The jeep drove in the yellow sand of the wasteland for three days and two nights. On the evening of the third day, Carlos looked up and saw the city in the distance.
The city was very big, with many houses on the ground. When you got closer, you could see the trees in the city. Many thick pillars stretched out from the ground. On the pillars, there seemed to be another city. There were many vehicles flying in the air in that city.
"Where is that?"
"The city that never sleeps, Kelga, I call it the Cyber City."
"Cyber city-state?"
"Well, Kelga is divided into the upper city and the lower city. The lower city is full of people who eat the leftovers of the residents of the upper city. It's more like the slums of human society. It's very chaotic there. The upper city is a place where wine pools and meat forests are available."
"Can't monsters fly?"
"Some will, but if the residents of the lower level fly directly to the upper level, their wings will be cut off by the guards."
"Where is the spirit stone? Can't the spirit stone make them fly?"
"In fact, they live in the lower class precisely because of the lack of spiritual stones. No one knows how many spiritual stones there are. Whether you can find a mine that produces spiritual stones can only depend on luck, and those who have more spiritual stones can naturally
Go to the upper level."
Carlos frowned sadly as he listened to Qi Tian's explanation: "Then let's..."
Qi Tian seemed to be able to see Carlos's sadness and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I can take you to the upper level."
"How could you..."
"I said I have a whole mine of spirit stones, do you believe it?"
"ah?"
Of course Carlos didn't believe it, but he didn't continue to ask.
The entrance gate to the lower level of Kelja City is guarded by upper-level guards. They will judge whether the entering traveler is qualified to go to the upper level. If he is qualified, they will issue a pass made of animal bones cut into thin slices.
After the pass is issued, travelers can decide whether to go directly to the upper level or stay on the lower level to visit. Of course, those with passes must be careful if their passes are snatched or stolen by residents of the lower level if they stay on the lower level.
Qi Tian drove up to the guard and opened the car window.
Carlos was a little worried. What if Qi Tian said that he would take her to the upper level?
Unexpectedly, after Qi Tian opened the door, the guard looked ecstatic when he saw Qi Tian's face: "It's you, Qi Tian, long time no see!"
Qi Tian was just about to take something from a box in the car. After hearing this sentence, he observed the other person carefully. His frown already told the other person what Qi Tian was thinking at this time.
"I'm the boy who used to work at the Claude Hotel. I joined the escort team. The guy who looked down on you because you were a human two years ago, you sent me to the hospital? Have you forgotten?"
The guard explained excitedly, but Qi Tian remained unmoved.
There was no other way, so the guard sighed and continued: "It's just that street kid who blocked your way with a mohawk two years ago."
Upon hearing this, Qi Tian, who was originally frowning, immediately understood: "Oh! It's you!"
The guard covered his face and cried bitterly: "Damn it, it is the dark history that is best remembered."
Carlos put his head in confusion: "What are you talking about?"
The guard looked around the car after seeing Carlos in the passenger seat, as if he knew something: "Have you kidnapped a girl in the past two years? Claude is going to be sad~"
"What the hell." Qi Tian glanced at the guard with disdain, and threw the pass-exchange item into the guard's arms with a bang, "You bastard, give me the pass."
"Okay sister."
When the car slowly drove in, the windows were not closed, and the guard was heard shouting from a distance: "Remember to go back to the hotel, sister!"
Entering the lower city, you are surrounded by monsters lying on the ground in tattered clothes. It seems that for the sake of comfort, they maintain a half-human, half-animal posture. Some monsters have human heads and animal bodies, some monsters have monster heads and human bodies, and some are just
The limbs are like beasts and so on...
The lane can still be driven, but Qi Tian said you need to be careful when driving here, as residents may rush out and hit the car at any time.
Carlos saw that Qi Tian was driving neither too fast nor too slowly, as if he was looking for something on the side of the road: "Then what will happen if a monster rushes out and hits the car now?"
"He'll be hit by my car."
"Ah? Why? You don't drive fast?"
"Oh, this is not a matter of the speed of the car. I used spirit stones to install a defense system on the car. If residents rush over, they will not only be unable to touch the car body, but they will also be ejected with twenty times the force of the rush."
"...Wow." Carlos couldn't help but marvel.
This is obviously something that only experienced people would do. I don’t know what happened when Qi Tian came to the lower level of Keljia last time.
"You don't have to be responsible for killing people at the lower level. There are basically no rules here. If you are strong enough, then you follow the rules of the lower level."
"No wonder it's such a mess..."
"It is precisely because of this that the lower class has a strong sense of power and class. No one is convinced. A weak guy cannot survive without support. When you get off the bus, follow me closely and hold my hand. Don't be left alone.
"
"good."
Qi Tian drove his car and saw a four-story shopping mall. He parked the car somewhere and took out a pendant and a transparent bracelet with a rhombus pattern from the passenger drawer.
After getting off the car, Qi Tian walked to the co-pilot, opened the door, and helped Carlos get out of the car, ensuring his safety at all times.
After confirming that the car door was locked, Qi Tian took Carlos's hand and walked into the mall.
The inside of the mall is cleaner than the outside, but there is still a faint smell in the air, like the sour smell of food, and there is also a noisy smell of sulfur.
Before Carlos could fully enter the mall, he lay on Qi Tian's shoulder three meters from the door and expressed that he felt like vomiting.
Qi Tian took out a small cylindrical bottle about the thickness of a finger from his pocket. There was still half a bottle of liquid in it. He also took out a mask: "Put the perfume inside the mask and put it on, it will feel much better."
Carlos did as he was told, and the taste was indeed much better, but he seemed to be the only one wearing a mask. None of the monsters or vendors in the mall were wearing masks. Qi Tian took out another one from his pocket and put it on too.
“Aren’t they wearing masks?”
"They stay here every day and are used to it. In other words, they are responsible for the smell, so there is no need to wear it."
"But if we are the only ones wearing it... won't it be awkward?"
"It's not a big problem, just follow me."
Qi Tian took Carlos to the third floor of the shopping mall. There were many expensive-looking and shiny things placed at the entrance of the shops on the third floor, and almost every store had an animal skeleton at the entrance.
There are sheep, cows, tigers, pythons... all kinds of things.
Carlos was so frightened that she shrank behind Qi Tian. She followed Qi Tian wherever he went, never daring to be disobedient.
Finally, Qi Tian walked into a store with no skeleton at the door. The store didn't even have a name. There was no one behind the glass counter. There were many different styles of pendants and accessories, as well as some gadgets inside.
Qi Tian reached out and patted the counter three times, then shouted into the store: "Antonio! Get out!"