"Even the city where Brother Xiu is has no gods left?" Zhong Mu was clearly surprised, muttering to himself as he counted, "We know there are four cities. If Brother Xiu's city really has no gods left, then only the city where Boss Ye is still in existence has gods."
"Three gods left the four cities... Where did all these gods go?"
"I'm not sure if there's a god in my city. I'll go and check it out myself first. You need to keep in touch with Ye Tianxuan and ask about his situation. The god definitely knows the information about the man we're looking for. Look for roads leading to other cities in your city, and we'll meet up in Ye Tianxuan's city then," Yin Xiu slowly instructed.
"I have other things to attend to, so I'll go take care of them now."
With that, he cut off the communication.
Li Mo, who was about to chat with her boyfriend a few more times, looked at Zhong Mu silently, her eyes filled with resentment as if Zhong Mu had taken up her chat time with her boyfriend.
Zhong Mu was sweating profusely. "I was talking to Brother Xiu about important information. I was going to give it back to you after we finished, but he just cut me off."
Li Mo smiled slightly, "I'm in a bad mood, I'm going to go for a swim in the river."
"No! No! Don't turn into a monster! Stay human!!" Zhong Mu screamed. There was no one around, so he wasn't worried about being seen. But the problem was, Zhong Mu couldn't stand being in a non-human form, and he was the only one suffering.
But Li Mo ignored Zhong Mu's screams.
First day without my boyfriend! I miss him!!
If he hadn't been ordered by his boyfriend to protect Zhong Mu, he could have rushed to Yin Xiu's side overnight, even across several cities.
Although she had sent out one of her tentacle number three to find Yin Xiu after discovering that her boyfriend was not by her side in this world, the journey was really long and she would not be able to reach her boyfriend for a while. She could only listen to her boyfriend's voice for the time being.
The black monster swam around in the waterways of the Forgotten City, while Zhong Mu squatted on the shore, covering his eyes.
Yin Xiu followed Yin Tianrui to the small base he mentioned, but given the dilapidated state of this half of the city, the so-called small base was nothing more than an abandoned little house deep in the street.
Red-clad slaves were coming and going at the entrance, each with a tired face and some even with visible wounds. Their mental strength was extremely low, and the atmosphere on the street was completely different from where Yin Xiu had been before.
"What do slaves mainly do?" Yin Xiu noticed that they had marks left by long hours of work on their bodies: sunburn, ligature marks, scars, and calluses. Almost everyone, regardless of age or gender, had them. It seemed that here, the elderly were not elderly, and the children were not children; they were all just tools to be used for work.
"Um… there's no specific scope to slavery. All the hard work to maintain the living environment of Twin Cities is done unconditionally by slaves." Yin Tianrui rubbed his calloused hands. "If you're lucky, you'll be assigned some slightly easier work, but if you're unlucky, it'll be very tiring."
"Normally, the citizens of Twin Cities don't have to work. Merchants sell ingredients, which are grown by slaves. Tailor shops stock new fabrics, and slaves do everything from silk production to weaving. Normal citizens of Twin Cities can simply enjoy life and not have to work if they don't want to."
"If you have a child and don't want to take care of it, you can let a slave take care of it. If you're in a bad mood, you can beat or scold the slave. You can even do nothing and stay at home for a year, because every citizen in Twin City can get what they need from the slave."
The description of the Twin Cities by Yin Tianrui left Yin Xiu somewhat stunned.
"Is this the blissful life of being sheltered in Twin Cities?" He frowned silently. "This happiness is built on the suffering of others."
The environment here is extremely harsh. People who live well have a smooth life because everything that causes trouble and exhaustion is done by slaves. Without the bodies of slaves as the foundation of Twin City, there is no such thing as a happy life.
The line between a life of ease and a life of lowliness is merely a matter of disrespect for God.
"Boss, you seem quite dissatisfied…" Yin Tianrui chuckled dryly. "Are you from another city? It's normal that you're not used to the environment of Twin City. Once you enter Twin City, you're either in heaven or in hell. We're used to it."
Yin Xiu glanced at his cheerful demeanor, unsure whether it was genuine cheerfulness or just naivety. "Have you never thought about leaving this place? You've suffered a lifetime as slaves; it's better to escape from here."
"Well said, boss." Yin Tianrui clapped his hands with a smile. "Escaping Twin Cities is the path chosen by those who don't want to live anymore! Those who still want to live are still here!"
"Will I die if I leave Twin Cities?" Yin Xiu thought of a rule that also existed.
Rule Five of the Twin Cities: Do not leave the Twin Cities, and do not slander God, speak ill of God, or condemn God within the city.
Leaving the Twin Cities is under the same rule as disrespecting God; they are probably equally serious matters within the Twin Cities.
"That's right, because slaves who leave Twin Cities will be targeted by the God of Calamity, and they will die immediately from the disaster once they leave the city. So in our eyes, it's no different from going to their deaths." Yin Tianrui politely opened the door of the cabin for Yin Xiu and invited him inside. "Come on, boss, come sit down and chat in our little base. If there's anything you want to know, you can ask everyone for a more comprehensive answer."
Yin Tianrui opened the door, and the people inside curiously peeked out. There weren't many people, just four or five, and they all looked Yin Xiu up and down.
Perhaps their personalities had already been worn down by this place, because when they saw the arrival of Yin Xiu, this stranger, they had no defenses or vigilance. They just watched as this strange man, who was not wearing red clothes, was not a slave, and was carrying a knife, walked into their small base where slaves depended on each other for survival.
No one had any stress response; they had become accustomed to it and lost the defensiveness and rejection that normal people should have.
It's like if Yin Xiu were to immediately draw his sword and kill someone, the others would only pity the person being killed, but would not try to escape or resist.
As Yin Xiu entered, everyone immediately stood up to offer him a seat, waiting for this noble person, who was not a slave, to take his place.
Yin Xiu did not sit down, but stood and scrutinized them. He caught sight of a little boy behind one of the men, who looked to be no more than seven or eight years old.
Yin Tianrui squatted down next to him and clapped his hands at the little boy, "Come here, Zheng, come to your brother's side."
The little boy glanced at Yin Xiu, then moved to Yin Tianrui's side, grabbing Yin Tianrui's trouser leg. "Brother, who is this? Are they here to choose slaves?"
"This is the big shot my brother brought back!" Yin Tianrui said proudly.
Then he told the others in the room what Yin Xiu had just done over there, and how he had killed twenty or thirty divine messengers all by himself.
The people in the room became increasingly stunned and panicked as they listened.
"He...he killed the divine messenger?"
No one cared how Yin Xiu killed so many divine messengers all by himself; to them, the fact that Yin Xiu killed the divine messengers was far more terrifying.
"He'll be chosen by the god of misfortune... He's going to die soon..."
"Ah...why would you do something like that? What's bothering you?"
For a moment, everyone in the room looked at Yin Xiu with pity.