Chen Lun and seven team members stepped directly into the turbulence.
The distorted dark blue vision of the lake suddenly flew backwards, and everyone felt as if their bodies were being dragged by hundreds of hands, with an inexplicable pulling force coming from all directions.
At this moment, time created an illusion that was difficult to judge. It seemed that several minutes had passed, but it also seemed like only a few seconds.
When everyone came to their senses, they found themselves standing in a spacious wheat field.
The breeze is very comfortable.
All around are wheat seedlings that have just been planted, and the scenery is lush and green.
Further away, there is a scarecrow standing in the wheat field, a long fence, a row of farmhouses, and the outline of a building complex at the end.
"Where is this place?"
Wells asked in a deep voice, looking at the scene around him.
"It's not clear yet, but judging from the environment, it should be the northern part of the empire."
Xibei observed the environment and spoke softly.
"Laen, you and Xibei go to the surrounding area to investigate and find out where we are."
Chen Lun instructed the two young team members.
"No problem, Captain."
Rahn and Xibe nodded, touched their chests to salute, and responded. Then they rushed out of the wheat field, leaving afterimages and headed towards the farmhouse.
"Wells, the five of you search the area to see if there are any signs of contaminating organisms... In twenty minutes, everyone will meet at the road on the north side of the wheat field."
Chen Lun continued to give orders to the team members.
"Yes, Captain."
The rest of the team followed his orders, had a brief discussion, and then tacitly headed in different directions. Chen Lun silently observed the surroundings and took slow steps.
'This spiritual turbulence connects the third layer of the spiritual world and the living world, but the polluted creatures thrown out will not gather in the same area. They may be scattered over a radius of several kilometers.'
He thought to himself as he walked along the main road on the north side of the wheat field.
Chen Lun's sharp eyes scanned the surroundings, trying to search for traces of polluting organisms, but found nothing. This was just an ordinary and peaceful suburban farm, not as chaotic and desolate as imagined.
'There's no pollution... that's a little strange.'
His brows furrowed slightly.
After thinking for a while, Chen Lun took out a playing card and played with it in his hand, and did some divination by the way.
"Some polluted creatures have descended here from the spirit world."
Swish, swish, swish!
The playing cards popped out on their own, giving three affirmative predictions.
Chen Lun narrowed his eyes slightly.
"The polluting organisms have caused damage here."
He continued with the second divination.
This time, the three playing cards gave the opposite answer.
negative!
'Since the contaminated creatures were thrown here but did not cause any damage here... Could it be that the local shelter discovered them in time and cleaned them up?'
Chen Lun was thinking.
Not long after, the members of the investigation team returned one after another.
First came Laan and Sibe. They asked the farmer of the farmhouse and learned that this land belonged to Saint Ai's Village in Limbang Privet City, a very ordinary small town.
The results of the exploration by Wells, Federica and the other five people were quite consistent, that is, no traces of any contaminating organisms were found.
Everyone was a little confused. It was obvious that the turbulence in the spiritual world led to this town. They also saw with their own eyes that many polluted crocodile warriors were swept into the turbulence and disappeared. So why was there no trace of them here
Chen Lun was slightly stunned when he heard Laen's report.
'The Town of Saint Ai... Isn't this the place recorded in the manuscript I got from the Simon family's museum in Peacock City? Mr. Sid of the Mitchell family mentioned this town in his travel notes and expressed his hope to spend his old age here.'
He shook his head.
Noticing that all the team members were looking at him, Chen Lun spoke up:
"Although the situation is somewhat unexpected, we still need to confirm it again and again."
He turned and looked at the buildings in the distance.
"Let's go to the town of Saint Ai first. It would be best if we check with the local shelter. Perhaps we can get some information from them."
"Yes, Captain."
The team members had no objections, even the three troublemakers including Mathison lowered their heads and answered obediently.
The investigation group consists of Sequence Five Transcendents, the elite in the middle sequence. Their physical strength is not outstanding, but it is far beyond the average level. They entered the town in a short while.
Looking at the scene on the street, Chen Lun couldn't help but sigh that Mr. Sid really had good taste.
There were not many carriages on the wide road, and they were not in a hurry. They passed by leisurely without the crazy ringing of bells like in big cities. The environment was peaceful. Rows of tall landscape trees with lush branches and leaves were planted on both sides of the street.
On the wooden benches on the roadside, you can see many elderly people resting and chatting.
There are very few shops here, and it seems that all the customers are locals. They are very familiar with each other and will chat enthusiastically while buying things.
"Captain, the shelter in Saint Ai's hometown is just ahead."
At this time, Rahn pointed to a three-story building not far away and said.
The building is located just opposite the street junction and has no other adjacent buildings around it.
"Um."
Chen Lun nodded to show that he understood.
Immediately, he led everyone to the fence outside the building and pressed the doorbell next to the gate.
All... All...
After a while.
A male voice came from the fixed intercom:
"Who is it? What's the matter?"
Chen Lun said calmly:
"Imperial Inquisition Team 1, I'm Captain Jackspeter, number 01061... We are on a mission and came to Saint Ai's Village for an investigation. We need to use the intelligence database of the local shelter branch for related matters."
The voice on the other end of the intercom paused.
It seems that I can still hear the sound of inhaling faintly.
Soon, the male voice sounded again, but it was obviously much more nervous.
"Please... please wait a moment, Chief Jack. I will notify the person in charge immediately."
"ASAP."
Chen Lun said calmly.
A team of eight people from the investigation team stood quietly at the entrance of the building.
Their positions were very particular, three inside and four outside, guarding Captain Jack, while their eyes scanned the surroundings unnoticed, paying attention to every corner.
This is the basic quality of members of the Imperial Inquisition. They will never let their guard down at any time.
Soon, the iron door of the shelter building opened with a click, and more than a dozen people in black uniforms walked out quickly. The leader was a middle-aged man with a scar on his left cheek.
"Captain Jack, I am the head of the Saint Ai's Hometown Shelter, Mata."
The middle-aged man walked up to Chen Lun and others and saluted humbly, touching his chest.
The Imperial Inquisition can be said to be the superior unit of the internment camp. In the internment camps in various regions within the territory, except for the persons in charge at the main city level, the rest of the people should address the ordinary members of the Inquisition as "Sir" even when they meet them.
"Please come in. If there is anything I can help you with, we can discuss it in the conference room."
Mata asked respectfully.
Chen Lun nodded and raised his hand to signal the team members to follow him in.
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After a moment.
The investigation team left the shelter building.
But everyone's expression was full of doubt. Ran looked at the captain walking in the front and couldn't help asking:
"Captain, this is too strange. Even the local shelter has not found any traces of contaminated creatures... Could it be that the turbulence in the spiritual world has thrown the contaminated creatures to other places?"
"Impossible. Although turbulence will bring disorder to the spiritual world, it must also follow the rules of the mysterious realm... Since we have been teleported here, the contaminated creatures must not be too far away."
Wells said in a deep voice.
"But the local shelter is in charge of this area, so it's not like they don't have any clues at all."
Xibei frowned, thought for a moment and said:
"Unless... the shelter here is hiding something and deceiving us."
Chen Lun listened to the discussion of the team members silently and shook his head:
"Captain Mata did not lie."
Everyone was slightly stunned.
They thought to themselves that since the captain said so, it shouldn't be a problem with the shelter. The captain must have used some method to test the team leader.
Chen Lun's eyes were deep.
"What is certain is that the contaminated creatures were indeed thrown into the Holy Land by the turbulence of the spiritual world, but they were eliminated shortly after they landed... Not only was the shelter unaware of it, but there was not even a trace left."
Chen Lun thought about the results of the previous divination and always felt that there was some secret hidden behind this matter.
'Either this unknown town has some hidden power, or someone is secretly protecting it.'
He led everyone walking on the street and spoke slowly:
"Since there is no contamination here, there is no need for us to waste too much energy on investigating... The most urgent task is to investigate the source of the contamination deep in the spirit world."
"Yes, Captain."
Everyone answered.
Chen Lun nodded slightly, planning to find a secluded place to return to the spirit world.
He took a last look at this seemingly ordinary and peaceful town, and his eyes were suddenly attracted by an old man. The other man was leaning on a bench on the street, staring at the empty space in front of him with a smile on his face, and muttered to himself:
"Are you telling the truth?"
The old man tilted his head slightly, pretending to listen.
He nodded immediately, his expression slightly relieved.
"So my time is up... It seems that little Muken will have to rely on himself from now on. I have already written my will. I will leave the old house to him. Although it is not worth much, it is something that my ancestors have owned in Saint Ai for hundreds of years."
The team members noticed something strange about their captain, and immediately followed his gaze to look at the old man, each of them having a strange look on their face.
In their eyes, the old man might have some mental problems and seemed a little unbalanced. Then, the old man fell into a long silence, his eyes were dazed, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"let's go."
Chen Lun didn't want to waste any more time, so he said goodbye to his teammates and left the street.
Shortly after the investigation team left.
The old man sitting on the bench by the street suddenly turned his head and looked at where Chen Lun and others were before, with a puzzled expression, and said to himself:
"Mr. Angel, what are you looking at?"
The old man seemed to be asking someone a question.
After a while.
"Interesting little guy? Why didn't I see him? Ah... Well, why should an old thing who is about to die be so curious? By the way, your kingdom of God should be very big, can I meet some old friends? Ah ha, this is really great! Pino, that drunkard, I really miss him..."
The old man slowly leaned back on the bench, smiled and closed his eyes.
Finally, he muttered softly:
"Your legend has been circulating in Saint-Evans' hometown, but no one has ever believed it... It is my honor to see you with my own eyes before I die."
Soon, the old man's breath gradually faded away until it disappeared.
Under the tree behind the wooden chair, a small white snake the size of a finger meandered away into the distance, but was unexpectedly gently caught by a hand.
The little white snake curled up in a ball as if in response, raised its head, and looked at the stranger with its emerald green eyes, but at this moment, time seemed to stop.
Only a gentle voice sounded:
"Interesting little creature, we are destined to meet... I will take this snake to the cemetery. I have a lot of boring time, so I will let it keep me company."
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The third level of the spiritual world.
In a dim environment.
Chen Lun's eyes suddenly shrank.
He sensed that the white snake he left in the Land of Saint Ai had suddenly lost contact, along with the last images and sounds recorded by the white snake.
'Mr. Angel...'
Chen Lun took a deep breath.
When he was communicating with Team Leader Mata at the shelter before, he learned a legend about the land of Saint Ai from him.
The local elders all said that there was an angel silently guarding there, so the town of Saint Ai was so peaceful, but only the dying could see her and receive her invitation to go to the kingdom of God... But this was only a legend after all, and even the imperial officials could not find any evidence to support it.
So much so that the shelter just treated it as a rumor and ignored it.
But Chen Lun observed the old man's last words and deeds through the white snake, and the sudden severance of the white snake's connection, and realized that this legend might not be false...
'If there really is an angel in Saint Ai's hometown, then the strange disappearance of pollution makes sense... But how could such a great man exist in an ordinary town?'
Chen Lun was thinking about it, and suddenly a flash of light flashed through his mind.
'Sid Mitchell... could he be the one who recorded the manuscript?'
He thought about it, took a deep breath, and chose to put these thoughts aside.
"Forget it, let's just finish the things at hand first."
Chen Lun led a team of investigators to explore the third level of the spiritual world.
They spent several consecutive days in a dim environment and discovered two more sources of pollution. Such a high probability also indirectly reflected that the pollution in the spiritual world was indeed very serious.
Until a week later.
Chen Lun lit a bonfire in the dim open space, looked at the team members sitting in a circle, and said in a deep voice:
"During this period, we have discovered many pollution sources and cleared them out... But this is just a drop in the bucket compared to the turmoil in the spiritual world. It would be a waste of time and energy to continue like this."
He pointed to the area not far from the campfire. The light there was extremely dark and deep.
"Now that we have reached the deepest part of the third level of the spirit world, I think it's time to enter the dark world."
"Captain, it's all up to you."
Laen handed the grilled meat to his teammates and smiled at Chen Lun.
"Well, eat something and take a rest, we are officially heading to the dark world."
Chen Lun nodded.
After a moment.
After the team members finished resting, they each took out a bottle of "True Vision Potion" and drank it. Their insight increased dramatically in a very short time. They looked up and saw a series of straight white lines in the darkness ahead.
That is the entrance to the darkest world in the spiritual world!
At this time, a figure took a step ahead of them and walked forward slowly.
"team leader… "
Rahn and others hurried to follow.
At the same time, Laen suddenly realized something, and quickly looked at his teammates and whispered:
"Same as last time! Captain Jack... seems to have not drunk the 'True Sight Potion'!"
“?!”
Wells, Mathison and the other six looked shocked.
When entering the third level of the spirit world, Captain Jack no longer needed to drink the "True Vision Potion". Now, he can even see through the dark world with his own insight? !
"As expected of a strong man who can defeat the incarnation of a saint, the captain is no longer a transcendent at the same level as us."
Federica's black veil conveyed deep respect.
Mathison and the other two looked at each other and said nothing tacitly. Only the self-mockery in their eyes made them realize that their previous hostility towards Jack was nothing but a childish farce.
The other party even disdains to pay attention to me...