Chapter 38 - Wall (2/2)

Tang Ling somehow felt very lively about the scene. At least, even inside the Safety Sector, the distribution of resources remained uneven.

Of course, Su Yao could not read Tang Ling's mind. He pulled Tang Ling by the shoulder and grabbed him into a relatively clean and silent street.

This street was unlike the others as there were no tall or short buildings made of black stones on either side.

There was no crowd walking on the street, only soldiers in blue uniforms trimming the bushes and trees on the sidewalk quietly.

The street was exceptionally bright because there was a streetlamp installed every 10 meters, hence Tang Ling was able to see a very tall wall further away when he stepped into the street.

It was not as thick and tall as the sector walls of Safety Sector No. 17, but this wall had a metallic luster shining from top to bottom, emanating an indestructible feeling. Through the wall, Tang Ling saw the body of the familiar tower, plus the shapes of other tall buildings.

The view was similar to the one on the little hill. However, it was just a lot closer.

The scene was puzzling to Tang Ling. A wall within walls? What did it mean?

Su Yao was not interested in explaining. He grabbed Tang Ling together and they strode forward. The soldiers on either side of the sidewalk had no intentions to question their arrival either.

"Take this. This little toy cost me a lot of credits. You must pay me back in the future." Su Yao took out an oval-shaped badge and gave it to Tang Ling.

Tang Ling received it blankly. The badge was grayish-white in color, but it was not clear. It also seemed like there were some impurities in the badge. In the center of the badge was an alphabet "I".

A small part of Tang Ling's memories in the Mysterious Shop recovered. He was no longer a stranger towards the alphabet, from how to read it to its meaning.

He even related the alphabet to the word of the language that it consisted—Inner, meaning interior?

What did it mean?

As he pondered, Su Yao dragged Tang Ling in front of the tall metallic wall. At the bottom of the wall was a big metallic gate with a luster almost brighter than the whole wall.

Tang Ling's Precise Instinct started to operate unconsciously, but he could not get any answer on how much force was required to break the gate.

After all, his Precise Instinct was heavily limited when it came to an unfamiliar element.

"Identification." A blank voice interrupted Tang Ling's thoughts.

He looked up and saw purple armor and standard-issued swords. His heart tightened, followed by cold anger in his eyes.

The Purple Moon Warrior.

They were no longer Tang Ling's idol but an ice-cold executioner.

Still, it did not mean that Tang Ling would show his emotions here and now. Those who couldn't control their emotions back at the settlement had ended up in the belly of the wild beasts.

"Do I need to show mine?" Su Yao squinted his eyes. The aura that emanated from him somehow forced the Purple Moon Warrior a step back.

Although Su Yao did not want to put the Purple Moon Warrior in a difficult spot, he lifted Tang Ling by the chin and said, "Give him yours."

Tang Ling did not say anything as he complied and gave him that oval-shaped badge.

Su Yao grinned as if he was praising Tang Ling's sharpness. The Purple Moon Warrior took the badge, walked to the side of the gate, and slid it through a red glowing machine.

An entrance that allowed only a grown man to pass opened up in the center of the metallic door automatically.

After taking his badge back, Su Yao dragged Tang Ling in.

While Tang Ling was stupefied by the scene behind the gate, Su Yao spat a cloud of smoke out and casually said, "This bloody era sometimes makes me feel that we are very close to space, yet sometimes it feels like we've returned to our savage days."