HSR: Miss Herta Want To Be Pursued Too - Chapter 1.2: Start of Everything

— Underworld + Rocktown —

The streets here appeared cleaner. In the center of this area stood a building named the Goethe Grand Hotel.

Around the hotel, many tables and chairs were set up, already crowded with people, about a hundred tables, creating a lively and noisy scene.

There were old people, children, vagrants, and miners.

Everyone’s faces were lit with smiles and expectation. Some even rubbed their hands together, eyes gleaming green, watching plates of delicious food being served, undoubtedly a rare feast in the Underworld.

Before the delicious food, everyone was equal. The moment the dishes were placed, they were eagerly grabbed in excitement.

Eating the feast, these people occasionally cheered, calling out Luo Yu’s name.

At the restaurant entrance, Luo Yu stood with a warm smile, observing everything. Beside him stood a flashy-dressed purple-haired young man.

“Mr. Luo, will there be more of these meals in the future?” A voice suddenly rang out not far from him, filled with unease.

Though the voice wasn’t loud, it voiced what many dared not think, creating a chain reaction that turned the lively atmosphere somber and gloomy.

Seeing the feast they normally couldn’t enjoy, everyone’s feelings grew complicated.

Belobog, wrapped in cold and ice, relied on the mining of Geomarrow to function and survive, maintaining the city’s operation and heating. Over centuries of extensive mining, vast underground spaces formed, and with the construction of lighting devices called “Core Furnace,” the mining area evolved into the so-called Underworld. Although the living standards there weren’t as high as in the Overworld, they weren’t poor.

But one day, the Rift’s expansion rapidly encroached on the Underworld, consuming much of the living space, causing material shortages and unstable order.