yasinovel Chapter 3704 Town 8
Chapter 3704 Town 8
Chapter 3704 The Eighth Town
Led by Haman, they passed through the long "First Line City", and then walked through several dark and dirty paths, finally passing through the darkness and arriving at a "cliff".
There was a huge cave in front of me.
They were now at the wall of the cave, and could see densely packed ruined buildings below them.
Small, low-altitude floating boats cruise in the cave. The outer shells of the boats are made of neon lights and steel frames, with various advertising slogans flashing on them.
"The latest shining suit from Wanzhao Group, Wandering House, is now on sale..."
"Rouxue Yizi invited local experts to develop a new type of antibody, which is now available at the homeless shelter."
"Ruins stage, it's up to you to start! Massive multiplayer ruins game interaction, the sexy instructor of the wandering house will pave the way for you!"
"There will be singing and playing in Red Lane tonight, welcome to come and experience it."
"..."
Neon headlines, holographic advertisements, everything underground is just like everything above ground.
Apart from being a little simple, there is not much difference from the surface.
However, Angel noticed that the advertisements on the low-altitude floating boats all had an "⑧" mark. After communicating with Harman, Angel realized that "⑧" represented the name of this underground town.
——The eighth town.
The administrative divisions of Modern City are east, south, west and north, with fifteen districts each, plus the central district, for a total of sixty-one districts.
Similarly, there are sixty-one corresponding towns underground in Modern City.
This town happens to be the eighth town.
"This looks like a cave, but it's actually not a cave. It's an artificial underground water reservoir." Harman and Angel were at the entrance of the cave on the cliff. Harman led Angel down the path while introducing the origin of the Eighth Town.
"This underground reservoir was originally used to supply water for the residents of West District 8. But something happened later, probably due to water pollution, and the reservoir was abandoned."
"Later, the Flame Knights of the Dark Round Table came here, evaporated all the wastewater in the reservoir, and burned the remaining pollution sources. After years of construction and immigration, the current Eighth Town was established."
Harman pointed to the wall of the cave and said, "The reason why the walls here are full of holes and black everywhere is said to be the marks left by the burning of the Flame Knight."
Haman's words were very decisive, but Ingres did not believe them.
Because he just touched the wall of the cave and found that the black outer layer seemed to be some special pigment coating used for heat insulation and waterproofing.
There were definitely no marks left by burns.
However, it is probably correct that the predecessor of the cave was an underground artificial water reservoir.
He saw many abandoned pipes here, leading directly to the surface, and some of them were connected to the water towers in West District 8.
Therefore, the reservoir theory is basically correct.
It took about five minutes to get down from the 30-meter-high "cliff" and reach the ground of the Eighth Town.
At this time, in front of Angel was a town gate made of iron frame.
The doorplate is still a combination of holographic projection and neon lights: the words "Eighth Town".
And the subtitles scrolling below are... advertisements.
There was a punk boy in a wasteland style guarding the town gate. When he saw Angel, his eyes suddenly lit up. However, when he saw Harman, his expression instantly fell.
"These are just hooligans, ignore them, I'll go and get rid of them."
After Harman finished speaking, he walked over to the punk teenagers and whispered a few words to them.
The group of teenagers immediately scattered, and it really looked like they were being dispersed.
But Angel used his mental perception to hear Harman's conversation with them, and found that he was not "driving away" them, but was talking about his general origins.
"He is a resident of another underground district. He may have money, but certainly not too much. He comes to the Wishing Tree to make a wish. His desire for daily necessities is not too high, but we can focus on promoting products related to the Wishing Tree."
The above is what Harman said to the group of punk teenagers.
It was obvious that Harman knew them and was a partner. They probably wanted to do business with visitors, and Harman would determine the identity of the visitors, and then summon them when they entered the town, and customize the products for them.
For example, just now, Harman knew that Angel had no legal identity and must be from another underground neighborhood, but he had the money to hire a tour guide and was dressed relatively cleanly, so he must have some money. In addition, Harman knew that Angel was going to the wishing tree, so he specifically asked the group of teenagers to go to the wishing tree and customized "wishing tree peripherals" for him.
This is the truth.
In this regard, Angle did not care too much and did not feel offended. After all, it was just a custom product for him, and it was up to him to decide whether to buy it or not.
Of course, if they try to force you to buy something at the wishing tree, that’s another story.
After Harman came back, he said: "These hooligans usually like to borrow small things from tourists, but as long as you firmly refuse, they will not do anything excessive, so guests don't have to worry."
Angel chuckled and nodded without saying anything.
Seeing this, Harman said no more and continued to take Angel into the eighth town.
The streets of the Eighth Town are indeed different from those of the previous "first-tier cities". There is a concept of vertical and horizontal directions here, and they are also divided into main roads and branch roads.
There are many alleys along the way.
There are also a lot of people on the road, and the density is even higher than on the streets on the ground.
Angel was observing the surrounding buildings all the way. There were no tall buildings here, so the advertisements could not be placed on the buildings and could only be placed on signs.
This also led to the various neon signs throughout the town. At first glance, it looks more punk than the buildings on the surface.
In addition, the Eighth Town is located in a cave with no directly available light source, so the entire town can only rely on building signs or street lamps for lighting.
This causes serious light pollution in the entire Eighth Town.
Even the sewage in the potholes on the ground reflects the bright neon lights, which shows the extent of light pollution.
However, the colorful light pollution has become a sign of attraction for first-time visitors like Ingres.
The wishing tree is near the wandering house, which is at the end of the eighth town.
On the way to the wishing tree, Harman introduced the customs and culture of the Eighth Town, while silently recommending some "products" to Angel during the introduction.
Ingres naturally heard the hidden meaning in his words, but he pretended not to understand and only responded occasionally without expressing his opinion.
Harman also saw that Ingres had no desire to buy anything, but he still had to say what he had to say.
As long as certain products can leave an impression on Angel, he will remember them next time he wants to use them and might buy them.
Of course, Harman was not just selling goods. He was just introducing the local customs and culture and mentioning the "local specialties" of the Eighth Town to avoid Ingres' disgust.
When they were about halfway there, Harman suddenly thought of something and pointed to a lane with red light not far away: "There are many red lane projects in the Eighth Town. If you are interested, you can go and have a look later."
Harman just mentioned it but didn't elaborate because Red Alley is in every underground block.
Angel did not ask any further questions. Although he did not know that Red Alley was spread throughout the underground blocks, he had already seen the role of Red Alley through his God's perspective.
It was filled with handsome men and beautiful women dressed in war-damaged rags.
They were behind the glass counter, showing off their proud figures wantonly.
The guests who enter Red Lane are all impatient; those who come out of Red Lane have a look of aftertaste on their faces.
From this we can know what Hongxiang does for a living.
Angel had no interest in the Red Alley, but he discovered that there were many alleys with "red lights" in the Eighth Town, and almost all of them were engaged in similar businesses.
Is this a tacit understanding? Or is there a group behind the scenes manipulating Red Lane?
"Who opened the Red Lane?" Harman was stunned for a moment and looked at Angel with some confusion. Isn't it common sense that the person behind the Red Lane?
How could Ingres not know?
Was it that Angle was stripped of his legal status and relegated to the underground streets? Or was it that he was not from the Modern City?
Although Haman was puzzled, he did not ask, but replied calmly: "Red Lane is the property of the Dark Round Table, led by the Knight of Slaanesh among the Seven Knights."
Slaanesh Knight? Hearing the familiar name, a flash of enlightenment flashed in Angel's eyes.
Anyone who can lead this kind of flesh-and-blood business is most likely not a good person. It seems that Lily from Tina Entertainment being cheated on was not accidental, but inevitable.
But then again.
Angel now knows two of the Seven Knights of the Dark Round Table: the Knight of Flame and the Knight of Slaanesh.
I don’t know what the names of the other knights are.
"Seven Knights?" Haman turned around and looked at Angel deeply through the holes in the mask.
He was now somewhat certain that Angel might not really be from the underground neighborhood.
The residents on the surface may not know the reputation of the Seven Knights, but the people in the underground districts are well aware of the Seven Knights.
"In addition to the Knight of Flame and the Knight of Slaanesh, the Seven Knights also include the Knight of Fallen Dreams, the Knight of Nobility, and the Knight of Red Eyes..." Harman paused and said, "As for the remaining two knights, they have never shown their faces, and I don't know their names. But the other five knights are the faces of the Dark Round Table."
"If guests are interested in the Seven Knights, they can visit the Wandering House headquarters after visiting the Wishing Tree. The Seven Knights will be in charge of the Wandering House headquarters."
Angel: "The Seven Knights will be stationed at the Wandering House?"
Harman nodded and said, "Yes, the seven knights will take turns to be in charge of the Wandering House every once in a while. The one in charge of the Wandering House right now is the Knight of the Fallen Dream."
The Knight of the Fallen Dream?
Angel had noticed before that the names of the seven knights seemed to reflect their personalities or fit their abilities. For example, the Knight of Slaanesh, who ran a sex trade and raped all kinds of beautiful women, lived up to the name of Slaanesh.
The Flame Knight can manipulate flames to directly evaporate underground water reservoirs, indicating that he possesses abilities similar to "flame".
So what abilities does the "Dream Knight" have?
Does falling in dreams represent his personality, or is it some kind of special ability?
Angel is quite curious about the "Fallen Dream Knight" because his name contains the word "dream". Will he possess abilities similar to "dream"?
For example, is it possible to be a "dream embellisher"?
"What kind of knight is the Knight of Fallen Dreams?" Angel asked curiously.
Harman thought for a moment and said, "I don't know which dimension the guest wants to learn about the Knight of the Fallen Dream from, but no matter which dimension it is, I'm actually not sure."
"All I know is that compared to the other four known knights, this Knight of the Fallen Dream rarely shows up. Even when she is in charge of the Wandering House headquarters, she rarely shows up."
Angel: "Is it a female knight?"
Harman nodded: "Yes, it's a young girl who doesn't look very old."
Angel asked about the appearance of the Knight of the Fallen Dream in detail. Although Harman felt confused, Angel said, "I will go to the homeless house later. If I don't know her identity, I'm afraid of bumping into her." After thinking for a moment, Harman briefly described the appearance of the Knight of the Fallen Dream.
However, even if the Dream Knight appeared, he would be wearing a veil. Haman had never seen his true appearance, so the description of his appearance was not very accurate.
But he noticed a detail: every time the Fallen Dream Knight appeared, there was a goose yellow flower bud pattern between his eyebrows.
This seems to be its unique feature.
Knowing this sign is actually enough.
Angel scanned the location of the homeless house directly from a God's perspective.
However, after a scan, Angel did not find the young knight described by Haman.
The only person who somewhat resembled the young knight... was a little girl no taller than 1.4 meters.
She looked maybe ten? Eleven or twelve?
Moreover, the little girl was lying on the lazy cat sofa, hugging various dolls and sleeping soundly...
Could it be that the Dream Knight is her?
The flower bud pattern between the eyebrows matched, but it was not goose yellow, but light pink.
Angel looked at it for a few times, but he still looked away, because it was difficult to know the specific information of the NPC from a bird's eye view. Moreover, there was no fairyland power surrounding the Fallen Dream Knight, so it was impossible to analyze it.
However, now that I know her exact location, maybe I can go over and take a look when the time comes.
Angel simply wanted to go over and see if he could trigger the NPC information and analyze the information to determine what the other party's so-called "Fallen Dream" meant.
Of course, the prerequisite for triggering NPC information is...
"What is the real name of the Knight of the Fallen Dream?" Harman glanced at Angel and shook his head: "I don't know that. The real names of the seven knights are all secrets and few people know them."
After saying this, Harman hesitated for a few seconds and asked curiously, "Why is the guest interested in the real name of the Knight of the Fallen Dream?"
Harman had a probing look in his eyes.
As a tour guide, he shouldn't have been asking about the privacy of his guests, but some of Ingres' questions really made Harman feel strange.
Angel didn't explain, but just said: "Curiosity, pure curiosity."
Harman wanted to ask something, but Angel pointed ahead and said, "I think I saw a big tree at the end of the road. Is that the wishing tree?"