An endless wilderness.
The red, barren land had only sporadic, withered grasses still stubbornly struggling, while visible black ash perated the air everywhere.
The scorching temperature caused visible distortions in the void, and under the pitch-black night, a distant volcano spewed out bright red lava flows, illuminating a murky, fiery glow.
Inside the cabin, Xue Jing looked out of the porthole and said,
"Although I have heard that the environnt of the 'Evil Land' outside the urban area is bad... I didn't expect it to be this bad."
Void Blade, standing beside him and looking out the window as well, spoke in a calm tone, "That's not entirely true."
She pointed at the distant volcano that continuously erupted with bright red lava flows.
"That volcano is a remnant of the 'Intersecting Phenonon,' a collision between our world and so Otherworld. It was tossed into our realm from the other realm when the two collided."
"The internal motion rules are completely different from the laws of our world; the frequency of eruptions is absurdly high, which is what causes the surrounding area's environnt to deteriorate to this extent."
Mountain Demon interjected, "The environnt of this area is harsh, but that's not entirely a bad thing. It keeps the Intersecting Boundaries creatures from liking this place too much, so at least near here, you don't have to worry too much about being suddenly attacked by sothing dangerous."
"Just be sure to prepare cooling asures and poison gas masks, and you'll be fine."
Void Blade shook her head, "We might still encounter attacks from Intersecting Boundaries creatures... So special 'Fla Habitat Species' rather like this environnt; we still need to be careful."
Mountain Demon opened the refrigerator, took out a bottle of Xinsha Soda, twisted the pull tab, took a sip, and chuckled,
"The temperature here hasn't reached the level that higher-grade Fla Habitat Species prefer. No need to worry."
"Speaking of Fla Habitat Species, I haven't eaten 'Fla Crab' in a long ti... just thinking about it makes my mouth water."
"After this mission, we definitely need to go to the Inner Ring for a al."
Xue Jing curiously asked, "What's a Fla Crab?"
Mountain Demon smacked his lips, as if savoring the taste:
"It's a type of Fla Inhabiting Creature, appearing as a crab with constant flas burning on its body. The at on them is naturally cooked, just peel back the shell and you can eat it directly, absolutely delicious to die for."
"However, their breeding environnt is very demanding, only a few cultivation companies have the capability to breed them, so they're expensive. Especially the 'Joint Cultivation' Fla Crabs are the largest and best in quality but also the priciest."
"They have this King Crab, one in a hundred thousand, with a pound of its at selling for over ten thousand. Last ti, a record-size King was sold at an auction for nearly ten million, outrageously expensive."
Xue Jing nodded and said, "Sounds great, I'll have to try it soti."
As they chatted casually, the plane gradually approached its destination.
...
In the night wilderness, several campfires quietly burned.
Around the campfires, a dozen large and small tents were set up, various instrunts laid out on the ground, and dozens of figures in bulky gray protective suits, wearing poison gas masks, were busy with their tasks.
"Whooosh——"
A hissing sound from the sky, a black-coated plane, nearly invisible in the night, arrived above the campsite, then paused and slowly descended.
"Captain Void Blade is back, those of you over there, hurry up and move, clear the space!"
A man in a protective suit shouted to several nearby personnel who were chatting together.
The personnel quickly dispersed, and the plane landed on the cleared ground.
Hisss——
The cabin door opened, and Void Blade, Mountain Demon, and Xue Jing stepped out.
As soon as Xue Jing disembarked, he felt a wave of heat enveloping his entire body.
It was as if he was in a stear, the sensation had moved beyond 'hot' to 'scalding'.
He took a brief breath of air, and imdiately felt a sticky, scorching sensation in his nostrils.
He glanced at the floating black ash particles in the air and frowned.
Mountain Demon, already wearing a poison mask on his face and holding another in his hand, handed it to Xue Jing.
"Put this on."
Xue Jing reached out, put on the mask.
Due to the mask, the air intake was less than usual, making it more difficult to breathe and uncomfortable, but it felt much better than directly inhaling volcanic ash.
Another person erged from the cabin, it was Jing, a petite girl who was also a mber of the Void Blade Squad, already wearing her mask.
"Captain Void Blade, welco back."
A man in a protective suit, wearing a poison mask, ca forward and shook hands with Void Blade.
After exchanging pleasantries with him, Void Blade gestured towards Xue Jing and introduced him:
"This is Xue Jing, the new explorer for this Intersecting Boundaries mission."
Xue Jing nodded, extended his hand, and smiled, "Hello."
The man's eyes brightened as he shook hands with Xue Jing and said, "Hello, hello, Xue, glad you finally arrived... I'm Shen Da, the head of this 'Roaring Waterfall Temporary Research Group.' "
Void Blade spoke, "This Intersecting Boundaries exploration task is entirely in charge of Doctor Shen. He will provide you with logistical support. As for what to do once you're in the Intersecting Boundaries, just listen to Doctor Shen."
Shen Da: "Let's go, let's talk inside the tent, the air here is not so good."
...
This was a large tent covering an area of more than twenty square ters. As soon as Xue Jing entered, he felt a chill over his whole body.
He looked around the interior, which apart from a small bed and several chairs, was almost completely filled with various instrunts, constantly emitting beeps, clicks, and other chanical sounds. The remaining space for movent was only about five or six square ters, making it rather cramped.
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