Chapter 1870

Looking at the large cloth bag full of Black Stone coins at her feet, Veroni swallowed hard. She was an extraordinary individual, yes, but this continent was no longer an era dominated by extraordinary individuals.

Under the charge of the army, it was difficult for extraordinary individuals to protect themselves, so they didn't dare to act recklessly. Most extraordinary individuals had connections with the Empire or some noble, reaching a relatively loose employment relationship.

The army was not omnipotent. For exploring secret realms, assassinations, or finding certain treasures or antiques, extraordinary individuals were more efficient.

But even so, the treatment of wild extraordinary individuals was still not good. Take Veroni, for example; as an extraordinary individual, although she didn't have to worry about the money needed for daily life, spending money on mysterious-side items was expensive.

At her poorest, Veroni had even stolen guardrails from the city wall and sold them to iron merchants, commonly known as selling scrap metal. However, the guardrails of the city wall were forged from vortex steel, and the price was about one-fifth of the same volume of silver.

"These... are all mine?"

Veroni grabbed her loose waist and pulled it up. This girl's pants always gave people the feeling that they might fall off at any moment.

"That's right. It's 3:00 PM now. We leave at 6:00 AM tomorrow. During this time, you can spend as you please in the Holy City."

Su Xiao didn't look at Veroni; he was sketching a draft. The Old God-stick had already told him the approximate location of the Dead Silence City.

The entrance to the Dead Silence City was in the north of the continent, about two days' journey from the Holy City. It was a city ruin. During the Black King's reign, the Dead Silence City attempted to assimilate the continent once, and the first to suffer was the city named Sonan.

After only about half an hour of assimilation, Sonan City was completely assimilated, and the residents of the Dead Silence City rushed out using that place as an exit, but they were beaten back by the Black Armored Army led by the Black King. After the war, only 50,000 of the 970,000 Black Armored Army remained, and all of them showed signs of being assimilated.

"Aren't you afraid I'll take the money and escape the Holy City?"

Veroni stood by the window, holding her pants waist with one hand and the large cloth bag with the other.

Su Xiao only glanced at Veroni. Veroni tilted her head and jumped out of the window.

"Stop!"

A roar came from below the castle. Two minutes later, under the "escort" of over a hundred soldiers, Veroni obediently left the manor through the main gate.

"This candidate is not bad. I will prepare other things. Kukulin, may God protect us."

"The gods were all killed by the Black King long ago."

"Perhaps."

The Old God-stick left behind these meaningful words and pushed the door to walk out of the room.

The next morning, 6:00 AM, at the city gate.

A carriage stopped in front of the city gate. The huge metal carriage was particularly eye-catching, with the emblem of a wolf head and lion tail, its back covered in sharp thorns.

The soldiers at the city gate stood in two rows. They didn't conduct routine inspections, just stood straight.

The carriage slowly drove out of the city gate. The driver was Amu, who was operating the horses somewhat clumsily. Inside the carriage, Veroni pinched her nose with one hand.

"Achoo~"

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang sneezed. Having no other choice, it could only poke its head out of the carriage window.

"What's wrong with this woman? Why does she have a fishy smell?"

Veroni, pinching her nose, spoke, her voice somewhat muffled.

"This is a mermaid. You can respectfully call her Queen Moon."

The Old God-stick's expression was as usual, supporting the doll-like Queen Moon.

"A mermaid?"

Veroni's hand had just gone to pull the white cloth on the lower body of Queen Moon when it was slapped on the back of the hand by the Old God-stick. This girl was a bit too familiar.

"Young people should know manners."

The Old God-stick looked at Veroni with a smile, his expression clearly saying: "Child, I advise you to be kind."

"Tch, so stingy. I just wanted to know how a mermaid pees."

"..."

The Old God-stick smiled even more gently.

"Just kidding~ Don't be so serious. Why do you have no sense of humor? But then again, aren't we going to the Dead Silence City? No formations or star charts or anything? Just going by carriage like this? That's the legendary City of Death and Silence. When I was a child, my grandmother often used the Dead Silence City to scare me."

Veroni pulled up her loose waist. This thing was not a decoration, but an extraordinary item she obtained by chance. Its function was to slow down the passage of life, but the disadvantage was that it was easy to drop her pants, and it was a pant-dropping that could not be avoided by physical means. This was not only shameful but sometimes dangerous, such as being tripped by dropping her pants while running away. That was truly crying without finding the tune.

This thing was called "Wildness of the Ancient Elf." After wearing it, it would reduce the speed of life passage. If one could originally live for 50 years, after wearing this thing, one could live for at least 80 years. When injured, this thing could also slow down the loss of vitality, thereby reducing the speed of death.

However, extraordinary items in this world had both advantages and disadvantages. Although dropping pants was a bit shameful, compared to the gains, it was not worth mentioning.

After long-term use, Veroni discovered the characteristics of this belt. The tighter her pants were, the stronger the side effects of this thing. Once she tried wearing tight pants, this belt pulled her upside down. Now, looking back, she couldn't help but slap her face with her hand to dispel the embarrassing scene in her brain.

Conversely, the looser the pants she wore, the lower the probability of dropping her pants. Veroni always felt that her method of using this thing was wrong—very wrong.

"Is it a nursery rhyme? Does it go like this: Dead Silence City, empty and vast, where do you come from, where do you go, escape, and be dragged back..."

Before the Old God-stick finished the nursery rhyme, Veroni rubbed her arms in a hugging posture.

"Stop talking, this is simply a childhood shadow."

"Who told you this was a nursery rhyme..."

"!"

Veroni looked at the Old God-stick in astonishment, her expression gradually becoming serious.

"That, that is..."

Veroni already began to feel something was wrong.

"This is a rumor. Believe me, the person who made up this nursery rhyme must have never been to the Dead Silence City. That is a place of death, despair, and terror."

The Old God-stick's eyelids drooped, and his whole face became gloomy.

"Let me tell you what the Dead Silence City really looks like."

"Don't, I knew those 5 million Black Stones were not easy to collect..."

The journey was unexpectedly joyful. The Old God-stick had nothing to do but scare Veroni. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang seemed to find joy in it and joined in, but not long after, the Old God-stick began telling ghost stories, and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang began to hide in the corner, shivering.

Time passed quickly, but before they reached the Dead Silence City, Su Xiao received a prompt from the Reincarnation Paradise.

【Prompt: The time limit for the second ring of the Main Quest is about to be reached.】

Seeing this prompt, Su Xiao could only choose to complete the second ring of the quest. If his guess was correct, the third ring should be the final quest.

The World Core tied to Su Xiao's wrist disappeared, and Su Xiao simply tore off the thin rope tied to his arm guard.

【You have obtained the Soul of the Black King.】

【The third ring of the Main Quest has been activated.】

【Main Quest: King of Night】

Difficulty Level: lv. 46

Quest Information: Ensure the third "King" sits on the throne.

Prompt: If the Hunter chooses to sit on the throne, there is a high probability of being assimilated by the Dead Silence City.

Quest Deadline: Eight natural days.

Quest Reward: Real Attribute Point x3.

Quest Penalty: Forced execution.

【Prompt: The Hunter has entered a special area. Because the Hunter's tier is lower than Tier 6, you have triggered a Hidden Quest.】

【Hidden Quest: Silence of Birth】

Difficulty Level: lv. 53

Quest Introduction: Destroy the Hall of Birth.

Quest Information: The Hall of Birth is located within the Dead Silence City.

Quest Deadline: Ten natural days.

Quest Reward: Epic-level optional treasure chest.

Quest Penalty: All attributes -5 points.

Prompt: This quest can be abandoned within 5 minutes.