Catastrophe Card King - Chapter 37:
Chapter 37: Chapter 29 Abyssal Rift and Inverted Rain_2
Translator: 549690339
However, even a steam boiler over a hundred meters tall, in front of this abyssal rift, is like a grain of millet dropped into the mud.
Leonard Churchill is deeply astonished from the bottom of his heart.
In front of this enormous abyssal rift, humans are like hardly noticeable specks of dust.
And what’s even more amazing is the rain that falls within the abyss.
In the view, the droplets of rain fall thick and fast, like a curtain.
But the raindroplets fall not downwards, but towards the sky.
This is the “Inverted Rain”.
Upon further observation, those enormous cable cars also suddenly overturn by one hundred and eighty degrees as they enter the cliff, and then continue driving forward.
Leonard Churchill truly did not understand: “Is the gravity inside the rift opposite?”
Does this underground world actually have two directions of gravity?
The impression it gives is like the world is a mirror, and then it falls and creates a crack, which divides the entire world.
Below the cliff lies the bottomless black hole, into which one feels like they will be banished into endless vacuum if they fall.
Gathering his thoughts, Leonard Churchill also lined up to buy a ticket and embarked on the cable car.
The cable car reached the edge of the cliff and suddenly turned over. The hunters had long been used to it, and they stood on the “roof” of the cable car as if they had just changed directions on a normal mode of transport, and then quickly darted into the sea of clouds.
Leonard Churchill also experienced the sudden inversion of gravity, and he admired it in awe.
As the cable car continues to move forward, the surrounding mist becomes denser and denser, but the road ahead is still not visible.
He looked out of the window, with nothingness above his head, and the bottomless abyss at his feet, as if he could see some huge shadows of unknown creatures shuttling through the mist.
Staring into the abyss, the abyss seems like the eye of the world, gazing at the comings and goings of passengers.
The cable car seems like a small boat wandering in the endless void, surrounded by dense clouds, so vast it almost feels unreal.
Leonard Churchill was deeply attracted by this suffocating sense of mystery.
This rift seems to be a gateway to another world, a new and unknown world beckoning to him.
After about half an hour of travel, a faint light finally appeared at the end of his field of vision.
Only then did Leonard Churchill recover from the shock of facing this vast entity, and he looked afar.
He roughly estimated the distance, this abyssal rift was a whopping dozen kilometers wide.
On the opposite cliff, there was a truly bright and vibrant city!
Those were houses that looked like stilt houses, with all kinds of dazzling neon signs hanging overhead.
They had arrived at Sinless City!
With a clang, the cable car was suspended upside down and the gravity reversed again.
As soon as they got off the cable car, a group of gorgeous tavern girls and pimps immediately surrounded them.
“Hey, handsome, do you want a drink? Our Cat Lady Tavern is famous for its gentle women, guaranteed to satisfy you-”
“There is a masquerade party at the Train Tavern tonight. You can do whatever you want-”
“Imperial Bathhouse, let you enjoy a service fit for a king, full fruit accompanying your bath, the second one is half price-”
Leonard Churchill ignored the hustling pimps, and walked down the street.
This is the most frequently mentioned “Downing Street” by the hunters along the way.
These short few blocks are filled with hundreds of gambling houses, taverns, and various night spots. This is the never-sleeping district of Sinless City.
These seductively enchanting night scenes would drain the hunters’ wallets as soon as they return.
Leonard Churchill walked into the city.
Sinless City is still an underground city, and its architectural style is very unique. Steam and machinery are the main themes of this city.
The city is large and the layout is extremely complex.
The buildings tower high, built into the mountainside. Hundreds of meters high, the buildings are clustered together and linked by various pipes and sky bridges. There are plenty of buildings made with hollow iron frames inlaid with glass, giving off a dark and magical feel.
From the depth of the city, a green glow permeates, the luminescence of alchemical dust fluttering in the air.
Downing Street is the busiest area, where brass substitutes steel, livening the streets with a touch of luxurious brightness. The stained glass of taverns, under the illumination of lights, reflects a dizzying array of colors.
Leonard Churchill has discerned that Sinless City was in itself an ancient relic.
The attire of people on the streets is no longer limited to various adventure outfits. There are punk-styled youths wearing leather jackets studded with bright rivets, young ladies in Lolita dresses, middle-aged men in suit and leather shoes, flower-selling girls in linen dresses, boys wearing hunting deer hats and carrying tobacco boxes around their necks…
If it weren’t for the widespread arming of firearms, blades, and mechanical equipment, this would pass as a harmonious and lively cityscape.
Leonard walked down the street, watching this entirely different world, the reflection of the coming and going crowd in his eyes.
At this moment, a door to a new world was opening.
Before he realized it, he arrived at a Y-shaped intersection, and on the side of the road was a corroded iron sign graffitied with “13 Downing Street”.
Here stood a massive building in the shape of a locomotive head. The illuminated signboard was a huge wine glass, with the sign “Old Gun Tavern” hanging underneath.
Thinking he should find a place to sit, Leonard walked in.
For he had heard from hunters, that taverns were one of the best places to gather information in Sinless City.
For a professional hunter, they tend to spend more time in taverns than at home.
Just as he entered, Leonard saw the walls covered with various job advertisements.
A group of people were pointing and discussing the notices.
“Battle Flag Hunter Group recruiting pioneer hunters, ¥ 1000/day, daily pay-out! Major discoveries can net a bonus of up to a million!”
“the Lion Mercenary Group is hiring professional mercenaries, veterans prioritized, Card Master Apprentice ¥i3000/month, official interview for Curse Card Masters, preferential treatment!”
“The Hunter’s Association is recruiting contract hunters, responsible for pioneering and exploring…”
Leonard glanced over and saw the general wages for hunters were quite good, with the highest being the daily wage for frontier hunters.
Another look at the different job section revealed that ordinary people’s wages were much lower.
“Municipality recruiting sewerage workers, 1800/month”
“Hansen Pharmaceutical Company recruiting Alchemy Apprentices, 4500/month, basic alchemy knowledge required”
“Green Machinery Factory Apprentice, ¥ 2800/month, including board and lodging”
“Gold-digging Dock is hiring Boiler Workers, ¥ 3000+/month, more work equals more pay”
After a glance, Leonard roughly understood the cost of living and salary level in Sinless City.
The risk of a profession is evidently proportional to its reward.
He even suspected the previous owner of his identity was the so-called “frontier hunter”.
Simplistically speaking, someone who gambles with their life, a cannon fodder.
Poor, shoddily equipped, without any real strength.
It’s like that Alternate Dimension 407, where each opening of an unknown door entails facing unknown risks. That’s when the cannon fodder becomes handy.
Sacrificing a cannon fodder to discover some unknown information is a worthwhile expense for a large mercenary corps.
Leonard didn’t pay further attention, and headed into the tavern.
He wanted to have a drink, get to know more about this world, and gather some information.
For instance, what he previously heard on the train about the “Thirteen Ways to Divinity” and “Fifty-two Extraordinary Professional Sequences”.
There were also those mysterious cards, the Inverted Rain in the Abyssal Rift, the miraculous steam black technology…
The secrets of this world were countless.
Mystery was within reach, touchable with an outstretched hand.
He’d dance with the wind when it blows, wander under a lone lamp at night, even if he fell into the abyss, he’d still be able to smile brightly.
Leonard liked this new world..
