Qin Xiao didn't know how long the history of Free City was. He only knew that it was very, very long.
Perhaps people who had lived in Free City for thousands of epochs might not necessarily be old, but they could be considered to have lived there for a very, very long time.
Living in one place for more than 10,000 universe epochs was already deeply rooted in one place. They had already treated this place as their home.
Being able to live in one place for thousands of epochs was also an unimaginable thing.
Qin Xiao felt that it was simply unimaginable for him to live in one place for thousands of epochs. Qin Xiao felt that it was simply unimaginable.
Therefore, from the words of the shrouded old man, one could tell that he had deep feelings for Free City.
He was both heartbroken and helpless at the same time. What kind of complicated feeling was this?
Moreover, this was a human. Therefore, Qin Xiao felt a bit of reclusion.
"Old senior, drinking alone is quite melancholic." Qin Xiao said.
The disheveled old man raised his head and glanced at Qin Xiao and Young Master Yu. However, he immediately withdrew his gaze and remained unmoved. He continued to drink his wine and completely ignored Qin Xiao's words.
Seeing that the old man wasn't willing to talk to him, Qin Xiao said, "Old senior, how about I treat you to a drink? We brothers are also a bit bored. Can we sit down and have a few drinks together? "
The shrouded old man was silent for a while before coldly spitting out two words, "Up to you."
Perhaps because they were all humans, the shrouded old man didn't reject them too much.
Or perhaps, he was really bored drinking alone. Since someone was willing to treat him to a drink, he didn't mind.
Or perhaps, after such a thing happened in Free City, his heart had already given up. With a heart that was about to die, nothing mattered anymore.
Qin Xiao and Young Master Yu sat down and took out some wine and handed it to the shrouded old man. The shrouded old man didn't stand on ceremony and accepted it all.
After drinking for a while, the old man finally opened his mouth and said, "Both of you just came from You City, right? You dare to come to Freedom City at this time? Are you guys too bold? Or is there some other purpose? "
These words seemed to be unintentional, but the eyes of the old man with the canopy became somewhat deep, emitting a strange light.
Obviously, the old man was suspicious of Qin Xiao's motives. Or to put it bluntly, he suspected that Qin Xiao and the young man were the troublemakers in this matter.
Qin Xiao smiled bitterly and said, "Senior, do we look like bad guys to you?"
"Bad people don't write on their faces," the old man said coldly.
"One of us is a Second Step Empyrean, while the other is a Third Step Empyrean. Do we really have such great ability and means? Senior, you really think highly of us, "Qin Xiao said again.
"It's understandable that their underlings are weak," the old man replied.
"…"
This made Qin Xiao speechless. Young Master Yu curled his lips and said, "Hey, old man, we are treating you to a drink, and you are suspecting us like this? It seems like we treated you to this wine for nothing. Give it back, don't drink anymore. "
Young Master Yu was really not polite. After saying that, he really snatched the wine back from the old man with the canopy.
He said with some displeasure, "Originally, we sympathized with you. Now, it seems that we would rather throw away this wine than let you drink it. You are too heartless."
"We are righteous, how can we be evil people?"
The old man with the canopy glared at Young Master Yu and said, "Young people nowadays are really petty. Can't you be suspicious?"
"We drank half the wine and you still took it away. Do you have any civility?"
"Forget it, forget it. This old man doesn't want to drink your wine. I still have wine here. "
As he said that, the old man with the canopy poured the wine pot, but awkwardly found that there was no wine left.
Freedom City had been in a highly tense and oppressive atmosphere for thousands of years. All the shops were closed, and there was no wine to buy even if one wanted to.
Therefore, the old man with the canopy had used up all the wine he had. Now, he was so embarrassed that he did not even have wine to drink.
Seeing this, Qin Xiao shook his head and smiled. He handed the wine over again and said, "I'm sorry, senior. My brother was just playing with you. You are a magnanimous person. Please forgive him."
The old man with the canopy looked at Qin Xiao and nodded with some satisfaction, "This little guy is still sensible. Then I won't be polite."
"Unlike some people who are petty and don't have any magnanimity at all."
After hearing that, Young Master Yu wanted to snatch the wine from the old man with the canopy, but the old man with the canopy protected him.
These two people were like a pair of little enemies. They were very happy to fight.
But how should it be said, this battle actually narrowed the distance between them.
The old man with the canopy said that he was suspicious. In fact, he was just saying it. He did not really suspect Qin Xiao and Young Master Yu.
Perhaps he had some doubts at first, but now he believed it.
"Senior, I'm more curious about how Freedom City used to be. Can you tell us about it?" Qin Xiao suddenly asked.
Freedom City used to be …
Speaking of this, the old man with the canopy's eyes became incomparably deep. It was as if he had sunk into a distant memory.
But that memory was happy, sweet, and deep. It was engraved in his heart for life.
After a while, the old man with the canopy slowly spoke.
"I came to Freedom City more than ten thousand universe epochs ago. Back then, Freedom City was still under the rule of the first city manager. Therefore, everything was in good order."
"Freedom City has its own rules, principles, and beliefs. Freedom City, as usual, is a city of true freedom. Anyone can come to Freedom City and obtain true freedom. "
"All the races can live well here and live together in harmony. They are like a family, and the distance between the races has been shortened."
"Even if two races that are natural enemies come to Freedom City, they will put aside their hatred and live freely in Freedom City. They will live happily."
"This is the land of freedom. There is no fighting, no killing, and not much scheming. Everyone is very harmonious, like a big family. "
"And everyone follows the rules. They all worship the beliefs of Freedom City."
"Everyone respects the city manager. Moreover, the city manager doesn't allow evil people to enter Freedom City."
"Although the Free City is said to be a free city, a place that can accommodate all races in the world, it is said that the Free City is a place that can accommodate all rivers and rivers. But evil people, Freedom City won't accept them. "
"That's why some wanted criminals, some heinous people, and some evil people will be turned away at the door."
"It's because the management of the city manager is so strict that Freedom City is so harmonious."
…
The old man talked about many things that happened in Free City in the past. Under the administration of the first Free City Lord, Free City was indeed a pure land. It was an otherworldly paradise, a mystical city. It was simply a legend.
However, one universe era ago, the first city manager left for unknown reasons. Since then, his whereabouts were unknown. He was completely cut off from the Freedom Army and was determined to be dead.
No one knew what happened. No one knew how the city manager died, or if he was really dead.
Then, the fight for the new city manager started.
And in this universe era, just the city managers of Freedom City had changed over a hundred times. Basically, every ten million eras, there would be a new city manager.
The last city manager was determined to be dead ten thousand years ago.
The hundred plus city managers after him, even though most of them imitated the first city manager, they were far from being as good as the first city manager.
And among them, there were a few incompetent city managers. Therefore, the atmosphere in Freedom City became worse and worse. The rules were slowly eroded and the faith was slowly collapsing.
Gradually, some wanted criminals, some heinous people, entered Free City. When these people entered Freedom City, even if they followed the rules of Freedom City, the evil in their bones would definitely pollute Freedom City.
Some evil things would be discovered.
Slowly, more and more evil things would accumulate.
A quantitative change would naturally lead to a qualitative change.
Therefore, the atmosphere in Freedom City was gradually corrupted by this.
Now, there were many wanted criminals and heinous people hiding in Freedom City. They were all people who had committed heinous crimes and deserved to die.
However, there was no one in Freedom City to manage this matter anymore. Therefore, they naturally let it go and let it grow.
Gradually, it formed a scale of evil power. Hiding in Freedom City, it naturally became a powerful hidden danger.
And now, there was a crisis of a massacre in the city. Those strange things happened one after another. It was all because the Free City lacked a wise and experienced city manager that it ended up in such a situation. This was also why the old man with the canopy was so worried.
This was a very painful thing.
"I watched Freedom City slowly degenerate and decline step by step. Now, I might even have to watch Freedom City perish with my own eyes."
"I hate it. I hate that I can't do anything. I can't change anything. I can't do anything."
"The current Freedom City no longer has the Heart of Freedom. Thinking back to the Freedom City in the past, that was called unity and harmony. "
"Everyone was united, trusted each other, had the same belief, and had a very strong cohesive force. Therefore, a hundred people would respond to a single call. As long as there was something, everyone could work together. Then, nothing would be wrong.
Nothing could be solved. "
"The current Freedom City is so weak that it is going to be massacred by the Monster Race and Demon Race. How sad is this?"
"I have lived in Freedom City all my life. I really can't bear to watch the Heart of Freedom slowly disappear. I can't bear to watch Freedom City get destroyed and disappear from this world."
"I can't bear to. I really can't bear to. But what can I do?"
"Even if I don't want this old life of mine, it's useless."
The old man with the canopy was so helpless, so painful, and so unwilling.
But what could he do?
He couldn't do anything, so he was drinking here to drown his sorrows and relieve the worries in his heart.
What a Heart of Freedom!
After Qin Xiao heard the old man's words, he actually had a good impression of Freedom City. It was indeed worthy of being called the Heart of Freedom.
In the past, Freedom City was indeed a sacred land of freedom.
However, the current Freedom City was indeed in a foul atmosphere. It had lost its color and it sounded very distressing.
Qin Xiao, an outsider, also felt very distressed when he heard it.
"Then can't we unite everyone in Freedom City? Everyone should work together to face the dangers and difficulties together. "
"I believe that as long as everyone in Freedom City works together, there will be no difficulties that can't be solved."
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