Chapter 1598

There were guards at the city gates and adventurers were entering and exiting.

Zi Chen, who was staggering over while carrying a black wolf, naturally attracted the attention of the other adventurers.

Zi Chen's steps were staggering, clearly heavily injured. However, they were all humans, so when they saw him, not only did they not go up to help him, they even looked at him with greed in their eyes.

Their gazes were constantly sizing up Zi Chen's body. Some were looking at his weapon, while others were looking at the prey on his spear.

However, with the guards around, no one dared to announce their thoughts to the public even though they had other thoughts.

Finally, Zi Chen collapsed to the ground, not moving at all. The surrounding people's gazes became even more fervent, and some of them even began to stir.

"It's a Daxus Black Wolf, cunning and cruel. I didn't expect this little guy to be able to kill one by himself."

"Looking at his wounds, it looks like he fought a Daxus Black Wolf. This little guy is really surprising."

"There are no less than a hundred wounds on his body. He should have experienced many battles."

Looking at the wounds on Zi Chen's body, some people were also very surprised. Their gazes were calm, and they didn't really care about the things on Zi Chen's body.

A Daxus Black Wolf's heart could be exchanged for three spirit crystals, and a complete Daxus Black Wolf could be exchanged for about six spirit crystals. Although many people's gazes became fervent, not everyone was interested in six spirit crystals.

"Heh, you've all forgotten the rules of Imperial Sky City."

Just as the adventurers were about to make their next move, a guard noticed the situation and loudly shouted.

Hearing the word 'rules', everyone's expression couldn't help but change.

"He's already dead, so it doesn't count as breaking the rules." An adventurer spoke up.

"Dead? I'll go take a look." The guard walked towards Zi Chen and loudly shouted, "Hey, little guy, are you still alive?"

Zi Chen didn't move, so he naturally couldn't reply.

"Look, I already said he's already dead."

A seventh-layer adventurer muttered, his eyes fixed on Zi Chen, and at the same time, he was wary of the surrounding people.

The ninth-layer guard glared fiercely at the other party as he emotionlessly stated, "If he dies, you guys can do whatever you want to him. But if he is still alive, you guys have to abide by the rules of the Royal Heaven City."

As he spoke, the guard had already walked in front of Zi Chen. He reached out and checked Zi Chen's breathing. His breathing was irregular and weak, but he was still breathing.

He immediately stood up and said loudly, "He's still alive. Follow the rules."

Immediately, everyone's faces were filled with disappointment.

There were also some people who left after hearing this.

"Maybe he'll die soon. Let's wait a little longer." There were still some people who were unwilling to give up. They silently hoped that Zi Chen would die.

There was a rule in the Royal Sky City. As long as one was within a thousand meters of the city walls, no one was allowed to fight. Unless the person was already dead, no one was allowed to touch the belongings of the other party.

Even though everyone coveted the Daxus black wolf's corpse, they could only wait for Zi Chen to die quickly.

After the guard confirmed that Zi Chen was still alive, he returned to his original position. He had no intention of helping Zi Chen at all.

Zi Chen had a dream. In the dream, he saw friends he hadn't seen in a long time. There was Shangguan Yue 'er, Su Mengyao, Lin Xue, Wang Xian' er, a bald monk, the Sky Splitting Battle Ape, Longhu, Barbarian Dragon, and a few others.

They just looked at him like that. Their gazes were unfamiliar. Zi Chen called out everyone's names, but they were getting further and further away from him.

Zi Chen subconsciously reached out to grab them, but he grabbed nothing but air.

Zi Chen suddenly opened his eyes. In his eyes was a patch of blue sky. His consciousness slowly woke up. Zi Chen was on high alert and immediately got up. "Where is this place?"

Just as he sat up, Zi Chen heard disappointed sighs and curses coming from all around him.

"Damn it, it's already been two days. He's actually still alive."

"How depressing, making me wait for two days for nothing. You have to know, I might have already killed two Daxus Black Wolves."

"Hmph, you killed two? I think it's hard to even kill one. Be careful not to end up in the wolf's stomach."

Zi Chen looked around vigilantly. There were only humans here. Hearing the voices around him, Zi Chen's eyes gradually became clear.

He remembered that he had walked to the human gathering place, but fainted midway.

Hearing the discussions around him, he had already been unconscious here for two days.

The Daxus Black Wolf was still pierced by a spear, and the weapon on its back was still there.

In these two days, the wounds on his body had shown signs of healing, but they had not completely healed.

Zi Chen picked up the Daxus Black Wolf again. Under the curses of the crowd, he walked towards the city.

There were two rows of guards at the edge of the city, but they did not stop people from entering or leaving. As Zi Chen walked forward step by step, everyone's attention was clearly on him.

Two days ago, Zi Chen's aura had already been very weak, and everyone had been waiting for him to die. Unexpectedly, not only did he not die, but he had actually woken up in just two days. His powerful physique was truly surprising.

Just as Zi Chen approached, the guard who had said that Zi Chen was still alive kindly reminded him, "Little guy, the trading area in the western part of the city is suitable for you."

"Many thanks." Zi Chen thanked him gratefully, then walked towards the city.

This city was not small, but it was not as lively as Zi Chen had imagined. On the wide streets, there were not many people.

After entering the city, Zi Chen refused a spirit crystal and directly walked towards the western part of the city.

Without a doubt, the weakest existences here were at least at the Seventh Layer.

When they arrived at the western part of the city, the city began to look more like a city. There were more people, and Zi Chen saw one stall after another. There were all kinds of things on display. There were weapons, defensive armors, and even some daily food.

Most of these stalls were official, but there were also some private stalls.

Zi Chen walked over with a Dax Black Wolf on his shoulder, immediately becoming the focus of everyone's attention. However, everyone's attention was on the Dax Black Wolf, followed by Zi Chen who was covered in wounds.

Immediately, several people walked out, expressing their willingness to buy the Dax Black Wolf.

However, the prices were all different. Some offered three, some offered four, and the highest was five spirit crystals.

"Little guy, I'll give you seven spirit crystals. I'll take this Dax Black Wolf." An old voice suddenly rang out from one of the stalls, and an old man walked out.

This was a general store. It wasn't very large, but it had quite a few items.

Zi Chen stopped and looked at the old man. The people who had been bargaining with Zi Chen were stunned when they saw the old man, then tactfully left.

"You can come in and talk," the old man said with a beaming smile.

Zi Chen walked into the general store with the Dax Black Wolf on his shoulder.

As expected of a general store, it had everything. There were a few weapons, a few sets of armor, some books, and other things.

"Give me the Dax Black Wolf, and it's yours." The old man took out seven spirit crystals and placed them in front of Zi Chen.

Zi Chen was a bit surprised. He didn't expect the Dax Black Wolf to be so valuable.

Indeed, from Zi Chen's point of view, having seven spirit crystals on him was already very rich.

Zi Chen took the spirit crystals and placed the Dax Black Wolf on the counter with a thump. He smiled and said, "Alright, it's a deal. It's yours now."

The old man smiled and nodded, no longer paying attention to the Dax Black Wolf. Instead, he said, "Little friend, this should be your first time in the Battlefield of Despair."

Zi Chen nodded and said, "I just got here. I almost died on the way here. That damned desert still makes my heart palpitate when I think about it."

"Desert?" The old man was startled.

Zi Chen nodded and said, "After the desert, there's a forest that's also very dangerous. Oh right, you should know what that place is, right?"

The corner of the old man's mouth twitched, and the smile on his face became even brighter, "Of course I know what that place is. However, in the Battlefield of Despair, if you want to know anything, you have to pay a price."

While speaking, the old man took out a very thin book from the counter. At a glance, there were only four pages. On the cover of the book was written the basic knowledge of the Battlefield of Despair.

"The things you want are all recorded here. You only need to pay six spirit crystals and it's yours."

A Dax Black Wolf was worth six spirit crystals, at most seven. The old man was clearly losing out by giving him seven spirit crystals.

However, this basic knowledge book was only worth five spirit crystals here. The old man obviously asked for an extra spirit crystal.

If one wanted to survive in a place, they had to at least understand it. Zi Chen naturally wouldn't refuse, but he felt a little heartache.

"You can take your time to study these things. If there's anything you don't need, as long as it's valuable, I'll buy it. The price is fair." The old man's eyes were fixed on Zi Chen's weapon.

"I just happen to have one." While speaking, Zi Chen took off the long sword.

A trace of disappointment flashed in the old man's eyes. After glancing at the long sword, he said, "It doesn't have any special properties. It's a consumable item and is only worth two spirit crystals."

A Black Wolf was worth seven spirit crystals, but a weapon was worth two spirit crystals. This made Zi Chen a little speechless, but it was fine as long as there was a profit.

In the blink of an eye, Zi Chen had three spirit crystals on him. Zi Chen took the book and was about to leave when the old man said, "There are many empty houses here. You can live in any one of them. My name is Schenker. You can call me by my name or call me old man. I'll take all the materials here."

While speaking, old man Schenker glanced at Zi Chen's chest. This made Zi Chen's expression change slightly.

"Zi Chen."

Zi Chen nodded and left the grocery store.

"What an interesting little guy." Old man Schenker narrowed his eyes and smiled.

He didn't earn much from this deal because the Black Wolf's fur was incomplete and many of its bones were broken. Not to mention seven spirit crystals, even six spirit crystals wouldn't be worth it.

The reason why Schenker spoke was because he saw the wounds on Zi Chen's body and the Black Wolf's body.

Obviously, a person who could fight with the Black Wolf was worth making friends with.

After leaving the grocery store, Zi Chen followed the old man's instructions and went to find a place to live.

Sure enough, there were many empty houses here. Zi Chen randomly found a house and pushed the door open.

The little bit of energy Zi Chen had just recovered was absorbed the moment he pushed the door open. Then the door plate next to it began to glow, indicating that someone lived here.

And as long as Zi Chen didn't die, this would always be his residence.

Unless Zi Chen had the intention to move.

There were only some simple facilities in the room, but Zi Chen didn't care. He sat on a stool and began to read the basic knowledge of the Battlefield of Despair without cleaning his wounds.