"The Deserted City is actually the old city of Paradua." Allen explained.
The overall style of Yirong's urban architecture is full of reinforced concrete and ubiquitous steam equipment. It is clearly distinguished from other countries.
However, not all Yi Rongguo cities are like this.
In fact, the development of Yirong Kingdom has only experienced such rapid changes in the past hundred years. Many cities actually still retain the style of the previous era. The buildings of the previous era are full of decadent religious flavor. The king of Yirong Kingdom strongly requested
Each city undergoes changes. As a result, many cities have two completely different architectural styles.
On one side is the newly established reinforced concrete forest, and on the other side is the ancient Byzantine style.
This is the case in Paradua. Its urban area is divided into the new city and the deserted city. The new city is the current main city, and the people of Paradua basically live here. The deserted city is the previous city, which is almost deserted, with only a few
Wanderers and some poor people live here.
"It turns out that we are in the transition between old and new reforms." Angel suddenly realized that it is no wonder that the skies above most cities in Yi Rongguo are often filled with smog.
After listening to Allen's explanation, Angel asked: "Is there anything special in the deserted city?"
Allen shook his head depressedly: "No, I walked around the deserted city and it was very peaceful. Occasionally I saw some crimes, but as the young man said, it was full of vagrants and poor people. This kind of thing is rare in
It’s inevitable.”
"However, it is impossible for my sister to default on the boy's tour guide fee. She must have disappeared after entering the deserted city... I am wondering if she encountered some enemies in the deserted city."
This is also the reason why Allen came to find Angel.
Now that we know the place where Irene disappeared, it is very likely that Irene encountered the enemy in the deserted city. Then, even if there are no traces of battle in the place where she disappeared, there must be remnants of energy fluctuations. If it happened in recent days, Allen himself can
I tried to investigate, but it has been more than a month now, so I can only place my hope on Angel.
Allen looked at Angel with pleading eyes.
Angel thought for a moment. He could go to Paradua to have a look, but at least he had to understand the specific situation.
Angel: "Since there are still people in the deserted city, has anyone seen Irene? A month ago, if there was a battle in the deserted city, someone would have seen or heard it, right?"
Allen: "There was no battle, but a homeless man said he had seen Irene."
Allen paused when he said this, as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he said: "The homeless man's eyes flickered and he was full of lies. I was eager to find my sister at the time, so I didn't bother to identify her."
In short, Allen didn't know whether what the tramp said was true.
"Then what did he say?"
"He said that that day he was sleeping in a deserted building and saw a woman with a good temperament and went to the direction of the parish."
Parish Angel looked at Allen in confusion.
Allen explained: "There are also various areas in the deserted city. The parish is the area for ancient religious activities, and there are churches and chapels inside. I also went there and looked, and there was no trace of Irene, so I guess the homeless man was there.
lie."
In order to find Irene, Allen used gold coins as a reward. The tramp probably lied for money.
When Angel heard this, he roughly understood. After Irene entered the deserted city, it was as if she had disappeared from the world.
If the deserted city is really the place where Irene disappeared, there might be energy left there. It seems that we still need to go to the deserted city to see the specific situation.
"The deserted parish of Paradua?" Just when Angel was planning to visit Paradua first, a voice of doubt rang out.
Angel and Allen turned to look, and the person speaking was one of the two witches who had been eating melon silently beside them.
Moreover, it is Charlie, the witch apprentice that Alan hates very much.
"Charlie, do you have any doubts about this place?" Angel noticed that Charlie's tone was doubtful and her eyes were unfocused, as if she was recalling something.
Greya also looked at Charlie curiously. She was just bored and wanted to pass the time by listening to gossip. She was just taking Charlie with her. Could it be that Charlie knew something else?
After a while, Charlie came back to her senses and saw everyone looking at her. She was a little dazed: "Why are you looking at me? Did I say something?"
Charlie didn't look like she was pretending. It was obvious that she just muttered it unconsciously.
Allen said angrily: "You were questioning Huangcheng Diocese just now."
"Did I say this?" Charlie murmured to herself in a low voice. Seeing Allen's affirmative look, she thought for a while and said, "Okay, maybe it's because what you just said reminded me of something.
, I repeated the place name unconsciously."
"You thought of something? What?" Angel asked.
Charlie shrugged: "It's not a big deal, it's just that some time ago...well, maybe one day a few years ago, I was invited to perform in the capital of Yirong Kingdom."
"What kind of look are you looking at?" Charlie frowned at Allen, who had a look of disgust on his face: "I am the most famous magician in Yirong Country. Before I entered the wizarding world, I had already started touring.
.”
Allen muttered in a low voice: "What kind of magician or scammer?"
Charlie didn't care about the title of scammer, but raised her eyebrows: "You can say that."
"Anyway, when I went to perform in Ironto, I saw a reward notice posted on the bulletin board. The contents of the reward were about a shocking crime that occurred in the Barren City Parish of Paradua. I hope someone can provide information.
clue."
A bounty list from a mortal city a few years ago? In Angel’s opinion, it should have nothing to do with Irene’s disappearance.
However, as a transcendent person, Charlie would think of an inconspicuous reward list when Allen told about this incident, which might also be a... omen.
With this idea in mind, Angel continued to ask: "What specific major case is it?"
"I remember a disappearance case. There were more than 20 people in a religious church who disappeared overnight."
"Disappearance case? Religious church?" As soon as Allen heard the word "missing", his ears immediately stood up.
"Yes, it seems to be a very small and unpopular religion, with only about thirty people believing in it. As a result, so many people disappeared overnight, so the remaining budding believers all quit. At that time, some people said that this was
Worshiping the cult led to the revenge of the evil god, and some people said that it led them to the Kingdom of God, but it is unreliable anyway. If there is really an abnormality, Sky Mechanical City will definitely take over."
"I think this matter has nothing to do with your sister's disappearance."
After listening to Charlie's story, Allen also felt that this case had nothing to do with Irene. He still felt that Irene might have encountered some extraordinary beings in Paradua.
During that time, many players participating in the Rising Star Competition rushed to Sky Machinery City from various places, and maybe some of them did it.
When Allen was thinking this, Angel suddenly looked at Charlie and asked in a strange tone: "What did you just say... budding believer? What does this mean?"
Charlie was stunned for a moment: "That's what those people were called at that time. It seemed that the religion those people believed in was some kind of sprout. They called themselves sprout believers."
"Grudge...Grudge..." Angel muttered softly, with a halo twinkling in his eyes.
"What, is there something wrong with this sprout?" Greya noticed that Angel's face looked a little solemn, and it seemed that something was wrong.
Angel shook his head, his eyes a little gloomy: "Nothing, I just thought of something and I need to confirm it."