The shop owner's mind was completely controlled by Ji Dong. He murmured, "Because only Lord Magician can wear such gorgeous clothes. Only Lord Magician and the army can eat their fill. Looking at your complexion and clothes, I can only guess that you are Lord Magician."
Ji Dong said in surprise, "Could it be that besides Magician and the army, you commoners don't even have enough to eat? Are there no nobles in your city? "
"Nobles? What's that? " The shop owner had a blank look on his face as he said, "Lord Divinity said that all living beings are equal. Only by paying more can we obtain more. The Demon Masters and the army want to protect our continent, so of course they have to provide for us with the best things. The reason why we, the commoners, are able to survive is because of their grace. Everything we do is to serve the Demon Masters and the army. Since ten years ago, when the Holy War was announced, the taxes that we originally had to pay doubled. Other than the Demon Masters and the army, even the city lords don't have enough to eat. There are people dying of hunger every day."
After hearing the shop owner's words, Ji Dong finally understood what he was looking at in front of him.
The so-called thousand years of accumulation of Dark Tianji was actually obtained like this. It was actually obtained by exploiting the commoners. This was really a big shock to him.
"Do you have a map of the continent?" Ji Dong asked in a deep voice.
"Yes." Under Ji Dong's order, the shop owner stood up shakily. He took out a somewhat tattered map of the continent from the cabinet behind him and respectfully handed it to Ji Dong.
Ji Dong didn't know what the currency of the Dark Five Elements Continent looked like. Naturally, he couldn't pay the shop owner. He erased the shop owner's memory and left.
Ji Dong was greeted by the solemn expressions of the Heavenly Stem Saints. Although he had entered alone earlier, he had shared the situation inside with his companions through Soul Sharing. Naturally, his companions had heard everything that he had heard.
Tianji frowned and said, "I didn't expect it to be like this. I didn't expect the Five Elements Continent to be completely different from what we imagined." That's right, it was completely different. Before coming here, the Heavenly Stem Saints had an extremely high estimation of the location of the Five Elements Continent. With the power of the Dark Seers, the power of the Heavenly Stem Saints, and the millions of well-equipped Dark Army on the Sacred Evil Island, everything proved to them how powerful and prosperous the Five Elements Continent was. However, when they actually arrived here, they were shocked to find that everything was different from what they had imagined. Not only was there no prosperity, but it was also a wasteland. In terms of prosperity, the darkness was far inferior to the light.
Yao Qianshu said, "Could it be that this is only the case in this city, or in this area? After all, this place isn't too far from the frontline. "
Ji Dong said in a deep voice, "If that's the case, then it's fine. But if the entire Five Elements Continent is like this, then the first to suffer is not the Five Elements Continent of Light, but the Five Elements Continent itself."
Miao Miao asked Hyōhime, "Then what should we do now?" Ever since she found out that Fury had gone to the Infernal Affairs, although she was no longer angry, her beautiful face always carried a faint layer of worry.
Ji Dong said, "Everything goes according to the original plan. At the same time, since the Five Elements Continent is far beyond our expectations, we also have to investigate this continent carefully. There's still a lot of time, so there's no need to rush. If the Five Elements Continent is really like this, then we can at least be sure of one thing, that is, Dark Tianji and his dark army are weak. With such a poor situation in the Five Elements Continent, even if he has more troops at hand, it's impossible for him to carry out a protracted war. That's an army of millions. The daily consumption is astronomical, and these consumption comes from the civilians in front of us who can't even eat their fill. Originally, I didn't have much confidence, but now it seems that our chances in this Holy War are actually not small. Dark Tianji is probably coveting our Radiance Continent because the situation of the Dark Continent is not optimistic. His idea must be to use war to nurture war, attack our Five Elements Continent as soon as possible, and launch a further war through plundering. Dark Tianji may be an ambitious and ruthless person, but he is by no means a good talent for governing a country. Or, in a situation like his, no one would dare to help him govern the continent. Moreover, this situation is definitely not caused by the first generation of Tianji. He claimed to have sacrificed ten generations of Tianji to create this opportunity. It seems that the civilians of the Five Elements Continent have also gone through ten generations of pain."
The Heavenly Stem Saints nodded one after another. If the Darkness Continent was really like what they saw in front of them, then compared to the Radiance Continent, the Five Elements Continent's foundation was much deeper. Of course, this would only be meaningful if the Radiance Continent could drag the war into a protracted war after the start of the war. Judging from the current situation, this was impossible.
Ji Dong said, "What we see now makes the situation even more complicated. It's still too early for us to think about this. We still have to take a look at this Darkness Five Elements Continent first. Let's go, we'll find a quiet place to rest and study the map of this Darkness Continent."
After all, this was a main city. Although it was run-down, it was not too difficult to find a hotel. Very soon, everyone found a hotel with bungalows. A scene very similar to before appeared. When they walked into the hotel, there was no need to say anything at all. The hotel owner and the only waiter immediately greeted them and respectfully arranged their accommodation for them. There was no mention of collecting money at all.
Compared to the hotels in the Five Elements Continent, the decorations here were outrageously simple. Fortunately, it was still clean. As the saying went, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Moreover, the Saints of Light had such an important mission, so they naturally would not be entangled in these external things and would make do with it.
Ji Dong gathered his companions in his small room. When everyone entered the room, Yao Qianshu smiled and said, "The feeling of this Five Elements Continent is not bad. It's simply a paradise for the Devil Masters. When the Devil Masters come here, they are like big bosses. It seems that they don't have to pay for anything. The Devil Masters of the Five Elements Continent are really blessed!"
Tianji glanced at Yao Qianshu and said, "Do you know what this situation means?"
Yao Qianshu was stunned for a moment and said, "It's a waste of manpower and money. It means that the ordinary people are living in poverty."
Tian Ji shook his head. Sitting on the chair, Ji Dong said, "This means that the number of Magicians in the Dark Elemental Continent will far exceed our expectations. Along the way, I've observed carefully. In this city, the number of young adults is actually very small. Before we entered the city, among the farmers on the road, there were also very few young adults. I've thought about it carefully. This means two things. First, all the young adults have probably thrown themselves into the great cause of the Dark Elemental Continent. If you were a resident of this city, living on this continent, what would you do when you have children? In order to excel, in order to have enough to eat and live a good life, then there would only be two choices. The first choice would naturally be to become a Magician. If I'm not wrong, in this Dark Elemental Continent, there must be a more systematic and stricter way of selecting Magicians than in our Light Elemental Continent. Furthermore, they are definitely everywhere and are all controlled by the dark heavenly secrets. In order to survive and live a better life, as long as they have the slightest bit of talent as an Evil Master, they will probably put in all their effort to cultivate under the supervision of their families in order to rise to the top. As for those youths who are unable to cultivate to become an Evil Master, in order to eat their fill and wear warm clothes, the other path is to become a soldier. Although it will be a bumpy journey, the army will definitely be able to feed them. "
Tianji continued, "In this case, I'm afraid we have to reevaluate the Five Elements Dark Continent. If all the cities in the Five Elements Dark Continent are like this one, then the total number of magicians and armies in the Five Elements Dark Continent would be much more terrifying than we expected. I'm afraid that Tianji has purposely created such a system. He would rather expend the vitality of the entire continent in order to build a powerful and terrifying military force. As the ruler and faith of this military force, as long as he can invade our Five Elements Dark Continent, then everything will be fine.
Yao Qianshu sucked in a breath of cold air and said, "That fellow, Dark Secrets, is simply too terrifying. I'm afraid only he could come up with such a method to end the clan. I'm very glad that I was born in the Radiant Five Elements Continent. Although in terms of military strength, we're much weaker than the Dark Five Elements Continent, the hundred years of peace have made our continent full of vitality. Although it can't be said that there are no filthy places, compared to the life here, it's simply the difference between heaven and hell."
Ji Dong spread out the map he had bought on the bed and pointed at it. "In terms of area, the Five Elements Continent is smaller than the Five Elements Continent, about one-third smaller. On the surface, it seems that this continent is also divided into five countries. Even the names of the countries are similar to ours. The characters are slightly different, but the differences are not big and can be vaguely recognized. In fact, the countries here are meaningless. Everything revolves around this place."
As he spoke, Ji Dong raised his hand and patted the center of the map. Everyone focused their attention there and saw that it was an area completely covered in black. There were no other distinctions on it, only the simplest words: Dark Temple.
This must be the lair of Dark Tianji. All the orders to control the Five Elements Continent come from here. It is also here that they control the most powerful force on this continent and have ruled this continent for thousands of years. At the same time, this will be our first target. "Ji Dong's finger pointed heavily at the area of the Dark Temple.
Hearing Ji Dong's words, Lang Tianyi's eyes lit up and he said, "Young Master, are we going to destroy their foundation first?"
Ji Dong smiled and said, "Of course, this is one of the reasons. Now is a good opportunity for us. Because Senior sent a message to Dark Tianji, asking him to lead the Dark Heavenly Stem Saints to stop us on the Holy Evil Island. Even though we were prepared, Dark Tianji did bring us a lot of trouble. It was not easy for us to break through the encirclement and enter the Five Elements Continent. However, from the moment we broke through the barrier and entered the Five Elements Continent, the initiative was already in our hands. We didn't let everyone take action in advance because we wanted to take a look at Dark Tianji's lair first. There are several advantages to doing this. First, Dark Tianji and the Dark Heavenly Stem Saints are not here. For us, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. How can we not leave a mark on the Dark Temple?"
Hearing Ji Dong's words, everyone couldn't help but smile.
Ji Dong continued, "Secondly, there must be a large number of Devil Masters stationed in the Dark Temple. Those who can be stationed there must be loyal to Dark Tianji. They are the most devout followers of Dark Tianji. We won't have any psychological burden to kill them. Thirdly, which is also the most important point, the two Light Water Divine Weapons must be hidden in the Dark Temple by Dark Tianji. This will also be our primary target. If we don't attack the Dark Temple as soon as possible, we may not have a chance in the future. It is because of these reasons that I set this place as our first target. Before we achieve this goal, we must not expose ourselves. If anyone has any suggestions, please bring them up immediately and we will discuss them together."
Ah Jin was the first to shake his head and said indifferently, "I'm only in charge of killing people. The rest is your business."
Chen Sixuan smiled faintly and did not say anything. However, her gaze remained fixed on Ji Dong from beginning to end.
Yao Qianshu smiled and said, "Since Ji Dong has thought things through so thoroughly, I don't have any objections. However, Tianji, can you help us predict the fortune or misfortune of this trip?"
Tianji nodded slightly. He raised his hands and pressed them in the air. At the same time, he retracted his hands and tapped his forehead gently. Immediately, the Eye of Tianji that was hidden between his brows opened silently. A faint splendor appeared out of nowhere. As the Eye of Tianji opened, Tianji's gaze immediately became blank, but there seemed to be a special light shining in his eyes, as if he was staring at a faraway place.
The Heavenly Stem Holy Disciples focused their attention and waited quietly.
After a long while, Tianji tapped his right index finger on the Eye of Tianji. All the splendor disappeared at the same time. He let out a long breath and nodded at Hyōhime. He said four words …
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