blood contract

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Savage star world.

A star realm where tyrannical strength is supreme. Every geographical feature seems to be a test set by nature for the strong. Only those with absolute strength are qualified to survive and dominate this land.

In a corner of the border, there is no grass growing on the vast wasteland, and the strong wind carries the sand and dust, forming a sandstorm that covers the sky.

In the sandstorm, you can still vaguely see huge skeletons. Perhaps they are the remains of powerful people who once dominated this place but eventually fell. They are silently telling the world the cruelty of this land.

But here stands a pass - Youman Castle!

On a teleportation platform outside the city.

boom--

A white light shot up into the sky, and suddenly dozens of figures appeared on the huge white jade platform.

Upon seeing this, a guard wearing leather armor and a crooked hat in a simple wooden shed under the city immediately put down his legs from the wooden table, turned his head and shouted to his companion who was sleeping in the guard room nearby.

"Hey! Wake up, come alive!"

Hearing the words "work has begun", the people in the guard room yawned, picked their noses, got up reluctantly, and walked out of the room with lazy steps.

Some were tall, some were short, some were fat, some were thin, but the common feature was that they behaved in a casual and sloppy manner, with wrinkled and shabby clothes. They did not look like city guards at all, but more like bandits.

They staggered to their respective posts one by one, and three guards walked towards the teleportation platform. After the white light passed,

He lazily called out to the people above:

"If you need to enter the city, take your pass and queue up for inspection, then pay the two hundred spirit crystals entrance fee."

Dozens of people standing on the teleportation platform were originally looking around the city pass, but when they heard that the entrance fee was 200 spirit crystals, they immediately became dissatisfied.

When he saw the soldiers in front of him, who were dressed in uniform, had a bandit-like demeanor, and had cunning and greedy eyes, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"Why is it two hundred? Hasn't it always been one hundred spirit crystals?"

"Yes, I am from Putuo and travel back and forth between the two places frequently. You can't charge me arbitrarily!"

Several natives in the crowd spoke up.

when--

A knife slammed heavily on the side of the teleportation platform. A narrow-eyed guard tilted his head and roared:

"What are you yelling about! You have to pay to enter the city, that's the rule. If you don't pay, don't even think about entering the city!"

"It's up to you whether you want to make the connection or not, we won't force you!"

"That's right. I won't force you. You can stay here and eat the sand if you want!"

Hahahahaha...

The three guards looked at each other and laughed mischievously.

"How can you do this? Does the Chai family still have any sense of reason?"

Snapped!

A stone hit the man who was speaking on the head, and blood immediately gushed out.

The narrow-eyed guard pointed fiercely at the man who was speaking.

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll chop off your head."

"Don't bully others too much!"

Some people couldn't stand it and were filled with righteous indignation. They immediately took out the weapons they carried with them and were ready to fight.

The three guards were not surprised and said confidently:

"Why, do you want to act wildly on Chai's territory? I advise you to think carefully before you act."

As soon as the latter words were spoken, everyone fell silent and the shouting became much quieter. Although there was still anger in their eyes, they still suppressed the urge to take action.

In this Youman Castle, the Chai family has the greatest power. If you want to travel in this city, you must not provoke this kind of power.

At this time, a man wearing a hooded black cloak walked out of the crowd, with most of his face covered by his wide hood.

Under the gaze of everyone, he walked slowly to the wooden shed, took out a pass token and two hundred spirit crystals and placed them on the table.

The guard who was checking looked the man up and down and said with disdain, "Show your face."

The man in the hooded cloak reached out and pulled his hood back, revealing a plain-looking face.

He has a square face with clear lines and regular features, but there is nothing special about it. Instead, his eyes are unusually cold. Under his wide nose is a pair of slightly thick lips.

The guard picked up the pass token and verified its authenticity, then asked, "Ren Hongge! Are you coming from another star realm?"

"Yes." The man nodded.

The voice is rough and low.

Hearing this, the guard turned around and looked at the guards around him, and they all smiled meaningfully at the same time.

"Those from the outside world need to pay three hundred spirit crystals." said the guard.

"……?"

It was only 200 just now, but since they saw that I was a foreigner, the price instantly increased to 300. This is total extortion.

Ren Hongge's eyes turned cold, and he wanted to lose his temper immediately... But when he thought of the purpose of his coming here, he could only sigh and reluctantly took out another hundred spirit crystals.

After verifying his identity, the guard smiled and weighed the 300 spirit crystals he had received. He waved his hand and the city guards behind him let him pass.

Ren Hongge pulled up his hood to cover his face again, took back the pass token, and walked into the city with his fists clenched.

Then I vaguely heard the guard say to others:

"Look, this is a reasonable person. Just pay the entrance fee and everything will be fine! I advise you to be more sensible..."

Ren Hongge didn't care what happened next. His most important thing right now was to get to Jisu Village as soon as possible.

So he didn't even take a second look at the bustling city, but instead quickened his pace.

Three hours later, it was already dark and he arrived at a deserted and dilapidated village.

The village was shrouded in darkness. Only a corner of the village could be seen through the moonlight shining through the clouds, while the rest of the village was immersed in thick darkness.

The lush weeds rustled in the wind, making people feel like someone was running around in it.

Ren Hongge walked slowly and carefully along the abandoned fields, pushed aside the bushes, and came to a cemetery behind the abandoned village, where a person was already standing.

Judging from his figure, he is a man, also wearing a black cloak with a hood.

Hearing the rustling sound, the man turned around, looked at the person coming, and shouted:

"stop."

Ren Hongge paused, took out a pass token and shone it in front of the other person.

Seeing the token, the man said with some dissatisfaction in his voice, "You are late."

"Sorry, we were delayed for some time at the city gate." Ren Hongge said.

"Hey, if the Chai family doesn't take care of those soldiers, should I still do this business?"

The man couldn't help but complain.

It seems that this kind of blackmailing of travelers is nothing new.

Although such situations occasionally occur in other places, they are never as blatant as here, causing widespread complaints and fewer and fewer people coming.

Ren Hongge didn't care about the trivial things here, he just threw a bag at the man.

"...Where is the thing I want?"

Snapped!

The man caught the bag thrown to him, weighed it, and grinned with satisfaction.

Without saying a word, he threw a bag at the other person.