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Chapter 557: All Old Acquaintances

After Yu Xia was led through the pollution detection channel by Metis, a cacophony of sounds rushed into her ears like waves crashing against the shore.

It wasn't noisy, but it was busier.

She encountered virtually no people outside the base, only some patrolling flying instruments.

The outpost is close to the contaminated area, and the sky is either raining or overcast with fog that never dissipates, sometimes requiring the spraying of fog-repellent agents.

With pollution worsening recently and a surge in pollutant spores in the air, the sentinels, aside from patrols and other important tasks, are staying at their respective bases to avoid adding to the burden on the purification guides.

As for the guides, let alone leaving the base, all parties are considering withdrawing the guides to a more remote location.

Guides are already scarce, and purification guides are even rarer; it's fair to say that losing even one is unacceptable.

However, such a large polluted area inevitably needs purification guides, and the various parties debated this matter for several days.

Yu Xia also learned some information from Bello, and Floch also sent her a lot of real data on the pollution inside the North Second District.

The difficulty of dealing with the Blood Nest in the North Second District now is on a completely different level compared to the previous two times she dealt with it.

The Dragon Clan's Black Valley Contaminated Zone is filled with dragon-transformed dragon sentinels. Although the dragons are uncontrollable, they indirectly suppress the pollution.

In the polluted area of ​​Silver Star, Flock, the "Rat King," also provided some suppression. Apart from Flock's early attacks and Harrison's deliberate interference, Yu Xia encountered very few pollutants and alien species.

It's said that the mutant species in the North Second District have all escaped, which is why the Federation shut down the [Gray Wall].

The safest course of action for Yu Xia now is to enter the contaminated zone as the princess of the Sea Clan, in conjunction with the Sea Clan and the Federation.

As Yu Xia entered the Federal Base lobby, she began to feel uneasy.

Those attending the Federal Conference this time are all familiar faces.

Yu Xia's group attracted many scrutinizing glances in the hall.

Most of these curious gazes were directed at Yu Xia, and the orca sentinels surrounded her even more tightly, so that the sentinels in the hall could only see a glimpse of her silhouette.

Metis seemed oblivious to the prying eyes, simply holding Yu Xia close and talking to her in a low voice.

Yu Xia was no longer listening to what he was saying; her heart jumped into her throat as soon as she entered the hall.

The more nervous she became, the calmer her expression appeared, even a little indifferent. In fact, she was already somewhat lost in thought.

It wasn't until the elevator doors closed and all I could see was the Sentinel's muscular chest that I snapped out of my daze.

She felt as if she were back in the scene where Metis and his group blocked her in the corridor. The elevator was packed with orca sentinels, and Bello and Silver Fang were naturally kept outside and missed this elevator.

The elevator slowly ascended, and Yu Xia spun around in place, trying to find a way out, but all around her were the chests of the orca sentinels.

The orca sentinels not only surrounded her, but also stared at her intently, each wanting to reach out and touch her. However, seeing her cold and unapproachable expression, they were afraid of angering her if they touched her, so they reluctantly refrained from doing so.

Yu Xia also heard the sentries inhaling. She turned her head and saw two orca sentries on her right sniffing her scent like little dogs.

Seeing her gaze, the orca sentries all grinned at her, revealing a row of big white teeth.

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Fortunately, she used another pheromone camouflage agent before leaving the sea creature base, otherwise all the orca sentinels would have rushed up to her.

Metis's hand had moved from around her shoulder to around her waist, and she was almost completely in his arms.

Yu Xia heard what he was saying: "Why is it so small?"

"Your waist is so thin, do you eat very little? To become stronger, you need to eat more nutritious food. Is the food here not to your liking? I'll go back to the sea and catch some fish for you, like octopus and manta rays."

Yu Xia: "."

"So much hair, it must be a real hassle on land."

"Are you sleeping in the bed or the pool? If you sleep in the bed, you'll have to blow-dry your hair, right?"

Metis touched her all over, his eyes filled with curiosity and a desire to explore.

Yu Xia slapped his hand away, "Behave yourself."

Metis smiled, holding a lock of her blue hair in his hand, and said, "Your hair is dyed, isn't it?"

Yu Xia was startled.

"What did you use to dye it?" Metis smelled her hair but couldn't detect any hair dye.

He turned his gaze and saw the little princess looking up at him, her lips slightly pursed, as if she had something to say to him.

She quickly lowered her head again.

Metis stared at the top of her head, and for some reason, he felt she looked like an angry pufferfish.

"I'm asking you," Metis said, afraid she was really angry, so he obediently put his hand back on her shoulder and put his arm around her. "What were you doing in the contaminated area?"

Metis: "Didn't Celius tell you that Farrell and I were here?"

"Just because you're here doesn't mean I can't come?" Yu Xia replied casually, taking a slow breath and asking, "How much longer until we arrive?"

She had only been in the elevator for less than two minutes, but it felt like an eternity.

The elevator was a bit bumpy, and there was a group of sentries crammed in. She hadn't slept well because she stayed up too late yesterday, and she felt a bit dizzy and lightheaded.

She wondered if the elevator needed to be repaired.

The federal base is a tower-shaped structure, one of the border outposts of the Federation. It was built a long time ago and is much older than the outposts Yu Xia had seen. Even the elevator is an old-fashioned model with clearly visible rust, and it makes a strange rumbling sound as it goes up.

Conditions at border outposts are far worse than in the interior regions of other planets, largely due to their proximity to contaminated areas. Climate, environment, and ubiquitous spore contamination cause all sorts of strange spore organisms to grow in a very short time. If they are not cleaned regularly, even the most advanced instruments will malfunction.

As the civilization in the Cyclone Galaxy has developed to this point, its technological path has become somewhat skewed due to the ever-present pollution it has encountered.

Humans initially came here from another star system because of pollution. They wanted to expand their civilization, but later they discovered that no matter how much they expanded, the ineradicable alien pollution would plunge them into a difficult situation again.

As long as they cultivate a new planet, regardless of its environment or habitability, and no matter how many inspections and protections they conduct, it won't be long before a new contaminated area forms.

Therefore, they can only repeatedly clean up the contaminated area and maintain a delicate balance with it.

“Of course,” Metis said happily. “Will you come to my place tonight, or should I go to yours?”

His words took a turn that Yu Xia didn't quite understand. Yu Xia looked up at him and asked, "What do you mean?"

Metis: "They'll probably open the contaminated zone by the day after tomorrow at the latest. Aren't you going to give us a boost? You're the one with the strongest bloodline power here right now."

Yu Xia was about to ask how to improve, but she stopped herself at the last second.

It's probably not what she thinks, or there are other ways to improve.