Chapter 175 Chapter 175 Two in One
Silos took the huge spiritual body emitting soft blue light with a look of astonishment. His eyes were fixed on it, full of disbelief.
But the moment he took the spirit form, Siros felt something different. The spirit form, now expanded to the size of a basketball, sat heavy in his hands, its surface azure light growing ever more intense, rippling like a shimmering azure sea.
It was as if the spiritual body, which was originally only in the early embryonic stage, had passed the growth and development period in the blink of an eye and reached the mature stage about to break out of the shell.
But after the spirit body returned to Xilos's hands, it seemed a little dissatisfied, and trembled slightly, wanting to move closer to Ye Ning. For a moment, the light blue light surged more strongly, and the light became more dazzling.
Seeing this, Ye Ning reached out and patted it gently. The endless amount of supernatural power was transferred back into its body, and it finally calmed down.
Ye Ning looked at Xiluosi and asked, "Is the Green Singing Stone used up? It seems like it has never been fed enough."
Xiluos also extended his mental power in. "I've eaten a lot of plants, and the Green Stones you gave me are almost used up. But those are far less effective than being delivered by you personally like this."
"Have you helped me think of its form?"
Ye Ning had actually thought about it. She touched Xiluos's spirit body and asked, "How about pearl oysters? When in danger, they can eat the enemy."
Siros showed a happy expression, "Of course, I like it very much."
Ye Ning: "But I still think that spiritual bodies don't necessarily have to have a fixed form. The one with Long Qi is because it only likes its own golden dragon shape."
Ye Ning reached out and gently touched the blue waves on the surface of Xiluos's spirit body. Compared with Long Qi's spirit body, Xiluos's was obviously much gentler.
"Time is urgent, you hatch it first."
Xilos lay back down in the special solution that Ye Ning had prepared for him.
Long, dark blue hair shimmered in the water. Silos's already fair, translucent skin, under the ripples and the light, appeared even brighter. Beneath his abs, the dark blue scales of his tail reflected a star-like light as he moved, creating a breathtaking beauty.
Ye Ning admired it through the glass container for a long time before walking out of the room.
Silos was really good looking, and she would be stunned by him every time she hadn't seen him for a while.
She had read before that humans were naturally drawn to and highly sensitive to beauty. This was indeed true. She hadn't left the house yet today, but just seeing Siros in his mermaid form had brightened her mood considerably.
However, compared to Ye Ning's good mood, others were more worried about Xilos.
No one expected that he would turn back into a mermaid as soon as he arrived, so everyone subconsciously thought that he was seriously injured.
Hou Lin was lamenting that being a king was not easy, as things kept going wrong.
Ye Ning didn't explain anything, which was considered as tacit agreement with their statement.
In the afternoon, she heard some noise outside and subconsciously looked out the window.
Hou Lin holographically projected the real-time footage outside, "The Directly Controlled Area is now full of soldiers from various districts."
They are fine here. The Xisha District and Gaojiang District are in the innermost circle, the marine soldiers brought by Xilos today are in the middle, and the outermost circle is made up of people sent from other friendly districts.
On the streets, soldiers from each district, dressed in uniform, marched in neat rows in a certain direction. Just by looking at the uniforms and insignia of each district, you could clearly tell which district they were from.
"The Federation sent a large number of troops to the battlefield yesterday to clean up the contaminants, and this morning they sent Long Qi with a team to track down the fused orcs, so the Directly Controlled Area is currently short on troops. However, they probably didn't expect Xiru to ignore the ban and suddenly unite with other districts to dispatch soldiers."
Ye Ning frowned slightly, "Xiru wants to end this quickly."
It is already difficult for various places to resist the tide of pollutants. Under such circumstances, they dared to transfer so many people here. It should be because the plants she had sold to various districts before can still last for a while.
But no matter how hard they try, it is impossible for so many people to stay in the Federal Territory forever, so Xiru must resolve this matter as soon as possible.
Hou Lin: "If they are fast enough and can make the Federation spit out its weapons today, then that little wave of pollutants will be no problem."
Now is a time when people are very excited. If we miss this opportunity, it will not be easy to unite the districts again.
Gu Yu said softly, "Our people have already found some key locations along the supply delivery channels of the direct-controlled area, but there is no way to explore those places in detail."
Everyone knows that there is something underground, but even with such a horrific and serious explosion last night, none of the metal exploded, which is enough to prove that using tough measures will not work.
Hou Lin switched several screens and found that Xiru was already holding a mobilization meeting.
"For too long, we've struggled to survive under the ravages of pollutants. Our families, friends, and loved ones have had to sacrifice their lives to protect us. We always thought that the Federation, like us, was working hard for the best food for all the people of Dust Star, but what's the reality?"
"The truth is! The Federation has already exhausted global resources and developed a variety of high-tech weapons! But those powerful weapons that could have been used to fight pollutants and save our loved ones and friends have been locked away in warehouses! They would rather let the weapons rust in the warehouse than use them to save us..."
These words were not spoken by Xiru when he came on stage, but by a disabled veteran who was arranged to do so.
The veteran spoke with such sincerity that the emotions of the soldiers in the audience grew increasingly heated, and their anger soon spread like wildfire.
So many people died in the Xisha area back then, and the soldiers now felt the same way.
No matter how many reasons the Federation has, it is a fact that it is unwilling to use weapons to help them clean up the tide of pollutants, and it is also a fact that it lets them fend for themselves.
Things have come to this point. Even if the Federation simply handed over all the weapons, it would be difficult to quell the public anger.
Ye Ning looked at Hou Lin, "Where are the other pure humans? Are they still in the cultivation room?"
Hou Lin nodded. "There's no other way. We have to plant the plants as soon as possible."
They were still asking Ye Ning this morning why she didn't come.
Hou Lin knew that Ye Ning was worried about the others, so he comforted her, "Don't worry, each district has already sent people to protect them. No one on Haichen Star would dare to joke with the lives of pure humans, so don't worry too much about them."
"Where's Xu Hou? Is there anything wrong with him?"
Xu Hou was indeed a little strange. Gu Yu said, "He has always wanted to leave the direct-controlled area. He even had a quarrel with the federal leader this morning and has been inciting others this morning."
The situation in each district was not good, and everyone else felt that staying in the federally administered area was the safest option. Therefore, not many people paid much attention to Xu Hou.
But now another person showed up and wanted to leave quickly, which made Hou Lin feel uneasy. "Why do all of them want to leave the Directly-Administered Area so quickly? Is the Directly-Administered Area really going to do something to pure humans?"
Ye Ning didn't say anything. After a while, she asked, "How's the situation in Xisha District?"
"Not bad. The Xisha area has sufficient plant reserves, sufficient effective toxins, and the secondary pollutants have been mostly cleaned up."
It can be said that the Xisha region was the fastest to clean up the tide of pollutants, and they even obtained a number of pollutant samples. The plant purification effect of Ye Ning is very powerful, and these pollutants are no problem.
However, as of yesterday, the Federation had no intention of allowing the pure humans to leave. The Federation's reasons were very convincing: pollutants were rampant outside, and there were also rebels at work. If the rebels forcibly used weapons to attack, only the autonomous region could withstand those weapons.
All pure humans accepted this reason, except Xu Hou, who went to great lengths to escape with his men.
Ye Ning stopped hesitating and said decisively, "Send him away first."
Gu Su immediately stood up and said, "I'll make the arrangements."
Everyone realized the seriousness of the problem.
Before yesterday, the Federation gave people a very safe feeling. After all, the Federation was an absolute supporter of pure humanity and had sufficient weapons and defense measures.
But the explosion last night was enough to shatter the security that the Federation was proud of and everyone's trust in the Federation.
Ye Ning suddenly understood what Hu Ding said. She would know if she saw it with her own eyes.
She hadn't even seen it with her own eyes last night, but what was underneath, even if only the tip of the iceberg was revealed, was enough to make people feel disgust and doubt about the Federation.
Ye Ning grabbed Gu Su and said, "Take me to the planting room first."
On the other side, the team, which had finally assembled, set off towards the location of the federal building in a mighty manner.
Meanwhile, negotiations between the Federation and the various districts continued in a tense and oppressive atmosphere. However, the negotiations were not smooth. No matter what they said, the Federation refused to open its arsenal or allow professors and researchers from the various districts direct access to the underground research institute.
At this time, outside the federal building, federal soldiers armed with live ammunition were all guarding in front of the building, holding the latest weapons, wearing the latest developed military uniforms, and ready for battle.
Although the two sides have not yet started fighting, the safety of all weapons has been opened, and they may accidentally discharge if they are not careful.
The air seemed to be filled with gunpowder smoke.
The federal commander stood on the ninety-ninth floor of the stairs, looking down at the district heads and soldiers below.
But the distance was too far, so the crowd couldn't see his expression and could only hear his voice coming through the loudspeaker.
The cold voice echoed in the empty square, filled with unquestionable majesty.
"Xiru, you're bringing soldiers from all over the region and disregarding the safety of the people. Are you planning to completely betray the Federation? You can't just force the Federation! The weapons depot and underground research institute are related to the core secrets of the Dust Planet and the strategic layout of the Dust Planet for a hundred years. We can't open them at will!"
Upon hearing this, Xiru shouted, "You are the ones who truly betrayed the people and the Federation! While pollutants are rampant and countless people are displaced, you are secretly hoarding weapons developed with the efforts of the entire world, and secretly conducting various anti-human experiments!"
As soon as these words were spoken, soldiers from all districts erupted in anger, gripping their weapons tightly and advancing. Seeing this, the federal soldiers also immediately raised their guns, fingers firmly on the triggers, and the two sides instantly became hostile again.
Ye Ning was on her way to the planting room at this time. After listening to their shouting back and forth for a few words, she said, "They will probably continue to standoff for a long time."
Hou Lin: "Of course, no one wants to fight. I was wondering when the Federation would fight the rebels, but I didn't expect us to fight the Federation first."
If the Federation would rather die than hand over weapons and secrets, the situation will only become more chaotic.
Ye Ning played the video again. He Yang and the people from Xisha District were hiding at the back, while Xiru's people followed behind him and fought in the front.
To be honest, the capital region is actually the least affected. Even this wave of pollutants has not affected them.
But Xiru was willing to jump out at this time and lead everyone to confront the Federation.
Ye Ning even admired his desire for power.
"arrive."
The car stopped.
Ye Ning turned off the bracelet and was carried back to the wheelchair by them.
The planting area is not near the Federal Building, so the situation here is not too bad. Even on the nearby streets, there are not many people.
If it were anyone else, they would have to undergo identity verification. But because the person was brought by Ye Ning, the guards didn't even scan the Xisha soldiers and let them in directly.
The scene of them directly capturing Lord Xu Hou's entire family yesterday truly shocked the other orcs. Even if they were given eight hundred courage, they would not dare to do such a thing to a pure human.
However, this is also because Lord Ye Ning is willing to protect them.
Therefore, even the soldiers with the lowest military rank in the Xisha area can hold their heads high at all times.
"Aren't there too many people following us today?" A federal soldier nudged the person next to him.
"It's so chaotic outside, Lord Ye Ning must bring more people with him."
Yes, everyone nodded in unison.
When Ye Ning went in, pure humans were planting plants.
When the federal leader saw her coming, he immediately trotted over, bent over, and respectfully called out, "Master Ye Ning."
Ye Ning smiled at him.
After receiving such kind treatment from Ye Ning, the person in charge immediately became more attentive, "Master Ye Ning, don't worry, I'm here for you. Your health is more important..."
All humans knew what had happened in the past two days. They also knew that the Federation was in chaos and that troops had been sent from all regions. Therefore, no one dared to go out.
Now that Ye Ning is here, I feel more at ease.
They were the only ones here, so they were a little worried and scared. But since Ye Ning was here, it was definitely safe here.
But the next second, everyone's heart was lifted up again!
The Xisha soldiers brought by Ye Ning actually directly controlled the federal soldiers present!
When the federal leader was restrained, he didn't react at all. He asked in a daze, "Master Ye Ning, what are you doing? Is there some misunderstanding?"
Without a word, Hou Lin enlarged a high-definition video screenshot and projected it in front of everyone. The image showed a man wearing a white researcher's uniform and glasses.
"This is the researcher who stayed here yesterday. Do you know him?"
A trace of confusion flashed across the person in charge's face, and he shook his head subconsciously, "This should be someone sent by the research institute."
How could he possibly know everyone? There were hundreds of pure humans here, and sometimes he couldn't even remember all their names.
But the next second, alarm bells rang in his mind, and he immediately asked, "Where is Lord Ye Ning? Did something happen to this guy? It's all my fault for being negligent and letting him get in so easily. But believe me, I have absolutely nothing to do with him!"
After saying this, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead and his whole body began to tremble unconsciously. It was obvious that he was frightened by this sudden situation.
What on earth did that person do to be found by Lord Ye Ning?
But judging by the uniform and badge he was wearing, he was definitely someone sent by the research institute. How could someone from the research institute be problematic? Could he be a traitor to the rebels?!
Within a few seconds, dozens of guesses raced through the person in charge's mind, but he rejected them all one by one.
Hou Lin checked the time and saw that everyone was almost frightened. Then he said, "This person's whereabouts are strange, and there is no identification information. We went to investigate today, and the people at the institute only said that he is a new colleague, but they couldn't provide any more specific information."
"We suspect he's an insider planted by the rebels, intent on harming the pure humans present."
As soon as Hou Lin finished speaking, the pure humans present were in an uproar.
Someone remembered something and immediately said, "I remember this guy was staring at me for a long time yesterday. It was very rude!"
"That's right. Not long after Ye Ning left yesterday, he followed her. And I saw at the time that he was always looking at Ye Ning."
"Everyone here is pure human. Don't the Federation know that they let someone like this in?!"
"Haha, have you all forgotten the explosion last night? If the rebels had left a bomb here, we would all be dead."
Everyone's nerves have been very tense recently, as if something bad could happen at any moment. Now they seemed to have found an outlet to vent and started to scold.
Xu Hou looked at Ye Ning and said, "So you're still going to force us all to stay here? Your willful behavior shows you have no regard for our lives and you're treating our lives like a joke!"
Gu Yu stood in front of Ye Ning and said to Xu Hou, "Lord Ye Ning has prepared an aircraft for everyone to leave the direct-controlled area. Those who are willing to leave, Xisha District will first escort everyone to Gaojiang District. You can plant there with peace of mind first, and then return to your own districts after the situation stabilizes."
"Of course, you gentlemen can also choose whether to return to the support area first or continue to stay in the federal area."
Everyone immediately started talking.
Xu Hou immediately stood up and said to his family behind him in a cold tone: "Let's go."
He didn't even bother to blame Ye Ning anymore.
Ye Ning naturally couldn't let him go when he was like this. She asked directly in front of everyone: "Uncle Xu, do you know something?"
Ye Ning's voice was not loud, but everyone's voices suddenly quieted down because of her words.
Everyone's attention was once again focused on her and Xu Hou.
"You boarded a plane leaving the Federal Territory early yesterday, and this morning you were trying every possible way to leave. Can you tell us why?"
Ye Ning's voice was very soft, but her meaning was expressed very completely.
Everyone immediately realized that Xu Hou did seem to be restless and kept urging them to leave as soon as possible.
Xu Hou's face darkened instantly. "Nothing, I just feel that the direct jurisdiction is unsafe."
He turned around and glanced at everyone, "I advise you to leave quickly."
Ye Ning nodded, "Everyone hurry up, the aircraft is on the roof and will take off in five minutes."
As soon as Ye Ning finished speaking, those who reacted immediately ran out the door.
"Go this way." The soldier from the Xisha area next to him kindly reminded.
As soon as everyone ran out of the door, they knew what Ye Ning was talking about. The federal soldiers in the entire building were actually controlled by Ye Ning's men. The aircraft that was supposed to pick them up had already landed above their heads.
The aircraft above was specially found yesterday to transport plants. The routes were specially opened up, and it is just right to use it to transport people. As long as they hurry, they will not be discovered in a short time.
As for being discovered——
Ye Ning detained Xu Hou.
"Uncle Xu, I'm the president, and you're the vice president. Only if we all stay can we give the Federation an explanation."
Xu Ming next to him was still yelling, asking Ye Ning to let go of Xu Hou. Hou Lin impatiently blocked his mouth and said, "If you don't want to leave, stay with him."
Xu Ming paused for a moment.
Hou Lin: "One minute left. When the time is up, the aircraft will take off directly."
Xu Hou looked at Xu Ming with an unpleasant expression, "Let's go."
A trace of resentment flashed across Xu Ming's face, and he looked at Ye Ning with an extremely vicious look. Hou Lin saw it and almost couldn't help but slap him.
Hou Lin immediately glared back with the most terrifying and threatening look.
Xu Ming gritted his teeth, finally broke free from the shackles, and ran outside.
Hou Lin rolled his eyes, making it seem like they were parting forever. If he was so reluctant to let go, why didn't he stay? He was even unwilling to say a word and replace Xu Hou with him.
In essence, he is still selfish. In a critical moment, his own life is the most important. I don’t know who he is performing for.
Hou Lin despised Xu Ming in his heart and retreated behind Ye Ning.
Ye Ning smiled at Xu Hou and said, "Don't worry, we will be fine."
As soon as Ye Ning finished speaking, Niu Ling rushed over with his men.
But as soon as he came in, he saw the empty grow room.
His back instantly felt hot, his blood pressure surged, and he almost fainted!
Niu Ling looked at Ye Ning with his eyes turning dark again and again, "Master Ye Ning, where are the other pure humans?"
Ye Ning also smiled at him, "Don't worry, they are all fine, but it seems unsafe here, so I sent them all away."
Hou Lin also said indignantly: "District Chief Niu Ling, there are rebels in the planting room. You must help us catch the real culprit!"
He rambled on, then added, "If you have something to do, just go and do it. Don't you have to help the Federation maintain order?"
Niu Ling's face was extremely grim, and he interrupted bluntly, "Don't worry, I will investigate thoroughly and give you an explanation."
He picked up the bracelet again and started operating it. "But Lord Ye Ning, the Directly Controlled Area is very safe. It is safest for pure humans to stay here. You——"
Ye Ning coughed twice more. Her face turned pale and she leaned very weakly in the wheelchair, then she passed out.
Hou Lin pushed Niu Ling away and said, "Hurry back to the medical room!"
Gu Yu immediately picked up Ye Ning, and the group of people pushed him away one by one!
On the other side, the confrontation between the districts and the federation lasted from day to night.
In the early hours of the morning, the Federal Territory was in complete chaos.
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