Yu Sheng spent quite a while turning things over in his mind, imagining what the local customs and conditions might be like on Thousand Peaks Spirit Mountain and the Great Void Spiritual Pivot planet led by Thousand Peaks Spirit Mountain, as well as how a force controlled by "cultivators" operated and dealt with other forces in the universe beyond The Crossroads. He wasn't imagining all this for any particular reason. It was purely an occupational habit—he just felt that there had to be at least a million or two words' worth of material in it...
Baili Qing had no way of guessing what this anthropomorphic entity was thinking. She merely glanced at Yu Sheng with some curiosity. "I get the feeling you're very interested in 'Thousand Peaks Spirit Mountain.'"
"Uh, it's just that this is my first time dealing with a force from 'outside,' and someone from there gave me such an important lead," Yu Sheng said hastily, brushing her off. "I'm just a little curious, that's all."
Baili Qing looked as though she wanted to say something but hesitated. However, just as she was about to speak again, a ringtone interrupted her.
After answering the phone and exchanging a few brief words with the person on the other end, Baili Qing raised her head.
"Since you're here today, would you like to come with me to take a look at another laboratory? There are some things there you'll definitely be interested in."
Yu Sheng blinked. "What things?"
"The recovery team that returned from outside the city has finished its inspection, and the things they brought back have been transferred to the laboratory in the containment zone," Baili Qing said evenly. "The remains left behind after Ankaela fell—you can go see them now."
Yu Sheng's expression shifted slightly. Then he