Chapter 174 Deformity
Below, on the dark street in the rain.

People coming and going were all wearing coarse linen clothes, holding oil-paper umbrellas, or running quickly with their hands protecting their heads.

The latter is more hurried than the former.

Among them, there were several figures exuding the aura of black blood.

Although these figures have human form, they look strange, either with wings or covered with scales.

There is no difference from monsters.

But the people here seemed to be accustomed to this and were not too panicked.

Even when seeing these people, they would stop and bow to salute with an expression of respect.

As for the black-blooded species, they did not attack as soon as they saw blood like they did on the surface.

The two seem to be in a peaceful situation.

for this phenomenon.

Hu Qi has already understood the reason while eating here.

Although he didn't do anything.

But with his current strong physique and keen hearing, as long as he wanted, he could hear all the conversations of everyone within a few thousand meters around himself.

Combined with the memories obtained from the two black-blooded creatures.

Hu Qi knew that the black blood species here were different from those on the surface and did not need to be wiped out by the secret warriors.

Because, here, there are no so-called secret warriors.

The black blood species is the only extraordinary existence.

He is even called a god by the human beings living here.

The black-blooded people here will not wantonly kill the humans living among them.

They will even provide protection and help build city walls to resist attacks from ferocious beasts in the wild.

Even powerful black-bloods can interfere with the weather to avoid floods and droughts, allowing crops to have a good harvest.

The reason for this is not that they have changed their temperament.

Because they understand.

If you eat a lot and kill humans, you can satisfy your appetite for a while, but what happens next?

Without blood food, there will be no good outcome for them. Except for those middle and upper-level black-blood species who are strong enough to no longer rely on blood to survive, the other black-blood species will starve to death.

This is naturally what they don't want to see.

Doing these things is like being a farmer, raising livestock, creating a good environment, and providing food, and these are not without rewards.

It is just a behavior pattern for more lasting benefits.

……

"Waiter, my flint is dim, change it quickly!"

At this moment, one of the people who were eating and drinking at a table in the distance seemed to have noticed something.

He glanced at the dim wall lamp on the side, then turned around and shouted into the distance.

"I'm coming!"

The young waiter came over, holding not food but a basket of bright orange stones.

He walked to the wall, opened the translucent, glass-like lampshade, removed a dim stone from it with pliers, and then replaced it with a brighter stone.

After putting on the lampshade, it suddenly became like a bright light, illuminating a small area, and even dispelling the damp and cold air brought by the cold rainy day.

There are several wall lamps like this one in this space.

The light emitted from it falls on the skin, giving people a slight warmth, like the sun in winter.

A strange look flashed in Hu Qi's eyes.

In his opinion, this world is almost no different from the surface of the earth.

Basically everything that should be there is included.

The only difference seems to be that there is no sun because of the inner world. Without sunlight, other organisms cannot grow except for some shade-loving plants.

If this continues, it will be a catastrophe for most creatures.

However, living things have strong adaptability. Since there are living things in the center of the earth, there must be a reason for it.

Although there is no sun in the inner world, there are springs of fire.

The power of this fire spring comes from the earth's core.

The temperature emitted by the core of the earth is very high, generally reaching around 4000℃-6800℃.

Because of its size, the temperature on Earth is even higher.

This level of temperature cannot be compared with the interior of the sun, but it is more than enough for the surface of the sun.

There is a special kind of flint in the fire spring that can provide lighting, drive away the cold, and even have the effect of the sun, which can promote the growth of crops.

However, the energy of this flint will be consumed over time.

However, after it is used up, placing this stone in a fire spring for a while will allow it to absorb enough heat energy and return to its original state.

It can be said that it is precisely because of the existence of the fire spring that the humans here can survive.

Just after entering Black Rock City.

So he used some trickery to get one.

After careful observation.

In Hu Qi's opinion, this kind of flint is also a special spiritual material.

Some are similar to batteries.

Unfortunately, flint releases and absorbs heat very slowly, and can only be used for lighting and heating in this world. Apart from that, it has no other effects.

Ten minutes later.

After paying the bill, Hu Qi left the restaurant and headed towards the city center in the distance based on the information he had obtained.

……

The reason why Black Rock City is called Black Rock City.

It’s because of the city lord, the middle-level black-blooded creature named Black Stone who rules this place.

The City Lord's Mansion is located in the heart of Blackrock City, surrounded by sparkling lakes, and the mansion is located on the raised island in the center.

The City Lord's Mansion covers a huge area, like a city within a city, with pavilions, towers, and magnificent buildings.

On the top floor of an attic nearly a thousand meters above the ground.

A tall and sturdy figure wearing armor, more than two meters tall, was sitting in it.

The huge body exudes a terrifying sense of oppression like a mountain.

This man had muscles all over his body, and on his forehead, there were two curved horns like two sharp daggers, protruding abruptly from both sides of his forehead. The surface of the horns was covered with rough lines.

There was a strange bloody light in his eyes as they opened and closed.

This person is the lord of Black Stone City, Black Stone.

This attic was specially built by his order. Sitting here, one can have a panoramic view of the entire Black Stone City.

At this moment, there was a large plate of meat on the stone table in front of him.

The meat looks a little strange, and you can vaguely see that it is a curled up human figure.

His body was bald, as if it had been roasted by fire.

The painful look before death seemed to still remain on his face.

"Lord Black Stone, this is a new way for humans to eat livestock. The meat is cooked to medium to medium doneness. At this point, the meat inside is more tender. The belly is then hollowed out and filled with spices..."

At a table on one side, a thin man with a white chef's apron tied around his waist stood hunched over.

The man looked fawning.

Explaining to the black stone with two horns on his head.

(End of this chapter)

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