Chapter 708: Metal District
After a brief discussion with them, Long Chen set off with the small team of cultivators. The only person he was familiar with was Shao Yu. The others looked fierce; they spoke little with Long Chen and glared at him with enmity in their eyes. Their boss, Du Jiu, did not speak much either, completely ostracizing Long Chen and Shao Yu.
Long Chen knew that Du Jiu was just trying to find an excuse to keep him close. He had not figured out Long Chen’s capabilities yet and was worried that Long Chen had some trump card that they could not deal with. Otherwise, he would have attacked already.
Du Jiu led them through the district. They walked on the cold, dark-brown ground covered with fine sand made of metal. The soil was mixed with the metal, making the ground as hard as steel. Every step they took created a crunch, a result of the metal grains rubbing against each other.
Du Jiu and the others walked at the very front. One of the large men walked up to him and said in a low voice, “Boss, when will we make a move on that brat? He doesn’t look strong to me. I can chop him into two!”
“We’re not in a hurry. If we encounter any danger later, let him rush in front. I want to figure out his capabilities first. The brat is a bit mysterious, so we must not act rashly,” said Di Jiu with a cold chuckle.
“Mysterious?” The large man smirked and turned to glance at Long Chen. He could not see anything special about the brat and cocked an eyebrow. He then returned to his position and cracked his knuckles.
Long Chen did not hear their conversation, but based on the way they were speaking into each other’s ears, he could easily guess what they were talking about. He privately chuckled to himself. He had two objectives here. First, he wanted to learn more about this place from Shao Yu. Second, Shao Yu was a good person—at least he was good to Long Chen. Long Chen knew that if Shao Yu followed them, he would either die or become cannon fodder later, so Long Chen wanted to help him if he could.
“Brother Yu, tell me about Iron City. What is it?” Long Chen asked, walking up to Shao Yu.
“You haven’t heard much about the Ancient Graveyard, so you don’t know about it. The ancestors of the Ten Thousand Nations Territory have come here many times. The first time they came, they suffered major casualties, so they learned their lesson and set some rules which the whole Ten Thousand Nations Territory agreed to abide by. The Nine Great Clans enforce these rules, but they also follow them. The cities are part of the rules,” said Shao Yu wistfully.