"Men to the left, women to the right."
"Alright, you don't have to do anything extra, just cooperate with the inspection."
The guide's words surprised the newly arrived Half-Elves.
It seemed that there was more than one inspector?
However, a hundred years of training had taught her how to hide her emotions, not to mention that this was the territory of humans. No matter what she wanted to do, she had to weigh her own strength first.
Aya nodded to her companions. Because of a dimensional passage, they had accidentally come to this world, and it was different from what they had expected. This world had given birth to a civilization that was even more advanced than their country.
A foreign world with natives, for an explorer like Aya, was not good news.
That's right, Aya was an explorer. For the sake of the expensive rewards, they embarked on the path of exploration. They were good at finding portals to other worlds, and the human world was a dimensional passageway that they had just discovered not long ago.
Aya had rich experience, and the members of her exploration team were all around the Gold rank. Logically speaking, with such powerful strength, in her original world, they would be considered outstanding.
However, what Aya did not expect was that after coming to this world, her previous experience and confidence had completely become blurry. This was because she had sadly discovered that the strength of the natives of this world was not just a little bit stronger than theirs.
Aya did not like dimensions occupied by intelligent creatures, because once they had intelligence, they would have seven emotions and six desires, and they would have their own thoughts. Compared to the worlds of pure beasts and insects, interacting with intelligent creatures was a difficult thing.
Moreover, most of the intelligent creatures in this world were very xenophobic. Many times, Aya had escaped from death, and that was based on the premise that the other party was inferior to her.
But it was different now. Looking at the humans around her who looked similar to her but were somewhat boorish, Aya could feel a common energy fluctuation from them. The power that she was so proud of was like a little bug that could be swatted to death at any time in this world. It did not even have the possibility of affecting anything.
Just as Aya realized all of this, and was even prepared to return to her previous world, she sadly discovered that the passage to her world had disappeared without a trace.
The human world was different from other worlds. Due to the unique energy in this world, the dimensional passageways had long deteriorated. Sometimes, they were extremely stable. The dimensional passageways that descended during the early days of the Apocalypse had not been damaged even until now, just like the insect world that had been sealed by the [Order]. Even now, one could still see the scene of the Apocalypse from afar.
Unlike in the past, the current Insect World had undergone some qualitative changes. This was because Chen Feng had personally made a trip to the Insect World after he had successfully advanced. It was only then that Chen Feng found out that the Insect World's regions were similar to human forces in peacetime. Every province and city had their own leaders guarding it.
What Chen Feng was fighting against was an incomparably huge centipede. According to Chen Feng, just one of its tentacles was several hundred meters long. When it moved, it was as if the heavens and earth were shattered. It was difficult to use ordinary words to describe the terror and horror of the other party.
Chen Feng had even given the other party a name, which was the Sky Piercing Centipede.
Of course, as an insect, it naturally wouldn't voluntarily help the [Order]. In the early days of the Insect World's descent, it had wanted to break out and devour the entire [Order]. For this reason, Chen Feng had fought against it for an unknown amount of time before he finally managed to seal it within, allowing the [Order] to develop smoothly. Furthermore, due to the great battle, the insect meat and insect species obtained from the battle had allowed the [Order]'s insect farming industry to undergo a qualitative improvement.
However, the insect had never forgotten to attack the human world. This was something that Chen Feng had known for a long time. Leaving the other party alive would always be a hidden danger, but with Chen Feng's current strength, he still wasn't able to evacuate the Insect World.
Since he couldn't do it from the outside, Chen Feng shifted his attention to the inside. He had once thought of personally destroying all the insects that approached the human world.
However, after understanding the situation, Chen Feng discovered that the Insect World was vast. There were countless existences like the Sky Piercing Centipede. If he rashly uprooted the Sky Piercing Centipede's forces, even if it could stabilize the world for a while, once the news spread, there would always be new insects occupying this place.
Therefore, Chen Feng had no choice but to personally head to the Insect World to make a deal with the Sky Piercing Centipede.
The content of the deal was that Chen Feng and the Sky Piercing Centipede wouldn't casually descend into each other's world, giving the other party enough space to develop. Due to the terror of the Insect World, the insects inside were all capable of holding their own, so Chen Feng had the idea of letting his subordinates train inside.
Every three months, a batch of professionals would enter to train. Thanks to Chen Feng, the human world had a designated residential area. However, the moment one stepped out of this area, the bugs would be able to slaughter the humans at will. Conversely, the humans would be able to slaughter the bugs as well.
Chen Feng's original intention was to train the willpower of his subordinates. After all, in recent years, order had gradually stabilized. The newly promoted professionals had never seen the terror of battle before. Hence, bloody battles like the one with the bugs had become a characteristic of the professionals to see if they could hold their own.
The insects had a deep hatred for humans. Previously, because Chen Feng was suppressing them, the Sky Piercing Centipede couldn't say anything. However, it was different now. Chen Feng could take the initiative to send humans into his world. Once a battle broke out, death and injury were inevitable.
Although the insects wouldn't take revenge openly, they would occasionally kill a few humans to vent their anger. This kind of feeling also gave the insects an indescribable sense of accomplishment.
Everyone had their own ulterior motives, but they all had their reasons for cooperation. Therefore, the insect world had now become a place for the reserve members of Order to train.
Of course, orders were dead, but people were alive. As time passed, many people walked out of the safe zone. After being ambushed by the insects, the humans gradually remembered, and their safety rate was greatly improved compared to before.
In addition to such stable dimensional rifts, there were even more unstable dimensional rifts. These rifts would inexplicably open up beside some living beings. Perhaps the moment one stepped into the dimensional rift, it would lose its energy support and completely disappear.
Dimensional travel was a skill that only gods could master. When Aya came here, she naturally had no hope and had completely become a part of this world.
Aya was treated as a half-elf who had accidentally wandered in and was brought to the interrogation room. Aya had already communicated with her subordinates beforehand, so she wasn't put in a difficult spot. After a few short questions, she was given a choice. The first choice was to stay here, and the second choice was to give her some food and water and leave as soon as possible.
In Aya's mind, these natives surprisingly didn't make things difficult for her.
Many of her subordinates were captured by intelligent creatures, so naturally they were scared to death. After all, in their own world, once caught, it meant that they had lost their freedom and dignity.
It wasn't an exaggeration to say that the natives really had some weird habits, and the first to be humiliated were the ignorant slaves.
In the past, the natives couldn't wait to put handcuffs and shackles on them, but what was wrong with these natives? Why did they give her the right to choose?
Stay or leave?
Of course, leave!
Only a fool would choose to stay and be a slave. However, driven by curiosity, even Aya didn't know why she had inexplicably stayed.
Why didn't she know?
Was it because the natives here were polite to her, or was it because she had lived in the wild for a short time and discovered that this place was full of danger? Aya didn't probe further. She only warned her subordinates that no matter what happened, they had to remain calm. After all, they were just outsiders.
An arm couldn't win against a leg — she still understood this principle.
After coming here, Aya's evaluation of this city in her heart rose another level. At first, she thought that the natives were making things difficult for her, but after a little understanding, she knew that the reason for the inspection was because they were afraid that she would bring some diseases into the city.
Prevention of diseases.
This couldn't be more normal. Aya had traveled extensively over the years and had seen many terrifying cases where diseases caused an entire city's population to die.
"This is your weapon?"
After going through the process with much difficulty, a staff member picked up a dagger.
It was an enchanted dagger, Aya's most precious weapon and wealth. She had spent a lot of effort to obtain this weapon.
Seeing the staff member holding the dagger in his hand, Aya frowned in her heart. She had seen too many greedy fellows. Those people relied on their power and influence to exploit people like her.
Aya sighed in her heart. She was already prepared to have her weapon confiscated. However, just as she was about to lose her willpower, the dagger miraculously appeared in front of her.
"I'll give you the weapon, but before you enter, you better understand the laws of this world. If you violate them, you will face the punishment of the law. Alright, congratulations, you have officially joined the Order and become a member of this place."
"By the way, the Half-Elves Guild is on the left side of the South. If you want to find a job, you can go there and ask around."
Aya couldn't help but reveal a trace of surprise because she couldn't believe that the staff member would return the weapon to her just like that.
Not only that, but what did the staff member mean at the end?
Half-Elves Guild?
As a newcomer, Aya didn't know what a guild was, but she clearly heard the term 'half-elves'. Could it be that there were companions here?
Then what were their lives like?
Were they free or had they become slaves?
With this confusion, Aya mustered her courage and walked towards Order.
"The city walls here are so tall!"
"Yeah, and what are those things on the city walls? They look like the mouths of monsters. I can even feel a terrifying murderous aura from them. "
"It's true. There really seems to be some strange energy spreading. I don't even dare to look at it. It's too scary."
Unlike the chatter of her companions, Aya's gaze was fixed on the huge door. As the door opened, these half-elves from a different dimension stepped into the land of Order.
There was an indescribable rule here.
Neat trees were planted on both sides of the road in an unusually beautiful manner. The shortest tree was more than 20 meters tall. Due to the energy of the apocalypse, the plants had undergone some strange changes.
The ground was also very clean and there wasn't even a piece of excrement.
Aya had been to many cities and places. She had even stepped into the city known as the King's City for her mission. But so what? The spacious King's City was also muddy. Not only that, there were mounts and human excrement everywhere.
The entire King's City smelled worse than a large toilet. If a human were to go there, he or she might not be able to last long and would faint from the choking.
But what was going on here?
There wasn't a single piece of excrement. Aya and her companions finally understood how happy it was to be clean!
Apart from the road, the surrounding houses also left Aya dumbfounded. Square brick houses stood side by side, almost the same size. Other than that, Aya didn't even see a single wooden house.
Aya lived in a relatively backward world. The people there were still building houses out of wood. In some lands where disasters occurred frequently, a terrifying storm could take away countless lives.
But what was going on with the houses here?
Aya carefully placed her hand on the stone house. It was a little cold, but it was abnormally sturdy. It was like touching a large piece of bluestone, making one feel safe.
Although she did not actually move in, Aya knew one thing, and that was that the defensive power of this house was very impressive. Even the strong wind that she was afraid of before would not be able to blow this house down.
While Aya was strolling around, a few half-elves in uniform suddenly appeared beside her.
There really were half-elves here.
So it wasn't a joke. There were actually companions in this city?
Looking at the half-elves' expressions, Aya was stunned for a moment because she really saw that there wasn't any numbness or silence on their faces. Instead, there was a kind of heartfelt happiness on their faces.
This seemed to prove one thing to Aya, and that was that the other party was not a slave here, but a true warrior. They had the right to use their own legs to walk on their own path.
"What's going on?"
"Look at their clothes. They're actually wearing the same clothes as the natives. Those people aren't lying to us, right? Our compatriots actually have jobs in this land."
Aya was also astonished by her companions' exclamations because she had come into contact with too much information today. It was hard for her to digest it in such a short time.
However, there were some things that she had to face first.
Taking a deep breath, Aya stepped forward and slowly walked towards the half-elves. She had many things she wanted to say to them.
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