Chapter 180
Chapter 180: Fourth Floor of Solomon City, The Supreme Inquisition
Indeed, Ye Qiyan could feel the convenience brought by the identity of a Judge of the Inquisition.
But alongside this convenience, he also felt that it seemed many people were filled with hatred towards the Inquisition as well.
Just like that Qiao Jie who was possessed by the Machine Blood God earlier.
That guy had said things about taking revenge on the Inquisition.
There should be quite a few people in similar situations.
After buying the dolls, as if it had been quite a long time since she last strolled outside, Zhao Xi continued to pull Ye Qiyan along to wander around outside.
Her mask and hood should have the function of hiding her identity; along the way, even when members of the Inquisition happened to pass by, they failed to notice her identity.
“Thanks, today was quite fun.”
Outside an open-air ice cream shop, Zhao Xi stealthily took off her mask and, biting a spoon, swallowed the last bit of sweetness in the cup.
Lightly licking the corner of her lips, a hint of regret unexpectedly flashed in her eyes.
“It is almost time, I should head back too. By the way, do you want to come along? Just in time, I can take you to collect your stipend. Ten Train Coins is not that much, but if you don’t like those pieces of equipment, you can also sell them.”
“Sell them?”
“Mhm, that was originally a product used to replace Train Coins to provide stipends. If you don’t like them, just sell them; quite a few people do that.”
Zhao Xi completely didn’t care about such matters. After all, the vast majority of people in the Inquisition did not need that equipment to provide combat power. Adding equipment to the stipend was simply to replace Train Coins, nothing more.
Don’t look at how lavishly she spent, but even for her, Train Coins could not be used infinitely.
This Solomon City—no, it should be said that the energy consumed by the base of all cities was not basic materials, but Train Coins.
Without Train Coins, the cities could neither be established nor maintained.
Therefore, what could be given to the Inquisition every month was only that much. In order to save some, equipment was used to replace the stipend.
Ye Qiyan did not refuse.
Entering Solomon City again was simply to make money anyway.
Going to the Inquisition once would be considered gaining some experience and getting acquainted with the way along the course.
Following Zhao Xi, the two rented a camel-like giant bird.
Unlike the City of a Thousand Stars, where reaching the upper levels required flight devices or teleportation devices.
Solomon City possessed a very huge central elevator.
This elevator had a large number of guards stationed day and night.
Various weapons made this place forged as solid as a fortress.
To travel to other levels, one must present their identity and consume Train Coins.
The medal of the Inquisition played its role once again.
Only then did Ye Qiyan know that there was even an elevator passage dedicated to the Judges here.
This was a privilege.
Moreover, it was an envied privilege.
The jealousy and annoyance in the eyes of the Inspectors guarding here completely could not be hidden.
It was impossible for Zhao Xi not to see it.
She simply didn’t care.
Taking the elevator, soaring rapidly upwards, passing through the clouds, and going straight to the sky.
The sky seen on this first floor was also not real.
Instead, it was a mimetic sky provided by some kind of prop.
Entering above the sky.
One could see the interlayer between the levels for a split second.
There, it was filled with darkness.
“That is…”
“What is wrong?”
Zhao Xi looked over in confusion.
“…No, nothing, it should be that I saw wrong.”
He had not seen wrong.
Ye Qiyan was very certain that in that darkness, there seemed to be a few pairs of eyes watching him.
Those were not human eyes.
Solomon City had a total of three layers; the first and second layers were areas where Train Captains and aborigines lived mixed together. Relatively speaking, the second layer was more bustling and expensive, while the third layer was the garrison of various guilds, large and small, numbering variously. When the elevator entered high altitude, one could see many areas combined like honeycombs.
And these areas were still continuing to expand.
The only common point of these three layers was just one, which was that everywhere visible were various facilities used for entertainment, including the guild garrisons as well.
This was quite similar to the City of a Thousand Stars.
The fourth layer.
It was very large.
The sky seen here was the real sky.
The elevator stopped.
Ye Qiyan stepped out a step earlier.
Zhao Xi stayed inside the elevator and changed into an exclusive outfit representing the Grand Judge of the Inquisition.
She did not have the Module that Ye Qiyan had previously acquired which could freely change outfits.
Even a high-level Train Captain did not represent being an omnipotent existence.
“Hoo~”
Taking off her hat and mask.
When on the first layer, the smile that had always hung on the corners of Zhao Xi’s eyes gradually disappeared, replaced by the dignity and coldness that she deliberately put on in daily life.
She gently patted Ye Qiyan’s shoulder, gave a light cough, and said:
“Let’s go, come with me to the Inquisition, I’ll have them custom-make a uniform for you.”
A uniform? There was no need for that.
Requesting a photo of men’s clothing from Zhao Xi, he activated Module: Mimicry Outfit.
The clothes on his body instantly completed the change.
“Eh? A Module that can directly change outfits? This is my first time seeing one. Did you get it in the upgrade options? It should be quite expensive, right? You’re quite wealthy to actually be willing to spend money on such a Module without combat power.”
“Consider it saving money on clothes.”
Right at this moment, several men and women wearing the same uniforms were walking towards this side while chatting and laughing.
Among them, one person suddenly stopped in footsteps, fearfully pulling back the others.
“Gran-, Grand Judge!”
“Where? Didn’t Grand Judge say she had very important matters and would come back very late… Greetings, Grand Judge!!”
The moment they saw Zhao Xi, they also saw Ye Qiyan standing beside Zhao Xi.
Zhao Xi nodded indifferently and walked straight towards the inside.
Ye Qiyan followed behind. When passing by those few people, their gazes couldn’t help but dart back and forth across the backs of the two.
Until getting far away, these few people finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“Good grief, who is this person? Growing so tall and daring to get so close to Grand Judge, are they tired of living?”
“Shh! Keep your voice down, we haven’t walked that far yet.”
“Tsk tsk, Grand Judge has never liked anyone standing by her side, and he’s even a man. Could it be…”
“Forget it, that person has such a bad temper usually, it’s impossible for her to like anyone. Maybe she’s just in a good mood today, let’s go drink.”
That was what was said.
However, the news that Grand Judge Zhao Xi brought a tall handsome man back to the Inquisition quickly spread to the ears of all members of the Inquisition.
The heart of gossip is possessed by everyone, and they were no exception.
The Inquisition, as the name implied.
Really was a giant courtyard.
Moreover, this courtyard was not situated on the ground, but floated in mid-air, and even on the highest floor of Solomon City, it was higher than all other buildings.
“Here is my Inquisition.”
Zhao Xi said proudly.
