Chapter 414: Foreigners, the strength of the demon dragon, the confident Chu Yan'er

The degree of human development in the southern foothills of Mo'ao is actually not low.

Trade between the eight towns has not been a matter of one or two days. For basic and common materials like clothing, the integration of each town is basically similar. Top-grade materials are another matter, but for the low and medium-grade clothing worn by ordinary people, from material to style, they are all much the same.

On the contrary, because Great Xia has only recently integrated into the southern foothills of Mo'ao, the Xia clothing, which is colorful and exquisitely styled, is very different from the eight towns.

Of course, after the opening of the port in Hong Sect in July, Xia clothing has gradually spread in the eight towns. Currently, some areas have begun to popularize wearing Xia clothing. Demand drives supply, and Great Xia does not refuse anyone. As long as you pay, they will teach you. In a few places, there are craftsmen specializing in making Xia clothing.

Not to mention the color and material, the exquisiteness and the number of styles of Xia clothing far exceed other towns. Judging from these two points, it is estimated that it is only a matter of time before it replaces the traditional clothing of the eight towns.

From the Xia clothing workshops that are constantly springing up like mushrooms in the South City of Hong Sect, one can actually see the signs.

Of course, although Xiang Liang can see these, his focus at this moment, looking at the six people who have walked down from the third floor and taken their seats, is not here.

All six are wearing white clothes. Although Xiang Liang cannot distinguish the specific material, he can determine that they belong to the cotton category. The material is not high-grade, and the key is that the style is very different from Great Xia and the eight towns.

"Wu Chuan prefers black, Muyin prefers red, Jin Shan prefers blue, Jiangxia prefers gold, only Beishuo people like to wear white the most..."

Xiang Liang, who was thinking in his mind, suddenly heard his colleague Bai Shan Ning whispering. When he looked up, he found that not only himself but the other three accompanying Silver-Order Prison Officials were all looking at those six people.

Xiang Liang did not show any surprise when he saw it.

The Prison Department is in charge of criminal law and is responsible for maintaining the security of the entire territory of Great Xia. These prison officials not only have to travel around to investigate cases, capture and escort prisoners, but also prevent people with ulterior motives from mixing into Great Xia territory. This is why they can move unimpeded in Great Xia territory with the prison official token.

They will pay extra attention to any conspicuous strangers. This is one of the professional characteristics of prison officials. Not only Xiang Liang, but the other three are the same.

As for Bai Shan Ning's understanding of the clothing of the various towns, it is not strange.

The Prison Department has been established for more than five years, and various rules and systems have tended to mature. After they were selected as prison officials, they all went to the inner city Prison Department to receive a one-month training, one of which was to memorize the customs of various regions in the southern foothills of Mo'ao.

"Go and ask."

"Okay!"

Hearing Bai Shan Ning's words, Xiang Liang nodded immediately.

The four of them are all Silver-Order Prison Officials. Strictly speaking, there is no superior-subordinate relationship, but he is not only the weakest in strength among the four but also the youngest, so he naturally has to be diligent.

After Xiang Liang stood up, he walked straight to the table where the six people were.

The six people immediately noticed him and hurriedly greeted him with a smile. When they found that Xiang Liang's target was them, their expressions changed slightly.

But they didn't have any reaction, just waiting for Xiang Liang to walk in. The six stood up hurriedly, and the middle-aged man in the lead asked with a bow and a look of restraint: "This lord, do you have something to see us about?"

Seeing the restraint of the five and the constrained expression of the middle-aged man in the lead, Xiang Liang was not surprised. Anyone who wasn't stupid could see that he had some status just by looking at his dress and the silver token at his waist.

Xiang Liang took off the token at his waist and showed it, bowed and smiled: "Great Xia Silver-Order Prison Official Xiang Liang, just a routine inquiry. You don't need to be so constrained, sit down!"

Seeing the token, the middle-aged man's expression relaxed immediately. He took out a hundred-forged token from his arms with ease, which was accompanied by a document, and handed it to Xiang Liang.

【Bearer Chu Dongning, from Chengu Village in the extreme northern foreign territory, visiting Xia City by name, total of six companions, Chen Qing, He Yang, Zhu Dong, Chen Yu, Chen Huang, Chu Yan'er, characteristics of the six...】

Issuer: Hong Sect Chief Justice Lin Kai

Issuance time: September 18th, night】

Seeing the token, Xiang Liang relaxed directly. As a prison official, he was naturally no stranger to the road pass, and Chu Dongning's movements were so skilled that it was obvious that he had been checked at the Longhe and Jinbi outposts before.

Even so, he still read the document attached to the road pass token, then carefully compared the appearance of the six, and confirmed that it was correct before saying: "There is another female companion with you, why is she not here?"

Chu Dongning immediately bowed and smiled: "My daughter's cultivation is not high, and she is too tired from the journey, so she doesn't want to go downstairs. I left her to rest in the guest room. If the lord doesn't believe it, I will call her down right now..."

After speaking, he turned his head to look behind him, seemingly intending to ask someone to call her.

"No need, if she's tired, let her rest well! It's my duty, I'm sorry to bother you all."

"The lord is too polite, this subordinate doesn't dare!"

Chu Dongning's exaggerated reaction was clearly acted out. Thinking that he might have been checked by other prison officials at other outposts before, Xiang Liang didn't take it to heart and bowed to bid farewell to the six with a smile.

Returning to his table, seeing the three of Bai Shan Ning looking at him, Xiang Liang said directly: "People from a village-level camp in the foreign territory, visiting Xia City by name, just came from Hong Sect City like us, with a road pass signed by Lord Lin Kai, no problem."

Bai Shan Ning nodded and smiled upon hearing this: "Coming from Hong Sect City, no wonder they have been looking at Senior Mu just now. It is estimated that they departed a little earlier than us."

Since they have decided to integrate into the southern foothills of Mo'ao, Xia City naturally cannot be in a closed state forever. The opening of the port in Hong Sect in July, and the outer city of Great Xia basically started to open to the outside world at the same time.

Now, no matter who it is, as long as they find the office building in Hong Sect City, specify the purpose of the visit, and pay a small fee per person, they can freely visit Xia City.

This opening to the outside world was only aimed at people from the eight towns at the beginning, but later, as Great Xia became more and more famous, people from various corners of the camps outside the eight towns also began to come one after another.

Hearing Xiang Liang finish the content of the road pass of the six, Bai Shan Ning smiled: "Extreme northern foreign territory, that is the place north of Beishuo Town. It is at least a thousand kilometers away from here. These people are really not easy..."

Seven people, four Cold-Resisting Realm warriors, three Earth-Digging Realm warriors. Bai Shan Ning has a strength of 15 bristles and had already seen it just now. The four middle-aged men only have a strength between 8 and 10 bristles. With such a little strength, walking a thousand kilometers and crossing the jurisdiction of the eight towns just to see Xia City is indeed not easy.

However, after a pause, Bai Shan Ning's tone changed and he smiled: "However, it will be fine when they reach Xia City. These seven people will most likely choose to stay in the end like others after visiting."

The three of Xiang Liang nodded immediately upon hearing this, a look of pride appearing on their faces.

With the magnificent scenery of Xia City today, not to mention people from these small places in the foreign territory, even the Cold-Resisting Realm warriors from the eight towns would be reluctant to leave. In fact, since July, there have been a steady stream of people who chose to stay directly after visiting Xia City.

Judging from Xiang Liang's observation of the dress and temperament of the six just now, if those six enter Xia City to visit, they will definitely choose to stay.

"Alright, Brother Mu, it's almost time, let's continue on the road!"

The seven were originally just taking a break here. As soon as Xiang Fuhai spoke, Mu Longhe and Xiang Liang and others all stood up, preparing to continue westward.

And the six at the other table watched the seven leave, and it took another ten minutes before their expressions finally relaxed completely.

Chu Dongning breathed a sigh of relief and was about to speak, but suddenly heard footsteps coming from the stairs behind him.

The six turned their heads and stood up in unison.

Chu Yan'er, wearing a plain green dress, walked down the stairs slowly. For some reason, her expression was unusually solemn at this moment. If you look closely, you will find that her black hair was slightly glowing with water.

Chen Yimou asked in a low voice immediately: "Miss, what did you find?"

Chu Yan'er raised her head, a look of horror flashed in her pupils, and she said in a deep voice: "The news sent back by the three lords Chen Yuanbai four months ago is probably not true!"

Chen Yuanbai, Huang Yingqing, and Li Jiuhe were the three Radiant Sun Realm powerhouses sent by their Chen Cang faction in April this year to support the three northern towns against the Great Awakening Temple.

The three returned to Chen Cang in May and naturally reported the situation here to the Fanzhen center one by one. As the little princess of Chen Cang, Chu Yan'er naturally had the right to know these messages.

And Chen Yimou happened to know this too.

Among the news brought back by Chen Yuanbai, the most important one should be the matter of the Scarlet Blood Demon Dragon in Qinghepu.

The seven of them departed from Hong Sect City in the first half of the night yesterday. It stands to reason that they should have arrived in Xia City long ago. The reason they stayed in Qinghepu was for this matter.

Because Chu Yan'er's true strength was stronger than the six of them and she had many means, the six couldn't twist her, so they had to let her.

Chu Yan'er went to explore the situation of the Red Longhu alone at dawn and didn't come back. When Xiang Liang questioned the six of them, Chu Yan'er was not upstairs at all. Thanks to Chu Dongning's quick wit, he took the initiative to speak to dispel Xiang Liang's concerns. Otherwise, if Xiang Liang really suspected it, they wouldn't know what to do.

The news brought back by Chen Yuanbai and the three is not true...

Hearing Chu Yan'er's words, Chen Yimou was full of confusion.

Chen Yuanbai was Chen Yimou's uncle, so he also knew some of the news about the Scarlet Blood Demon Dragon. According to the news brought back by his uncle four months ago, that Scarlet Blood Demon Dragon's strength was extremely terrifying. Fifteen Radiant Sun Realm powerhouses joined forces and couldn't gain the upper hand in its hands. It could almost be concluded that it was a Five-Element Realm cold beast, or in Chen Cang's popular term, an Imperial-level fierce beast.

"Does Miss mean that the demon dragon is more than the Five-Element Realm?"

"Five-Element Realm?"

Hearing this, Chu Yan'er was stunned, then reacted. Chen Yimou only heard part of the news from hearsay, so she shook her head and said in a deep voice: "Can speak human language; can move celestial phenomena just by relying on the body; fifteen Radiant Sun Realm powerhouses joined forces and couldn't hurt it; during the sleeping period, it could immediately break free from the control of strange monsters when sensing danger. How could that Scarlet Blood Demon Dragon only be in the Five-Element Realm?"

Chen Yimou's expression froze instantly upon hearing this, his pupils full of horror.

Of course, not only him, but the remaining five, including Chu Dongning, reacted even more violently.

The Five-Element Realm, the Beast Emperor level, is already an existence they cannot look up to.

Going up further...

"I spent three hours at the bottom of the lake depicting the shape of the demon dragon. When only the eye part was left, no matter how I clicked, I couldn't click it on. My brush had never had this situation before. That demon dragon is at least in the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, or there is another possibility..."

Celestial Phenomenon Realm!

Bang...

Before Chu Yan'er finished speaking, Chen Yimou stood up from his chair.

"At least Venerable level, doesn't that mean that even Lord Fangbo..."

"I haven't finished speaking yet, what are you in a hurry for? Sit down!"

"This subordinate is rude, Miss forgive me."

Seeing Chen Yimou full of panic, Chu Yan'er scolded him in a low voice. After he sat down again, she continued: "There is another possibility, it is a very strong Calamity-level demon monster."

Boom...

Chen Yimou, who had just sat down, along with the other five, shook their bodies violently. They looked at Chu Yan'er, their faces full of astonishment.

You might as well not finish what you were saying!

In the hearts of the six, there was only this one thought at this moment.

Celestial Phenomenon Realm, that is, Venerable-level fierce beast, Chen Cang was already very difficult to deal with, or basically couldn't deal with it.

Calamity-level demon monster, what is that concept?

Craftsman, Nightmare, Fierce, God, Demon—Chen Cang currently only divides strange monsters into four levels: low, medium, high, and the higher Calamity level.

Because strange monsters have all kinds of strange means, it is very difficult for humans to grade them before completely beheading them. Thanks to the fact that Chen Cang has beheaded many strange monsters so far, it has come up with a set of detailed methods.

The low, medium, and high levels of strange monsters, no matter how mysterious their means are, eventually have to rely on strength when it comes to the final killing link.

According to Chen Cang's years of accumulated experience, if they can only exert strength below the Cold-Resisting Realm, they are low-level strange monsters; those who can exert Cold-Resisting Realm strength belong to the medium level; those who can exert Radiant Sun Realm strength are high-level. For example, after the news of the Great Awakening Temple in May this year reached Chen Cang, the Night Patrol Division immediately judged the five great masters as high-level strange monsters.

As for the Calamity level above!

You understand it by the name.

The strength that Calamity-level strange monsters can exert is simply incomprehensible to most people. Chen Cang Fanzhen has recorded it only twice since its development, lasting two hundred years.

However, fortunately, both times were encountered by other Fanzhens.

"Chen Cang Records recorded the appearance of Calamity-level strange monsters twice. Once was more than eighty years ago, in the Hezang Fanzhen, which encountered a Calamity-level Nightmare monster. That Nightmare monster caused an earthquake. Half of the territory of the four counties of Hezang collapsed directly, and more than seven million people disappeared without a trace overnight. I didn't remember it wrong, right?"

As soon as Zhu Dong spoke, Chu Dongning next to him nodded heavily, and then continued: "That's right, the second time was more than thirty years ago, in the Weibo Fanzhen east of Cai Qiu. It was invaded by a Calamity-level Craftsman monster. I remember the book says it was called the Beekeeper, which raised countless giant monster bees. Those monster bees, the smaller the body, the stronger the poison, and even Radiant Sun Realm powerhouses couldn't resist.

Weibo sacrificed more than five million people, and finally, I don't know what method was used to drive the Beekeeper away. It hasn't recovered its vitality until now."

In the Frozen Abyss world, information is very important, so any camp with a little condition attaches great importance to recording various news and secrets, especially those related to strange monsters. Not only the strange monsters encountered by their own camp, but also those encountered by other camps will be recorded in detail so that future generations can be on guard.

Chen Cang is naturally no exception. The four people present, including Chu Yan'er, naturally have all read the Chen Cang Records, so they basically know a little about the things Zhu Dong and Chu Dongning said.

So after listening, their expressions all froze.

They only had one thought in their minds at this moment: there is a high probability that a Calamity-level demon monster is sleeping under the Red Longhu. Even if it is not, it is at least a Celestial Phenomenon Realm Venerable-level cold beast.

"This Great Xia is going to have bad luck!"

"What Great Xia, it's this entire southern foothills of Mo'ao that is going to have bad luck."

"According to what Chen Yuanbai and the three uncles said, that Scarlet Blood Demon Dragon could wake up at any time over the decades. Whether it is a demon monster or a Venerable-level cold beast, the nine towns in the southern foothills of Mo'ao cannot deal with it. They..."

………………

For a time, the faces of Chen Yimou and the six were full of sympathy.

Including Chu Yan'er.

Great Xia's rise is indeed legendary enough. Chu Yan'er feels inferior to the aptitude of the Great Xia lord Xia Hong. She can even conclude that the entire Chen Cang probably cannot find a few people whose aptitude can compare to Xia Hong.

But no matter which of her two guesses just now is correct, it is impossible for Great Xia to grow to the point of being able to deal with that Scarlet Blood Demon Dragon, let alone decades, even a hundred years.

"The nine towns of Mo'ao actually have a total population of more than 15 million. It's just that their strength is a bit weak. Such a big time bomb is buried in the Red Longhu. Once it explodes one day, it will inevitably be a disaster. It's a pity..."

"If the nine towns unite, no, even if they integrate, it's useless."

"The strength is not at the same level at all, integration is useless."

"Whether it is a Venerable-level cold beast or a Calamity-level demon monster, it is a devastating blow to this territory. No one can save them. In this way, our Chen Cang doesn't have to go to the southern foothills of Mo'ao..."

"Who said no one can save them?"

Before He Yang, who spoke last, could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Chu Yan'er. He and the other five looked up in confusion. ===== CHAPTER 415 =====