"Wait for the king and nobles to return?"
Shen Qian was startled. "Aren't the kings and nobles all in China?"
He had previously wondered why no kings or nobles had appeared in the Jiangzhou sinkhole, but now, judging from what No. 9 said, there was clearly something else going on behind the scenes.
"As far as I know, just last night, several ancient prisons overseas all fell. Apart from the princes and nobles guarding Beidu and Modu, most of them went out to sea..."
The 9th was described in a light and understated manner, yet it delivered an explosive message to Chen Qian.
"The ancient prison has fallen?"
He shuddered before sinking.
That day, Shen Qian learned of the existence of the Ancient Prison from his fifth senior brother.
These ancient prisons, guarded by the strongest beings in the mountains and seas, are all forbidden areas.
No one knows what is imprisoned inside, and the powerful warriors from the mountains and seas who are responsible for guarding the ancient prison are all directly appointed by the Council of Kings and Marquises.
Even ordinary mountains and seas might not know of the existence of these places.
Shen Qian did not know what the "loss of the ancient prison" really meant, but the fact that kings and nobles had all fled overseas showed that the consequences would be extremely serious.
No wonder he received no response when he contacted the Earl of Pingyang and the Earl of Luoshen.
The appearance of the black mist, the fall of the six cities, and the loss of the ancient prison all happened in a very short period of time, seemingly connected by some mysterious connection.
Before sinking, he tried to chat with Number 9 for a few more minutes, but unfortunately, the mysterious Number 9 did not provide any more useful information.
Before sinking, he casually asked about Number 56, but Number 9 seemed completely unaware of the situation.
Before sinking, one could only conclude that either the Hundred Kings Palace had quietly erased everything about Number 56, or the Hundred Kings Palace was still completely unaware of Number 56's identity.
...
He stayed in Jiangzhou for three days before sinking.
If they were just martial artists from the mountains and seas who came to help guard the area, they could leave after things calmed down. However, Shen Qian still held a military post and, as the commander of ten thousand men in the Lu Shu Camp, he had to wait until the situation was completely under control.
It wasn't until the Martial Arts Department's commissioner arrived and the City Lord's Mansion took over the reconstruction of Jiangzhou City again that Shen Qian first saw Yuan You off, and then settled Wan Ning and Jiang Xuan in. Only then did he lead the soldiers of the Ninth Company back to their garrison under Yu Shouji's command.
Afterwards, Shen returned to school.
In the three days since the fall of the six cities, the authorities have issued a brief report on the incident. The total number of casualties in the six cities exceeded 400,000, and the number of corpses of scavengers who attacked the six cities was later estimated to be over 100,000.
Since the Lu City incident more than a decade ago, the human race has not experienced such a major incident for a long time, and the whole country was shocked.
Compared to the uproar from the outside world, Chen Qian was more concerned about the situation overseas.
Shen had met the Earl of Pingyang, who had returned from overseas, the day before.
When Shen Qian asked him questions, the Earl of Pingyang did not hide anything.
“A group of guards in three ancient prisons overseas betrayed the prison at the same time. They killed the other guards and released the prisoners from those ancient prisons. Most of them are now missing.”
"Disappeared without a trace?" Shen Qian asked incredulously. "Even kings and nobles couldn't find them?"
"The situation overseas is far more complicated than you imagine. The deep sea is where there are the most 'doors,' and most of them have probably entered those 'doors.' You should know that there are many 'doors' that even kings and nobles cannot enter."
Faced with Shen Qian's question, the Earl of Pingyang said with a hint of helplessness, "Some of the prison guards who did not have time to escape have been killed by the Marquis of Xuanming who was the first to notice, but it is impossible to find the remaining people for the time being."
"Principal, why did those prison guards suddenly defect en masse?"
Shen Qian couldn't help but ask.
"The reason is currently unknown. The prison guards who were found have all lost their minds and cannot be questioned about anything. However... there may be the shadow of the defector Marquis Tuodong behind this incident."
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The Earl of Pingyang spoke in a low voice.
Marquis of Tuodong?
While surprised, Shen Qian was also greatly alarmed.
Judging from what happened before, Marquis Tuodong had some kind of collusion with the Lingwu Clan. I never expected that the other party had other schemes after fleeing overseas.
The thought that he had become an adversary of Marquis Tuodong made Shen Qian restless and unable to eat or sleep.
This is tantamount to the other side now possessing a powerful force called "Mountain and Sea Prison Guardians"...
"About those scavengers..."
"The Martial Arts Department is still investigating this matter. The fall of the six cities should have nothing to do with Marquis Tuodong."
Knowing what Shen Qian wanted to ask, the Earl of Pingyang waved his hand and said, "One hundred and twelve years ago, the chaos before the Ten Gates were opened was far greater than it is now. These are just omens before a great change. Just take it easy."
"Our human race is now far stronger than it was then, so there shouldn't be any major chaos. You don't need to worry too much."
Shen Qian didn't know if Pingyang Bo's words could be considered a consolation, but he could only give up.
As Pingyang Bo had said, a few days after returning to school before the sinking, the suspension of classes was lifted, and online discussions about the fall of the six cities gradually subsided. Since that day, no more serious incidents have occurred in China, and everything seems to have returned to its previous trajectory.
Or perhaps, it's just the calm before the storm.
...
Jiangzhong Military East Campus.
More than a week had passed since the Jiangzhou landslide.
Shen Qian stood beneath a completely black mountain range, awaiting the settlement information for the level.
The series of unexpected events, coupled with a trip to the underground city, have instilled in Shen Qian a great sense of crisis.
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