"Okay... I'll do my best to try and get in, just for the sake of being a doctor." Encouraged, Zhong Mu immediately clenched his fists and became serious.
But the problem remains the same: there are too many people in the City of Destiny. If they all rush in to try and keep the High Priest, Zhong Mu will have a hard time getting in, let alone taking the High Priest away. The first priority now is to get in.
As for how to get in...
Zhong Mu pondered for a moment, looking at the anxious crowd gathered in front of the main city. He then pulled Mu He forward, forcefully pushing his way through the crowd to the front of the line.
Their act of cutting in line enraged those who had gathered there but couldn't get the limbs. "What are you two doing?! Don't you know what first come, first served?! Get to the back of the line!"
"Exactly! And you two are whole people, right? Why are you cutting in line and stealing our limbs?"
"Are you deliberately showing off your complete bodies in front of us because you don't like us?"
"You two better watch yourselves. I'm in a hurry right now, so be careful not to mess with me or I'll tear you both down!"
Their eyes were filled with resentment and jealousy as they tried to provoke Zhong Mu. As long as he showed any sign of retaliation, they would swarm him and use the excuse that he had provoked them to steal from the two of them.
But Zhong Mu, protecting Mu He, slowly made his way to the front of the crowd. Instead of getting angry at those people, he calmly said, "What's wrong? Are you envious? It's just a complete body. Why don't you just go and buy one?"
The person in line scoffed, "Easy for you to say. Most of the limbs on the market these days are either barely usable or ridiculously expensive. Do you think we don't want to buy limbs?"
"If the main city hadn't been withholding our limbs, we wouldn't want to be here watching the two of you."
"You people who spend a lot of money to piece together complete bodies are really an eyesore. The limbs of the City of Fallen Life are wasted by people like you."
"That's right. Instead of letting you waste it, it's better to give it to us useful people."
Those people were all greedy and wouldn't easily follow Zhong Mu's lead. Instead, they would subtly shift their hostility towards the robbery. As long as there was an excuse to provoke a conflict, the other party would not hesitate to find a reason to attack and kill someone.
"Isn't that just your shallowness? Who said my limbs were bought from the City of Destiny? Only you would keep guarding this pitiful collection of limbs from the City of Destiny. You don't even know when the main city will stop distributing limbs. You'll just be here crying every day." Zhong Mu arrogantly pulled a long face and turned to leave.
His question immediately drew the attention of the crowd, and someone quickly stopped him, asking, "Didn't you buy it from Fatefall City? Then where did you buy it from?"
"Do you want to buy it through other channels?"
Faced with the group of people who immediately took the bait and became interested, even if Zhong Mu wanted to leave, they wouldn't let him go.
"I can't say that, it's a secret channel." Zhong Mu smiled mysteriously, then pointed to himself, "See this outfit I'm wearing? It didn't cost much to put together, and it won't fall off in the City of Fallen Souls, it's all intact. On the contrary, the limbs that are practical in the City of Fallen Souls are not very secure and often fall off. I will never use limbs from the main city again, maybe there's a little bit of a curse mixed in."
He clicked his tongue and shook his head, speaking in a mysterious tone.
It's obvious to everyone who cast the curse; they all know perfectly well who did it.
Once someone has doubts, others will speculate, and speculation amplifies the doubts in people's hearts.
"That seems to make sense. When God protected us, our limbs never fell off, so we never needed to replace them. It was only after God disappeared that..."
"You said that she clearly has godlike power. If she truly protected us, our limbs wouldn't be changing so frequently, right?"
"I also think… it must be that the main city has treated her badly, so she's deliberately trying to keep us from having peace."
"That's because the main city treated her badly. What does it have to do with us? How dare they deliberately make our lives miserable?"
"No, no, no, let's not talk about this. Let's quickly find out what channels are available to buy new limbs. That's what we want to know."
"Yes, you're right."
A group of people quickly stopped talking and surrounded Zhong Mu and Mu He.
Zhong Mu's body is intact, and Mu He looks fine except for missing an arm. The fact that he is missing an arm makes people accept that he was originally disabled, but just hasn't had his body repaired yet, and they are eager to get information from the two of them.
"Quickly, tell us! We also want to have a complete body."
"Yes, that way we don't have to wait for information from the main city. Where can we find limbs that are inexpensive and won't fall off?"
"You're not leaving today unless you tell us where you bought it. Either you reveal the purchase channel, or you leave your own body behind."
This group has always been ruthless. Compared to the pitiful civilians on the outskirts of the main city who would try to disguise themselves, those near the main city are quite direct. They talk about robbery all the time and are very eager to take the bodies of the two people in front of them.
"Do you know Twin Cities?" Seeing that the public's curiosity had been piqued, Zhong Mu immediately began to make up a story in a low voice, "It's the Twin Cities next door to us."
"I know... so what?"
"The god of Twin City has returned. You should also know some of the structure of Twin City. The lucky ones are favored by the god of fortune for their entire lives, while those favored by the god of misfortune must serve Twin City for their entire lives. Those who want to escape Twin City and escape the god of misfortune will run away and come to the City of Demise."
"It's probably because they're not from Fallen City. The limbs they buy from them won't fall off, and they're cheaper. That's how people on the outskirts of Fallen City buy them now."
The news stunned everyone around. "Wait, the god of Twin Cities has returned???"
"Is that so? Twin Cities have been closed off and no one is allowed to enter or leave. I didn't even know their god had returned."
"You're not kidding us, are you? The god of Twin Cities has returned, how come we didn't know?"
Faced with everyone's questions, Zhong Mu remained calm. "It is precisely because the gods have returned that they have sealed off the city and do not want the news to be revealed. However, I went to the edge of Twin City before and encountered the slaves of the God of Calamity who had escaped from Twin City. I learned some information from them."
"I know how to summon back the gods, and I also know where to buy slave limbs. If you want to know, I can tell you one of them." Zhong Mu nodded in a pretentious manner, giving them a choice.
"Why did you only tell us about one of them? Couldn't you have told us about both?" The crowd grumbled, still as greedy as ever, staring at Zhong Mu, trying to get information out of him.
They were the ones who were getting the information for free, but they acted as if they were the ones sharing it.
Zhong Mu smiled and said amiably, "If I don't like any of you, I won't say a word."
"I'd rather take this news to my grave than let you know a single word."
These words silenced everyone around them; the soft threat had met its match.