"Detecting the host..."
"The host meets the requirements."
"Bind to host..."
"Host binding successful."
…
"Boom...Crack"
A low thunder sounded in the sky, and a flash of lightning tore through the silent night sky. Accompanied by the howling wind, the depression of the past few days finally poured out on this summer night.
The Shuihan Empire is named after water, so it is natural that there will be heavy rain in the summer.
Fortunately, the residents of the city have long been accustomed to the changeable weather. Restaurants, hostels, auction houses and other businesses that should be crowded at night are now closed and deserted, bringing a sense of silence to the Beast Taming City.
A hundred years ago, this was just the border area at the southern end of the Shuihan Empire. The reason why the Beast Taming City appeared was because it was close to a mountain range - the Black Demon Mountain Range.
The Black Demon Mountains are full of monsters and rich in resources. It spans a thousand miles, connecting Shuihan in the north to Fengyun in the south, stretching endlessly.
One day, a hundred years ago, the demonic beasts that had previously coexisted harmoniously with humans suddenly erupted without warning, with the borderlands of the Shuihan Empire near the Black Demon Mountains bearing the brunt of the attack. The border troops, with their average cultivation level low and unprepared, suffered heavy casualties within half a day of the beast tide.
By the time the news reached the imperial capital, half a month had passed. The then-Emperor of the Shuihan Empire, Shui Hantian, was enraged and dispatched Lin Tianpo, the Lin family's great general, to lead 100,000 of the empire's elite troops to the border, ultimately quelling the beast tide. Following the beast tide, Lin Tianpo was ordered to guard the border for three years to prevent another. It was during these three years that a city emerged on the border, which became known as Beast Taming City.
The meaning of Beast Taming City is very clear, it is a city that resists the beast tide.
In the corner of the south city, a wooden house sits in the darkness. If it weren't for the sign at the door, where the words could still be barely read, no one would have thought that this was a pawnshop.
Gu Yuan leaned against the chair, his thin body gently shaking the chair. The old-fashioned recliner seemed to be unable to bear the weight and made a squeaking sound.
Thunder roared, and Gu Yuan suddenly woke up. Feeling the pitch blackness before him, he felt an inexplicable sense of loss. He stood up and lit an oil lamp. The young man's somewhat thick eyebrows knitted tightly together. With such heavy rain, he wondered if his wooden house could withstand the storm.
Gu Yuan stood up and prepared to close the door. At this moment, a hand suddenly appeared, blocking the wooden door that was about to close. Then the person squeezed half of his body in and said hurriedly, "Little brother, can you let me in?"
At this moment, Gu Yuan was shocked. With the help of the faint light, the first thing that caught his eye was the black cloak on the visitor's head. The cloak completely covered the visitor's face, making Gu Yuan unable to see the person's appearance.
"Why is this person dressed so strangely at this hour of night?" Gu Yuan thought to himself.
Gu Yuan's mother passed away early, and his father also passed away four years ago. Living in an environment with no relatives, Gu Yuan developed an extremely cautious character.
He moved his feet inconspicuously, using his body to block half of the person who was trying to squeeze in, while holding the door tightly with his left hand to prevent the person from breaking in.
"This is not a hostel. Please turn left if you want to stay at a hotel."
"Little brother, you've misunderstood. My daughter and I happened to be passing by here. She has had a weak constitution since she was a child. Unfortunately, it is raining heavily. Could you please let us go in and take shelter from the rain?" The man in black said hurriedly.
Gu Yuan looked at the wet man in black in front of him and frowned slightly. Two people?
"I can give you a corresponding reward, little brother. Please help me!"
After hesitating for a moment, thinking about the good security in Beastmaster City, Gu Yuan nodded and turned to walk inside. He just happened to be running out of money for food, so he decided to help out! Just as he was thinking about how much compensation to ask for, his vision suddenly went black and he collapsed helplessly.
"What the hell! Are you trying to rob me?"
"Miss, come in!"
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