The Flat Demon City was indeed very lively at the moment.
One could feel the festive atmosphere coming from the Flat Demon City even from afar. Hustle and bustle could also be heard from time to time.
The closer one got to the Flat Demon City, the more teams one could see heading into the city.
The Flat Demon City only had four gates, which were divided into the north, south, east, and west gates. Because the Flat Demon City was very big, the four gates were separated by a great distance.
Many teams were pouring into the Flat Demon City from all directions on the official roads, adding to the liveliness of the city.
Most of them were riding on flood horses, while some were driving luxurious carriages. Of course, the carriages were being pulled by tall and mighty flood horses.
This was originally a barren land, so there were very few powerful forces. Therefore, there were very few ostentatious occasions.
Most teams only had 20 to 30 people. Very few teams had more than 50 people. There were no more teams than that for the time being.
Everyone went their own way. Even if they bumped into each other, they would only look at each other a few times without much interaction. It was as if they were all on their guard.
It was obvious that there was very little interaction between the various towns. Perhaps it was because they were separated by a great distance.
The barrenness of this place felt even more prosperous than the Southern Wilderness.
However, Qin Xiao felt a little relieved when he realized that this was only the periphery of the Nine States Hua Xia Country. He had yet to enter the real bustling area of the Nine States Hua Xia Country.
Everyone lined up and entered the Flat Demon City in an orderly manner.
The city walls were very tall. They were probably thousands of feet high. However, Qin Xiao discovered that there was no powerful Defensive Array in the Flat Demon City.
Generally speaking, large cities would have powerful Defensive Arrays. Take Linfu City for example. That was a Defensive Array personally set up by an Ancient Sage. In this way, it would not be so easy for foreign enemies to attack the city.
However, Qin Xiao felt that any third-step Heavenly Venerate would be able to blast open the city walls and kill his way into the city.
Therefore, Qin Xiao thought that there should not be any powerful people in the Flat Demon City.
He reckoned that at most, there would be a few fourth-step Empyreans holding down the fort.
This was because along the way, Qin Xiao had learned from Lin Xian and the others that there was not a single fourth-step Heavenly Venerable in the 100,000 towns in this territory. The strongest was only a third-step Heavenly Venerable.
Furthermore, a town that had a third-step Empyrean overseeing it was already considered relatively powerful.
Therefore, based on this, the Flat Demon City should not be very strong. At most, there would be a few fourth-step Heavenly Venerables guarding it.
However, Qin Xiao didn't care about this. He just came here for a stroll and didn't plan to do anything here.
The queue to enter the city was very long. Out of the 100,000 towns, every town should have sent at least one team. In that case, there would be a hundred thousand teams entering the Flat Demon City.
"Wow, so many people. This is the first time I've seen so many people."
"Wow! So this is the Flat Demon City! It's so majestic! That city wall had to be at least a thousand feet tall, right? It looks like it stretches for tens of thousands of miles. I can't see the end of it. "
"Look, what a domineering carriage. It's so extravagant that it's being pulled by eighteen dragons. And there are three of them at once. Tsk tsk, which town would be so extravagant? They're so rich and imposing. "
"Haha, we're about to enter the city. I'm so excited just thinking about it."
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This was the first time many people had come out and hadn't seen much of the world. Therefore, they were especially curious and excited.
Lin Xian was a little better. It wasn't his first time in the Flat Demon City and he was familiar with everything here. Therefore, there wasn't much change in his expression and he was very calm.
Qin Xiao was even calmer. He had seen all kinds of big scenes. Naturally, such a small matter wouldn't catch his attention.
Lin Xian also secretly sized up Qin Xiao a few times and secretly exclaimed in his heart, "Looks like Brother Qin has some background. He's much more relaxed than I am. He must be someone who has seen many big scenes."
"Smack!!!"
Suddenly, the crisp sound of a whip hitting someone's body could be heard. Many people were startled when they heard the sound of a whip hitting someone's body.
Hearing it was enough to send shivers down their spines.
What was going on?
Everyone looked towards the city gate. There were still a few groups of people in front of the city gate. For some reason, the group that entered the city gate had some conflict with the city gate guards. Therefore, they were taught a lesson by the city gate guards.
The whips in the hands of the city gate guards weren't ordinary whips. When they hit someone's body, it would be extremely painful. It was a pain that could reach the soul.
These whips were usually used for torture. They were used to torture people.
Who would have thought that the city gate guards would be holding such whips in their hands as well? They were extremely intimidating.
But if anyone dared to resist in the slightest, they would be beaten by the whips.
"Brother Lin Xian, what's going on over there?" Someone asked worriedly. Looking at this situation, one would have a bad feeling.
Lin Xian looked for a while before frowning. "It seems like the city gate guards wanted to pay the entrance fee. That group of people argued with the city gate guards. In the end, they angered the city gate guards and were beaten by the whips. Then, they had to pay double the entrance fee before they could enter the city."
"What? How could this be? It doesn't make sense. Every time we enter the city, it's completely free? "
"Beating people up if they don't pay the entrance fee? Isn't that abusing power for personal gain? Could it be that this time's market is different from the previous ones? I've never heard of the Demon Suppression City Lord giving such an order. "
"Could it be that someone is abusing their power for personal gain and is using this opportunity to embezzle some money? If every group of people had to pay the entrance fee, that would be a huge amount of wealth. "
Lin Xian frowned and said seriously, "I've never heard of this either. All this while, we've never had to pay the entrance fee to enter the Demon Suppression City. What's more, this is a market. There are clear rules. Everything has to be given preferential treatment."
"Many things have been arranged by the Demon Suppression City Lord, including our food and lodging, as well as the location of our stalls. Everything has been arranged and it's completely free of charge."
"This is also beneficial to the promotion of the big and small market. This is a golden signboard of the Demon Suppression City and the Demon Suppression City Lord has always placed great importance on it."
"Furthermore, this is the first time a big or small market is held. It's also an opportunity to bring a huge amount of wealth to the Demon Suppression City. So, there's no reason for the Demon Suppression City Lord to throw away a watermelon for a sesame seed. "
"These city gate guards are so rude and unreasonable. They must be abusing their power for personal gain. And they're charging quite a lot too. No wonder people are complaining. "
Lin Xian was clearly filled with righteous indignation and was very unhappy about this.
"Then what do we do? Do we have to pay the entrance fee obediently? "
"Sigh, so what if we know that those city gate guards are abusing their power for personal gain? Do we dare to force them? The way I see it, we can only obediently pay the entrance fee. "
"That's right. An arm can't win against a thigh. Let's just compromise and bear with it. It's better than not being able to enter the city, isn't it?"
"It's just that things like this are really infuriating. But there's really nothing we can do about it. This is the Demon Suppression City. We have to behave ourselves. "
Lin Xian gritted her teeth and shook her head helplessly. She laughed bitterly and said to everyone, "Alright, everyone. Don't make a sound later. Leave it to me to handle."
"We have to look at the big picture. Since the town has handed over the big task to us, even if we have to suffer a little and suffer a little, we have to complete the task."
Everyone nodded. That was all they could do.
Bear with it for a while. There was no other way.
"There's really rat shit everywhere. These city gate guards are really bold."
"If the Demon Suppression City Lord finds out about this, they can't avoid death. But they still dare to do this. They're taking the risk out of desperation just to make a big profit."
Qin Xiao pondered in his heart for a while. He naturally scoffed at such a thing.
However, Lin Xian and the others had to look at the big picture. He couldn't be bothered to stand up for them and wanted to keep a low profile.
With the precedent of a group of people being severely whipped, the other groups also became much more obedient. Every group obediently paid the entrance fee before leaving.
There was no other way. In the face of power, they could only pay to avoid disaster.
Finally, it was Qin Xiao's group's turn. Lin Xian walked up respectfully.
A shifty-eyed city gate guard walked up with an unruly look on his face. Anyone who saw him would want to beat him up.
That pair of shifty eyes scanned Qin Xiao and the others, as if trying to find something.
After scanning them, the city gate guard said arrogantly to Lin Xian, "There are twenty-one of you and ten Flood Horses. Each person pays twenty Chaos Source Stones and each Flood Horse pays ten Chaos Source Stones. That's a total of five hundred and twenty Chaos Source Stones. I'll round it up and round it up to six hundred Chaos Source Stones.
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"Hurry up, don't dawdle. Once you're done, hurry up and enter the city."
What? Six hundred Chaos Source Stones?
Rounding it up to six hundred Chaos Source Stones from five hundred and twenty? Wasn't this extortion?
It felt like asking for a sky-high price.
Such an exorbitant demand truly infuriated everyone.
Even Lin Xian, who was mentally prepared, was about to explode.
Each person had to pay twenty Chaos Source Stones to enter the city, and the Flood Horses had to pay ten Chaos Source Stones. What was going on? How could anyone charge a city entrance fee like that?
Six hundred Primal Chaos Dawn Stones was definitely not a small sum to them.
They hadn't come prepared this time around, so they didn't have many Chaos Source Stones with them. Even if they pooled their resources together, they might not be able to come up with six hundred Chaos Source Stones.
Although Lin Xian was very displeased, she could only reply humbly, "Sir, it is true that we did not bring so many Primal Chaos Origin Stones with us this time. All of us can only take out 500 Primal Chaos Origin Stones at most."
"Sir, please do us a favor. Do you think five hundred Chaos Source Stones will do?"
"Humph!"
Lin Xian's words clearly angered the city gate guard. He was extremely displeased.
He glared fiercely at Lin Xian and said angrily, "In this day and age, everyone cries when they say they are poor. All of you know how to pretend to be poor. "
"That group of people also said they were poor and didn't bring enough Chaos Source Stones. They couldn't come up with enough Chaos Source Stones and wanted me to do them a favor."
"Pfft! Everyone wants me to do them a favor. Do you still want the rules? Are you still going to collect the city entrance fee? "
"If you can't hand it over, scram immediately. Don't enter the city. You won't have to pay a single Chaos Source Stone. Isn't that great?"
"Hand over six hundred Chaos Source Stones if you want to enter the city. Don't waste my time. There are still many people queuing up. Hurry up. If you say another word, I'll charge you twice as much. "
Rude and unreasonable. He was indeed incomparably rude and unreasonable.
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