Chapter 1293 - City of Angels (1/2)

The City of Angels was on the border of the desert and snow plains of the Sten Kingdom. It had the harshest environment in the country. It was in the middle of a vast plain that had no obstacles. Dozens of storms visited the city every year.

At the very beginning, there had been no city here. It had been a battlefield of the two ethnic groups in the Sten Kingdom. When the war was over, criminals were banished here. Those criminals established the city.

At first, the city was called the City of Sinners because every resident here was an unpardonable criminal. They were exiled evil mages, mass murderers, and crazy alchemists…

As time went by, more and more people were exiled here, and many of them were geniuses. Those crazy alchemists and evil mages who didn’t have any moral boundaries were even stronger than other experts on their level.

Those people fought and killed each other every day. Then, the first master of the City of Angels appeared. He subdued those crazy guys and set up rules. That was the beginning of the City of Angels’ development.

Later, the city became the place where the outcasts gathered. The murderers, the people who had pissed off wrong targets, and the felons who had committed heinous crimes would all run to the City of Angels.

Nobody cared what they’d done in the past as long as they obeyed the city’s rules.

Anything unavailable on the market outside could be sold here. Even royal princesses might be sold as pets here.

Someone tried to eliminate the City of Angels, but it could no longer be eliminated. It was the place that gathered the filth of the Sten Kingdom, but there were a lot of stakes in the place too. Whoever wanted to take anything from here had to pay accordingly. Robbery was against the rules.

A daughter of a prince of the Odin Kingdom was sold to the city and auctioned. The prince led Heaven Rank experts to the City of Angels, and attempted to destroy it.

However, the city had existed for countless years. It seemed unremarkable, but it was surprisingly sturdy. The city was closed and vanished into the ground. It was gone for a month.

When the City of Angels went missing, the forces that were connected to the City of Angels suffered huge losses. Some international deals and clandestine negotiations could only be conducted in the City of Angels.

During the month, a lot of people showed up to suppress the prince. Even the royal family of Odin persuaded him in person. Finally, the City of Angels rose from the ground again, and the prince had to pay a fortune to buy his daughter back…

Standing on the deck of the airship, Lin Yun looked at the City of Angels down below with a smile.

The City of Angels would remain famous in the future. It had influence in all chaotic areas. 10,000 years later, the City of Angels would be relocated to a chaotic plane that everybody could go to if they knew its coordinates. They could buy anything they wanted, including materials, alchemy items, and even technologies as long as they paid the right price.

It was actually easy to get things done in such places because as long as one was strong enough, those places would be extremely safe and suitable for business.

As long as one paid tax and had a store, one could simply kill the people who dared to come for trouble. The city guards would only help clean the blood. Sometimes, they would even just finish off the troublemakers. There were no robbers in the city, as nobody wanted to get killed.

Landing in the City of Angels, Dick personally led Lin Yun to the most prosperous street in the City of Angels. There was only one unopened store on the street, which was eight meters wide.

The store had three floors. When the protection arrays of the store were activated, it was only eight meters high. It was much smaller than any of the Gilded Rose’s branches. However, it was a fairly large store in the City of Angels.

The store had already been renovated for the purpose of selling potions. One of the two upper floors was a warehouse, and the other was for residence. All necessary things were prepared.

“Sir Merlin, this is the biggest store that we can get in the best part of the city. If you’re unsatisfied, we can keep searching—”

Before Dick finished, Lin Yun had waved his hand. “That won’t be necessary. This is it. I’m very satisfied.”

Lin Yun knew how hard it was to acquire a store in the City of Angels. There might not be a seller even if he offered 10 times the price. The store owners would rather pay a huge amount of tax and leave their stores empty than sell the stores out.

It was already fortunate enough if one could rent a store. Not to mention that this was the most prosperous street in the City of Angels.

Taking out all the contracts, Dick signed a transfer contract with Lin Yun. Then, the store belonged to Lin Yun. He was free to do anything he wanted in the store.

There were many evil necromancers doing human experiments in their stores, but nobody would arrest them unless they affected others.

Completing the deal, Dick left with the 10,000 Universal Cores in a hurry. Lin Yun, on the other hand, opened his Demiplane and released Xiuban and Reina, as well as the clerks he had brought here for the store.

After the goods were put on shelves, the sign of the store was changed to “Gilded Rose Potion Store”.

The store was opened while keeping a low profile. There was not any ceremony. Lin Yun left instructions for Xiuban, and then disappeared.

“Xiuban, Reina, keep an eye on the store. Whoever comes to the store for trouble, just kill them.”

Quietly leaving the City of Angels, Lin Yun went in the direction of what he speculated to be the location of the Planar Path, which was only 50 kilometers away from the City of Angels. In this range, battles never stopped.

The people who escaped to the City of Angels were often chased to the gate of the city. They wouldn’t be safe until they entered the City of Angels. Everybody had to obey the rules of the city while they were inside the city.

Lin Yun hid himself and floated along with the wind while he investigated the vibe of the Planar Path with the detector he made.

If he didn’t know what kind of plane it was, it would be barely possible for him to find the Planar Path with a magic tool. Only if he knew the basic parameters of the plane and had a rough search range would the magic tool be useful.

However, the process wasn’t so easy. The magic tool wouldn’t react until it was very close to the Planar Path, so Lin Yun estimated that he would have to float for a dozen days.

He might easily be discovered in the process. If he wandered around the City of Angels for no good reason, he might get into unnecessary trouble.

However, even if he got spotted at this moment, he was free to do anything he wanted as a store owner in the City of Angels. He could even count the sand every day in the cold wind…

The night fell, and the heat of the day was quickly gone. The City of Angels was like a city located in a desert during the day, but a snowfall began at night, turning everything within dozens of kilometers of the City of Angels white. The city was covered in ice and snow.

At night, the temperature was so low that dropping water would freeze before it hit the ground. However, the city became even more lively and heated. The snowflakes were vaporized before they reached the city.

The night was when the City of Angels was truly alive. All establishments were open at night. The brothels, casinos, and black markets did most of their business at night.

Xiuban was enjoying a bunch of fresh food he bought on the street in front of the store. There were no customers in the store. That was often the case with every newly opened store, even though it sold potions.

However, in the City of Angels, the number of customers didn’t depend on whether or not the store was new…

Soon, a few strangers came, led by a Sword Saint. They all wore a cold mysterious smile.