Chu Yao contacted Xiaoran, and the two of them walked into the library in Haicha Town with Yu Chen.

The decoration here is nothing special... It is called a library, but it is actually a reading room, much smaller than the average archive room.

The poverty of Haicha Town is evident from this.

Under Yu Chen's guidance, they found a "land deed" in a very short time.

The two parties who signed the contract were Nord Company and the mayor of Haicha Town thirty years ago. The content of the contract was roughly to build an ocean observation station on a small island in the northwest corner.

From then on, the island became the private property of Nord Corporation, and the area within several thousand meters around it was designated as a restricted area.

"Nord Company..."

Chu Yao didn't know much about this company. It seemed to have the weakest presence among many interstellar companies.

After leaving the library, they walked along the coast towards the northwest corner of the main island. Across the sea, they finally saw the lonely island.

The distance is really close and can be seen with the naked eye, but the specific details cannot be seen clearly.

Chu Yao didn't use her spiritual sense. She was afraid of alerting the enemy.

She is not afraid of any number of Jindan cultivators, but there might be Yuanying cultivators on this island.

Although the probability is very low, as long as it is not zero, she cannot let her guard down. This is why she did not use the magic weapon of the Demon Eye at the first time.

Chu Yao looked back at Gong Xiaoran. She had been excited all the way, but now she looked much calmer.

"What do you think?" Chu Yao sent a message to her.

Gong Xiaoran did not answer Chu Yao, but turned to ask Yu Chen:

"Mayor Yu, there should be ships from Nord Corporation coming and going here regularly, right?"

"Just call me by my name... Yes, about once a month. But they don't stop at the main island, they only stay near this small island for half a day. They come quite often."

"When was the last time you came?"

"Let me think about it, it's been almost a month. If you want to get in touch with them, you can wait a little longer."

"As expected." After receiving a positive answer, Xiaoran sent a message to Chu Yao, "Since they are supporting a large group of people, the resources on a small island alone will not be enough. They definitely need supplies."

"You want to sneak in?" Chu Yao instantly understood her thoughts.

"We can't just force our way in. I see there seems to be a high wall around the island, so there must be sentries."

"Then we'll wait a few days." Chu Yao nodded.

"Okay, it's almost noon, how about having lunch together?" Yu Chen invited the two ladies. "It seems you will be staying in town for a few more days."

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Inside the several-meter-high iron wall, a slightly narrow bluestone square was filled with people.

Most of these people looked like minors, mostly boys and girls. They were standing together in an orderly manner, listening to a lecture from a man not far away.

On the far left of the first row, a young girl stood silently like the others. Her features bore a resemblance to Gong Xiaoran's.

It is the sweet summer and the sweet autumn.

How long had she been kidnapped here? Tianqiu herself didn't know.

The day and night special training made her former immaturity fade away quickly, and she became a person that even she herself found unfamiliar.

The unfamiliar environment and cruel selection process left her with no option of refusal since the day she was forced to separate from her parents.

If she hadn't inherited her parents' tenacious nature, she would have collapsed long ago.

When she was first brought here, she naively thought that her parents would definitely come to rescue her, but what she got instead was the ridicule of her peers.

Many of those companions were sold here by their parents. According to one of them, this is their "fate".

It is unbelievable for many ordinary people to accept their fate before reaching adulthood, but these children have no choice.

My parents are Nascent Soul cultivators, how could they sell themselves out... There must be a reason why they didn't come.

Yes, that's definitely the case...

They will definitely come and take her away from this hellish place - this is the only hope in the girl's heart.

"To further hone your skills, we've hired three instructors from headquarters... What are you standing there for? Clap your hands!"

The applause was thunderous, and the young people clapped louder and louder.

There's no way around it. Anyone who's slow will be beaten.

Hearing the order from the "chief instructor," Tian Qiu also applauded along with everyone else and looked up at the three new instructors in front of the crowd.

They looked ordinary, one woman and two men, all wearing the same uniform and sunglasses.

I don’t know if it was Tianqiu’s illusion, but the woman among the three seemed to always glance at her inadvertently.

She carefully avoided the other person's sight and just applauded.

Her years in the training camp taught her that being targeted by the instructors was not a good thing.

Seeing Tianqiu's actions, the woman's body seemed to tremble, but this tiny movement was not noticed by anyone.

"Calm down, Xiaoran. It's not the time yet." Chu Yao's voice was heard in the woman's ears.

That’s right, two of the three instructors were actually Chu Yao and Gong Xiaoran in disguise.

As for where the genuine product is, you have to ask the sharks at the bottom of the sea in Yaxiu.

"I understand." Gong Xiaoran took a deep breath.

Qiu'er's behavior almost broke her heart. What kind of life could make this once innocent child become like this?

"I've already explored the buildings here, and there doesn't seem to be any signs of cultivators. There seem to be some strange fluctuations underground. I'll investigate further." Chu Yao's series of words rang in Xiaoran's ears. "Wait for my news, and then we can move our ship closer... Xiaoran? Are you listening?"

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