After three hours of bumpy ride, Lin Luo and Ling Wuchen finally arrived at Qingshi Town on the border between the two countries.
Qingshi Town is located beside the Qingshi Ancient Road, opposite Cangsongling of Ming State, and further ahead is the famous Soul-Breaking Cliff.
It is said that this was once a battlefield where the armies of the two countries confronted each other, and countless corpses were buried here.
The two avoided the guards of the border troops and set foot on the border trail leading to Ming State.
As they walked further and further away, the surrounding scene became more and more desolate, and a heavy sense of depression permeated the air.
Ling Wuchen looked around and asked in confusion: "Brother Lin, why does the Ming Kingdom look so desolate? What happened here?"
Lin Luo explained: "Years of famine have caused food production to stop and rice prices to soar. Those who are unwilling to die of hunger have become refugees, wandering in foreign lands, with no place to live."
"Locust plagues, droughts, cold disasters, and the invasion of Mongolia and Jin in the north have caused the Ming Kingdom to be in an unprecedented riot."
"As the saying goes, hungry people are thieves. There are also Yansui evil soldiers who are insufficiently paid, and Liaodong border soldiers who fled in the battle with the Later Jin. Now there are starving people all over the ground..."
Just at this time, the two climbed up the steps from the riverbed.
As soon as they saw it, a desolate scene appeared before their eyes.
The land that should have been fertile is now barren, and even the trees are withered and yellow as if all vitality has been taken away.
Countless wastelands in the fields were invaded by weeds, and the rice fields turned into scorched earth, as if they had been burned by a raging fire.
A gust of wind blew, rolling up the dust on the ground, carrying dry leaves and broken straw, flying all over the sky.
It seemed to be mourning for this dead land.
Ling Wuchen took a breath and murmured: "Hiss... Fortunately, I chose the Song Dynasty when I created the character. If I had joined the Ming Dynasty, wouldn't it be miserable?"
Lin Luo sneered: "Do you think the Song Dynasty is so beautiful? In places you can't see, countless NPCs also died of hunger. The place where the player was born is nothing more than the capital of the country, where the sea is clear and the river is peaceful, and there is singing and dancing."
Ling Wuchen fell silent after hearing this.
Although it was just a virtual game, the scene in front of him still had a great impact on his mind.
"Let's go."
Lin Luo urged, and the two continued to move forward.
Soon, they arrived at a small village.
The village had obviously been abandoned for a long time.
Most of the houses around collapsed, and the walls were full of traces of wind and rain erosion, and were crumbling.
Not far away, there were several ragged corpses lying next to a dry well.
The skinny fingers grasped the edge of the well tightly, as if they had used up their last bit of strength to get water to quench their thirst.
But where did the water come from after years of drought?
In the end, these people still fell in despair.
The two continued to move forward, and corpses were everywhere on the roadside.
Those former villagers can only turn into bones now, silently telling their sufferings on this withered land.
"This game is too depressing..." Ling Wuchen whispered, with a chill in his heart.
Lin Luo's voice was a little heavy: "There was a great famine, people ate each other, and the lives were charred. The game is just a re-enactment of the past history."
"It's a blessing to be able to live in this era." Ling Wuchen sighed.
Soon, the two stepped on the withered grass.
From time to time, the howling of wild animals came from the distance, and the sound was like a night cry, which made this desolate land even more miserable.
Suddenly, Ling Wuchen seemed to have discovered something and exclaimed.
"Brother Lin! There seems to be some movement in front!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Luo immediately tightened the Greedy Wolf Spear in his hand and looked into the distance vigilantly.
People who are extremely hungry are often more dangerous than wild animals.
The two gradually went deeper, and rows of wooden houses appeared in front of them.
The doors of the house were closed, and blood stains could be seen on the ground.
As if dragged by some unknown monster, it led directly to the dilapidated hut in the center of the village.
The two came to the front of the house, Lin Luo took a deep breath, and gently pushed the spear to open the shaky wooden door.
The door hinge made a harsh creaking sound, which was particularly harsh in the silence.
The room was dimly lit and filled with a disgusting stench.
This was the stench of corrupted blood mixed with corpses.
Lin Luo walked into the room cautiously.
Suddenly, he felt something soft under his feet.
He looked down and found a blood-stained purse.
On it, there were two words embroidered - "Peace".
Out of some intuition, Lin Luo chose to pick up the purse.
"Be careful."
He warned, and then went deeper.
Ling Wuchen, who followed behind, nervously clenched the dagger in his hand.
"Hiss, it's obviously an ancient martial arts hero.The game is like a horror game, even better than Resident Evil and Silent Hill. "
Ling Wuchen complained, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Heh, this is just an appetizer. "
Lin Luo smiled and couldn't help but think of a certain expansion pack in his previous life.
The core content is to drive players to explore the thousand-year-old tomb of the ancient You Kingdom.
There are not only zombies in it, but also various ghosts. At that time, countless players complained in the forum that they were forced to log off several times a day.
It is said that there are players who were scared to death, and their families jointly asked the game officials for compensation.
…
At this time, the two continued to move forward cautiously.
Passing through the narrow corridor, bursts of low chewing sounds came faintly from the front.
Lin Luo clenched the weapon in his hand and pushed open the half-closed wooden door.
Behind the door is an equally dim room, and the oil lamp on the wall has long been dry.
The dim light penetrated through the cracked wall and reflected the scene in the house.
On a shabby wooden table, some black things were piled up in a mess.
The ground was full of discarded bones, and round shadows were piled up in the corners of the room.
Almost in an instant, Lin Luo and Ling Wuchen A chill surged in my heart.
The things on the table were not ordinary food, but human flesh!
From the broken limbs and slender bodies, it was quickly determined that these slaughtered and decomposed bodies were all children and women.
Not far away, a pale and thin man heard the noise and immediately raised his head.
His face was covered with blood, his teeth were broken and black, and his eyes were bloodshot.
The man looked at the two people and suddenly showed a crazy smile, muttering to himself.
"Hehe... Hehe... Another... Another person is coming... Eat... Eat, all are top-quality meat..."
"This is... sow meat... Eat... Fill your stomach..."
"This is... piglets... Nourish... Nourish your stomach..."
The man showed a crazy smile, slowly picked up a ball of rotten meat from the ground, and handed it to Lin Luo and Ling Wuchen.
In an instant, a foul smell came.
Maggots were swarming on the rotten meat, and the dark blood coagulated into lumps.
"Ugh! ! ! "
Ling Wuchen's stomach was churning and he almost vomited.
Lin Luo's face turned cold, he raised the Greedy Wolf Spear in his hand and stabbed it without hesitation.
Puff!
Blood splattered, and the man was silent forever with a look of doubt and relief.
"Let's go."
After a while, Lin Luo turned and left.
Along with the sound of footsteps, a saltpeter flashing with sparks slowly fell on the dry haystack.
In an instant, the fire spread and the whole house was engulfed in flames.
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