Searching for Z-Crystals

Visitors from another world naturally received the highest courtesy from the Metropolis.

Even in this current era of scarce resources, they still held a high-end welcome banquet. It had nothing to do with vanity; it represented an attitude.

Perhaps by coincidence, the human civilizations of the two worlds overlapped to a remarkable degree. The banquet was held in a format similar to a buffet dance party, and Cynthia's group blended in smoothly. They were currently wearing simultaneous translation devices as they spoke with the Metropolis Defense Force.

People from both worlds were curious about everything concerning the other. Amid clinking glasses and lively conversation, the atmosphere at the banquet was cheerful and harmonious.

Xionila and Xia Chen, seated in the places of honor, were also chatting pleasantly.

"Ever since you left over a month ago, every day felt like a year to me. Thankfully, you came back in time."

Xionila had lowered his posture considerably. It couldn't be helped—most of what Xia Chen had promised him had already been delivered. Having latched onto such a thick leg, he naturally couldn't let go again.

It was no exaggeration to say that if the people of Ultra Megalopolis still had even a one-percent chance of saving this world, it was entirely because this visitor from another world had appeared.

Xia Chen smiled faintly. "You flatter me. Since we made an agreement to watch out for and support each other, these are simply things I should do."

Though he spoke politely, Xia Chen felt somewhat heavy-hearted. He hesitated over whether to tell Xionila the cruel truth about this world, which was on the verge of collapse.

In fact, before returning to the Ultra World, he had considered several alternative plans.

For example, moving all the Metropolis citizens to Earth through space-jump technology.

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