They proceeded along Black Avenue.
Han Dong also noticed many interesting things.
Every hour, a Candle Master in a gardener's top hat and oversized trench coat drifted past from either side of the road.
Hundreds of Black Candles were hidden within their coats. They were mainly responsible for checking the streetlights and replenishing the candles in time.
At the same time, they were also the police commissioners of Black Avenue. If they discovered intruders like the Black Goat Offspring, they would relay the information back to the main city through the streetlights. Each of them was also a powerful mature body.
They resembled Aladdin's genie lamp, possessing only an upper body wrapped in a trench coat, while their lower bodies consisted of Black Mist.
Once they came within thirty kilometers of London City, scattered small and medium-sized villages began to appear throughout the basin.
Branches and road signs also began appearing along the Black Avenue they traveled on.
The largest arrow naturally pointed straight down the main road. Written upon it in both English and the original language of the Otherworldly Demons were the words: London City.
"What are these villages?"
The young miner hurriedly explained, "The 'villages' outside London City carry special significance.
"The people in power and the core villagers in every village are members of the Black Cult. Without exception, every village has a church standing within it.
"These villages are responsible for monitoring the outskirts of the basin.
"They are also responsible for expanding the Black Cult.
"Every qualified believer they recruit counts as a contribution to London City and earns them a reward from the Black Progenitor Mother."
"Believers? Does that mean outsiders must first go to these villages and become believers before they can enter the city?"
"No... the prospective believers all come from