After the four of them had eaten and drunk their fill, the city lord of Jinling let out a burp and said, "Although Dingbei City has been successfully built, necessary management is still required. Do you have any ideas?"
Jiang Hao shook his head.
He never considered any of that. His original intention in creating Dingbei City was simply to provide a place for the people of the Rabbit Kingdom to live after the two worlds were merged.
As for the management of Dingbei City, Jiang Hao didn't think he was cut out for it and had long planned to hand it over to the government of the Rabbit Kingdom.
The city lord of Jinling put his arm around Jiang Hao's shoulder and said with a smile, "What do you think of me?"
He didn't seem to be joking. Jiang Hao fell into deep thought.
If he were to help manage Dingbei City, Jiang Hao's life would indeed be much easier. Although this guy has always been rather lazy, under his governance, Jinling City is quite well-organized, isn't it?
Moreover, he had once helped him break the God-Slaying Curse of Orong. Later, when there was no hope of defending Jinling City, he decisively chose him, giving him a precious skill book and all the energy crystals he could provide.
Jiang Hao has never forgotten this kindness.
Furthermore, during the coup in Jinling, he was able to hand over all the power in his hands to Mingdu. Although this may have been a way to save his own life, it also shows that he is a person who can take on power and let go of it.
More importantly, when he decided to sacrifice himself for the city, he entrusted thousands of his personal guards to Jiang Hao, letting them fend for themselves with Jiang Hao, instead of running away first. This shows that he was a man of great loyalty and affection.
Having thought this through, Jiang Hao no longer hesitated and casually said, "Sure, of course..."
Jiang Hao's words came to an abrupt halt, a flash of white light appeared on his body, and he vanished from his spot in an instant. Not only him, but also the tens of thousands of sows beside him disappeared.
With a resounding clang, the deafening sound of the bell rang out from above Dingbei City, instantly echoing throughout the entire northern ice plains.
At the same time, deafening bells rang out in Jinling City of the Eastern Kingdom, Chang'an City of the Western Kingdom, the ruins of Youyue City of the Youyue Empire, and Qianfeng City of the Qianfeng Mountains.
The moment the bell rang, regardless of whether the players were in the starting village, the wilderness of the kingdom, or the main city, a flash of white light appeared on their bodies, and they instantly disappeared from their original positions.
The City Lord of Jinling City exchanged a glance with Old Wang, then stepped out of the Black Dragon Hall and looked up at the sky through the central castle of Dingbei City. It was as if his gaze could pierce through the clouds above Dingbei City, then through the infinitely high sky, reaching beyond Blue Star, where he saw an enormous, invisible black halo that swept across Blue Star in an instant.
When the third bell rang, the city lord of Jinling City vanished instantly. When he reappeared, he was already standing in the square of the Jinling City Cathedral. The guardians of Mingdu, all the guards of Jinling City, the legion commanders of the four passes, and all the soldiers stationed at the four passes had also appeared.
The entire room was eerily quiet.
The city lord of Jinling City no longer looked at the soldiers around him, but instead looked up and gazed at the sky.
Nine chimes rang out, and when the last chime ceased, the city lord of Jinling murmured, "Is it finally about to begin?"
Jiang Hao regained consciousness and opened his eyes to find himself in complete darkness.
The gaming pod was originally dimly lit, but now it was completely dark, and the ventilation system in front of him had stopped working, making Jiang Hao feel a bit stuffy.
Jiang Hao wondered, could it be a power outage?
Reaching out to touch the manual switch on my right, I found it ice-cold, more like touching a cold stone. The pillow beneath my head was no longer soft leather; it felt more like… a stone pillow?
Jiang Hao immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
This is not a game pod.
It looks more like... a stone coffin!
Jiang Hao immediately became anxious.
In the darkness, Jiang Hao reached upwards and touched another piece of stone wall about half a foot above his face.
Calm down! Calm down!
What's happening now?
Why did I suddenly exit the game? Why am I inside a stone coffin?
No matter how hard Jiang Hao thought, he couldn't grasp a single clue. The air inside the stone coffin grew increasingly stuffy.
In the darkness, anxiety, fear, and panic easily overwhelmed Jiang Hao's previously carefully maintained composure, instantly taking over his mind.
If we don't get out of here soon, we'll probably suffocate.
Jiang Hao tentatively scratched at the stone wall in front of him with his finger.
A cold pebble was removed.
Huh? Why is this stone so brittle? Jiang Hao put the pebble in his hand aside and plunged his right hand completely into the stone wall.
With a forceful pull, his entire arm passed right through it.
Jiang Hao was overjoyed. He pressed his arm down, and with a crash, the stone wall shattered into several pieces, which landed on Jiang Hao's chest and abdomen.
Jiang Hao didn't feel the heaviness at all.
strangeness.
A large gust of cool, damp air wafted through the hole, and Jiang Hao greedily inhaled it several times.
But all that remained was darkness.
Jiang Hao stretched out his arms to widen the hole in the stone wall in front of him before sitting up.
Still surrounded by darkness, Jiang Hao dared not move, but instead reached out and groped around.
He soon discovered that the small coffin he was in was exactly the same as his game pod, or rather, the same in shape, except that the metal had been replaced with stone.
Who played this prank?
Jiang Hao thought about it, but he still couldn't figure out who would play such a joke on him.
The faint sounds of a crowd and the barking of pet dogs could be heard outside. However, the sounds were quite quiet, and if it weren't for Jiang Hao's breathing, they would be almost inaudible.
Where am I?
Isn't it in that basement house?
Previously, Jiang Hao could clearly hear not only dogs barking, but even someone urinating close to the wall.
But the soundproofing here is surprisingly good!
It seems the prankster has already put him somewhere unknown.
When Jiang Hao finally emerged from a dark and gloomy cave after tearing off pieces of rock with his bare hands, he was completely terrified by what he saw.
The ground was already packed with people.
The city's sirens blared overhead on a loop.
An old man wearing a vest, shorts, and slippers; a woman in pink pajamas holding a crying child; and many men who weren't even wearing underwear... all sorts of people were standing in the open space in front of them.
Their faces showed anxiety, confusion, bewilderment, and curiosity. Some were crying loudly, others were urgently calling out a name, and uniformed people were trying their best to maintain order. Pet dogs and cats ran back and forth on the ground, barking wildly, as if calling for their owners…
The scene was chaotic and disorderly.
Jiang Hao looked around through the crowd; it was still the same familiar street scene. Only now, the buildings and the trees lining the streets were emitting a decaying gray light.
Before dawn, the sun had risen, illuminating the bright pink sky in the east, but it couldn't reach the panicked crowd here.
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