Little John carefully watched Carl cross the barrier and then breathed a sigh of relief.

It's a human!

Only humans and harmless beings will be allowed by "God" to enter the virtual city.

He had been terrified all the way, fearing that Carl was some kind of special evil creature, but now it seemed obvious that he was not.

Carl was also observing the "virtual city" in front of him that looked like a village.

suppress!

A kind of rule power similar to that of the Dream Market fell upon him the moment he entered.

Under the suppression of this rule force, he could not fly off the ground, and his strength was limited to below the first level.

'The power of rules contained here is obviously stronger than that of the Dream Market, and much stronger.'

"Fortunately, this restriction applies equally to everyone, so there is no need to worry about the people in the virtual city using it against me."

"John!"

A clear female voice sounded:

"You're back."

"Yeah." John turned around and smiled brightly, while holding the thing in his hand high up:

"Sister Lulu, look what I found?"

"Meatworms!" Sister Lulu's eyes lit up: "It's a worm nest!"

"John, you are amazing. I knew you would succeed. Next, you can learn breeding techniques from Uncle Ubbe. Once you have learned them, you won't have to go out on adventures anymore."

"I... I can't." John hesitated for a moment, with a struggle in his eyes, and then stuffed the insect nest in his hand to the other party: "Sister Lulu, you are smarter than me. You should learn the breeding skills, and then I will eat the insects you cultivate."

"This... How can this be possible?" Sister Lulu quickly refused:

"You risked your life to find the insect nest from outside, so of course you have to come and learn. I can't take your things."

"It's okay." John smiled brightly: "Without Sister Lulu, I would have died outside a long time ago. Besides, I'm too stupid to learn breeding techniques at all."

"Hurry up and take it, I have something else to do!"

"Oh, right..."

"Even if I can't learn how to breed them, the meat worms inside will be enough to eat for a while. With the mother worms around, I don't need to go out for at least a few months."

As he said this, he stuffed the insect nest into the other person's arms, turned around, grabbed Carl's arm, and ran forward quickly.

After they walked away, Karl asked, "Farming technique?"

"Does it require the insect nest to learn?"

“Of course.” John was used to Karl’s lack of common sense. He nodded and explained, “Cultivation requires mother worms because only mother worms can hatch flesh worms.”

"If Sister Lulu learns the breeding technique, she won't have to go out on adventures anymore. She can survive by relying on the hatched fleshworms."

"If you want to survive here, besides going out on adventures, you must master a skill."

He looked back at Sister Lulu who was hugging the insect nest tightly, and continued:

"Aquaculture, miners, pharmacists..."

"They have the technology to exchange food from others, so they don't have to go out and take risks."

Karl understood and said with a smile: "You are a kind-hearted kid. You would rather suffer yourself than give opportunities to others."

John grinned.

Carl shook his head.

pity!

Too little scheming.

Little John ran into Lulu as soon as he came back. This was not a coincidence, but the other party had been waiting for him early.

The empty city is in ruins.

Most of the people's clothes were in tatters and their bodies were covered in dirt.

But Lulu was one of the few people who had taken care of her long hair, cleaned her face, and even put on a little makeup.

Although her makeup was very plain, she looked much brighter and more beautiful than other people in Xucheng.

Just now, many people's eyes fell on her.

"Sister Lulu is very smart. She will definitely learn breeding techniques. After she gets married and has children, she can move to the inner city..."

Little John murmured, "I'm sure he'll live a long time."

"Get married?" Karl glanced at him: "Aren't you going to pursue her?"

"..." Little John opened his mouth, his face frustrated: "I don't deserve it."

"Heh..." Karl smiled, but did not continue to ask questions. Instead, he gestured forward:

“What’s the difference between the inner city and the outer city?”

He had already seen that the virtual city was divided into two areas, inner and outer areas, surrounded by a circle of stone walls of medium height in the middle.

"Only children under seven years old, pregnant women, and those who have made special contributions to the city can enter the inner city."

John looked envious: "I came out of there five years ago and never went back in."

"oh!"

"The messenger of God also lives in the inner city."

He is only twelve years old this year, but he looks like a boy of sixteen or seventeen, possessing both maturity and innocence.

The streets of Xucheng were muddy, with stone houses on both sides and dull-faced people squatting or lying down.

Very few people have light in their eyes.

"Lord God's Messenger."

Arriving in front of a building, John said:

"The person living here is Uncle McGinn. He is the disciple of the Bowen Envoy. Bowen Envoy is one of the two Envoys in our Xucheng."

Carl nodded to show that he understood.

“Boom!”

“Boom boom!”

"Uncle McGinn!"

John knocked on the door:

"Are you home?"

"Who is it?" A big bearded man opened the door and asked impatiently, "What's going on?"

"Um!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes fell on Karl, and a trace of suspicion flashed in his eyes: “Outsider?”

There were only a few hundred people in this virtual city. Even if he couldn't remember their names, he knew their faces, but he had never seen Carl before.

"Uncle McGinn."

John said hurriedly, "This is the divine envoy Karl, he came from another place, his virtual city is gone, and he just saved me outside."

"God's messenger?" The big man Makin's face changed slightly, and he quickly extended his hand to invite him: "Sit inside."

The space of the house is not big, with a stone table in the middle, on which are some sundries and a stone tablet.

Karl glanced at the environment inside the house, his eyes moved slightly, and then he sat on the stone bench at the other party's invitation.

"Mr. Karl."

Makin rubbed his hands together and laughed dryly:

"My mentor is not in Xucheng these two days because of something. You...you can find a place to stay in the outer city first."

"I'll tell him as soon as he gets back."

"Yeah." Carl nodded and casually picked up a stone on the table: "This magic stone seems to be a little special?"

The magic stone is a must-have item for people in Xucheng when they go out. It can be used to suppress the aura on the body and fight against evil spirits.

Can also make various equipment.

For example, the gray blanket that John carried with him had many pieces of the sacred stone sewn on it, and it was also his life-saving thing.

"This one is the divine essence, which contains divine power, but I have used up a lot of it in my cultivation." Makin sighed, "Speaking of which, the divine essence produced by the mines has been decreasing recently. I haven't found any divine essence in a long time. I only have ordinary divine stones."

Essence?

Products of mineral deposits.

Carl's expression remained unchanged, but his heart moved. He sensed something familiar in this essence.

Source quality!

You can add some essence directly! "McGin."

Carl asked, "Can I go into the mine?"

"This..." McGinn's expression changed: "I need to ask the instructor."

"You also know that the mineral deposits are the foundation of the existence of Xucheng. Outsiders are not allowed to enter casually."

"Yes." Carl nodded: "The other divine envoy is not in Xucheng either?"

"Yes." McGinn said with caution, "But he is not available to see anyone at the moment."

"All right!"

Carl sighed.

He could sense the other party's caution, which probably meant that he didn't trust him enough since he couldn't figure out his origins.

The two gods' messengers may not be in Xucheng.

But McGinn didn't dare to say it out loud, fearing that no one would be able to stop him if he did something. After all, even if there were rules to restrict the messenger, he would still be much stronger than other people.

"That……"

Karl turned his gaze and looked at the stone tablet on the table: "Can I take a look at this?"

“Of course.” McGinn did not refuse this time and gestured with his hand:

"This is a gift from God that accompanies our virtual city. Several divine messengers have learned the method of cultivation from it."

"You can look at it as you like."

"Um……"

"Emissary Karl, your virtual city should also have something bestowed by God, right? I wonder if it has been preserved?"

"No." Carl shook his head: "It's just me."

"That's because we encountered a hopeless evil creature." McGinn nodded. "Only a hopeless evil creature can break through the power of the rules of the mine and extinguish the God-given fire of the virtual city."

"Fortunately, the divine fire of our virtual city is still burning, so Envoy Karl can stay and live a good life."

He really hoped that his own Xu City could have one more divine messenger, so that he would be able to resist even if he encountered anything.

Little did he know that Carl was not from any other virtual city and knew nothing about the various terms he mentioned.

God's gift...

Looking at the stone tablet in front of him, the lines on it that spread like tree roots seemed to contain some secret.

Carl reached out and touched it gently.

moment.

"boom!"

A flash of lightning suddenly appeared in the inner sea of ​​​​spirituality.

(End of this chapter)