Journey to the Rose

While talking and laughing, Ruan Xi suddenly felt that the ocean became strange, smelling the manic breath from the sea breeze.

The sea in his impression was no longer clear, but turned into a bottomless black-blue color, which contained many things that could not be seen clearly.

The huge waves crashed against the wind, the rocks collapsed, and the musty smell of seaweed penetrated into the nostrils.The waves formed arches, crashed to the ground, roared one after the other, turned into ridges, and broke some of the weak soil on the side of the path.

Before dark, they arrived safely at the gate of Jewel City.

What city is it?

Ruan Xi counted silently in her heart.

Ah, this is the ninth city on land from south to north.

Thinking of this, he sighed and bent down to pinch his sore calf.

shameful...

He and Lu Zhenghe and his fellow practitioners traveled so many places along the way, got into so many fights, and almost lost their lives, but as a result, their physical strength didn't improve much at all. pain.His kind of greenhouse flowers that have been cared for are nothing compared to those of them who are tossing around every day.

No, you have to be more frustrated and braver.

After thinking about the gem "Space-Time Mirror" in Li Shen's mouth, Ruan Xi had some ideas for Xiao Miaomiao...

What if?

He cheered up, took a deep breath, looked up at the exaggerated and luxurious gates of Jewel City, and gained some motivation to pass through the city as soon as possible.Thinking, he looked back at the sea of ​​eternity, it was pitch black, there was no way to see the bottom, and his hope was a little bit shattered.

Will the "space-time mirror" be just a legend?

Even if I was really lucky and got it by myself, what would I want to see in the past?Ruan Xi asked herself this.

Forget it, let's focus on escaping first.Wen Kai said, the next ground fission will come at night, don't think about anything before that, just use the fastest way to go through the city to the next place.Thinking, his pace quickened again.

Lu Zhenghe saw Ruan Xi rushing forward, followed behind and called him: "Slow down, what are you doing so fast?"

Ruan Xi turned her head and said honestly, "I'm afraid of death."

"Wait for me," Lu Zhenghe leaned forward slightly, stretched out his arm, and grabbed Ruan Xi's wrist behind him, "otherwise it will be lost like last time and cannot be found."

Ruan Xi let him hold his wrist, hooked his hand with his fingers backhand, and rubbed his fingertips in his palm, the meaning was self-evident.

After being "teased, teased", Lu Zhenghe was about to say something when he saw Ruan Xi turned his face sideways, his eyes were bent, and he was smiling, grabbing his hand. Accelerate forward.

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The sun was about to sink, and the atmosphere in the crowd became tense.

A group of them are because of the known disaster, while others are because of the filth and blood of Jewel City.

From the moment you step into the gate of the city, the whole city is no longer paved with floor tiles, but pieces of gemstones dug directly from the ground, all kinds of gems, which radiate dazzling light from a distance "color brick".

Wen Kai said that the defective gems were all polished and paved on the ground, and other good-looking gems had basically been sold to other city-states through various high-priced sales.

Jewel City is different from its gorgeous-sounding name. This is a place that advocates force, and all problems are solved by force.

After entering the city, Ruan Xi realized that the buildings he saw standing on the hill before entering the city were not places for people to live at all, and they were basically oval buildings.

Wen Kai said that it is an arena, and precious gemstones are often mined, and they will be sent here to bid, and then rich people from all over the land will compete for the auction. If the price of the bidder is not convinced, Other bidders can send warriors here to snatch it.

"It's so tricky? Then if it is robbed, wouldn't the money be wasted?" Li Shen has heard of strange things where people from various city-states on land fought for a certain gem, but he has never heard of such an unreasonable thing. the rule of.

Nodding his head, Wen Kai rarely agreed with Li Shen's point of view, and said, "It's really a scam, so now the rules have been changed. Instead, let the gem owner bid directly, and then the bidders send people to compete to win the right to buy and sell."

Li Shen asked: "Then we still have to fight?"

Wen Kai explained: "So in the past few years, there have been a lot of deaths in Jewel City's auction house. But do you know? There are also many people who come here to watch the fights. Only the martial arts competition here is free."

"Freedom? You can beat people to death?"

"of course."

"So violent..."

When he said this, Wen Kai rolled his eyes.

Do you still have the nerve to call others violent?

"It seems that there are still local residents in this city."

Wen Kai looked around at the houses with closed doors and windows, and thought that the people in this city are a little smarter, and they know that it is better to run early, but now there are only a few windows in every street and alley with a little bit of sparkle, I don’t know what it is. Why did you choose to stay.

Looking along the way, Wen Kai found that not everyone would choose to leave their hometown in the face of disaster.Some people may have their entire family property in the house all their lives, and they would rather die than give up that little bit.Thinking of this, he was suddenly a little thankful that he was wandering all over the world. Since he joined the army, he no longer had the concept of "home". Living and being healthy is the greatest wealth.

Ruan Xi ran with them, stopping to rest from time to time.

All the restaurants on the street have basically closed their doors. Some restaurants have their shutter doors hanging down, but the lights inside have been dimmed, and it doesn't look like there are still people.This place is different from Holy City, it is obviously impossible to live here.

"I heard that the soup pot in Jewel City is not bad, it's very warm," Lu Zhenghe said in a tone of embarrassment, "It's a pity that I can't take you to eat."

"When is it, you still want to have dinner with me..." Ruan Xi twitched the corner of his mouth, angry and wanted to laugh, and slapped him hard on the back, "Go!"

Lu Zhenghe was taken aback: "Be gentle."

Except for Gu Zirong, who was in charge of taking care of Song Shumian, everyone carried food and guns/ammunition on their backs. Although they were not too heavy, they also crossed the entire Guishun urban area (Incubus City), and their physical strength was exhausted, and their pace gradually slowed down. .

Ruan Xi gasped.

He looked up and saw an extremely spectacular building in front of him, consisting of four floors of circular corridors.Judging from the cylindrical arch that can be glimpsed from the outside, Ruan Xi judged that this is what Wen Kai called the "gem arena".

By this time, it was completely dark.

The pilasters of the building are outward, and the pilasters are surrounded by column decorations. There should be snake-shaped sculptures coiled above, and there are everlasting oil lamps hanging on the pilasters.

The whole environment seemed to be getting quieter, only the slight noise could be heard from the eternal sea outside the city.

Wen Kai saw that he had been looking up at the column decorations on the pilasters, so he explained to him: "If I guess correctly, that snake should be Agkistrodon, which is a symbol of totem worship in Jewel City."

Ruan Xi's brain was wide open: "Why? Because j is shaped like a snake?"

Wen Kai: "You are so smart."

Ruan Xi: "... Really?"

Wen Kai: "It's also because they want to eat snakes."

Hearing this sentence, Ruan Xi almost vomited while running, resisting a strong sense of discomfort, she was extremely shocked: "Eat the totem you worship?"

"People in Jewel City believe that if they eat a snake, the snake's strength, courage, and wisdom will be transferred to them." Wen Kai blinked, "That's why the city's roasted snake meat is very famous."

Sure enough, the whole continent said that the people of Jewel City were insidious and cunning, which was absolutely true.

In the past, Song Shumian also said that there are scumbags in Jewel City, so don't look for alphas in this city, they might cheat you out of money and money!Ruan Xi smiled while nodding at the time, saying that if I were an alpha, if I was looking for an omega, I would look for someone from Zenith City.Song Shumian asked why, Ruan Xi said it was wild, the ones who climbed and rolled in the snow mountains all the year round must be chasing wolves in the wind, can they not be wild!

He never expected that now, as if fate had played tricks on him, he stuffed an alpha from Zenith City into his pocket.Thoughts drifted here, Ruan Xi couldn't help saying "Hi" in her heart.

They are still running.

The movement of Ruan Xi's feet didn't stop, and she kept moving towards the direction of leaving the city, but this building was too big, and if she wanted to pass through the city, she had to detour around it.

Because it was night and the visibility was not as high as during the day, he was just about to ask the almighty Wen Kai how to get there, but found that many people who had been on the road together started to slow down and pack their bags, as if they were planning to leave. The ever-burning lights outside the arena stayed overnight on the spot.

Ruan Xi was a little worried, and asked, "Are you planning to stop and rest?"

"It should be," Wen Kai looked around blankly and called Li Shen over, "We have to tell everyone that we have to get out of the city as soon as possible, and we can't stay here overnight. Besides, mining has been done all year round, and the land is soft and empty, so it's easier to get out of the city." ..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Zhenghe swung the carbine/gun on his shoulders to his body, put his arms between his arms, and looked like he was about to load and shoot.

Ruan Xi moved quickly, pressing his fingers on the barrel of his gun, "What are you doing?"

Lu Zhenghe said: "I fired a shot at the sky, and everyone can pay attention to this side."

Ruan Xi, Li Shen, Wen Kai: "..."

Wen Kai rubbed the center of his brows and sighed, "Young Master, you are a bit rough here."

"Okay, then let's keep a low profile," Lu Zhenghe hung the gun on his shoulder again, and called Li Shen together, "Let's go over there to evacuate for a while, and come back in 3 minutes."

Before leaving, he still didn't forget to turn around and remind: "Ruan Xi, cover your face obediently."

In less than 3 minutes, Lu Zhenghe and Li Shen ran back with guns on their backs.

Probably because the training uniforms on them were too eye-catching, with crossbows and guns on their backs. The two men were tall and mighty, with solemn expressions, and they felt awe-inspiring when they stood there. What they said was very convincing. Some of those who stayed overnight have started packing again.

In this special period, no matter how powerful anyone is, he has to trust others a little bit.

The crowd began to move again.

Without taking a breath, Lu Zhenghe and Li Shen ran very quickly and followed Ruan Xi's team smoothly.They are also getting closer to the arena.

Because it was too dark, the surrounding scenery and lights shook together, and no one had time to see what was going on in the city.

Ruan Xi ran, stuck the water bottle on his clothes with one hand, rubbed the bottle cap open with his clothes, raised his head to feed his throat, "I feel, I feel that I stepped on something under my feet..."

"What?" Li Shen didn't dare to stop, pulled off the goggles, took out the flashlight from the top pocket of the combat uniform, turned on the light, and shone on Ruan Xi's feet.

It is water.

The color is similar to ink, and it is slowly oozing from the ground.

Wen Kai called out first: "Like the sea water of the eternal sea!"