blogombal Chapter 63 Hope City
Chapter 63 Hope City
The base was huge, and after walking for another five or six minutes, the three of them finally arrived at their destination: a heavily guarded metal hall!
There are still a large number of soldiers guarding this place, and there are also a large number of martial artists.
As soon as Lu Hao and his group arrived, everyone saluted them, and Lu Hao and the other two returned the salute.
After Qin Fengqing exchanged a few words with the other party, a tightly sealed alloy door inside the metal hall was slowly opened.
"This is the gate to the underground, and also the last line of defense," Wang Jinyang explained to Lu Hao from the side.
After passing through this gate and a passageway, you enter a large hall just outside the passageway.
In the center of the hall stands a screen that is about five meters long and five meters high.
Lines of huge text kept appearing on the screen.
"Urgently need energy stones, buy in unlimited quantities"
"We need the corpse of a peak fourth-grade underground martial artist for research purposes."
"Acquire the heart of a sixth-grade martial artist."
"A peak-level fifth-grade ferocious beast has been discovered 60 kilometers from our base. We are recruiting three fifth-grade martial artists to form a team and capture and kill it..."
Lu Hao's eyes were immediately drawn to the display screen.
Qin Fengqing explained from the side, "This is the same as our mission system. Anything you obtain in the dungeon, as long as it has value, can be exchanged at the military headquarters or designated purchasing centers!"
As Lu Hao continued walking forward with Qin Fengqing, he saw countless martial artists coming and going, some covered in blood, and he couldn't tell if they were enemies or his own.
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A little over a minute later, the three of them reached the end.
A massive alloy gate blocked their path.
The main gate, entirely bronze in color, is nearly 10 meters tall and is integrated with the surrounding alloy walls. At this moment, only a small door, about the height of a person, has been opened on the main gate.
The small door was wide open, but it was difficult to see what was behind it.
"Is this the entrance to the underground cave?"
"Yes, go in from here, pass through the energy passage, and you'll reach the underground cave."
There were also martial arts guards at the gate.
One of the middle-aged martial artists had a long scar running from his brow to the corner of his mouth.
The middle-aged man with scars, who looked fierce, laughed heartily when he saw Qin Fengqing and said, "Qin kid, you're down here again?"
"Yeah, we're out of resources, let's go grab a bunch of them," Qin Fengqing said with a laugh.
"That's great! When your cultivation level is high enough, you can snatch a woman from the underground cave and have some fun with her," the scarred man joked with a smile.
"I have no interest in cavemen; you'd be better off giving me more cultivation resources."
"You know, I've never seen these two before. Judging from their cultivation levels, they're not weak either. Where did you find these helpers?" The scarred man shook his head and then looked at Lu Hao and Wang Jinyang and asked.
"You should have heard of this one too, Wang Jinyang, the King of Southern Martial Arts. He challenged the entire Martial Arts University when he reached the first and third ranks. The other one is Lu Hao, a freshman at Magic Martial Arts University. He killed a fourth-rank cultist as soon as he entered the third rank," Qin Fengqing introduced, pointing to Wang Jinyang and Lu Hao.
"Oh? This is the Wang Jinyang that's been rumored outside. He does look quite imposing. But it doesn't matter how you fight outside. Once you're inside the dungeon, everyone has only one identity: human martial artist."
"As for this one? Qin, are you sure you're not lying to me? This is a freshman?"
"No, really, it's Lu Hao, a freshman," Qin Fengqing said with a smile.
"I didn't expect that even in Magic Martial Arts, there would be new students who could reach the third rank. Tsk tsk tsk... You've picked a good one. This trip will probably make you a fortune," the scarred man said, looking Lu Hao up and down again.
Scarface started checking Lu Hao and Wang Jinyang's documents again.
He even explained, "It's the first time. Next time I'll recognize you, and I won't need to check anymore."
Be careful once you're inside. Even if you don't gain anything, it's okay. Don't be reckless, just focus on staying alive. Once you're strong enough, you can eventually wreak havoc on them!
After examining the evidence, the scarred man looked at the three men and said...
"Go in, be careful."
"Don't worry, I understand," Qin Fengqing said as she walked inside, with Lu Hao and Wang Jinyang following closely behind.
Upon entering the small door, Lu Hao saw the entrance to the underground cave for the first time.
The so-called entrance to the underground cave is suspended in mid-air, like a whirlpool in water.
In the small space, an alloy staircase was erected, stained with blood. It was unclear whether it hadn't been cleaned or had been there today.
The room was well-lit, with lights on.
Qin Fengqing walked straight into the vortex and said, "Let's go, follow me."
In the blink of an eye, Lu Hao entered the energy channel.
It was a tunnel-like passage, and the ground on both sides and overhead was not alloy or soil, but... energy particles!
The 1000-meter passage wasn't very long, and soon they walked out, stepping out of the vortex, and the three arrived at an alloy house.
The house wasn't big, so the three of them quickly went outside.
The first thing Lu Hao saw when he stepped outside was the huge "sun" overhead.
Is this the Immortal Source?
The Immortal Source seemed to hang right above everyone's heads, appearing exceptionally enormous.
"How about it? Shocking, right? I was shocked by this huge sun the first time I came here," Qin Fengqing said from the side.
"But you've gotten used to it and remembered it. Let's go, I'll show you around Hope City first, and then we'll leave the city."
Hope City.
This is the name of the outpost.
The City of Hope beneath Lu Hao's feet was forged with countless lives, and perhaps Lu Hao himself was among them.
It is over 5000 meters long, over 4000 meters wide, over 20 million square meters, and over 2000 square kilometers.
In reality, it's about the same size as Wuhan University in Shanghai.
There are more than 5 troops stationed here. In times of war, more than 10 external troops will be stationed here, some of whom will be stationed outside the town.
Hope City's main gate faces north. If you walk straight ahead from the north gate without taking a detour, Tianmen City is 80 kilometers away.
Human military settlements are limited to a radius of 10 kilometers, and sometimes they will regularly clean up the underground human and animal sites within a 30-kilometer radius.
30 kilometers away, that's the territory of Tianmen City.
The layout and architecture of the small town are very simple.
As a military formation, everything it does is in service of war.
Lu Hao and his two companions walked among them.
"Let's rest here for half a day. Our goal is to cross 30 kilometers, and we'll be around 60 kilometers from here."
"It's a small village. Let's take Lu Hao to the meat grinder first to familiarize him with the place, and then we'll head straight to our destination," Qin Fengqing said.
"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be finished in three or four days."
"Okay, no problem," Lu Hao said without any objection.
"Okay, you're familiar with this place anyway, so you can make the arrangements, as long as there are enough resources," Wang Jinyang said.
Qin Fengqing led the three of them to their lodgings.
They chose an empty room and the three of them went inside, as it was a shared space that everyone had to maintain together.
Inside the room, there was a row of beds; clearly, it was a dormitory-style room.
Lu Hao wasn't particular about this; he was just glad to have a place to sleep.
"Rest for two hours to adjust, and then prepare to go to the meat grinder, from where you'll get to that village."
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