After Yaleriga finished explaining everything, they left the tavern together. After pushing open the wooden door on the ground floor, they returned to the original open space.
Luo Binhan looked back and found that the wooden door was still standing in place. It looks like he'll be able to get in and out of the hotel with ease in the short term.
They continued walking along the yellow brick road. The buildings on both sides are still so strange and inconsistent, but the roads are surprisingly neat and regular, and you will encounter a crossroads every certain distance.
This reminded Luo Binhan of a terrifying legend about a crossroads. He couldn't remember where he read it, but the general idea was that wandering at the crossroads in blood-clothed clothes at midnight would lead you to the city of the dead.
It was a disturbing story, but the sun was shining and everything was bright, so Luo Binhan didn't feel scared at all. He naturally raised his head, wanting to see the position of the sun at this time.
He saw no sun, no clouds, not even a sky. Far and unreachable above, he saw only densely packed buildings. They are arranged neatly along the yellow lines.
It was a city very similar to the one under his feet, but reflected in the sky. It is so boundless that it completely covers the entire sky and extends into the golden mist-filled distance.
Luo Binhan was stunned. Until now, his attention had always been attracted by the buildings on both sides, and he had never even raised his head once. The surrounding environment was so bright that he thought he was in daylight without thinking.
He grabbed Momolo and pointed to the sky without words.
Momolo looked up for a while, then blinked and asked, "Mr. Luo, do you want to take a look there? We can go to the market and take axle cart, which is much faster than walking there."
Luo Binhan felt a little broken. Fortunately, Yaleriga turned around at this time.
"We are inside the gate city," she said. "This is a closed spindle-shaped space, and the gravity everywhere points to the ground. You can imagine this city as the inside of a nut shell. There are portals and passages everywhere. , the two ends are the exits leading to the outside of the nutshell.”
Luo Binhan understood. He said with gratitude: "Thank you, Miraculous Yalai."
Yaleriga doesn't seem to like her new title very much.
They came to the market that Yaleriga had mentioned. Unlike the previous area, the streets here are lively and crowded. There are people (non-human?), cars, animals, stalls everywhere. A creature with a head resembling a mantis is picking potted plants; a bulging suit wanders the streets looking around; four cats in crimson uniforms sit on the street playing horns, and in front of them sits one wearing a rabbit hat.
Countless strange images rushed into Luo Binhan's eyes, making him unable to think for a while. He subconsciously shrank to the corner of the street and put his hand on a golden base.
"What do you need?" asked a buzzing voice above him.
Luo Binhan raised his head. He saw an extremely realistic statue of a golden warrior. It is more than four meters tall, wearing armor, holding a knife and ax, and looks terrifying.
It looked at Luo Binhan with wide, angry eyes, and when it spoke, it seemed as if several metal tubes were vibrating in its throat: "What do you need?"
Luo Binhan forgot how to speak. Yaleriga walked forward slowly: "We want to find some tea leaves."
"Go left to area three." The warrior figure replied.
Yaleriga took Luo Binhan leisurely and left. After walking far away, she let go of Luo Binhan and said, "Those are the Golden Guardians. They are responsible for maintaining the security of the gate city. If you plan to steal things or arrest people, don't do it in front of them."
Luo Binhan considered himself a law-abiding person, but the second half of Yaleriga's words made him feel uneasy. He confirmed to her: "We are here just to borrow a pass, right?"
Yaleriga looked at him and slowly showed an indescribable smile.
"The plan is," she said.
"Then can we respect the plan?"
Yaleriga was noncommittal. She began to play with the thin chains on her horns. Luo Binhan felt panic for no reason.
"Are they powerful?" he asked.
Yaleriga raised three fingers at him.
"Can they hit three of me?"
"They can kill you before you fire the third distress signal." Yaleriga said.
So Luo Binhan decided to live happily in his limited life and not think about issues that affect the quality of life.
They stopped in front of a tent. It was dark inside the tent, and there was no sign outside, just a wooden basin filled with pebbles. There is a turtle taking a nap in the basin.
Yaleriga knelt down and knocked on the turtle's shell. It woke up with a start, stretched its neck suddenly, and looked at the three people outside the basin.
"We want to buy tea."
She reached into the small bag hanging on her waist, took out a few tea leaves and handed them to the long-necked turtle.
The turtle slowly bit the tea leaves and retracted into its shell. After chewing for a long time, it started to shake its head. Luo Binhan never thought that he could see a troubled expression on a turtle's face.
"It doesn't need to be the same species." Yaleriga said, "You can choose the one that is most similar."
The turtle crawled out of the basin and got into the dark tent. Luo Binhan wanted to see what was inside, but Momoluo signaled him not to move.
"It's better not to look at things that the owner doesn't want to see, Mr. Luo." He warned, "Some items are very dangerous to Homo sapiens. If you look at them, you will be in danger."
Luo Binhan had no choice but to give up. He looked idly at the neighboring buildings. On the left is a stall full of exotic flowers and plants, floating a few inches above the ground out of thin air, while on the right is a completely empty metal frame. A black cat was lying on top staring at him.
Unlike the previous cat in red uniform who played the horn, this black cat was neither wearing clothes nor seemed to be interested in the sound of music playing nearby. It just rested lazily on its paws, observing the three people buying tea with a stern expression.
Luo Binhan felt that this cat was unusual. He pulled Momolo and whispered, "Is this cat a sperm?"
Momolo looked at the cat: "This is just an ordinary cat, Mr. Luo. The cat people of the Upside Down Star don't like nudity, and they are much larger."
"Not necessarily." Luo Binhan said solemnly, "This cat's tail is very hooked. I think it may have turned into a dragon."
The black cat turned over and jumped away from the shelf.
Luo Binhan watched it cross the street and past a row of iron cages. There were many lizard-like creatures in the cage, the largest of which was as big as a Tibetan mastiff. When the black cats passed by, they all climbed to the edge of the cage and gnawed at the cage manically.
The black cat sat down by the cage and looked at Luo Binhan quietly. It tapped the lock of the cage with its tail. Under Luo Binhan's gaze, the lock quickly corroded.
The lizards in the cage started banging their heads against the cage door. They became extremely angry for some reason, before Luo Binhan could react. The largest lizard had already crashed out of the cage and crawled toward him angrily.
The owner of the stall was a strange man with scales all over his body. He looked quite menacing, but he looked panicked when faced with the goods crawling out. He helplessly shouted at Luo Binhan and others, asking them to run away quickly.
Yaleriga and Momolo didn't move, so Luo Binhan continued to stand where he was. When the creature rushed forward, Momolo stepped forward and put his hand on its forehead. A faint light emanated from Momolo, and the creature suddenly became quiet. It quickly fell asleep under the caress of Momolo's palm.
The three of them looked across together.
The black cat still sat there. Its physique is so inconspicuous that the owner sitting behind the cage has not even noticed its existence.
It flicked its tail at them and escaped far into the street.
At this time the turtle had just crawled out of the tent. Yaleriga quickly took away the jar on top of its shell, and then threw down a gold coin.
"Go after it," she said to Momolo.
