In the following time, the black forest in the remote southern part turned into a bottomless black hole devouring life. No matter how many people came, they would never return. There are more and more wooden stakes standing on the outer edge of the forest, and the corpses fluttering in the wind seem to silently tell the horror of this forest.
A killer as small as a lone killer, or a mercenary regiment as large as hundreds of people, cannot escape the same fate.
For a moment, even the most greedy and bloodthirsty desperadoes hesitated. Fighting for one's life and sending one's life to death are two completely different things. No matter how high the bounty is, you have to die to get it. By now, everyone realized that those two young men were indeed worthy of the bounty. Many well-known figures couldn't help but secretly weigh how much the Wolf King would be willing to pay if he was in Qianye's position. Everyone's conclusions are not satisfactory, the few are only a few thousand, and the many are no more than 10,000 to 20,000. To put it bluntly, whoever deserves a reward of 50,000 will do this kind of deed.
In Neutral Land, every gold coin in the bounty is worth every penny.
But these mercenaries and killers are like carrion vultures, even if they know it in their hearts, they are not willing to give up, at least they are not willing to leave now. They had some illusions in their hearts, no matter how powerful Qianye was, he would get tired and make mistakes under the siege and hunting of wolves, right? What if they were lucky enough to meet the seriously injured Qianye? This is an opportunity to change the fate of a lifetime or even generations of future generations, and it is worth taking a gamble.
There are also some sophisticated people who don't think that Qianye can achieve such a record. Most of these young people are just bait on the table, and there are other people behind the real culprit.
There are all kinds of guesses, but both mercenaries and killers keep their guesses in their hearts, and they don't exchange information with each other. Everyone is afraid of being robbed by the other party, and the huge bounty will be missed.
The situation in the Black Forest fell into an eerie calm, and each team consciously kept a distance from the Black Forest. After all, there are very few people who can fight freely in the Black Forest, and most of those who have this ability have entered the Black Forest long ago, and have become corpses hanging on wooden stakes.
After two weeks passed, the situation was strangely calm, and many people felt that something was wrong. After inquiring about each other, they realized that there hadn't even been a single battle in the recent period, and only then did they realize that Qianye might have left.
Despite the speculation, no one dared to be careless. If this was a trap, whoever entered the Black Forest first would become a target. So every mercenary group became extremely cautious, searching bit by bit. At this rate, I am afraid that the forest will not be searched in half a year.
When the situation in the Black Forest was at a stalemate, Qianye and Yetong had already arrived at Lingang City.
The old airship sprayed clouds of steam, and the roar of the old-fashioned engine was deafening. It wobbled and fell to the ground, extremely unstable. In the last drop, it dropped tens of meters straight, and was shot directly on the landing field. It was almost the same as a crash. almost. However, the airships in the neutral land are extremely strong, and even after such a landing, they did not fall apart.
The hatch of the airship opened, and passengers stepped out of the cabin. Even after experiencing such ups and downs, many people still acted as if nothing had happened, even their faces remained unchanged. Obviously these are people who are used to the old-fashioned airships, and there are also a few people who immediately vomited when they got off the airship, wishing to vomit out their stomachs.
A few guards guarding the takeoff and landing field glanced at the vomiting people with contemptuous eyes, and said, "It's new again."
An elderly veteran said meaningfully: "It's good to be a newcomer."
Several other guards laughed, with obvious malice in their laughter.
However, there are exceptions among the newcomers, such as Qianye and Yetong. They are physically strong, not to mention this level of turbulence, even if Yong Ye's most advanced high-speed battleship rolls at full speed, it will be fine if it rolls for a whole day.
After stepping off the airship, Ye Tong looked into the distance, was taken aback for a moment, and said, "That's Linhai City?"
Qianye also looked over, then looked around, and said, "It should be. Except there, there are grassland farms all around."
"Such a dilapidated city is not much better than our town. Well, look, there is a small area over there that is well built."
Qianye smiled slightly, and said: "One side is a blood race style, and the other side is a human race style, which is interesting."
"Go and have a look."
"Let's talk about it when we have time, now let's find the old man."
The two were talking casually, but the guards beside them were dumbfounded, including several passengers. They all looked in the same direction, and all they saw was a faint mist. They could see hundreds of meters away, even if they had very good eyesight.
Lingang City is very foggy, and it is often foggy in the morning and evening. No matter how thick or thin the fog in the East China Sea is, it has the special ability to block perception to a certain extent. The deeper the cultivation of the original force, the stronger the perception, the farther you can see. So in the neutral land, there is a force test in history, which is to place some targets with numbers written on them in the fog when it is foggy. The number of distances that can be seen clearly represents the strength of eyesight and perception. Many big factions pick their snipers and scouts this way.
However, this kind of test is carried out in a thin fog, otherwise, you can't see far away, and it's not easy to distinguish the gap. In previous tests, the record for seeing the farthest is only just a thousand meters away.
At this moment, the landing field is shrouded in mist, Lingang City is a thousand meters away, and the aristocratic area where the City Lord's Mansion is located is even further away. However, Qianye and Yetong could see clearly. Doesn't this mean that the eyesight of the two of them will set a record in the entire East China Sea
Qianye and Yetong chatted casually, then walked towards Lingang City. The guards looked at their backs, surprised at first, but then became a little weird. A young guard snorted and said, "I must have been here before, and I know what the city is like, just now I was just pretending!"
The veteran was still more stable, and said: "They are not low in combat power, and they are all big men. Do you need to put on a show in front of us small men?"
"It's hard to say, maybe it's just for others to see." The young guard seemed very unconvinced.
"It also makes sense." The veteran thought thoughtfully.
No wonder Yetong was surprised, Lingang City was well-known, and its status was similar to that of Heiliu City in the later period, both of which were de facto independent kingdoms. It is located at the junction of several forces, and it is nominally affiliated to Zhang Buzhou. In fact, the city lord is hereditary from generation to generation. All official positions and defenses in the city are arbitrarily determined by the city lord, who only needs to pay a certain amount of taxes every year.
Such a city with tens of thousands of people, but the whole city is dilapidated, a large part of the urban area is low-rise shacks, not even a four or five-story building can be seen. Although the small town next to the Black Forest was dilapidated, it could barely squeeze into the worst neighborhood in Lingang City. In the entire city, less than a quarter of the aristocratic districts are still decent, but the tallest building is no more than six floors. Regardless of the standards of the empire or Yongye, this Lingang City is simply a garbage dump. No wonder Yetong was surprised.
Yongye has a long heritage, far above the empire, and various ancient and majestic buildings emerge in endlessly. As far as blood clans are concerned, among the twelve ancient clans that ranked bottom, the castles they built were magnificent. Any small town in the core area of Yongye will be much more prosperous than Lingang City.
However, walking into the city made Qianye feel the vitality rushing towards him. The slightly larger streets here are lined with shops, full of young waiters wooing customers. The flow of people on the street was so intense that it seemed extremely crowded. Everyone walked like the wind and fire, and their anxiety was palpable.
Except for the most prosperous metropolises in the empire, Qianye has never seen such a prosperous scene in other places. He stopped a passerby and asked, "Is there any celebration in the city today? It's so lively."
The passer-by looked Qianye up and down, snorted through his nostrils, and said, "How can there be any celebration? It's like this every day, it's so rare!"
Qianye wanted to ask again, but the passer-by was already very impatient. He flicked his sleeves and said, "There's no end to it. I just waved my hand and there are several gold coins in and out. How can I have time to answer your questions. Time is very expensive." Yes, Countryman!"
Passers-by waved their sleeves and walked away, with a heavy responsibility on their shoulders, and the demeanor that the safety of the world was tied to one body, and walked away like the wind.
Qianye stared blankly at the scene, then came back to his senses after a while, first looked at his clothes, it was nothing more than a battle uniform with an armed belt and a backpack, the standard hunter's attire. In this Lingang city, not to mention the streets are full, it can be seen everywhere. After looking around, he couldn't see what was wrong with his attire, which made people look down on him so much.
Or, that the passer-by was hiding his secrets, but he was actually a man with excellent eyesight, who could tell at a glance that Qianye came from a small town in a remote place
Just as he was thinking wildly, Qianye suddenly saw Yetong snickering beside him, it was so joyous.
So Qianye put down his figure and humbly asked for advice, what is wrong with him, so that people can see that he was born in the countryside? Or is it that the passer-by is actually a master of the secret technique, and he grew up in a garbage dump
Yetong pointed at Qianye, and smiled even brighter.
Qianye looked at his attire again, but still couldn't find any problems, so he had the cheek to ask again humbly.
Seeing Qianye checking his clothes, Yetong bent down with a smile, and said, "What I mean is, why don't you see what level your original force is now?"
Only then did Qianye suddenly realize. Before entering the city, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, both he and Yetong changed their appearance slightly, and at the same time used their blood to lurk to restrain their breath. In the eyes of outsiders, Qianye is a second- and third-level guy at this moment. Such people are regarded as the backbone of the army in the empire, and they are also the entry standard for elite legions. But in the neutral land, it is really everywhere in the streets and can be seen everywhere. This is not because of anything else, but if the strength is too low, it will not last long in the neutral land.
After arguing for a long time, the passer-by turned out to be a hero based on the force, and he could only look at the surface.
Qianye didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he shook his head and said, "Okay, first find a place to stay, and then go to the old man."