Silent Crown Chapter 792: Cloud Tower
Cloud Tower, a city of silk and green gold.
Hundreds of years ago, it rose from the sea due to the turbulence of the great source, occupying the main route of maritime transportation between the East and the West, and it can be said that it strangled the throat of the commercial road.
Just existence is like a cash cow. As long as the channel is still running, money will be inexhaustible and inexhaustible.
Ye Qingxuan has heard about the extravagance and prosperity of Yunlou from many travel notes, merchants, and smugglers.
It is said that half of the huge city is built in the ocean, and civilians and lowly citizens without property and status can only live in the sea. Houses built with sampans and wooden boats live on the city walls and like barnacles. Above the reef.
Above the sea where land is scarce, here is a real inch of gold, every inch of land can’t be filled, and the value of every square foot of space has to be used up.
In the end, the whole city became a three-dimensional labyrinth.
Behind the heavy city wall, the builders cleverly covered the first floor with the finest constructions, stuffed the lowest-class workers, put a layer of wooden boards, and laid a thin layer. Layers, put the property owners, and continue to move upwards, layer after layer, until the top of the tall building reflected by sunlight is the top of the ninth floor.
In the words of the poet, the city lord’s mansion is full of all the luxury of the mortal world. The bricks and tiles are all made by skilled craftsmen. Even the tiles on the roof ridge are decorated with green gold and beautiful jade.
The entire city is like a tall building constructed by hand. The City Lord’s Mansion is the magnificent crystallization of the top of the tall building. Under the City Lord’s Mansion, the city in the dark stays up all night, and the lights never go out three hundred and sixty days a year. The crowd ran back and forth, climbing up and down along wooden ladders and steel rails, vomiting goods and wealth.
The gold, silver and jade are continuously transported to the deepest part of the maze. Until now, no one knows how much wealth is buried under this city.
In all kinds of rumors, whether it is gorgeous, solemn, weird, or dark, every cloud tower city has a mysterious attraction like a mirage, which makes people curious.
But Ye Qingxuan never thought that when he came to this city, it would be depressed to this point.
The nomadic mountain drove through the quiet sea, wherever it passed, all the decaying and decaying sea houses were lifeless. Through the fog, one or two indistinct shadows could occasionally be seen moving on those layers. In the stacked rooms, after the possibility was approaching, there was no trace.
It's like avoiding him deliberately.
The fleet of ships that came and went in the past have also disappeared, and even until they drove to the gate under the Cloud Tower City, they didn't see any one.
Although it is normal for the Great Wall to be blocked in the East, it is normal for a depression to occur after the route is cut off, but the depression to such a damned degree is beyond expectations.
"His Royal Highness, there is a problem with this ghost place."
Egor at the helm scratched his bald head: "It makes people panic."
Ye Qingxuan was amused, "Leviathan's dull sea didn't scare you, it's just a little barren now, isn't it like this?"
"This is different."
Egor organized the wording and replied after a long time of brewing: "The Sea of No Light was made by monsters. I am not afraid of monsters. If I can fight, I will live, if I can’t fight, I will run. If I can't escape, I will die.
But it's different here...it's artificial here. "
He said, "I am more afraid of humans than monsters."
Ye Qingxuan was taken aback and couldn't help laughing.
Although Yegor's philosophy of survival is crude and crude, it always shines.
"Don't worry, no matter what happens, I can protect you." He patted Yegor on the shoulder, walked to the front of the bridge, and stared at the front of the nomadic mountain.
Now they have come under the Cloud Tower City, and in front of them is the main gate of the Cloud Tower City-a 10,000-ton water gate.
The main gate of Yunlou City is divided into two floors, separated by two sluices at both ends of the city gate. It is said that the water level inside and outside the city is completely different, and the altitude difference is like a cliff.
Without the coordination of the entire hub, Ye Qingxuan would not be able to get in even if he smashed through the outer door.
But now that the ship is under the city wall, Yunlou City has no reaction at all. In Ye Qingxuan’s feeling, the huge city wall is wide enough to hold dozens of horse-drawn carriages in a space where there is not even a single person. .
The space behind the city gate is also silent, unlike a city.
Now, the entire cloud building is like a double-layer iron coffin, sealed with corpses and corpse stinks, without revealing them, but getting close makes people feel uneasy.
This city... seems to be dead.
Just in confusion, the roar burst out.
Along with the violent shaking of the sluice, countless turquoise rust spots and barnacles shook off the iron wall, the sound of turbulent water converged into the sharp sound of countless boulders colliding, and the ocean was surging with white foam, like death Octopus spitting corpse water.
Finally, the road to the interior of the city slowly opened.
Even now, no one has appeared in front of them.
Not even the signal light is on.
"This..."
Yegol looked at Ye Qingxuan hesitantly.
"I'll go, you stay here." Ye Qingxuan stretched out his hand, took the windbreaker from the crew and put it on the captain, and said to the captain: "If there is any situation, don't worry about me, just retreat to a safe area. When necessary, I authorize you to use Hephaestus."
Egor hesitated to speak, guessing that it would not be useful to persuade him, but he sighed and called two crew members.
"Please let them follow you." Ye Geer looked at Ye Qingxuan, "As a prince, there are no two attendants that can't be justified when going on tour. Even if you let them carry a bag for you."
A number of people is better than a few people, not to mention that it can be used to block a knife and buy a little time.
Ye Qingxuan looked at the two knights who started to dress, did not refuse, and soon stepped onto the gangway and jumped onto the sampan. Facing the gloomy city, the sampan slowly sank into the depths of the city gate.
On the bridge, Yegor was smoking a cigarette roughly, his expression twitching:
"This ghost place...too **** evil."
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In fact, Ye Qingxuan did not sail in the dark for long.
When his sampan was docked on the dock, he saw the figure who had been waiting there for a long time. The girl with slender limbs and silver hair, with familiar eyebrows...
Bai Xi?
Ye Qingxuan was stunned for a moment, and almost blurted out the name, but soon he found that the girl's face did not have the same jealousy and laughter as before, or even any expression, like a puppet.
Just indifferent.
"Are you... Yunlou Chaoyue?"
Ye Qingxuan remembered the rumors of Bai Xi's twin sister, but did not expect that the first time I met was in such a strange situation.
In the silence, the girl saluted him slightly.
"Please follow me."
After speaking, he turned around and led the way.
That posture, as if I knew he would come a long time ago, there was no surprise or confusion, no daze and jealousy, his eyes were empty, and there was no emotional ups and downs.
Like a puppet doll.
While moving forward in silence, Ye Qingxuan followed in her footsteps, walking through the complicated and dark corridors and steps, from bottom to top.
The legendary lights are not brightly lit, only a paper lantern held by the girl's hand brings a faint light, making the entire dead city more gloomy.
The market, the square, the medical center, the storefront...everywhere I passed, everything was silent, decadent, covered in dust, I don’t know how long no one has been active.
A lingering rancid smell lingers in the air, and insects and mice can be seen faintly crawling behind the tattered wooden planks, bringing the only sound to the gloom.
This city... definitely has a problem!
In the end, Ye Qingxuan couldn't help but ask, "Where are the people here?"
Yunlou Chaoyue walked in front, and when he heard what he said, she stopped and almost knocked Ye Qingxuan down. Looking back at him, a trace of confusion appeared on that beautiful lifeless cheek.
I don't seem to know how to explain to him.
Soon, she replied softly: "Everyone has left here."
"Leave?" Ye Qingxuan was at a loss: "Why?"
"I don't know."
This time Yunlou Chaoyue answered quickly, almost without thinking, "Father said they were scared."
"What are you afraid of..."
Ye Qingxuan hadn't finished asking, his eyes already saw the answer.
The corpse.
Many corpses...
After passing through the corridors and steps, Ye Qingxuan finally climbed to the top of the city and saw the magnificent and magical white building in the legend.
But above the white building, there are densely packed corpses hanging.
The corpses don’t know how long they have been dead, and the shriveled shells are swaying slightly in the wind. After being exposed to the sun for such a long time, there has been no rancidity, but there is still no glimmer in the dark eyes. .
Just looking straight down at them.
The knight subconsciously put his hand on the sword, his hair horrified.
After Ye Qingxuan was silent for a long time, he sneered softly: "Your father's welcome ceremony... is really extraordinary."
The footsteps of Yunlou Chaoyue stopped at the door and looked back at the knight behind him, "They, stay here."
"Good."
Ye Qingxuan waved his hand, motioned to his entourage to wait for him at the door, and then stepped into the prosperous pavilion behind the gate, "I want to see what medicine Yunlou Qingshu sells."
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Just stepping into the door, I heard the sound of the piano.
The cool and elegant sound of the piano reverberates throughout the city. It is not noisy, but it sets off the silence, which makes people feel relaxed.
In the courtyard between the green pine and the green bamboo~IndoMTL.com~ is surrounded by curved water, and the sound of the water flows, creating a strange charm in the square inch, exquisite and gorgeous.
It's like leaving the city in an instant, coming to the mountains and plains, feeling at ease.
But the more you move forward, you can feel this thick whitewash on top of ‘natural’.
He felt that the ground under his feet was spinning delicately, facing the sun, and the entire city lord's mansion seemed to be built on a hub, causing the huge building to rotate slightly all the time, ensuring that it was facing the direction of the sun.
Each rotation is one day and night.
As Ye Qingxuan moves forward, the courtyard is also undulating subtlely. Whether it is bamboo forest, curved water, green pine or white wall, it is just a part of this huge machine.
Countless pavilions appeared from the end of the road with his footsteps, and after he turned the direction, they slowly sank into the ground. Under the patchwork of countless buildings and decorations, the entire City Lord's Mansion seems to have thousands of different looks, thousands of different postures and styles.
Even the faint sound of the piano is played by a music box-like device. Behind the clever rhythm are countless rotating gears and pivots.
Ye Qingxuan finally understands why there are contradictions in so many travel notes, because this city itself is uncertain, with countless modules up and down, there are countless kinds of patterns.
In the hands of his master, this is the most expensive and delicate toy in the world.
Even if there is no trace of people along the way, Ye Qingxuan can feel the beauty that permeates every inch of space.
Until he finally reached the top of the tall building, at the highest point of the entire city, he finally saw Yunlou Qingshu...Bai Xi's father, the man who once made him unable to contain his murderous intent.
It's just that the current Yunlou Qingshu is not a bit like what he expected.
It's like...changing individuals.