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While listening to the words of the old man beside him and gazing at the young man in front of him, Li Re, who undoubtedly came from reality, squinted his eyes and couldn't help thinking that although only more than ten years have passed, the changes in the world are indeed outrageous - the camp back then has developed into a city, no longer surrounded by darkness and struggling to survive, they have moved as a whole to the other end of the distance, have a brand new civilization, and are obviously no longer under constant threat of life.

But a 'fire mage' who controls flames?

Li Re lowered his eyes, glanced at the green flame swaying slightly between his fingers and grinned. He just raised the fire to approach just now, but it was just a test. He knew that the meaning of fire was extraordinary in this world. Even the "spiritual fire" in his hand was actually the "afterglow of the first fire" from this world. Li Re really wanted to know the attitude of the people in this world towards the person who controlled the fire after more than ten years.

Now it seems.

Not only did they have a new civilization, they also developed a very special, mysterious profession of "fire wizards" who could control fire! This kind of "fire wizard" was obviously a rare species among humans, and was highly respected wherever they went.

That's why he was bringing Lu Baixi closer.

He was received with respect by a team of people in a huge carriage pulled by a burning dark giant.

That's why they are sitting here now.

Follow this convoy to the new human gathering place they call 'Furnace City'!

At this moment, Li Re, who was responding to the old man's words, also responded in a relaxed tone: "A city that can gather tens of thousands of people must be very spectacular, right?"

"Well... that's natural!"

The old man smiled and said proudly, "Besides, we also welcome travelers like you who are trekking in the dark!"

"After a long journey, it's a good experience to have a glass of special long furnace wine!"

"Wine?"

Be careful about getting caught for drunk driving!

Li Re secretly complained while smiling, although it is very likely that there is no such thing as drunk driving checks in this world!

Along the way, he was chatting and learning about the changes and developments in the world.

Since we don't want to alarm the giant king in the sky so early,

Then it is inevitable to understand the changes in the world through this simple means of inquiry.

For Li Re, exploring secrets is a rare pleasure in itself!

At this moment, Lu Baixi, who was sitting next to Li Re, suddenly tugged at his sleeve.

She leaned close to Li Re's ear, opened her red lips slightly, exhaled sweet air, and said carefully in a voice that only they could hear: "A Re, have you noticed? These people..."

Hearing this, Li Re glanced at the old man in front of him, and then at the followers who were crowding forward beside him. But in fact, he had already noticed it without Lu Baixi telling him... The skin under the old man's thick beard was slightly wrinkled, and it looked as if it was withered. His cheeks were also covered, and one could vaguely see something opening and closing slightly.

Those are like gills.

The followers beside him were wearing armor or long gowns. Their skinny bodies under the gowns were covered with gills or scales.

"They are all mysteriously contaminated." Li Re responded to the girl's words concisely.

“Pollution...?”

When Lu Baixi heard these words, she subconsciously looked up at the sky again, recalling the sky that was illuminated by Li Re's fire.

The terrifying figure of the giant king from the abyss.

If there is anything mysterious in this world that can pollute the people living on the earth, then this person who covers the entire sky will be the first to bear the brunt!

“If you think about it carefully, this is reasonable, isn’t it?” Li Re continued, pointing at the burning dark giant that was towing a truck, and said with certainty, seemingly speculating, “From what I can see, they are using the method I left behind to turn giants into firewood to open up a new civilized settlement in the darkness, and they are also using it to walk in this dark land—but don’t forget, these dark giants themselves are from the Giant King.”

"The fire burning with them as fuel can indeed drive away other dark giants, but these fires are essentially the mysteries that spread from the Giant King's body."

In other words.

It is highly likely that more than just the members of the convoy in front of them have experienced "distortion".

The same is true for all humans in that "Furnace City".

However, compared to the problem of survival, such a small deformation may not be of much concern to anyone - I just wonder what happened to the "Silver Moon Knight" who is Antis' father? He must not have a big deformation... After all, he only has a head left on his body, and at most he has learned to breathe with gills?

Li Re thought jokingly.

Rumble—the wheels rolled forward, and the flames on the burning giant dragged the only light and shadow in this dark world.

In the midst of these quiet words.

Also in this slow process.

The shadow of the "Furnace City" mentioned by the old man in front of the carriage finally emerged in the darkness - although it was far away, at this moment, even if no power of any system was used, ordinary people could see it at a glance with their naked eyes.

The "city" at the end of the sky and earth looked from afar like a larger giant that was ignited and stretched across the end of the world.

The huge flames engulfed the towering fortress. On the high walls on all sides, the shadow of a dark giant could be seen standing on top holding a real furnace, as if he was guarding the surroundings.

"'The Crucible', here we are!"

The old man looked at Li Re with his beard trembling again: "Mr. Fire Mage, that wall is the only 'entrance' to the Furnace City!"

Wall, is it just an entrance?

Li Re raised his eyebrows and subconsciously wanted to use his psychic power to sense, but in that instant he came to his senses and took a look at the Giant King in the air and held back.

Well, it’s not time yet!

He thought so.

Anyway, you'll know what 'Furnace City' is like once you go in!

As they got closer, Lu Baixi stopped talking, pushed her glasses, and sat next to Li Re in a slightly stiff and obedient manner. Li Re just stared at the high wall in front of him that was ablaze with fireworks without saying a word.

Seeing that they didn't say anything, the old man thought they were shocked by the high walls of the furnace, and his beard trembled, revealing a trace of pride as a local.

soon.

The carriage approached the high wall. As it got closer, the wall shrouded in flames became more and more shocking. The dark giant on the trailer was nearly six or seven meters tall, but it was only barely one-third of the height of the wall. The wall was as high as twenty or thirty meters and was a unique barrier in the darkness.

Under the high wall, in the direction the carriage was heading towards, there was a door that was closing, and it slowly opened as they approached...

There were soldiers standing on both sides of the open inner door.

"He who comes is stopped."

A deep and heavy voice came out from inside at the same time.

A tall figure then walked out of the door. The heavy armor covering his entire body made a rustling sound as he walked. The armor appeared a deep brown in the firelight, and horn-like barbs hung on the high raised shoulder armor. He held a red heavy sword in his left hand and a huge shield in his right hand that was enough to cover most of his body. At first glance, he looked as strong as the dark giant - although this was just an illusion, Li Re estimated that this man would be more than two meters and five meters tall with the armor, a little taller than the werewolf Victor.

Upon seeing this figure, the old man who was whipping the giant in front of the carriage immediately nodded and jumped off the carriage to greet him: "Yes, there is a pass. It is a pass issued by the Furnace Hall himself, Sir Furnace Knight."

"Hmm..." The tall figure raised his hand to take the pass handed over by the old man, glanced at it and nodded: "Go ahead."

He turned sideways and said so.

The white-haired old man heaved a sigh of relief and returned to the carriage. He was sweating all over when he sat down again after rising and falling.

The carriage started again.

When passing through the city gate, the 'Furnace Knight' glanced around but seemed to pause slightly!

It wasn't until a soldier next to him reminded him that he came to his senses: "Sir Knight, what's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing."

The Forge Knight shook his helmeted head and said in a deep voice, "The man in the car just now should be a powerful Fire Mage. I looked into his eyes and felt an extremely fierce fire in his eyes!"

"But there is no abyssal aura. Just be more careful. There shouldn't be any problem."

"Yes!"

The soldier next to him responded in a deep voice.

However, during this pause, the tall Crucible Knight glanced sideways at the carriage that had entered the high wall, as if thinking about something.

That 'fire mage' just now...I always feel like I've seen him somewhere before?

...

"Huh, I finally passed."

At the same time, the old man in front of the carriage grabbed the reins and wiped the sweat dripping from his forehead: "Every time I pass by the Crucible Knight, I always feel so scared..."

"Forge Knight?" Li Re asked at the right time: "Isn't the leader around here the 'Silver Moon Knight'?"

"The Crucible Knight has nothing to do with the Silver Moon Knight!"

Li Re said this, although both of them sounded very "soulful"!

"Ok?"

Hearing this, the old man paused while wiping his sweat and looked over: "How did you know?"

"Don't look at me like this, I was actually near here a long time ago."

Li Re said frankly: "But at that time, there was no Crucible City here - there was only a camp."

"The camp? Oh...the one you're talking about happened thousands of hours ago!"

The old man responded with understanding: "But what you said is not wrong. In fact, until a few months ago, the leader of Crucible City was the Silver Moon faction led by Lord 'Silver Moon Knight' An Drey. As the forger of Crucible City, Lord Drey's position has always been very stable."

"But unfortunately, Lord Drey disappeared during an exploration of ruins a few months ago."

"The Silver Moon clan lost its leader and was soon defeated by the Crucible clan and expelled from the council chamber."

Silver Moon Knight...missing?

And a few months ago - probably about the time when Antis entered this copy world?

Li Re and Lu Baixi beside him looked at each other and thought of this at the same time.

The old man smiled and said, "From this perspective, the Crucible Knights may be enemies of the Silver Moon Knights. The same is true in terms of philosophy. The Crucible Knights regard the 'furnace' brought back by Lord Andre from the ancient ruins as a sacred object. They believe in igniting all things in the world and creating a way out for themselves in the flames. Lord Andre still follows the 'continuation' idea of ​​the camp era and passively waits for the return of the Savior."

"But there are rumors that the leader of the Crucible Knights is actually the daughter of Lord Andre."

"It's strange that one is so conservative and the other is more radical!"

The Silver Knight's daughter? Antis?

Although the time matched, Li Re and Lu Baixi always had a feeling that something was wrong - for high-level players, instinctive perception was often not groundless!

Of course, the old man in front of me would not know this.

He just twitched his beard and smiled again: "But the affairs of those big shots have nothing to do with an ordinary businessman like me. I am only responsible for delivering supplies to the ruins exploration team camp every day and making a profit from the difference."

"For now, I can only say to you, welcome to the only place of dawn in the dark age, the Crucible City."

"Dear Fire Mage, travelers from afar!"

He pointed forward!

Although they had many doubts in their minds, Li Re and Lu Baixi collected their thoughts and looked over at the same time.

Look forward where the old man is pointing—and even downward!

Yes!

What you see after crossing the high wall is the scenery all the way down!

It was like a huge furnace... The gradually sinking terrain surrounded the blazing furnace-like fire in the center. Countless buildings were scattered in this "sinkhole"-like world, divided into layers and dotted around, with crowds of people surging in an endless stream.

The noise of the crowd and the hot breath of the fire hit me at the same time.

Li Re and Lu Baixi suddenly felt as if they were in another world.

Inside and outside the high walls——

It really feels like being in two different worlds!

Chapter 374 Monster Attacks the City

The world within the high walls really seemed to be boiling as if suspended on fire, and there was a noisy and bustling scene among the houses and streets arranged from high above.

Li Re, who was sitting in the front of the car, could naturally see the huge furnace in the center surrounded by the entire "Furnace City" - it was really a furnace, similar to the furnace in the camp that Li Re and Lu Baixi saw when they first came to this world, but it was taller and bigger. There were countless tall Furnace Knights guarding the furnace, and countless skinny and deformed "laborers" who kept climbing up the shelves and pouring unknown things into the furnace to keep the furnace burning.

At this time, the 'Giant Car' was still bumping along as it moved forward, and the flames burning all over the dark giant on the trailer were connected to the flames covering the entire Furnace City.

People in long robes were walking hurriedly on the street.

There were also soldiers with spears in their hands patrolling over.

There are also elderly people and children...

The old man driving the giant was still introducing it to them: "In today's land, I think you will never find a second city like this - although the original Crucible City only gathered people from Lord Andre's camp, but now it has attracted more people. According to the last statistics of the meeting hall, the population of the entire Crucible City has exceeded 10,000!"

"A city with tens of thousands of people. Before this, only the Silver Moon City in the legendary 'Silver Moon Age' before the abyss arrived could do this!"

"..."