Doomsday Roulette

"Dark Strip City is not a Dacheng. The strongest race here is merely the medium-strength Melkan Star people. When the city was established, they put in a lot of effort and for a long time, they were the only candidates for the City Lord of Dark Strip City."

"There are twenty-three races recorded in Dark Strip City, among which eight are medium-strength races, jokingly referred to as the 'Eight Heads.' The remaining races are not very strong, and our Star Eye Clan basically counts as one of the last two."

"The registered population of Dark Strip City is three million six hundred seventy thousand, with an estimated several hundred thousand floating population."

"The city's honor... the only one who has achieved it apart from the universal language of the All Races of the Universe is probably you, who set a record for points to become the first among beginners."

Wu Qian walked through the streets of Dark Strip City, introducing this city of the Star Eye Clan to Ye Zhongming.

They had changed into casual clothes and were not wearing masks, but they were dressed in mimetic armor, which is a type of semi-combat armor that has certain combat capabilities but is primarily used to conceal identity.

Even on ordinary days, members of the Star Eye Clan rarely walk openly on the streets; their reputation is not very good. Coupled with their weakness being considered original sin, they are often prime targets for many life forms committing crimes.

Wu Qian was puzzled about the purpose of Ye Zhongming's visit to Dark Strip City today. After asking, Commander Ling only said two words: "shopping."

Why didn’t you find Aslan for shopping?

Such thoughts could only be hidden in Wu Qian's mind, and he did not dare to speak them out loud.

Having been in the Bronze Camp for about ten days, this person had already secured his position. Regardless of what methods were used, that was a fact and a demonstration of ability; Wu Qian had no reason to feel indignant.

Even if the warehouse he managed was in a mess due to this person, they were not without explanation, although Wu Qian did not know when the explanation would come.

Along the way, Ye Zhongming did not say much, just walked around and looked, prompting Wu Qian to keep introducing everything about Dark Strip City.

Initially, Wu Qian thought that this was because Ye Zhongming had just arrived from the home planet and was curious about this entirely artificial cosmic fortress, but he soon realized that was not the case.

After taking a tour and gaining an understanding of Dark Strip City, Ye Zhongming began to inquire about the Star Eye Clan's industries.

A race without agricultural support might still survive, since food can be bought when it runs out, but without commerce, they would surely struggle due to a lack of income.

Speaking of this, Wu Qian felt a bit awkward. He led Ye Zhongming for a while and soon arrived at a place.

Ye Zhongming looked around; this could barely be considered a commercial area, but the location was lacking. It was in an alley that seemed to have inexplicably extended, with one side completely walled up and only one shop still open, while the other two were closed.

There was a foul smell in the air; this was truly a case of "finding peace amid the noise," as many life forms treated this place as a convenient spot.

"Here?"

At the entrance hung a dusty sign, and one door was rusted shut. The two of them arrived at this dilapidated shop without anyone greeting them; was this really the only commercial facility of the Star Eye Clan?

Faced with Ye Zhongming's inquiry, Wu Qian's face turned red. There was no way around it; the clan had simply been too disappointing in the past.

"Yes, our clan primarily focused on taking on tasks before. Although we did manage to acquire some property, the amount was not large. In recent years, as the situation worsened, we began to handle these industries, and now only this one remains."

Ye Zhongming was speechless. The situation of the Star Eye Clan might be even worse than that of the Long Void Water Clan.