When the power of the Xuan Crystal Array was channeled through a stable link to reinforce the Configuration Array formed by the Segmenters, Ronan's duty as a junior repairman was already complete.
Perhaps this low-intensity contamination was truly no more than a minor irritation to the Relay Station. Before Ronan could even closely observe the specific form of the Karmic Poison Living Entity or the contaminated environment, the entire polluted area had been cleared and patched up.
The professional backup department followed up promptly, arriving soon to seal off the scene and carry out subsequent handling. According to protocol, neither Ronan nor Liang Lu was qualified to participate any further. They even had to undergo detailed questioning.
The questioning was so thorough that it was almost as if Ronan and Liang Lu themselves had become infected.
Liang Lu took it rather well. "Be grateful. It'll be a real catastrophe when they don't even have time for all these screening procedures. At the beginning of the Calamity Era, battles would be going fine, then a base with ten thousand people would suddenly get drained dry, and a Great Lord Level Karmic Poison Living Entity would emerge—literally fed into existence. Who could you reason with in times like that?"
A Great Lord Level powerhouse had more or less reached the pinnacle of the Sky Abyss Empire's individual evolution system. Beyond that were supreme levels such as Dominators and gods.
Even though Ronan had no intuitive grasp of the concept of a "Great Lord," Liang Lu's vivid description was enough to send a chill down his spine.
Liang Lu then comforted him in turn. "Don't be nervous. Back then, the Xuan Crystal Array was still far from perfected. There were countless unfair battles and frustrating battles. Things aren't that bad anymore."
As he