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Chapter 398 Not a proper main city?
"Lord Meng, how delightful!"
Chen You arrived at the back garden and looked at the "family of three" with great interest.
Du Chedi was so frightened that he swallowed the apple he hadn't even bitten into yet.
He clutched his neck and rolled his eyes, so Cai Wenjuan quickly patted his back.
Mengde's legs went weak, and he stammered as he spoke.
"Brother Chen... what brings you here?"
Is this gentleman here today because he thinks three people aren't enough to make it lively, and he's planning to squeeze in another Zhang San and Li Si?
"Don't be nervous, I'm just passing by and taking care of some business." Chen You waved his hand.
He walked up to Mengde, took out the silk of the contract, and unfolded it.
"Stamp it."
Meng De was stunned.
He looked at the three marks on the cloth, then at Chen You.
"Just... a stamp?" Meng De swallowed.
"What else? Stay for dinner?" Chen You raised an eyebrow.
"No, no, no! Don't bother!"
Mengde felt as if he had been granted a pardon, and his movements were so fast that they left afterimages.
He pulled out the city lord's seal, aimed it at the blank space on the cloth, and slammed it down with a "bang".
Two drops of ink splashed out due to excessive force.
One drop landed on Du Chedi's trouser leg, and another on Cai Wenjuan's hand.
[Ding! You have obtained the City Lord's Mark of Thousand Light City. Current progress: 4/7.]
"God of Travel, I've stamped it." Mengde handed the cloth back to Chen You with both hands.
He forced a smile that looked more like a grimace.
"You seem so busy with your work, why don't you... go ahead and get back to what you're doing?"
Chen You glanced at Meng De's expression, which seemed to be welcoming a plague god, and a slight twitch appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Alright, you three, live your lives well." Chen You took the cloth.
"Thank you for your kind words, we will definitely live well!" Meng De stood at attention, almost ready to salute.
Chen You put away the contract silk and left the city lord's mansion.
"Three more marks are needed."
Sander, Dongtiecheng, and Qiruicheng in Zangxingcheng.
He originally wanted to fly directly to Cangxing City, since Sander was a "trainee" he had personally trained, and getting his stamp would be a piece of cake.
But suddenly, an image of a two-meter-tall Sander appeared in my mind, wearing overalls and with his hair parted in the middle.
While dribbling the ball, she winked at him and shouted in a rough voice, "Mentor, do you think my Iron Mountain Lean is broken enough?"
Chen You shuddered.
"Never mind, I'll go later. If he drags me into working overtime, who knows how long it will take."
He decisively chose East Iron City.
The Nine Nether Devouring Kun tore through space and disappeared once more.
East Iron City.
The entire city was encased in dark gray walls, and hundreds of enormous chimneys stood within, spewing sparks and black smoke day and night.
The air was filled with a strong smell of sulfur and burnt metal.
"Ding-dong! Ding-dong!"
The dense clanging of metal hammers blended into a deafening symphony.
Chen You landed outside the city, put away Kun Kun, and walked into the city.
All the NPCs on the street are dwarf models.
He was less than 1.5 meters tall, but his horizontal development was extremely exaggerated; his arms were thicker than Chen You's thighs.
Most of them were shirtless, wearing leather aprons, their faces blackened by the fire, and carrying iron hammers taller than a person.
Compared to other major cities, there are very few players here.
As Chen wandered the streets, he no longer felt the spotlight.
"It's quite peaceful."
He headed straight for the city lord's mansion along the main road.
The city lord's mansion was wide open, without a plaque. The words "city lord's mansion" were engraved on a huge piece of ore next to it, and two giant iron hammer sculptures with their crosses stood in front of the gate.
Two fully armed dwarf guards stood on either side.
Chen You straightened his collar and stepped inside.
He was prepared to be questioned, and even pulled out a handful of gold coins from his backpack.
However, the guards did not react until he entered the gate.
Chen You stopped, stepped back, and then stepped inside again.
The guard stared straight ahead, not even blinking.
"Blind?" Chen You waved his hand in front of the guard on the left.
Still no response.
He simply swaggered into the city lord's mansion.
The entire city lord's mansion was like a giant arsenal.
Everywhere there were mountains of ore and scattered unfinished weapons.
Chen You walked around the first floor but didn't see a single person.
Upstairs, several dwarf apprentices were pouring molten iron into molds.
Chen You leaned closer and asked, "Brother, where is the city lord?"
The apprentice ignored him and continued hammering away at the iron block.
Chen You frowned slightly.
He walked up to a white-bearded dwarf who was drawing blueprints and tapped on the table.
"Excuse me, how do I get to the city lord's office?"
The white-bearded dwarf didn't even glance at him, and picked up his charcoal pencil to continue sketching lines on the parchment.
Chen You refused to believe it.
He took out a gold coin and slammed it on the table.
"Lead the way, and this money is yours."
The golden coins gleamed alluringly in the firelight.
This move used to be incredibly effective in the Origin Realm.
But the white-bearded dwarf simply swept the gold coin to the ground, annoyed that it was blocking the blueprints, and continued drawing.
Chen You was stunned.
The gold coins have stopped working? Is this still the Origin Realm?
He picked up the gold coin, took two steps back, and looked at the busy dwarves in the hall.
Everyone was working; no one was looking at him, and no one was speaking.
He was like a transparent person, or rather, like someone from a different dimension.
"That's a ghost."
As Chen You walked out of the city lord's mansion, just as he was wondering whether to switch to another main city, a very discordant sound of blacksmithing reached his ears.
The rhythmic tapping of the surrounding dwarves was steady, the clanging sounds blending together.
The sounds were chaotic and disordered, accompanied by crude cursing.
"Eighty! Eighty! Holy crap, it cracked again! Is this broken system's temperature control function malfunctioning?!"
Chen You followed the sound and walked around a corner.
In a simple open-air blacksmith shop, stood a burly man who was over two meters tall.
He was shirtless, with two bone spurs on his shoulders, and his skin was red from being roasted by the fire.
He was gripping an exaggeratedly large hammer with both hands, furiously striking a red-hot piece of metal on an anvil.
A line of information floated above the burly man's head.
【No problem, bro (LV52)】
Players.
Moreover, he's a player of a fairly high level.
Chen You stepped forward and tapped the wooden pillar next to him.
"Excuse me, bro."
The guy was swinging his hammer, ready to smash it down, when he heard the sound and impatiently yelled, "What are you yelling about! Can't you see I'm busy... Holy crap!"
He turned his head and saw Chen You's face clearly. With a muffled thud, the hammerhead struck the edge of the anvil, sparks flying everywhere.
Old Tie, without a doubt, took three steps back, his eyes wide like saucers, his voice cracking: "A...a wandering god?!"
Chen You nodded: "You know me?"
"I know him! I know him all the time!" Lao Tie threw down the hammer and vigorously wiped his hands on his dirty leather apron, looking as excited as a fanatical fan who had just met his idol.
"The Godfather of the Star City Draft! Top of the Anniversary Celebration Luck Rankings! Designated Supplier for Destruction Mode! You God, what are you doing in a backwater like East Iron City?"
Chen You pointed to the dwarves working mechanically on the street behind him.
"I'm here to run some business. Explain to me, what's wrong with these NPCs? Are they blind?"
Lao Tie followed Chen You's finger and grinned.
"Hey, You Shen, you don't know. This East Iron City isn't a proper main city."