Sir! Don't close the net!

"That body is our most perfect creation! And you're actually going to give it away like that?! You even revealed everything!"

"Is there a problem?" Harry glanced coldly at the roaring man.

"This is a huge problem! There's still one unresolved eye in that area!"

"Now everyone outside knows that we were responsible for the disappearance of Princess Penny of the Wasteland Royal Family! That woman doesn't just build gangs in the Wasteland; she's cultivated a lot of connections outside too! The outsiders are also looking for an opportunity to drag us down with them!"

Because of the excessive force, the man aggravated the injury in his groin, and knelt down with a thud. His cheeks swelled up, and he vomited a mouthful of thick green liquid, but his complexion improved considerably.

"And then?" Harry looked down at the man coldly. "Are you questioning my decision? You have no idea what we're dealing with..."

What a conversation! Putting you on duty today was the biggest mistake I ever made.

"you--"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Carly slid down to the ground, holding onto the metal frame. Her brown eyes reflected the eerie plague doctor and the strange figure in a tattered yellow raincoat standing behind the plague doctor, seemingly shrouding him.

They are the enemy... right?

“I did hear something quite unexpected,” Li Yili said, placing her hand on the shoulder of the Plague Doctor made by Princess Penny, her fingers slightly spread, making a crisp sound between her knuckles. “You’re plagiarizing Valkyrie? This is all you’ve got? You’re underestimating Valkyrie far too much.”

“Plagiarism? No, no, no, I prefer to call it original,” Harry said, holding up a finger and waving it from side to side. “The Valkyries of the Galar Horn gave us inspiration and direction. We studied and cultivated the Valkyries as an object to surpass. Moreover… the Valkyries are more like a pirated work.”

"Cultivation and research refer to...adding ingredients to food to modify the inhabitants of the Triassic region?"

Carly, still in a daze, felt a sudden jolt in her heart and instinctively grabbed the shelf beside her.

“I need to correct you on one point,” Harry said, his raised finger slightly bent, his red-glowing goggles looking at Rebecca, or more precisely, at Aditi in Rebecca’s arms. “To be precise… the residents of the Triple Circle are the ones who have been given something in store.”

As soon as Harry finished speaking, several strangely familiar figures appeared in the swirling smog.

Rebecca blinked, then her eyes widened. "Ah—it's those nasty bastards!"

Carly's eyes widened as well.

Emerging from the thick fog were the same people Li Yili had thrown out of the church earlier. They were not dead, but their faces were obscured by raven masks, and Harry's voice came from the raven mask on the face of the leader, Ralph.

"Although it is not as strong as this masterpiece made from Princess Penny's body, it can still be used as an undead soldier in battle."

To cover this up, Harry ripped Ralph's head off the Raven Mask. Even without his head, Ralph's body remained firmly in place, even waving his arms up and down to prove that he was still under control.

“Of course, even the lowest-grade finished product has considerable room for improvement,” Harry tossed Ralph’s head away, and several fleshy tentacles flew out and precisely connected to the ends of Ralph’s neck, reattaching Ralph’s head.

"Perhaps it can't compare to Valkyrie at this stage, but Valkyrie stopped production a long time ago, and their uncontrollable nature means they are not considered excellent works. You don't need to make a decision now. You can try it out with the finished product made from Princess Penny's body and Gray. If there is anything you are not satisfied with, you can give your opinions."

"Oh, right, Grey is the finished product you're currently controlling. I must say, you have excellent taste. Grey is the daughter of a wasteland noble, and both her lineage and appearance make her one of our most satisfying creations."

"With that tone, do you think I'm here to buy weapons?"

"Haha... I sincerely hope you enjoy using it. If you see someone you like, please feel free to ask, and we will adjust them to their most perfect state and deliver them to you."

Amid Harry's polite laughter, the plague doctors, led by Ralph, retreated along with the swirling haze, while the plague doctor made from Princess Penny's body lowered his head, remaining motionless like a mannequin.

Li Yili's eye twitched.

As the saying goes, you can't hit a smiling face, and Harry's actions left him completely bewildered.

Whenever Harry tried to lie to him, he would laugh and cause a scene in the Triple Circle. Unfortunately, Harry was quite sincere. He could also see that Penny was far superior to the other plague doctors. In addition, Harry had even removed the smog. Perhaps Harry had some other means of monitoring them, but he did a very good job of making it public.

After holding it in for a while, Rebecca finally blurted out, "Aren't you going to fight?"

"How can we fight after everyone's gone?"

Li Yili patted Penny on the shoulder, and Penny, who looked like a mannequin, immediately came to life. The plague doctor, whom Harry called Grey and who was now under his control, also stepped forward and stood on either side of Penny in front of Rebecca.

Rebecca immediately shrank back, her face full of vigilance. "W-what are you going to do? You're planning to use me to test the strength of these two guys? Let me tell you upfront! I won't hold back, so don't blame me if things go wrong!"

Li Yili didn't speak, but Penny and Grey simultaneously raised their lanterns.

Rebecca immediately bristled and jumped back a few steps, hugging Aditi.

"That's cheating! If you're so capable, don't use a lantern!"

“Fool, this isn’t for you to see,” Li Yili said, resting her chin on her hand and staring intently into Aditi’s lifeless eyes.

"Hey guys over there, you get it now, right? This isn't some excuse you can use against us, it's a huge bombshell."

"The number of people in the Triple Circle is beyond your imagination. If the Cult of Steam and Steel is willing, everyone here will be guaranteed to become an immortal soldier, and they will also be equipped with equipment that can render the chosen ones powerless."

"If you don't want the Cult of Steam and Steel to do this, you'd better forget about it. Believe me, they'd be more than happy to unleash a smog that won't dissipate, whether it's day or night."

Adi looked completely bewildered, but Adi's brown...

A point of light appeared on one side of the eye.

Chapter Twenty-Two: The Burning Fire

Carly slumped to the ground, staring blankly at the tall, strange yellow figure surrounded by the Plague Doctors.

Since meeting Li Yili, the world she knew has shattered. She barely managed to adapt and avoid going crazy before it was brutally destroyed again.

She had always thought that Li Yili was an invader, a subverter, but after listening to the conversation between Li Yili and Harry just now, it seemed that Li Yili was more like someone who came to the Triassic wasteland to buy goods, and the goods were herself, all the residents of the Triassic, no, if Harry wasn't lying, the entire wasteland, regardless of status, even the noblewoman Grey, even Princess Petunia, all the residents were commodities ready to be sold to Li Yili at any time.

No, they are not even commodities themselves. The commodities are the masks that are currently worn on her face. They are the food that the Church of Steam and Steel adjusts and feeds to these masks. Their bodies are being adjusted every moment, and the way they are adjusted is by everything they use in their lives.

Water, food.

Carly glanced at the exquisite cakes on the shelf, then remembered the insect-like limbs extending from the raven mask. She felt a sudden nausea and bent over to vomit, but she couldn't. This was actually a lucky thing, because the raven mask was pressed firmly against her face, and if she vomited, it would just accumulate inside the mask.

Ah... I almost forgot about you.

Li Yili noticed Carly kneeling on the ground, dry heaving. She walked up to Carly, bent down, and gently pulled on the raven mask on Carly's face. The raven mask, which covered almost Carly's entire head, was removed by Li Yili with great ease.

Carly was about to speak when she smelled a sour, foul odor, followed by a rush of heat to her throat, and she immediately bent over and began to vomit violently.

Li Yili tossed the crow mask in her hand and looked down at Carly.

Carly vomited for a while until there was nothing left in her stomach before she recovered and looked up at Li Yili with difficulty.

"Is everything he said... true?"

Which one are you referring to?

Of course, it's all of it! Whether we're preparing food for these masks, whether Princess Petunia was turned into a plague doctor, or you came to the wasteland to buy supplies, is everything really true?!

Carly suddenly stood up, grabbed Li Yili by the collar, and roared angrily. Li Yili was probably surprised that Carly would stand up and roar so proudly. She was stunned.

Even though such a roar could not change the cruel reality, she still did not regret it, and even felt a sense of satisfaction that she had truly come alive at this moment.

"Hey... are you alright?" Rebecca carefully avoided the vomit and approached Carly, nudging Carly's shoulder with her foot.

Carly was stunned. The image of her dignified roar shattered instantly. She didn't grab Li Yili by the collar and yell, nor did she stand up. She remained kneeling among the disgusting vomit.

"I, I'm fine..." Carly lowered her head, not daring to meet Li Yili's gaze.

“You’re probably all set for tonight,” Li Yili said, toying with the raven mask that was now completely covered in black liquid. She tossed it aside, and before it even hit the ground, a stream of black liquid gushed out from her tattered yellow raincoat and engulfed the mask. “You can hide in this warehouse and wait for the smog in the Triassic Circle to clear up before you leave and go back to your life. No one will investigate what happened at this processing plant tomorrow, and tonight’s events won’t affect your life.”

After saying that, Li Yili raised her hand and waved to Rebecca, who immediately nodded and followed after her, carrying the motionless Aditi.

"Wait, wait a minute..."

After Li Yili stepped out of the warehouse, Carly finally reacted, struggled to her feet from the vomit, and staggered out her hand toward Li Yili's back.

What should we do?

Li Yili paused, the imposing yet ethereal figure from behind causing Hou Kali to instinctively stop in her tracks.

After a brief silence, Li Yili spread her hands to her sides.

"What do you mean, 'what to do'? It's not me who adjusts your bodies through food and water. Besides, your bodies have already become like this. Time can't be reversed. What's done is done. It won't disappear just because you cry out a couple of times."

“How… how could this be…” Carly stared in disbelief at Li Yili’s retreating figure.

Now she knows that there are problems with the water and food in the entire Triassic Circle, and even the air. As long as she lives in the Triassic Circle, she cannot get rid of her identity as the food for the "commodities". She also cannot pretend that she knows nothing and go back to her past life, because what she knows is not a truth that can be escaped by hiding her head.

"Oh, right, the walls and canals built in the wasteland aren't just to keep outsiders out, they're also to prevent you from getting out. Of course, you can try to resist, but you'd better learn from Princess Penny's failure."

Li Yili raised her hand and placed it on Penny's shoulder.

"This is their territory. Everything here was built by them. They prepared for rebellion right under their noses, and the result is this Princess Penny."

After saying that, Li Yili walked out without looking back. Harry's sincerity was evident, and the smog surrounding the entire food processing plant was cleared away.

Rebecca glanced at Li Yili's back, then at Carly, paused for a moment, and stuck out her tongue.

"Well—the situation"

That's it, keep it up!

She had only known Carly for a few hours. She felt sorry for Carly's plight, but upon reflection... Carly's current life, though bleak, was still much better than her environment in Theresa Prison. Besides, they had said that ordinary residents were only turned into grunts, and homeless people like Carly didn't receive the kind of treatment that Penny and Grey received, being sold off. So...

In reality, you should just continue doing what you normally do; there's nothing to worry about.

Soon, Carly was left standing alone in the warehouse.

"Ah...ah—ah!!!"

Carly went berserk, turned around, pounced on the shelf and swept all the beautiful cakes off the shelf, then knelt down on the soft, jelly-like cakes and stuffed them into her mouth.

The delicious treats of the past had become emetics. No matter how hard Carly tried to swallow, her stomach would convulse violently, forcing her to vomit up all the cakes. After struggling for a while, Carly collapsed into the filth, staring blankly into the darkness above.

"what do I do……"

The best way is to rebel, just like Princess Penny did, but the result is that Princess Penny's rebellion became a selling point to highlight the product's superiority, just as Li Yili said, everything here was built by the Church of Steam and Steel.

Unless... that's a preparation that the Church of Steam and Steel won't care about or stop.

Carly's eyes widened, and she abruptly stood up, slowly turning her head to look at the shelves behind her.

This is the largest food processing plant in Samdykwan, storing more than half of Samdykwan's food products and raw materials.

Li Yili, who had already reached the entrance of the Church of the God of Steam and Steel, raised an eyebrow and turned to look in the direction of the processing plant. The sky there was tinged with orange-red, and black smoke was swallowing up the thick, gray smog.

Chapter Twenty-Three: My Moral Standards Are Rather Low

"Um... it's on fire, isn't it?"

Rebecca also noticed the unusual situation in the direction of the processing plant, and her expression was quite subtle, because she remembered that only Carly was left at the processing plant.

First, we can rule out the possibility that the other party burned down their factory, which was used to process the entire Triassic community's residents, just to silence Carly.

That might leave only one.

Carly set fire to the food processing plant in the Triple Circle.

To be honest, Rebecca couldn't imagine that Carly, who had been so timid and followed behind them, and who had run away in fear after being frightened by Li Yili, would do something so audacious.