Lu Yin was shocked by Shao Yangxun's words. "A Lockbreaker?"
"The City Lord's original words were that only powerful Lockbreakers can help the Royal Frost Continent, and they have to be Lockbreakers who have comprehended sourcebox arrays. Your Highness is a Lockbreaker yourself, so you must know more powerful Lockbreakers. Thus, I would like to request that Your Highness find a powerful Lockbreaker to enter the Royal Frost Continent and save Everlasting Ice City.
Lu Yin shook his head. "I don't know any powerful Lockbreakers who can help the Emissaries. Even if I did, they wouldn't agree to go to an unfamiliar place, especially one that even the Emissaries can't protect. Do you understand?"
Shao Yangxun anxiously replied, "Your Highness, you can do it. You saved the Outerverse Lockbreaker Society, and you can ask President Geoffrey to help. You can report this to the Lockbreaker Society."
"Alright, that's enough. I can only help you find a place to stay in Everlasting Ice City. I can guarantee that you'll be safe, but I can't help you with anything else." Lu Yin refused. Shao Yangxun had not said anything else and had only asked for Lu Yin's help. This was something that even the Emissaries could not solve, so Lu Yin would not be so impulsive as to become a firefighter. Shao Yangxun was his subordinate, not his superior, and Lu Yin did not owe him anything.
Just as Lu Yin was about to hang up, Shao Yangxun said, "I'm sorry." Lu Yin was puzzled.
Lu Yin felt that something was strange.
Suddenly, his expression changed. Not good, and he immediately hung up, but it was too late. The entire region of space had turned white. It was not sunlight, but ice. The outside of the spacecraft had frozen over, and Lu Yin and Ku Wei had completely disappeared from this region of space without even being able to retaliate.
Not long after, the layer of ice in space melted away, leaving behind nothing but cold air.
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A snowstorm blew across the land and spread across the ice. It blew across the mountains and finally over the city.
This was a very simple city, and the architectural style leaned towards the Savage Era. There were even thatched cottages in many places.
The city had been frozen by the cold wind, and outside of the city was a visible screen with a thick layer of solid ice piled up beneath it.
This was Extreme Ice City, and it was located at the center of the Royal Frost Continent. It was the only city on the entire continent.
The Extreme Ice City was very large. Even though the buildings were not stacked, and many places were just simple houses, there were still hundreds of millions of people living in it. However, under the extreme cold weather, those people rarely came out to walk.
In the middle of the city, there was a building with a slightly modern style. It had a beautiful design and was completely different from the other buildings. This was the City Master's Mansion. The strongest person of the Royal Ice Continent's Extreme Ice City lived there, the Ice Emperor.
The City Lord's Mansion covered a wide area, including mountains and plains, and all of these areas had turned white under the cold wind.
Inside the City Lord's Mansion, a spaceship was quietly parked. There were many curious onlookers outside the spaceship. One of them had a complicated look as he looked at the spaceship apologetically. He was Shao Yangxun, also known as Yan Yan.
Beside Shao Yangxun stood an ordinary-looking middle-aged man. His attire was only slightly more exquisite than the others, but he still gave off a savage vibe.
"You didn't do anything wrong. We won't do anything to him," the middle-aged man said softly.
Shao Yangxun asked in a low voice, "When will he wake up?"
The middle-aged man smiled. "He woke up a long time ago and is probably thinking of a way to deal with us."
Shao Yangxun was surprised. Then, he looked at the spaceship and approached it.
The spaceship did not move at all.
The onlookers looked on curiously, as most of them had never seen a spaceship before.
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As Shao Yangxun approached the spaceship, the cabin door suddenly opened, and a figure grabbed Shao Yangxun's neck and squeezed tightly. The figure glared fiercely at the middle-aged man. "Don't move."
The onlookers' expressions changed, and they all glared at Lu Yin. "Stop! Let him go."
"Let go of the Chief."
"Let him go."
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"Shut up." The figure was Lu Yin; he had been tricked.
Shao Yangxun had contacted him not just to ask for help, but also to determine his location. It would be fine if Lu Yin had agreed to save the Royal Frost Continent, but if he had not, then his location would have been revealed to the experts of the Royal Frost Continent, which would have allowed them to capture him.
Lu Yin grabbed Shao Yangxun's neck tightly and panted heavily. This should be the Royal Frost Continent, and Shao Yangxun had been standing behind him all this time. He was also the one who had captured Lu Yin, so he should be one of the higher-ups of the Royal Frost Continent. He might even be the City Lord.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness," Shao Yangxun said apologetically.
Lu Yin growled, "You betrayed me."
Shao Yangxun was helpless. "I'm willing to die to atone for my sins. I only ask that Your Highness save the Royal Frost Continent. This is my home."
"Kid, do you think that you can threaten us by holding him hostage?
Or do you just want to vent your anger? "the middle-aged man asked, his expression unchanged. He did not seem to care that Shao Yangxun was being held hostage.
Lu Yin looked at the man. "Who are you?"
The man smiled. "Royal Frost Continent, City Lord of Arctic City, Ice Emperor."
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed, and sure enough, his pupils turned into runes as he looked at the Ice Emperor. Suddenly, his eyes stung, and he almost let go of Shao Yangxun. The Ice Emperor's rune lines were too exaggerated, and he definitely surpassed an Emissary's.
Shao Yangxun did not take the opportunity to escape, as he had approached the spaceship to give Lu Yin a chance.
The Ice Emperor did not attack either. If he had been willing, Lu Yin would not have had the chance to hold Shao Yangxun hostage. Otherwise, Lu Yin would not have been captured and brought to the Royal Frost Continent.
Lu Yin rubbed his eyes and looked at the middle-aged man again. There was an intense apprehension in his eyes, and after a moment of silence, he pushed Shao Yangxun away and stood beside the spaceship to observe their surroundings.
Shao Yangxun did not go far and instead bowed to Lu Yin. "I'm sorry, Your Highness. I'm truly sorry. I had no choice but to resort to this plan. The Royal Frost Continent cannot wait any longer."
Lu Yin glanced at him and then at the Ice Emperor. "It seems like you think that you have me."
The Ice Emperor's expression was gentle, and he did not have the intimidating aura of an Emissary. He calmly said, "We should not be enemies, and I will not harm you. On the contrary, I can give you anything you want. I just hope that you can help the Royal Frost Continent."
"What if I say no?" Lu Yin asked coldly.
The Ice Emperor was helpless. "I can send you away."
Lu Yin's eyes flashed, and he sneered. "You spent so much effort to capture me, but you're going to let me leave? Are you acting?"
The Ice Emperor looked deeply at Lu Yin. "I captured you so that you can listen to the story of the Royal Frost Continent. Perhaps you'll change your mind. Only here will the story be meaningful."
Lu Yin frowned. Across from him, Shao Yangxun maintained his bowing posture. Around them, many people from the Royal Frost Continent had complicated expressions, and some of them trembled from the cold.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Yin sighed. "Help the person in the spaceship settle down."
The Ice Emperor was delighted. "Don't worry, please."
Lu Yin walked past Shao Yangxun and followed the Ice Emperor into the city lord's mansion.
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Shao Yangxun stood up and heaved a sigh of relief. "Thank you, Your Highness."
Following the Ice Emperor into the city lord's mansion, Lu Yin was rather curious. He had never seen a city lord's mansion like this before, as it was too simple and crude. Any building on a bustling planet in the outside world far surpassed this one.
Even an antique building would be exquisite, let alone a skyscraper.
If the crudeness of this city lord's mansion could be considered an art, then the Ice Emperor had done a very good job.
"Alliance Leader Lu, thank you for staying behind to help us," the Ice Emperor said gratefully as he walked.
Lu Yin replied, "I might not be able to help. You said you wanted me to take a look at the history of the Royal Frost Continent?"
The Ice Emperor nodded. "The history is stored underground to prevent it from being destroyed. Please."
Lu Yin followed the Ice Emperor into the underground of the city lord's mansion, where he saw a large pile of wooden slips. What the hell?
He stared blankly at the underground space that stretched for an unknown distance. There were endless wooden shelves with countless wooden slips stacked on top of them. "This is the history?"
The Ice Emperor sighed. "The history of the Royal Frost Continent is here. Alliance Leader Lu can take a look at it at any time."
Lu Yin pursed his lips and picked up a wooden slip beside him. On it was written, 'Twelfth Generation Ice Emperor, year 1826, thirty-fifth day. The temperature was very low, and 235 houses were frozen. The cost of repairing them …'
Lu Yin put down the slip and looked at another one. 'Twelfth Generation Ice Emperor, year 1826, thirty-sixth day. The ground cracked. The army of Extreme Ice City repaired it and helped Er Zhu Zi's family move the house thirteen meters away. The house was old …'
Lu Yin frowned and walked further away before looking at another slip. 'Eleventh Generation Ice Emperor, year 925, two hundred and eight day. The city lord gave birth to a son. Extreme Ice City celebrates. Below is a list of the resources needed for the celebration, including food, accommodation, street cleaning …'
Lu Yin put down the slip and looked at the Ice Emperor strangely.
The Ice Emperor smiled.
Lu Yin retracted his gaze and walked further away. He picked up a wooden slip and put it down, then picked it up again and put it down again. He then looked towards a corner and picked up a dusty wooden slip. After looking through it, he gently put it down and looked at the Ice Emperor. "Your daily lives must be quite boring."
The Ice Emperor was puzzled. "What do you mean?"
Lu Yin replied, "These wooden slips only record small things like cleaning the streets, helping to move houses, and even forecasting the weather. Are these what you usually do?"
The Ice Emperor smiled. "Extreme Ice City is just a city. Although there are hundreds of millions of people living here, there has never been a war. This is enough to show that the prices and living conditions of Extreme Ice City during that era were very valuable."
Lu Yin was puzzled. "Has there never been a war in Extreme Ice City for so many years?"
The Ice Emperor shook his head and thought for a moment before replying seriously, "The Ice Emperor of Extreme Ice City has only one descendant, and they are all my ancestors. The Ice Emperor's power surpasses that of an Emissary, and the rest of the people living in Extreme Ice City do not have anyone stronger than an Emissary. We also have an army called the Humble Army. When the city lord is not around, the Humble Army is enough to suppress everything. That is why Extreme Ice City has never had a war since ancient times."
Lu Yin understood. It was like a lion suppressing a flock of sheep, and the sheep did not dare to move.
He looked at the Ice Emperor strangely. If there was only one descendant of the Ice Emperor, how could he guarantee that everyone could reach the Emissary level?
This question was very important, but Lu Yin did not ask. "City Lord Ice Emperor, this is not the history I want to see. I want to see the reason why the Royal Frost Continent cannot be moved."
The Ice Emperor's eyes flashed. "Alliance Master Lu, please follow me." He then walked towards the deepest part of the city.
Lu Yin followed behind.