Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 1939 - 993: The Final Journey (Part 5)

Occasionally brave, but most of the time still just an ordinary high school student.

The Black Spider could understand that Qing Chen’s calm demeanor and his decision to connect with the Parents’ Meeting as the best choice among many was a rational and correct decision.

But a person’s nature is hard to change; he needs to go through some things.

Sometimes what others tell you and what you experience firsthand are completely different.

The Black Spider watched Qing Chen from the departing Fifth Princess, left behind to ’slowly’ fly away...

At this moment, Qing Chen sprinted over a thousand kilometers without showing any fatigue. When he saw the outline of City 10, he finally slowed his pace.

The immigration checkpoint was very quiet; this city had fully entered a state of martial law.

The West Continent troops did not stop here, leaving only two Marquises and four Barons, leading twenty thousand puppet soldiers stationed here.

They did not go to battle but were constantly extorting the residents in the city, trying to take everything valuable as spoils of war.

Gold, silver, antiques, food, cars, company shares, people—every resident of City 10 became a slave, and all assets of City 10 became private property.

In fact, the West Continent’s noble slave system ultimately had significant drawbacks. When the war reached this point, the nobles were not united against the enemy but instead busy dividing everything among themselves.

Perhaps they thought this war could not be lost, so they had to seize everything before the Royal Family could react, ultimately leading to a situation where the Central Plains became a battleground for the nobles.

Qing Chen leaped over the city wall, disappearing into City 10 before the metal storm could react.

This was the first city he encountered upon returning to the Eastern Continent, and it was said the journey of the Parents’ Meeting also started from here.

As he walked on the street, he saw that everyone’s forehead was tattooed with the word ’slave’.

The passersby looked resigned, not speaking as they walked, and the city had lost its former prosperity.

But for Qing Chen, he was actually seeing a city of the Eastern Continent for the ’first time’.

As Qing Chen was observing, a middle-aged man saw him and was stunned: ”You... how did you come here?”

”Hm?” Qing Chen said, ”You recognize me?”

”Who wouldn’t recognize you...”

Qing Chen looked around and felt countless gazes focused on him, as if everyone knew him.

Yet before, whenever One recounted stories of him, only the most significant events were mentioned, never such occurrences.

The middle-aged man whispered, ”This isn’t the place to talk, you come with me.”

Qing Chen paused and followed: ”Are you a Parent Association Member?”

”I am not a Parent Association Member, just want to join,” the middle-aged man said nervously, ”You better come with me. In this city, someone might want to use you to make meritorious service to free themselves from slavery.”

As they spoke, alarms sounded, and the engines of puppet army vehicles approached quickly.

And these engine sounds came from all directions, surrounding them... indeed, someone had betrayed Qing Chen.

The middle-aged man’s expression changed, and he led Qing Chen left and right, eventually ducking into an alley.

But the engine sounds approached quickly. In desperation, the middle-aged man found a family and whispered, ”My face might be remembered. Someone is hunting the family head. Can you help hide him in your house?”

The aunt in the family nodded solemnly: ”Yes, come in quickly.”

Qing Chen wondered: ”Aunt, are you a Parent Association Member?”

”No,” the aunt said, ”I applied, but they said I’m a bit too old and not suitable for dangerous actions right now.”

”Do you know each other?” Qing Chen asked again.

The middle-aged man shook his head: ”We don’t know each other.”

Qing Chen was shocked: ”You don’t know each other, yet you agree to hide me so easily, aren’t you afraid of trouble?”

The middle-aged man pointed to his forehead tattoo: ”We are waiting for the Parents’ Meeting to come back and liberate City 10. If we have troubles, you can’t have troubles either. You should go in quickly; I’ll draw away the puppet army! Family head... although some betrayed you, don’t blame them too much, everyone has suffered terribly during this time...”

Qing Chen grabbed his wrist: ”No, you go hide, I’ll lure them away. I can’t let you get into trouble.”

With that, he pushed the middle-aged man into the aunt’s house and headed outside to the residential area.

Qing Chen couldn’t understand; he had never met the city’s residents, yet they were willing to help him flee the pursuit, and two families who didn’t know each other were willing to cooperate to help him.

That middle-aged man was even willing to sacrifice himself to distract the puppet army.

This was something Qing Chen had never encountered before, and it seemed somewhat unbelievable.

Yet within this unbelievable occurrence, there were many things that made him ponder deeply, even stirring some memories of when he was building the Parents’ Meeting in City 23...

Strangely enough, such a small incident could stir some memories.

Qing Chen ran outside as the puppet army had already surrounded the vicinity.

Qing Chen encountered them on the street, hesitating as he raised his hands to deter them: ”Let’s talk this out, I don’t really want to fight you guys right now, I’m not sure if you can beat me, I’m also not sure if I can beat you...”

The number of opponents was too great, causing Qing Chen to feel a bit frightened for a moment.

He had to feel afraid; there were so many enemies ahead! People all around, densely packed and teeming!