Edge of the Apocalypse
Chapter 1262: Lord Bai Xicheng

Yan Shan looked a little embarrassed.

Alan sent him to Bai Xicheng to deliver a message. After a few days of trekking, he finally arrived at the white city. Before this, he was actually prepared to be shut out. After all, he was just a nobody, and the other party was the owner of Bai Xicheng. Yan Shan did not think that the pickup truck would meet him, just like if he had gone to look for Green Light Town's Iron Hand in the past, Iron Hand might not have met him for a reason.

To the Rock King, Ellen and Pickup Truck were all important figures he looked up to. Of course, he couldn't tell which was more powerful. After all, these adults were all standing much taller than him, so the scenery they saw was naturally different from his. He could not see the scenery that characters like Allen could see.

Therefore, when Yan Shan found out that Pickup was actually willing to meet him, he was truly shocked. It was as if he had won the lottery.

When he was brought to this hall, he was filled with reverence. This hall was exceptionally large. Space itself was a kind of power. When placed in this spacious hall, Rock Mountain could feel its own insignificance. The hall was paved with non-slippery stone bricks. Each stone brick was one meter square, paving the way for this open space. In the middle was a statue of White Devil Luci. The creator of this work portrayed Luci to life. The stone statue of Luci raised his arm, clenched his fists, extended his thumb, and pointed downwards. The stone-carved robe moved backwards, and the fine grains on it were carved into fine detail. The abutment under Luci's feet was the exact opposite of the detailed carving technique of the stone statue. The creator used a blurry technique so that the abutment could only be seen as a superposition of some human bodies.

From afar, it was as if Luci was right in front of them, stepping on people's bodies … or corpses. It was clearly a dead object, but it emitted an arrogant and domineering aura. When Yan Shan walked past, he subconsciously lowered his head. At the corner of his eyes, it was as if he had seen the gaze of the stone statue move along with him. Every step he took made his heart skip a beat.

Around the hall, there were several stone pillars that were hugged by several people. The upper end of the stone pillars was carved with the image of a giant stretching its arms. Looking up, it was as if these giants had propped up the dome of the hall. Yan Shan had heard that the house of the pickup truck was carved out of a huge rock. Now, it seemed that this was indeed the case. After all, between the stone pillars, the dome and the statue, Yan Shan could not find any seams. It was as if it was a whole.

"How is it? Is my house well built?" Suddenly, a calm voice sounded from behind. Yan Shan hurriedly turned around and saw an ordinary-looking man. To the Barbarians, this man in front of them was indeed a bit ordinary. He did not have a strange appearance, nor did he have a noticeable special body stunned. He stood there like an ordinary passerby on the streets of the city.

Of course, Yan Shan knew that no passer-by could casually walk into this hall, so his identity as a man was on the verge of being revealed.

He hurriedly half-knelt down and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Lord Pickup."

Pickup put his hands behind his back and nodded, "Get up."

His gaze landed on the armor of Rock Mountain again, and he extended his hand and pointed at a ball of dark flames on it. "If I'm not mistaken, this should have been Lord Azes' bloodeye mark, right?"

Yan Shan hurriedly nodded.

"Then, who is your master now?"

"Dark King." Yan Shan took a deep breath and said, "Dark King Alan, this lord has replaced Azeroth as our new master."

"Dark King … Ellen?" Pickup took a few steps forward and said, "I've never heard of this name before. So Lord Azes is in the hands of this Dark King?"

"Indeed, Lord Pickup." Yan Shan swallowed his saliva and said, "In addition to spreading Bai Xicheng's name, Lord Alan also asked me to bring a message."

"Speak, I'm listening." Pickup pointed to his ears.

Yan Shan hesitated for a moment before he said, "Lord Alan said that the benefits of the great wasteland have to be redistributed, especially the green glazed crystal veins in the Lost Realm. He invited you to Green Light Town for an interview."

"Redistribute benefits?" Pickup laughed dryly, "You Lord Alan have a big appetite. Did he think that after Lord Azes's death, the other adults in the Wilderness would have to look at his face? What if I refuse?"

When Yan Shan thought of Alan's words, he immediately felt that it wasn't right to say it, much less not to say it.

Pickup's face fell, "Speak!"

"Lord Alan said …" Yan Shan took a deep breath and said, "If you refuse, Azes's fate will be the portrayal of your future."

Pickup narrowed his eyes and remained silent, completely silent. However, at this moment, the hall began to tremble slightly, and the magnitude of the tremor grew larger and larger. Wisps of dust continuously fell from the dome, and an inexplicable force filled the entire hall. It was clearly an invisible force, but it filled every corner of the hall like a tangible object, as if even the air had been squeezed into nothing. Yan Shan felt that he could not breathe. He felt as if someone had grabbed his neck and tried his best to breathe in, but he could not breathe a single bit of air.

In front of this inexplicable force, he was crushed to the ground. Unfortunately, he couldn't see the brilliance of Origin Energy. If Alan was here, he would see the pickup truck emitting a grey-white Origin Energy light. The gray-white light sprayed out from the thin body of the pickup truck like a fountain, filling the entire hall.

When Yan Shan almost thought that he was going to die, that kind of power disappeared, and the air seemed to have returned all of a sudden. Yan Shan took a deep breath, and then choked on the air that had suddenly poured into his body, causing him to cough.

"Arrogant" Pickup finally said, "How conceited is this? Even if he doesn't put me in his eyes, can it be that he doesn't even put Lord Luci in his eyes? Or does it mean that he doesn't know Lord Luci's strength and doesn't know the terror represented by the name White Devil?"

Yan Shan was utterly speechless and did not dare to speak casually.

Pickup walked over to him and gestured. An invisible force lifted Rock Mountain's sturdy body. Pickup looked at him sideways. "If I'm right, your Lord Alan must think that we should be afraid of his strength, so he doesn't dare to do anything to you, right?"

Yan Shan trembled, wanting to say something, but a force locked onto his throat, rendering him speechless.

Pickup laughed coldly, "But he doesn't know that Lord Luci is not afraid of anyone. Even Bone King Zasuo may not be regarded by Lord Pickup, let alone an unknown fellow. The Dark King's name is loud and clear, but that's all."

He then looked at Yan Shan and said, "Don't worry, I will let you go back."

Hearing this, the Rock King heaved a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, the pickup truck said, "However, I will make a statue of your corpse. I hope your Lord Alan likes this gift!"

Yan Shan was greatly shocked.

The pickup truck snapped its fingers and two guards entered. Yan Shan's pupils shrank as he shouted angrily. He summoned the courage of his origin power and pounced towards the pickup truck. The muscles in his right hand were swelling, and the joints of his bones were squeaking. A punch produced an air current that was quite attractive. However, the pickup truck did not even look, and did not even take out its hands behind its back. Only when Yan Shan's fist was about to hit his face did he tilt his head, and Yan Shan's iron fist slashed past his face.

The pickup truck abruptly crashed into Yan Shan's embrace. With a gentle bump on his shoulder, it dodged back into Yan Shan's chest. On the other hand, Yan Shan froze on the spot, and the blood vessels on his body propped up. He looked at Pickup with difficulty and said, "Lord Alan will kill you …"

Suddenly, his entire body exploded, and countless amounts of blood and meat sauce spilled all over the ground. Pickup frowned in disgust and said, "Clean up this place." Then he turned and left, murmuring, "It's better to be here. Lord Luci is worried that there's no excuse to start a war."

On this day, a message was sent from Bai Xicheng. In the next two days, several great figures in the Great Wasteland received messages from the Lost Realm one after another. Although these messages came from different places, they all had the same meaning. They all conveyed Alan's message. After reading this information, everyone's reactions were different. Bone King Zasso was furious, while Berserkers Kathy and Rabik chose to remain silent. Only Luci could not stop laughing in his Fallen Hall. No one knew what was funny about that.

On the third day after Ellen left, a team arrived at Green Light Town. Today, as usual, Lim is open for business. As Alan stayed at the hotel, more and more people came to the hotel cafeteria every day. There weren't many examples of big shots like Allen staying in hotels casually, and there were even fewer opportunities to get so close to big shots like this. So every day, whenever they were free, people squeezed their heads into the hotel cafeteria. They would inquire about what Alan had eaten and what wine he liked to drink. Thus, the purple kudzu paste that Alan often ate became a hot dish. Almost everyone who came to the restaurant would order such a bowl of food, and then eat it deliciously.

As a result, Lim's turnover skyrocketed. Although she began to complain about the lack of food reserves, the smile on her face clearly increased. Her pocket was also stuffed with green crystals, and it bulged up quite a bit. Later on, the purple paste had to be supplied in limited quantities because the Purple Kudzu Tree Powder was about to reach its bottom.

When the black hourglass on the dining room counter had been reduced by a third, the door was pushed open and seven or eight Barbarians walked in. They were all traveling and could tell at a glance that they were outsiders. Lim was cleaning the floor. It was already late at night, and only a few of the restaurant's regular customers were still drinking. She was ready to close up, so she didn't want to do business at this time, so she walked forward and said, "One green crystal a day, five down payment. As for dinner, I'm sorry, the restaurant is closed, and we'll come back tomorrow for food. Also, our Zige is paste to book."

"Do you know who you're talking to? Woman! Not only do we need to stay, we also need to eat. As for what that purple kudzu is, who wants to eat it?" Shouted a man with lumps all over his head.

Lim raised his eyebrows and raised his voice by an octave. "No one here dares to speak to me like this!"

She was full of confidence, but it was no wonder that she had such confidence. Alan was also polite when he spoke to her. He had never been shouted at like this before. Lim cried out, and the men who were still drinking threw away their bottles and surrounded them with ill intentions. They stared at these outsiders, and a drinker with bone spikes on his back laughed coldly, "Don't be mistaken, you fellows who don't know where you came from, this is not a place for you to act wildly."

The outsiders were about to get angry, but the leader raised his hand and signaled for his companion to calm down. He said to Lim, "Please forgive us, we've traveled a long way. Everyone is tired. Moreover, a companion of a mutated beast that encountered trouble died in the hands of that thing on the way, so everyone's temper is not too good. I apologize, look …"

He took out a bag of green crystals and opened it. There were more than a dozen inside. "Take the money and prepare a few rooms for us. There's also food. Anything will do."

Lim looked at the bag of green crystals and snorted. "Tonight's drinks are free," he said to the guests behind him. "Drink whatever you like and you can go back whenever you want."

The drinkers knew that they had nothing else to do, so they dispersed. Lim picked up the bag of green crystals and said, "Find a seat for yourself. You'll have to wait for a while to eat. I'll see what's left in the kitchen."

"Sure."

Finally, these outsiders occupied a round table in the corner of the restaurant.

Not long after, Lim brought some food. It wasn't delicious, but it was enough to fill her stomach. She even took another bottle of wine, which could be considered worthy of the money these people gave her. Put down the wine and vegetables. She's going to close up and leave. After placing a few green crystals on her plate, Lim narrowed his eyes and said, "What do you mean? There seems to be too much tipping. I've always paid fairly here. I've already collected enough money from you. I won't accept this money."

She stretched out her hand to grab the green crystals, but one of her hands pressed down on her. It was none other than the leader of these outsiders. He smiled and said, "We want to ask you for some information. I heard that this town has a new owner?"

"Oh," said Lim. "Wait, eat first. I'll tidy up the kitchen and talk to you guys."

After that, she honestly and impolitely swept a few green crystals into her pocket. Seeing that she had accepted the money, the leader also laughed. He let Lim go and let her leave. Then, he ate quietly with the others. At the same time, in the mine, Mitinus quietly looked at the corpse on the ground. This corpse was sent by a Fire Horned Demon. At that time, a group of outsiders passed through the area where the Fire Horned Demon was in charge. Under Mitinus' orders, the Firehorn Demon launched an attack. This was an exploratory act, so that Mitinus could assess the strength of these outsiders.

In the end, the Fire Horned Demon had killed one of them at the expense of a few injuries that weren't light or serious. This meant that these people's strength was very ordinary. Thus, Mitinas allowed them to enter the small town, lest they expose the existence of the army. As for the turrets on the town wall, they were like dead objects when they entered a dormant state. Apart from its odd appearance, it was not suspicious.

However, something special happened to Mitinus on this corpse. For example, this beam gun with the white demon head emblem. Clearly, these outsiders belonged to a certain power in the Great Wasteland.

"Are you here to spy on us?" Mitinus thought for a moment and sent an order silently. The Fire Horned Demons in the mine began to leave. They scattered outside the town, surrounding the entire town. Mitinas muttered to himself, "I can't let you reveal the details of His Highness for the time being …"

Obviously, he wasn't going to let those outsiders leave.

At this time, the guests in the restaurant of the hotel left one after another, leaving only the outsider's table. They were already full, leaving empty plates and jars on the table. The others were whispering to each other, while the leader frowned. Lim promised to provide information, but now, the woman was nowhere to be found. They were subordinates of the White Devil, Luci, and had come to Luci on Green Light Town's orders to inquire about the situation. Speaking of scouting for information, there was no place more convenient than a restaurant tavern, so they appeared here.

At this moment, the leader heard the sound of footsteps and thought that Lim had finally arrived. However, when he looked up, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.

The sound of footsteps came from the direction of the door, and a few people entered the dining room one after another, but they weren't Barbarians. The person walking at the front was a Gatu. Here in Agares, the people of Gatu were as rare as humans. The Berserkers of the Barbarian Stone Star were keen to fight. They would appear wherever there was war, but they would rarely appear in Agares. It was surprising to see a Gatu man in the hotel now.

Immediately after, he saw a woman of unknown race. This woman's skin was pale red, a bit like a Bar woman, but her skin was obviously much lighter, and her aura was not right. This woman's aura was filled with primitive wildness, which was different from the deep aura of the Barbarians. The other was a human male, dressed in black clothes and black hair, appearing mysterious.

The woman and the man each picked a table and sat down, occupying different seats. However, if they wanted to leave the restaurant, they had to pass by them. Unless an outsider leaves through a window or hits a wall. However, it was obviously not easy for those narrow windows to get out. As for the walls, for the White Devil's subordinates, they did not have the strength to directly break through the metal outer wall.

At this moment, the Gatu man walked to their table. This burly fellow stood to the side, and even the space became narrow. Outsiders began to feel anxious and uneasy. The leader smiled and was about to probe the Gatu man when he pulled a chair and sat down beside them. "Listen to Lim, you want to know about the new owner of Green Light Town. You have to find me about this. I, Billiam, know a lot about it!" He said with an ugly smile.

The leader was stunned. He didn't expect this to happen. He complained in his heart that the woman had casually leaked their information, but he said on his face, "As long as the information you provided is accurate, I guarantee that the money will not be less than yours."

The Gatu man laughed, but his smile was ugly and strange. "I promise, but I don't want the money anymore."

"Then what do you want?" The leader frowned.