Chapter 1 The Mirror

Even without deliberately dressing up, Mr. Mirror had a refined air that made it hard to look away.

Today, she was wearing a very fitted wine-red dress, not particularly extravagant in style, but dignified and elegant. Her hair was pulled up high, revealing a mature charm.

Old Lingdun was not only more technologically advanced than Gadorant Port, but its clothing style was also slightly different. Although this wine-red dress was simple in style, it was more pleasing to the eye than the puffy leg-of-mutton-sleeved dresses worn by the noblewomen in the city.

Mr. Mirror took off the sun hat she was wearing, revealing a stunningly beautiful face.

Then, she placed her hand on the energy-testing crystal ball.

This time, the crystal ball didn't even light up.

Clearly, the test result was "ordinary person."

The guards at the city gate were momentarily stunned, and even those queuing in the distance glanced over.

Whispers could be heard from the women nearby.

"That lady must be from the capital. Only dresses designed by those high-end designers in the capital look so good."

"Definitely. Tsk, tsk, look at that young man, he's really handsome..."

"..."

But after all, their identification documents were fine, and they weren't wanted criminals. The city guards had no reason to make things difficult, and Soren and Mr. Mirror entered the city smoothly.

At the same time, in the city gate tower, a man with a pointed mouth and monkey cheeks was dozing off. Suddenly, his subordinate nudged him: "Captain Pence, look quickly, there's a particularly beautiful chick over there!"

Hearing this, the skinny, monkey-like man on the chair immediately opened his eyes and looked out the window, just in time to see the backs of Soren and Mr. Mirror as they entered the city.

Pence's brother-in-law was a knight in the family of the Gadorant Port's Lord, Earl Mistmoon. Relying on this relationship, he had managed to get the position of a small team leader guarding the outer port.

"What's the background of those two?"

"They're from Anorogos County in the south."

"Are they nobles?"

"No. The man is a rune teacher, and the lady seems to be a rich miss. They're here for a trip."

"Heh... good that they're not nobles. By the way, what level are they as professionals?"

"The man is second-tier, and the woman is just an ordinary person."

"Teacher? Tell the 'Viper Gang' to bring them here. Remember to remind them not to get too handsy. I want to have the first taste!"

"Boss, I think those two might be more than they seem. Should we investigate a little more?"

"Investigate my ass! They're just bumpkins from the south. No matter how big their backing is, they'll have to lie low in Gadorant. Even if there really is a problem, we can just find some pirates to execute and fool everyone."

"Hehe... yes, Boss!"

Clearly, they had done this kind of thing more than once.

…

Soren sensed several unpleasant gazes from the city tower.

He had thought that Gadorant Port was a civilized territory, unlike the chaotic Old Lingdun.

But it seemed that under the sunlight, there would always be sewer rats hiding in the shadows.

However, Mr. Mirror didn't say anything, and he didn't say much either.

As soon as they entered the city, Mr. Mirror suddenly stopped, as if sensing something.

Soren asked curiously, "Senior Sister, what's wrong?"

Mr. Mirror shook her head. "It's nothing. I sensed that one of my fourth-generation descendants is in the city."

After a pause, she muttered to herself, "I didn't expect that branch to have continued..."

Fourth-generation descendant?

There are other vampires in the city?

Hearing this, Soren realized that he was still in a world where bloodlines were very high among the blood clan.

But he didn't ask much.

Soren asked, "Senior Sister, where are we going now?"

Hei Xiansheng and the others wouldn't arrive until tomorrow at the earliest, which meant they needed to stay in the city for a day.

Mr. Mirror looked at the floating airships in the sky, seeming somewhat interested. "Let's wander around the city. See how much civilization has progressed in a thousand years."

Soren nodded.

The two walked towards the inner city.

Coastal cities were generally more prosperous than inland cities, and Gadorant, as the most prosperous seaport city in northern Luying, was even more so.

A inland river flowing into the sea divided the city into two halves. After entering the city gate, it wasn't long before they came to a huge white stone bridge.

The bridge was very wide, with a twenty-meter-tall statue of a soldier every few dozen meters on both sides.

People walking under the statues would instinctively feel small.

Soren looked up at these statues, feeling a little incredulous. Building so many stone sculptures would require a lot of engineering.

Seeing his interest, Mr. Mirror, who was holding Soren's arm, explained, "This is a common tactic used by those in power. Huge statues symbolize power, and they constantly remind the common people to have reverence for those in power."

"I see..."

Soren's understanding in this area was limited, and he gained some knowledge from listening.

Gadorant was a commercial city, with no industry. The trading market was the most lively place.

After crossing the white bridge, Soren and Mr. Mirror arrived at the large-scale maritime trading market.

In the market square, there was a wooden gallows.

At this moment, three men dressed as pirates were tightly bound and being executed on the platform.

They weren't directly hanged. The noose was around their necks, cutting into their skin, and the height was just right so that they had to stand on their tiptoes to avoid suffocating.

Pirates were very unpopular in this city, and they would be tortured to death if caught.

On both sides of the street were shops selling all kinds of goods: furs, tea, ceramics, machinery, wood, minerals, alchemical materials... and slave shops.

The Luying Empire didn't prohibit the sale of slaves. In the past, nobles even used the number of slaves they kept as a key indicator to compare wealth and status.

There were not only human slaves, but also icefield giants three or four meters tall, semi-human beastmen, ugly trolls, orcs...

The slaves all wore shackles and explosive collars around their necks.

The male slaves were shirtless, with many wounds on their bodies, and their faces were full of numbness.

The female slaves were relatively beautiful, wearing thin clothes that barely covered their private parts. If customers needed it, the slave traders would even let them go naked and squeeze them to check their goods...

Here, the cheapest ones could be bought for only tens of thousands of Lisos.

In the Luying Empire, slaves were no different from livestock.

"Come and take a look, newly arrived wasteland giants, only two million Lisos, definitely a symbol of status..."

"Newly arrived war slaves, including tender young ladies from noble families in the Mannuo Principality..."

"Rabbit-type beastmen, lively and clingy, the best choice for maids, come and see, large quantities are preferred..."

"..."

Soren and Mr. Mirror walked past, listening to the slave traders shouting all the way.

As they walked, a little girl holding a bouquet of flowers came over.

She held the flowers in front of Soren and asked in a childish voice, "Sir, would you like to buy a bouquet of roses for your beautiful wife?"

The roses on the ground were red, not the kind that glowed in the underground world.

Soren pulled out a rose and asked with a smile, "How much is a bouquet?"

The girl: "Twenty Lisos."

Soren paid with a smile.

Although the currency of Old Lingdun had the same name as that on the surface, with 10,000 Lisos exchanging for 1 gold krone,

they weren't the same currency, and their purchasing power was very different.

One was privately printed, and the other was the common currency of the Luying Empire.

When Soren came out earlier, he mostly exchanged his cash for various hard currency materials. Fortunately, he had plundered some pirates before, and he had some change in his pocket.

He bought the rose and handed it to his Senior Sister beside him.

Mr. Mirror also smiled slightly and happily accepted it.

But just then!

A group of dirty boys who looked like vagrants poured out of the alley and onto the street, about a dozen of them.

They crowded around Soren, shouting incessantly.

"Sir, sir, please have mercy, we haven't eaten for days!"

"Sir, please give us a few copper coins..."

"..."

Soren was a member of the Holy Cross Society in Old Lingdun and was used to seeing the poor people at the bottom of society who couldn't get enough to eat.

Originally, he didn't mind giving some alms within his ability, but suddenly, these vagrants scattered.

As soon as the people dispersed, Mr. Mirror said calmly, "My handbag was stolen."

She had been carrying a decorative handbag, which was indeed quite valuable.

But it clearly wasn't about the money.

Soren had actually noticed the malice a long time ago, but this was a crowded street, so he couldn't just kill all those guys.

Looking over, the guy who stole the bag was running very fast, and he looked like an assassin professional.

At this time, the little flower girl said weakly, "Sir, be careful, they are professional thieves from the 'Sea Snake Gang'!"

As she spoke, she ran away quickly, as if afraid of getting into trouble.

Soren raised his eyebrows and sneered, "Heh... a gang?"

The security guards in the distance clearly saw it but didn't care, so he understood that this "Sea Snake Gang" was a local bully.

He used to be a thug in the Holy Cross Society, so he was naturally very familiar with this kind of situation.

Thinking about it, Soren said, "Someone must have been targeting us."

Mr. Mirror said with certainty, "Yes, they're after me. The thief probably wants to lure you into the alley."

Soren: "Then let's go take a look?"

Mr. Mirror nodded.

The two were talking calmly.

In fact, Soren had guessed that he would encounter this kind of situation.

His Senior Sister's beauty would attract the covetousness of some villains.

Before, she needed to hide the fact that she was a professional in the underground city. Now, she was exuding her full aura, and that cold and glamorous charm was as dazzling as a halo.

Moreover, as her strength recovered, her queen-like aura became stronger and stronger...

Mr. Mirror had the ability to change her appearance, but Soren didn't ask why she used her true face, but he could roughly guess that it was the "qi" she cultivated.

Soren didn't know what kind of "qi" Mr. Mirror cultivated, but he could feel that under her seemingly gentle appearance, she had a kind of domineering, condescending, and righteous aura in her bones...

She had the strength to cut down all injustices.

…

Mr. Mirror's persona was that of an ordinary rich young lady, and Soren couldn't leave her alone in the same spot, waiting to be kidnapped.

The two exchanged a few words and then walked unhurriedly towards the alley where the thief had escaped.

On the other hand, in a dark alley where the sun couldn't reach, seven or eight gang members with muskets and swords were already waiting.

The leader was a black-faced man with a scar on his face, named Pollett. He was a small boss of the Sea Snake Gang, nicknamed "Viper," ruthless and bloodthirsty. Among the gang members in Gadorant City, he could be considered a good hand.

The thief who stole the bag was also inside, playing with the bag in his hand. "Boss, those two out-of-towners are really rich. The gems on this bag must be worth more than tens of thousands. It seems she really is a rich man's daughter. What if they don't care and don't come after us..."

Before he could finish speaking, the scout came to report.

"Boss, they're here! Both of them are here!"

"Hehe, that saves us the trouble of intercepting them on the street."

"Boss, could there be a problem? Those two look very calm."

"What could be the problem? A rich young lady who came to travel and a teacher? Hehe, they're just newbies who haven't seen the dangers of society. Maybe they're here to reason with us? Hahahaha..."

"Boss, didn't Captain Pence say that the man is a second-tier professional and told us to be careful?"

"He's second-tier, am I not second-tier? It's good if they know what's good for them, but if they don't, I'll cut off his head!"

"..."

While the few of them were still muttering, the two had already appeared in the alley.

Soren saw a flash of figures, and three assassins cut off their retreat.

They were all assassin-type professionals, but they didn't look fast... Probably those "whiteboard" implanted augmentations that were used to advance, so their attributes were very poor, even worse than the outer city gang assassins in Old Lingdun.

The spiritual power in the surface world was abundant and much gentler than "dark spiritual power," and it hardly caused "distortion."

Coupled with those "whiteboard" materials with extremely low realm requirements, almost anyone could advance.

Like the ones in front of him.

Seven or eight guns were pointed at Soren's head at the same time.

However, there was no panic on his face, and he asked, "Who sent you?"

"Viper" Pollett was stunned when he heard this. They hadn't even opened their mouths, and the other party had actually guessed their purpose?

Vaguely, he felt that something was wrong, but he didn't show any weakness and asked back, "Who the hell are you?"

Soren shook his head slightly, feeling that this kind of communication was obviously wrong.

He suddenly said to those thugs, "Watch my mouth."

The eight Sea Snake Gang thugs were stunned by these inexplicable words.

The next second, they saw Soren clap his hands together.

No,

it wasn't a clap!

Instead, he formed a warlock seal with an extremely fast technique.

He murmured softly, "String Control Secret Art: Slaughterhouse!"

Without giving anyone any time to react, several crystal-clear blue silk threads suddenly solidified in the air. The threads, condensed with the third-tier wind element laws, were like sharp blades, cutting through the necks of several people very smoothly.

As bloodlines appeared, the expressions of horror on their faces hadn't even surfaced when their heads suddenly fell off, and blood spurted out like a fountain.

Six headless corpses collapsed to the ground at the same time.

The only guy still standing in the field was that "Viper" Pollett.

His action of holding the dagger froze in mid-air.

Seeing his little brothers suddenly have their heads chopped off, he realized that he had provoked a terrifying existence!

As if falling into an ice cave, his arrogant face turned pale in an instant.

But he didn't dare to move at all.

Because, he clearly felt that a sharp silk thread was already贴貼on his neck. It was a sense of despair that even a professional assassin like him had no chance of escaping!

Death was just a hair's breadth away.

…

Soren also guessed where this guy's confidence came from earlier.

Probably because he thought that he was also a second-tier, and he had a numerical advantage, so there was no need to be afraid.

But Soren wanted to say in his heart,

although we are both second-tier, my second-tier is not the same as your second-tier.

Clearly, this was the correct way to communicate.

Soren asked again, "Who sent you here?"

This time, Pollett answered without hesitation, "Captain Pence told us to come!"

"Who is Pence?"

"The captain of the guard team entering the city. He has a brother-in-law who is a knight in the Earl's family! He has a good relationship with the young master of the Earl's family, and my boss has a good relationship with the nobles in the city. You can't kill me..."

"..."

Soren got the information he wanted and didn't want to listen to this guy's nonsense. He was just about to make a move.

"Wait."

But at this time, Mr. Mirror reached out and took a bone necklace that Pollett was wearing around his neck.

[Blessed Mammoth Amulet]

Details: A cold-resistant amulet carved from mammoth ivory;

Soren took a closer look and realized that the bone necklace was carved with complex totems, and the center of the totem was actually a special crest pattern.

This pattern was actually the Isaac family crest?

Soren immediately realized that this necklace had some connection with Mr. Mirror's family.

Mr. Mirror asked coldly, "Where did this necklace come from?"

Pollett was so scared that he said everything he knew, "It was taken from a batch of new demihuman slaves who entered the port before..."

Mr. Mirror asked again, "Where are those slaves now?"

Pollett: "They're in the hands of the big slave trader Roskin."

Mr. Mirror didn't ask any more questions.

As soon as she finished speaking, his head fell to the ground.

Soren stripped away some of the soul fragments from the dead, and he got some information that wasn't too valuable.

Fortunately, the storage space was still large enough, so he put the bodies away as well.

If the bodies couldn't be found, the murder wouldn't be established...

Soren knew that after killing these people, there would probably be a follow-up to this matter.

Even if there wasn't...

Soren also planned to find that "Captain Pence" to continue the story.