Chapter 106 She Must Be Waiting for Me

There were not many people at the base in the afternoon. The temperature in the contaminated area was much worse than that of the central planet. It was cold at night and hot during the day, especially in the afternoon, which could dry people out.

At this time, even the resting sentries were unwilling to stay outside, preferring to return to their quarters or go to a treatment room.

Lilith followed the shadows of the houses to avoid the sunlight. The guides' residences were easy to spot. Unlike the sentinels who mostly lived in collective dormitories, the guides each lived in a small house, which was both safe and private.

"Qiao, Anna... Starfall?"

Did that rather handsome guide also come to the contaminated area? Lilith was distracted for a moment, walked over from the side, and saw a familiar name not far from Louis's residence.

The intertwined vines climb up the door, and the green color representing vitality effectively reduces the coldness and hardness of the white exterior wall, making it appear soft and friendly.

"It's Alice."

She hadn't seen the heroine for a long time, and almost forgot that she was still a cannon fodder.

The light on the house number means the owner is inside. Didn't she go to treatment today? So why did Alice come to the contaminated area?

Lilith was puzzled for only half a second before shaking her head and leaving. She stood in front of an ordinary two-story building. If it weren't for the royal flag flying high, it would be hard to imagine that this was where a prince lived.

Normally, the prince would go directly to her place to look for her. Speaking of which, isn't His Royal Highness's residence guarded? Why is there no one there?

Then how was she going to get in? There was no doorbell.

Lilith hesitated for a moment, then pressed the side of her helmet, revealing only her blue eyes, trying to see if there were any buttons near the door.

“Beep!”

She didn't know where she pressed the button, but the sudden sound startled Lilith.

[Iris verification passed, welcome back... Welcome.]

The smart lock seemed to be stuck for a while, but soon returned to normal, and the heavy stone door slowly opened.

Is it iris authentication? When did Louis input her iris? Don't tell me, this welcome is much more polite than the prince himself.

Lilith carefully glanced inside, then walked in, and the door closed behind her.

On the first floor were neatly arranged weapons and detection equipment. A lot of incomprehensible data was projected onto the light screen. Lilith could only barely grasp a few familiar words.

"Verification, DNA analysis, not ruling out the possibility of space-time folding?"

Are they researching the monsters in the contaminated area? Bernie's body, which Robbins brought back, must be important, right?

These weapons were more familiar to her and were universal weapons that were in line with the technological progress of her original world. It seemed that the magnetic field in the contaminated area was very serious, otherwise Louis would not have asked Xie Huan to study this "old-fashioned" weapon.

So, how did the contaminated area form? Why did it spread and generate a magnetic field, thus affecting the spiritual body of the sentinel?

This answer must be very important, Lilith thought. She slowly walked past the rows of light screens and weapons and stopped at the small door on the left.

The door was not closed tightly, so a painful and suppressed voice came out from inside.

At first, Lilith didn't realize who it was, until her burning eardrums caught a somewhat gloomy roar.

"Get out of here!"

Something flew out from inside. Lilith dodged and the thing hit the wall behind her and shattered.

"Your Highness, that is an amethyst teacup produced on Claude Star. It is a gift from Her Majesty the Queen for your 28th birthday. It is worth 12 million star coins."

"Shut up, Colin. If you don't want me to throw you deep into the contaminated area, don't mess with me."

The captain of the guards, Colin, sighed. He felt that His Highness's temper was getting worse and worse, and it was becoming increasingly difficult for him to be the captain of the guards.

"Alright, Your Highness, but I still believe the outcome of the investigation is likely predetermined. So many years have passed. Even if... they were still alive, they might have already lost control. No one could remain conscious in the contaminated area."

"Robbins brought back the purified body. As he said, Bernie was transformed into a monster by the contaminated area after his death. Although it's very frustrating, I have to remind you that you should prepare yourself mentally as early as possible. The cabinet has been urging you to do this for a long time."

Colin looked at His Highness with a complicated expression. His Highness's eyes were red. He had become like this since he received the news brought back by the exploration team yesterday.

The exploration of the contaminated area has been going on for nearly ten years. During these ten years, His Highness has been away for no more than thirty days. Except for the Queen's birthday and anniversary celebrations, he has never left this purgatory-like place.

He was very strict with himself and was willing to go deep into the contaminated area regardless of the danger. If Colin had not stopped him, the empire would have lost an outstanding successor.

"They just want an obedient puppet, an heir with royal blood."

"That's your duty, Your Highness. You're the Queen's only child. You're always in the contaminated area, so the cabinet ministers are right to be worried. At the very least, you should leave behind some bloodline in case of an emergency."

The conversation was vague and Lilith couldn't hear clearly. She hesitated for a moment, wrapped herself up with her mental power, and quietly moved closer to the door.

Louis knew that what Colin said was right. The heir to the empire did not maintain the stability of the country, but went deep into the contaminated area. This was irresponsible to the people.

Her Majesty the Queen rarely appeared in public. If it weren't for Arnold's loyalty in maintaining the morale of the courtiers, the Empire would have been in civil strife before the Federation could attack.

But Louis couldn't leave yet.

"I know, Colin, I know, but I'm not the only child my mother has. I lost her, and I have to find her. It's all my fault. If I hadn't been curious about the contaminated area, if I hadn't said those words to her, would she have disappeared?"

Colin looked at the blond boy in front of him with affection. He almost treated his Highness as his own child. He had witnessed his Highness's transformation from a lively and lovely child to the paranoid, indifferent and stubborn boy he is today.

For twenty years, His Highness had spent most of his life searching for a person whose life or death was unknown. Although he had held a faint hope at the beginning, he could no longer betray his conscience and deceive His Highness.

"Give it up, Your Highness."

Louis closed his eyes tiredly and lay back on the cold patent leather chair. He was silent for a moment, but then revealed his cold, sapphire-like eyes.

"No, I won't give up. The Federation used her genes to create androids, which means she's not dead yet."

The name hidden in my heart finally came to my tongue.

"My sister must still be waiting for me to save her. I must..."

Louis stopped talking abruptly and looked out the door with sharp eyes.

"Who's there?"