Versatile Mage: I Awakened Nine Stars

Chapter 230 Ancient Capital
After helping the two sisters finish the examination, it was already dawn. At this point, I couldn't fall asleep even if I wanted to.

Xu Shen simply walked out of the magic tower and planned to go to the 404 Trading Company to take a look.

In recent days, thanks to the strong support of the Forbidden Spell Society, the company has developed at an astonishing speed, and the daily turnover is staggering.

Moreover, the investment myth of 404 Trading Company that has never failed has made it very popular, and it has become the object of cooperation for countless wealthy families and financial groups.

Mu Zhuoyun was full of energy and made great strides forward according to the blueprint planned by Xu Shen from the perspective of rebirth. In just half a year, the 404 Chamber of Commerce had become a force that could not be underestimated in the entire Monster City.

The Liu sisters had nothing to do, so they followed Xu Shen out.

But soon, they were stopped by a strange man in black robe.

"Is something wrong?"

Xu Shen narrowed his eyes in alertness, feeling that this person had ill intentions.

"It's indeed a small matter," the man in black robe said in a hoarse voice, and his face could not be seen clearly: "If you are free recently, can you go to the ancient capital?"

"What if I don't go?"

The man in black robe was very calm: "We are honored to have invited Miss Ding Yumian. I believe she is in the ancient capital now."

Xu Shen narrowed his eyes slightly: "Are you threatening me?"

"You can understand that."

"Why do you want me to go to the ancient capital?"

"You'll know once you get there. Friendly reminder, you'd better go quickly, as things are not peaceful in the ancient capital these days."

"Okay, I'll do it as soon as possible..." Xu Shen said, and a giant of light condensed behind him in the blink of an eye, and a huge fist smashed down fiercely.

The black-robed man's expression changed, and he tore open a space scroll and disappeared without a trace.

"Space magic?"

Xu Shen looked embarrassed. He couldn't catch up with the person, so he could only confirm Ding Yumian's current situation first.

After dialing the phone, I didn't expect that the first person to speak was Ding Yumian.

"who is it?"

"It's me, Xu Shen."

"Ah Shen?" Ding Yumian frowned: "What's going on?"

"I was just about to ask you what happened?" Xu Shen smiled bitterly, "Are you okay now?"

"I'm fine," Ding Yumian said, "I received a message last night saying that you were forced by the Black Church to go to the ancient capital."

"You don't even bother to verify this obvious lie?"

Xu Shen found it a little ridiculous. Given Yu Mian's personality, she shouldn't be so credulous.

"I called you, and a strange voice answered the phone. I was afraid that something might happen to you, so I booked a flight to the ancient capital in the early morning and notified Dean Jiang and Dean Fu before leaving."

"Was it someone else who answered the phone?"

Xu Shen thought about it for a moment and understood the reason.

All you need to do is transfer the call. Any programmer with a basic computer skill can do it.

As long as Ding Yumian cares about Xu Shen, he will be fooled. After all, the ancient capital is not a dangerous place.

It's really a simple and effective game.

"Yu Mian, listen to me, you've been deceived. I'm in the Demon Capital now, I'm safe. You should find a way to leave the ancient capital as soon as possible. Also, notify Dean Jiang and Dean Fu not to go to the ancient capital for some time to come!"

"I'm afraid it's not possible," Ding Yumian shook his head and said, "I just found out after entering the city that the activities of the undead in the ancient capital have become more frequent recently. Even traces of the undead activities can be seen in the city. In order to retain the living force to guard the ancient capital, the ancient capital can only be entered but not left. Moreover, Dean Fu and Dean Jiang are already on the plane to the ancient capital."

"Ridiculous, only taking in but not giving out, are they trying to make dumplings? What a bunch of idiots! Also, why hasn't the news media heard of such a serious matter?"

Hearing Xu Shen's angry voice, Ding Yumian frowned slightly: "A Shen, do you know something?"

"It's hard to explain over the phone. I'll tell you when I get to the ancient capital."

According to common sense, there is nothing wrong with Gudu's decision. Retaining all living forces to help a city through difficulties is a common method used by cities in China. However, Gudu's decision makers obviously did not realize the seriousness of the problem.

This disaster almost completely destroyed this thousand-year-old capital!
Xu Shen sighed, feeling a little irritated.

Today's plot was obviously aimed at him.

If he didn't go, the man in black would definitely have other tricks waiting for him.

In his previous life, he was not affected by the catastrophe in the ancient capital.

I have no idea. I live my life over again, but instead I have to jump into the fire pit. It's really fucked up!
"We'll go with you."

The Liu sisters had been silent before, and although they were confused by what they heard, they roughly knew what had happened.

"You guys go back to the Magic City first," Xu Shen shook his head and said, "The matter is far beyond your ability to handle. Don't worry, I'll be back as soon as I find Yu Mian."

“We want to help you.”

"Then practice well. There will be plenty of opportunities to use you in the future. Right now, you are still too weak." Xu Shen sighed and said, "I was originally planning to teach the ancient practice method to Lao Feng this time, but I can only wait until next time. I'm leaving first. You two should tell him."

Liu Xian hesitated to speak, but finally nodded and agreed.

There are many flights from Yaodu to the ancient capital. Three hours later, the plane successfully arrived at its destination.

The ancient capital airport is not located in the ancient capital, but in the neighboring city of Weiyang.

Xu Shen summoned Xiaobai and drove along the highway.

After a few minutes, the outline of the ancient capital gradually became clear.

It was a city that looked ancient and weathered, with its walls stretching like mountain ridges, majestic and vast.

This was the first time Xu Shen had seen such a grand Anjie. It was indeed the famous ancient capital of thirteen dynasties.

Arriving at the city gate, this city, which should have been extremely prosperous, can almost be described as deserted. Only a few military mages were sitting together playing cards out of boredom.

This saved him the trouble of queuing. Xu Shen put away Xiaobai and passed the security check smoothly into the city.

Finally, the ancient capital, one of the oldest large cities in China, lifted its hazy veil in front of Xu Shen.

The reconstruction and expansion in successive dynasties gradually made the city divided into inner and outer cities.

His current location is the outer city, also called the new city.

Looking around, there are modern high-rise buildings everywhere. Unfortunately, there are very few people on the streets. Even during the day, the dead cannot appear in the world. The ancient capital is still in panic. Most civilians hide in their houses and are unwilling to come out. Commercial activities are almost stagnant.

The only good news is that the city seems to be relatively stable at the moment and the order of life has not been disrupted.

Without staying too long, Xu Shen rushed into the inner city.

The inner city, also known as the old city, is surrounded by an ancient city from two thousand years ago. It retains a relatively ancient architectural style and is a tourist attraction that many outsiders are keen to check in. Some large magic organizations such as the Bell Tower Magic Association and the Drum Tower Hunter Alliance are stationed here.

The streets in the inner city have more pedestrians than those in the outer city.

It was winter in the ancient capital at this time, and most people wore thick cotton clothes, which made Xu Shen, who was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, look a little eye-catching.

However, everyone is used to it. The physical fitness of a magician is much stronger than that of an ordinary person. He is just wearing out-of-season clothes, which is much more normal than wearing strange clothes.

Following the navigation, Xu Shen quickly found the hotel where Ding Yumian was staying.

After confirming that he was safe, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Ah Shen, what's going on?"

Xu Shen carefully organized his words and spoke word by word: "In the ancient capital, a disaster that will affect tens of millions of people is very likely to occur."

"What?!" Ding Yumian instantly lost her composure.

She looked much more serious: "Besides you, who else knows about this?"

"Zu Guangyao, but he's dead. I once asked him to notify the high-level officials in Shenzhou who he could trust, but I'm not sure who he told them."

(End of this chapter)