Chapter 360

That only proves that it was his fate.

The temperature inside the crater can reach thousands of degrees.

But Shi Lei acted as if nothing was wrong, always maintaining low-altitude flight.

He spread his Psychic Power, covering the entire volcanic island, and began to investigate it one by one.

Due to recent volcanic anomalies, all the creatures that used to inhabit this area have migrated. The Originium Crawler tribe inside the cave has now entered the World in the Painting.

In other words, these distractors have been eliminated by Shi Lei, greatly reducing the difficulty of the search.

He hovered in mid-air, closed his eyes, and began to experience everything about the volcano.

First, Croning deployed remote-controlled bombs to accelerate the volcanic eruption, not to make it erupt immediately.

Secondly, to break through the earth's crust, the bomb should be placed as close to the ground as possible.

Having identified these two prerequisites, the scope of the subsequent search was significantly reduced.

Shi Lei quickly scanned the numerous rocks near the crater and found a package that appeared to be a remote sensing bomb.

Instead of flying close to confirm, he remotely cast a spell to summon obsidian to envelop it.

In this way, the remotely sensed bomb will detonate immediately upon detecting a target ahead. However, the explosive force will be completely blocked by the obsidian artifacts.

Although an explosion occurred, it did not cause any damage to the earth's crust, minimizing the impact.

The first one, the second one...

Croning heard the explosion below and wanted to get up to check. Unfortunately, he was locked to the black iron platform by the Rock Constructs and couldn't move.

Seeing the surprised expressions on Ceylon and Black's faces, Croning felt a chill run down his spine and sensed something was wrong.

Oh no, did they really tear it down?

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

As remote-controlled bombs detonated one after another, Shi Lei found a total of thirty-six bombs inside the volcano.

Only after confirming that there were no suspicious objects did he leisurely return to the Xuan Tie platform.

At this moment, Croning was in despair. He sat blankly on the ground, his gaze somewhat vacant.

Why?

Why is this happening?

If it weren't for this man's intervention, I wouldn't have been captured at all. Ceylon and Black alone couldn't have captured the broadcast tower in such a short time.

God, why are you doing this to me?

I can't do anything, I'm so unwilling to accept this!

Seeing that Shi Lei had safely returned to the platform, Ceylon's heart finally settled down.

Once her tense nerves relaxed, she suddenly felt dizzy and almost couldn't stand up.

Fortunately, Hei Yan was quick-witted and agile, and helped him up from the side.

Ceylon was being supported with one hand, while gripping the platform with the other:

"Doctor Zhong, thank you so much for buying the people of Sistag enough time to evacuate. On behalf of my father, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you."

"Polite."

Shi Lei bowed slightly and responded politely:

"Based on what I saw when I went down there, Mount Sistag is at least a week away from erupting. My suggestion is that the Obsidian Music Festival proceed as scheduled, but preparations for relocation should begin the following day."

Ceylon nodded, agreeing that it made sense.

The Obsidian Music Festival attracted many foreign tourists to Sistag. And the locals had been preparing for tomorrow's festival for a long time.

Asking the people to drop everything and evacuate immediately is unrealistic. It would be better to let everyone have a day of celebration and bid a final farewell to Sistag.

Mayor Herman, who had been 'away on business,' returned to Sistag City. Through the broadcast tower, he announced both good news and bad news to the citizens.

The bad news is that a dormant volcano has become active and is expected to erupt within a few weeks.

The good news is that Obsidian Music Festival will not be canceled. Instead, it will start early on the evening of July 31st and continue until 6 PM on August 2nd.

The concerts will be held simultaneously at several venues, compressing the fifteen-day event into 30-40 hours. The entire event will be recorded for visitors to review later.

After a day and two nights of revelry, all citizens and tourists will bid a proper farewell to the city of Sistag.

Herman had assumed that the participating bands and tourists would be very unhappy with the arrangement.

Unexpectedly, after communicating with them, I discovered that they really enjoyed the apocalyptic feeling of impending Catastrophe.

And I feel extremely honored to be able to participate in this 'swan song' at the Obsidian Music Festival.

After dealing with the band and tourists, Herman went to the city center to apologize to the Native. He promised that a completely new planned site had been identified, and they could move there directly.

People have different attitudes towards relocation. Some can accept it, while others cannot. But in any case, all people are equal under Catastrophe. No matter how reluctant they are to leave this land, they have no choice but to move.

After Herman left, he contacted Ceylon to arrange a meeting with the man and rushed to the beach.

Shi Lei knew it was another story about repaying a debt of gratitude, but he figured the other party wouldn't listen to his polite refusal, so he agreed.

As dusk approached, the sun left its last crimson glow on the shimmering sea.

Herman, wearing a white suit, had already heard about Shi Lei's incredible abilities from Hei:

"Mr. Zhong, thank you so much for your help. Without you, my daughter's reckless actions would probably have ended in a dismal failure."

I've been grooming Croning for fifteen years, planning to have him succeed me as mayor after I retire. The kid has ambition and the ability. So I've always turned a blind eye to his underhanded tactics.

But in recent years, Croning has gone astray. I deliberately left, revealing a weakness, just to see if this kid was really usable. Unfortunately, the ending was regrettable. I will keep him in jail to reflect on his actions; you don't need to worry that I'll release him to wreak havoc on Sistag."

Seeing that the other person was looking towards the setting sun on the beach and didn't respond, Herman paused for a moment and continued:

"Mr. Zhong, do you know why this city is called Sistag?"

Shi Lei shook his head, unaware of the story behind the name of this city near a volcano.

"I would like to hear the details."

"The name Sistag was chosen because of my wife, Barbara. She now lies asleep somewhere in this sea. I remember that sunny day when she said she wished she could live here forever."

Sistag is the paradise I built for her. "Siesta" refers to the tides, which my wife especially loves. "Siesta" is a character from her name. As for the tower, it comes from a night when she mistook a seaside building for a lighthouse. This city built by the sea is a guiding tower, a watchful tower, that I built for her.

Shi Lei's gaze returned as the sun set, turning to the slightly weary middle-aged man beside him:

"What a romantic story."

"Romantic? Maybe. In order to preserve this beauty, I had to do some less-than-ideal things. Although most of them were not what I wanted, they did minimize the damage."

Mr. Zhong, I'm not trying to excuse myself, nor am I seeking your understanding. I don't deny that I've done some shady things. I am a sinner, a sinner whose merits and demerits cannot outweigh each other..."

Hearing this, Shi Lei frowned, sensing that things weren't so simple. Herman's request to meet him to express gratitude was one thing, but why did it seem like he was entrusting his son to someone?

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"I just contacted the volcano monitoring station and got the official geological report. Sistag, this coastal city, is destined to perish in the erupting lava."

Mr. Zhong, you postponed the arrival of Doomsday, giving the people and tourists of Sistag enough time to catch their breath. For this, I am extremely grateful.

After the Obsidian Music Festival, we'll move to the High-Tech Zone, hundreds of kilometers away, and build a brand new Mobile Cities there. My daughter is currently focused on her studies and is not up to the task. I wonder if Mr. Zhong would be interested in taking over as mayor of New Sistag?

Well, I knew it.

From the moment he sensed something was wrong, Shi Lei guessed that Herman wanted to hand over the city to him.

Perhaps it was because they felt that only someone as powerful as him could ensure Sistag's enduring prosperity.

But Shi Lei's ambitions lay elsewhere; otherwise, he would have taken over the Sicilian government when he went to Syracuse years earlier.

He built Liyue City because Patriot, Hegre, and other infected and non-infected people couldn't find a place to live on this vast land.

Although Shi Lei had no intention of vying for power, he was aware of the suffering of the common people. He only wished to cleanse the world and protect a corner of this floating world.

His kindness and compassion are directed only at those who truly need help. Ordinary people like those in Sistag are living comfortable lives and don't need Shi Lei's redemption.

"Sorry, I have no interest whatsoever."

Herman smiled awkwardly, seemingly unsurprised by the answer, and changed the subject.

Just as Shi Lei was about to end the meeting, his phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Texas calling.

Shi Lei knew she was near the beach, but he still pressed the answer button and held the phone to his ear:

"Hello?"

"Are you being harassed and don't know how to get away? Haha, how about I help you?"

In fact, Shi Lei doesn't care about social evaluation; if he doesn't want to talk, he'll clearly state it. There's no reason for him to force himself to listen out of consideration for the other person's feelings, as that would be bad for both of them.

Upon hearing that Texas had called to help him, Shi Lei grinned and said:

"OK."

"Haha, I knew you didn't like these kinds of social occasions. Wasn't the Obsidian Music Festival held early because of the volcanic eruption? The boss is here, so you can use that as an excuse to leave."

Given the Emperor's godfather-like status in the music industry, it's quite possible he'll attend Sistag's music extravaganza:

"The boss is here? Really?"

"Really, it's a recent call. They even brought Miss Kong and Croissant along, but they haven't entered the city yet. Hurry up and come over, we'll go pick up the boss together."

"Okay, I'll be right there."

After hanging up the phone, Shi Lei looked visibly more relaxed.

"Excuse me, I'm here..."

Herman, having risen to the position of mayor, surely understood these things. Before he could finish speaking, he awkwardly chuckled and replied:

"I understand, I understand, then you can go ahead and get busy."

"Okay, we'll talk about it later."

Shi Lei didn't linger and turned to leave. His slippers left a long trail of footprints on the damp sand.

On En route way back, he brushed past a busty mature woman carrying a suitcase and wearing a crop top.

Shi Lei took a few steps, then suddenly stopped and turned back.

Um?!

What he cared about wasn't how beautiful the woman was, or how hot her figure was. It was because this woman with light pink hair, like himself, didn't show any racial characteristics.

This was the first time Shi Lei had seen a creature that looked remarkably like a human since he had transmigrated.

The woman also sensed something was amiss. After walking a few steps, she stopped and turned back, curiously examining the man in front of her.

Before Shi Lei could ask anything, Texas ran up from a short distance away, followed closely by Exusiai.

She immediately noticed Shi Lei staring at the pink-haired, purple-eyed, busty older woman, and couldn't help but frown.

So he likes this style?

Texas pretended not to see him, and very naturally took Shi Lei's hand and turned around:

"Let's go, the boss is getting impatient."

Exusiai also noticed something amiss and stood behind them, using her body to block their view of each other.

Meanwhile, tourists on the beach recognized the busty woman and screamed with excitement.

"Wow, look! Isn't that Alty, the bassist for Sunset Band?"

"It really is! I love them so much! Let's go, let's go ask if we can get an autograph!"

Enthusiastic tourists swarmed forward like sycophants, completely blocking the path between the two.