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No... that doesn’t make sense at all!

Chen Xuan immediately realized that there was a major contradiction in Lin’s inner thoughts: if the Mechanism had the ability to deal with the Celestial Patrol, then why wait until today to recover the spaceship? The reason they were only now sending people to descend was precisely because the spaceship wreck had been transferred by Honglian to an area far from the Celestial Patrol’s territory.

Could it be... that the key weapon against the Celestial Patrol is on the crashed spaceship?

Chen Xuan thought of that coin.

But from his experience, that coin shouldn’t have such powerful effects. The forbidden techniques based on it were indeed bizarre, but they were all related to manipulating people’s minds and bets, belonging to a category of unconventional abilities. But the nano-living body had a consciousness entirely different from humans, and playing tricks obviously wouldn’t work against it.

There’s no way the Celestial Patrol would play cards with humans, right?

If the coin could destroy a gigantic nano-living body like the Celestial Patrol, that would mean it could eliminate most of the nano-living bodies in the world, so why would the Mechanism need to hide on the Moon?

If they had produced such a secret weapon sooner, they wouldn’t have ended up in this situation.

No matter how you look at it, the Dimensional Limit has already been utterly defeated by the nano-plague.

"Chen Xuan?"

Lin’s voice pulled him back to reality.

"What’s wrong, you were dazing off just now."

"Nothing," he shook his head, deliberately showing a bitter smile, "I just feel a bit worried when I think of the Fire Line Band’s plan, after all, no one has ever accomplished such a thing before."

"We’ve internally assessed its feasibility and it’s not that low, especially now with the Mechanism’s assistance, Jiang City’s odds are up by another twenty percent."

You’re obviously not concerned whether this thing works or not, Chen Xuan thought secretly.

"But you all are only helping the Fire Line Band as a side task, right? Recovering the spaceship’s materials is the main objective... Honestly, I’m a bit curious about what rare items in there could make the Mechanism send Arbitration Court elites to a place like this."

"That’s not a question you should be asking," Lin shrugged it off with one sentence.

"Has he discovered something?"

"Probably not... the Star God Coin is just too conspicuous."

Star God Coin?

Continue saying more! Chen Xuan urged inwardly.

But the other party shifted to another topic, "By the way, do you know any high places around here?"

"High?" Though he was impatient, he had to respond, "Does a building count?"

"Yes."

"Building 39." Chen Xuan thought for a moment and replied. Frankly, he knew little about the future of this city, but he was familiar with the old Jiang City. This rather post-modern building was located in the core area of Sha Jiang District, not far from the Black Swan Tower where the Mechanism’s branch was based, and should be the tallest skyscraper nearby—assuming it hadn’t collapsed. "Why are you asking this?"

"Because I want to find a place to take a good look at Jiang City." Lin gave a slight smile, "Lead the way for me."

"Me?" Chen Xuan exclaimed.

He realized that as long as what he said and what he thought were similar, the voice in his head would become faint and almost unnoticeable.

"Of course, aren’t you the liaison?" Lin stated matter-of-factly, "Calling you for a meeting is official business, and fulfilling the demands of the Arbitration Court operatives is naturally also official business."

Here she paused again, "If you have something else to do, then forget it."

It was obvious that she wasn’t keen on forcing Chen Xuan.

Under usual circumstances, Chen Xuan would seize this excuse to bow out, but he hadn’t gathered any intel yet.

"I don’t have anything particularly important to do." He replied in a non-committal tone, "I can take you there. Do you have any protective suit ready?"

"You mean those ugly suits with shielding functions you guys wear, right? I don’t need those things." Lin said dismissively, "If we encounter a nano-living body, I’ll just crush them all!"

...

The journey went more smoothly than Chen Xuan had anticipated.

The two rode a small motorbike and arrived at the foot of Building 39 in less than half an hour. Indeed, they encountered some "obstacles" along the way, such as a group of Evangelicals attempting to blockade the street, and two nano-living bodies mutated into teddy bears, yet before Chen Xuan could even act, Lin had already frozen all these enemies into ice sculptures.

The treacherous jungle of steel and concrete, described perilously by the explorers, seemed like a leisure stroll for her. The enemies blocking the way hadn’t realized today’s opponent was slightly different, and they unfortunately became speed bumps.

"Aren’t you afraid of attracting medium to large-sized living beings?" Chen Xuan stopped the bike to ask.

She jumped down from the back seat, unconcernedly saying, "I may not be able to kill them, but freezing them for a minute or two isn’t a big issue. Moreover, the Mechanism has deeply researched these monsters, and medium to large-sized living beings generally have their own territory and won’t wander out easily. In a sense, the bigger they are, the safer it is."

He curled his lips, "The only exception being the Celestial Patrol, right?"

"It’s not really an exception; it’s just that the whole Jiang City happens to be its territory." Lin glanced at the top of the building, "It indeed is quite tall, your recommendation isn’t bad."

With that, she walked right through the entrance door.

"Be careful, this is hardly a safe zone." Chen Xuan frowned and followed. Not that he genuinely cared for her safety, but if an Arbitration Court Ability User died outside, it would surely invite a lot of trouble for him.

Fortunately, the entire staircase was empty, no nano-living bodies blocking the way, nor were there any signs of Evangelicals living there.

This was a pleasant surprise.

Perhaps he could inform Zhuang Yu and the others, Chen Xuan thought. In such a large skyscraper, there should be plenty of unclaimed resources to discover.

Building 39 had a total of 93 floors. If it weren’t for the excellent physical attributes of an Ability User, climbing the stairs alone could exhaust them.

The two passed through the utility room at the top floor, and the scene before them suddenly opened up.

The whirling sand and wind sputtered around their ears, even making the sky seem a bit gloomier; a faint sound of thunder approached above, sending unease into their hearts. Standing at heights indeed opened up the view significantly, but the city below their feet was not synonymous with a magnificent landscape; it was more like an apocalyptic painting. Especially those skyscrapers looming in the sandstorm, resembling giant pillars reaching the sky, involuntarily reminded one of the image of the Celestial Patrol.

Yet Lin’s expression showed a hint of enjoyment; she stood against the wind, gazing into the distance at the city’s edge, as if she was truly admiring this city.

Once the distance increased, the faint inner voice was completely drowned out by the raging wind.

Such efficiency in mind reading was really quite low.

Perhaps remove the gloves, pretend to be unstable, and take the opportunity to contact her for a moment.

"I don’t understand..." Chen Xuan slowly approached her, "What’s so interesting to look at here?"

"It’s indeed pretty rundown and looks no different from other ruins," Lin’s voice was carried by the wind and sand, "but I just want to see it with my own eyes..."

"Who would have thought that this seemingly ordinary city could hide so many secrets, some even claiming it’s the origin place of the Mechanism. The organization’s business started here, maybe... it will end here too."

What? Chen Xuan was slightly taken aback, subconsciously stopping in his tracks; an origin place?

What on earth is she talking about?

Wasn’t the Dimensional Limit Mechanism already driven out of Jiang City?

That wasn’t a secret but had already happened in history.

The problem was, he was hearing the other party’s inner thoughts and couldn’t verify them face to face.

"Otherwise, what could it be, it’s not exactly a first-tier city... Oh right, I remember you guys lost the Jiang City branch a long time ago..." Chen Xuan feigned ignorance.

"Correct, it was absolutely a disgraceful defeat. The organization’s plans were disrupted by a few illegal Wanderers, which is just unbelievable."

She looked towards the Third Ring area, which was also the region where the Celestial Patrol frequently appeared.

Chen Xuan twitched the corner of his mouth, now that illegal Wanderer is standing right behind you.

At this moment, another whisper slipped into his mind.

"But the Mechanism had already obtained crucial information—this is the intersection point of world erosion."