Five Frozen Centuries

Wei Huo looked into the window of the house and saw two middle-aged people around 50 years old. The man was silent, while the woman was crying.

It was a reception room. There were two young staff members, a man and a woman, and an armed guard inside.

The two young staff members were helpless. They poured tea for the two visitors and returned to their seats. They did not say a word. The two of them felt helpless. It seemed like they were new here and did not know how to handle this matter. However, they had already reported this issue to the leader.

A young man told the woman, “You guys… Please calm down. I’ve already informed the higher-ups. Someone will be handling this matter soon.”

The woman seemed like she wanted to say something, but she was shocked by the middle-aged man’s words. “Don’t make things difficult for the two children. When the leader comes over, I believe he will handle this matter fairly.”

Soon, a middle-aged man with a beer belly walked into the reception room.

The two employees and the guard turned serious. “Director Wang!”

Director Wang was wearing a white shirt, black trousers, and leather shoes. As soon as he entered the reception room, the male employee went to pour him water. However, he said, “No need. I still have a meeting.”

After saying that, he looked at the two visitors. “I understand your son’s situation. He died in the construction site of Area C7. The incomplete housing collapsed, and the lack of equipment caused a huge fire. Your son died as a result. We are very sorry about that. We have already contacted the construction manager. He promised to double the compensation stated in the contract. Please go back.”

The middle-aged man got excited. “This was definitely not an accident. If it had been an accident, we would not have come here to visit. This was murder. The collapse of the house was real, but the short-distance explosion was fake. The corpse has been destroyed!”

Director Wang was very cold. “If you’re not convinced, you can choose to sue the person in charge of the construction in the arbitration area. You can also ask someone to investigate. We can’t just take your word for it.”

The woman stood up excitedly. “The arbitration area and the person in charge are in cahoots. How are we going to sue them?”

Outside the window, Su Xiaoyu explained, “There’s a construction department in Tengyun City. It’s managed by the administrative department. Due to the limited land, people are not qualified to build private houses.”

Chief Wang frowned and said loudly, “If you don’t take legal action, it means that you have given up the right to use the means available by law. There’s nothing we can do.”

The woman seemed, looking unconvinced. “If you don’t care, I’ll wait here until I die!”

Director Wang glanced at the guard. “Contact the police station and get someone to take them away.”

The woman seemed like she wanted to make a fuss, but the middle-aged man stood up. “We will leave on our own, but before we leave, I have something to say. If you ignore the truth, you will end up in big trouble!”

Wei Huo saw everything. The moment the middle-aged man said that, he felt a wave of luck. This was the first time he had encountered something like this. Even the Luck Severance Skill had no record of this.

Luck fluctuated like a tide. Everyone’s luck began to fluctuate. Suddenly, the luck increased and decreased. This situation lasted for over 30 seconds before everyone’s luck returned to normal.

According to a saying, ill comes from the mouth. There were some things that could not be said. Many accomplished monks cultivated the Zen of not speaking because they were afraid of causing trouble when they spoke.

Some people were sharp-tongued. As soon as they spoke, they caused trouble.

There were also others who were reverse-jinxes. If they said that someone would die, that person would remain alive and kicking. Whoever they said was invincible would be killed in a second.

There was another thing in this world called a ‘red flag’. As long as a person said ‘I will return to my hometown to get married after the battle’, that person would definitely die. It was just like the group of Nagas that had jinxed it when Wei Huo had entered the Immortal Tomb. “The King will definitely return after entering the tomb personally.” However, Wei Huo had not obtained any treasures. He had come out after wandering around.

Wei Huo thought about it for a long time. He felt that this was the power of words. If he could understand it, he could kill without using a knife. He could jinx the other party with just a few words and the other party would die in the blink of an eye.

However, Tengyun City was in trouble this time.

Wei Huo asked Su Xiaoyu, “Has the Soaring Cloud City encountered any trouble in history?”

Su Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment before feeling shocked. She was confused, as she did not know what Wei Huo meant. She had always thought that Wei Huo was a powerful demon who could transform. She did not believe that a human could reach that level.

She was very careful as she recounted what had happened. “Three years ago, before the armored wall was built, a huge disaster happened. Countless animals attacked the Soaring Cloud City. The animals’ eyes were red. Regardless of whether they were carnivores or herbivores, they did not kill each other. They only attacked humans. Fortunately, a group of fearless people appeared at the time. They were blocked by City Lord Ma.”

Su Xiaoyu recalled that she seemed to have come to the battlefield personally, so she knew a lot about this matter. “However, there were countless animals. One batch after another came after killing a batch. Later, someone found out that all living creatures that entered this area would go into a frenzy until we killed all the creatures in the area. We could not even spare a cub. During that battle, we ignited a forest fire and wiped away all the animals and plants around us. Nothing was left. That was how we survived this crisis.”

Wei Huo was curious about people who were not afraid of death. He asked, “How many fearless people are there?”

Su Xiaoyu thought about it carefully. “I can’t remember. However, there are too many of them. That group of people fearlessly charged toward those crazy animals and killed them one by one. If that had not happened, Tengyun City might not have been able to survive. Rare-ranked creatures appeared one after another at the time. If one killed a Rare-ranked creature, at least 10 people would be sacrificed.”

Wei Huo was sure that most of those people were players. They kept getting resurrected and throwing themselves into the battlefield to stop the terrifying animal frenzy.

If animals went crazy, they would either survive until the end of their madness or kill all the animals in this area.

“Where are these people now?” Wei Huo asked.

Su Xiaoyu replied, “Those who survived the battle entered Area B. They became mutants because of the battle. Even if they did not become mutants, they entered the army and joined the upper echelons. It’s rare to see them in Area C.”

Wei Huo was curious about Area B. He had heard from Su Xiaoyu that if one wanted to enter Area B, one had to choose to join the Soaring Cloud City and show off one’s value. Mutants and scientific researchers would definitely be able to enter it. They could also enter after becoming soldiers, or they could enter if they were rich.

Wei Huo counted the rules and realized that he was perfectly suitable. Not only could he disguise himself as a mutant, but he was also very proficient in electromagnetic science. Besides, he was very rich!

Wei Huo asked, “How rich must one be to enter Area B?”

Su Xiaoyu was confused. She did not understand why Wei Huo wanted to enter Area B, but she still replied, “You can enter Area B if you spend more than 300,000 silver coins in the official shop of the Soaring Cloud City.”