Chapter 521: Jiang Wu

"Why?" Jiang Yunchu frowned, looking at him doubtfully.

No fear, no dread.

Now she has nothing.

She knows nothing of the person before her, nothing of Zhongzhou Continent; everything requires her own exploration.

The old man laughed ha ha, then stood up, walked to the side bookshelf, took out a book, and placed it in front of Jiang Yunchu.

"You already know the meaning of the Lost Land."

"Then let me explain the rules of the Lost Land."

"For several hundred years, no newcomers have come to the Lost Land; do you know why?"

The old man didn't expect Jiang Yunchu to answer, because he had already continued speaking.

"Those sent by the Divine Palace have all been wiped out by the people I have united."

"The Divine Palace fears that the people of the Lost Land will walk out of this land and make their secrets public; they must be sure that we are dead."

"But they never imagined that outside everyone fights alone, while in the Lost Land, to survive, we have no choice but to unite."

Jiang Yunchu flipped through the book quickly, reading fast, and learned more about the Lost Land.

While listening to the old man's words, she realized that the people here are all the misdeeds of the Divine Palace.

Could it be that my own advancement, coming directly to the Lost Land, was also some trick by the Divine Palace?

The Lost Land has poor soil; not a blade of grass grows.

No wonder, the old man was just holding a plant, his eyes full of longing.

"Can you tell me what your little world was like before?" the old man said with a kind face, looking at Jiang Yunchu.

"There, it is a monarchy, with some countries having spring, summer, autumn, winter, warm and cold alternating, bright spring snow, orioles flying and grass growing; there are my relatives, and it is a very beautiful place."

When speaking of her hometown, even if she used to have many headaches, the longing after leaving only retains the good memories.

"You really like that little world." The old man directly concluded, because in her eyes he saw longing and light.

"Since you like it so much, why leave?"

"Although mortals have short lives, they still have ordinary joys, which is not necessarily a bad thing." The old man sighed deeply; in his sigh one could sense helplessness.

Jiang Yunchu shook her head: "It's not that I don't want to, but that I cannot."

"I'm not afraid to tell you, I advanced to Zhongzhou to save people."

However, the topic ends here; she will eventually leave the Lost Land, so she might as well tell the old man her purpose directly.

"Getting out is hard!"

"The Lost Land is a desolate wasteland, day and night chaotic, vitality scarce; whether one can survive is unknown, how to get out?"

"Little girl, over these years no one has been able to leave the Lost Land." The old man stroked his beard, looking at her with seriousness.

Jiang Yunchu smiled; having just read the introduction to the Lost Land, whether its geography or that layer of seal, it has placed this place outside Zhongzhou.

But…

"Do one's best and leave the rest to fate."

"Who knows what the final result will be?"

She is not one who knowingly does the impossible.

But giving up without effort is absolutely not Jiang Yunchu.

The old man nodded: "Seeing you now is like seeing my former self."

"After all, I'm still old."

"My name is Jiang Wu; you can call me Mr. Jiang, or like them, just call me 'Sir'."

Jiang…

Again Jiang…

Are there so many people with the surname Jiang?

Jiang Yunchu's face showed no change, only her inner feeling tightened.

"Sir." She stood up, her body still straight, but her expression became respectful.

The old man stood up, smiled, and said: "In our Lost Land there aren't so many rules, but everyone must work."

"Your room, I have set a formation; when you return, drip blood directly onto the wooden plaque hanging by the door, and the formation will activate—no spirit beast can step inside, so you can rest assured."

"However, in the Lost Land each squad must kill a spirit beast daily as food for the squad."

"Here there is hardly any vegetation; all food is obtained by directly killing spirit beasts."

"Moreover, it's not a waste to kill them; spirit beast bodies are treasures, some being essential ingredients for medicine and forging; you can look at these few books."

"The Lost Land hasn't seen visitors for so long I'm almost forgetting." He patted his forehead, then took three more books from the shelf: "Take them back and read them yourself."

"You can rest these two days; in three days you will be assigned to a squad."

After the old man finished speaking, he waved his hand; Jiang Yunchu nodded at him, then left the room.

Walking outside, seeing the place full of wind and sand, truly a harsh survival environment.

"You're back?" the little girl at the door said, smiling when she saw Jiang Yunchu.

Jiang Yunchu looked at her, then walked into her own room: "Why didn't you come inside to wait?"

"The wind and sand outside are so strong; why wait at the door?"

The little girl shook her head: "In the Lost Land, you cannot enter a room without the owner's permission."

"Sir has set it so that this room is yours; unless you die or leave the Lost Land, this room is your protected area."

"When sleeping at night, no matter what sounds you hear outside, never, ever open it."

"Spirit beasts spread at night, their abilities grow stronger; we can't beat them."

The little girl earnestly gave Jiang Yunchu a few words of advice; when looking at her, her eyes were full of worry.

"I've noted it down; which Unit are you in? In a few days I'll be selecting a Unit—can I choose yours?" She asked seriously, but also with a hint of probing.

There are twelve people in total, and this little girl is also one of them.

"I am in Unit Four; besides the Mister, there are three people per Unit, my strength is too low, so I'm in the last Unit."

"Do you still want to come to our Unit?" the little girl lifted her head and looked at Jiang Yunchu.

Jiang Yunchu nodded and said, "Sure, I just got promoted and don't have much strength either."

She spread her arms helplessly, looking as if she were not as good as you.

The little girl hehe-laughed, then softly said, "I am Xiao Shier; in the whole Unit, I am the last to arrive and also the youngest."

"The youngest? How old are you?" Jiang Yunchu was somewhat surprised; if I recall correctly, the Mister said that within the past few hundred years, no newcomers have arrived.

She had always thought this girl was born in the Lost Lands, but just now what did she say?

She is the one who arrived last?

Then she…