Deep in the Ring of Sighs, in front of a huge mountain wall.
A ferocious beast that looked like a lion, with two long and sharp fangs protruding out of its lips, and its entire body exuded a savage and ferocious aura. It was resting in front of the mountain wall. From time to time, it would stretch out its claws and scratch the ground, looking relaxed and lazy.
Suddenly, it seemed to have noticed something. It looked up at the mountain wall and instantly widened its eyes.
Unknowingly, countless ripples appeared on the originally solid and flat mountain wall, and in the next second, two people suddenly walked out from it.
The lion beast was shocked. It instinctively jumped up from the ground and put on a vigilant posture. At the same time, it opened its mouth and let out a low roar, intending to deter the creatures that suddenly appeared in front of it.
However, in the next second, the roar came to an abrupt stop.
The lion beast's sharp instinct immediately made it realize that the two people in front of it were extremely dangerous. The strong sense of danger made its hair stand on end.
It subconsciously took a step back, then turned around and ran without hesitation.
Lin Lichuan and Lu Qiu who walked out of the mountain wall turned a blind eye to the escaping beast. They looked around and sized up the surrounding environment. Simultaneously, they let out a sigh of relief.
After a month, they finally left the ruins.
Strictly speaking, the trial ruins did not bring them any danger. The only life and death crisis came from the pursuit of the Enlightenment Sect. The two of them almost had to stay in there forever.
Although it had been a long time, returning to the entrance of the mountain wall still made them sigh.
"What do you plan to do next?
Go back to Black Flame Island? "
After a moment, Lu Qiu calmed down and turned to ask Lin Lichuan.
The latter did not answer and asked back, "What about you? What do you plan to do?"
Lu Qiu answered without thinking, "I have to go back to the center of the continent. The information in the chip must be handed over to the family as soon as possible for research."
"I see …" Lin Lichuan's face showed a thoughtful expression.
He did not have a specific plan for the next step. After clearing all the beasts and star beasts in the ruins, the total number of crystals in his hand had returned to 15541. However, he was still far from leveling up to the void and becoming a VIP. Although there was still some meteorite energy in the star core that had not been completely absorbed, there was no doubt that it could not fill the gap. He could not think of a way to obtain a large number of meteorites in such a short time.
Needless to say, the Strengthening Points could only be accumulated slowly over time.
For a moment, Lin Lichuan actually felt like he had nothing to do. This was undoubtedly an extremely rare situation for someone like him who had been constantly on the move.
Seeing that Lin Lichuan was deep in thought, Lu Qiu hesitated for a moment before suddenly saying, "Or, if you don't mind, you can come with me to the center of the continent."
Lin Lichuan was taken aback. He pondered for a few seconds before nodding with a smile, "Alright, the Azure Dynasty is known as the most prosperous and powerful country in the continent. I've long wanted to see it."
Since he had nothing important to do for the time being, it would be good to go to the center of the continent to take a look. He had been very curious about that place for a long time.
Hearing Lin Lichuan agree, the corners of Lu Qiu's mouth couldn't help but curve up, and her expression became even gentler.
"From here, we can reach Bolin City in about three days. That's the closest city to the Circle of Sighs."
"Then let's go." Lin Lichuan nodded.
The two of them leaped into the air.
The metal patch had no effect on beasts. Just like when they came, Lin Lichuan and Lu Qiu controlled their altitude to not exceed the height of the canopy and flew forward at top speed.
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Unlike the situation of the four regions of the continent where there were many countries, there was only one country in the center of the continent, and that was the Azure Dynasty. The latter was also the most prosperous and powerful country in the history of the human race.
The Azure Dynasty was an imperial country and had many similarities with the Mauritanian Empire. However, there were also many details that were different. For example, the rulers of the dynasty were not called royalty, but royalty.
Other than that, the Azure Dynasty did not have an aristocratic system. However, there were heraldic families that were even more honorable.
The so-called heraldic families referred to the ancient families that had made great contributions at the beginning of the dynasty and were rewarded with land by the royalty at that time. They carried unparalleled honor and were passed down to the present day.
In other words, every heraldic family had their own territory. Other than paying a certain percentage of tribute to the royalty every year and responding to the royal summons to send troops to war, the heraldic family enjoyed all the military, tax, and administrative rights in their own territory. In a sense, it was equivalent to a 'vassal state'.
And the biggest 'vassal state' was naturally the royalty.
Needless to say, the royalty was the weakest of the thirteen heraldic families in the Azure Dynasty. Its power was far stronger than any other country outside the center of the continent. This was also the reason why the Azure Dynasty was called the 'holy land of the human race'.
Other than that, the Azure Dynasty was also called the 'country of knights'. The meaning was self-evident.
Among them, Bolin City was the territory of one of the thirteen heraldic families, the Ray family. It was located at the border of the Azure Dynasty. Although the location was remote and desolate, because it was close to the Loop of Sighs, many adventurers and hunters gathered in the city all year round. With enough people and basic necessities, the city naturally became prosperous.
At the same time, the people of Bolin City were fierce and tough.
Walking on the spacious street paved with stones, Lin Lichuan couldn't help but feel astonished as he looked at the pedestrians who carried weapons with them and had a strong aura around them.
The ratio of Extraordinaires here was far higher than that of Black Flame Island.
Along the way, he saw at least two to three out of ten people who were Extraordinaires. The rest of the people were mostly Level-3 or Level-4. This was absolutely impossible to see in other places.
As if noticing Lin Lichuan's surprise, Lu Qiu, who was walking side by side, explained with a smile, "Bolin City is a little special. The ratio of Extraordinaires here can be counted on one hand in the entire Azure Dynasty. There are no more than three cities that can stand shoulder to shoulder with it."
Hearing this, Lin Lichuan was relieved. If the situation in Bolin City was normal, it would be too shocking, even in the Azure Dynasty.
"Is it because it's close to the Loop of Sighs?"
"That's one of the reasons."
"What about the other reasons?"
Lu Qiu smiled mysteriously. "You'll find out soon enough."
After a pause, she said, "Bolin City is the territory of the Lei family. The person in charge of this city is the third successor of the Lei family. According to etiquette, I should pay him a visit. Do you want to come with me?"
"No, I'll just walk around the city." Lin Lichuan shook his head. He had no interest in the social interactions between these big families.
Lu Qiu was not surprised by Lin Lichuan's answer. She smiled and said, "In that case, you can take a good look around the city. I'll come find you when I'm done."
"Right, this is for you."
Lu Qiu handed over a light blue crystal the size of a coin. "There's no signal base in the center of the continent, so mobile phones can't be used. If you want to contact me, use this communication crystal. My communication node is already stored in it."
Lin Lichuan took the communication crystal curiously and quickly familiarized himself with its use under Lu Qiu's guidance.
"Well then, see you later, Ah Chuan." Lu Qiu bade him farewell with a smile and disappeared into the crowd in a flash.
Seeing this, Lin Lichuan put away the communication crystal and walked forward, ready to walk around and take a good look at the local customs.
However, he had not walked far when a man suddenly blocked his way.