Chapter 638: Chapter 424 Saint Aye’s Town Chapter 638: Chapter 424 Saint Aye’s Town Chen Lun led the seven squad members directly into the midst of the spatial turbulence.
The hazy, twisted vista of dark blue immediately shot backward, and everyone felt as if their bodies were being dragged by hundreds, if not thousands, of hands, an inexplicable pulling force coming at them from all directions.
Time created an illusion that was hard to gauge, as if several minutes had passed, and yet it felt like only a few seconds.
When everyone came to their senses, they found themselves standing in the middle of a spacious wheat field.
A gentle breeze was caressing their faces, very comfortable.
Surrounding them were wheat seedlings that hadn’t been sown long ago, a sight full of lush greenery.
In the distance stood scarecrows in the wheat field, long fences, a row of farmhouses, and the silhouette of a cluster of buildings at the end.
“Where is this place?”
Welles asked in a deep voice, looking around at the scenery.
“Not sure for now, but judging from the environment, it should be in the northern part of the Empire,”
Xibei observed the surroundings and spoke softly.
“Lane, you and Xibei, the two of you go and scout the nearby area to ascertain our location,”
Chen Lun instructed the two younger squad members.
“No problem, Captain.”
Lane and Xibei nodded, saluted by placing a hand over their chests, responded, and then swiftly dashed out from the wheat field, leaving afterimages as they headed towards the farmhouses.
“Welles, you five search the vicinity for any traces of contaminated creatures… In twenty minutes, everyone meet on the road north of the wheat field.”
Chen Lun continued to issue orders to his teammates.
“Yes, Captain.”
The remaining squad members obeyed his command, discussed briefly, and then seamlessly dispersed in different directions. Chen Lun himself quietly observed the surroundings, slowly taking steps forward.
‘This spatial turbulence connects the third layer of the Spirit World with the mortal realm, but the ejected contaminated creatures won’t cluster in the same area; they could be scattered within several kilometers.’
He thought as he made his way to the main road on the north side of the wheat field.
Chen Lun’s keen gaze swept across the surroundings, trying to find traces of contaminated creatures, but to no avail. The place was just an ordinary and peaceful rural farm, lacking the chaos and desolation one might expect.
‘No signs of contamination… This is a bit odd.’
He furrowed his eyebrows slightly.
After contemplating, Chen Lun pulled out a deck of playing cards and toyed with them in his hand, using them for a quick divination.
“Contaminated creatures have descended here from the Spirit World.”
Swish, swish, swish!
The cards ejected themselves, giving three affirmative predictions.
Chen Lun’s eyes narrowed slightly.
“The contaminated creatures have caused destruction here.”
He continued with a second divination.
This time, the three playing cards gave the opposite answer.
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‘If contaminated creatures were thrown here but did not wreak havoc… Could it be that a local Shelter detected them in time and cleared them all out?’
Chen Lun pondered.
It wasn’t long before the scouting team members all began to return.
First were Lane and Xibei, who learned from the farmer at the farmhouse that this land belonged to Saint Aye’s Town in Vertu City of Lin State, a very ordinary town.
The results Welles and Federica, along with the other five, came up with were rather consistent; they hadn’t found any traces of contaminated creatures.
Everyone was puzzled. Clearly, the spatial turbulence led to this town, and they had seen with their own eyes many contaminated Croco-knights being swept into and disappearing within the turbulence. So why were there no traces here?
Chen Lun, upon hearing Lane’s report, was slightly taken aback.
‘Saint Aye’s Town… Isn’t that one of the locations recorded in the manuscript I got from the museum of the Simon Family in Peacock City? Mr. Seth from the Mitchell Family mentioned this town in his travel notes and expressed his wish to spend his later years here.’
He shook his head.
Noticing the squad members’ gazes were on him, Chen Lun spoke up:
“Although the situation is somewhat unexpected, we still need to verify it again.”
He turned his head towards the buildings in the distance.
“Let’s head into the town of Saint Aye’s Town first to take a look. It would be best to check with the local Shelter; perhaps we can gather some information from them.”
“Yes, Captain.”
The squad members had no objections, and even the three troublemakers, led by Madison, dutifully lowered their heads and answered.
The scouting team was composed of Sequence Five Transcendents, elite of the Mid Sequence, whose Physical Strength, while not impressively outstanding, was still far above the average level. They soon entered the town.
Chen Lun looked at the street scene and couldn’t help but feel that Mr. Seth really had a good eye.
The spacious roads were not crowded with carriages, nor were they rushed. The carriages that leisurely passed by didn’t jangle their bells crazily like in big cities, creating a tranquil environment. Rows of tall decorative trees, lush with branches and leaves, were planted on both sides of the streets.
On the wooden benches by the roadside, many elderly could be seen comfortably resting and chatting.
There were few shops here, seemingly frequented only by locals, who were quite familiar with each other and cordially chatted for a while when shopping.
“Captain, the Shelter’s location in Saint Aye’s Town is just ahead,”
At this moment, Lane pointed to a three-story building not far away.
This building was located across the street at the intersection, separated from other neighboring constructions.
“Hmm.”
Chen Lun nodded to acknowledge he heard him.
Then, he led the group to the fence outside the building and pressed the doorbell next to the gate.
Ding… Ding…
After a moment,
a male voice came out from the intercom:
“Who’s there? What do you want?”