanding your glory is, the country you lived in is now destroyed."
"Is the situation outside so bad?"
Ivan asked.
"Now there is no country outside, and it can even be said that it is difficult to find people who are still alive and awake."
The old man replied:
"Now the outside world is full of dead people crawling out of the ground, monsters, and a group of gods who fell from the sky. Those gods are now a bunch of lunatics. They kill and burn anyone they see. To be honest, I really don't understand why you want to go out, that cemetery is probably the only place in the world where peace is maintained."
"Have to go out and see."
Ivan replied in a low voice.
The boat swayed on the dark river for an unknown time, and suddenly a bank appeared faintly ahead.
The shimmering stars flickered over there, but there was still no sun there. It should look like night.
"It's getting dark now, isn't it?"
Ivan couldn't help but ask.
"It's dark?"
The old man chuckled softly.
"It's true for this country. To be precise, it should be their favorite Evernight."
Seeing that Ivan was puzzled, he said again:
"This river now leads to different countries. Now in these countries, time will not flow. If it is dark, it will always be dark, and if it is bright, it will always be bright. Of course, there are also more powerful ones. That is amazing, hehe. Hey-hey… "
In the strange laughter, the old man sent Ivan to the small ferry on the bank of the river.
"If you come across this kind of gong, ring it and I'll appear."
The old man did not intend to go ashore, but supported the boat and returned to the dark river. Before parting, he said to Ivan:
"Anyway, at this time, there is no one else to cross except you, and I don't charge you any money. If you want me to take you away, just ring it. Of course, the premise is that if you don't lose your own sense, Hehehehehe..."
After saying goodbye to this strange person who spoke bitterly and laughed harshly, Ivan followed the road in front of the ferry and climbed to a higher place.
This place is obviously much larger than the cemetery. Under his feet is no longer a mountain path, but a stone-paved road and stairs. When he raises his head, he can still see the faint city wall and city gate in the distance.
Ivan followed the stairs and climbed all the way to the city gate. He looked up and saw the words written on the city gate.
City of Wright.