Knight City
Li Wei kept tapping on the side to probe for information, and Biao Wu hadn't encountered such a "bright" person in a long time. So, with his sense of superiority satisfied, he told him everything he knew.
It turns out that a year has passed in the real world since the appearance of Sand City. In other words, in terms of time alone, it has been a year since Li Wei's "death anniversary".
Thinking of this, Li Wei was filled with mixed emotions. He sighed at the impermanence of life, not to mention the changes that had taken place in the real world.
During this year, in addition to the first four Sand City that appeared, many other towns emerged. Like the Sand City, all the towns seemed to have been built by some mysterious force and could upgrade on their own.
Of course, the required materials and resources are also endless. For example, the "Knight City" we are about to reach is a level 3 town that can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people. It is said that the Knight City is collecting a lot of resources in order to break through to level 4 town. At that time, the number of people that Knight City can accommodate will exceed 10,000.
Upgrading a town requires a large amount of magic crystals and various resources, which cannot be borne by a single city lord. This quickly gave rise to a group of people who hunt "demons".
They are often humans who have consumed magic crystals and make a living by hunting demons to obtain them. In this New World, this type of person is called a "demon hunter."
The group of people in front of Li Wei were this type of people. They had hunted down many low-level demons and obtained a lot of magic crystals, which they planned to sell for a good price in Knight City.
In addition to this, Li Wei also inquired about other things, such as the reincarnators.
However, when this issue was discussed, the usually eloquent man knew very little. Later, Li Wei finally understood that in the New World, the reincarnators had changed their names because each of them had a Yellow Paper, so they were also called "Guardian."
The Guardian hold a prestigious position in the New World, and all city lords are appointed from among them.
After a brief chat, the velociraptor had already reached the city gate.
Li Wei glanced around and saw a large number of people queuing at the towering city gate, waiting to pass through. A dozen or so armored guards were checking each person.
"This is called an entry inspection. Generally, they charge a bribe, young man. Just follow us and you can save on that fee!" The man chuckled, pulled the reins, and jumped down.
Clearly, he knew the guards very well; after only a few casual words, the group was allowed to pass. Of course, Li Wei also noticed that the man secretly slipped a magic crystal to a guard when no one was looking.
It seems that the uses of magic crystals are already common knowledge.
Just that hour later, Li Wei suddenly looked up at the sky with a puzzled expression.
There's something on top!
Although he couldn't see or hear anything, Li Wei was certain there was something up there.
That was purely a feeling.
Sure enough, a black dot appeared in the sky a short while later, and then the dot grew larger and larger. Li Wei narrowed his eyes, clearly having seen the shape of the black shadow.
At this moment, the people around also noticed the enormous object that had suddenly appeared in the sky and looked up. However, when they saw what it was, they all gasped in shock.
The man leading Li Wei's demon hunter squad, who was preparing to enter the city, paled upon seeing the thing in the sky. He urged everyone to jump off the velociraptors and stood there trembling, barely daring to breathe.
In the sky was a gigantic bird of prey. If this were a year or so ago in the Old World, no one would have believed that such a creature existed. But now, the image of this creature is deeply etched in the minds of all humankind.
It was a dragon from Western mythology, over seven meters long. With its enormous wings spread, the sheer oppressive aura it exuded would suffocate anyone.
Of course, Li Wei was an exception; he was only slightly surprised at first, but then his expression returned to normal.
Li Wei could tell that this dragon was a creature from the swamp faction in the world of Heroes of Might and Magic of Might and Magic. Despite its terrifying appearance, it wasn't very strong. Of course, it was still a decent mount.
What attracted Li Wei was not the flying dragon itself, but the person sitting on it—a face he recognized.
"Seventy-Two city lords, what brings you here?" A guard, his face covered in cold sweat, jogged over and bowed as he spoke.
The Seventy-Two on the flying dragon snorted coldly, not even glancing at the guard, but instead shouting loudly.
"Knight Dao, you bastard! You knew I was coming, yet you're still hiding in your Knight City. That's really not very nice of you."
The sound was like thunder, reverberating throughout the universe, causing ordinary people to experience a sharp pain in their eardrums.
Li Wei chuckled inwardly. It had been Seventy-Two years since they last met, and the opponent had become much more powerful. Although he couldn't discern the opponent's specific combat strength, Li Wei somehow had a feeling that the opponent's combat strength definitely exceeded that of the Zhao level.
It has even reached the advanced level.
Starting from level 1, it's incredibly difficult to further improve combat power. However, improving by more than 2 levels in a year is somewhat slow.
Li Wei, still puzzled while hiding in the crowd, was suddenly confronted by a warhorse that charged out of the Knight City. A rider dressed in silver, a fierce knight, appeared on the horse. The moment he appeared, Li Wei sensed a powerful aura, comparable to the Seventy-Two Commanders.
The group of people at the door were so frightened they didn't dare to breathe.
After seeing who it was, Li Wei was once again amazed at how small the world was. This person was actually an old acquaintance of his, the Knight with the code name "Talking Knight".
It seems this guy really likes "knights," no wonder this level 3 Sand City is called Knight City.
Upon seeing the Feather Knight appear, the guards all stood at attention and saluted with reverence.
The knight glanced at Seventy-Two riding on the dragon, then looked around with a cold expression before saying, "I've been waiting for you for a long time. But are you alone? You should know that this time we're going to a level 7 Illusion Realm. Without some subordinates, it will be difficult to achieve anything in the Illusion Realm!"
"Haha, that's true, but you're all alone too, so we're evenly matched." Seventy-Two laughed, then revealed a rare seriousness. "Actually, we both know that the Level 7 Illusion Realm is fraught with danger. With our meager combat strength, we can probably only explore less than one percent of the Illusion Realm. Even if we bring those weak subordinates, they would only be a burden. So, with just the two of us, we have nothing to worry about. Now that you're ready, let's set off."
The numbered Feather Knight nodded in the stirrups, and the steed neighed and galloped off.
Seventy-Two patted the flying dragon's neck, and the dragon roared back, flying into the sky. In a short while, the two disappeared from everyone's sight.
As a result, the area around the castle was restored to its previous order.
However, many people, including Li Wei, were unable to calm down.
He had considered going out to say hello, but now was clearly not the time. Even if they recognized him in his current state, Li Wei had his own concerns.
And what exactly is this "Illusion Realm" they're referring to?
Li Wei scratched his head and followed the group of demon hunters into Knight City.
Along the way, the group of demon hunters were excitedly discussing the interesting things they had just experienced.
"Unexpectedly, I've encountered two top experts at the same time this time. A level 7 Illusion Realm —I'm afraid only city lords can attempt it."
"That's right. Last time, we teamed up with several hunter squads and barely managed to explore one level-one Illusion Realm. Even so, we still lost quite a few brothers that time. Sigh!"
"Yes, I wonder when we'll have the chance to explore the advanced Illusion Realm. We can probably obtain many treasures there to improve our strength!"
Hearing this conversation, Li Wei was filled with doubts.
"What do you mean by the Illusion Realm you were talking about?" Li Wei asked tentatively.
As a result, the burly man who was leading the group gave Li Wei another surprised look before offering an explanation with an expression that said, "You're really ignorant."
"That's an area at the Doom Tree. You know the Doom Tree, right?" The big man was afraid Li Wei would shake his head again. Today, he truly had a new understanding of "ignorance."
Fortunately, this time, Li Wei nodded affirmatively.
"Very well, then I'll continue. This Illusion Realm is actually the world located at the top of the tree. Each Doom Tree has an Illusion Realm, which can be divided into two levels based on their danger: Level 1 is the easiest, and Level 2 is the most difficult. No one knows when the Illusion Realm will appear. In short, once you enter the Illusion Realm, anything you bring out is priceless. See our velociraptor mounts?"
Li Wei glanced at the velociraptor and had a general idea of what it was going to say, so he nodded.
"These were brought out from the Illusion Realm. If you put them on the market, you could get quite a few magic crystals. But young man, you should probably give up. I don't think you've even consumed any magic crystals. Let alone the Illusion Realm, you wouldn't be able to survive alone in the wilderness of the real world. Listen to me, just stay in Knight City. Living well is more important than anything else."
With that last sentence, the man with the large Chinese voice patted Li Wei on the shoulder.
"I understand!" Li Wei roughly understood what the Illusion Realm was. Looking at the burly man with a full beard, he thought to himself that this man seemed to have a kind heart, and it wouldn't hurt to help them if the opportunity arose in the future.
After thinking for a moment, Li Wei asked the big man his name. It turned out that the big man was called Liang Jun.
Li Wei silently memorized the name.
After parting ways with Liang Jun and the other enthusiastic demon hunters, Li Wei turned into an alley and bought a black cloak from a street stall, which he then put on.
He first needs to find a reincarnator, and then figure out what exactly happened during that year, and why Shadow Street is deserted.
Of course, there's also the truth behind that Illusion Realm.
No matter how Li Wei listened, he felt that the Illusion Realm was no different from the "mission world"!
Knight City is like a quaint town from the feudal or medieval era, yet it also has a modern feel. It is said to have taken in many ordinary people, forming a social system based on the town.
After some investigation, Li Wei roughly figured out the current situation.