Tide Recedes, Waves Rise

Chapter 776: Tide Recedes, Waves Rise

After getting off the airship, Chen Chuan met up with Xu Chan and the others, who had rested for the night, and prepared to return to Central City while the Convergence Zone passage was open.

Once the group had packed their luggage and equipment and arrived before the train, they found Counselor Pei waiting there. He first shook Chen Chuan's hand and greeted him, then looked toward Xu Chan and the others behind him. "Manager Chen, everyone, I'll need to take up some of your time."

Chen Chuan asked, "What is it?"

"It's like this. Since you went to an unknown area, where the situation was complicated, and the breach in the World Ring has yet to be sealed, everyone must undergo the necessary testing before returning to Central City, to prevent any external contamination."

Counselor Pei said meaningfully, "This is a necessary procedure. It's better for us to do it ourselves than leave it to others. That way, we can avoid some unnecessary trouble."

Chen Chuan had undergone similar testing before and understood what he meant. "Where will the testing take place?"

Counselor Pei smiled. "Right on this train. For the sake of convenience, we've already moved the equipment aboard. It won't take too much of your time."

Chen Chuan said, "That's fine."

With that settled, the group boarded the train with Counselor Pei. After putting away their luggage, they followed him to a carriage toward the rear, where an entire car had been occupied by the testing creature.

Since they had to be tested one by one, Xu Chan and the others went in first. The testing did not take long. Each of them emerged in less than a minute. Even Zhao Ming went in for a test, and no problems were