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Chapter 501 - 389: Mysterious Main City (3rd Update)_2

Chapter 501: Chapter 389: Mysterious Main City (3rd Update)_2

Su Yu smiled faintly, his spirits instantly lifted, said, "I understand now, Ada, thank you." He made up his mind. He wanted to take full control of "Black Iron City". Although staying in "Freedom Village" for slow development was a good approach, he needed to gather as much power as possible to prepare for the apocalyptic prophecy in about a year’s time. He must have a powerful enough force, and Black Iron City’s demonstrated intelligence and network were exactly what he needed urgently.

Think about it, in a year or so, if the whole world truly collapses, and there are countless "Heavenly Pit Forests" in this world. How much power would it take to find his own family in these numerous "Heavenly Pit Forests" in the first place?

Staying in "Freedom Village" for slow development clearly wouldn’t be quick enough. This was the main reason why Su Yu wanted to take over "Black Iron City".

After entrusting "Freedom Village" to Qin Jiagui, Zhang Zhongmou, and others, he set off alone, accompanied by Jiang Hai and the remaining five hundred "Black-clothed Knights" from Black Iron City, to "Black Iron City".

Until he knew the detailed situation of "Black Iron City", Su Yu was unwilling to lead Zhang Zhongmou and others into danger. Although, Jiang Hai had already given him an overview of "Black Iron City", but he still wanted to personally verify it.

Apart from the City Lord of the Black Iron City, there were three other deputy city lords with real power. The First Deputy City Lord was Ouyang Nuo and the Second Deputy City lord was Jiang Hai. The beguiling woman who had died was the Third Deputy City Lord.

With the alluring woman dead, and Jiang Hai already sworn to Su Yu, the only unpredictable element became Ouyang Nuo.

On the way from "Freedom Village" to "Black Iron City", going through "Peach Blossom Town" was inevitable. When they passed through "Peach Blossom Town", Jin Fuhua led a group to meet them.

After Su Yu’s battle in "Peach Blossom Town", the situation where the four major powers were evenly matched no longer existed. "Peach Blossom Town" as a whole could be said to have suffered enormous losses, but Jin Fuhua had managed to achieve absolute control over "Peach Blossom Town" in a short period of time, while Mr. and Mrs. Cai Wenbin had become the second most powerful figures in "Peach Blossom Town".

Upon learning that Su Yu was personally going to "Black Iron City", Jin Fuhua took the initiative to volunteer, offering to lead a group there to support Su Yu’s prestige.

Su Yu smiled. He knew that Jin Fuhua was expressing his loyalty through this gesture.

The previous Lord of Black Iron City was dead. Now, his powerful Seventh Stage Expert and Demon Divine Beast were practically in charge of "Black Iron City". Even Jiang Hai regarded Su Yu as the new Black Iron City Lord. He just needed to go to Black Iron City and get the appointment from the "Main City" Inspector — then he could officially take over the "Black Iron City".

According to Jiang Hai’s introduction, there were two thousand formal Fourth Order warriors in "Black Iron City" alone, about 150 of the Level Five, about thirty of the Sixth Order, and only four of the Seventh Order were the main deputy city lords, and now, only Jiang Hai and Ouyang Nuo remained.

However, because the original City Lord’s Class-5 Organism had died, all those bonded to it would die. The number of deaths would be a staggering one thousand people.

The blond old man’s Class-5 Organism had reached the sixth stage of growth which allowed it to bond with a thousand people. With the death of this Class-5 Organism, these thousand people would accompany it in death.

Su Yu agreed to Jin Fuhua’s request, in addition to the original Jiang Hai and the five hundred "Black-clothed Knights" from "Black Iron City", Jin Fuhua added about three hundred warriors from "Peach Blossom Town". A group of eight hundred set off in great pomp towards "Black Iron City".

"Black Iron City" was in the southeast direction of "Peach Blossom Town". After a day of forced marching, they finally reached "Black Iron City" the next day.

The moment Su Yu saw "Black Iron City", he finally understood why this city was called "Black Iron City".

"Black Iron City" sprawls over several thousand acres, towering atop a sheer cliff, it’s easy to defend and challenging to attack. From afar, the city appears to be forged out of black iron, with its entire exterior in black. According to Jiang Hai, it was said that "Black Iron City" was entirely built from black Jade iron stone, possessing considerable antiquity. However, the previous city lord was fond of gold, resulting in the construction of a golden palace within it.

Arriving at the base of the towering cliff, a group of eight hundred people could see a paved trail winding up along the rock. Glancing from a distance, Su Yu was deeply shocked by the precarious location of "Black Iron City". He couldn’t even begin to imagine how the black Jade iron stones were transported up during the city’s construction.

The troop of eight hundred was stretched out into a lengthy procession. With the company of Jiang Hai and Jin Fuhua, Su Yu ambled along the path, climbing and winding upwards. Fifteen minutes had passed before they finally exited the long stone path, emerging on the top of the cliff, standing before the magnificent "Black Iron City".

Upon close inspection, the grandeur of "Black Iron City" was truly felt. While it doesn’t compare to the spectacular and grand Skeleton Ice City, glimpsed amidst the icy and snowy landscape in the eastern part of the "Demon Beast Mountain Range", "Black Iron City" is grand in comparison to "Freedom Village" and "Peach Blossom Town". The enormous city sprawls over several thousand acres, constructed from black Jade iron stone. The towering black iron city walls are punctuated by watchtowers. There are black holes across the surface of the wall. It wasn’t until Jiang Hai explained that Su Yu understood: these black holes could fire lethal Ghost Deity crossbows, capable of thwarting a thousand-strong cavalry.

Only those as powerful as the demonic divine creatures could assault "Black Iron City"; for anyone else, it would be nearly impossible.

When Su Yu arrived at the city gates with Jiang Hai, the door was already wide open. Rows of soldiers in black stood on either side, appearing to have been waiting for their arrival.

Jiang Hai led Su Yu straight through the open gates. Upon entering, they beheld a wide road paved with black jade stones, with buildings stretching as far as the eye could see. At the moment, people of different ages, both male and female, were kneeling on both sides of the road. There were men and women, old and young, Easterners with yellow skin, Westerners with white skin, individuals with black skin, and even races with skin colors Su Yu had never seen before.

At a glance, there appeared to be at least a few thousand people, all kneeling on both sides of the road, welcoming his arrival. But what surprised Su Yu most was that all these people were just at the Zero-Level realm; hardly anyone in the crowd was at the First-Level realm.

This was totally abnormal.

Shocked to see these people, Su Yu followed Jiang Hai deeper into the city. The further they went, the larger the crowd became. Despite their tattered clothes and humble countenance, by the time Su Yu had reached the end of the path, he was out of breath. He estimated that the number of people in the crowd had reached at least ten thousand.

How could there be so many people in Black Iron City, and why were they all Zero-Level Black Iron City guards?

Not just Su Yu, but Jin Fuhua was also surprised. This was his first time in Black Iron City, and his first glimpse of this legendary city made him realize that this city was drastically different from what they had imagined, with many aspects that they couldn’t understand.

When they reached the end of the broad avenue, they stood before a striking palace. Rows of solemn, black-clad warriors stood outside this palace. These warriors were all Fourth or Fifth Level strength, standing together as disciplined as an army undergoing inspection.

"It looks like the Inspector General has already received the news. All of this is the Inspector General’s arrangement, isn’t it?" Jiang Hai whispered, finally understanding that the news of the death of the Black Iron City Lord had already reached the Main City. The arrival of the Inspector General and such elaborate reception arrangements undeniably conveyed the Main City’s approval of Su Yu as the successor to the original Black Iron City Lord, the golden-haired old man, and the new ruler of the real "Black Iron City".

Having witnessed Su Yu himself, the Main City had agreed to his appointment as the new city lord without further delay. Although Jiang Hai was surprised, he also remembered the rumors about Su Yu in the intelligence, suggesting that the Main City had set great expectations on him.

As Jiang Hai sighed quietly, a melodious and beautiful female voice echoed from the palace opposite.

"Welcome back, City Lord Su Yu—"

Su Yu was taken aback as he recognized the woman’s voice; it was eerily familiar.(To be continued, to know how it unfolds, please visit www.qidian.com. More Chapters are available there and they come in support of the author and legal reading!)