People in Terra, governing a bizarre little country

Unfortunately, the piece she found was an extremely corrupted demonic fragment—an "external force" that the Great Yan Dynasty had introduced to deal with the giant beast!

Moreover, when she brought it back, Shu was not at the scene.

By the time Shu Er met her, the farmers who had been infected through contact with her had already "planted" the fragment and were waiting for the "harvest"!

It was precisely because of these unexpected events that Shu, a powerful agent of the Year Beast, had to resort to this desperate measure, using his authority to "neutralize" the pollution instead of directly destroying the fragments.

Because that fragment was originally intended to be a match for [Sui], and she was no match for her!

She had no way of finding out where the fragment was.

Ernst was speechless for a moment.

Shu didn't know, and Chongyue certainly didn't know either. Did they expect him to turn the entire Great Wilderness City upside down and slap every single piece of soil to hide it?

Fortunately, at this moment, Ji spoke up again.

"Um!"

"Shut up," Wang said calmly.

Keji didn't stop, but instead shook his head at Ernst.

Ernst frowned slightly and gestured towards the view.

Wang then removed the gag from his mouth.

"Can you really solve the pollution problem?"

Once he was able to speak again, his first question was a inquiry.

"Can you save my sister?"

Ernst nodded.

Ji pursed his lips, gritted his teeth, and said seriously:

"Then I can take you to find the fragments."

"I know where it is!"

Shu's face had returned to normal; the power of cause and effect seemed to have been balanced again. Her face was full of doubt, with a hint of hidden anger, like a mother scolding her child for handling dangerous materials without permission.

"How do you know that?"

"How do you know?"

"Have you ever touched that?! That's dangerous! What if something happens to you?!"

Ji lowered his head, looking somewhat aggrieved.

He didn't even offer an explanation; he simply and directly apologized.

"I'm sorry, sister, I shouldn't have kept it from you."

Shu was still a little anxious, and she couldn't care less about anything else. She turned to look at Ernst:

"Um, Mr. Ernst, could you do that for him too?"

She didn't actually know if Ernst's slap had worked, but judging from her older brothers' expressions, it must have had some effect.

Ji looked up immediately, as if he had something to say, but seeing Shu's angry face, he pouted and swallowed his words, muttering:

"Thank you for your help. Please be gentle."

Ernst's cheek twitched slightly. He neither refused nor agreed, but instead waved his hand.

"Let's find the fragments first."

"Treating the root cause is worse than treating the symptoms."

Chapter 970 A mere demon, caught in one swift motion, refined in an instant!

"The excavators in our Great Wilderness City are quite advanced, so you can rest assured!"

Zhi Nong, sitting on the excavator, gave Ernst and the others below a thumbs up, then operated the lever to insert the bucket into the soil.

Below, Rong Wanqing, the former candle-bearer of the Imperial Palace and now the top official of the Great Wilderness City, looked somewhat worried.

What's all this?

Looking back, there were four agents of the Year Beast. It was said that a fragment of a demon was buried in the construction site ahead. Beside him was Mr. Ernst Shivaish, one of the most famous people in Terra, who was suspected of knowing about the current turmoil in the court.

She was just an ordinary, low-ranking local official.

Just a few days ago, she would never have imagined that her dramatic life story—first entering the Sisuitai, then being stationed in Dahuangcheng, experiencing the ups and downs of officialdom, and finally becoming a local official—would be so "ordinary." It was simply unbelievable.

Not only that, she even started to doubt her luck.

One agent of the Year Beast, another fragment of the Demon, and not far north of the Great Wilderness City, there is the Wuding River front line where the Celestial Master's Mansion is fighting against the Demons, yet another one.

Any one of these three, if even the slightest thing happens to her, would be enough to kill her ten times over!

She was just a minor official; could she bear such a heavy burden of life?

Thinking this, she sighed softly, forced a smile, and asked in a low voice: Private...

"Mr. Ernst, is there anything else we need to prepare?"

"For example, building an altar, or setting up a magic circle?"

Ernst shook his head:

"Just stay away from me then. Shu stays behind."

Rong Wanqing pursed her lips and nodded.

Soon, guided by the machine, the excavator seemed to have touched something hard.

The next second, the excavator bucket, which had been working normally, seemed to lose its color, turning grayish-white and covered with black spots.

Before Ernst could speak, Rong Wanqing immediately gave the order: Assassinate.

"Alright, that's enough for now. We're leaving. Mr. Ernst, I'll take over here."

The worker in the excavator nodded and jumped off, while Ernst and Shu jumped into the pit together.

The fragments of the demon had been buried deep underground for a long time, and the surrounding soil had been polluted into an indescribable form. Ernst found it hard to describe the feeling of stepping on it; if he had to say, it was somewhat like seeing Nyarlathotep of the Old Seal.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long.

As soon as Ernst steadied himself, the soil beneath his feet began to gradually return to its original state. A moment later, only a small, shapeless fragment of a demon remained, peeking out from a distance.

Shu spoke with some concern:

"Mr. Ernst, you want me."

She wanted to suggest that I use my power to leave some backup plan.

But before she could finish speaking, Ernst stepped forward, bent down, and extended his hand.

Under Shu's shocked gaze, the demonic fragments that had been emanating an ominous aura and constantly eroding the surrounding land seemed to suddenly gain consciousness, frantically contracting their [collapse].

Ernst gets closer, and it backs away a little; Ernst gets closer again, and it backs away again.

Until there is nowhere left to retreat!

Without any protection or preparation, Shu couldn't even tell what Originium Arts Ernst used. In any case, Ernst's hand grasped that small demonic fragment.

Perhaps it existed since the birth of Terra, a fragment of a demon buried deep underground for thousands of years, which reverted to its former form the moment Ernst came into contact with it.

It was a small piece of flesh that had been completely eroded by the wind, and its shape was no longer recognizable.

Shu didn't know what it was; at the very least, it was definitely not a seed.

What exactly did Shennong encounter in the northern lands that led him to bring this back to the Great Wilderness City as a "superior seed" capable of growing in extremely cold weather?

There wasn't even a moment to mourn for his former friend. The next moment, as if Ernst had used too much force, that small piece of flesh shattered into countless fragments!

Grab it and refine it instantly!

Watching Ernst stand up with a frown, dusting off his hands, Shu was completely stunned. It wasn't until Ernst checked the surroundings again, even kicking the bits of meat and flesh on the ground that were now indistinguishable from sand, that she snapped out of her daze and asked incredulously:

"it's over?"

Ernst shook his head:

"No, there's one last step."

Shu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She thought that was the end, but it turns out there's still a second step. (3)

Although solving the problem of the demonic fragments that had plagued Great Wilderness City and Millet for thousands of years in two steps was absurd, the Yan people were always inclined to compromise. Two steps were better than one.

Just as Shu was about to ask what the next step was, she saw Ernst walk towards her again. Then, in front of her, he reached out and gently took her hand, his eyes sparkling as he looked at her with deep affection.

"You, what are you doing?"

"Don't look at me like that. What happened? What's the next step? Do you need my cooperation? Even if you don't tell me, I'll definitely help!"

Ernst's gaze became even more enigmatic.

Shu suddenly felt a little flustered:

"Mr. Ernst?"

Ernst was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled and nodded:

"Okay, that's all right now."

"It's over. Thank you for your hard work."

Shu was taken aback:

"It's over? What happened? We just held hands."

"I wouldn't dare to do it again."

Ernst rolled his eyes.

His hand still hurts!

So this time, be gentle and just hold hands.

Shu suddenly realized what was happening.

Is the second step in a relationship about getting rid of me?

Why did you give me that look just now?

Of course, she didn't know that Ernst's meaningful look was mainly because Shu's condition at the time was a bit frightening.

Although she herself felt nothing at all, the contamination that millet suffered was extremely serious due to the link of the power of cause and effect.

To draw a parallel, during the first Star-Picking Project, there was an unlucky researcher at the Dome Research Station who, due to demonic corruption, had his body shatter like a vase. If Christen hadn't later pieced him back together and had Ernst "disinfect" him, this researcher would probably be sitting at the same table as his brother, who had turned into a carcass.

He was only corrupted by evil for a moment.

Millet, for centuries, has been inextricably linked to the corruption of evil spirits; to put it bluntly, it's practically pickled to perfection!

After Ernst cleared away the demonic fragments from the ground, Shu's powers were forcibly stopped because she had completely lost one of them, and the demonic pollution accumulated in her body almost immediately erupted.

Ernst didn't really want to describe how she looked at that time.

All I can say is that it's "real and convincing".

But it's been resolved now.

He stood beside the large pit, looked at the ground some distance away, and waved to the still somewhat incredulous millet:

"Excuse me."

"Take me out."

At the same time, on the other side.

This is the Wuding River, north of the Great Wilderness City, symbolizing the dividing line between civilization and barbarism.

Just a mile north of the Wuding River lies the front line of the Celestial Master's Mansion's fight against the northern demons. In recent years, due to the deteriorating situation within Ursus, they have become unable to manage their vast territory comprehensively.

Many of the collapsed bodies moved south along the long but sparsely populated tundra, heading towards the Yan Kingdom.

To resist evil spirits and protect the territory of the Great Yan, the Celestial Master's Mansion has been stationed in this area for a long time. It is no exaggeration to say that every Celestial Master and soldier of the Yan Kingdom in this 800-mile-long camp could serve as a top-notch warrior capable of taking on ten or even a hundred men if deployed to a conventional battlefield!

That being said, the situation on the front lines remains worrying.

Demons are ruthless; even the most elite, loyal, and well-trained warriors can fall prey to their influence. Most fatally, the fall of a warrior doesn't just mean the loss of a combatant; it also means the enemy gains a new source of contamination!