12. This place is too dilapidated
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When I first arrived at West City, I was actually incredulous at the sight before me.

How could there be such a dilapidated city in the world? Is it really not a garbage dump or a doghouse or something?

What the heck.

The walls were still tall enough to glimpse the glory of the past. But now it is full of scars and cracks, as if the slightest force will pushed it down. The outskirts of the city are a patchwork of farmland filled with weeds, wild birds squeaking and chirping, and dirty dogs walking cautiously with their tails between their legs on both sides of the road, giving me sympathetic looks when they see me.

Do I look so much like a bereaved dog?

I was most surprised by the people of West City.

Their clothes are tattered and patched, basically they look no different from savages, many of them are holding wild fruits or tree bark, in short, they are as miserable as they can be. I see those children, both male and female, are similar. Even those who still look a few beauty of the little girl are looking at me pitifully, estimated that two buns can be abducted a group.

But the strange thing is that their eyes look gleaming, and even a little exuberant.

It gave me a feeling as if it was the New Year. Has something good happened in the West City recently?

After entering the city, a large group of the city's nobles soon came to welcome me.

What made me angry and amused was that they were all wearing patched clothes, shrinking their hands and looking poor. However, everyone is white, fat and big belly, I do not understand, you use your little pig brain to think about it, those who can not afford to wear clothes can eat so fat?

Do you really think that my IQ is on the same level as my big brother?

Although very angry, but I did not expose this matter, they arched their hands at me, I also arched my hands at them.

After a few courtesies, the leader of the fat man coughed a few times and said:

"Ah ah, Lord Lieder is really young ...... come, we have prepared the wine and food here, but also please move ...... the poor west city, but also there is nothing good, a few families together, just barely come up with a decent banquet, I do not know if it can be your appetite......"

What does this mean?

Oh, like I'm some big, bad guy who overcharges.

Are all of them so skilled?

I laughed and replied:

"Oh? Then I'll respect and please lead the way."

When I arrived at the restaurant, I sat down on the worn out stool and surveyed the food and drink in front of me.

To be honest, the quality wasn't good, but it definitely wasn't bad either. It was just that my intuition told me that the guys in front of me were perfunctory, and that the meal cost absolutely nothing - at least in their eyes, absolutely nothing. Before I could say anything, the fat man in the lead said again:

"Lord Lieder, you are the son of Lord Yunyang, is having something good before. We are all guys from the small countryside, not much insight. But this place is special, you have not seen, those devils like a tiger, three days to come to us to rob, our few old guys to support the city, every day and night is afraid of peace......"

I nodded.

Since I don't know why this city can hold on, I don't mind if these guys take the credit for themselves first. Just take it as it is.

The fat man continued:

"Oh, I haven't introduced myself to you, my name is Pierce, and I was the person in charge here when you weren't here. But the West City is not a good place, and the demons are fierce. Our own army has more water than it needs, and very little food. I don't mean to say that if you take over these things, you won't be able to sort them out for a while, but the demons won't care, they'll come as usual... If this goes on, the West CIty will be in danger"

Pierce is it ...... you are really tricky.

I do not deny his words and simply ask:

"What do you want to say?"

Pierce coughed a few times, tucked his hand up and fished out a pile of silver tickets from his sleeve and stuffed them into my hand.

"We are all trying to make a living in West City. We also want to maintain a 'peaceful coexistence' with you, you say right? This ...... In addition to this, we have arranged several maids ...... What kind of life you were living before, will not change when you arrive here. We assure you that it will even live more comfortably than before."

I picked up a chopstick of chicken breast and threw it into my mouth.

It tasted pretty good.

After swallowing, I looked Pierce in the eye and asked with a smile:

"I also have a question."

Pierce hung his head, a look of listening ears.

I slowly said:

"How in the world did you protect the West City, anyway?"