There's no such thing as a free lunch; if you want protection, you naturally have to pay a price.
The entrance fee is 100 crystal coins per person.
For some, it might not even be enough for a meal, but for others, it represents most of their life savings.
In the line of people entering the city, a little girl of six or seven years old was being led by a young woman as they slowly moved forward with the line.
The girl was Xiaoyun, the little girl whose eyes had been gouged out, whom Xuantu had rescued two years ago during a hunting mission.
The young woman was Du Li, an assassin who had infiltrated the Bloodvine Flower Manor as its lover.
Thanks to Xuan Tu's intervention that severely injured the manor owner, Du Li finally avenged herself.
They then absconded with the manor owner's belongings, left Medicine City, and eventually settled in a settlement not far from Medicine City—the Cloud Mushroom Settlement.
Du Li and Xiao Yun, who was an orphan, shared a similar plight and Du Li took good care of Xiao Yun.
Over time, their bond deepened, and they became closer than sisters.
Xiaoyun was coming to Bright City, and Du Li was worried about her traveling so far alone as a little girl. Since she was going to seek refuge in a big city anyway, she decided to come with her.
Xiaoyun tilted her head back and said, "Sister, the city wall is so high! It's even higher than the walls of Medicine City."
Du Li: "Bright City is built on an island. Once the World Destruction Mystic Flow breaks out, strange beasts from the sea, the desert, and the sky will attack it. It can be said that it is attacked from all sides."
"Its city walls must be built very high, so that they can withstand those ferocious beasts."
"The Medicine City is different. It is located inland and faces far less danger, so the city walls don't need to be built so high."
Xiaoyun nodded.
When it was the sisters' turn, Du Li took out 200 crystal coins and paid the city entrance fee.
Upon entering the city, the two sisters were amazed by its prosperity and bustling atmosphere.
Like two tiny ants caught in a torrent, they didn't know where to go.
"Sister, look, there's a really tall tower over there."
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