Infrastructure Throne

"City Master Abyss?"

Shen Qingze drew a heavy cross in his heart to this supreme ruler whom he had never met before, and frowned: "Who doesn't have elderly relatives, if such an order is issued, isn't the Lord Yuanliu afraid of riots in the city?"

Yin Er groaned and said: "Where do those big men in the city care about the lives of ordinary people? Besides, there is a precedent 30 years ago. Everyone knows that only living sacrifices can make the sun reappear. If it is not an old man, it will be a young and middle-aged man." , or women and children."

Tong San stared with red eyes: "But who wants to die? The old people also want their children to live. In order to save Yuanliu City, everyone agreed. Although sad, there is no other way. "

Shen Qingze glanced at him, and sneered: "There is no other way? Then what did you come to my house to steal? You said that in order to save Yuanliu City, you actually hope that others will be sacrificed, as long as your family members survive ,Is it right?"

Tong San blushed, not knowing how to refute, Jin Da was silent for a while, then said in a hoarse voice:

"People are inherently selfish. Each family sweeps the snow by itself. Even their own elders can't save them. How can they control others? What's the use of you talking about it now? The three of us fall into your hands, and we can't beat you , kill or cut, it's up to you."

The countdown on the main panel has passed for more than 4 hours, and there are only a few hours left. He has no extra time to waste on a few thieves.

Shen Qingze flipped his wrist, and a ray of cold light came out of his hand, cutting the ropes binding the three of them one by one, and finally chiseled into the wall with a "duh".

"Ouch!" Brother Jin Dasan fell off unexpectedly, touched the big bump on his forehead, and fell to the ground panting heavily.

"Get out." Shen Qingze pulled out the dagger from the wall, and said two words indifferently.

Jin Da looked at him in surprise: "You let us go just like that?"

Shen Qingze narrowed his eyes and showed a mocking smile: "If you three are worthless, just save your grandmother, and I respect you for being a man."

Jin Da looked at him like he was looking at a lunatic: "Are you planning to rush to the sacrificial ceremony to save people? Impossible, there are heavy guards there, even if you have three heads and six arms, you can't beat everyone."

Shen Qingze held the lamp in his hand again, and looked down at him condescendingly: "I don't need to beat everyone, as long as the night disappears and the sun reappears, they can all survive, right?"

Jin Da was speechless, not knowing whether to laugh at the other party's stupidity or naivety.

"If you can really do this impossible thing, then the three of us brothers will treat you like cows and horses in the future! I will recognize you as my father!"

Shen Qingze: "..."

He still doesn't want to recognize three cheap sons!

Shen Qingze ignored them, took the big white dog back to the house, and looked for the evolved ichthyosaur.Since the system clearly indicated that this thing was one of the clues, it should be useful.

The poor little guy is still curled up in the fish tank to sleep happily, not aware of the danger coming.

Holding the lamp, Shen Qingze fished out the golden little ichthyosaur, flicked it on the forehead, knocking it out mercilessly.Unexpectedly, he couldn't find the dragon scale jade that prompted its evolution.

He remembered that Yan Zui said that it was a precious gift from his grandma, and he wanted to redeem it. If it wasn't for those three thieves who were quick to steal it, could it be that Yan Zui ran back and took it away?

There will be no solution for a while, Shen Qingze simply doesn't think about it, and rushes to the city with Abai.

Brother Jin Dasan gritted his teeth and chased after him.

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Compared with the darkness and tranquility in the village, Yuanliu City's east market is brightly lit, and a tall wooden platform has already been built in the small square of the market.

Heavy guards guarded the surrounding airtightly.

Hundreds of [-]-year-olds stood quietly under the wooden platform, like rotten dead trees. Even if the last leaf withered in the north wind, it eventually returned to the soil to nourish the new generation of the next generation.

They neither had hysterical despair nor flustered panic, they just waited silently and calmly for their established destiny—the moment the eternal night came, they realized something.

On the other end of the crowd were the townspeople who came from all directions. They were blocked by the human wall of the guards, and they could only call the names of their relatives far away to say goodbye to them.

This night is so long, it seems that it will never end.

The dim light of the torches reflected on everyone's face, but reflected a pale white.

Faint, hoarse sobs spread through the crowd like a plague, and the oppressive atmosphere was almost breathless. Even the soldiers of the guard were shrouded in great sadness, looking back frequently and secretly wiping away their tears.

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The City Lord's Mansion is located in the heart of Yuanliu City. The outer wall is made of the most solid moon rock in the mine. Every wall brick is polished square and smooth. The base of the wall is covered with moss. The wisteria flowers on the top of the wall are swaying in the breeze. Decorate it like a crown.

Over the past hundred years, this ancient mansion has been attacked countless times in the confrontation with the orcs, but it still stands tall, with countless scars from swords, guns, swords and halberds deposited over the years.

The three-storey fortress quietly crawled in the night, like a sleeping monster.

The council hall of the City Lord's Mansion.

The outdoor temperature is slowly getting lower, the fireplace is burning, and there is a slight crackling sound from time to time, which is particularly abrupt in the oppressive and silent hall.

There is a huge long table in the center of the meeting hall, the main seat belonging to the city lord is empty, and Mo Yun, who is in a gold-embroidered white robe, sits directly opposite the officiant.

Earl Yan En sat in the first seat on the left, with a serious face, and his index finger tapped the armrest rhythmically.

There was only one person standing in the entire meeting hall, and that person was holding a cross sword at his waist with one hand, and his back was as straight as a javelin.

"Captain Xiao Meng is here, bring in the body of the city lord."

As soon as Earl Yan En's words fell, Xiao Meng's gaze shot towards him coldly like an arrow, and Yan En instantly had the illusion that his eye sockets were pierced by a sharp knife.

He frowned, staggered the other party's gaze, and waved to the attendant outside the door.

Immediately, four attendants carried a stretcher into the meeting hall.On the stretcher was a corpse that had been dead for a long time, wearing the black military uniform of the day when the city lord fought the beast slaves, with the guard's logo embroidered on the neckline.

When the covering white cloth was lifted, the face was covered with criss-cross scars and curse lines, there were black blood scabs at the cracks, and there was hardly a piece of intact flesh, which was disgustingly terrifying.

An eerie silence settled in the hall for a second, the attendant looked pale, and retreated hastily under the signal of Earl Yan En.

Guard Captain Xiao Meng half-kneeled in front of the stretcher, and carefully inspected the body with a terrifying face:

"This person's appearance has been ruined, why do you say that he is the city lord?"

"With this piece of dragon scale jade." Priest Mo Yun stood up slowly with the staff in his hand, and came to Xiao Meng, quietly holding a delicate jade pendant in his hand, with pale golden scale-like patterns flowing under the light .

Earl Yan En showed a mournful expression, and said in deep pain: "I found this on his neck. My mother gave us two brothers a piece, and when the elder brother passed away, it was passed to Yan Zui. The entire Yuanliu City, only these two piece."

"Captain Xiao Meng, my poor nephew is dead. Unexpectedly, he was cursed by the devil at such a young age. As his uncle, no one is more sad than me, but the wrath of Ye Shen is right in front of his eyes. Yuanliu City is at stake, and someone needs to stand up and lead everyone out of the predicament!"

Speaking of emotion, Earl Yan En's eyes were slightly red, and he wiped away a tear from the corner of his eyes: "I think my nephew shouldn't mind making a small sacrifice for Yuanliu City after his death."

Xiao Meng looked at him coldly, and frowned: "What do you mean?"

Earl Yan En slowly stretched his brows and eyes, and said softly, "I mean, now is a special period, and the people in the city need some white lies."

Xiao Meng didn't say a word.

Yan En was persuasive: "The order to let the elderly in the city be sacrificed alive has been issued by the City Lord's Mansion. Even though they know that this is a helpless move, everyone still has resentment in their hearts, and this resentment has been attributed to Yan Zui."

"And now Yuanliu City needs a capable, responsible, and more prestigious leader in order to convince the public."

Hearing the other party's implication, Xiao Meng sneered: "You mean, anyway, the city lord is dead, so it's better to take the blame for you and let you be the hero who leads everyone out of the darkness, right Earl? grown ups?"

Priest Mo Yun interjected at the right time: "You can't say that, the Earl has always been kind to everyone, and he often goes to the city to distribute food, which is obvious to all. It is also true that Yan Zui cursed himself to death. Even the old people in the city know how to sacrifice for everyone. Make the most of it, okay?"

Earl Yan En kindly hooked Xiao Meng's shoulder, but was lightly thrown away by the latter, his displeasure flashed away, and he said lightly:

"Captain Xiao, listen to the cries outside. Everyone is panicked and frightened. I know that your family has guarded Yuanliu City for generations. The object of your allegiance is not Yan Zui, but the people of Yuanliu City."

"For them, the truth of the matter is not important, what is important is that they can see the sun reappear in the sky as soon as possible! As long as the sacrifice to the Night God is successfully completed, all these sufferings will pass!"

After a long silence, Xiao Meng finally spoke, "What do you want me to do?"

Yan En and Mo Yun looked at each other, and said with a smile: "I hope your Excellency will personally confirm at the ceremony later that it was Yan Zui who gave the order for the living sacrifice, and it was he who was cursed by the devil."

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Countdown: 60 hours.

On the small road leading to the inner city from the outskirts of the city, Shen Qingze was running wildly all the way.

Brother Jin Dasan followed behind him, running out of breath.

"I said Brother Shen, if you rush all the way to the festival, you will be arrested by the guards in minutes. You can't save anyone like this!"

Shen Qingze: "Who said I'm going to save people?"

Jin Da was confused.

Shen Qingze stroked a black feather pinned to his waist, and glanced at him lightly: "Since it was the order from City Lord Yuanliu, as long as he is captured alive."

[Kunpeng's Feather: One-time use of props, fanning it, can make all creatures within 100 meters around fall into a coma state for 30 seconds. 】

The author has something to say: Yan: There are always people who want to harm the owner of this city!Damn!I quit!