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Chapter 362 Similar Scenes, Different People
[Tianwu Qilin Tower Yellow-level Area - Starry Sky Train Exit]

"Sir! We'll add 10% to the price! We can settle the bill for the Flowing Sand Star Grass you just brought back right away!"

"Ten percent is nothing! We'll increase the price by twenty percent! And we'll even throw in a bottle of intermediate-grade star energy potion!"

The noise from the train exit was deafening. Alien merchants in gray uniforms crowded the platform, their eyes fixed on the explorers disembarking from the train, holding price lists high in their hands.

However, most of the explorers simply shook their heads indifferently at the merchants' enthusiasm, clearly having long been accustomed to such scenes.

Only a small number of weary explorers stopped to briefly communicate with the alien beings around them.

As Chen Kong watched the explorer in the middle of the group take out the 'Quicksand Star Grass', he was immediately targeted by the three merchants. He couldn't help but ask, "Lena, why are they in such a hurry to buy the explorer's things?"

Lena's wolf ears twitched slightly as she pointed to the shop signs in the distance and began to explain.

“Mr. Chen Kong, that’s because the things the explorers brought back were all special products of the occupied territories, which cannot be found anywhere else, so they are especially precious.”

"For example, quicksand star grass can be used to brew potions, while ores from the redstone area can be used to craft star tools."

Chen Kong suddenly realized that the relationship between the explorer and the alien merchant was similar to that between gold prospectors and merchants during the Great Gold Rush.

Although these alien merchants acted crazy, Chen Kong felt that their situation was quite reasonable when he thought about the dangerous and complex environment of the 'Occupied Zone'.

Unlike ordinary 'risk zones', there are two key reasons why 'occupied zones' are called 'occupied zones'.

First, cataclysmic star beasts have appeared here.

Second, the presence of catastrophic star beasts here has created a very special environment with certain specific rules.

For example, Chen Kong once heard someone mention a fallen territory called 'Red Hair Unlucky'.

Once you spend a certain amount of time in this area, you will encounter misfortune and slowly grow red hair on your body.

Moreover, apart from certain specific methods that can suppress this "red hair", there is currently no way to "completely eradicate" it.

Therefore, everyone who enters 'Red Hair Ominous' has their entry time strictly recorded, and once a 'safety threshold' is reached, they will be completely refused entry.

Even the Calamity-level Star Envoys are no exception in this regard.

Even a calamity-level star envoy will still experience the same red hair symptoms once the 'ominous' energy within their body accumulates to a certain level.

However, this incredibly bizarre 'fallen zone' is actually recognized by most Star Envoys as one of the safest fallen zones.

Because of the more bizarre rules of the occupied zone compared to other areas.

The 'red-haired ominous' one, whose entry time is strictly controlled, is not a big deal at all.

Just as Chen Kong was about to ask something, Lena suddenly grabbed his sleeve and instinctively hid behind him.

Not only was his body trembling slightly, but even his originally bright amber eyes were now clouded with fear, clearly indicating that he was afraid of something.

Before Chen Kong could figure out what was going on, a figure exuding a sense of oppression blocked his way.

Chen Kong looked up and saw a tall, strange man.

Although he had wolf ears and a wolf tail like Lena, his fur was a dazzling silver-white that shimmered with a unique luster in the sunlight.

At the same time, his well-tailored black outfit and the unique crescent-shaped light gold mark on his forehead gave him an indescribable sense of nobility.

He gave Lena a cold look and said in an icy tone, "Lena, didn't I tell you that this is not a place for you?"

Looking at the strange, alien man in front of her who treated Lena like a dog the moment they met.

Chen Kong was about to speak up to help her out of the predicament.

But Lena's next words left Chen Kong frozen in place. "Brother."

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Chen Kong glanced at Lena beside him with great surprise. He simply couldn't reconcile the noble-looking man in front of him, who exuded the aura of a third-level star envoy, with the poor and timid Lena beside him.

Before Lena could speak again, her brother Sal interrupted her.

"Lena, I hope I won't see you here next time I come to the Yellow Zone."

"Because if you continue to be so stubborn, not only will you fail to achieve your desired goal, but you will also harm many innocent people because of your willfulness."

At this point, Thrall turned to look at Dust Sky.

He spoke in a seemingly polite but actually aloof tone: "Newcomer, you must have just arrived in the Yellow Rank Zone today, right? I'll pay you ten times the amount of Tianwu Coins if you terminate her employment contract."

"Sorry, I refuse."

Chen Kong refused without even thinking.

One reason was that Sal's condescending tone made him very uncomfortable.

Secondly, because Lena clearly did nothing wrong and shouldn't be treated this way.

"Really? Then you really made a bad decision."

Upon hearing this, Sal immediately raised an eyebrow.

At the same time, his companions behind him immediately looked at Chen Kong with sympathetic eyes, as if they were looking at someone who was about to be unlucky.

A moment later, Sal gave Chen Kong a deep look, then turned and left.

Seeing this, his companions hurriedly followed.

Among these people, one of the seemingly gentle senior students couldn't help but stop and whisper a reminder as she passed by Chen Kong.

"Junior, take my advice and terminate your contract with Lena as soon as possible."

"Lord Sal has a lot of influence in the base. If you insist on going against him, your month-long adjustment period will probably be very difficult."

After saying that, fearing that Sal would discover her, she hurriedly followed the group.

After these people had gone far away, Lena lowered her head and said in a guilty tone, "I'm sorry, Mr. Chen Kong, I've caused you trouble."

"I just thought about it, and maybe my brother is right. I really shouldn't cause trouble for the people around me."

Lena's voice was trembling with tears as she reached out to touch her wristwatch.

“I’ll terminate the contract right now, so you don’t have to offend my brother for my sake.”

Before Lena could do that, Chen Kong smiled and said, "It's alright."

Lena glanced at Chen Kong in surprise, thinking that he was only being kind because he didn't know how powerful her brother was.

I wanted to give a reminder immediately.

But what Chen Kong said next surprised her greatly.

"Don't overthink it. I just see familiar shadows in you and your brother."

Lena glanced at Chen Kong with surprise, clearly not understanding the meaning of his words.

However, the viewers in the dimension who knew about Chen Kong and Chen Xing's situation understood why Chen Kong said that immediately.

(End of this chapter)