Chu Rui had been to many places and met many people. What kind of weirdo had he not met? However, it was the first time he had seen a city like this. In the past, even if it was a city that had encountered a rebellion and suffered great pain, there would be some people who could bring the whole city back to life. They were the souls of the city. Their existence could touch the hearts of the people here and reignite the fire of hope in their hearts.
However, in Earth Desert City, the people here were all living like walking corpses. In this desolate and decadent city, there was no hope, no expectation. They passed day by day until the day they died of old age. The long repressed life gave them numbness. Their ancestors might have been full of hope and longing for tomorrow and the future. However, as the days passed, the days they had imagined did not appear. Instead, the days without passion caused them to gradually become dispirited, and in the end, they were reduced to their current state. Their descendants were affected by it, and gradually became dispirited. After a long time, it created this Earth Desert City. Even if there were people alive, it was just like a dead city.
Chu Rui was deeply shocked. Even when he had walked in those war-torn countries, he saw blood and corpses everywhere. He heard the cries of children, the screams of women, and the sighs of old people everywhere. It was not as shocking as the scene in front of him. Because, those who still knew how to cry, they were still alive. However, these people, these people who were already numb, people who had no hope and future, were already dead.
When you saw a skinny person with lifeless eyes, sitting there like a puppet, using his black and skinny hand to draw circles out of boredom. That extremely decadent atmosphere was enough to shock you from your body to your heart.
This was a desolate city. This was a dead city!
Along the way, the people Chu Rui met were all like this. There were outsiders, but only a small number of people raised their heads to look at him. Those numb eyes that had lost all liveliness did not have any fluctuations. They just glanced at him and then continued to lower their heads, continuing to be dispirited. This was only a small portion. The majority of the people didn't even raise their heads, as if they were corpses.
Chu Rui's heart twitched fiercely. What kind of situation could cause a city to become like this?
Opening the map, Chu Rui discovered that the closest city to Earth Desert City was thousands of miles away. Moreover, there was a desert in the middle, and the desert was marked with all kinds of pictures of terrifying monsters. Chu Rui didn't know who had the willpower and ability to cross the desert and reach here. Even if it was him, with sufficient water, it would still take him a day to fly here at full speed.
Chu Rui had seen the camel caravan when he passed by earlier. It was pitifully little. It was hard to believe that a city's caravan only had two or three kittens.
This was a forgotten city, an abandoned city. Earth Desert City was a lone city, and it was gradually becoming a real dead city!
It was located in a remote area, and the environment was so bad. It was surrounded by desert, and the only nearby city was far away. Chu Rui found it hard to imagine how the residents of such a city could survive. Looking at those skinny people, in such a state, especially with that kind of spirit, he estimated that they wouldn't live for long.
A city without hope and a future was destined to wither away in no time.
Xuanwu might be able to protect them from the invasion of demons and ghosts, but it couldn't let them live well. Even if there were caravans, the bad weather and the monsters on the way were enough to make the caravan collapse. Without good supplies, it was understandable that this place had become like this.
Chu Rui knew that he wasn't a good person, and he wasn't a saint. However, seeing such a scene, his heart was touched, and he wanted to help them.
Sighing, Chu Rui began to wander around this huge but extremely desolate city. Perhaps this place used to be very glorious, but it was now history. Most of the places had become dead areas. Usually, it was a large area, but only a few people lived in it. Most of the houses were empty, and the owners inside had probably died a long time ago.
After wandering around, Chu Rui bought a lot of things, all of which were the specialties of this place. However, compared to the other three cities, it was pitifully little. The resources here were too poor, and they couldn't make many things. Even so, Rui still managed to buy quite a number of scrolls and recipes, which could be considered as his biggest gain.
After buying a whole backpack, Chu Rui only spent a little more than a million gold coins. Compared to gold coins, the people here hoped that Chu Rui would use food or daily necessities to exchange.
He opened the system shop that he hadn't used for a long time, and bought goods at ten times the usual price.
Ten times the price, even for a tycoon like Rui, he would not be able to afford it. Most importantly, this was a city, not a single person. Even if he was determined to help the people here, now was not the time. Chu Rui bought two million gold coins worth of steamed buns and gave them to an old man with a good reputation in this city to distribute. Then, he activated the power of the void and returned to the Crying Forest.
The matter of Earth Desert City could be temporarily put aside, but the matter of Demon King Chi Mei couldn't be delayed. Today was the deadline, and it was related to the test of the Blue Dragon, the success or failure of the mission of the Four Holy Messengers, and many other factors. Chu Rui couldn't afford to be careless. The people of Earth Desert City had been decadent for so long, and they didn't care about a day or two. Moreover, he had just bought two million gold coins worth of steamed buns, which was only two hundred thousand. Not to mention a day, a meal shouldn't be a problem.
When he returned to the Wailing Forest again, the irritating voice rang in his ears again. Even though Chu Rui was very unhappy, he had to bite the bullet and rush forward.
Going back and forth three times took Chu Rui more than seven hours. Finally, after continuous rest, he arrived at the designated coordinates.
Looking back at the Crying Spirits that had disappeared, Chu Rui finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed like those damned things were unable to enter this place. After all, this was the habitat of their BOSS.
Taking a deep breath, Chu Rui shifted his gaze to the sealed land filled with demonic energy, and his eyes instantly became extremely sharp.
Demon King Chi Mei, I'm here, have you washed your neck clean?
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