The main facilities within the fortress were recreational, designed for those entering the Heavenly Dao, not for players.
Not everyone enjoyed combat, nor did everyone prefer mundane professions.
A significant portion of people were busy with their daily lives and couldn't go out to play.
This place was meant to fulfill their spiritual needs.
Chu Tian turned and left the merchant guild hall.
It wasn't even ten in the evening yet, and there was still a long time until three in the morning.
He would go to the adjacent City Hall and try to find City Lord Luo.
If he wasn't there, Chu Tian figured he'd just have to wait for the designated time.
"Dao Tian, what kind of existence is that City Lord Luo?"
He wasn't sure if Dao Tian could hear him, but he asked internally anyway.
He knew Dao Tian would definitely know about City Lord Luo, given his anomalous nature.
After a while, Dao Tian's voice replied, "Do you remember the person who threw you into the Underworld?"
"Huh? Him?" Chu Tian was taken aback.
"Not him, but someone of the same nature," Dao Tian said.
"Then... what is it?" Chu Tian asked.
"You'll know later!" Dao Tian once again uttered the words "later."
"Damn it..." Chu Tian reluctantly said, "Fine, if you don't want to say, I'll ask him later."
Chu Tian was naturally referring to Luo Guo, the City Lord of Shengjing City.
"Oh..." Dao Tian replied with a meaningful single word.
Dao Tian's response made Chu Tian wonder if he would ever see that strange City Lord again.
It seemed rather uncertain. Wouldn't Dao Tian interfere somehow?
Thinking this, he wanted to question Dao Tian.
Suddenly, as he turned a corner, he encountered someone dressed almost identically to himself.
A black hooded cloak covered their entire body, and the hood was so large that only half an eye was visible for navigation.
Chu Tian stopped, and the other person also stopped abruptly.
They stood there for several seconds.
"City Lord Luo?" Chu Tian lifted his hood and asked tentatively.
The other person then slightly lifted their hood.
Chu Tian saw half of his face, and indeed, it was City Lord Luo.
He remained silent, lowered his hood again, and made a gesture to Chu Tian.
Chu Tian's heart skipped a beat, knowing it was him. Da Feng Novel Network.
The peculiar City Lord Luo walked through a few alleys, and Chu Tian naturally followed behind.
After winding through, they finally arrived at the impoverished district of Shengjing City.
Upon entering the slums, Chu Tian discovered that it was quite vast, not just a single street as it appeared from the outside.
Everyone living here was an NPC, dressed in simple clothing.
Chu Tian wondered why such a district existed in the Heavenly Dao game.
As they walked, many children saw him and shouted, "Guoguo is here! Guoguo is here!"
Then, a group of children affectionately surrounded him. He took out various snacks from his pocket and handed them out one by one.
After a while, they reached a basement, and City Lord Luo took off his hood.
Chu Tian, who was already quite shocked by the journey, was even more stunned by what happened next.
*Swish...*
A stream of cyan, wave-like light erupted from his forehead.
Then, the light gathered in front of Luo Guo.
From his feet, slowly rising to his head, like a 3D printer, a strange little girl appeared.
She had horns on her head and a tail behind her.
"Chu Tian..."
Her voice was like that of a two or three-year-old child, with a babbling quality.
As she spoke, Luo Guo behind her collapsed with a thud.
Then Chu Tian heard snoring.
However, as he fell, his head hit the corner of a nearby table.
Visibly, a large lump appeared on his head.
Chu Tian winced, it looked painful.
"Who are you?" Having seen many strange things, Chu Tian expected her appearance.
"You answer me first, are you a轮回者 (reincarnator)?" the childish voice asked authoritatively.
Reincarnator? Did she know he had returned from rebirth?
"If you don't want to say, then forget it!" Chu Tian naturally wouldn't answer her question.
This was his biggest secret, and he wouldn't tell it to someone he had just met.
After speaking, Chu Tian turned to leave.
Little Dragon Girl panicked and stepped in front of him, speaking quickly.
"Don't go, I'll speak first, I'm also a reincarnator!"
Hearing this, Chu Tian looked down at Little Dragon Girl, who barely reached his chest.
He asked doubtfully, "You are a reincarnator, what does that have to do with me?"
"Because you are also a reincarnator!" Little Dragon Girl stated confidently.
Chu Tian scoffed, "Just because you say I am, doesn't mean I am? On what grounds?"
"On the grounds that you can enter this area!" she asserted.
"Entering this area has..."
Thinking this, Chu Tian froze.
Yes, in his previous life, he had wandered here.
The system had prompted that the slums were discovered, but when he reached a certain range, an invisible wall blocked him, preventing him from proceeding.
At the time, he hadn't suspected anything, as in all previous games, there were such places that served as background settings.
You could see them but not enter them; in reality, they were just thought projections on a mural.
Now, he had entered here, and even a basement within it.
Could it be that only those she called "reincarnators" could enter?
As he thought this, his eyes flickered, and he was about to speak.
Little Dragon Girl, sensing his thoughts, said, "It's just as you think. Only reincarnators can enter here. All the creatures you see in this area are reincarnators."
"Including cats and dogs, chicks and pigs!"
Hearing her say this, Chu Tian involuntarily thought "What the hell."
Little Dragon Girl didn't stop speaking and continued, "They have no idea they are already dead."
"There's a saying here that immortals saved them."
"Allowing them to survive here, but the outside world has been destroyed, and they will die if they go out!"
"Of course, even if they wanted to go out, they couldn't!"
She stopped speaking and stared at Chu Tian.
Chu Tian was dumbfounded. So many reincarnators?
The situation was beyond his expectations.
"She's wrong, these people outside are not reincarnators!" Dao Tian's voice appeared, with a hint of helplessness.
"Then what are they?" Chu Tian quickly asked.
Dao Tian pondered for a moment and slowly said, "For every reincarnator there is here, there is a corresponding NPC in the city that you mentioned. What do you think they are?"
"Then the other main cities and villages..."
This time, Chu Tian was utterly shocked. A strange speculation arose in his mind.
Just as he had this thought.
Little Dragon Girl in front of him urged, "Speak!"
Chu Tian looked at her, at a loss for words for a moment.
He also didn't know what she wanted.
"Call your clone over!" Dao Tian suddenly said.
Chu Tian stiffened and asked, "What do you want to do?"
"Don't worry, I won't do anything to her. I'll talk to her."
"This little thing is unusual, and might provide you with great assistance!"
Chu Tian considered it, then pressed the button to summon his clone.
The moment the clone appeared.
Little Dragon Girl flinched and moved to pounce on Luo Guo's body.