619: Chapter 619 Sin City

"Oh? Captain, you still have connections in the Yunxu Holy Land?"

Xiao Weiqing asked, feigning curiosity. In the Southern Domain, no one could hear of the Yunxu Holy Land without being interested.

"Brother Qin, you may not know this, but the Captain was once a Genius of the Third Heaven in the Yunxu Holy Land, though he withdrew later on."

"I see."

Captain Bi Zi shook his head and waved his hand. "It's not worth mentioning. It was just the Third Heaven; I can't be considered a Genius."

"If I had entered the Fourth Heaven, then I would boast about it to you all."

"Let's go, back to the outpost. Our squadron went through a battle today, so tomorrow we will have a rotational rest. I'll take you to City 251 to enjoy yourselves."

Qiao Wei asked hurriedly, "Really? Captain, are you paying?"

"Nonsense, when have I not paid?"

"As if you've ever paid."

Captain Bi Zi laughed and scolded.

Xiao Weiqing asked, "Does the squadron rest for a day after a major battle?"

Captain Bi Zi looked at Qiao Wei. "Didn't you tell Qin Weixiao?"

Qiao Wei replied, "Captain, there was no time. We didn't even have time to collect our combat uniforms before the horn sounded, and we came straight to find you."

"That's true."

Seeing that Xiao Weiqing had indeed not changed his clothes, Captain Bi Zi nodded slightly.

"Brother Qin, let me answer your question first. This doesn't count as a major battle; it's at most a small-scale skirmish."

"True major battles basically involve dozens or hundreds of outposts moving out together. It happens about once every few months. The last one was a month ago, the battle where Mu Pan died in action."

Mu Pan was Captain Bi Zi's former personal guard, who had died in battle.

Captain Bi Zi nodded, his mood becoming somewhat somber. Mu Pan had followed him for years; he hadn't expected that in the end, he still couldn't escape the fate of dying on the battlefield.

"Actually, there are even larger-scale wars that directly involve fortresses, where one or several fortresses are deployed."

"However, wars of this scale are rare. The most recent one was ten years ago. I also joined the Xuanqiong Battlefield after that war. When I first arrived here, the starry sky was dyed red," Captain Bi Zi recalled.

Qiao Wei continued, "Brother Qin, the larger the battle, the longer the rest period, up to a month at most. However, if the rotation can't keep up, we still have to fill in."

"Understood."

"Alright, let's not talk about this; let's go back first."

...

Outpost 251.

"Brother Qin, come, let me take you to where you'll be staying. Then we can wash up and head into the city with Captain Bi Zi."

"We?"

Xiao Weiqing frowned and glanced at Qiao Wei.

"Uh... no, you wash yours, I'll wash mine."

Qiao Wei hurriedly corrected himself.

The two walked to a row of houses.

"Brother Qin, pick one yourself. Any that are unoccupied are fine. They are all the same, small two-story Villas, not very big."

"This is the Star Domain Battlefield. Even the Battalion Commander doesn't live much better than we do. Just make do."

"It's fine."

How could Xiao Weiqing care about this? It was just a place to rest his feet, after all.

"Then I'll see you at the camp entrance in a while."

"Alright."

Xiao Weiqing nodded and chose a nearby unoccupied one to enter.

After washing up, he came to the camp entrance to wait.

Ten minutes later, Captain Bi Zi and the other three personal guards arrived.

"Qin Weixiao, we haven't met yet. My name is Jin Qi."

"My name is Huo Yue."

Captain Bi Zi's other two personal guards introduced themselves, though the three had actually already met on the battlefield.

Jin Qi was a bald, burly man two and a half meters tall.

Huo Yue was a woman with short hair and a purple crescent moon mark on the exposed skin of her shoulder.

Both were Peak Star Lord Realm, with strength similar to, or perhaps slightly higher than, Qiao Wei's.

"Hello."

"Let's go."

"To the Chunfeng Pavilion," Captain Bi Zi waved his hand grandly.

"Chunfeng Pavilion? Then what are we waiting for!"

Qiao Wei, Jin Qi, and even Huo Yue's eyes lit up.

Several people took to the air and flew towards the city.

...

Inside the city.

The five walked on the wide streets. Xiao Weiqing looked at the bustling scene around him and felt a bit suspicious that they had come to the wrong place, as it was not quite what he had expected.

"Brother Qin, do you feel it's a bit different?"

"Yeah, a little."

Qiao Wei laughed.

"When I first came here, I also found it incredible. Why was the city next to the military camp so prosperous and extravagant?"

"You'll get used to it after a few years. Every time we fight the Yao Race, walking on the edge of life and death, we always need to vent."

Xiao Weiqing didn't speak, silently observing his surroundings.

"Get lost!"

Suddenly, a soldier in a combat uniform up ahead began punching and kicking a passerby who was blocking the way. The blows were very heavy; Xiao Weiqing could tell that the person being beaten only had Fourth Order strength.

"You bastard, ptooey!"

The soldier stopped beating him only after he had vented enough. The person being beaten was left with only half a breath. After the soldier left, his companion carried him away.

Seeing that the people around seemed indifferent, including Captain Bi Zi and the others, Xiao Weiqing asked:

"That wasn't necessary, right? Doesn't anyone care?"

Qiao Wei laughed. "Brother Qin, don't ever feel sorry for them. In this city, ninety percent of the people are guilty."

"All guilty?"

"That's right. Either they themselves are guilty, or their family members are, and it's for extremely heinous crimes. At the very least, they trafficked contraband; at worst, they colluded with foreign races, causing irreparable losses to the Human Race. Anyway, every single one of them deserves to die."

"The primary offenders all had their Divine Souls extinguished. The accomplices, family members, and direct beneficiaries were exiled here to atone for their sins. Their only value in existence is to serve us well when we enter the city."

"Even if that person had been beaten to death just now, the soldier would at most be criticized."

Xiao Weiqing nodded slightly. "How do you distinguish those people?"

"They have a Source Power Restriction device on their wrists, and they are not allowed to cover it at any time or place."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Weiqing looked around and found that those without the Restriction were few and far between.

"We're here."

"Let's go in."

Captain Bi Zi led the four to the front of the Chunfeng Pavilion, a restaurant that looked very high-end from the outside.

However, when Xiao Weiqing went inside, he realized he was wrong—horribly wrong.

In the first-floor lobby, it was a scene of debauchery, with many people in disheveled clothing dancing.

"Oh my, Captain Bi Zi, it's been a long time since you've come. Hurry upstairs, hurry upstairs."

A woman walked over, swaying her waist and pressing herself against Captain Bi Zi. Through the Source Power Restriction on her wrist, it could be seen that she was also a guilty person.

Captain Bi Zi laughed, reached out to wrap his arm around the woman, and while stroking her body, he went upstairs.

Xiao Weiqing finally understood why Qiao Wei and Jin Qi had been so excited when they heard they were going to the Chunfeng Pavilion.

Seeing that Huo Yue had also gone upstairs, Xiao Weiqing sighed helplessly and had no choice but to follow. When he walked up to the fourth floor, he heard Captain Bi Zi's shout.

"Adler, we were here first!"