Chapter 183 The Past of the Fog City, the Origin of Lao Duan
"This watch was passed down from my ancestors. My ancestors, like yours, were also transported from other worlds. As for Lao Duan, he used to be the weapon of the city lord, so I naturally know him."
The old woman's words contained so much information that Zhang Shi and his party were confused. It wasn't until the old woman explained it in detail that Zhang Shi finally got a general idea.
It turns out that hundreds of years ago, a group of survivors from another world appeared in this wilderness world. The elites of that group united and established a city-state on this land. This is the origin of the City of Mist.
With the emergence of the City of Fog, more and more survivors were attracted, and the land became more prosperous. The survivors multiplied and multiplied in this city-state, establishing civilization and order.
However, the good times did not last long. As the City of Fog grew, the will of the wilderness world noticed this place, and he began to use means to restrict the survivors from growing further. A phenomenon that cannot be explained by science begins to spread in the city - invisible monsters appear quietly. They have no entity, but they can affect reality and create fear and chaos. Including the entire city, all the buildings came to life overnight and began to devour the survivors in the city. These monsters became the biggest threat to the City of Fog. Although the survivors struggled to resist, they were never able to completely eradicate them.
In the end, most of the survivors left the City of Mist, and the originally prosperous city-state fell apart within a few days. The old woman's ancestors are one of the few survivors. They have been fighting against the invisible existence in this city all the time, until the old woman's generation seems to have lost its inheritance.
"The people in the city are walking to death, and I am the only one who has survived to this day relying on that beam of light. I didn't expect to see outsiders again before I died, and I entrusted the history of the City of Fog to you. I can count myself dead in peace.”
Ge Dalong digested the old woman's information and then asked doubtfully.
"Have you ever seen other survivors who are not part of the Fog City?"
The old woman nodded, thought about it for a while, and then answered.
"That was when I was very young, and my parents were still alive. Several outsiders like you broke into the Mist City. They must have just arrived in the wilderness world, and they seemed to be looking for some kind of artifact. Here, one of them is wearing an old piece of clothing."
Zhang Shi looked a little confused and looked at the old woman in surprise. The old woman looked at the old piece in Zhang Shi's hand with sadness in her eyes.
“My ancestors inferred that survivors are like leeks, harvested one after another by the wilderness world. Whenever civilization develops to a certain level, the will of the wilderness will intervene and completely destroy the traces of their existence until the next batch. Survivors appear."
"Lao Duan seems to be an exception. I don't know why he can survive from the will of the wilderness world. He was originally the weapon of the first generation city lord. He was taken out by the city lord hundreds of years ago. There are even records about him in the city. Until I met Lao Duan a few decades ago, he had already changed his owner.”
"My father speculates that Lao Duan is a self-aware being who can select the strongest among each generation of survivors to be his master. Young man, you have a heavy burden on your shoulders."
Zhang Shi listened to the old woman's story, with complex emotions surging in his heart. He looked down at Lao Duan in his hand. This seemingly ordinary kitchen knife actually carried such a heavy history and mission. He took a deep breath, trying to calm his inner turmoil. However, it is still a bit impossible for him to fight against the will of the wilderness world. Zhang Shi still needs a long period of development. Their short-term goal is still to explore the City of Fog and kill a certain number of monsters. Unlock the teleport point.
Zhao Feng saw the old woman fell into silence and quickly asked.
"Mother-in-law, what happened to the survivors who left? Have they all been wiped out by the will of the wilderness world? After so many years and so many groups, do they have no descendants outside?"
The old woman stood up slowly.
"It is absolutely impossible for survivors to escape the will of the wilderness world, but there should be many surviving successors like me. We inherited the watches from our predecessors. Although most of the functions cannot be used, the materials accumulated in them Enough for us to survive for a long time and continue civilization.”
Zhao Feng's eyes lit up. Their original intention of coming to this dungeon was to contact the indigenous people. If they could get more information about the existence of the indigenous people, their trip would not be in vain.
The old woman took out another transparent crystal ball and shook it next to Zhang Shi and others. After a while, the crystal ball turned from transparent to red, emitting a faint shimmer. The old woman was a little surprised and turned to look at Zhang Shi and others.
"Well, my crystal ball reacted, which means you have had close contact with the successors."
Zhang Shi's brain was about to explode. For a moment, he couldn't remember when he had come into contact with the descendants of the previous generations of survivors. He simply stopped thinking about it and focused on the matter in front of him.
"Mother-in-law, you just said that there are records about Lao Duan in the city. Can you take me to see them?"
As a mythical weapon, Lao Duan has a mysterious origin. I have owned Lao Duan for a while, but I still haven’t been able to figure out his specific attributes. This time I met the living fossil of the old woman. If I can’t uncover a layer of Lao Duan’s body, The mysterious veil, Zhang Shi will definitely regret it for the rest of his life.
The old woman put away the crystal ball, then flicked her sleeves, and a black shadow emerged from the cuffs, slowly condensing into a human shape.
"Follow him. Be careful on the road. There are many monsters of all kinds in the city. Avoid them if you can."
Zhang Shi nodded. They had encountered some half-orc monsters when they came. Zhang Shi guessed that those monsters might have accidentally broken into the Fog City from the secret realm. It was not troublesome to deal with them. If they met them, they could just kill them casually, and it could also advance some of the task progress. As for the invisible existence, they could only avoid it if they could. These things were invisible and more troublesome to deal with. Zhang Shi did not want to confront them head-on unless he had to. If they alarmed this living city, it would inevitably be another trouble.
Zhang Shi and others followed the human-shaped black shadow and embarked on a journey to the depths of the Fog City to explore the secrets of Lao Duan.
Along the way, they carefully passed through the abandoned streets. With the guidance of the old woman, Zhang Shi and his friends did not encounter any danger and had more energy to observe the scenery in the city.
Those once prosperous buildings are now only lonely, eroded beyond recognition by time. On both sides of the street, some monsters can occasionally be seen walking through the streets. Zhang Shi held Lao Duan tightly and was secretly alert in his heart. Although he was not afraid of these monsters, the old woman's words made him realize that this city was far more complicated and dangerous than they had imagined. He had to stay awake at all times to avoid getting into unnecessary trouble.
While walking, the humanoid shadow suddenly stopped and pointed to a dilapidated library in front of him. The door of the library was half-closed, as if waiting for their arrival. Zhang Shi and others looked at each other, full of doubts and expectations. They knew that this library might hide the secrets about Lao Duan.