“Qing Mang?” Luo Chen raised an eyebrow. Wasn’t this the cultivation practitioner from Mount Qingcheng who had been clamouring to challenge him? Luo Chen never expected to run into him here. If they were to meet, Luo Chen wouldn’t mind dealing with the fellow directly inside the Horror Game, saving himself the trouble of having to make a move once they returned to the country.
“You seem quite familiar with this place.” Luo Chen gave Han Jiaren a slight smile.
“To be honest with you, Mr Luo, I always take the initiative to hand over my merit points to others and then leave.” Han Jiaren was just an ordinary person and had no advantages here. Handing over her merit points voluntarily, not fighting or competing, was the best strategy for her. After all, although having your merit points snatched away here wouldn’t result in death, people could still be killed here, and there was no legal protection. In a sense, this place was actually very dangerous, a mix of dragons and snakes, without order, only plunder and slaughter! Especially in the city, a disagreement could easily lead to a fight to the death! Han Jiaren being able to survive in this environment time and time again showed she was extremely smart.
“I have no intention of participating in this so called Horror Game, nor do I want to fight for anything. I just want to quietly live as an ordinary person,” Han Jiaren said with a hint of desolation, looking rather pitiful. “Mr Luo, can I follow you?” Han Jiaren took the initiative to ask to stay with Luo Chen.
“Sure.” Luo Chen nodded. He figured that since the matter of him being a Level 1 Abnormal had come to light, Jin Zaizhong had probably told them to their faces after he left. Han Jiaren was indeed planning to stick with Luo Chen because of this. Although she said she just wanted to quietly be an ordinary person, deep down she still very much desired the opportunity to become an Abnormal. Unfortunately, the merit points needed to exchange for an Abnormal Fruit were far too many, and she simply didn’t have them.
“That’s just great, Oppa!” Seeing Luo Chen agree, Han Jiaren immediately threw herself over and grabbed Luo Chen’s shoulder, shaking it left and right. “Oppa, actually I’ve wanted to say this for a while, you are really too handsome!” Han Jiaren flattered him, then spouted a whole lot more compliments and praises for Luo Chen.
Luo Chen didn’t respond, but first planned to look around the place and see what was what. This village looked quite large, and there were quite a few people wandering around hesitantly. After walking around in a circle, Luo Chen felt somewhat disappointed. Most of the people in the village were just like him, possessing only a single merit point.
“Shall we go into the city and take a look?” Luo Chen suggested. The Horror Game, when it came down to it, was created based on the trials of the Immortal Realm secret realms. Luo Chen couldn’t even remember how many times he had breached this kind of merit based secret realm. How to obtain the most merit points in the shortest time? Rob! Whoever has the most, go and rob them!
“But Oppa, the city is very dangerous. Robbery and murder happen all the time,” Han Jiaren said with worry. The village was relatively safer because those with more merit points were mostly in the city. The people in the village mostly only had their original single merit point, so generally those with real strength wouldn’t bother coming to rob them. The city was where the people with more merit points gathered, and it was often where the true experts and those with the most merit points were.
“There is another point, Oppa. Some people can use their extra merit points to actively enter here, so the city has already formed into factions,” Han Jiaren explained.
“So, what’s it like inside now?”
“Inside, apart from some idle personnel, only the City Lord’s side is left maintaining order,” Han Jiaren knew this very well.
“City Lord?” Luo Chen was somewhat stunned. There was actually someone acting as a City Lord?
“Yes, speaking of which, Oppa, you actually know him,” Han Jiaren said with a bitter smile. “The City Lord of this city is Jin Suyan’s father, Mr Jin Zaizhong,” Han Jiaren said.
“Jin Suyan’s father?” Luo Chen also smiled. No wonder that guy acted so arrogant. It turned out that inside the Horror Game, he was actually a City Lord! If that was the case, it was no wonder he was so proud.
“So he has the most merit points in the city?” Luo Chen raised an eyebrow.
“That’s not the case,” Han Jiaren replied.
“Not the case?”
“Yes, because the one with the most merit points is the deity enshrined in the city!” Han Jiaren explained again. “Goryeo has a total of three cities like this, and each one enshrines that deity!”
“A deity?” Luo Chen found this somewhat amusing.
“Yes, a deity.” Han Jiaren showed a look of admiration. But Luo Chen’s eyes lit up upon hearing this. Three cities in Goryeo, all enshrining that so called deity. Putting it that way, his merit points should be the most.
“If I rob him.” Luo Chen calculated it in his mind. But these words made Han Jiaren frown.
“Oppa, that joke is going too far.”
“Let’s just go in and take a look first.” Luo Chen had already made his decision and didn’t explain anything to Han Jiaren.
“Alright.” Seeing Luo Chen insist on going in, Han Jiaren didn’t continue to persuade him. She was just slightly unhappy because Luo Chen had actually just said he wanted to rob a deity. She had thought Luo Chen was the kind of steady and mature man, and she really didn’t like the men here in Goryeo. It was because the men in Goryeo mostly liked to brag, and it was ridiculously exaggerated. She had thought that since Luo Chen was from Huaxia, he shouldn’t have this bad habit of Goryeo men. Where did she know that Luo Chen would actually have this habit too? Sighing, Han Jiaren led Luo Chen towards the distant city.
This city was built in an antique style, very much in the style of the Goryeo Joseon era. There were two Level 3 Abnormals guarding the city gate, though they were wearing security uniforms. This move was naturally Jin Zaizhong’s doing. Only this City Lord, the Slayer of Ten Thousand, could use Level 3 Abnormals as security.
“Halt, to enter the city you must pay merit points!” One of the security guards stopped Luo Chen and Han Jiaren. Han Jiaren nodded at Luo Chen, meaning there seemed to be this rule.
“How many merit points?” Luo Chen asked.
“Two!”
“Two merit points per person,” another security guard said.
Two merit points? Luo Chen only had one on him, and Han Jiaren only had one. Calculating it this way, at most only one of them could go in.
“How about we just don’t, Oppa…”
“It’s fine. If I want to go in, no one can stop me.” Luo Chen waved his hand, very confident. This was the Horror Game. There weren’t as many rules as in the outside world. You could kill at will here. In other words, here was Luo Chen’s home turf! In the outside world, he, the Wujie Immortal Venerable, couldn’t go too far, but here! He didn’t need to顾忌 anything at all. He could let loose and kill directly! Actually, Luo Chen really liked the Horror Game, because inside the Horror Game, it gave him a feeling of returning to the Immortal Realm. There was nothing that a fist couldn’t solve! So looking at the two security guards, a cold sneer crossed the corner of Luo Chen’s mouth, planning to force his way in directly. After all, this city was established by the Horror Game, it didn’t belong to any individual. Jin Zaizhong deliberately collecting merit points to enter the city, to put it bluntly, was just open robbery.