Mysteries: Arcana Wars

Banyan Street is very long, like a huge pipe. Some people say that Banyan Street was a huge passage before it was abandoned, and some say that it could run four subway cars. Rad doesn't know, nor does he care about the past of Banyan Street.

People were floating on the street like ghosts. As Rad approached, a stone tablet engraved with the emblem of the goddess of night appeared in front of Rad.

The stone tablet was only as high as a rad and as wide as a rad. The cheap and rough stone was wiped clean by some believers, and there were some paper-folded moon flowers around it. This might be the most respectable thing in the entire Banyan Tree Street, so respectable that it seemed to have nothing to do with this world.

This stone tablet didn't seem to have much to do with Rad. He could only vaguely remember that his parents were followers of the Goddess of Night, and that the first thing he read and recited was a small, tattered copy of "Apocalypse of Night". He was supposed to be a "follower of Night", but Rad didn't have much sense of this "belief". In fact, the followers of Night here only recited the name of the Goddess when they were feeling emotional, and folded some paper moon flowers and wiped the stone tablet when they were uneasy.

So what is a normal believer of the Goddess of Night like? Rad didn't know. He thought that those believers of the Night should all live in the world above. They probably go to a large and magnificent church to worship every week. There are very peaceful and gentle bishops to guide them, as well as a very nice choir, very fragrant deep sleep grass and moon flowers. It is said that the church of the Night above has a special roof. When the sun shines down, it will turn into stars...

Rad looked up. The only lights on the ceiling of Banyan Street were bright lights and buzzing pipes.

I heard from some smugglers that if you go further down Banyan Street, there is an underground city called "Eternal Night Harbor", where you can also see a ceiling that looks like stars.

But people on earth have real stars.

The star-like ceiling is a yearning for Rad, but for the people on earth, it is just their interest.

However, it was not easy for Rad to leave the underground city or even Banyan Street. The most basic condition for "leaving" was money, but Rad did not have it.

Of course, Rad knew that if he wanted to leave Banyan Street, money alone was definitely not enough. He had better get enough supplies and find out which road leads to the ground. An Internet cafe that can connect to the surface network is a good choice for collecting information, but it is still a bit expensive for Rad.

As for the guide, Rad vaguely guessed that the sister Luna he met by chance was a person from the Earth. However, she looked seriously injured and could not take him with her for a while.

It doesn't matter. Rad is trying to save up some more money during this period of time, such as working overtime in the factory.

Soon Rad arrived at the food factory where he was going to work today.

It's called a food factory, but it's actually just a crowded workshop. Every day, workers are paid the lowest possible wages, and then old machines that have been overused produce low-quality energy bars, which are then sold to people in the underground city who need to eat at a higher price than the aboveground world.

Although he wanted to work harder and earn more money, Rad felt that it was difficult to do so under the supervision of his boss.

The boss of the factory had a fierce face, and was greasy and fat, which was out of place in Rongshu Street. He always hung a few rough whips on his belt and walked around the factory with a few lackeys.

The age range of factory workers is very different, from skinny old men to child workers like Rad. But the factory boss always treats them equally. If they slack off a little, the whip will fall on their hands without explanation, and today's daily wages and energy bars may be deducted.

Rad was very resistant to work, but he needed to feed himself and try to get some delicate energy bars for the big sister he picked up as tuition. Rad could see that sister Luna should have a good life in the world above, and Rad didn't understand why sister Luna came to such a place.

Rad reached out and grabbed the door handle, but unlike usual, the factory door did not budge.

This is very strange and very abnormal.

Factories run around the clock, workers are forced to maximize their bosses' wealth, and sweatshops don't suddenly close down.

This strange feeling gradually came through the rough soles of his shoes, and a warm feeling spread over the worn-out soles and gently scratched his rotten socks.

Unreasonable changes suddenly occurred in the unchanging life, and anxiety and fear crept into the boy's heart.

Rad lowered his head and saw red blood flowing out from the crack in the door and all the way to his feet.

Before the boy could react, the factory gate was suddenly opened.

A middle-aged man in a red robe stood at the door. He was a thin man who looked very kind and benevolent, with black hair and brown eyes, deep eye sockets and a three-dimensional nose, and he looked like he had dark circles under his eyes. The man had short, neat hair and a simple but neat red robe, which was very clean and tidy, which was rare in Rongshu Street. He smiled gently when he saw the boy.

"Are you also a child laborer here, kid?"

This is someone I have never seen before.

Rad nervously peeked into the room. There were more people in red robes standing in every corner of the room. They were wearing the same red robes as the one who opened the door, as if they were wrapped in a large piece of red cloth several times, and they were also clean and tidy. The boy even felt that their figures and looks were somewhat similar.

A red-robed man noticed Rad's sight and quietly hid his bloody hands. At his feet, the black-hearted boss who always beat Rad was lying. The children who were about the same age as Rad were curled up at the feet of several red-robed men, sobbing silently, and occasionally raised their heads and looked at Rad at the door in a daze.

After a while, Rad nodded cautiously.

"You don't like it here, do you?"

Rad was stunned. Was he referring to the food factory or Banyan Street? He didn't know how to answer this question, so he pursed his lips and stopped talking.

"Do you want to leave here? No..."

The person who opened the door paused.

"Should I say this, do you want to change?"

Rad was a little confused and looked at the man who opened the door blankly.

The man smiled and took out a chocolate-flavored energy bar from his red robe. It was a high-end product produced in the factory and did not contain any chocolate at all. Although it was not as good as what Sister Luna ate, it was also a good thing on Banyan Street.

"Alan Friedman, if you want to know my name..."

Looking at Alan's deep eyes, Rad hesitated for a while, but still took the energy bar.

"...Then who are you...?"

The man smiled and adjusted his red robe.

“My brothers and sisters like to call themselves…

"[Exile]."