Magical Girl's Knight Brother

Chapter 516 The Secret of the God of Time and Space

The place for processing entry procedures was a tin box, which looked very dilapidated and was a complete makeshift setup. But this was the most common scene in the wasteland, and it was as difficult as climbing to heaven for many people to get here.

The process of completing the formalities is not complicated; simply put, it involves "paying money."

Although the City of Glory is a human sanctuary, it is not a charitable organization. To come here, one must offer something appropriate in exchange for seeking refuge.

The items traded are not limited to "money". In the wasteland, money is far less important than resources, so any item, as long as it has some value, can be traded.

Food, weapons, special metals, even technology—everything here has a price tag. And if you come empty-handed without these things, it doesn't matter—you still have your life.

It's not just external objects that are openly priced; every organ in your body can also fetch a good price here. There are plenty of people in the inner city who need organ transplants to survive.

If you don't want to sell your organs, that's fine too. The clerks handling the paperwork will kindly introduce you to jobs. Whether you're male, female, young, or old, you can find suitable work here, though you'll have to pay it off slowly.

In fact, the wastelanders didn't have many options to begin with. Most of them had only one thought: to enter the City of Glory at all costs and survive.

As for how to live, that's not something they can choose.

Tang Zijun didn't think too much about it. He directly took out two kilograms of gold to process the entry procedures. He had a lot of this stuff in his spatial storage, more than he could use up.

There was a small incident in the middle. The clerk did not let Tang Zijun and the others in directly, but made him pay the entry fee for Suolin as well.

The reason is that although Zorin only has a head left, she does possess intelligence, and to possess intelligence, one must pay money.

Tang Zijun was too lazy to argue with him. She casually took out some money and carried the foul-mouthed Suolin inside. Her generous spending startled Yedi, who had never seen so many rare metals before.

Since the rules of Earth were changed by the gods of the ages, it has become extremely difficult to find such pure gold. Apart from some gold preserved in special safes from the old era, most gold has undergone drastic changes in its texture and can be dissolved in salt water.

After passing through a dark tunnel, Tang Zijun and her companions finally entered the City of Glory, albeit only the lower district. Perhaps due to bad luck, a light rain began to fall as soon as they entered. The leaden-gray clouds made it impossible to predict how long the rain would last, and many people could be seen running for shelter.

It wasn't because they didn't bring umbrellas, but because there were other things hidden in the rain.

In the wasteland, rainwater often brings not harvest, but disease and pollution. The radiation carried by those raindrops is unpredictable. If you don't want to be polluted, try to avoid letting the rainwater come into contact with your skin.

Tang Zijun led Yedi along a covered corridor to a "house" made up of countless shipping containers. In the lower city, this was where most people lived.

Entering the inner city is not an easy task. It requires applying a day in advance and offering sufficient resources in exchange. These are not things that can be done quickly, so Tang Zijun plans to find a place to stay first.

Upon entering the first-floor container area, the receptionist was a woman who still possessed a certain charm, except that her skin was purple and her earlobes still had moving tentacles. She was clearly not a wastelander, but perhaps a refugee from some alien civilization.

"Get a room," Tang Zijun said softly, placing a gold ring smoothly on the bar counter.

The alien female boss glanced at Tang Zijun, then at the little girl and the mechanical woman's head beside him, her astonished face instantly breaking into a smile. Through years of serving customers, she had developed a keen eye; in this territory, lone wolf men were often more threatening than groups of men, while lone wolf women were even more formidable.

And if we're talking about the strongest, then it's undoubtedly the man with a child.

A person who can roam freely in the wasteland while leading a child must be either an unparalleled killing machine or possess some kind of trump card. Not to mention that the man in front of him is holding his "wife's head," so he must be a ruthless person who has emerged from mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

In a split second, the alien female boss quickly put away the gold ring and handed Tang Zijun a key. "Room 4 on the third floor, it's the green container. You can stay for seven days. Hot water and meals are extra."

"Thanks." Tang Zijun nodded, while Yedi took the key. She didn't know what she could do, so she could only help Tang Zijun out.

"You can come to me if you need anything, and I'll do my best to solve it," the alien female boss said sweetly, giving Tang Zijun a flirtatious wink.

However, Tang Zijun pretended not to see it and simply pulled Ye Di out.

Following the steep ladder made of welded steel bars, Tang Zijun and her companions quickly found the "green container" the female boss had mentioned. Along the way, Tang Zijun sensed some curious glances directed at her, but those eyes quickly shifted elsewhere. *Click*

As soon as I opened the door, a strange, indescribable smell wafted out.

The container was very empty, yes, literally empty. There were no beds, only some cardboard boxes laid out. Near the back, there was a tattered rag hanging, behind which was a dry toilet and an empty iron vat, probably for bathing.

To Tang Zijun's surprise, this dilapidated house, which had no furniture at all, actually had a table. The table was made of wood, and it was broken and covered in scratches. On it was a metal box that could not be moved.

The note next to it reads: [Glory City Radio, damage must be compensated tenfold (thanks to the Inner City Council Elders for their generosity) (Note: Channel 1 is an exclusive channel for the Inner City; please select other channels to listen to)]

"It really is a strange society that has its own system." Tang Zijun fiddled with the radio and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that she did not sense any energy reaction from the God of Time and Space on it.

After obtaining the power of the God of Time and Space, Tang Zijun was able to distinguish the energy fluctuations of the gods of the era. He did not want them to know his whereabouts, so he acted very cautiously.

For example, when entering the city just now, Tang Zijun was very clear about which was more conspicuous: an ordinary human face or a wolf rider's armor, especially since he had slightly affected the detection beam with his shadow power.

"S-Sir."

Just as Tang Zijun was sighing, Ye Di's weak voice came from behind.

Turning around, I saw her tidying up the mess of cardboard boxes on the floor (though it was still quite messy and dirty), and clutching the hem of her clothes. "Sir, would you like to rest for a while?"

Tang Zijun looked at the pile of cardboard and suddenly felt her obsessive-compulsive disorder about to relapse.

Tang Zijun rubbed his temples helplessly and sighed. If he had to sleep on this thing, he would rather immediately go and arm wrestle with the gods of the era.

With a gentle wave of her hand, a metal bunk bed landed steadily on the ground, along with several mattresses, blankets, and pillows. "Ah!" Yedi was startled by this sight and stumbled back several steps until her back hit the wall before she stopped.

With the bunk beds in place, the old container finally looked a bit like a "home." Tang Zijun looked at Yedi and tossed her a pack of wet wipes. "Wipe your hands and then go make the bed."

Yedi caught it in a daze, then nodded subconsciously, seemingly still unaware of what had happened.

After a few seconds, she suddenly came to her senses and immediately took action, taking out wet wipes to dry her hands thoroughly, and then jogging to make the bed.

She didn't ask what these things were, nor why the towel was damp and cool. She only knew that she just needed to obey, which was a survival skill she had learned in the City of Glory.

When you don't have much ability, being obedient and not annoying others is the only option.

Seeing Yedi busy, Tang Zijun smiled.

These bunk beds were discarded from his high school dormitory. At the time, the student council asked him to help move all these things from the boys' dormitory to the school warehouse, saying they would be sold together. Tang Zijun wanted to be lazy, so he hid one in his belt space. Later, a greedy person caused trouble, and he forgot about it. This one has been kept ever since.

In addition, his belt compartment contained a tent, a sofa, a board game, playing cards, a hair clip made of arabesque grass, his father's belt, and a series of other strange items.

After glancing at Yedi, Suolin turned her gaze back to Tang Zijun. "So, now that you're in, what's your next plan?" "I want to figure out why the God of Time and Space appeared here before. This could very well unlock the secret of his invasion of the real world," Tang Zijun said in a deep voice.

"However, I haven't sensed any strange energy fluctuations here yet."