Long Aoshuang's delicate brows knitted slightly, her expression complicated and heavy.
This was indeed... To a certain extent, as long as Shen Yi was around, the people on Blue Star—and she herself—would grow much more lax.
No matter how hard they felt they were working on the surface, deep down, they would always feel that Shen Yi was still there. So even if they truly wanted to do something, they would still hold something back because of him.
That was also one of the downsides of having Shen Yi as their safety net.
"I know that much."
"During the days you were gone, quite a few of the sisters who were sent out have done a lot in the various cities. Compared to when you were here, they're much crazier now. You might not even recognize them when you see them again."
With a faint smile, Long Aoshuang nodded.
Since Shen Yi had brought this up himself, she had no real need to refute it. After all, now that Shen Yi had said he would help them resolve the remaining Black Fog, without that stuff, Blue Star's former technological foundation could be rapidly restored in a short time. It was just the population aspect—no matter how quickly they moved, it would still take at least twenty-some years. Long Aoshuang had no way to solve that.
"That's good."
"If you couldn't adapt once I was gone, that'd make things harder for me instead."
Shen Yi gave Mountain City not far away an indifferent glance.
After being soaked in the Black Fog for so long, the once incomparably lively Mountain City was now deathly silent. Although Long Aoshuang had assigned quite a few people to return to the urban districts and had also separately formed teams to protect civilian safety, no matter