Twelve Guardians

One day, an outsider came to this city, which was called the City of Gods. But he soon discovered that this city had no appearance of a city at all, and there was not a single person in sight. He walked along the streets of the city. The store doors had long been closed tightly, and no one could be seen. Suddenly, an old man appeared under the streetlight not far ahead, and he hurriedly walked towards the old man. The old man saw him and asked him: "Are you an outsider?" He nodded and replied "Yes." Any time he asked again: "Why is there no one in this city? Isn't this city supposed to be very prosperous?" The old man glanced at him indifferently, sighed and said, "That was in the past. There are some things that you outsiders don't know." "The absence of one factor can destroy everything." The old man sighed as he looked at the broken statue on the high tower in the city. "Come... This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.