Although the road was difficult to walk on at night, fortunately the end car was self-driving, so there was no need to worry about poor visibility and obstacles, and they successfully returned to the food city before midnight. The guards at the door were almost asleep, groggy, and when they saw them, they casually took the tickets and let them in, without asking any questions or having a lot of problems as the old man said.

Neither of them had much money, so they simply found a sheltered bridge hole to sleep in for the night.

On the third day of the copy, when Xiao Qi woke up, Bo Mu had already left. Xiao Qi did not care much about it, but took out the map given by the old man, found the location of the city lord from it, and rushed over without stopping.

This place is not as gorgeous and grand as Xiao Qi imagined. It is just a small courtyard with no other buildings around. The yard is full of flowers and trees made of various candies. The whole room is made of colorful hard candies. What is more interesting is that there are many fresh vegetables planted around the yard, which is rarely seen in the food city.

Xiao Qi just looked at the door for a while, and then a slender person walked out.

"Hello, distinguished traveler, welcome to the food tour. Are you visiting me this time because you found what I want?"

The voice is exactly the same as that of the city lord. It seems that this woman is the goddess mentioned by the residents, the city lord who founded the food city.

"Yes, I found the heart of steel you needed, and I hope you will keep your promise... too."

"Of course, I can grant you one wish. As long as it is within my ability, you can ask for it."

The city lord had an extremely bright smile on his face, and he was obviously very satisfied with Xiao Qi's ability to obtain the Heart of Steel so quickly, so he also made a promise.

"I want to know the truth of everything. Why do dead bodies become food? How did you manage to turn the entire city into a food city? And why are the young people who were captured by the law enforcement team living on the lower floors, while the elderly were abandoned on the top floor."

The system has told Xiao Qi that NPCs in the dungeon cannot lie. When you ask them questions like promises or bets, and they accept it, you cannot change your mind at the last minute.

This is also the reason why Xiao Qi has the courage to ask everything.

After getting the truth, there are naturally plenty of ways to rescue the old woman. There is no need to use this precious opportunity to save someone.

The city lord looked at Xiao Qi in surprise, and quickly nodded in agreement, but she asked Xiao Qi to give her the Heart of Steel for inspection first.

When the city lord confirmed that what Xiao Qi gave her was the real Heart of Steel, he smiled happily and began to answer Xiao Qi's questions.

"Calling me a god is the most foolish decision of these people. I don't regard life as worthless, and I have no interest in being a savior. I am just a businessman, nothing more."

"I was originally a pioneer who traveled through space to find a suitable paradise, but when I set foot on this land, the people here were struggling in pain. In fact, this is not a perfect paradise. The people here are not happy enough, the land is not fertile enough, and the species are not novel enough. But they actually pulled my sleeve and asked me to give them some food. I did so, but I didn't expect this species to be so easily satisfied. Later I thought, instead of conquering and invading other species, it seems not bad to have such obedient and docile sheep."

"So I fulfilled their wish and turned the city into what it is today. Although I didn't allow them to wreak destruction, I also left them areas where they could fill their stomachs. There is no more hunger and cold here, on the condition that they are raised as my pets, waiting for the opening of the paradise and becoming exhibits for people to appreciate. They get food and clothing, and I get capital. We each get what we need, and how harmonious it is."

"As for their physical changes... that's because the park I want to build is not just a useless work of art for appreciation. Everything here will be provided for the guests to eat, including them! Just imagine, as long as you pay a little money, you can enjoy the creatures in the aquarium and zoo at will. How special and interesting is this? This will make my park full and become an unprecedented creation!"

As the city lord spoke, her expression actually became somewhat excited. She was obviously very satisfied with her plan, and thought that Xiao Qi should also be satisfied.

"Dear guests, you are the 23rd group of guests I invited. Please leave your comments after the visit. I will try my best to improve and satisfy you. I will also give you some small gifts."

The people here are actually being treated like animals in a zoo for people to visit, and they can be dragged out and executed at will. They themselves are completely unaware of this, and they even feel happy that they can enjoy themselves wantonly... This world is too absurd!

"Oh... By the way, you are also curious about the guys captured by the law enforcement team, right? What I need are obedient sheep and rabbits, not guys who will resist. Anyone who doesn't follow the rules is useless to me. They only have two choices: either give birth to obedient children for me. I am confident that I can train them into the best animals, or be trapped in a dream for the rest of their lives. When they have no other food, they can only survive on the delicacies I created. They are the purest food, and they are the ingredients that will only be provided to high-level VIPs when the park opens."

"As for those old guys, they are too ugly, have no edible value, and can't give birth to children. There is no need to waste my energy on them. I can only use them as defective products to kill chickens to scare monkeys, and to serve as a warning to the residents who are not docile enough."

"This is my entire plan! When the first batch of real guests arrive, they will be immersed in a real food city. Everything here, including humans, is edible! The number of reservations for this event has now reached a new high. I am working on opening new areas. The Iron City looks really good. I will issue them a limited number of temporary experience coupons so that they can take the beauty of this place back home and let more people fall in love with this wonderful feeling of being raised. Then it will be particularly easy to make them willingly become food."

"Dear guest, thank you for bringing me the Heart of Steel. I will use it to transform the Iron City. To express my gratitude, in addition to the plan, I will also give you a membership card. When the event is fully launched, you will be the first supreme VIP user to enter and experience it without having to buy a ticket."

The city lord became more and more excited as she spoke. By the end, her body was already shaking slightly with excitement, and the gleam in her eyes could no longer be concealed.

Xiao Qi was extremely shocked. The stories in each copy were so explosive. Could he just watch her plan succeed? Got it!

"This is a really bold and creative idea. If I hadn't heard it with my own ears, I really wouldn't have thought that you are such a business genius. I thank you for giving me the membership card, but I don't need three tickets. If possible, I would like to know how you can turn such a huge city into a delicacy. If possible, I hope I can make the same innovation in our place."

When the city lord heard that Xiao Qi wanted to imitate her, she was not angry, but led her into the room and opened a secret door.

Inside the secret door was a huge device, in which a chocolate-colored flower was quietly suspended. The device continuously supplied energy to allow the flower to maintain its chocolate shape. Xiao Qi was slightly stunned, obviously not understanding it.

"With this device on our planet, we only need to input energy and convert the mineral hearts here into food, and then we can convert the entire city together. However, due to the large energy demand, I cannot convert them all at once. Now we need to rely on the device to maintain it. If you need this device, I can give you a friendly price. For example... help me get two more city hearts, and I will give you a device for free."

Just like what the city lord said, she was just a businessman with low combat power, so she had neither the time nor the ability to obtain the Heart of the City. She just copied the Heart of Iron, so no one bothered her. If she had rushed up to fight for it, I'm afraid someone would stop her soon.

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