Crystal Palace from Infinite Anime

At noon, everyone walked along the avenue all the way to the fork in the road leading to the Unbroken Bridge in the south of Galid.

Red Lion City is located on an island in the southeast corner of Galid. It is the Unbreakable Bridge that connects Red Lion City and Galid.

However, Lin Zhiyu and others were not traveling very fast. If they did not travel overnight, they might not be able to reach the Bupo Bridge before dark today and cross the bridge to enter the Red Lion City.

Moreover, due to some unexpected situations, everyone has temporarily stopped moving forward.

"So...so scary!"

Next to a large rock stained red with blood, a merchant from a nomadic tribe lay quietly on the ground. His eyeballs had been cruelly gouged out and his body was already stinking.

Lin Zhiyu and his group, as usual, were left with Uehara Rin looking after Theresa. The little girl, holding hands with Uehara Rin, was frightened by the gruesome appearance of the wandering merchant's corpse and couldn't help but cling to Uehara Rin's thigh.

Laura, with a hunting bow hanging on her body, stood beside the wandering merchant's body and said with a grim expression:

"This man gave me the hunting bow I have. He helped me, but it's only been a day. How could he..."

Before she finished speaking, Laura's eyes were already red and about to cry.

The dead wandering merchant next to her wasn't even her friend. She was saddened by the cruelty of the world. Lara wasn't the seasoned Tomb Raider yet, so her current situation was enough to make her feel bad.

"This world is so cruel, and we will encounter more bad things like this in the future. Laura, you have to adapt to all this as soon as possible." Lin Zhiyu walked to Laura and gently put his hand on Laura's shoulder.

Laura was silent for a while, then suddenly said to Lin Zhiyu:

"Should we cremate him?"

Looking at the dead wandering merchant on the ground, Lin Zhiyu nodded, then called for others to step back and started to burn the body.

Everyone watched Lin Zhiyu perform the cremation silently, without thinking too much about who killed the homeless merchant. They just felt that the world was so dangerous, and it was normal for a person like the homeless merchant to have an accident when he was alone in the wilderness.

Only Lin Zhiyu had a guess in his mind. He thought that the wandering merchant he was cremating was most likely killed by the "Bingzhu Hunter" - this is a humanoid boss that only refreshes in a few fixed areas at night in the game. According to the plot setting, for some reason, they have been hunting merchants from wandering ethnic groups, and after killing the merchants from wandering ethnic groups, they will dig out the merchants' eyeballs, which are the so-called "Bingzhu".

"In the game, there's another wandering merchant in a shabby house north of Gallid. A Bell Hunter spawns there at night, and he's incredibly powerful. He can fly a sword both close up and far away, and it's incredibly sharp... I think their flying sword technique is called 'Och Sword Dance'? Flying swords! It would be great if I could learn that."

When thinking of the Lingzhu Hunters, Lin Zhiyu naturally thought of their iconic sword flying technique and was very interested in this technique of controlling the sword with Qi.

At the same time, the traces of the existence of the wandering boss, the Lingzhu Hunter, reminded Lin Zhiyu that it seemed that in their current area, another wandering boss named "Night Cavalry" would appear nearby at night.

"It's not a good place to stay for long!"

With the idea that less trouble is worse than more, Lin Zhiyu cremated the wandering merchant's body and then called the female relatives behind him to continue on their journey.

It is worth mentioning that Lin Zhiyu had already summoned Torret by using the Spirit Horse Sentinel, but did not ride on it.

This spirit horse with gray-white mane and a pair of horns on its head is currently shouldering the heavy responsibility of carrying loads. Two large luggage bags are hanging on its body. Seeing this, Melina, who was hiding in the dark, frowned. She thought that Torret had served many legendary figures after all, so why was he now doing the same work as a mule?

That is to say, Melina was not very proactive in chatting with others and did not ask Lin Zhiyu directly, otherwise she would have gotten an answer from Lin Zhiyu that would absolutely suffocate her - Lin Zhiyu, actually, can't ride a horse at all!

Among modern people on Earth, only a very small number of people can ride horses, and Lin Zhiyu is no exception.

So Lin Zhiyu also made up his mind to learn how to ride a horse. This was not a difficult task. After all, with his physique, he didn't have to worry about falling while riding a horse. Moreover, Torret was very docile and would definitely know how to cooperate with his master.

……

time flies.

The next day, the group arrived at Red Lion City.

When Lin Zhiyu and the female relatives around him left Gale Fortress, Bertolos gave Lin Zhiyu a letter, telling Lin Zhiyu that if she still wanted to go to Red Lion City, she should hand the letter to the current acting lord of Red Lion City, Jerry, and she would be received.

The Red Lion City is heavily guarded. The military strength here is several times that of the Gael Fortress, and there are also many powerful city defense equipment such as crossbows. If an idle person tries to use it, he will definitely die an extremely ugly death.

Lin Zhiyu was still worried because Bertolos had previously mentioned a location outside the city where his colleagues patrolled on horseback every day. Lin Zhiyu then found the colleague Bertolos mentioned, another Red Lion Knight, and communicated with him. With this Red Lion Knight leading the way, he was able to lead his female relatives across the Unbreakable Bridge smoothly.

Only with someone leading him into the city could Lin Zhiyu successfully meet the current acting lord of Red Lion City - Jie Lian.

He was an elderly but still strong man, and his true loyalty lay with the Kalia royal family of the Lienia region.

The mother of Star-Breaking General Latan, Full Moon Queen Lenara, was the ruler of Kalia in the previous generation. So after Latan got into trouble, Jeremiah came to Red Lion City to help handle affairs as a guest general.

Because he is a guest general, he will leave sooner or later.

That’s why Jie Lian is only the “acting” mayor of the Red Lion City.

But no matter what, the Red Lion Knights in the city obeyed Jerian's orders. Even their generals, before the incident, always showed respect to Jerian.

From this, we can see that in Kalia, Jerlian must have been a person with great experience and high respect.

Lin Zhiyu was received by Jie Lian in the lobby of the City Lord's Mansion, and handed the letter from Bertolos to Jie Lian.

After opening and reading the letter, Jie Lian looked at Lin Zhiyu deeply and asked:

"Young man, just because of a promise, are you willing to travel such a long distance and ignore the dangers along the way to deliver the ashes?"

Lin Zhiyu had handed over the ashes of the two Red Lion soldiers to the Red Lion Knight who led the way when he entered the city.

At that moment, facing Jie Lian’s question, Lin Zhiyu claimed that if he had promised something to someone else, he would naturally try his best to complete it.

"But why do I feel like you have other motives?" Jie Lian looked at Lin Zhiyu scrutinizingly, but he didn't press her too much on the matter. Instead, he continued, "Have you been infected with the Scarlet Corruption?"

Lin Zhiyu nodded, and then told Jie Lian that although the scarlet corruption had once troubled him, it had now been completely cleared from his body.

"Oh? So, you found a way to cure the Crimson Corruption?"

"Yes, we all know that what Scarlet Corruption fears most is actually fire."

While answering Jie Lian, Lin Zhiyu created a ball of fire in his palm.

Jie Lian stared at the flame in Lin Zhiyu's palm and said in a deep voice:

"Many members of the Red Lion Legion can control fire to a certain extent, but no one can control the power of fire to fight the scarlet corruption within their bodies... Young man, it seems that you have a high level of attainment in controlling fire!"

Then, Jie Lian said that since Lin Zhiyu had gone through so much trouble to bring the ashes of the two gloriously deceased Red Lion soldiers back to Red Lion City, as the city lord, he had to respond and could meet Lin Zhiyu's needs to a certain extent, asking if there was anything Lin Zhiyu wanted.

Lin Zhiyu looked calmly into Jie Lian's eyes and said that it would be fine as long as Jie Lian could accept him and his companions to stay in Red Lion City for a while.

Lin Zhiyu's request was too simple, and Jie Lian nodded immediately:

"Okay, I heard you brought a few female relatives with you. They're all waiting outside now, right? Well, I'll send someone to clean up your room, but before that, if you don't mind, can you tell me why you want to stay here for a while?"

Lin Zhiyu smiled and said, "I chose to stay here temporarily in order to participate in the upcoming battle festival."

When entering the city earlier, Lin Zhiyu hinted to the Red Lion Knight who was leading the way and learned that Jie Lian was already preparing for the battle memorial and would soon announce it to the world, inviting all the warriors in the border areas to come and challenge Latarn.

In the letter written by Bertolos, Jie Lian learned that Lin Zhiyu and one of his female companions had teamed up to kill a powerful corrupt flying dragon!

Isn't this the kind of powerful force that Jerryen hopes to gather, a warrior who is qualified to challenge Latarn?

"So that's how it is. It turns out that you are also pursuing glory! Or perhaps, you are actually eyeing the big rune of Latarn?" Jie Lian narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Lin Zhiyu.

Lin Zhiyu smiled and said nothing.

Then Jie Lian shook his head again and sighed:

"Never mind, never mind. This is how it should be! The death of that boy Latan in a grand battle is perhaps the best relief for him. And the Great Rune on his body will naturally belong to the capable."

At this point in the conversation, it was decided that Lin Zhiyu and the others would temporarily live in Red Lion City until the battle memorial was over.

Jie Lian then took Lin Zhiyu out of the lobby. On the high platform of the City Lord's Mansion, the two of them watched the layout of the city, which was deserted and filled with a solemn and murderous atmosphere.

"Look! This city is so deserted now. When the battle memorial is held, it will be so lively! And when the battle memorial is over, everything will return to peace!"

Jie Lian spoke to Lin Zhiyu with great emotion.

Then, he suddenly saw Uehara Rin and others standing in an open space in the city quietly waiting for Lin Zhiyu, and also saw Torret carrying two large backpacks on his back.

"That is……!"

A spirit horse with gray mane and horns on its head came into view.

Jie Lian's pupils dilated for a moment out of surprise.

Chapter 28: Brother~Why are you so hard?

Although Gayleed is now a barren land, at least there are clean rooms and spacious beds in Red Lion City.

That night, Lin Zhiyu occupied a room alone and slept on a double bed.

It was late at night and everyone was asleep, but Lin Zhiyu always had a feeling that someone was watching him.

It goes without saying that it must be Melina.

But Lin Zhiyu did not call Melina. Instead, he sat on the bed, clutching the thick quilt, and deliberately said loudly:

"Great! The bedding is thick enough so I can sleep naked without worrying about catching a cold."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Zhiyu began to take off his shoes and clothes.

The feeling of being watched then faded away.

I think even if Melina didn't go far, she was at least scared and slipped out of the room.

"I thought she really had this kind of fetish... What a pity! What a pity!" Lin Zhiyu shook his head and continued to take off his clothes. Soon, he was left with only a pair of shorts on his body.

Well, he really likes sleeping naked.

Moreover, the thickness of the quilt does not actually prevent Lin Zhiyu from sleeping naked. After all, he is now a professional "arsonist" and is not afraid of frostbite even if he sleeps naked in the snow.

Later, Lin Zhiyu lay down and wrapped himself in the quilt.

However, he had just closed his eyes when he sensed someone coming outside the door.

"Dong dong dong."

There was a knock on the door.

"Who?"

Lin Zhiyu quickly sat up from the bed and shouted towards the door.

"Master, it's me."

Li Meifeng's voice came into the room from outside.

Then Lin Zhiyu stood up and opened the door, welcomed Li Meifeng into the room, and asked her what was the matter.

Li Meifeng looked at Lin Zhiyu's muscles with shining eyes and said softly:

"It's nothing, actually. I just wanted to give my master a massage and warm up the bed."

Ever since she absorbed the power of the two snake demons Yiji and Fengji, Li Meifeng became devoted to Lin Zhiyu and was happy to serve her comfortably in order to get more rewards.

Lin Zhiyu hasn't had a sore throat for several days, and the scarlet corruption in his body has been cleared. He is now full of energy.

Li Meifeng chose the time and took advantage of the fact that Lin Zhiyu was sleeping alone in the empty room tonight to collect his semen.

At this moment, Lin Zhiyu did not refuse immediately, so she simply stuck to Lin Zhiyu, one hand stroking Lin Zhiyu's strong chest muscles, and the other hand reaching for Lin Zhiyu's spear.

Under the constant caressing of Li Meifeng's soft and boneless hands, Lin Zhiyu's soft gun made of white wax stick soon turned into a big steel spear.

At this time, Li Meifeng pushed Lin Zhiyu and asked Lin Zhiyu to sit on the edge of the bed. She knelt in front of Lin Zhiyu, sniffed lightly, then raised her head and said to Lin Zhiyu in a tender voice:

"Master, it stinks here. It looks like it needs to be cleaned up~"

Lin Zhiyu smiled lightly and said:

"You feel so hot."

After saying that, Lin Zhiyu stretched out a hand and placed it on Li Meifeng's head, ready to press her head down at any time.

At this time, Li Meifeng stretched out her sexy long tongue that reached her chin and teased the tip of her tongue suggestively.

And just when the two were about to take a step further.

"Dong dong dong."

Someone knocked on the door again.

This caused Lin Zhiyu and Li Meifeng's bodies to freeze for a moment.

Then Li Meifeng turned her head towards the door and sniffed again.

"It's Theresa."

She didn't expect that her good thing would be ruined by a little girl. It was impossible for Li Meifeng to bother with Theresa, so she stood up from in front of Lin Zhiyu helplessly. Her dissatisfaction with Uehara Rin increased a little bit. She felt that Uehara Rin was too unreliable. How could he lead people?

"It turned out to be Theresa. No wonder we didn't notice her even though she came out of the room." Lin Zhiyu nodded in sudden realization. With his and Li Meifeng's perception abilities, even if they were in a relaxed state just now, they normally wouldn't be touched outside the room without being noticed.

But Theresa was too weak. To put it bluntly, she was like an ant, and would be automatically excluded from the range of perception...

"Ahem, who's outside?"

Next, Lin Zhiyu picked up his clothes and put them on, and shouted outside the door, knowing the answer.

"Brother, it's me, Theresa." The little girl responded immediately outside the door.