Driven out of my home in the apocalypse, I built a fortress in return.

Chapter 359 I want to retire in Dragon City!

At the entrance of the City Lord's Mansion in the City of Ruins.

Xue Ye, accompanied by Xue Donglai and his sister, greeted Xiao Yu at the door.

"Why hasn't Xiao Yu arrived yet?" Xue Qingcheng looked around anxiously, hoping to see that figure come soon.

"Yo!"

At this moment, Xue Donglai said with a mocking smile, "You're already infatuated after just one meeting? Should I, your old brother, swallow my pride and act as a matchmaker for you?"

"Go to hell!" the blonde girl snapped.

"Wait!" Just then, Xue Donglai exclaimed, pointing to the distant sky, "Look, what's that?"

Xue Qingcheng followed the gaze of her unruly older brother.

Her beautiful eyes lit up instantly.

Several miles away, a huge royal chariot came flying through the sky.

Night was slowly falling, and the sky was gradually darkening.

The royal carriage that Xiao Yu rode in had three crystal lamps hanging on each of its four sides, for a total of 12 crystal lamps.

There is a glowing insect inside.

Reflected by the crystal mirror, it emits a dazzling seven-colored glow, hanging high in the sky.

If a modern person saw this, they would surely exclaim, "A UFO has been spotted!"

But this is a wasteland, and everyone's reaction is completely different.

At that moment, everyone in the ruins city below froze, looking up in surprise.

"My God! Is that a legendary immortal?" someone exclaimed.

At first glance, it looks exactly like the legendary fairy palanquin.

"I heard that it's a mysterious place called Dragon City, and the giant beast that's parked outside the city of ruins is the pet of the Dragon City lord!" another person, who was better informed, explained.

"The Lord of Dragon City has such a big pet, he's practically an immortal."

The city of ruins is shrouded in sandstorms.

Even the Lord of Snow Night City dared not fly too high; the others could only fly at low altitudes.

However, Xiao Yu controls the power of the earth.

Strictly speaking, sand is a special type of soil.

Xiao Yu could not fully control it.

However, controlling the sand so that it doesn't affect one's flight is still not a problem.

Therefore, he dares to fly at an altitude of 1,000 meters.

This scene astonished the crowd below.

"Father, look at how others make their entrance, and then look at yourself..." Xue Qingcheng looked up at the huge royal carriage and couldn't help but purse her lips.

When she and her father went to the City of Ruins, they relied on Grandpa Zhong's energy shield to fly.

Upon hearing this, the corner of the Snow Night City Lord's mouth twitched.

Okay, when it comes to making an entrance, they are definitely much more dashing.

Many people in the City of Ruins now believe that Xiao Yu is a god descended from heaven.

This was, of course, something Xiao Yu did intentionally—it was advertising.

After finalizing some trade details with Lord Xueye tonight, the city will be fully open to the common people of the Ruins City tomorrow, at which time tens of thousands of customers will enter Dragon City.

It brought a massive amount of business to Longcheng, as well as a large number of talents...

In the blink of an eye, the royal carriage was not only dazzling but also incredibly fast.

In the blink of an eye, they had traversed several miles and appeared at the entrance of the city lord's mansion.

Then, the royal carriage landed smoothly.

Xiao Yu walked out slowly, and the women, each carrying a spirit beast pet, followed him.

"Six seventh-tier spirit beasts? This Dragon City... is too terrifying!" As Xiao Yu and the women walked out, everyone in the City of Ruins' pupils shrank.

In this vast city of ruins, only the Lord of Snow Night possesses a spirit beast.

Xiao Yu glanced around and found that all the high-ranking officials of the City of Ruins had gathered here, including the East City Lord Sotun, who had previously competed with the Snow Night City Lord for the position of the main city lord.

Everyone gathered here to welcome his arrival.

Xiao Yu smiled and cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "Lord Xueye, I've kept you waiting!"

"Hahaha... Lord Xiao Yu's presence at my humble abode has already brought great honor to my city of ruins!" Lord Xueye laughed heartily, then gestured to an old man beside him, "Lord Xiao Yu, let me introduce you. This is the formation master I mentioned to you, Master Ashu."

The teleportation array in my city of ruins was personally built by him.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu followed Xue Ye's gaze.

It was an old man in a black robe, his whole body shrouded in black, making him look very mysterious.

He was about 1.8 meters tall, but as thin as a bamboo pole.

In addition... his skin was as dry as old tree bark, and his hair and beard were white.

His face was pale, as if he had never seen the sun for many years.

This appearance looks remarkably similar to the wizards in the movies from Xiao Yu's previous life.

"Master Ashu! I've long admired your name!" Xiao Yu smiled and nodded to the old man in black robes.

The old man in black robes did not speak, but simply nodded symbolically, his face expressionless.

"Hahaha..." Seeing this, City Lord Xueye quickly smoothed things over, saying, "Master Ashu is usually taciturn and not used to interacting with people, so please don't take offense, City Lord Xiaoyu."

"It's alright!" Xiao Yu waved his hand and said, "Even experts have their tempers."

"City Lord Xiao Yu, this way please!" Seeing that Xiao Yu was not angry, City Lord Xue Ye also gave him two coins and gestured for him to enter.

"please!"

As they talked, they entered the city lord's mansion together.

Unlike the houses in Longcheng.

The houses in this ruined city are all built of sand and earth, clearly constructed by extraordinary abilities.

However... his control over his abilities is vastly different from Xiao Yu's, so it's very rough.

The ground was uneven, and the walls showed some cracks and signs of repeated repairs.

Seemingly noticing Xiao Yu's gaze, City Lord Xueye smiled awkwardly, "My sand control ability is limited, and I cannot achieve the same precision as City Lord Xiao Yu. I am naturally incomparable."

"So it was the work of Lord Xueye?" Xiao Yu was slightly surprised.

He had vaguely heard about it before and thought that the Snow Night City Lord's ability was to control the weather.

To be precise, it's about controlling snowfall.

This is also one of the main ways the city of ruins obtains water.

However... if there are no clouds in the sky above the City of Ruins, the Lord of Snow Night will be unable to artificially induce snowfall.

Therefore, this method of concentrating water resources cannot completely solve the water problem.

"It's monkey wine!" Xinglan suddenly exclaimed, a glint of light flashing in her eyes.

Upon hearing Xinglan's voice, Xiao Yu's lips curled up slightly.

A quick scan with mental energy is all it takes to know.

On both sides of the hall, there were simple wooden tables, each about 1.5 meters long, covered with a large amount of food. However, Xiao Yu and the women were very familiar with all of these dishes.

Because all of these come from the food court.

"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, City Lord Xiao Yu!" Seeing the strange looks from Xiao Yu and the women, City Lord Xue Ye touched his nose somewhat awkwardly.

It's always a little awkward to offer someone else their food as a gift.

But Xiao Yu laughed heartily, not taking it to heart, and said, "Lord Xueye, you're too kind! I appreciate your kindness, thank you!"

After exchanging pleasantries, the two took their seats.

In the past, when high-level executives gathered for meals, they could only eat dry, bland grilled meat.

It's good enough if you can drink some dew from plants at night.

But now, Lord Xueye has brought back a large amount of energy drinks from Dragon City, and every high-ranking official has at least one cup, as well as even rarer and more precious beverages.

Monkey wine and distilled spirits... though there were only a few jugs.

There were only about a dozen high-ranking officials present, and each of them was able to have a few drinks.

For everyone, this was the best meal they had ever had.

Moreover, Xiao Yu also discovered that the array master seemed to really like this drink.

He was still thinking about how to get the other party to hand over the totem secrets, and now he had a way.

"City Lord Xiao Yu!"

After everyone had eaten, drunk, and chatted for a while, the East City Lord suddenly came to Xiao Yu with a cup of wine, staggering, and bowed, saying, "If I hadn't met you, I wouldn't have rediscovered my original intentions. If you hadn't helped City Lord Xueye recover, I would have made a grave mistake!"

This cup, I, Sotun, toast to you!

With that, he downed the entire glass of wine in one gulp.

"Ugh..."

Seeing this, the Lord of Snow Night City shook his head and sighed. He slowly walked up to Sotun, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Sotun, my brother! Actually, I had long thought about passing the position of Lord of the City to you, but you were too impatient."

"what?"

Everyone in the room was stunned upon hearing this.

Sotun stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

He was about to rebel himself, yet Xueye still wanted to pass the throne to him?

Is he crazy?

"Today, City Lord Xiao Yu is my witness!"

Seeing that the crowd seemed unconvinced, Xue Ye immediately declared solemnly, "I, Xue Ye, hereby announce! Once Sotun breaks through and officially becomes a ninth-ranked individual, I will abdicate and relinquish my position!"

boom!

These words startled everyone once again.

Is the Lord of Snowy Night City serious?

"Lord of the city, why is this? I am incompetent and powerless..." Sotun asked, puzzled.

Lord Xueye patted Sotun on the shoulder and said sincerely, "Sotun, you are my brother! I believe in you! You will definitely be able to protect the City of Ruins."

"Lord of the City! I was wrong!" Sotun suddenly knelt down on one knee.

“Lord City Lord! We were wrong!” Batu and the others from the East City faction also knelt on one knee and said.

Previously, they thought that the Snow Night City Lord was no longer capable, yet he continued to occupy the position of City Lord.

This has led to other major powers coveting the City of Ruins.

Sotun wants to become the lord of the main city, partly to satisfy his ambition and partly to revive the glory of the ruins city.

But now, I am filled with shame.

"It's good that you understand my good intentions." Lord Xueye nodded with a smile.

As he spoke, he glanced at Xiao Yu and the others almost imperceptibly.

Little did Sotun know that Lord Xueye had visited Dragon City that day and had developed a longing for it.

He spent his entire life protecting the city of ruins, but this also caused him to suffer both major and minor injuries.

Now, he is old and has long lost interest in conquest; he has also become indifferent to power.

Most importantly, his daughter loves Longcheng, and he wants to live there with her in the future.

Previously, the reason for not giving up the position to Sotun was that he felt Sotun was not capable enough, and he was also reluctant to give up power.

But now...

He has seen through everything, and Sotun has matured; it's time for him to step down.

He will step down as soon as Sotun breaks through to the ninth rank.

When the time comes, it's time to find a place to retire.

Lord Xueye thought that Dragon City seemed pretty good.

Suitable for retirement.