Chapter 164: Chapter 164
The Old World, also known as the Focus of Infection.
Yi Chen had read about the Old World in the foundational collection area of the Great Book Library. This matter was not kept secret but was fully disclosed to the organization.
The organization, established for so many years, had sacrificed countless distinguished gentlemen, confirming this through extensive investigations.
All illnesses were not autonomously produced by the world but were directly or indirectly infected from the Old World, which was the origin of diseases, a collection point for all the root causes of illnesses.
On the title page of the book, there was a sentence left by the founder of the organization, along with an illustration.
“It is not that we contracted the disease, but the disease came to us.”
The illustration was divided into three parts:
1. Sketching a planet representing human life, with Central Domain and the Five Continents clearly marked, completely normal without any issues.
2. Beyond our planet, to the right, appeared another living planet, oozing pus, corroding, and even growing tendrils capable of floating in space, but the entire planet was pierced through by a giant sword.
As Yi Chen was briefly communicating with Lorrian within him,
“There’s a sensing here~”
Three voices rang out within the team simultaneously,
One voice came from Reagan, who was trying to release electrical energy by touching the sand grains with his hands. Instead of dispersing chaotically, the electricity surprisingly spread in a particular direction.
Another voice came from Jin,
who began digging through the sand right away, extending her arm as deep as possible into the sandy depths, reaching out further with Red Lotus roots.
As a “Pathological Trait,” the Red Lotus indeed sensed something and sprouted a red lotus on the sandy surface not far away, serving as a special marker for progress.
The third voice came from the small Pei on Jin’s body, an animal patient who had jumped onto the ground the moment they arrived in the Old World and took on a posture of laying eggs.
Who knew that small Pei would actually hatch an egg, but it was a gray egg.
Since everything in the Old World was sealed, including ‘fertility,’ this newly hatched egg was confirmed to be dead.
Hard, gray, just like a round stone.
This Dead Egg didn’t sink into the sand upon landing but rolled between the undulating dunes towards a specific direction.
Even if the Dead Egg was picked up and put down again, it continued rolling in the fixed direction.
the direction of the electrical flow, the position of the Red Lotus growth, and the path of the Dead Egg’s roll were entirely different, presenting a multiple-choice question.
Time was limited, a decision had to be made immediately.
As Yi Chen quickly thought, Reagan pinched the flesh on his face with two fingers, offering his thought:
“William, the fact that you alone can overcome the risks of Gathering Eye Disease is enough to show that you’re capable of conducting a Relic exploration by yourself.
Moreover, as the Watcher said, this time we’re dealing with a completely new, surface-level, least dangerous passageway.
In my opinion, we all have the level to search for relics alone.
Since we’ve found three meaningful paths right at the start, why not split up and go separately?
I’ll take the path of electrical sensing; you and Miss Jin each choose one path… Time it right, and let’s meet at the Temple after a day.
Let’s try to find the relics that belong to us and match us in one go.”
Jin immediately raised her right hand in agreement, “That’s the plan~ Since it’s the least difficult exploration of the Old World, we should take full advantage.”
Yi Chen cast his gaze at his two teammates, confirming the proposal.
“See you at the Temple after a day! Remember, keep an eye on the time…”
As Yi Chen cautioned this, he immediately moved close to Jin, embraced her, and whispered in her ear:
“Jin, remember, one day!”
Jin gently lifted a corner of her mask, revealing her tender, thin lips, and turned her head to press it against Yi Chen’s earlobe.
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