Chapter 289 Entering the Sacrifice City

The first day of the annual competition ended successfully. Although the results were somewhat unexpected, the focus of today was on the announcement of the Book of Evil.

The people from the Deep Sea Guild packed up their things and went back, with a lot on their mind while also preparing for the next race.

Xia Mo was distracted. She had just said goodbye to her teammates and entered her underwater villa.

There was an uninvited guest standing outside the villa.

“Lin Yuan, why are you here?”

Lin Yuan gently raised his eyelids and glanced at Xia Mo, who had a stunned look on her face.

After leaving the Lieyang City Post Office, she immediately returned to the Dark Night Sea to look for Xia Mo, the channel person connecting to the Shengren City.

Lin Yuan blinked and said:

“Of course I came to see you.”

“You said that I would participate in the competition in the name of the guild and you would take me to the Sacrifice City.”

Xia Mo was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered.

Last time, after I gave Lin Yuan access to the Deep Sea Villa, I seemed to have forgotten to take it back.

However, Lin Yuan is now also a navigator, and the guild’s various permissions will be gradually opened to her.

Xia Mo calmed down:
“……All right.”

She did not default on her debt. Firstly, given Lin Yuan’s level, he would eventually enter the City of Sacrifices. Secondly, she disdained to go back on her word.

As for Lin Yuan’s purpose of going to the Sacrifice City…

Xia Mo was a little worried and said earnestly:
“Lin Yuan, you must follow a unique set of rules in the Animal City. Don’t anger the animals and don’t get yourself into trouble.”

Lin Yuan nodded. As for what she was thinking, only she knew.

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The Sacrifice City was farther away than Lin Yuan had imagined.

The road to the Sacrifice City is very special. It cannot pass through any teleportation point and can only be reached by sea.

The means of transportation was the Guild’s own ship at the dock. The white canvas was blown inflated by the wind, pulling the huge ship forward.

Listening to the repetitive sound of waves, Lin Yuan couldn’t help rubbing his ears:

“I thought it would be here soon.”

In addition to Lin Yuan, there were also Xia Mo and several adventurers serving as assistants on the ship.

Xia Mo deliberately directed the assistants to stay far away, leaving some space for her to talk to Lin Yuan:

“It was very fast. People enter the Sacrifice City with keys. The city has its own order and there are no living people supervising it.”

Lin Yuan showed a curious look:
“Key? Can you show it to me?”

A look of hesitation flashed across Xia Mo’s face, but before she could respond, the ship suddenly docked.

But Lin Yuan seemed to have forgotten all this and sailed straight to the Shengren City.

[Current coordinates: Sacrifice City]

The Sacrifice City should be a city, but when Lin Yuan looked up, what he saw was a wall without boundaries.

Within the walls are imprisoned monsters from the sailing world.

Lin Yuan was silent for a moment, then moved his lips:
“How many people are imprisoned in such a large city?”

Xia Mo shook her head, indicating that she didn’t know:
“Every time I come here, I am only responsible for maintenance. Sometimes when I look down from the high city wall, I can only see a dense crowd of heads surging.”

“It’s like a rat’s nest in a deep pit, stinking and littered with garbage, it’s disgusting.”

Xia Mo paused and spoke subtly.

“…Lin Yuan, what you said is a bit strange.”

“Those strange-looking things are not human beings.”

Lin Yuan didn’t take it seriously and joked:
“They say they are monsters, but there might be monsters among us too.”

“The three main cities of Sun and Moon Star all have corresponding residents, even the City of Animals.”

“I think, they are all residents of the city. Why should we call the people in the city monsters instead of humans?” Xia Mo and several adventurers showed puzzled expressions. Lin Yuan’s words were like someone saying that animals are not animals, but the same kind as them.

If Lin Yuan wasn’t a navigator, the adventurers would have probably rolled their eyes.

Xia Mo sighed silently and thought.

Lin Yuan’s definition of the Sacrifice City was different from the beginning. The other party emphasized it several times, could it be that he was so sacred and kind that he thought that sacrifice were also human beings?
unless……

There was a gleam of doubt in Xia Mo’s eyes.

She took out the key and opened the gate of the Animal City.

Lin Yuan’s eyes turned quickly, memorizing the appearance of the key.

Crescent-shaped, with a short handle, the key surface emits a brilliant blue light…

The familiar appearance reminded Lin Yuan of something.

She herself carried an original key that was 99% similar to the one at the gate of the Sacrifice City.

Lin Yuan couldn’t help but think:

“What is the relationship between Shengren City and the southern area of ​​Zhongxing City?”

It seems that after exploring the Sacrifice City, Lin Yuan must take some time to return to the Star City.

Glancing at Lin Yuan’s unblinking gaze on the key, Xia Mo subconsciously put the key away, feeling a subtle sense of regret in her heart.

However, she had promised Lin Yuan that he would let her enter the Sacrifice City, and she would not go back on her word.

The gate opened, and as Lin Yuan and his companions stepped into the city gate, their figures suddenly appeared on the top of the city wall.

There were half-human-high golden energy towers on the roof. Xia Mo took out a box of gold coins from the storage space and poured them into the energy towers.

In an instant, a brilliant light burst out from the dull surface of the energy tower.

The roar from downstairs seemed to be weaker.

Xia Mo explained:
“The beasts feed on gold coins, and nothing can attract them.”

“In order to imprison and manage these monsters, the Energy Tower was born.”

Lin Yuan looked at Xia Mo and several adventurers busying themselves, with an air of “not working but giving orders”. She raised her eyebrows:
“It takes a lot of energy to convert gold coins into energy to appease the animals. Why do we lock the animals up instead of killing them directly?”

The adventurers looked confused. They had been following Xia Mo as assistants for a long time, but had never asked in detail about the content of their work.

Why does this new navigator have so many questions?
But with her questions, some things that were confusing in the past might be answered today.

Thinking of this, the adventurers looked at Xia Mo expectantly.

Xia Mo’s expression did not change. Chen Ken replied:

“I do not know either.”

The adventurers stood there in a daze, listening to Xia Mo continue:
“Perhaps they have their reasons for not killing the animals. Anyway, since I first came here, the task assigned to me by the Inquisition is to maintain the Animal City and the Energy Tower.”

“as well as……”

Xia Mo suddenly closed her eyes, and her vision fell into darkness. The few spots of light at the bottom of the Sacrifice City became increasingly dazzling.

“Some of the animals had accidents.”

Xia Mo said with a headache.

Lin Yuan looked at Xia Mo’s performance, his eyes moved slightly:

“After you became a navigator, did the Inquisition also call for you?”

Xia Mo was worried about the unexpected situation, so she could only answer distractedly:
“Yes.”

The answer to the Inquisition’s call for Xia Mo seems to be in the current Sacrifice City.

Lin Yuan’s eyes inadvertently swept across everyone present. Everyone looked anxious, even more nervous than Xia Mo.

She walked to the city wall, placed her hands on the stone parapet, and looked down at the surging tide of people below.

“Some people have gone into a frenzy.”