Lei Wens stop was one step too late.

  A black net suddenly flew out of the woods, easily covering Little Zach. In the moment when everyone had not reacted, two black shadows jumped down from the tree and quickly pulled Little Zach back along with the net.

  Even at that moment, those two Lin Fengs eyes still glanced at Raven five meters away: as if to say, how did the idiot who walked to the edge of the forest not become you?

  Send shivers down ones spine!

  Levin was as helpless as the grieving mother. He watched in horror as Little Zax was dragged up the tree and torn apart by the Lins, who devoured chunks of his flesh on the spot.

  The guard tried to shoot an arrow to save Little Zach, but the forest was too dense and too dark. One arrow missed, and Little Zach was dragged deep into the forest, and soon even his last cry disappeared.

  The refugees fell silent, each one fearfully keeping a distance from the forest, trying to stay within the light of the fire pit.

  Mary from the village grocery store cried out to the villagers, asking about her husbands whereabouts: "Malrok, has anyone seen my Malrok...my Malrok..."

  Malakai is Marys husband, newlywed not long ago. He was pulled out in last nights church defense battle. Many people saw him being dragged to the rooftop of the house opposite the church by a goblin, wailing miserably as he was devoured alive...

  No one dared to respond to Marys aggressive questioning, nor did anyone have the courage to tell her the truth about what had happened, and there was no way to comfort a woman who had just lost her husband.

  The world of Ao is cruel, and humans and other civilized races are constantly competing with monsters and magical beasts for living space. Every time the city can no longer accommodate more people or needs more food, there will be pioneers who take a group of poor people seeking hope to open up land.

  There were lucky ones who stood firm and became masters of their own destiny.

  More like Raven and Marys sister, due to the lords incompetence, they lost their homes to monster invasions and were forced to return to the big city.

  Entering a big city does not mean safety, rather it is the beginning of another dangerous journey.

  "Raven reminded her, Carin, lets conserve our strength."

  "Hmm, I really dislike the look in that constables eyes, it feels like hes watching a bunch of fat pigs being led to the slaughterhouse. But dont worry, brother, Ill protect you. Hmph! Whoever dares to touch you will have to deal with me!" As she spoke, Karin brandished her dagger in a threatening manner.

  "......" Lavin wanted to retort: How come his own sister is a bit off? Wheres the gentle, considerate and kind one he knew? The difference between her and the sister in his impression was too far apart.

  A fat man with a big belly stood on the high platform, gesturing to the gathered refugees to be quiet: "I am Security Officer Park. Everyone listen to me, now you are safe. The Golden City has only one rule, no gathering and rioting, other rules are the same as all cities. Dont worry about going in, many places are short of people, I believe the enthusiastic citizens will be happy to accept you." After finishing his announcement, he led everyone into the city and acted as a guide.

  The city of gold is indeed very beautiful, with many streets having lanterns hung more than two meters above the ground, like a city that never sleeps. The wide bluestone road can accommodate two light horse-drawn carriages passing each other, and there is a pedestrian path as wide as one and a half meters beside it, which is far better than the muddy roads in the village where one foot is deep and the other is shallow.

  But under the leadership of the constable, the refugees came to a secondary street, and it was clear that this led to the slums, because there were only one or two lantern bearers at the entrance of three or four small alleys, and residents who needed to enter or exit at night had to pay two copper coins to hire a lantern bearer to guide them, otherwise no one would know what happened in the dark alleys.

  "Alright, from now on its up to the lantern carriers. They will be your best guides."

  The bailiff sauntered off, leaving behind a crowd of bewildered people.

  A lantern-carrying man with a scar on his face walked over first: "We have eight bachelors here who need women, whos coming?"

  Another lantern bearer stepped forward: "Mr. Hess needs a few agile little guys."

  The third one said: "We need several miners."

  The survivors of Aras finally understood that in the eyes of the big shots in the Golden City, they were no different from stray dogs on the side of the road.

  More and more people appeared in the darkness, beginning to surround Alas survivors.

  "No! I just want to find a decent job and rent a small house..." Mary screamed. But her screams only attracted the attention of the men.

  A very strong man hugged her, ignoring her screams and struggles, and carried her back to a mud-brick house not far from the alley entrance.

  Soon Marys screams were replaced by heavy breathing.

  Villagers were left speechless, covering their mouths in shock. Just half an hour ago, Mary was frantically searching for her husband like a madwoman, but now she had given up...

  One after another was picked away half coercively.

  This is the reality, the Golden City accepts refugees in a ruthless and cold-blooded manner. Those high-ranking nobles not only need more food, they also need more plebeians to maintain the luxury of this city.

  Levin chose to quickly take Karin away. He could clearly sense the greedy gaze of many people towards his siblings.

  He was well aware of what would happen to a delicate fifteen-year-old half-elf boy and a pretty thirteen-year-old girl in the Golden City. Even if some civilians accepted them for a moment, it would take at most two days for the underworld to find them. They would be ambushed or soul-trapped, and when they woke up, they would likely fall into the hands of Marthana, the woman who controlled all the brothels in the Golden City...

  "Lets go."

  "Where are you going?"

  "I know a place where we can be safe." Raven used all his strength to carry Karin and ran swiftly, weaving through the streets and alleys, finally shaking off several suspicious guys who were quietly following them after a few turns.

  Levin was panting heavily, his injuries still affecting him. Now it was purely willpower that was driving his body.

  "Carin, well use ash on our faces. Avoid drawing attention."

  Karin did as she was told, and the two of them had already looked wretched enough when they were fleeing. But a beautiful girl is still a beautiful girl, even if her face is dirty you can still make out her features. Smearing mud on their faces was about the limit of what the two of them could do.

  The City of Gold has the largest slave trading center and commodity exchange on the entire continent, and its actual controller is the Church of Wealth of the Goddess of Fortune, Wogin.

  On the surface, the Church of Wealth is absolutely neutral and even preaches religious equality. In reality, in the game, every player regards the Church of Wealth as a neutral evil camp. For the sake of making money, theres nothing the Church of Wealth cant do. As long as you give them money, the evil gods can easily preach in the City of Gold. The good camps that cant afford to pay are all driven out.

  In the game, Golden City is both the best and worst newbie zone.

  Its best because everything is here and almost anything can be bought.

  The worst is that this place has the most disgusting people and things, many players have tried to wake up from a nap only to find themselves sold into a slave camp.

  Leiwen knew that if he stayed in the slum waiting for them, there was only one way out - death.

  The gods of the world of Ao have corresponding divine positions, and the divine position is the category governed by the god. The god and his church will only protect people in their own domain.

  In the city of gold, there are only two places that can resist the magical protection of money to protect Raven siblings. One is the Guardian Church of Heim, the god of guardians, unfortunately, neither of the two Ravens has anything to do with the guardian, so its ruled out first. The only remaining choice is the Blacksmith Association of Gond, the god of craftsmanship and forging.

  "I know an old dwarf, his name is Wu Fu Jia*Man Chui. He can be said to be our only choice." Raven said while recalling his former forging skills, hoping that he wouldnt be too greenhorned, or else the old dwarf wouldnt take him as an apprentice and that would be a big joke.

  Driven by the memories in his mind, Raven almost instinctively dragged his similarly stumbling sister Karin along. He was seriously injured, and Karin had exhausted her physical strength.

  Accidents always happen when you least expect them.

  A tall man suddenly appeared in front of them, he walked up to them, grabbed Ravens collar and pulled his face close: "Wow, its actually a half-elf handsome boy!"

  As soon as the words fell, Raven knew something was wrong. When he saw the black flower pattern on the mans cloak, which looked like it had been etched on, Ravens mind went completely blank.

  Blackened Church?

  Why did I get involved with this kind of guy!?!

  Just as she was about to say something, the man sneered and tossed a slightly moldy black bread in front of Karin: "Dont force me to take action, take this and get out of here! This kid is mine from now on."

  What?!

  Lei Wen finally realized that it must have been his own innate charm of 19 points that caused the trouble... He was on guard against his sister all night, but in the end, he was the one who got into trouble?

  Dizzy, it turns out being too handsome is also a crime!

  What the heck!

  The City of Gold is the coldest, most greedy and money-worshipping place in all of Azeroth. Commoners have no status, only slightly better than slaves, and are allowed to exist solely to serve the wealthy people of the City of Gold. So the actions of the Twilight Cultists were not only unimpeded, but a crowd of onlookers even gathered around to watch the show.

  The weak Raven was unable to resist the brute force of the giant, and Raven realized he had to make a choice.

  There are two options:

  Should I get rid of him?

  Still running away?

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