Ye Luoxing looked ahead and saw a towering mountain at the end of the road in the distance. Although the area of the inner city was not as large as that of the outer city, the main mountain was obviously taller than the two dominant mountains in the outer city. Ye Luoxing had no doubt that even if these wooden houses were not built, the mountain would be big enough for all the orcs in the inner city to live in!
As she walked, Ye Luoxing felt that she was almost at the center of the inner city. She saw two familiar open spaces on the left and right. However, there was no familiar competition stage on those open spaces. Instead, there was a large bonfire in the center, with two rows of not very high platforms built on both sides of the bonfire.
Kneeling on the platform were many wounded male beasts, their hair disheveled, their bodies tied with tendons and ropes, their heads buried, and no one knew whether they were dead or alive. There were high-level beasts settled in the inner city moving around among them, and there were also orcs guarding this group of orcs!
Ye Luoxing frowned and asked, "Who are they? What are they doing here?"
Tabor didn't look over there, but Sova glanced over there indifferently and answered, "They are enemy beasts. They come from hostile tribes or royal cities. They have all had conflicts with Midnight City. So after we capture their orcs, we either kill them directly or keep them to help Midnight City do something. Of course, we keep only those who are willing to listen!"
"They have another use, which is to exchange for goods! Orcs in need can exchange items for them to do things, but they can't let them go. This is the place for exchange!" Tabor added in a flat tone. When he said this, it was obvious that he didn't regard them as "orcs" at all.
After listening to their explanation, Ye Luoxing was shocked and an idea suddenly popped up in his head - the prototype of slavery.
The orcs had already begun enslaving their own kind, and judging by the injuries on the orcs, it was clear that they had been forced to obey using rather cruel methods. Seeing this scene for the first time, Ye Luoxing couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness. After all, she had suddenly jumped from the relatively civilized 29th century to such a primitive society...
Even Yueshang was a little uncomfortable and found it a little creepy: "This is the first time I've seen the words in some books become real pictures. It really is a primitive barbaric society. When they transition to slavery, it always feels doubly terrifying!"
Ye Luoxing sighed inwardly and said nothing. However, she felt that the current Tabor was different from when she first met him. Perhaps the change was not obvious to her, but she could feel the change in his aura, a kind of eerie chill. Or perhaps, this was his true self...
They quickly passed the two open spaces and walked through the central streets of the inner city. Sova seemed to notice that she was in a bad mood, so he added, "If the females need them, they can take them away directly. Their fate will be decided by the females!"
Sova didn't change much. He not only saw that she was in a low mood, but he could even see why she was in a low mood, so he said that. Ye Luoxing glanced at Sova, and Sova smiled at her. Ye Luoxing suddenly felt that the feeling of depression she had felt since entering the inner city had subsided a lot, and she nodded and smiled faintly in response.
After walking for a while, Ye Luoxing saw a female sitting on her partner's back in the sky on the right. She smiled excitedly and scattered a handful of flower petals on the ground. Then several birds and beasts flew across the sky at high speed and grabbed the flower petals. Some birds and beasts didn't get any and made angry sharp cries. Then they seemed to remember that this was the inner city. They just cried out and immediately shut up. They looked a little funny.
There was a lot of laughter and excitement over there, and the females' laughter could be heard unrestrainedly...
Ye Luoxing didn't understand what they were doing. Sova followed her gaze and explained attentively, "That's a new way for the females in the inner city to play. Maybe they like it. It's also a way for them to choose a new partner."
"Huh?" Ye Luoxing seemed to have a string of question marks on her head. The sisters were having quite a lot of fun...
Yueshang also said stiffly: "The beastmen really know how to find 'entertainment activities'..."
Ye Luoxing withdrew his gaze, and Sova also withdrew his gaze.
"In fact, many of the ways of choosing a mate in the outer city were first thought up by the females in the inner city. I think if the females like this new way, this way will probably appear in the outer city soon." Sova is used to it. Not to mention the females, even the males will find some interesting games to play when they have nothing to do. Of course, most of them revolve around competing in strength.
The rest of the journey was relatively peaceful, but the further inland they went, the more orcs would pay attention to Ye Luoxing.
Ye Luoxing discovered that the closer he got to the main peak of Midnight City, the more the wooden houses on both sides of the road changed. The wooden houses were no longer as neat as before, but they were also scattered in an orderly manner. There were more and more totems on the wooden houses. Most of them were not totems of the original orcs, but some ancient and complex patterns. Not only were they carved, but some were also hollowed out, and even had some colors.
Ye Luoxing once again marveled at the orcs' talent for painting.
Ahead, they had reached the foot of the main peak. There was a vast open space at the foot. Tall and wide platforms were built on both sides of the open space. They were still different from the arenas outside the city. Ye Luoxing found that there were traces of blood on those platforms, and there was also a smell of blood in the air.
"On both sides are the execution platforms of Midnight City. If any important orcs need to be executed, they will be used here. However, any normal events will also be announced here!" This time, Tabor answered for Ye Luoxing and gently put her down from his back with his trunk.
He looked towards the large cave high up on the main peak and said, "We're here!"
Tabor slowly turned into a human form. Ye Luoxing looked up. Previously, when she looked from a distance, she could clearly see the cave in the middle. Now, from this angle, she could only see a patch of darkness. The height of this mountain was enough to make her neck ache.
Tabor put his arm around her waist and whispered, "Female Luo Xing, get ready, we're going up!"
After Tabor reminded her, he carried her and jumped onto Sova's back. Sova also reminded her: "Female Luo Xing, stand firm!"
The moment he finished speaking, Sova flapped his wings and rushed to the top of the mountain. This kind of horizontal short distance rapid rise was probably only possible by orcs, and it required the use of special abilities. Ye Luoxing was still startled. Tabor held her firmly with one hand, leaned over, and grabbed the bird feathers on Sova's body with the other hand. In this way, he and Ye Luoxing did not fall!
Below, the birds and beasts that escorted Ye Luoxing did not catch up. Only Tabor and Sova took her to the cave.
A few minutes later, Tabor and Ye Luoxing jumped into the cave accurately and landed steadily. Sova also flew in and turned into a human form.
Tabor and Sowa said, "Female Luo Xing, the elder is waiting for you inside, please come in!"
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