In his previous life, as the players had entered Fernand half a year after the cataclysm, many powers had already recovered from the cataclysm.
At that time, the one controlling Steel City was an organisation called the Scorpions of Dream.
The name did not sound bad, but it was actually a group of bandits in the valley to the north of Steel City.
There were no Magi among the bandits, and their leader had a strong will. He was a famous mercenary from a city in the north.
It was said that he had committed a crime and had no choice but to flee to the south. He had gathered some men and started a robbing business.
However, his methods were very ruthless. Not only did he rob, he killed without leaving anyone alive, and he committed all sorts of crimes.
Although he was not a Legend, he had the strength of a quasi-Legend.
Under his rule, the bandits who had lost their minds due to the chaotic magic were all killed.
As a result, although they had lost some men, they had not suffered much damage.
After the cataclysm, they had slowly cleaned up the magic beasts and demonised Magi near the valley. For some reason, they seemed to have received the support of some mysterious power, and they had actually become the owners of this fat piece of meat known as Steel City.
Ma Wen was not very familiar with this background. When he had passed through the era of Steel City, the players had already destroyed the Scorpions of Dream, and the few guilds had divided the resources of Steel City equally.
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However, Ma Wen had carefully watched the footage of the guild's battle in the dungeon.
As a professional player, he was very fascinated by these things.
It was also from that video that he had found out about the most important location of Steel City!
Indeed, Steel City was rich in weapons and had many arsenals, but in reality, there was only one place that stored large amounts of food and high-quality military weapons!
It was an underground stronghold called Morrigan's Heart.
Morrigan was the name of the first city lord of Steel City.
This city lord had been very far-sighted, and had long since left a place of refuge for the descendants of Steel City.
Due to the special nature of Steel City, most of the residents here were soldiers and their families. Civilians were not allowed to enter, and merchants did not have the right to spend the night in the city.
This was the most important military stronghold of the Southern Magus Alliance.
There were many Magus Towers in the city.
Unfortunately, because of this, the disaster that had erupted in Steel City was even more terrifying than in other places!
The City of Steel had already been reduced to ruins.
However, Ma Wen guessed that Mo Ruigen's Heart was still fine.
The weapons inside were not ordinary military weapons. It was said that there were many military-grade alchemy materials and magic weapons!
The Southern Wizard Alliance had been accumulating power for many years, and its strength was not as simple as it appeared on the paper.
In fact, if not for the collapse of the Universe Magic Pool, which caused the Magi to be unable to withstand it, the Alliance might have been able to put up a fight even if the gods invaded!
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While thinking this, Ma Wen maintained his Stealth state, quietly opened the sewer's sluice, and entered.
Squeak!
Two large rats rushed past Ma Wen.
It was just that Ma Wen's Stealth was very high, so these monsters didn't notice him at all.
"Eh?"
A hint of surprise appeared on Ma Wen's face.
"Someone's there?"
His senses were very sharp. The sounds in the sewers traveled very far, and he heard the footsteps of people!
Could it be that someone had found Mo Ruigen's Heart before him?
Ma Wen frowned. He didn't think too much about it, and quickened his pace while maintaining his Stealth state.
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The sewers extended in all directions, and the stench of decay pervaded the air.
In the ditch at the side, there were many dead rats, wild cats, and geckos floating around.
The whole ditch was almost stinking.
Ma Wen followed the route according to his memory, and after a few turns, he finally arrived at the entrance to Mo Ruigen's Heart.
It was a secret door.
Only the person with the secret key could open it.
However, the secret door had already been opened!
As expected, someone was one step ahead of him.
Ma Wen wasn't in a hurry, and slowly walked in.
As soon as he entered, he saw four fierce-looking men standing there, holding large swords in their hands, looking extremely fierce.
The Scorpions of Dream!
Ma Wen's heart sank.
How could this be?
How could these bandits find Mo Ruigen's Heart so quickly?
According to the previous timeline, they should still be cleaning up the village's internal strife, right?
How could they have the time to covet Mo Ruigen's Heart's weapons and rations so quickly?
Ma Wen didn't understand.
However, the four men in front of him were definitely from the Scorpions of Dream. There was no doubt about that.
They had the unique mark of the Scorpions of Dream on them, and their killing intent was quite heavy. One look and he could tell that they were ruthless.
Even though their strength was average, they had definitely experienced many bloody battles.
The fact that they were able to survive meant a lot.
They guarded the entrance to Mo Ruigen's Heart with all their might. One of the bandits was actually holding an incomparably precious Gem of Knowledge, which he would take out from time to time to check if there were any invisible units.
Unfortunately, Ma Wen's stealth could even fool the Heaven Realm's Insight Envoy, so he didn't care about a mere Gem of Knowledge.
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Ma Wen directly passed by the four bandits at the entrance and went straight in, avoiding a few obvious traps. Soon, he arrived at the heart of Mo Ruigen's Heart!
Unexpectedly, it wasn't just a group of people occupying this place, but two different powers!
One of them could be determined from their attire. They were from the Scorpions of Dream, the same group of bandits.
The other side seemed to be at a disadvantage. Most of them were elderly, women, and children.
There were only a few young and robust men, and from their standing posture, they were probably soldiers.
The two sides seemed to be negotiating.
Ma Wen's heart skipped a beat, and he snuck over to eavesdrop.
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"Senma, don't be too greedy."
The leader of the soldiers, a robust man, said in a low voice, "Our conditions are still the same. We can give you a third of the weapons."
"The true treasury of Mo Ruigen's Heart can only be opened by Magi, and we've only obtained ordinary weapons for self-defense."
"In this situation, we humans will be finished if we kill each other. That's why I'm willing to give you some of the weapons. "
"But food is out of the question!"
The man said resolutely and decisively.
The group of people behind him all revealed resolute expressions, as if they were facing death with equanimity.
The man called Senma was clearly the leader of this group of bandits.
He chuckled and looked at the young girls behind the soldiers.
"You're right. We must continue working together for the sake of humanity."
"How about this, I'll take half of the weapons, and you give me a third of the food."
He chuckled.
"Right, the girls behind you are not bad. They're all at the age to give birth. We don't have any women in the village, so you can give us a few for the sake of humanity …"
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