The wide sewer was completely dark, and the deep hole looked like it was sucking away all the light.
It was no wonder that Mego was scared. Even a veteran like Qian Weining had to mentally prepare himself and take deep breaths for a long time before he could enter.
Chen Jingshu was calm because she knew where the sewer led to.
Ren Xiaosu realized that the entire bounty hunter organization probably had an important position in the underground world of Ghent City. They were very familiar with this place.
He looked at the sewer exit and asked curiously, "Wait a minute, this is a sewer built with modern technology. Although it's very old, the problem is that the Sorcerer Nation doesn't have such technology, right?"
The concrete on the wall of the sewer entrance was so badly corroded that even the steel bars inside could be seen.
This was Ren Xiaosu's first time seeing a building structure made of reinforced concrete in the Sorcerer Nation. It was as novel as when he saw the ruins of human civilization in the Jing Mountains.
Therefore, the entire Ghent City was built on the foundation of a human city before The Cataclysm, which surprised Ren Xiaosu a little.
Moreover, he was even more surprised that the sewer could still be preserved for so long.
In theory, reinforced concrete had a very long lifespan and had no upper limit.
But in reality, as long as these buildings were exposed to the air, they would naturally be affected by oxidation, weathering, and rain and snow. If the steel bars inside the concrete were to decay, it would be damaged even faster.
Therefore, the construction of this sewer before The Cataclysm must have been of a very high level. Otherwise, it would not have lasted until 200 years later.
Chen Jingshu looked at Ren Xiaosu. "Does the Middle Earth have this kind of construction technology?"
"Basically, it's the same in the stronghold." Ren Xiaosu nodded. "At least it's more practical than brick buildings."
Chen Jingshu said, "Actually, when The Cataclysm struck, most of the people in the Sorcerer Nation lived in this underground city. Everyone turned the original bomb shelter into a new home and struggled to survive in it."
Everyone around them listened quietly. Even Qian Weining was hearing about this for the first time. This was a past that the Sorcerer Nation did not really want to talk about.
Chen Jingshu continued, "After the Cataclysm, the wizards brought everyone back to the surface to rebuild their homes. At first, they got along quite well, but after Russell died, the wizard organization began to exploit ordinary people even more. So, after the Cataclysm, the human community was divided."
When everyone was in the underground world, everyone united to fight against the cruel cataclysm. Although there was still injustice at that time, with the existence of Russell and the new wizards around him, at least it was tolerable.
Because of Russell's charisma, everyone was willing to treat him as a leader and trust him to handle things fairly.
At that time, Russel had even set up a temporary committee for the aftermath of the disaster and set up a temporary underground court. Even if a Magus broke the law or bullied ordinary people, they would still be punished.
What was worse was that if a Magus broke the law, their Eye of Truth would be confiscated.
A Magus without the Eye of Truth was no different from a normal person.
At that time, the old wizards and nobles also wanted to fight against Russell, but they couldn't beat him before the Cataclysm, let alone after the Cataclysm.
These old nobles couldn't even support themselves, so they couldn't raise so many sons. Since the Blood Inheritance Witchcraft no longer existed, they could only be hung up and beaten by Russell.
So, when everyone returned to the surface, everyone wanted to kill Russell because they knew that as long as Russell was still around, the old wizards and nobles would never be able to rise again.
At that time, Russell had already started to plan for the wizard school. If he was allowed to break the class barrier between wizards and ordinary people, then the wizard nobles' bloodline system would naturally collapse.
In order not to hand over their exclusive witchcraft and to ensure the continuation of their bloodline, the nobles instigated Russell's servant, Voss, to poison him.
With Russell's death, the new Sorcerer faction naturally dissipated. Most of the survivors died under the siege of the old nobles.
When the system of exploitation was re-established, some people couldn't stand being oppressed, so they had a huge disagreement with the old wizards and nobles.
In order not to be killed, they returned to the underground world and continued to live in the dark world.
The people from the Templar Organization also returned to the underground with everyone at that time.
Chen Jingshu looked at Ren Xiaosu and said, "Hiding underground was difficult. At first, the old wizards and nobles came down to encircle us many times. Everyone had to avoid being killed by them. Fortunately, the underground world was big enough, so it wasn't easy for them to find our traces. Later, everyone realized that it was actually okay to live underground. Slowly, there was an abundance of resources, and the surface and underground became two completely independent systems. "
"Then why did you suddenly come out now? I think you must be planning something big, right?" Ren Xiaosu asked curiously, "What made you take the risk to come out, even at the cost of your lives?"
"Because the underground facilities are almost rotten," Chen Jingshu said, "According to estimates, the underground will probably last for another 20 years at most before it collapses. We don't have the means to reinforce it, so we can only return to the surface. "
"Oh, so before you return to the surface, you have to first solve the problem of the old wizards and nobles. Otherwise, you'll die even if you come to the surface." Ren Xiaosu nodded and said, "But it's too late for you to make a move. The wizards on the surface have already matured."
"We have to look for a chance of survival, right?" Chen Jingshu sighed and said, "We all know it's very difficult, but if we don't fight for it, how will we know where the chance of survival is?"
"Now you've found it," Ren Xiaosu said with a smile.
Chen Jingshu said calmly, "You're trying to say that you're this chance of survival, right?"
"You've all learned how to answer first. That's an improvement." Ren Xiaosu said, "Without external help, you won't be able to defeat these wizards even if you develop for another 200 years. It's impossible to rely on those glib-tongued scions of the wizard families to accomplish such a big thing. So, you can only rely on external help."
Chen Anan said stubbornly, "We're very powerful too."
"It's a pity that you don't have rich experience in fighting. It's unrealistic to always pin your hopes on the wizard aristocracy to transform internally. How can these vested interests sincerely help you?" Ren Xiaosu said, "So, you need to let those exploited proletariat comrades stand up … Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore. If we continue, something bad will happen."
Chen Jingshu was stunned when she heard that. "Then why do you say that you're this chance of survival? I don't think you have much experience in fighting, and you're unfamiliar with this place. Who are you going to ally with? Besides, I know you won't be staying in the Wizard Nation for too long. You don't have the time or energy to do these things. "
Ren Xiaosu smiled and said, "I'm going to do what Russell did back then."
Russell's so-called method was, of course, to hang the old nobles up and beat them up first, and then maintain a high degree of consensus with everyone else.
However, Ren Xiaosu was a little more ruthless than Russell. Although he was not good at fighting, he was good at killing people.
Russell did not kill anyone because he was a member of the sorcerer community. But Ren Xiaosu was not one of them. He did not have any mercy for the sorcerers right from the start. The only thing that existed between them was a blood feud.
Qian Weining and the others listened to the conversation between the two of them, and then became even more silent.
Just yesterday, Qian Weining thought that Ren Xiaosu only wanted to kill the wizards, but now he understood that the other party actually wanted to challenge the entire Wizard Nation.
The process of these two things seemed to be a little similar, but the results were very different, and the difficulty was also very different.
Ren Xiaosu turned around and smiled at Qian Weining and the others. "Don't be afraid. Even if you fail, you can still follow me to the Central Plains. This is the way out that I left for you."
"Master, don't worry. As long as you don't betray us, we will naturally pledge our lives to follow you." Qian Weining hurriedly expressed his loyalty.
At this time, Chen Jingshu went to the side and cut some branches. Then, she got An 'an to wrap the oil cloth around the branches and set them on fire.
Ren Xiaosu was stunned for a moment. "What are you doing?"
"Lighting a torch." Chen Jingshu said, "After entering the cave, you must follow me closely. If you take the wrong path with the torch, you will either enter some death zone and be poisoned to death, or cause a sudden explosion and blow yourself up."
"Death zone? Blow myself up? "Ren Xiaosu said in a daze," Are there any traps in the sewers? Who set them up? "
Chen Jingshu said, "Maybe it was set up by the people who built this underground city. The explosions are always very sudden. I don't know why."
Ren Xiaosu did not know whether to laugh or cry. "What kind of damn trap is this? It's clearly your torch that ignited the accumulated methane underground, and then caused the explosion."
The design of this huge underground city must have considered the problem of ventilation. However, after such a long time, the ventilation facilities had been destroyed, and some parts of the interior had collapsed. This would definitely cause the accumulation of methane. It would be strange if the torch did not explode when it got close.
Therefore, this thing was not a trap deliberately set up by someone …
Ren Xiaosu said, "That's enough, don't light the torch."
He took out over ten strong torchlights from the palace and distributed them. Then, he took out a lantern as a lighting device. Speaking of which, this lantern was snatched from the Kyung Clan.
Chen Jingshu, Qian Weining, and the others held the torchlights in confusion. "What's this?"
"Press the switch." Ren Xiaosu demonstrated for them. A beam of light shone into the sewers and illuminated a distance of dozens of meters. The entire sewers were as bright as day.
Chen Jingshu was shocked. "What is this?!"
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu suddenly had the illusion that a high-level civilization was crushing a low-level civilization …
He patiently explained, "This is technology. It's a device that uses electricity as an energy source to provide lighting effects. If a torchlight is only turned on at the lowest setting, it should be able to illuminate for dozens of hours."
Qian Weining looked at the torchlight in his hand as though he had picked up a treasure. "Master, you're actually letting us use such a precious thing?"
Ren Xiaosu did not know whether to laugh or cry. "How can this be considered a precious thing? This is standard issue for combat troops in the Middle Plains! Y 'all really don't know much about the Middle Plains. Furthermore, under the control of the wizard organizations, you don't know much about technology either. "
"Is the Middle Plains really that amazing?" Qian Weining lamented. At this moment, he actually had the urge to go to the Middle Plains to have a look.
Ren Xiaosu said with a smile, "If even a strong torchlight can surprise y 'all, then how surprised would y' all be when you see things like cameras, tap water, and televisions? Don't worry, even if y 'all have to stay at the Daxing Northwest branch in the future, y' all can still go to the Middle Plains often."
The Magus Nation was only about 1,000 kilometers away from Fortress 178, so it was not that far away with modern transportation. If they drove the steam locomotive at full speed, they would only need 10 hours to get there.
At this moment, Chen Jingshu looked at the pyrotechnic lamp in Ren Xiaosu's hand. "Then what's that in your hand?"
"This thing is called a pyrotechnic lamp." Ren Xiaosu said, "It uses radioactive materials as a source of illumination. As long as it's not damaged, it can last for 20 years, or even longer."
"Wow! 20 years?! "Everyone around them exclaimed in surprise.
In an instant, Ren Xiaosu felt like he was facing a group of curious babies.
He quietly sized up this group of curious babies before taking out a pair of military binoculars and handing them to Qian Weining. "Here, give it a try. This thing will allow you to see very far."
"Wow! It's so clear! "Qian Weining exclaimed," What is this? How can it be so amazing?! "
Chen Jingshu took the binoculars from him and realized she could even see through this strange tool to the details of a few hundred meters away!
"Is this the technology of the Middle Plains?" Chen Jingshu muttered.
Everyone passed the binoculars around and played with them as they marveled from the bottom of their hearts.
"I like it when you guys act like you've never seen the world before," Ren Xiaosu said with a smile.
These words made Chen Jingshu and the others feel a little uncomfortable, but they did not know how to refute him …
Ren Xiaosu glanced at them, then took out a pistol, put on a silencer, and fired a shot at the sparrow flying in the sky.
The sparrow's feathers scattered as it fell straight to the ground.
"Wow, it's that powerful?" The surrounding people exclaimed in surprise again.
Ren Xiaosu asked Qian Weining to pick up the sparrow. "Take a look at the sparrow's wound."
Qian Weining checked and was surprised to find that the sparrow's body had been pierced through and was badly mangled.
He said in astonishment, "Master, is this the weapon of the Middle Plains?"
Qian Weining was 31 years old this year, so he did not participate in the war 17 years ago. However, he had heard of the weapons of the Middle Plains.
Back then, when he heard other people describe guns, he was always a little skeptical. It was not until this moment that he understood how powerful these things were.
"We're at the edge of Ghent City, so I can't show you the power of other weapons. Pistols are just one of the least powerful ones," Ren Xiaosu explained. "Its specialty is that it's much more accurate and powerful than bows and arrows. Also, it's extremely fast and almost impossible to dodge."
Chen Jingshu said, "This thing is much more powerful than the sleeve darts."
For example, people like Chen Jingshu and Qian Weining could instantly understand the difference between guns and bows and arrows. However, Meg, Li Chenggong, and Liu Ting could only stay at the stage of "So powerful!", "Wow!", and "F * ck!". They knew that this thing was powerful, but they did not know exactly how powerful it was …
Ren Xiaosu stuffed the pistol into Qian Weining's hands. "If there's a chance in the next few days, I'll take you guys to practice shooting. After you're familiar with it, I'll give each of you one, and then give each of you 100 bullets to use."
Qian Weining was instantly touched. "Master, you can even give us this thing? You're so generous!"
"Ahem, you've already pledged your loyalty to me, so of course I can't keep it to myself," Ren Xiaosu said.
Chen Jingshu hesitated for a moment. "Can you sell me one? I can pay for it. Is a hundred gold coins enough?"
To be honest, at this moment, Ren Xiaosu really wanted to make an arms deal with the Wizard Nation. An ordinary pistol could be exchanged for a hundred gold coins here? This was a huge profit, okay?!
However, Ren Xiaosu did not accept the deal in the end. Instead, he directly gave Chen Jingshu one. He stuffed the pistol into her hands and said, "I can give it to you for free, but before I teach you how to shoot, don't use it. You might get into trouble. Also, remember that this thing is extremely dangerous. Never point the muzzle at your own people. "
The reason why Ren Xiaosu suddenly thought of giving these people guns was that he suddenly felt that he might have taken some detours before.
Previously, he had thought of setting up the first Wizard Knight regiment. This kind of extremely powerful magic cannon regiment was just like a bomber. Just the thought of it was powerful, and it wouldn't cost money or waste firearms.
But later, Ren Xiaosu thought, since pistols, automatic rifles, and bullets weren't worth much anyway, why not arm these people into a modern army before they became wizards?
With automatic rifles and heavy machine guns, wouldn't it be easy to beat up cavalry? If they found a favorable terrain, it wouldn't be a problem for more than a hundred people to beat up thousands of cavalry, right?
Moreover, on the way north, Qian Weining also showed off a unique skill: the secret distance measurement method!
This thing sounded mysterious, but in fact, it was just a thumbs-up as a secret reference to measure the distance of the enemy.
In other words, Qian Weining was simply born to be an artillery soldier. With a little training, he could carry a long-distance mortar and run around. Although it was a physical attack, it wasn't much different from witchcraft, and it was much more ruthless than those little wizards.
Even Ren Xiaosu didn't dare to say that he could ignore artillery fire. At most, he could avoid the trajectory of the bullets. If a shell really hit him, he would also die.
Even Ren Xiaosu was afraid of something, not to mention the wizards.
Therefore, before setting up the Wizard Knight regiment, it was better to first set up the first modern army in the Wizard Kingdom. He had all the firearms anyway.
"Let's go, let's go in first," said Ren Xiaosu.
Chen Jingshu held a strong flashlight and led the way in front. Everyone's footsteps made a splashing sound as they stepped on the dirty water. The sound echoed in the pipe, which sounded particularly abrupt.
Ren Xiaosu looked at the walls of the sewers and saw some strange graffiti. Some were in Chinese, and some were in the language of the wizards. The words were colorful and looked like some kind of special spiritual symbol.
He couldn't understand the language of the wizards, but he could understand Chinese.
The words "freedom" and "resistance" were written on the wall, and there were also some ostentatious and strange pictures.
Ren Xiaosu asked, "Who wrote this?"
"The underground residents, of course," Chen Jingshu said. "It's just some random graffiti. I heard that people liked to graffiti on walls before the Cataclysm."
"I heard that the Norman family killed all the underground residents in order to find Donnari?" Ren Xiaosu asked.
"Almost," Chen Jingshu said calmly, "I killed about half of them. But after more than a hundred years, they're no longer familiar with the underground situation, so the new hiding place we found was not discovered by them. It was also because of that incident that we made up our minds to go to the surface and not be trampled on. "
Ren Xiaosu used the fluorescent light to illuminate the walls on both sides. He suddenly felt that the graffiti had a strange chaotic beauty.
As they walked forward, the scene in front of them suddenly became clearer. An even wider underground world appeared in front of everyone's eyes. There was a huge spillway big enough for a tank to pass through, a well-proportioned staircase, and a deformed piece of steel above their heads.
The accumulation of decay on the steel was so thick that Ren Xiaosu suspected that it would shatter into powder with just a touch.
Chen Jingshu followed his gaze and explained, "Those things above our heads are probably pipes from before the Cataclysm. No one has touched them for a long time."
Ren Xiaosu sighed in amazement. This place was like an abandoned underground factory that was filled with a sense of mystery and toughness.
There were also colorful graffiti everywhere. Most of them had turned into portraits, such as an angel with withered wings, a person's back, a crow and a ferocious tiger.
The pictures here did not have any clear order. It was as if someone had drawn whatever they thought of.
Chen Jingshu said, "Actually, there is a mystery hidden in these pictures. They contain some directions. Only a few people from the underground can understand them. These people are the leaders of the underground world."
"So you can understand them? Are you also one of the leaders?" Ren Xiaosu asked curiously.
"I'm not, but Chen Anan and Chen Cheng's father are," Chen Jingshu explained.
Ren Xiaosu wondered at this time, if the underground people really wanted to rebel, would his weapons be enough to arm a rebel army?
Chen Jingshu and the others had never seen modern weapons before, so they felt that they needed enough wizards to overthrow the wizards. After all, ordinary people could not fight against wizards.
But Ren Xiaosu felt that this matter did not seem so complicated …
Modern firearms were enough to kill gods, let alone a group of false gods.
Ren Xiaosu touched the paint on the wall and said, "This is not ordinary paint, but mineral grinding, right? That's the only way they could maintain such a bright color underground. "
Ordinary pigments could not be preserved for long, especially when exposed to the dirty air. Mineral pigments were different. The decay period of minerals was much longer than ordinary pigments.
Hearing Ren Xiaosu's question, Chen Jingshu's expression immediately changed and she chose to avoid the question.
Ren Xiaosu continued, "That's why y 'all continued to excavate a larger space on top of the foundation of the original underground world. That's how you were able to find these colorful minerals. Otherwise, they wouldn't have appeared in the original sewers. The Norman family did not surround you because they did not know that you had dug out other spaces, such as the second, third, and fourth underground levels. "
Chen Jingshu frowned. "I have underestimated you."
"Don't be so surprised," Ren Xiaosu said with a smile. "When my companions come here, they will refresh your knowledge."
Then, when they moved forward for another few hundred meters, a voice suddenly came from the front. "Who is it? Report your identity! "
"Monday, the fall of the gods," Chen Jingshu replied with a secret code.
Qian Weining, who was behind Ren Xiaosu, took a few steps forward and stood in front of his new master. He was on guard. He swept the beam of his flashlight over and was surprised to see a young man with tattoos all over his face.
Chen Jingshu explained to Ren Xiaosu, "People with tattoos on their faces are people who can no longer integrate into the surface cities. They are the guardians of the entire underground world."
Ren Xiaosu suddenly felt that the underground world of Ghent was more like a product of the Wasteland Era than any other place he had seen before.
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