Chapter 22 The Head of the Seven Gods
The security area of the City of Darkness is a city in the city. It is located in the middle of the city. A large area of buildings is surrounded by a circle of three-meter-high low walls. Ye Fang glanced and roughly estimated that this security area was at least tens of thousands of square meters.
"Can such a short wall resist those monsters?" He spoke with a girl named Chu Qingqing, with a pale face. He felt that this safe area under the jurisdiction of the Tianlihui was not safe at all.
Unfortunately, her words did not receive any response except to attracting the worrying gazes of other students.
Wang Li's ten "natives" were particularly silent and never spoke any more except for the beginning of reporting to his home.
Ye Fang knew that it was not the wall that ensured the safety of the safe area but the so-called "god".
The height of the wall is meaningless.
From the time we saw the wall, more people saw it, all kinds of people. Many people cut down trees along the river and picked purple-black strange grass on the ground, but they were cautiously not going too far outside the wall.
They seem to abide by some rules and only operate in the safe area, and never step into other areas of the City of Night unless necessary.
And when you enter the safe area, there will be more people.
Those are the natives in the paradise, including men, women, old and young, yellow and white. In this safe area, shops are open, and the streets are full of traces of human life.
The overall style here is similar to Shanghai in the last century, where different skin colors and cultures are gathered here, but the technological level and cultural conditions all seem far less than that of the Norton Empire where Sophia lives.
This is more like a survivor base in the end of the world.
Noting that outsiders, many of the "local people" in these paradise stopped and cast a slightly cold look at Ye Fang and the others.
There is some scrutiny and vigilance in the air.
Natural sense of distance.
You can tell from your outfit and temperament alone that they are invitees.
Ye Fang felt that there was a ray of chill that was quietly afraid of his back. Perhaps it was the natural perception of the adventurer. He felt some extremely difficult hostility in these scrutiny eyes.
However, the team of the Tianli Church seemed to be respected, and the people on the road were avoiding strange religious etiquettes. They were not stopped and soon arrived at the so-called Tianli Church.
It was a tall building complex located in the center of the entire security zone. Unlike the chaotic architectural style around it, the church was made of huge rocks, majestic but with a hint of coldness and solemnity.
When Wang Li and others arrived here, they stopped guiding the way: "You go in, the Bishop is waiting for you."
Ye Fang and the other nineteen people went all the way into the main hall.
The church is bright and tall, but it is empty inside, with only two people in the upper position.
A priest in his forties with a white face wearing a black regular dress.
The other one is a white-haired and hunched old man, but his clothes are casually dressed just a wide white robe.
And behind these two people is the statue of the god.
The moment he saw the statue of the god, Ye Fang's pupils contracted, and Wei Yuanwu almost cried out.
Because they had seen the statue of the god, the human figure was four-handed, colorful, funny and paradoxical, exactly the same as the pendant they found on the vampire before.
This statue of god is even larger, about nineteen meters high, with vivid facial features. His slightly narrowed eyes seemed to be watching everyone playfully, just like he was alive. Just one look makes people feel a sudden heartbeat and a trance.
Many people have changed their colors, so Wei Yuanwu's exaggerated expression is less conspicuous.
And at this moment, the old man said slowly in an old voice: "Don't look directly at God."
The sound was not loud but extremely majestic. With the throbbing caused by the statue, everyone lowered their heads and dared not look at it again.
Ye Fang's heart was beating wildly, and as an "adventurer", he felt even more obvious.
And this is just a statue of a god.
Seeing everyone bowing their heads, the old man smiled slowly and said kindly: "This is the God served in the City of Night: the head of the Seven Gods, the God of Drama. It is precisely because of Him that there is a shelter here.
"You don't have to be afraid or panic. Invited people, please sit down. I am Qi Yongning, the bishop of the Tianluo Church in the Night City, and the one next to me is Father Randall. We have no malice. On the contrary, we hope to provide you with help and help you live and settle here, because you are no longer the first invitees to come to the City of the Night and come to this church.
"If I am strong enough, maybe I can help you when you arrive, but unfortunately, I can only discover your existence when you approach the safe zone. I feel deeply sorry for this. Moreover, because of my old age, although I really want to answer all the doubts in your hearts now, I cannot guide you to take root in this world as usual. This time, Father Randall will guide you."
After saying this, the elderly bishop followed the back with the help of Father Randall.
After about ten minutes, the priest returned to the church alone, looked at the impatient people who had been waiting, and said in a relatively calm tone: "Please be careful, you are not the first batch of invitees, I know what your doubts are. I..."
Before the priest finished speaking, a boy couldn't help but ask loudly: "What the hell is going on? Did you get us here? Where were the previous invitees? How can we go home?"
His tone was not very good, and Randall only looked at him coldly, and his eyes seemed to be filled with natural pressure. With just one glance, the students present were slightly shocked and dared not speak casually.
Randall's eyes glanced at the audience: "The Lords of Heaven and the Seven Gods only guarantee the existence and order of the safe zone. We demarcate the area to plant special wheat and plants to provide the people of every city with a transmission channel, but each kind of help is for the existence and stability of the safe zone, and it is not free. You can understand us as an independent organization with a certain church nature.
"I hope you can understand that your coming here has nothing to do with the Lord of Heaven. The Lord of Heaven is holding you, and the Lord of the Bishop is behind the curtain, but I don't like you unbelievers who do not worship God. Therefore, I don't have time to answer your questions one by one. I will only tell you something you must know.
"First of all, I hope you understand that this world is no longer your world. As for how to return to your own world, don't ask me, because I don't know that no one in the City of Night can answer your question, because it's just a remote place, with neither strong nor knowledge. If you want to find answers but are not afraid of death, you can go to those real big cities to find answers.
"As for the other invitations, there are two groups of invitees in front of you who have come to the City of Night, but they have already gone to other cities, and none of them are still here, so you don't have to ask about the whereabouts of other invitees here. Moreover, the details of your situation are probably only Bishop Qi and I. If you want to promote your affairs everywhere... Oh, I have no objection, but I advise you not to do this. Living with your duty is what you should do.
"Secondly, where you are now, the Tianli Society of the City of Darkness. The security zone is the only pure land among the various disasters in the Eastern Continent. Monsters in the City of Darkness are almost impossible to invade here. However, I want to solemnly declare a few precautions. These are the survival rules of the City of Darkness and the rules in the City of Darkness: First, do not leave the safety zone during the night.
"Secondly, even during the day, do not step into any dark place in the city outside the safe zone. Moreover, it is best not to live outside the safe zone for more than five days. The area where activities is best limited to within two kilometers outside the safe zone.
"Third, never walk away from the city and enter the wilderness. Tianlihui has many such safe areas in the East Continent, with different scales and located in different places. Some places are even absolutely safe without any disasters. Such places are more developed and have more opportunities to gain power and money. However, if you want to go to other cities, Tianlihui will open a teleportation channel between cities every two months. You can go to other cities to trade or even settle in this way.
"Fourth, never leave the room on a foggy night. Every three days, the city of night will be filled with fog and cover the whole city. It is no exception. At this time, even in a safe area, you must not go out. You must not respond when you see or hear anything.
"Fifth, don't think about being a savior, don't look for the root of the disaster in the city of night, don't... seek death.
"Sixth, the Tianli Society is only responsible for the existence and the most basic order of the security zone. We do not guarantee the safety of everyone, but only ensure that we will not be able to contain vicious people. If you believe in evil gods and are discovered by us, you will be expelled immediately. But that's all. We will not take the initiative to hunt monsters in the Night City, nor will we manage or deliberately be responsible for the livelihood of the 30,000 people in the Night City Security Zone, nor will we help. If you have any trouble, as long as you can afford the price, you can find the "opener" to help you, or you can choose to be the opener.
"Seventh, you better believe in the Seven Gods, which will protect everyone in this land.
"Eighth, this is the most important point: never spy on the secrets of this world. I know that you are instilled with certain information as invitations, but I can tell you clearly that the information is not all, not even all true. All you know is what you can see, and there is something deeper in this world, buried deeper and deeper deeper sea."
Speaking of this, the priest paused slightly and said word by word: "If you want to spy on it, then...
“When you find them, they find you.
Chapter completed!