After several hours of walking, the two arrived at the nearest Cang Mountain Settlement.
This was a medium-sized settlement, divided into inner and outer districts. The outer district had no entry restrictions, only an enforcement squad to maintain order. The inner district was heavily guarded, and strangers were not permitted to enter lightly.
The outer district was a free-trade zone with an exceptionally broad range of goods and no trading restrictions. There was no concept of prohibited items here. The only rule was that conflicts were forbidden. If there was a dispute, one could seek out the enforcement squad. Anyone who acted on their own would be killed without mercy.
The rules were simple and brutal, even somewhat cold-hearted. Yet it was precisely such rules that allowed this settlement to flourish. In just a few years, it had grown from a small settlement into a medium-sized one. In terms of its floating population, it had even begun to brush against the threshold of a large settlement.
Only stability could bring wealth. The settlement's leader clearly understood this principle deeply.
Not only that, all vegetation within a radius of nearly ten kilometers around the settlement had been cleared away. The view was completely unobstructed, preventing anyone from lurking around the settlement with thoughts of murder and robbery.
As for farther out—if you still got killed across such a vast area, that was no longer the settlement's concern.
When they came within three kilometers of the settlement, several thin, undersized children gathered around them. Kong was thin too, and at first glance even appeared malnourished, but in reality, she did not eat little. It was simply because of "evolution"; ordinary food found it difficult to provide her with sufficient nutrition.
Her stamina and explosive power far surpassed those of ordinary people.
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