Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?

Chapter 254: Chapter 256: The City of the Shadow Realm, The Shadow's Black Market

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"No wonder smuggling is so profitable, tsk, this flip is nearly ten thousand times the profit." Qin Muye watched as barter trade was done using things that could be bought with just a little money, which could be exchanged for nearly a billion worth of Shadow cultivation materials in the Shadow Realm.

"Shadow City, it looks like my luck isn't bad; I found it right away." Qin Muye looked at the words over the city gate of Shadow City, where several Dead Shadows were guarding the gate.

"Alright, I came in myself, what kind of inspection do I need to undergo?" Qin Muye was also outspoken about this.

"You have passed." The other party quickly put away their weapons and let Qin Muye enter the city.

"Human, did you enter the Shadow Realm by mistake, or did you come in on your own?" A Dead Shadow drew its weapon, asking warily.

"We need to inspect your...huh?" That Dead Shadow originally intended to say they needed to inspect the Shadow, but suddenly realized that Qin Muye's Shadow had not fully awakened, being only at the second stage, the Solid Shadow Stage, so it was impossible to conduct an inspection.

"If you entered by mistake, we'll send you back; if you came on your own, you have to go through an inspection before entering Shadow City," stated the Dead Shadow.

"What's the difference?" Qin Muye asked.

Originally, he thought of collecting some materials, but instead, there were limbs and broken bodies everywhere—it was the continuous kind, almost forming a beast tide.

After all, this was the Dead Shadows' territory; a group of stowaway outsiders had no rights here.

It must be said that the Dead Shadows in this big city were much more knowledgeable than those in the smaller place before.

Shadows at the Solid Shadow Stage were basically like embryos, posing no threat at all; hence, the inspection was naturally out of the question.

Upon exiting the Super Space-Time Transmission Channel, Qin Muye carefully observed his surroundings and quickly spotted an ancient city.

From what can be seen, the Dead Shadows in this camp were just a bunch of ordinary Dead Shadows, without many special abilities.

They were probably not too different from Masked Riders and Armored Warriors.

After learning about the situation, Qin Muye felt a bit of an impulse to laugh or cry—turns out they all judge strength based on Shadows.

For the humans of this world, a hundred years old was already considered a great age, but for Dead Shadows, it was just an insignificant moment.

And the Dead Shadows also made a profit, for them, these things were as common as wildflowers and grass—perhaps a bit rare, but not unseen.

And as for ancient Shadow Monsters and Emperor Shadows, they didn't know about them, after all—they were in a relatively isolated environment, and this camp was still young, having been established for only two hundred years.

The reason they didn't attack Qin Muye was because he didn't seem to have anything of value; clad in ordinary clothes, he did not look wealthy, otherwise someone would have already been following him surreptitiously.

Moreover, the main core of a Shadow was their Shadow, not their body, and the majority of Shadow battle methods were to transform and equip themselves with Armor, commonly known as Shadow Equipment.

Fortunately, Qin Muye had also ascertained his approximate location and would head directly to the domain of the Emperor Shadow.

After entering the city, Qin Muye discovered some Shadow beings who stood out as peculiar, setting up stalls and selling modern electronic devices, household items, and so on.

After entering the camp, Qin Muye had a warm interaction with the Dead Shadows and realized he hadn't gained anything.

Was there even a need for an inspection? Ridiculous—if Qin Muye's Shadow were to die in Shadow City, because it was not fully developed, it wouldn't be able to turn into a Dead Shadow, thus posing no threat whatsoever.

It is said that some Dead Shadows who challenged the Emperor Shadow proclaimed themselves as Light Armor Kings, seeking to be treated as equals, and then... there was no then.

Upon seeing the sudden arrival of Qin Muye, they immediately became alert.

But if one were to kill a Dead Shadow on the street, that would need to be discussed.

Those Shadows just glanced at Qin Muye and then paid him no attention—what's one more person? Their street wasn't lacking in people.

Qin Muye just entered the city rather smoothly, and before entering, he even asked how to see the Shadow King. The Dead Shadow was honest and directly told him he needed to report upwards to see if the Shadow King would meet him.

Qin Muye took a brief glance but did not bother with these Shadows any further. Here, they only guarantee the rights of Dead Shadows, not of Shadows; as long as no one is excessively killing in the streets, the Dead Shadows wouldn't care.

The question about whether he stumbled in by mistake or came of his own volition made Qin Muye realize one thing: there seemed to be channels leading to the Shadow Realm within the Human Realm, the unsealed kind.

Even the food brought along was the same, hence, one shouldn't expect to live in the Shadow Realm for long. It was this condition that made exploring the Shadow Realm difficult.

The Dead Shadows did not refer to themselves as Dead Shadows but called themselves the Armor Clan, similar to how the Demon Sect generally calls itself the Holy Sect and not the Demon Sect. Who would stigmatize themselves like that? It's as foolish as someone calling themselves an idiot after being insulted and not even trying to rebut the offense.

The term "Dead Shadow" was a derogatory one, implying a dead shadow; the Dead Shadows naturally did not take kindly to it. The Emperor Dead Shadow unified his race into what they called the Armor Clan, and he became the Shadow King.

It was an arrangement beneficial to both parties.

Therefore, it also led to the fact that materials used to grow shadows were all black. After all, the dominant tone in the Shadow Realm was black. Didn't you see that even those Dead Shadows and Shadow Monsters were black?

He found that this group of Dead Shadows barely left far or met other Shadows; although they were kind to him, it was only to a small extent, and not much at that.

In reality, Qin Muye didn't have the coordinates for Emperor Dead Shadow's Shadow City; he only had some rough guesses, so he could only try slowly.

The theme was uniformly black, and rightfully so. In the Shadow Realm, it wasn't just the rocks that were black—even the flowers, grass, and trees were black, leaving no way to discern colors.

Aspiring to sit on an equal footing or even claim to be a King of Armor wasn't a big deal, as long as one had enough strength. However, it seemed a certain short-sighted Dead Shadow did not have the power required.

Otherwise, would these people act so obediently? They would have likely acted deviously by now.

It was for this reason that the Emperor Dead Shadow endorsed the behavior of the Shadows, which ironically added a livelier atmosphere to the original Shadow City.

One after another, Shadow Monsters fearlessly attacked, lured by the little bit of flesh on him, which irritated Qin Muye, prompting him to eventually resort to transport via the Super Space-Time Transmission Channel.

As a result, Qin Muye had no choice but to leave.

The Shadow Realm itself was vast with sparse population. Although the comprehensive strength of Dead Shadows was higher than that of Shadows, they were significantly outnumbered.

Shadows could not live forever, and not all Extraordinary Systems have the ability to prolong life; National Martial Arts also lacked this function.

After realizing that this group of Dead Shadows were all recluses and held no benefit, Qin Muye naturally left.

As he moved away from the encampment, the number of Shadow Monsters gradually increased, indicating he was about to leave the cleansing range of the Dead Shadows.

The gate of Shadow City wasn't bustling with traffic like Qin Muye had imagined, instead, only a few Dead Shadows came and went.

This was the domain of the Emperor Dead Shadow, not a concession. It was impossible to allow Shadows free rein, even less so as they lacked the power to do as they pleased.

These Shadows were at the level of Stage 2; if they caused a ruckus, they would be killed on the spot by the guards.

This made Qin Muye even more certain that there must be a subtle passageway between the two realms. Otherwise, the Shadow Realm, unlike the Human Realm, had nothing edible for humans. Whether it was Shadow Monsters or something else, consumption could inevitably result in an invasion of shadows.

These items could only be used at the Shadow Stage; after becoming Dead Shadows, these became ineffective on them. Hence, they were valueless and could be exchanged for some rare and peculiar items, which were naturally worth more.

This was, in fact, a very normal affair since the main system of the realm was Shadow; what else should you look at if not the shadow? Look at cultivation realms? To do that, there would have to be such messy types of things, as this world was not a Cultivation World.

Regarding more information, he wasn't clear either; there were no other forces in the vicinity, just their single encampment.

At best, it could only make people a bit healthier, allowing them to live a few years longer and maintain vitality.