Lin Jie passed through the half-opened tunnel in Night Village, the only one that led to Downtown.
He could transform into a dragon at will, but he still maintained his human form. He passed through the temporary elevator, which made a terrifying creaking sound. In the narrow and enclosed space, he could only see the endless black rock layer.
Lin Jie stepped out of the elevator and walked down the underground corridor.
As a human, this place felt very bad. Lin Jie could sense many familiar scents, and these scents were very similar to the source of his power.
Lin Jie squinted slightly. He could see the gray fog that filled the entire Downtown.
Although Downtown was terrible, only now did Lin Jie feel the feeling of stepping on the ground.
The entire Uptown was a steel machine set up in Downtown, and all the mechanisms were built on the blood and tears of Downtown.
If the entire Uptown was a running steam train, then Downtown was a burning coal furnace.
The resources were coal, but unfortunately, they were lit by humans.
Lin Jie hid his form. Through this secret tunnel, he thought that he would be able to walk out of this tunnel one day, but he gradually realized that he could not leave this tunnel.
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This was a world made up of intersecting mine tunnels. The ground was wet and muddy, and with every step, muddy water would splash out. The surroundings were walls that were constantly leaking water and covered in moss. There was never any light, not even a trace of green or sunlight.
Walking a little further, they could see old tents and beds. The stone buildings were built in the middle of the mine. The temperature difference underground was not big, so all of them only had a single dormitory. Each of them only had one black robe to wear.
Lin Jie adjusted his black robe and revealed his figure. Unfortunately, no one cared about him at all.
The residents with hunched bodies held mining picks and tools like walking corpses, and the clanking sound of mining could be heard everywhere. Lin Jie glanced at them and saw that their faces were tightly wrapped in dirty bandages. Only the tentacles under their chin floated around like they were dead.
But their pupils were like those of wild beasts.
Lin Jie frowned slightly as he looked at the residents in front of him. Even if he didn't come, these beastly eyes would destroy the entire Nuo Jin sooner or later.
They were subjected to layers of exploitation and oppression, using their lives in exchange for rare food and resources to continue living.
Everyone in the Lower City District had a black cloak. The people here didn't seem to have considered other colors, or perhaps only pure black suited the Lower City District.
This place was even darker than the Night Village.
The passing residents could only go to the Upper City District to exchange for food if they completed their daily tasks as soon as possible.
Especially in recent years, the amount of resources mined had decreased sharply. If they arrived late, they would need more effort to mine the ores. Therefore, they didn't care about Lin Jie at all. They didn't even see the tentacles on his chin.
Survival hadn't been solved yet, and everything else had to be left for last.
"It seems like we can't sell any books here …" Lin Jie sighed as he was bumped into by a man who was trying to snatch some ores.
"But we still have to work hard." Lin Jie continued to move forward … Perhaps he could choose a shop.
With this mentality, Lin Jie walked for a few hours until he reached a deserted mine tunnel. He saw many women and children mining here. It seemed like this place had fewer resources, so strong men wouldn't come here.
This place is good, it's very quiet … Lin Jie couldn't help but feel happy.
Opening a bookstore here also seemed like a good idea. Lin Jie didn't care about the environment, no matter how bad it was.
Suddenly — —
Lin Jie's clothes seemed to be pulled by something. He turned around, but didn't see anything.
"Hey! Red is here! "
A young voice entered Lin Jie's ears. He immediately looked down and saw a little girl who looked like a mushroom.
The girl was wearing a black cloak, but there were no dirty bandages. Her skin wasn't green like most of the residents, but was slightly red. But like them, her skin was as rough as a crocodile's.
The girl was different from the other skinny residents. She was a little chubby, and her round face looked a little funny even when paired with such an ancient, terrifying, and ferocious face.
She was probably the kind of girl who would gain weight if she drank water.
Lin Jie's attention was attracted by the chubby tentacles on her chin that were swaying happily. He couldn't help but think that there was such a funny situation in a creature that had been contaminated by an evil god.
"Can't you see me? … You're that kind of, that kind of, what's in your eyes? "The little girl who called herself Red frowned and forgot her threatening words halfway through.
"Arrogant." Lin Jie reminded her.
"Ah, yes! He's condescending! " Red seemed to have thought of something happy, but then she remembered that she was angry. She immediately stopped smiling and became dignified.
"Don't be arrogant!" Red said loudly, "I'm just, just a little short! Can you see clearly now? "
She raised her hand and compared her height. She was only as tall as Lin Jie's thigh.
"I see," Lin Jie said with a smile.
Red let go of Lin Jie's cloak and crossed her arms like a little adult. She said, "You're a stowaway from the Upper City District, right? It's too outrageous to be swaggering around like that. Don't you know to be more careful? "
"Be careful of what?"
"The cloth on your body, and the color of your skin … The people in the Upper City District always look down on us. Humph, but in fact, as long as they touch the gray fog, they will immediately lose their minds. I saw several people from the Upper City District who were killed by them."
The little girl put her hands on her waist and snorted coldly. But because of the chubby tentacles on both sides of her cheeks, she looked like a fried sausage.
They? … So that's how it is. Lin Jie suddenly realized that some of the stowaways didn't die from the pollution, but were killed by the people in the Lower City District.
There were many people who dared to resist among the oppressed who were blindly oppressed?
"Then why did you remind me?"
"Because … Because I want you to attract more people from the Upper City District! Don't you people from the Upper City District like to make friends? "
The little girl pointed at Lin Jie with the bone knife in her hand and said fiercely, "Now you are my hostage. Come back to the shed with me. Don't let others see you, or I'll kill you."
Lin Jie was a little surprised. He originally wanted to quietly open a bookstore and wait for people to come to him. But sometimes there were interesting adventures in life. If he kept the so-called Omniscient Eyes open, he would lose a lot of surprises.
Lin Jie smiled and said, "Okay."
Red pulled Lin Jie's clothes and asked him to be honest from time to time, but Lin Jie didn't look afraid at all. He was different from those arrogant people from the Upper City District … but Lin Jie was indeed arrogant.
But it was not the same kind of arrogance. Red thought carefully. She probably couldn't help but think that he was powerful.
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