Chapter 618: It all started with a nightmare
Although the garbage station's waste disposal methods were fairly primitive, it had a full complement of operating equipment.
Garbage trucks brought waste from all over Shencheng and dumped it into the processing pit, after which cranes scooped it up and transferred it to the incinerators.
The entire station needed very few people to keep it running. Most of the noise came from machinery operating steadily, often around the clock, so the incinerators kept burning even after dark. The station also had environmentally friendly steam-powered cogeneration equipment.
Once the tense demon relaxed, overwhelming exhaustion washed over him. His eyelids felt extraordinarily heavy, and his body went slack, unable to muster any strength.
No... I can't rest yet... not yet...
Amid the comforting heat, smells, and mechanical noises, the demon Duo'er'an gradually drifted off despite himself.
At the same time, Su Su had taken out the Crystal Ball. Qin Xiaoxia pressed his left hand against it, while something soft, like an illusory wad of cotton candy, appeared in his right hand.
"Ah!!! It's that Dream Sloth Bug!!! Big Cousin, you haven't killed it yet!!! Why has it gotten so small? You have another one, don't you? Let me see, let me see!!!"
Doudou immediately grew excited, flailing and reaching for the poor Dream Worm. Apparently well aware that this little creature was no pushover, the worm huddled in Qin Xiaoxia's palm, not daring to move.
On any ranking of the things Doudou wanted most, a Dream Worm would definitely be near the top. Doudou had only seen one once before.
"Shut up and keep quiet, or I won't bring you along next time!"
Qin Xiaoxia had no free hand to deal with Doudou, so he merely used magic power to keep Doudou away. Otherwise,