The Future Was Looking Brighter
Far away in Lisa Country, Feng Ling left the chaotic press conference under soldier escort and returned to the VIP Lounge.
The press conference was being held temporarily at the airport, not far from the VIP Lounge.
The moment the door opened, the commotion outside caught Ye Zheng's attention.
She blurted out, "What's going on outside?"
"Nothing much. Foreign reporters are rather enthusiastic," Feng Ling said casually, closing the lounge door and shutting out the noise.
"How did your conversation with that Parrot go?" Feng Ling asked Ye Zheng.
Ye Zheng frowned. "That thing's information was too scattered. It knew very little about Meteor, but when it came to gossip from the General's Mansion, it could talk endlessly."
Feng Ling smiled. "By the time it was captured, Meteor had already been locked inside the Underworld Labyrinth. It's normal that it doesn't know much about her. Did you get anything useful?"
"It said some things about the Origin World where the Xenomorphs live. I've finally figured out Star Society's internal strife." Ye Zheng's expression turned serious. "The key lies with the Player called Messenger. He wasn't born scrap. He was exiled to Waste City for breaking the law. In Central City... let's call it Mid-City for now. Mid-City is a society where genes reign supreme. Once a resident commits a crime, they're deemed to have an Inferior Gene, and carriers of Inferior Genes are not allowed to live in Mid-City."
Feng Ling asked, "Didn't Messenger have a son? Why did his son enter the game too? Does Mid-City practice collective punishment?"
"That's right." Ye Zheng nodded. "Messenger was judged to have an Inferior Gene. Since his descendants carry his genes, naturally they couldn't live in Mid-City either. According to the Parrot, Messenger felt deeply guilty toward