Rain

The internal structure of the Living Train changed after it had been running for a full twelve hours.

The originally enclosed interior space developed cracks, which eventually formed a fully transparent soft film window, allowing a very clear view of the outside.

This means that everyone has left the area covered by the "Gaze Disaster".

Luo Di also looked curiously at the area the vehicle had passed through, wanting to stand outside and see what it looked like to be Gaze Disaster zone.

However, nothing could be seen.

About 500 meters behind the train, the area was covered in black, as if a black curtain had fallen from the sky, completely enveloping that area.

The middle layer in the corner is structurally similar to the shallow layer; it is not an open and expansive world, but rather composed of individual independent areas.

However, the middle level area is much larger, unlike the train station and streets that Luo Di visited in the Shallow Layer. This Area space is roughly the size of one or two provinces, or even larger.

Luo Di also turned his gaze to the front.

The Living Train is crawling along a highway, and ahead is what appears to be the entrance to a bridge, though only the bridgehead is vaguely visible, the interior completely shrouded in Thick Fog.

Hua Yuan's voice followed. "After crossing the cross-sea bridge ahead, we'll arrive at the City of Sin. It's been three months since I've been here... I'm so excited! Luckily, I've saved up quite a bit of money, so I can spend it all. Maybe Mr. Di can make my wallet a little thicker."

"As long as we make money, we'll split it 50/50."

Hua Yuan's flower-shaped eyes began to move, filled with anticipation for the trip. She even took out a lotus-shaped wallet from her pocket and checked the Corner Coin.

Although she is mainly responsible for managing the Flower Garden, she spends most of her time picking and cultivating flowers and rarely goes out to carry out Corner Event or obtain Corner Coin in other ways.

However, the sorority does pay salaries, and Hua Yuan receives a substantial commission whenever she brings back enough mature flowers.

"The sea... the ocean in a corner?"

As the train entered the bridge area, the Thick Fog no longer obscured visibility.

Before us stretched an incredibly long bridge that seemed to stretch endlessly, with the outline of an island city faintly visible at its end.

Below the bridge lies the azure sea, which at least on the surface appears no different from the oceans of the Human World.

The ocean was unusually calm, but something seemed to be hidden beneath that calm.

As Luo Di gazed at the sea for a long time, the azure hue rippling on the surface seemed to be drawing his thoughts... A strange feeling crept into his heart, causing tentacles to grow from the Moon Pituitary Gland in his brain.

The gray color seemed to permeate the eyeballs, flowing like seawater.

Homology...

"Hua Yuan, is this sea related to Mr. Kraft?"

"As expected, you could sense it. Yes, it's rumored that Mr. Kraft's true form is hidden deep in the ocean somewhere in the corner."

"Rumors? None of the sorority members have ever seen his true form?"

"No, Mr. Kraft's true form is one of the most mysterious beings."

Although he has descended into the Human World in avatars for many years and actively contacted humans, his true self in the corner never appears, or rather, all those who have seen his true self have disappeared.

Mr. Kraft is considered the most powerful monster known to date.

There are also rumors that he has broken through the shackles of the middle layer and reached a deeper area, with only his shell remaining in the sea.

Except in very rare special circumstances, people will not go near the sea.

"Luo Di, you've gained Mr. Kraft's favor, so you might be allowed to go to the sea. However, before you go, you'd better return to the human realm and have a proper talk with his avatar."

"Um."

"Oh dear, let's take a short break. It's still a three-hour drive before we cross this bridge and reach that city isolated on the sea."

By the way, the reason the City of Sin was located here is because it's an extremely rare area in the Mid-level Zone, unaffected by disasters. There's no need to worry about being transformed by disasters, and you can freely enjoy the city.

"OK."

Luo Di closed his eyes for a short rest, and Hua Yuan also took a nap. The two unconsciously leaned their heads together, like a young couple sleeping soundly on the subway.

Sitting opposite her, Yu Lu looked at the scene with her lips slightly parted, and her half-meter-long tongue was sticking out, as if she really liked the sight.

When Luo Di opened his eyes again, the vehicle had already stopped.

Hua Yuan, wearing her little leather shoes, stood up and stretched, while Yu Lu floated on her body at the cracking car door.

in addition,

They each held an umbrella in their hands.

Hua Yuan took out a paper umbrella embroidered with beautiful flowers.

Yu Lu held a very ordinary black umbrella with a large canopy.

"Mr. Di, although there are no disasters in the City of Sin, it rains all year round, which is related to the sea. If the body comes into contact with these raindrops formed by the seawater, it will more or less cause hallucinations, or even physical mutations."

"Holding an umbrella" is a necessity for City of Sin.

Even though you are our Male Servant, you are allowed to use an umbrella. Do you have one?

Just as Hua Yuan finished asking, he heard a crow cawing. A raven flew out of its beak and formed a special umbrella with a feather canopy, a skeletal handle, and a crow's head decoration at the end.

The feathers, used as an umbrella, prevent the crow from touching the seawater and thus remain unaffected, while also serving as external eyes to observe this peculiar monster city.

"Hey! If you open that umbrella, people will think you've brought two maids with you. Change to something simpler."

"OK."

Gray staining,

Feathers folded in,

The umbrella in my hand turned into a cheap, gray umbrella.

Hua Yuan looked the umbrella up and down. "Your crow is quite useful, but it's kind of disgusting to stuff it in your mouth all the time."

That's about it. In this city, we have a master-servant relationship. Remember to stay obediently behind us and try not to do anything against your will.

Let's talk about the rules of this city before we get off the bus.

The City of Sin has regulations in place, which effectively control the monsters that seek pleasure here.

1. Within the City of Sin, one can freely kill, rob, eat, occupy, and so on, exceeding the legal boundaries we once had to follow when we were still human.

However, once your actions escalate into a regional conflict, you will be subject to sanctions.

For example, if you kill someone, the organization behind that person will retaliate against you, and you will call in many people to fight back, turning a single killing into a large-scale gang conflict.

Then, city administrators will take action, first eliminating those groups attempting to incite large-scale riots in the city, and then paying special attention to you, the initiator of the incident. You will suffer eternal torment that is more painful than death.

2. All buildings in the City of Sin have been planned in advance, and no one may expand or alter the city's structure.

3. Any business operator who rents a shop in the city is permitted to sell various prohibited items, but if the prohibited items cause regional unrest, they will be dealt with in the same way as in point 1.

So the things we buy here are basically safe. I'll take you to a really delicious restaurant later.

4. Humans are prohibited from entering, except for servants.

We'll discuss other details once we're exploring the city.

The car door opened.

The sound of raindrops then followed.

When Luo Di followed the two out of the carriage and stepped onto the concrete ground, he could clearly feel the heavy impact of the rain, and it took some effort to hold up his umbrella.

Night, torrential rain.

The Thick Fog was almost as high as the city's tall buildings.

Standing by the roadside, Luo Di watched the "people" walking slowly in the downpour with umbrellas and felt as if he had returned to Human Society.

All the "monsters" hide their true forms like Hua Yuan, walking here in human bodies.

The city streets are quite wide, yet no cars drive here, and there is no distinction between pedestrian and motor vehicle lanes.

If the monsters here want to move quickly, they just need to run.

When Luo Di turned his head, the two ladies who had just been beside him were gone.

In return, they received stares from pedestrians under their umbrellas, stares that were different from the indifferent or friendly stares one gets in Human Society.

The gaze here encompasses hunger, curiosity, aggression, and malice.

But soon, Luo Di spotted Hua Yuan's figure.

The other person was standing in front of a sushi restaurant, smiling at him, as if reminding Luo Di to hurry over so as not to become food for these passersby.

Just as Luo Di stepped forward, his intuition suddenly sensed something.

He suddenly turned his head.

A familiar figure seemed to flash by at the street corner behind him, but when he tried to get a closer look, the person had already disappeared.