After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 223 - 75: You Come to Fight the Source of Fear_2
The atmosphere was very dangerous.
The humans gathered in front of the city gate could, at any moment, storm Baharut City and forcibly enter the underground world.
"Hey, that human!" a loud call came from beside the lava river. It was a dwarf in black armor, holding a heavy axe.
"Come ashore quickly, or else you will be considered a smuggler!"
"..." Xi Mu rode his mare to the shore, and as he dismounted, standing in front of the dwarf in black armor, the originally menacing dwarf’s attitude suddenly changed for the better.
"Ahtal?" the dwarf ventured, looking at Ahtal’s surprised expression, then pointed at the eight-legged horse beside him.
"Although I have never seen you before, there is probably only one horse with eight legs in this world."
He grinned, revealing his bright white teeth.
"The Hero Ahtal riding an eight-legged horse is a characteristic everyone can remember."
"Is that so." Xi Mu slightly surprised, then smiled at the mare beside him,"partner, you’re famous!"
"..."
The mare rolled her eyes.
Becoming famous as a monster was not a good thing, but she was not very worried, unless Ahtal had a death wish and wanted to fight the gods again.
Otherwise, with her speed, she was very safe.
"Lord Ahtal, are you leaving the underground world?" the dwarf asked, scratching his head and after seeing Ahtal nod, 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
he tiredly explained.
"The procedures... might be a bit complicated."
"Why?" Xi Mu asked, and the dwarf sighed, leading the way while starting to explain:
"The world above is too cold; many people want to pour into the underground world to escape the cold. However, most of those who come in are poor, and many are not very clean-handed, causing an increase in disorder in the underground world."
"So, we have sealed Baharut City and prohibited all the poor from entering unless they have the appropriate certification."
"..."
Xi Mu remained silent, not commenting.
Now, people required credentials to enter the underground world, such as proof of social status and property, indirectly excluding ordinary poor people.
However, if the snow disaster continued for a while and the food reserves in the upper world began to run low, it would lead to... war.
For the right to own the underground world, Humans and Elves would massively deploy troops to invade the underground, vying for the suitable land for survival.
And Baharut City would be the place where the battle fires would ignite first.
Entering the city,
the dwarf enthusiastically arranged him in a luxurious mansion, stating that in one hour, he could have the procedures ready.
This is the benefit of reputation; once your fame reaches a certain level, you can receive courtesies no matter where you go, and even the most complex matters could be resolved quickly.
However,
Xi Mu did not plan to obediently wait for the paperwork to be complete. He was not in Baharut City to process entry and exit paperwork.
He was there to collect the +9 meteorite.
"Partner, wait here for me for a moment." Xi Mu put on his mask, smiled at the mare beside the living room sofa, his forefinger and thumb slightly overlapping and showing a small gap, "I’ll be back within thirty minutes."
The mare nodded, watching Xi Mu climb out the window, disappearing from her sight. Soon after, her body emitted a glow, her milky white long hair fell, revealing a young girl with straight legs and an attractive figure.
She sat on the sofa, picking up some fruit to eat.
"What a cute little horse." A cheeky voice came, startling the mare, who quickly looked toward the source of the voice, and saw a mixed-race young girl.
She wore a petal-like red long dress, her golden hair tied into a ponytail, casually draped over her shoulder, her demeanor a blend of maturity and naivety, giving off a very strange feeling; despite being a vibrant young girl, she also seemed experienced and worldly.
"Let me introduce myself, the Saintess of the Church of Destiny." She raised her hand, resting it on her ample bosom, "here to guide Ahtal’s destiny."
Mare: "..."
Why couldn’t these people appear normally? It scared her so much that the apple in her hand no longer tasted sweet, and since she was supposed to guide Ahtal’s destiny, why did she come to see her instead of finding Ahtal himself?
The blond girl seemed to read the mare’s thoughts and explained, "I need to verify Ahtal’s strength and observe Ahtal for a while to ensure he is worthy of being guided."
She turned around, her back facing the mare.
"Coming back within thirty minutes isn’t an easy task." With that, she climbed over the wall and left, disappearing into the unknown.
Meanwhile, the mare in the living room fell silent for a moment, finishing the apple in her hand, then transformed back to her true form.
At the same time,
City Lord’s mansion.
"Refreshing." A muscular female dwarf dropped her twin axes on the ground, the sharp blades piercing the floor.
She moved her wrists around.
"Come out, thief."
"I haven’t stolen anything yet." Xi Mu walked out, pulling out a credit card, terse, "If possible, please sell it to me."
"Ha... seems like a gentleman." The female dwarf crooked her finger, her smile rebellious, "but I have no interest in negotiating with weak men."
She issued a challenge.
"If you can overpower me with your strength, proving yourself a strong male, then I might be interested in talking to you."
"How obsessively do you dwarves cling to strong males?" Xi Mu couldn’t help but retort, though his body was already in motion.
He stomped his feet against the ground as if he were a runaway high-speed train, charging at the muscular female dwarf.
