"What's a secondary Pollution Source?"
Lu Xin was also looking at the little girl hugging the stuffed toy. He spoke softly, afraid to make any sudden movements.
Tie Cui's explanation soon came through the channel: "A secondary Pollution Source is a split mental entity born from the original Pollution Source for some reason. It maintains a certain connection with the original Pollution Source while possessing a certain degree of autonomy..."
"Judging from the current situation, it's highly likely that after Zheng Yuanxiong underwent his mutation, he missed his daughter so desperately that he used his own mental power to recreate a daughter... Be careful. A Pollution Source like this can be even more troublesome than the original... Especially since this Pollution Source can already be directly 'seen' by you. Its mental magnitude must be extremely high..."
"..."
While she rapidly explained everything, accompanied by the sound of papers being flipped through, the factory was eerily quiet.
The machines were still running nonstop, but they created another kind of strange silence.
"Big brother, why... aren't you working?"
The little girl was still gazing gently at Lu Xin and Gecko, but her delicate, childish face had already twisted in a strange way. The glaring light of the fluorescent lamps shone on her face, making her features seem somewhat deformed. Her voice carried a bizarre chill that made one's heart go cold. "Daddy said everyone has to work. Those who don't work will be punished..."
As she spoke, the wooden, stiff workers who had been staring at Lu Xin and Gecko began slowly moving their feet.
They walked toward Lu Xin and Gecko, casually picking up thread-cutting knives, steel rulers, axes, and other objects from beside them.
The anger on their faces grew increasingly obvious as their teeth clenched tight.
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