Chapter 524-1: Mighty Gate Pass, Mirage Dragon Ruins (1)
[Mighty Gate Pass already existed before the establishment of the Vermilion Dynasty. It is a necessary pass from the western border toward the Central Plains region. The city walls on both sides of the pass cross the desert and Gobi. It can both withstand warfare and was the bond connecting the former divine capital, Luoyi, with the western border.]
[After the Vermilion Empire was established, the Martial Emperor moved the capital to Yanjing, the capital city, and Luoyi’s name as the divine capital ceased to exist.]
[Now, the world has been peaceful for a long time, so Mighty Gate Pass naturally does not have heavy troops guarding it…]
[From far away, you see scattered soldiers stationed atop the pass and city walls. Several Fire-Worship army soldiers wear black armor, hold weapons, and slowly patrol and wander atop the city wall.]
[It is somewhat different from what you have heard. According to rumors, as a great pass connecting the Central Plains and the western border, this pass should have endless streams of merchant caravans coming and going, with the long line entering and exiting the pass visible even from across a mountain ridge.]
[But now, Mighty Gate Pass is lifeless and gloomy. Aside from a few scattered soldiers at the city gate pass, there are no merchants traveling for trade at all. It appears utterly silent and desolate.]
[The soldiers guarding the pass have cold expressions and gloomy black pupils. When they see you senior brothers approach, they do not react much. Only when you take out your travel ordination certificate does a soldier silently take the certificate, glance at it, and allow you through.]
[The White Elephant Demon beside you feels very uncomfortable and says to you, Junior brother, why does it feel that the closer we get to the Central Plains, the more wrong the atmosphere becomes?]
[Could it be that junior brother already expected this, which is why you advanced step by step and did not fly directly to Luoyi?]