Qingyu Port, Wading Dock.

[Tiangong No.] When he slowly approached the port, he saw people rushing on the shore. A large number of pale and thin people stretched their necks and surrounded the fence. His eyes contained various complex emotions such as fear, cowardice, amazement, envy, novelty, panic, etc. It seemed that these people had never seen such a towering and huge ship.

Gu Xiaoren stood on the deck and looked at the large number of simple wooden buildings in the harbor in the distance. Many places simply built sheds, with almost few houses with earth and stone structures. Even the parking location was a bit disrepaired, looking backward and dirty.

In addition to these people with a slightly fearful expression and a malnourished mental outlook, the social form of this place called Qingyu Port can be imagined.

"According to the map and the information collected previously, this place called Qingyu Port is actually a country, and it is considered a port country. In the 620th year of the original country, the population was initially estimated to be about one million..." Chen Qiudun retrieved relevant information about Qingyu Port.

"The Original Country has been 620 years." Gu Xiaoren looked at the distance, and his eyes seemed to be a little afraid, and he couldn't help frowning slightly: "It's the Original Country's 628th year, which should be the data from eight years ago. If there were no wars or natural disasters, the difference in population base should not be big, but now it is obviously something is wrong, and the environment here seems to be extremely bad."

"In fact, according to the relevant records of the Intelligence Agency, Qingyu Port's economy should have been good eight years ago. After all, it was a deep-water port with continuous surrounding waterways, and the amount of maritime trade seemed to be quite small." Chen Qiudun explained.

"How did it become like this? It was like this in just eight years?" Gu Xiaoren shook his head and sighed: "Forget it, ask Xiao Apiao to record the information here, and then use the [Post Postal Order] to upload it to the Intelligence and the Navy Department to ask them to re-verify the instant information here."

After all, it is just a remote small country in a certain sea area, and it is understandable that the Intelligence Agency's tentacles have not been extended. Perhaps this does not involve most of the interests of the original country.

However, as one of the waterway nodes between the Yuan Kingdom and the Dongxialai Kingdom, its social environment has undergone earth-shaking changes in just eight years, and it has not been noticed by the Yuan Kingdom. There may be some abnormalities here. Since Gu Xiaoren passed by here, he naturally had to summarize the relevant information to the Intelligence Agency and the Navy Department for intelligence backup.

Of course, in addition to the reason for the channel node, he also appeared here because a certain volume of information from [Xiwen Lu] appeared in this port, so Gu Xiaoren naturally had to dock here for investigation.

[Tiangong No.] Finally, it docked gently on the shore, and then everyone got off the boat, but they did not see any signs of negotiations from the defense department.

When we approached the coast, we did not see relevant patrol personnel or ships. It was as if this was a free port, and Gu Xiaoren did not find any traces of government managers.

Gu Xiaoren and Chen Qiudun walked into the wooden awning corridor, and then Yu Baizhou took the initiative to inquire about the situation. Not long after, Yu Baizhou trotted all the way, with a slightly strange expression.

"Filial piety... Ambassador." It was normal for a moment that he couldn't change his mouth. Yu Baizhou paused and continued: "I just asked and found out that Qingyu Port is currently anarchic!"

"Anarchy?" Gu Xiaoren frowned and looked at Chen Qiudun: "Why is he in anarchy? What about the previous manager?"

Yu Baizhou shook his head and said, "The people of Qingyu Port don't know either. They only know that eight years ago, Qingyu Port came from top to bottom, and all the royal forces including the Qingyu King died suddenly. Moreover, even if later generations want to rule this country, they will have problems one after another, as if they were cursed."

"Curse?" Gu Xiaoren narrowed his eyes and stared at the void of Qingyu Port, as if he was spying on it. After a long time, he shook his head and said, "It seems not a curse. It seems like the power of some kind of rule."

He glanced at Chen Qiudun, who was thinking, then nodded in agreement: "It is indeed a bit like the ability and characteristics of the Shenjiu Weitan school, and it seems that there are such a group of guys trying to replace manpower with clauses and govern the country."

As an extraordinary school in the field of law, there are indeed some radical factions in Shenjiu Weitan who are ready to completely abandon the rule of man and manage the entire country with the power of rules.

Gu Xiaoren has seen this from the relevant information of the Intelligence Agency, and the country where this phenomenon occurred is indeed not too far from here.

Could it be that this radical organization was interfering with this place called Qingyu Port?

"Go and take a look inside." Gu Xiaoren thought for a while, and finally decided to take Chen Qiudun and Yu Baizhou to the port for a check.

Well, although he did sense the power of some kind of rule, he did not sense any legendary creatures. I think if an organization of the Shenjiu Weitan School was really transforming something, then the other party would also abide by the rules he set and would not distort or interfere at will, and would have various impacts on the real world outside the rules.

Gu Xiaoren and others hired a guide with food, and then led by the guide, they came to a long and dilapidated street.

There are four or five-story buildings all around, but most of them have been disrepaired and covered with moss and dense weeds, which seem to be a bit desolate.

The guide was a middle-aged man who was about thirty years old. While touching the food slags at the corner of his mouth, he pursed it into his lips, and pointed to the distance and said, "Sir, this is the original palace of Qingyu Port."

Gu Xiaoren followed the direction pointed by the guide and saw a huge bronze gate inlaid with gold-edged runes on one side of the long street.

At this time, the bronze door was completely open, revealing the dense weeds inside, as if there were no traces of human beings entering and leaving for a long time.

But the most eye-catching thing is not this, but the mummies hanging on the gate. Obviously, the guys who were hanging here seem to have been quite some time, and the carrion on many mummies even have traces of being bitten by birds.

"What's going on with these corpses?" Gu Xiaoren asked after looking at them for a few seconds.

"They committed sins." The guide stared at the mummies with some trance for a while before saying, "They committed theft."

"So I was hung here?" Gu Xiaoren narrowed his eyes: "They were all bandits who stole the palace?"

"Yeah." The guide nodded and said, "I have heard of one of the guys, once a famous thief in Qingyu Port. It's it!" The guide pointed to a mummy: "Until one morning, people suddenly found it hanged there."

Well, this is probably the reason why the bronze gate is so well preserved. Maybe even the buildings and items inside are exactly the same as eight years ago. It is estimated that the guys who have been preparing to enter the palace for the past eight years have been empty-handed and even have to destroy their lives here.

However, Gu Xiaoren sensed that a certain volume of [Xiweng Records] was inside.

what to do?

Is it? If he finds a way to sneak into the palace to find [Xiaowen Lu], is it the same behavior as those guys who thieves, and maybe they will be judged by some force to be a bandit?

The main body of the initiator of such a large-scale rule power is at least a legendary creature. Although Gu Xiaoren may not be afraid of him, it seems that fighting with a legendary creature he has never met in the air is not a wise decision, and Gu Xiaoren may not be able to break the power of this level of rule power.

It is easy to find a way to get him out of the other party's coverage, but it seems to be extremely difficult to eliminate this ability.

Thinking of this, Gu Xiaoren narrowed his eyes, and after thinking for a while, he couldn't help asking: "Does there still be descendants of the royal family now?"

"Uh, it seems there is." The guide said with some uncertainty.

Gu Xiaoren asked again: "Then haven't they found a way to enter the palace?"

"This..." The guide scratched his head and said, "Since the abnormal event that happened eight years ago, I don't seem to have heard of anyone who can come out of the palace alive!"

It seems that the so-called descendants of the royal family are not the heirs of the royal palace identified by the power of rules.

So, who would be this guy who was recognized as the heir of the palace by the power of rules?

Is it a certain group or a certain group?

Gu Xiaoren seemed to suddenly remember something and asked the guide: "By the way, you just said that these mummies were all because of sin. So under what circumstances did you judge that they had committed crimes?"

"Well, there is a law in the square!" the guide responded.

"Law?" Gu Xiaoren narrowed his eyes: "Take me there."

"Uh. OK. Come here."

The guide obviously has no right to refuse for food.

The so-called "knowing yourself and your enemy" will not be defeated. Since it is the power of the rules set by a legendary creature, there are obviously some special features. Gu Xiaoren is going to investigate the other party's reality first.

“How far is it?”

"It's almost done."

Looking at the guide who was panting after walking for a while, Gu Xiaoren couldn't help but say: "Since it's so miserable to stay here, why don't you choose to leave?"

The guide turned around, looked at Gu Xiaoren, and then licked his dry and white lips: "Sir, I don't know that the people who left Qingyu Port without authorization are illegal, and in Qingyu Port, there is only one consequence of breaking the law, that is, death penalty!"

"There is no other punishment? It's all a death penalty?" Gu Xiaoren was a little surprised.

"It's all death row, without exception." The guide suddenly stopped, then pointed to a huge stone tablet in the square in the distance and said, "Sir, if you don't believe it, you can go and take a look."

Gu Xiaoren and Chen Qiudun looked at each other for a while, and then came to the huge stone tablet one after another. Sure enough, they saw the laws and regulations that appeared on it.

"Theft - death penalty!"

"Fraud - Death crime!"

"Leaving the country - death penalty!"

It is dense, and each item is a death sentence, and many provisions can even be described as incredible.

For example, you should not cultivate farmland at will.

Because there is no clear inheritance law, if the elders die, the farmland becomes a masterless thing, and even the descendants of the elders cannot be involved, and they cannot cultivate the farmland.

This alone is enough to make Qingyugang die without a place to bury.

After all, if this generation gradually grows old and dies, then all the farmland in their hands becomes a homeless land, and the abandoned farmland cannot be reclaimed by other newcomers. Will it eventually trigger a food crisis and then lead to the people who cannot leave Qingyu Port starving to death?

Isn't that legendary creature who sets this rule already crazy?

How could this strange rule come up?

No wonder Qingyu Port became what it is now after only eight years. It is estimated that this port country will become a ghost town and will be forever bound under the rules.

Gu Xiaoren couldn't help but look at Chen Qiudun, who looked at him, then narrowed his eyes and said, "He still left a legal loophole, but because the country is in anarchy and has no leader, this loophole is almost gone."

"The loophole is here." Chen Qiudun pointed to one of the words: "Everything in Qingyu Port belongs to all Qingyu Port people, who are trying to rule Qingyu Port - a death sentence!"

Gu Xiaoren looked at it and nodded and said, "No wonder he wanted to put Qingyu Port in anarchy. As long as these people cannot form a unified consensus, the so-called loophole will naturally no longer exist."

He thought about it and seemed to have found a way to enter the palace reasonably and avoid the power of rules to find the [Xiaowen Record].

"Acai." This is the guide's name: "Do you want to fill your stomach?"

Gu Xiaoren looked at him and asked, and the latter nodded desperately.

"Do something for me, and I will leave you with rations for two months."

...

...

On February 2nd, the dragon raised its head.

Qingyu Port, Wading Dock.

A large number of people with pale faces and thin skin received news and appeared in the port.

These people were lying on the fence, staring at the hills piled up next to the [Tiangong No.] and a stall in front of the hill. The aroma of meat porridge was almost floating everywhere.

Finally, someone couldn't help but the temptation of food and tried to come over. Although he looked a little nervous, he still negotiated with the person in charge Yu Baizhou.

After roughly understanding the other party's intentions, the man pressed his handprint on a long piece of paper and finally took away a bag of about twenty kilograms of food.

"Can this work be done?" Chen Qiudun asked, standing on the deck of [Tiangong No.], beside him was Gu Xiaoren with a calm expression on his face.

"Try it." Gu Xiaoren said lightly: "The population of Qingyu Port may be less than half of the one eight years ago. I only need half of this half to sign and handprint, and use the principle of a minority to obey the majority, which can represent that the rules give me some rights. I have no intention of ruling Qingyu Port, so I can naturally avoid the relevant restrictions of that crime."

"But, what if he cheated?" Chen Qiudun suddenly glanced at Gu Xiaoren: "This guy's condition should be a bit abnormal. If he would rather encounter backlash than update the rules and regulations, what should he do?"

"Then let Him change it." Gu Xiaoren smiled: "If He is hiding in the realm, I may not be able to deal with Him, but if He comes out to make trouble, I don't mind doing the way for Heaven!"

That guy has only two options right now.

First, follow the rules of the game, wait for Gu Xiaoren to collect sufficient "rights", and then enter the palace to look for [Xiaowen Records].

The second is that He personally took action to destroy the rules of the game he set and thus formed a foul relationship with Gu Lao Er. So Gu Lao Er probably doesn't mind giving another demigod in the gray fog space.

"Can you deal with the demigod?" Chen Qiudun seemed surprised.

Now, he has learned about Gu Xiaoren's promotion to legendary man. After all, he is an ambassador now, and this kind of thing can't be kept for long, and the relationship between the two seems to be full.

But the legendary man is just a legendary man after all, and there is still a gap between him and the demigod.

"Maybe. Who knows?" Gu Xiaoren responded perfunctorily, then glanced at Chen Qiu inadvertently.
Chapter completed!