I have an Apocalypse City

Chapter 808 - 809 Cursed Land_1

Emerging from the pale blue portal, Song Jian returned to the bedroom in Manor Castle, a look of fatigue spreading across his face. He didn't want to do anything but lie down on the bed and fall sound asleep.

Time passed, and Song Jian eventually woke up. He looked up and was surprised to find that a ray of sunlight was streaming through the window.

It was a luxury to bask in the sunlight in Doomsday City where the sky was perpetually shrouded by a thick layer of dark clouds.

Only at certain times during the night would the clouds disperse for a quarter of an hour to reveal the moon, but they never scattered during the day.

Song Jian went to the window and looked out to see that the gloomy clouds which usually covered the sky had somehow completely dispersed. At that moment, the territory of the alliance was bathed in warm sunshine.

He took out the City Lord seal and checked the attributes of City of Hope.

"It looks like in the many days I wasn't in City of Hope, the alliance members managed to expand the territory so much..." Song Jian discovered, somewhat surprised, that the area of City of Hope had expanded once again, almost reaching half the size of Doomsday City. Now, City of Hope was starting to resemble the likes of the big cities such as City of Sin and City of Hymns.

However, compared to those large cities which had existed for decades, City of Hope still had a shallower foundation. But with the rate at which players were developing, it was only a matter of time before they caught up with these big cities.

This journey to Abyssal Hell had been somewhat of a loss for Song Jian. He had gained ten thousand war merits but lost a Demi-God Artifact, the Book of the Abyss. Moreover, the ninth-tier Abyssal Demon Flame he possessed was also gone, causing his strength to decrease instead of increase!

"But still, at least I got an epic weapon back," Song Jian consoled himself as he looked at the "Death's Scythe" in his inventory. @@novelbin@@

"If only I could have obtained the Sword Immortal heritage as well." Song Jian took out a gray-quality, broken longsword and stared at it for a long time before he sighed and placed the broken sword on the table.

If he had managed to obtain the Sword Immortal heritage on this trip, even the loss of the Abyssal Demon Flame and the Book of the Abyss wouldn't have mattered.

After caressing the broken blade on the table, Song Jian shook his head slightly, turned around, and walked towards the door of the room.

After Song Jian had left, the broken longsword, which was originally of gray quality, suddenly flashed with a faint white light. The light was fleeting and went unnoticed by anyone.

As soon as he left the bedroom, Song Jian saw Wang Qi and the others waiting outside his door. Upon seeing Song Jian emerge, it was quite obvious that they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"City Lord, you've returned!" Wang Qi and the others greeted Song Jian with a bow.

After the success of building the city, they began to address Song Jian differently, calling him City Lord.

"What happened, why are you all here?" Song Jian glanced at them and asked with a smile.

"Brother Song Jian, you fell asleep as soon as you got back yesterday. We were really worried about you!" Li Ke'er exclaimed loudly.

"Is that so?" Song Jian patted Li Ke'er's head and smiled, "Brother was just too tired from the mission, so I slept as soon as I got back."

Wang Qi and the others exchanged glances, not continuing the topic. Players in the game hardly needed sleep, and only when utterly exhausted would they resort to slumber to replenish their energy in the game.

"City Lord, shall I give you a report on the city's development during these days you were away?" Wang Qi offered.

"No need, I can understand everything about the city through the City Lord seal," Song Jian waved his hand and said. The City Lord seal was nearly equivalent to a remote control and surveillance device for the entire city, enabling Song Jian to be aware of everything that happened within it without needing someone specially appointed to report to him as before;

This made Song Jian's control over the entire city even tighter than before. Now, the likes of Wang Qi needed to apply first for any action they wanted to take. Only after Song Jian approved through the City Lord seal could they proceed with transforming the city; otherwise, they couldn't even build a single residence;

"By the way, my Lord, we've discovered a Magic Crystal Mine!" Wang Qi suddenly said;

"What, a Magic Crystal Mine, where?" Song Jian's eyes brightened. Magic crystals weren't only used for constructing Magic Crystal Railguns and their ammunition, but they were also key in manufacturing many other high-end items and involved in many industries. Even forging and alchemy required certain special recipes to contain magic crystals;

It could be said that magic crystals were commodities more solid than Doomsday Coins. Sometimes, for the same item, many people preferred payment in magic crystals over Doomsday Coins;

"It's within Doomsday City, less than ten kilometers from our territory," Wang Qi explained. "But there's a problem; it's difficult for ordinary people to approach the area!"

"What, are the monsters in the area high level?" Song Jian raised an eyebrow, inquiring;

A Magic Crystal Mine, such a precious resource, would be strange if it didn't have high-level monsters nearby;

"It's not just the monsters. The area is barren, and any life that enters it continuously loses health and cannot stay for long..." Wang Qi elaborated;

"Is it like Valley of the Undead?" Song Jian asked with a start;

The calamitous poison fog in Valley of the Undead had a similar effect. However, after claiming Valley of the Undead, the area belonged to Song Jian, who could freely decide which group of people would be affected by its effects;

"That place is Cursed Land!" the Cecilia Priest slowly walked over, sizing up Song Jian before revealing a charming smile, "You're much cleaner now!"

Song Jian huffed coldly; he knew precisely what Cecilia was referring to. The Abyssal Demon Flame and the Book of the Abyss had already vanished, and without the contamination of the Abyss's aura, he would no longer be tempted by the power of the Abyss;

"What is Cursed Land?" Song Jian asked;

"That was once the territory of the Mountain Gray Dwarves, but they committed an act that incited the disdain of the gods, earning them a curse. Now they've all turned into undead monsters, and their homeland has become a place no living being can step into!" Priest Cecilia explained, "The events are clearly recorded in the archives of the Dawn Temple!"

Song Jian fell silent for a moment before asking cautiously, "Are there really gods in this world?"

"Of course, gods exist; they are omnipresent and omnipotent!" Cecilia said sternly, "And you, of all people, should believe in the existence of gods."

Cecilia gave Song Jian a meaningful glance and smiled slightly;

"Sacred points?" Song Jian immediately realized what Cecilia meant and eagerly asked, "Do you know what sacred points are used for?"

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PS: Thank you to "Piercing Piggies" for the tip of 100 starting coins~