Chapter 3084

On the train, Su Xiao closed the contact platform. The first place reward this time was very tempting to him. As long as he obtained the "Bud of the Tree," he could obtain the permission for the Seventh Layer of the Land of All Living Things.

The improvement of cultivation efficiency by the sixth layer of the Land of All Living Things had reached an astonishing level. One couldn't imagine the effect of the seventh layer. Perhaps there would be unexpected gains, especially in the development of sword techniques.

To compete for first place this time, there was no need to deliberately do certain things; just obtain World Source. However, currently, Su Xiao hadn't even obtained 1% of World Source.

Judging from the current situation, obtaining World Source in this world was by no means an easy task. Fortunately, Su Xiao had never been afraid of anyone in this regard.

The journey to Winter Spring Town was not short. At the speed of the train, it would take more than 30 hours. Judging from the distance, it would be faster to rush there with his own speed, but Winter Spring Town was a remote and small place, and it was very troublesome to find. It was not as reliable as taking the train.

The round-trip journey took a lot of time. Su Xiao had long been prepared. He had set the initial coordinates through 【Directional Coordinates】 in the office in York City, and afterward, he could return by relying on the space formation of the Demon tribe.

The morning sun outside the train window rose. Su Xiao speculated that it was unlikely that an attack would appear, so he lay on the small bed to rest. There would be plenty to do when he reached Winter Spring Town.

As the passengers on the train became fewer and fewer, the scenery outside the window became more beautiful. After driving through a large cherry forest, the train stopped, arriving at the terminal station of the long-distance journey.

Su Xiao got off the train, and a somewhat simple train station appeared before his eyes. There were very few people in the station. Some travelers were dressed loosely and looked relaxed. Unlike the prosperous Gaman City, Winter Spring Town was a good place suitable for vacation. The hot springs here were very famous, and behind it was a snow-capped mountain, with the snow on top never melting all year round.

"My lord, I am Mente, a field member of the Containment Organization."

A man wearing a black formal suit and a top hat spoke in a low voice. Looking at his expression, it was clear that he was worried about attracting others' attention, so he was covered very tightly.

"..."

Su Xiao didn't speak. He already knew why this field member named Mente was assigned to this remote place to monitor dangerous objects.

"Lead the way."

"Yes."

Mente walked in front and also pressed down the top hat on his head. He felt that his opportunity to turn things around had come.

Arriving at Mente's temporary residence, Su Xiao met the other two field personnel. One was a woman with dead fish eyes who had a cigarette in her mouth, named Lola.

The other person was superficially enthusiastic, but in reality, he was no longer prepared to be transferred away from Winter Spring Town, and didn't care about anything. He called himself a poet. In his words, his true love in this life had abandoned him, and his name was not important.

Among Mente, Lola, and the poet, except for Mente who hadn't given up the ambition of leaving this place, the other two had a superficially respectful but actually indifferent attitude.

Su Xiao sat on a single sofa, just about to ask about the situation, when he heard a thump, as if something stiff had hit the door.

Lola, who had a cigarette in her mouth, showed doubt in her eyes. She pushed the door open and immediately retreated a few steps.

"Mente, is dead!"

The cigarette clamped between Lola's fingers deformed. Outside the door, Mente lay stiffly next to a pile of firewood, his whole body covered in frost. His expression wasn't terrified, but instead, he was smiling, a smile that made people feel creepy and cold in their hearts.

All S-tier dangerous objects were not easy to provoke. Su Xiao had just arrived, and the dangerous object in Winter Spring Town had already sensed his arrival, silently killing Mente. This was clearly a warning.

Su Xiao signaled Baha to drag Mente's corpse in. He began to observe the corpse. After pondering for a moment, he took out a small notebook and recorded on it: "Can cause death instantly, estimated to be a long-range killing ability, no warning, whether a medium is needed is unknown, cause of death is severe internal organ burns, whether the frost layer on the body surface has special significance is temporarily unclear, this dangerous object has intelligence, this killing is highly likely a warning and driving away."

Su Xiao closed the small notebook in his hand with one hand. Crystal layers climbed onto his hand, and his fingertips pointed at the center of Mente's eyebrows.

With a crack, the crystal layer on Su Xiao's hand shattered. This was caused by the alternation of instant extreme cold and extreme heat.

Su Xiao thought that the killing by that dangerous object required a medium, such as directly touching someone killed by that dangerous object. Whether there were other media was still unknown.

"Did Mente touch anyone who died of frostbite or internal organ burning before he died?"

Su Xiao looked at Lola and the poet. Lola was stunned for a moment, then shook her head, her expression sad.

"Did he touch them, or are you not sure?"

"He didn't touch them. No one in this town has died of an accident for a long time."

Lola's expression was somewhat terrified. It could be seen that she was trying hard to remain calm.

"What benefits did it give you, peaceful coexistence?"

"My lord, are you suspecting us?"

The poet smiled bitterly, his heart filled with indescribable loss and bitterness.

"Poet, step back slowly. Lola, what benefits did it give you?"

Su Xiao pressed one hand on the hilt of his sword and used gestures to signal Baha to go and bury Mente. The other party's family should be settled according to the treatment of orphans of extraordinary individuals.

"My lord, what are you talking about? We three have been guarding here for so many years, you... you actually suspect us."

Lola's eyes turned red, as if there was great grievance in her heart.

"What you have to do is coexist with that dangerous object. In this situation, reaching a deal with that thing is the wisest choice. However, the situation has changed. I came here to clean up that thing. Any cooperation or deal you had with that thing before is not betrayal. If it were me, without the aid of the 'Institution,' I would only be able to do the same."

Su Xiao smiled. Hearing his words, Lola began to hesitate in her heart.

"Simply put, now it's a multiple-choice question. Are you standing on the side of the 'Institution,' or standing beside that thing?"

"Of course, the 'Institution'."

Lola's speaking speed was very fast, even urgent.

"Very good. It promised you peaceful coexistence, not interfering with each other?"

"Probably... I guess."

Lola's tone began to become vague.

"Be clearer."

"Yes, it is. My lord, you just came here, you don't understand many situations, it..."

"In other words, you are indeed cooperating with that thing."

Su Xiao's words made Lola's blood almost cold.

"Yes."

Lola retreated to the wall, her body trembling.

"You didn't accept the 'gift' of that thing, very wise."

"I am a field member of the 'Institution.' I have taken an oath. We hide in the darkness, all nameless people, fearing the mysterious..."

Lola repeated the oath she had taken when joining the Containment Organization a few years ago. It could be said that this emotional card was quite strong in its desire for survival.

"My lord, how did you see it?"

Lola felt that there was no hope left. She wanted to die knowing why.

"Guessed."

"Huh?"

Lola felt a dizziness in her brain. She had just thought that Su Xiao had the extraordinary ability to see through people's hearts.

With Su Xiao's charm attribute, of course, he didn't have that kind of ability. The situation was already obvious, no analysis was needed at all. Three field personnel without much combat power had monitored an S-tier dangerous object for several years and were still alive. These three people could live for so long, they must have reached some kind of consensus with that dangerous object.

Mente had just received his lunch box and was first excluded from suspicion. The poet had a down-and-out appearance. Besides having the qualifications of a gigolo, other aspects were not prominent. Even if he were a gigolo, he wouldn't be the first choice, his face showing kidney deficiency.

Only Lola, her personality was somewhat strong. Just now, she intentionally or unintentionally blocked in front of the poet, clearly having taken a fancy to the poet. Under the dual effect of love and survival, it was almost inevitable that she reached a consensus with that dangerous object.

Su Xiao lit a cigarette. This dangerous object had developed here for too long. The entire Winter Spring Town might have already become the other party's territory.

Ding-a-ling

The sound of a bell entered Su Xiao's ears. A cold wind carrying snowflakes blew into the room, and the chill came toward him.

In the flying snow, a woman wearing a loose dress, with the hem of the dress full of flower embroidery, walked over. She hung a few small bells on her waist with red ropes and wore a bucket-shaped bamboo basket on her head.

This woman's pace was very erratic. Every time her figure flashed, she suddenly advanced a few meters.

Crack crack crack

Frost spread on the back of Su Xiao's hand, and a burning sensation surged in his body. The dangerous object of Winter Spring Town had appeared.