Foreigner's Journey

Heather smiled, with a relaxed tone:

"If there is any place in the Western Continent that is the most prosperous and busiest, and at the same time gathers the richest information, then it must be [that place]. That's right, the city of miracles known as the Fortress of Joy and the City of Sky—【 Kingdee Playground].”

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"...Really? Got it, I will report to the president."

In the rebuilt president's office, Director Tuckers in a black suit [Zeng] put down his phone and turned to look at the figure sitting on the large sofa chair:

"Lord Rufas, the Ministry of Intelligence's urgent report said that 'Dragon Eye' has expired."

Rufas was still wearing a white double-breasted coat, sitting leisurely in front of a spacious and luxurious desk, resting his chin on one hand with a smile on his face: "So, our 'King of the Seventh Street' has finally found the key clue and decided to Get rid of Shinra and go it alone. Where did the signal get cut off?"

"About 460 kilometers northwest of the Costa del Sol, very close to the town of Marbury. Intelligence shows that they have not stopped all the way after leaving the Costa del Sol, and have been heading northwest."

Rufas laughed: "Hehe, it seems that they are going to the Kingdee Playground. The heroes who are eager to save the world will not leave the big devil alone and run to the playground to have a good time, right? The Kingdee Playground must be have what they need."

"Need something?"

"Either intelligence, or some powerful weapon."

Rufas said with certainty: "But they will be disappointed. The owner of Kingdee Amusement Park, Dior, has never been associated with words like 'benevolent charity' and 'saving the common people'. That person has his own unique philosophy of doing things... Tower Is there anyone in the Western Continent?"

"Reynolds, Elena, and Luther are following Heather and his party," Zeng replied.

Rufas played with the wine glass on the table, and said softly: "Let them contact Dior and say that Shinra is willing to make a deal with him."

Zeng went to the wine cabinet and took out a bottle of good wine, and when he returned to the table, he uncorked the bottle and asked, "So, what is the deal?"

"Exchange Heather for what they want with the future of Kingdee Playground."

Rufas watched the wine slowly poured into the glass, with a leisurely tone:

"No matter what Heather wants, I will know it immediately, and I will decide whether to give it to him. As long as Dior is obedient, I can guarantee that his Kingdee Playground will continue to operate safely."

"What if Dior doesn't know how to compliment?" Zeng raised the wine bottle and looked at Rufas.

Rufa raised his wine glass slightly to his loyal subordinates, with a smile on his face:

"It's always easier to destroy than to create, isn't it?"

###Chapter 92 Barrett's Hometown###

The Outlander's Journey The Outlander and the Hunter x Hunter Chapter 92 Barrett's hometown convoy continued along the road.

The scenery along the way began to become dilapidated, and the few villages and towns that I passed by occasionally had a bleak atmosphere, the houses were dilapidated, and the villagers looked as dull as walking dead.Even the number of trees and vegetation visible to the naked eye has dropped sharply. The crow stood on the dead tree branch, staring at the group of travelers with blood red eyes.

Needless to say, this must be very close to Shinra's Mako furnace.

The road spiraled up the mountains, passed the bridge, drove through the wilderness, and crossed the mountains. Finally, the convoy arrived at a mining town surrounded by a large number of mine car tracks.

It is said to be a small town, but it seems more appropriate to describe it as a 'garbage dump' here.

The sky was covered by drowsy dark yellow clouds, smoke and dust drifted everywhere, the air was filled with the peculiar smell of garbage dumps, no green vegetation could be seen everywhere, gravel and rusty iron plates could be seen everywhere.Dirty and patched tents were everywhere, and there were a few crooked temporary wooden sheds here and there. Passers-by on the road were covered in tatters, looking at Heather and the others with vigilance.

"It's worse than the slums of Midgar..." Jesse wrinkled his nose.

Claude noticed that Barrett, who always liked to talk and laugh, was silent at this moment.

A few strong men wearing hoods came over, and their tone was kind:

"You guys, what are you doing here in Kerel Village... It's you! Barrett!!"

When they saw Barrett, they immediately changed their faces, and the sound of roaring caused everyone around to look this way.

"...I'm back." Barret nodded.

"How do you have the face to say 'I'm back'?" The strong man in the lead looked at Barrett in disbelief, as if he was looking at a heinous father-killer.

"You bastard, how dare you come back? Which village did you drive out this time?" Another strong man was so angry that he raised his fist and threw it at Barrett's face.But before the fist fell, Heather's big hand like a steel hoop grabbed his wrist, and then he pushed hard and fell backwards.

The rest of the people immediately picked up their weapons: "Did you bring help? Don't try to harm Kerel Village again this time, Barrett!"

"Want to get started?"

Heather's tone was not kind, he has always defended his shortcomings, how could he just sit back and watch others bully his friends?Seeing that the leader had already expressed their attitude, the other companions immediately expressed their attitude of preparing to fight.

But Barrett reached out and stopped the companions who were about to move: "Sorry, please don't hurt them."

Then he turned his head to look at the strong men with weapons, and said in a low tone, "Ott, Entel, Dillet... how are you all doing?"

"That's a really wise question, as if you've forgotten what you've done?" The leading burly man called Ott laughed angrily: "Open your dog eyes and take a good look, look at this Beike How has Leier Village been harmed by you! You plague god!"

"This lunatic... Forget it, there's nothing to talk to him about, let's go." The strong man Dilett, who was pushed to the ground by Heather, got up and rubbed his bruised wrist.

Several strong men left cursing.

Walking all the way through Corel Village, which had become a mountain of garbage, Barrett looked more and more depressed when he felt the vigilant eyes from around him, and the others also felt uncomfortable.

Without buying any supplies, everyone hurried through Kerel Village and headed towards the top of the mountain.

Corel Village is located on the mountainside of Corel Mountain, and there is still a road for vehicles to go up, but it does not look like a masterpiece of Shinra Company in terms of architectural style.

There is a beautifully built cable car station on the top of the mountain. The station has a large area and there are many cable cars to choose from.The blue cable car is for tourists, while the red cable car is used for consigning heavy items such as vehicles and large equipment.

Heather and Claude went to check in the vehicle, while the others sat in the waiting hall to rest.

"Wow, where does this cable car lead to?"

Yuffie leaned on the railing, put her hands on her forehead and looked up at the sky, only to see one cable car track after another extending into the thick clouds, with no end in sight.

"The above is the Kingdee Amusement Park. I have completed the procedures for consigning the vehicle, and then I just need to take the cable car to the sky station of the amusement park."

Heather just came back and looked at Barrett:

"Don't continue to be silent, tell everyone about your past."

Barrett, who was sitting on the chair, covered his face with his hands and rubbed it vigorously for a few times. Then he raised his spirits and said, "This used to be my hometown, Kerel Village."

"Was it?" Alice asked suspiciously.

"The real Corel Village has been buried under the soil. That happened about four years ago."

Barrett recalled:

"My hometown, Kerel Village, used to be a village that depended on coal mining. Although it was dirty and poor, it was very peaceful...Really, it was indeed a very small village. This is the first time I heard about [Mahuang Furnace] When did this kind of thing start? I can’t remember.”

"Shinra has developed a new type of energy 'Mako' and spread it all over the world, and Kerel Village is no exception. Originally, Kerel Village could barely survive on coal, but with the promotion of Mako, the village's business It's getting harder and harder, and everyone is in a hurry."

"At that time, Scarlett from Shinra Company suddenly came to Kerel Village and made a suggestion—to build a magic stove in Kerel Village, and agreed to accept the young and middle-aged people in the village to work in the magic stove."

"At that time, I had just been married, and I was eager to improve the living conditions of my family. I also listened to Scarlet's bewitching, thinking that the magic stove was a good thing with no harm, so I helped the Shinra Company Lobbying around the village."

"Soon, most people in the village were persuaded. But Kerel Village has a habit of obtaining the consent of every family in the village when encountering major events related to the future of the village. At that time, there was only one The person who still insists against it is my best friend, Dane."

"Dane firmly opposes the abandoned coal mine. He believes that the Corel coal mine was built and protected by our fathers, and our fathers' fathers. If our generation throws it away casually, what is it? "

"I tried my best to persuade Dane. Coal is no longer used under the pressure of demons these days. We can't go against the trend of the times. Besides, I don't want my wife Mona to live a hard life with me anymore. Scarlett Te also took the opportunity to explain that once the Mako Furnace is completed, Shinra will fully guarantee the lives of the people in Kerel Village."

"We 'persuaded' Dane with all our tongues, and the public opinion was terrible. Even a tough guy like Dane could only succumb to our 'good intentions' in the end. In this way, the demons of Kerel Village The construction of the Huang Furnace began until it was completed."

"We all thought better days were coming, but..."

"Disaster has struck."

###Chapter 93 Kingdee Playground###

"Once, it happened that Dane and I were out for a few days. At that time, something happened."

Barrett, this man of steel, trembled for the first time:

"The entire village of Kerel was set on fire by the Shinra Army."

"What!?" Everyone except Heather cried out in shock.Tifa and Cloud didn't expect that Barrett's hometown would suffer the same fate as Nibelheim.

Heather was not surprised, because killing and arson to destroy corpses and traces has always been Shinra's traditional style.

Alice asked in shock: "Why did Shinra do this? Didn't you agree to build the magic furnace?"

Barrett sat on the chair, covered his head with his hands, and sighed long: "Because of the accidental explosion of the Moko furnace, Shinra Company planted this incident on the head of Kerel Village in order to shirk responsibility. In fact, it was said that it was done by the opposition in private. I was too stupid to believe in Shinra Corporation... It's all my fault, if I hadn't tried my best to lobby everyone, Kerel Village wouldn't have..."

Tifa patted Barrett's shoulder lightly, comforting: "Don't blame yourself, Shinra always speaks better than sings, anyone will be fooled."

"That's why I hate myself... I lost my folks and friends because I believed Shinra's nonsense...even my wife Mona..."

Barrett wiped his face and forced a smile: "I thought I could forget the pain by escaping to Midgar and concentrate on dealing with Shinra Corporation. I didn't expect that it would still make me feel painful after returning here."

Everyone didn't know how to comfort Barrett for a while.

"If you ask me, Barrett doesn't deserve sympathy at all!"

Yuffie suddenly jumped onto the chair, put her hands on her hips and said loudly, "Anyone who trusts Shinra is an idiot! My dad is an idiot, and so is Barrett... oops!"

Before she finished speaking, Yuffie was punched in the head, and Heather grabbed her back collar and pulled her off the chair and kicked her out of the waiting room.

Although Yuffie was a straight girl when she spoke, Barrett didn't feel so uncomfortable when she interrupted her.At this moment, the public address system in the waiting room made a 'ding dong' sound, and then a nice female voice sounded——

[The cable car to Kingdee Amusement Park is about to start, please take the time to get on the car.Please enjoy the fun of the cable car ride for free. 】

Everyone filed into the huge blue cable car, and it didn't take long for the two propellers behind the cable car to start humming, driving the cable car along the track to the clouds in the sky.

Passing through layers of thick clouds, what comes into view is a huge spectacle building with a height of 700 meters, 【Kingdee Playground】!

The main body of the Kingdee Playground is an extremely huge tower, surrounded by several super-giant venues with mushroom canopies hanging around the tower in an orderly manner. Even the lowest venue is 200 meters above the ground.There are cable cars running along the tracks to the Kingdee Playground everywhere, and colorful neon lights are connected to form a sea of ​​lights. There are also various display screens and colorfully illuminated billboards, which are very lively under the illumination of countless moving searchlights.

Both Alice and Yuffie stared straight at the eyes. Although the headquarters building of Shinra Corporation is also towering into the sky, it is completely inferior to the Kingdee Playground in terms of scale and momentum.

The cable car went up all the way, and finally drove into the small venue marked "Welcome to Kingdee Amusement Park", and parked firmly next to the cable car platform inside the Kingdee Amusement Park.

The cable car platform inside the Kingdee Amusement Park is decorated in a joyful atmosphere, and the entrance is actually a big Moogle head with a big mouth open.Staff wearing fat chocobo and moogle costumes are receiving tourists, and signs made of Christmas trees indicate the names of the venues leading to each passage.

"Moogle! I like it!" Yuffie is an avid Moogle fan. She has collected a lot of Moogle dolls in Wutai. Coulee dolls instead.

"Don't run around, go buy a ticket first." Heather now only feels like taking a kindergarten child to a spring outing, taking all the effort.

There were many tourists inside the station, and Heather led them to the entrance of the venue. The beautiful staff in bunny girl costumes smiled and bowed, and then asked, "Welcome to Kingdee, are you a group guest? A one-time admission ticket requires 3000GIL, and you can also spend 30000GIL to purchase a lifetime golden admission ticket."

"2000..." Claude felt that his outlook on life had been greatly impacted. He worked so hard to protect Xue Beng to get [-] GIL. Is there such a big gap between the rich and the poor in this world?

Heather chose the one-time admission ticket without hesitation, since she won't come here often anyway.

After paying the money, the bunny girl distributed the admission tickets to everyone, and then bowed slightly again: "Thank you very much. I need to remind you that if you leave Kingdee, your ticket will be invalid. Please pay attention. Please let me explain to you 【Kingdee coin】?"

"No need." Jessie pushed everyone inside, leaving only the bunny girl smiling and bowing to everyone.