After leaving the affairs of the City of Glimmer to Tenba, Duanmu Huai continued on his journey and once again began examining the planet's surface atmospheric environment.
Fortunately, while he had been busy, Sherry and the others had not been idle either. Maria had carried out Duanmu Huai's mission, while Sherry took the opportunity to analyze the samples they had collected. The conclusion she reached... was truly baffling.
"If I hadn't collected these samples myself, I would have thought they were soil specimens from some asteroid."
When she handed the report to Duanmu Huai, Sherry wore an expression of disbelief.
"Just tell me the conclusion."
Duanmu Huai couldn't understand those reports, which looked like books written in the language of the heavens. It was better to ask the person herself for the conclusion.
"To be honest, judging from the specimens collected from the planet's surface, there are indeed signs that living organisms once existed here."
"Once, right?"
"Yes. The only thing I've found here is some structures with characteristics of microbial fossils. I can hardly find any life that's still alive... including bacteria and microorganisms, let alone plants and animals. It's as if..."
Sherry paused, seemingly trying to figure out how to describe it.
"It's as if the surface of this planet has completely died, becoming a dried-out fossil. Apart from traces of the past, nothing has been left behind."
"What about the toxic atmosphere?"
"I'll have to locate the source of the pollution and conduct research and analysis before I can reach a conclusion, but... to be honest, I don't think this falls within the realm of science."
"Really?"
"That's right."
Sherry nodded.
"At least, judging by the scientific knowledge I possess, the situation on this planet is far too strange. It violates some normal laws and logic... Of