Devouring the Starry Sky: Giants of Light at the beginning

Chapter 816 The Beginning of Conflict

Uptown!
Lu Yunhe walked on the street, and the stone ground exuded a faint indescribable smell.

People of all kinds were coming and going around, with an expression of indescribable fatigue on their faces.

There was only a group of children in simple clothes playing and smiling.

Although it is an upper town, it still has its own slums.

People from both the upper and lower city areas chose to ignore these things.

For people living in the upper city, this place is basically regarded as a trash can, and all the negative aspects of society are placed here.

Low-level adventurers, idle assassins, and the banned black market... all gathered here.

For people in the Lower Town, the Upper Town is where they place their aspirations for a better life, so naturally they only see the bright and beautiful places in the Upper Town.

Looking at the people coming and going, Lu Yunhe also smiled.

Although the environment here is average, it is more lively than other places in the dead upper city.

Bang!
A little boy who was playing accidentally bumped into Lu Yunhe. Looking at the adults' bright and colorful clothes, a look of horror suddenly appeared on the boy's face.

"sorry Sorry…"

Although they are still children, children who live in such places tend to mature more precociously.

"It's out of the way!"

Lu Yunhe had a kind smile on his face, which gradually calmed the little boy's nervous mood.

“I didn’t see the road!”

Lu Yunhe wanted to go up and touch the little boy's head, but when he saw his messy hair, he put his hand down again.

"Can you tell me where the nearest tavern is?" Lu Yunhe asked.

"It's just ahead, turn left." The little boy pointed to the road.

"Thank you!"

Lu Yunhe threw out a few special coins, which were also the currency issued by the Upper City District.

"It's compensation for bumping into you just now!"

After saying that, Lu Yunhe turned and left, leaving the boy with a confused look on his face.

Afterwards, many people in this slum in the upper city encountered some unexpected situations to a greater or lesser extent and obtained unexpected things.

A depressed mercenary regained his fighting spirit after being encouraged by others... A thief accidentally claimed a treasure while stealing... A man whose family was destroyed embarked on the path of revenge... And those who wanted to resist the injustice of fate also received a response from fate...

One by one, the unnoticeable things began to blend into the slums.

In sight that no one can see, threads of destiny silently descended, leading them towards a new path of destiny.

……

The main urban area of ​​Upper Town – Golden Council.

The six golden families joined forces to build Blackwater City, and also set up the Golden Council, which represents the highest authority in the entire city.

Every time the parliament is convened, it undoubtedly involves key decisions for the entire Blackwater City, which requires the joint decision of the six major golden families.

At this moment, the Golden Parliament opened again. In the round-table meeting structure, six golden thrones rose up, and the figures of the six family heads also appeared on them.

"Meet the masters!"

Captain Lei stood at the round plate in the center of the meeting, looking down upon by the six family heads. Although his expression was still a little pale, his broken arm had recovered.

"Lei Jie, are you sure what you said is true?" The head of the Stan family looked at the information presented by Captain Lei and couldn't help but frowned.

As the original founder of Blackwater City, the Stan family has the greatest influence on Blackwater City.

But he never imagined that the Lower Town would develop into this right under their noses.

If he had not noticed something was wrong at the beginning and specially sent Captain Lei to investigate personally, he would probably have been kept in the dark and would not have known when the lower city was overturned.

"The intelligence should be fine, but the actual situation may be even worse." The head of the Jack family said coldly.

You know, Captain Lei is a famous silver-level warrior, and he even brought a team of subordinates with him, but he ended up escaping back in such a miserable way.

If it weren't for the precious space teleportation talisman, I would probably have died on the way.

The strength revealed in this is something that even the Upper City District has to take seriously.

"So many of you went there, but in the end you were the only one who came back. Captain Lei, shouldn't you explain yourself?" The patriarch of the Sale family looked angry.

You know, among the silver-level subordinates who went with Captain Lei, there were people from the Sale family, but in the end, all their efforts were wasted and they didn't play any role at all.

A silver-level existence is a high position even in the Golden Family. He is the core of the core and cannot be lost easily.

Except for the ancestors, the current heads of the major golden families are all silver-level, and none of the six families present is at the gold level.

All the people who gave me my help died, but you were able to come back alive. Naturally, the Sayre family is resentful.

"I'm sorry, I failed in this duty."

Captain Lei had no intention of refutation. He was the only one who survived, and he felt a little sorry for the team members who trusted him.

But he had no choice. Who knew that the lower city area was so terrifying? And he only had one teleportation talisman in his hand.

At this moment, he could only hope that the Lower City District did not intend to offend them to death, and that the captured teammates might still be able to survive.

"Okay, that's enough about Lei Jie. It's time to think about how to deal with the Lower City."

After giving everyone some buffer time, the head of the Lei family spoke.

"Downtown!"

After these words were spoken, the many family heads who had been arguing just now began to fall into deep thought.

Compared with Captain Lei's affairs, the affairs in the downtown area were too troublesome, forcing them to resort to making noise to give themselves some thoughts.

"Do you want to accept King Zhan and others? Become one of the rulers of the Upper City." The head of the Stan family said slowly.

The world of cultivators is not just about fighting and killing. As long as you show enough threat and value, you can be recruited into the group.

If the downtown area is so dangerous now, we can consider dividing some power.

"I disagree!"

Patriarch Jack directly refused: "The entire Blackwater City has only so many resources, and supporting our six major families is already the limit. If there is one more person who wants to share the spoils, what will happen to the growth of the younger generations of the family?" "Moreover, once the status of the Lower City is recognized, what will happen to the resources in the future? From which family will the interests be cut?"

Although the downtown area is very threatening, once it involves a conflict of interest, some things cannot be backed down.

The training resources for professionals do not fall from the sky. Daily training, promotion materials at critical moments, etc., are all considerable expenses.

If these expenses cannot be maintained, it means that some younger generations will not receive corresponding training, resulting in a greater gap in the future.

For extraordinary professionals, there are always those who complain about not having enough resources, but no one complains about having too many.

Not to mention those low-level professionals, even the gold-level ancestors would sometimes take risks to seek opportunities and supplement their family income.

Now, if the water pipeline in the lower city is lost, it will be difficult for many families to accept.

"That's right, the lower city area belongs to us. Why do we have to give them benefits now?" Chief Searle also couldn't accept it.

They claim to be the masters of the entire Blackwater City and are used to being high and mighty. They completely look down on the Lower City District. Even though it has shown some threats, it will be difficult to make up for it in a short period of time.

"Hehe, why don't our six major families work together to destroy the lower city area and then rebuild it." said Patriarch Jack.

"When domestic dogs grow up, they become wild dogs. It's time to eat meat."

After hearing what Chief Jack said, the eyes of the other five chiefs also brightened slightly.

In fact, this was the first thought in their minds after seeing the information handed over by Captain Lei. However, for such a big matter, they had to communicate with everyone first and reach a consensus.

“Those people in the lower city area either inherited an opportunity or unearthed some relics. If we don’t take action now, I’m afraid they won’t let us go after they have completely digested the information.” The head of the Lei family said slowly.

Without any warning, the connection between the upper and lower urban areas was lost, which was definitely not done out of good intentions.

"Since this opportunity arises within the Blackwater City, it should be ours. Those people in the Lower City are nothing more than a group of thieves."

"Yes, we should take back what belongs to us."

The facts are not important, let’s first define the personalities of the people in the downtown area.

According to Captain Lei's intelligence, it is highly likely that there is no interference from some other legendary being.

After all, although Blackwater City is big, it is just a drop in the ocean in the entire continent and is not worthy of the attention of legendary beings.

On the contrary, if there is a legendary being willing to recruit them, as long as it is not too excessive, they are even willing to actively cling to him.

Of course, being a local tyrant in a remote area is often quite good.

With the strength of these golden families, it is not impossible for them to live within the territories of some legendary lords, but it is not as comfortable as being their own masters.

“If it’s really a legendary inheritance!” The six family heads were very excited.

Putting aside other things, the technology of the virtual world revealed by Captain Lei alone is enough to unite the Upper City District.

"He who strikes first will gain the strength, and he who strikes later will suffer. We cannot allow the Lower City District to develop completely." The head of the Lei family said heavily.

"That's right, we must kill him with one strike."

After some discussion, the six golden families immediately reached a consensus to completely crush the lower city area before it developed and seize the opportunities in the lower city area.

"Master, be careful. Those people in the lower city are not simple." Captain Lei followed behind the master, recalling his experience in the lower city, and he was still a little scared.

"It doesn't matter. The ancestors will also take action this time. The Lower City District can be broken in the blink of an eye." The head of the Lei family said confidently.

"I feel relieved now that the ancestor has taken action." Captain Lei also breathed a sigh of relief. If it was a surprise attack, there should be no problem.

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Downtown!
After Captain Lei escaped, a tense atmosphere suddenly spread over Zhanwang City, and the mayors of the other four districts also gathered together.

In addition to the masters of the five major city districts, some key figures in the lower city district also came, including the master of the Dream Temple, the master of the martial arts hall...

In the meeting place, the four team members who came with Captain Lei were also unconscious at this moment.

"I've interrogated them. They're all from Upper City." The Snake King spat out his tongue.

"Lord War, it seems that the Upper City District has also noticed us." The South City Wolf King said, without any fear in his tone.

"Finally, we've waited until this day. I knew that the Upper City would not allow us to develop peacefully." A silver-level professional said, his tone filled with deep hatred for the Upper City.

"Ever since I unearthed the remains of the Lord of Dreams in the abyss rift, there is no longer any division between us and the upper city."

The War King glanced at everyone and continued, "But the Upper City will not sit idly by and watch us go out on our own, nor will they let go of the inheritance we obtained from the ruins."

During this period, the War King slowly developed the entire Lower City District under the guise of inheritance, binding them firmly to the interests of the Lower City District.

Once the upper city takes over, it will be impossible for these people to live as relaxed as they do now.

Not only the people in the upper city, but also the people in the lower city regard these things as their own. When it comes to the key division of interests, no one will give in easily.

It is impossible that everyone would obediently divide up the interests in their hands just because of the name of the Upper City District.

Many of the professionals present are still dreaming of becoming gold-level professionals. Once they retire and leave the Lower City, they may never have this opportunity again in their lifetime.

The most important thing is that the Lower City still has a chance to resist at this moment, and this is not a war that is destined to be lost.

Many professionals also want to take advantage of this opportunity to take a bite out of the Upper City and make further progress.

"Haha, War King, once the war starts, I'm afraid you will have a chance to become a gold level."

Everyone turned their eyes to the War King sitting in the main seat. The other party was probably only one large-scale war away from reaching the gold level.

Facing the envious gazes of the crowd, the War King remained unmoved.

"almost!"

“Since we’ve been discovered by the Upper City, there’s no need to continue transporting resources to the Upper City.” A professional who looked like a businessman chuckled.

Every year, the Lower City would send a lot of low-priced extraordinary resources to the Upper City. If this part was cancelled, it would also be another kind of wealth, enough to support a large family.

“There are also the resources controlled by the Upper City District and the six golden families in the Upper City District. Why can’t the Lower City District have six golden cities?” The Lord of East City said ambitiously.

As people in the lower city, they have long been accustomed to chaos. Chaos is even the ladder for them to climb up. Facing the possible war, they are not afraid and are even ready to make a move.

"Very good, then everyone start preparing." The War King glanced at everyone, his eyes filled with meaningful meaning.

"Prepare for war!"

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(End of this chapter)