On the Haijiao Forum, a new post has appeared listing the addresses of Zhenxiu Restaurant and its franchisees. Any Zhenxiu Restaurant not on the list is a fake shop.
In addition, the post about the Land of Rules, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly gave Xia Chuhe a pleasant surprise.
I've heard that the original birthplace of the Land of Rules was the Forgotten City, but it's now a ruin. This is just hearsay; I don't know if it's true.
Several replies followed this comment, all saying that the Lost City might indeed hold the secret to the birth of the Land of Rules.
The divination was conducted to determine the auspiciousness of the outcome, and it was found that what these people said was not false.
Since someone had finally provided a clue, Xia Chuhe had to act quickly, regardless of whether it was true or false.
She searched for "Forgotten City" on the Cape Forum and the official base forum, but the results were few.
The few pieces of information available all say that the Lost City is off-limits; entering it will directly pull you into the city's rule-bound area, which is even more dangerous than a dungeon.
Thanks to the help provided by Guan Sise, Zhu Guanshan was able to find out the history of the Lost City.
The pollution came suddenly, and much of the history before the wasteland era has been lost, while the history afterward is only briefly recorded.
To talk about the Lost City, we have to go back to the Mechanical Age.
Before pollution arrived, humans had already been deeply involved in the fields of machinery and artificial intelligence. Compared to uncontrollable natural mutations, machines with fixed processes and mass production capabilities were clearly more favored by humans.
With the addition of evolved beings, highly anthropomorphic robots, and the ability to carry human souls to achieve mechanical ascension, have transformed from mere ideas into reality.
Among them, the Lost City is the world's first city built by mechanical lifeforms.
At that time, the city was called Twin City, which meant dual life and two forms of existence: both machines and possessing human or humanoid life consciousness.
The Twin Cities, untouched by pollution in the wasteland, allow for free life on the surface, brimming with vitality. Their continuous development embodies the hopes of all humanity, carrying the future of humankind and considered its ultimate destiny.
However, the good times didn't last long, as a terrible virus infected all the machines in Twin City overnight.
This virus can cause infected individuals to commit suicide while humming a tune.
They either twist off heads with their strong arms, disassemble their own parts with sophisticated robotic arms, or deliberately damage the waterproof coating to allow water to enter the control center...
Even worse, infected individuals may mysteriously fall into a state of permanent hibernation while listening to soothing melodies.
Humans named this virus "Zeroing Lullaby".
The Zero Lullaby left humanity helpless, and in just two days, Twin City became a dead city.
Even more terrifying, robots outside the Twin Cities are also being infected with the virus...
Until the last robot with a soul died, humanity had not found a way to defeat the virus.
The Twin Cities thus became a forgotten city.
After an unknown amount of time, researchers who wanted to conquer the virus entered Twin City one after another, but none of them came out.
According to the Evolvers' investigation, the Lost City appears to have become a new instance, but this instance is different from the others. From the outside, it still retains the appearance of the Lost City.
Many years later, humanity came to classify the Lost City and the newly emerging Rule Lands in various parts of the Wasteland as the same thing.
The land of rules threatens ambitious individuals who venture into it seeking to explore its secrets, while simultaneously protecting a specific area.
Humans have built unique and impregnable cities on lands where the rules have been broken.
The lost city remains unconquered.
The dream of mechanical flight has become a pipe dream.
With their dreams shattered and humanity bewildered, they embark on a new journey, a new path of genetic recombination.
That is what the upper-level research labs are currently doing. They have achieved some results in gene recombination, such as gene drugs and artificial humans.
But the road is far from over, and no one knows how it will end...
The history of an era is full of its own magnificent waves.
However, when condensed into historical records, it amounts to only a few pages.
Even a few clues are better than nothing.
After the Lost City developed its own rules, very little information was released, indicating that its rules were extremely domineering and unlike the Land of Repentance, where one could leave even if they regretted their decision.
Zhu Guanshan spread out a sheepskin scroll to guide the summer harvest.
Above the wasteland, if the location of the upper level and the base is taken as the central point, the location of Taotie City is in the southeast, while the easternmost and southernmost points are Gaoshan Village, Evil Valley and Lighthouse Headquarters.
The north has mountains, rivers, and snow, while the west is a continuous mountain range.
The Lost City is located to the west of the base, bordered by the sea to the west and snow-capped mountains to the north, making its environment undeniably harsh.
The reason for choosing such a harsh location was solely to prove one thing—
Humans, with bodies of steel, dare to stand shoulder to shoulder with gods.
...
Xia Chuhe originally intended to go to the Lost City alone, but Li Qiusheng happened to be in the city and insisted on going with her.
Others wanted to go too, but the affairs of Taotie City required constant attention, and they couldn't just abandon them.
If Xin Diao hadn't returned recently and taken over some of Li Qiusheng's work, she wouldn't have had time to run around like this.
Before setting off, Li Qiusheng made a suggestion: she wanted to invite Dongchan to travel with her.
It was supposed to be a suggestion, but in reality, she was still resentful that Xia Chuhe hadn't taken her to the Heavenly God Temple before, and wanted to see what Dongchan was capable of.
Xia Chuhe failed to see through Li Qiusheng's little scheme.
Thinking that the cicada always moves by its physical form, no place, no matter how dangerous, can hold her; even the Lost City cannot take her life.
Xia Chuhe retrieved a skin bag left behind by a cicada from the farm and sent a message to the cicada.
The moment after the message was sent, the lifeless body immediately opened its eyes, which sparkled with a lively light.
"Hey, Lord City Lord, another customer has come knocking?"
Xia Chuhe talked about the history of the Lost City and the potential dangers, asking her if she wanted to go with him.
Winter Cicada: "Okay, I'll go anywhere if you pay me enough. But you have to wait for me for a day. I still have a body in the dungeon doing quests."
Xia Chuhe: "...Okay."
The cicada said, "I won't set off with you. Just take me out when we get there."
Xia Chuhe: "...Okay."
Li Qiusheng was completely numb after listening to their conversation.
This person's superpower is too convenient, it's too cheating!
I feel like I'm no longer my eldest child's favorite little darling!
...
After packing their bags, Xia Chuhe and Li Qiusheng were ready to set off.
Bu Yi stopped the two while they were struggling with their decision: "I've been thinking about this over and over again these past few days. What those people on the forum said may not be credible. Although the results of the superpower show that they were telling the truth, the fact that they used the word 'heard' indicates that their information itself is uncertain."
Xia Chuhe laughed and said, "There are no 100% certain things in the world. Since we have a clue, we should go and take a look."
Bu Yi clenched his fist, made up his mind, and whispered in Xia Chuhe's ear: "The result of the divination regarding the Lost City is extremely ominous."
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