I have an Apocalypse City

Chapter 1548: Chapter 1549: Divine Fall Land Chapter 1548: Chapter 1549: Divine Fall Land The incident at the City of Holy Light over a month ago, where Song Jian alone with his sword, broke into the City of Holy Light and rescued a merchant caravan from the City of Hope, had spread across every city within three thousand kilometers.

At that moment, the cognition of almost everyone was turned upside down!

The news of a God-favored individual single-handedly opposing a city was circulating among NPC professionals like an undercurrent. In their view, though God-favored beings did advance rapidly, it was impossible for them to reach the Legendary Realm or even become a pinnacle powerhouse of the Legendary Realm in such a short time, let alone to have killed dozens of beings of the same level. To them, it sounded utterly fantastical, yet it had actually happened.

Following this event, the attitudes of NPC professionals toward the God-favored began to change quietly. Some resisted, others grew friendly. Some NPCs who often issued quests to God-favored beings had started refusing to give players quests, whereas other big shots who were usually hard to encounter began to interact with the players more frequently.

Among the players, Song Jian’s reputation was pushed to its peak once again. Now, Song Jian was practically an idol in the eyes of players. This influx of players into the City of Hope set off a population boom.

The previous intimidation by the City Alliance had caused many NPCs to leave the City of Hope, but now, the flood of players was causing the city’s population to surge once again.

“City Lord, in the past few days, the number of players applying to settle in the City of Hope has already broken through to five hundred thousand. At this rate, in at most half a month, the total population of the City of Hope will surpass one million!” Wang Qi reported to Song Jian with great excitement.

It was a disgrace for a level-five city to have only three or four hundred thousand inhabitants. Most players preferred to stay in cities with deep heritage and strong military power that could guarantee their safety, which was why they were not fond of the City of Hope.

However, after the news of Song Jian facing an entire city alone with his sword spread, a large number of players felt that the City of Hope was much safer compared to other cities. As long as Song Jian lived, the City of Hope would be as stable as Mount Tai.

“With more people, more various issues will arise. We need to increase the numbers of the City Protection Army and the City Patrol Army. At the same time, relevant laws and regulations need to be established,” Song Jian said offhandedly.

“Don’t worry, we’ve been working on that,” Wang Qi nodded and replied.

“How’s the exploration of the city’s underground been going that we talked about before? Have you found any ruins?” asked Song Jian.

Song Jian seldom involved himself in the development and construction of the city, entrusting it to professionals like Wang Qi, but the previous invasion of the City of Hope by many cities and churches wasn’t targeting the city itself but the ruins beneath it, and this attracted Song Jian far more than city development.

“City Lord, we have dispatched many people to explore the sewers and even posted bounties to recruit some NPC professionals and players to explore, but after all this time… we haven’t found any ruins…” Wang Qi showed a hesitant expression and hesitated: “Could it be that those people were lying, just using it as a pretext to try to take over the City of Hope?”

“Impossible, if it were just to take over the city, they wouldn’t have made such a big move. We couldn’t withstand a City Alliance…” Luo Tianyu shook her head on the side: “The churches that appeared that day were not only the Church of Light. Those beastman shamans and some city Guardians, they represent more than just their respective cities…”

“Tianyu is right, the fuss they made is too big for just a level-five city!” Song Jian shook his head: “The City of Hope must be hiding secrets we don’t yet know about!”

“Go to the library and check, the City of Hope, no, the history of Doomsday City, there might be some discoveries!” Song Jian said.

The City of Hope was established on the foundations of Doomsday City, an abandoned city that still had a Protection Array guarding it. Song Jian had not paid attention before, but now that he thought about it, it seemed somewhat unusual.

“Find out what this city was called before, why it was destroyed, and who destroyed it…” Song Jian instructed.

“Understood, I’ll send someone to check right away, even if we have to turn the library upside down, we’ll find something!” Wang Qi said fiercely.

Wang Qi dispatched over a hundred people to rummage through historical books in the library at the center of the city.

This library had existed like a duplicate instance before the City of Hope was established. After the city was founded, the library grew alongside the city’s development. Now, the library housed at least tens of millions of books, and the number of library staff alone neared a thousand.

Three days later, Wang Qi, with a thick book in hand, rushed excitedly to the City Lord Mansion.

“City Lord, I’ve found it!” Wang Qi placed the book in front of Song Jian.

“This book, entitled ‘Chronicles of the Twilight of the Gods,’ mentions Doomsday City!” Wang Qi pointed to the book with a black cover and spoke in a low voice.

“Chronicles of the Twilight of the Gods?” Song Jian glanced at the book’s cover where several golden characters emitted a faint glow.

This was not the common language, but an ancient Elvish language. Fortunately, Song Jian’s knowledge in ancient Elvish was not low, so reading the book was not difficult for him.

The book was very thick, virtually a dictionary. Song Jian opened it, and a strong scent of decay wafted from the pages, showing that this book did not attract much attention in the library.

Within the book, markings had already been made by someone. Song Jian flipped to the middle section of the book, looking at the part that had been underlined.

“… The Goddess of Harvest, Demore, walked wearily on the desolate land. In the distance was an abandoned city, filled with the scent of desolation. Corrosive black mist enshrouded the city, tall Undead Skeletons roamed the city center, and the Force of Death pervaded every corner of the city…”
“Demore took out a grapevine cutting and planted it in the black soil. In no time, a delicate vine took root and sprouted from the soil. In just a few minutes, it had formed a large vineyard, bearing clusters of fruit. Demore looked at the vibrant vineyard with a beautiful smile, then slowly collapsed…”
“The City of Hope is actually a Divine Fall Land, the final resting place of the Goddess of Harvest, Demore?” Song Jian’s face showed a look of shock, but soon, the shock turned into ecstasy. He finally understood why so many people had started to take such an interest in the City of Hope.

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