The courtier finished recounting everything in one go; these were roughly the rules of Shanghai. Chen Zhou silently memorized them.
"I can't use my true energy here, so can I use my storage ring?" Chen Zhou asked.
The wooden swords Chen Zhou selected are all inside his storage ring. Chen Zhou has spent his own cultivation points, and now he can't even sense the true energy, let alone open the storage ring.
"It's unusable. Storage rings require your human true energy to function. In the Demon City, there's only demonic energy. Oh, right, I forgot to mention. The Demon City also has realms. You've just entered, so you're essentially a demon warrior. You can only advance by constantly killing and absorbing demonic energy. The Demon City shops also have similar storage rings, but they can only be opened with demonic energy," the attendant continued.
Chen Zhou nodded again. Did this mean he had to start cultivating all over again?
"Demonic energy cannot be obtained through your own cultivation. Only by constantly killing others and obtaining their demonic energy can you advance in rank," the attendant said slowly.
Hearing this, Chen Zhou made a mental note of it. It seemed that this was indeed a world where the strong were respected.
"This is a map of Shanghai. With your current strength, the only place you can go is where you live," the attendant kindly reminded him.
Chen Zhou did not answer the attendant, but instead took the map and asked, "Where do I live?"
"Come with me," the attendant said, then turned and walked into the night.
Chen Zhou then quickly followed.
The two of them were now in a street that was now very quiet. Chen Zhou could see that the buildings on both sides were all dark, without even a single light.
"Why don't these buildings use candles or oil lamps?" Chen Zhou asked curiously.
“In Shanghai, no one dares to use lights at night. Using lights is tantamount to attracting attention and inciting conflict,” the courtier replied.
"The pace of life in this metropolis is truly painful..." Chen Zhou replied. The two continued walking on the street. For some reason, Chen Zhou felt that the silence at this moment seemed to exude a dangerous aura.
Chen Zhou could even smell a strong stench of blood at this moment.
The stench of blood immediately put Chen Zhou under immense pressure; he had never smelled such a strong stench of blood before.
"roar!"
Just as Chen Zhou continued walking forward, a huge black wolf suddenly rushed out from in front of him. Chen Zhou had never seen such a large wolf before, and as soon as the huge wolf appeared, it immediately locked its gaze on Chen Zhou, its eyes revealing murderous intent.
This was a rather large wolf, its entire body covered in a thick layer of black fur, with only its eyes being brown. It was staring intently at Chen Zhou, and there were obvious wounds all over its body, some so deep that the bone was visible. The wolf seemed to feel nothing at all, and was still trying to pounce on Chen Zhou and kill him on the spot.
"See that? Your aura is extremely weak right now. Anyone could kill you instantly," the courtier said calmly, looking at the giant wolf before him.
Chen Zhou is not afraid of the giant wolf now. On the contrary, Chen Zhou believes that he has a good chance of defeating the giant wolf if he is given a long sword.
However, Chen Zhou was currently unarmed, with only his bare hands, and the surrounding streets were quiet and dark. At this moment, the giant wolf blocked their way, and Chen Zhou and his attendants stopped in their tracks.
"You beast, get out of here! Can't you see the insignia of this Shanghai courtier?!" the courtier suddenly roared. Chen Zhou immediately felt a strong power appear around the courtier. The giant wolf's eyes suddenly filled with terror, and it immediately turned and ran away, quickly disappearing into the darkness.
“I can protect you three times, this is the first time,” the courtier suddenly turned around and said, then continued walking forward.
Seeing this, Chen Zhou could only follow awkwardly, wondering when he would be able to find a sword.
Chen Zhou's swordsmanship can only be truly unleashed after he possesses a sword. For example, in the situation just now, if Chen Zhou had a sword, he wouldn't be afraid of the giant wolf. What Chen Zhou fears is not having a weapon.
At this moment, without weapons, Chen Zhou was no different from an ordinary person.
As Chen Zhou walked, he suddenly thought of a solution. Didn't he still have the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon? Chen Zhou didn't know if he could use the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon here. After thinking about it, Chen Zhou immediately started walking faster.
"How much longer until we arrive?" Chen Zhou asked.
The attendant continued walking forward and replied, "There's still some distance to go. What's wrong?"
Hearing the attendant's question, Chen Zhou felt for the first time that the attendant had a bit of humanity. Previously, Chen Zhou had always thought that this attendant was something like the robot he had encountered in modern times, but now Chen Zhou realized that he was wrong.
She's just a person without feelings.
"It's nothing, let's speed things up," Chen Zhou said.
Chen Zhou had been in this magical city for almost a day, but he had lingered in the demonic path for a long time. So, Wo Wan had arrived a day earlier than Chen Zhou. Chen Zhou didn't know how she was doing, but he saw that every newcomer was protected by an attendant for seven days, so Chen Zhou was a little relieved.
After walking for a while, Shi Cheng led Chen Zhou to stop at a certain place.
The two stopped in front of an abandoned building. It was clear that no one had lived there for a long time. The black building was even covered with moss, and there were dark red bloodstains on the moss, which had now dried.
"Is this building habitable?" Chen Zhou asked in surprise.
The buildings Chen Zhou had seen before were just a bit deserted, but this one looked like a completely abandoned building, and Chen Zhou didn't even believe it was a place to live.
“The sorcerer can only reside here,” the courtier said coldly.
Hearing the attendant's words, Chen Zhou could only remain silent for a moment. Then, the attendant stepped inside first.
This was an empty corridor, which was even missing a floor. One floor had to be jumped up by oneself, but the courtier used the strange black mist to leap up and appear at the top.
Since Chen Zhou didn't have that eerie black aura, he could only rely on his jumping ability. Fortunately, the drop wasn't very high, and Chen Zhou managed to jump up using his physical abilities.
After they arrived, the attendant led Chen Zhou to the top floor and then directly placed Chen Zhou's handprint on the large lock. At first, Chen Zhou was somewhat surprised and resistant, but after seeing that his hand fit perfectly with the lock, he gave up resisting, and soon the door of the house opened.
As soon as the door opened, Chen Zhou smelled a stench that made him want to vomit. What was inside that house that smelled so foul?
"These are all very common phenomena. Shanghai automatically detected the death of the previous owner of this house, and naturally it directly became the new owner of the house. You are now the new owner of this house."
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