Star of Civilization - Vol 2 Chapter 121

In fact, Joyna had already smelled the smell of onions.

The purpose of this question is just to test the reaction of these people to him, and to ease the strange atmosphere by the way.

“I discovered these stone beans and onions first. They must have grown from the outside to the ceiling of the cell… Hey, what are you doing…?” Before he could finish speaking, he felt like someone had stabbed him in the back.

Another older man sat on the ground, his face was vicissitudes of life, his skin was wrinkled like a knife, and he slowly stood up.

It was him who rubbed the little dreadlocks back with his elbow just now, and he always looked at Joyna coldly with suspicious eyes.

“Who are you and how did you find this place?”

The man with the vicissitudes of life did not speak from the beginning, and only stood up at this time.

Joyna looked at the other party. The man with the vicissitudes of life was also scrawny, with a thick chain around his neck attached to his two arms. His ribs and arms were covered with scars, and he had endured many whips.

“Oh, don’t get excited, just ask casually.” Joyna stretched out her hand to show kindness. “My name is Joyna.”

Although there were a lot of mud marks on her arms, she could still see that her skin was smooth and young, very different from most people in this era, like a pampered aristocrat.

“Joina…? I don’t care who you are, better answer my question first.”

The vicissitudes of life old man did not shake hands with Joyna, but continued to stare at her with indifference in his eyes. After he stood up, the chain on his body kept shaking, making a clanging sound.

“Oh, that is.”

Joyna’s expression was calm and calm, and she didn’t mean to hide at all, but her answer was vague.

“I was locked in a few days ago. I had nothing to do today. When I walked around here, I saw a hole over there and got in.”

“You’re a prisoner who was just locked in? So… you offended the second elder Xuanming?”

“Yes.”

“What did you just say about the hole?”

“Well, it’s just below the room on this floor.”

Following the direction of Joyna’s fingers, several people turned their heads and suddenly showed surprised expressions.

“You lied, there is a stinky mud ditch for thousands of years. After sinking in, you can’t climb out. No one dares to walk under it.” Little Dirty Braid didn’t believe it.

“This is our secret base. We have seen the surrounding terrain for a long time. There is a dead end there!”

“Yeah, how did you get up from such a high place?”

“Could it be that you can fly?”

Several people laughed gloomily for a while, and their expressions became gloomy again, and they didn’t believe what Joyna said at all.

“No, I’m just lucky, I didn’t die in the mud.” Joyna pointed to her feet, which were covered with mud, and said, “I did sink in once, but I came out quickly, Later, I kept looking for a foothold along the cracked wall and crawled here indiscriminately.”

“what!”

A few people were full of doubts, and they looked at Joyna’s body and calf by the firelight. They were dirty from top to bottom. They seemed to verify the truth of these words, so they believed it a little.

But Joyna had long felt that there was something wrong with the eyes of these people looking at her, as if there was a hidden beast-like hunger.

She knew that there were very few women in prison, especially a woman as beautiful as herself. These people have been imprisoned here for a long time, and it is always difficult to resist seeing a woman, and I am afraid that their suppressed desires are even more extraordinary.

So, she thought it was normal and didn’t care too much about the eyes of these people.

Then, the two sides asked some questions tentatively.

After constant exchanges with each other, the prisoners’ suspicion of Joyna quickly disappeared, and she was accepted and Joyner sat down to share the delicious meal.

Their idea was simple: since Joyna had seen them, and both of them were prisoners behind bars, the secret of their gathering here wouldn’t matter.

Because, there is no need to hide these secrets, who knows when they will die?

Through simple exchanges, Joyner was even more surprised by the prisoners.

The reason is that these people are not natives, but come from another human settlement called Iron Fort.

“Iron Fort”?

Joyner had this place in her head, but it was blank.

Tiebao is a town on the main traffic road, and the straight-line distance from Yinsha Castle is only 100 kilometers, which is not too far.

But the roads in the middle are all very difficult, either traversing a vast expanse of dead wilderness or into arid rolling sand dunes, plus a terrifying mountain range that is impenetrable.

In the direction of this road, due to the harsh natural conditions, all kinds of crops are difficult to grow, and the products are poor, so there are few human settlements, and the supply and safety along the way are big problems.

Only powerful, armed, and familiar family caravans would dare to travel between the two places. Therefore, these families should have made a lot of money.

In addition, Joyner also learned that the situation in the Iron Fort area is very different from the Hidden Sand Castle.

If the hidden sand castle is like an oasis in the desert wilderness, then the iron castle is a market place in the mountains. There is a large population, but the land is barren, mostly hills, and the food output is very small, and the ores, metal products, home-made weapons and ancient cultural relics sold everywhere are the specialties there.

Most of Tiebao people are good at doing business.

Many years ago, dealers sold goods to other parts of the western continent, even the central continent, and obtained a lot of property. At that time, business opportunities began to appear, and the town developed.

Relying on the flaming trade routes, this free trade city-state has supported many residents and prospered the local economy.

But what is terrifying is that although the population of Iron Fort is larger than that of Hidden Sand Fort, the folk customs are sturdy.

In history, several major wars broke out in this area, such as: “Dancing with Blood Red”, “Seven Kings Contest for Hegemony”, “Assassination Night Banquet”, and the trade dispute with Yinsha Castle – the famous “Three Years of Saw” war”.

The result of the “three-year tug of war” was that the hidden sand castle won.

There are more than a dozen factions in the Iron Fort, which are very fierce and cruel, but they cannot be twisted into a rope, and the overall combat power is like scattered sand. After being defeated by each of them, Tiebao had no choice but to withdraw from the business route business. If it wasn’t for the Rocket Gang to resist the pressure for them, I am afraid that these gangs would not be able to return home.

This has led to increased friction between the Iron Castle and the Hidden Sand Castle in the future, and the open and secret struggle has never stopped.

The savagery and martial arts of the local people in the Iron Fort are well known, as long as they are not local businessmen, they will not let it go.

Like a pack of hungry wolves, they exploited past business travelers, murdered and set fire, and collected tolls and protection fees along the way. In order to protect themselves, merchants who spend money to buy murder are everywhere, which in turn stimulates the merchants to hire locals as bodyguards.

The mercenaries and killers gathered together, and they were actually drawn as equals in the Iron Fort. They were very popular in black and white, and undercurrents could be felt everywhere in the city.

Since there is no strong dominant force, several gangs are mixed in and wrestling with each other.

Entanglements, vendettas, and exterminations occur frequently, and the order is chaotic. This place has also become a well-known place for outlaws. The weak cannot survive, like lambs trapped in a fence.