This time I chose Paladin.

Chapter 86 Old City
One afternoon a few days later, Nie Weiyang arrived in a city.

The Earth city corresponding to this was already extremely large in scope. Now that there are no tall buildings, people's residences are spread out flat on the surface, spanning mountains and rivers, and are much larger than before.

Because this is a big city with a population of 12 million, the 'old city'.

The city is located in a convenient location and is the center of transportation in Zhongzhou. No matter which direction you go to in Zhongzhou, you can use it as a transit station.

Now, there are less than six million people left in Gushi, and this is because big cities have strong ability to withstand pressure - during the rising blood moon, nearly three million people died in Gushi, about a quarter of the total population, and the rest of the missing people were all lost.

Among the settlements that Nie Weiyang encountered, there were a large number of people from the old city.

There were too many Chinese people, especially in Central China. Compared to places like America and Oceania, simply migrating to avoid danger wasn't as effective. Therefore, during the ascending blood moon, the Chinese simply forged ahead.

Now, Nie Weiyang came to the ancient city to convey news about Langcheng and the nearby small cities, and also to update his current intelligence database.

Where there are many people, the situation will be more complicated, but correspondingly, information will be more widely available.

……

Now the wilderness is full of monsters and mutant animals, and the people of Gushi have a wide coverage area. Not long after Nie Weiyang entered the jurisdiction of Gushi in his memory, he heard faint rumbling explosions in the distance.

He sat on his lucky lottery ticket, looking out from atop a hill. Unsurprisingly, the nearby forest had been cleared and thinned out considerably. The sound came from somewhere in the distant mountains, and it sounded like homemade explosives and some other skill being activated simultaneously.

Nie Weiyang closed his eyes and listened for a while.

"Hmm...fire, quenching with water, embrittles the stone...and then explodes."

"BOOM!!!!"

A loud bang echoed in the sky. Then there was a crackling sound, like fireworks.

"It turns out that the stone mine is open now." Nie Weiyang made a judgment.

He remembered that there were two large mines in this direction, one for stone and the other for coal. No one would be foolish enough to blow up a coal mine. The very words "gas explosion" were more terrifying than even tigers and wolves.

Nie Weiyang didn't approach the quarry, instead driving toward a cluster of low-rise buildings in the distance. Fields and sparse woods were scattered between the hills and the dirt road. A heavy motorcycle like the Lucky Draw would leave a solid tire mark on the ground.

The tire tracks were a bit strange, shaped like circles of relatively parallel wheat ears.

When Nie Weiyang walked on the loess road, it was like writing with a black pen, making the strange wheat field-like traces extend infinitely, but the wheat field's ability to resist lodging may not be very good.

Nie Weiyang stopped speeding because at this distance, it was normal to see people on the road.

In fact, after a while, he saw a team of more than 30 people moving slowly forward. Some of them were pushing wheelbarrows, while others were pulling scooters. The first and last two people were obviously stronger than the one in the middle, and there was a person on each side, and they were obviously soldiers from their temperament.

Under normal circumstances, unless Nie Weiyang intentionally amplified the sound, the Lucky Sign wasn't very loud. Not only among motorcycles of its size, but even among all vehicles, it was practically silent.

But when he came within thirty meters of the group, one of the two soldiers suddenly turned around and held a sheathed long sword across his hand towards him.

"Hello! This is the garrison of the ancient city of Yuzhou, China. Please stop approaching and present your personal information interface. Please open the options for name, age, lineage, occupation, rank, and major event records!"

Okay, routine.

Nie Weiyang had no intention of arguing. He looked at the group of freight transporters who were quickening their pace and moving away from him, tilted his head, raised his hands slightly, and showed that he had no ill intentions. He then opened his personal information as the other party asked, but did not open his bloodline information. Instead, he showed - belief.

"Name, Nie Weiyang... Nie Weiyang?!" The young soldier suddenly raised his voice. "Level... 18?! Blood Moon Rising was fought in Lang City?! Your belief is... 'Practice My Righteousness'?!"

"Huh? Level 18?" The convoy behind them suddenly stopped moving. They all turned back to look at the public information panel floating in front of Nie Weiyang:

"Nie Weiyang? The number one in the world? Why is he here?"

"Holy crap, that car is so flashy..." "Paladin? What's that class? Is it a hidden class? By the way, why doesn't he reveal his bloodline information?"

"Level 18! What did he eat to level up so quickly? The average level of Gushi announced two days ago was only 13, and I'm only level 11..."

"What did they eat? They ate the boss experience." Someone complained, "What's so fussy about this? He was able to single-handedly fight the boss at the beginning, and then he got a series of first kills later. If you can do that, you'd be 18 now."

"What...what do you mean by a one-on-one boss fight?" the doubtful person raised his voice. "Maybe he's taking advantage of some terrain conditions!"

"There are 36 bosses around Gucheng, and many of them are located on rugged terrain. You're already level 11, 10 levels higher than the others. Why don't you try to fight them one-on-one?"

Try what? Try and die?

The man held his breath and remained silent because he noticed that the soldier next to him frowned and gave him a look.

"He's a real capable man," the soldier said coldly, walking towards Nie Weiyang with his partner. "We should respect heroes."

Not far away, Nie Weiyang was a little nervous.

What is the best in the world... This wording is too much like a martial arts novel!
He pretended not to hear and smiled gently, "There's probably no other level 18 Paladin Nie Weiyang right now."

At this point, or at most within two weeks, there should be two mines, 36 boss spawn points, and nearly 80 permanent nests of mutant animals around Gu City. Within the city, there are over 50 violent gangs, over 120 black markets, and 13 different religious beliefs, the majority of which are cults, including a branch of the Return Sect.

In addition, there are more than 50 surrendered spies working for Gushi.

Nie Weiyang knew this information because Gushi was the capital of Zhongzhou in his previous life, and it was also the place where he had spent the longest time. A month after his previous life, he came here alone and blended into the crowd.

Many of his skills were developed during this period.

At that time, he had no status but some ability. He was aloof, silent and insisted on not harming anyone. He was once forced to kill innocent people with a homemade pistol pointed at his head. What did he do at that time?

He killed that group of people, even though he was on the verge of death for a second time - the last time was when the blood moon ascended.

Among the five people he protected, two tried to steal his belongings secretly, two beat the first two away and hid him in a corner, and one slipped away at some point. He was suspected of going to inform them and harm them, but that was not the case.

Compared to the simplicity of Langcheng, life in Gushi made Nie Weiyang fully understand the complexity of human nature. It was also here that he first lied with a smile to cover up his beliefs, and also the first time he killed someone with a smile.

But from beginning to end, he never changed: Nie Weiyang, a man who does what others cannot do.

Such an innocent idea was silently carried out by him throughout his life.

And now, Nie Weiyang is back here again, and this time, he is open and honest.

Nie Weiyang had a gentle smile on his face, his short black and white hair reflected in the sunlight, as did his slightly pale skin.

Logically speaking, it would be hard to trust a man who was still wearing sunglasses in such a situation, but his rank, occupation, beliefs, absolutely impressive experience, and the mountain-like calmness that lingered around him made sure that no one here had any doubts.

Even because of his extraordinary charisma and the direction of his beliefs, people subconsciously developed a favorable impression of him and let down their guard.

Nie Weiyang still smiled. This time, everything would be different.

What's wrong with good people? Do good people deserve to be pointed at guns?

No, good guys should point guns at others!

　Ah, I can't make it to the store on the same day, but I'll post it first. This does not count as the extra update on Saturday.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)